Norman Gennaro

9.4

Others liked this better but I’m saying it had a slight raisin aftertaste to me which has shown up recently. I’m thinking to drink these quick but to be fair they have not been in a cold cellar so expected a faster age. — 4 months ago

LM Segal

9.5

Not really fair to rate this now, so damned primary. Dark cassis and coarse cocoa, dark red fruit. Even after an hour not totally sorted but the quality burst through at the back of the palate where it lingered for >a minute. Would love to see this in 10 years. — 3 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.1

You really can't give this one a very true rating right now. This bottle still has a lot of red fruited baby fat. After about 3 hours of air, it started to settle into more of a black cherry with hints of blackberry kind of a wine. But it definitely was not like that sooner. It is amazing how 15 years seems to be the dividing line and the characteristics change so much. It took a little coaxing. This one has a fair amount of herb influence. Also has some menthol or eucalyptus. Not sure that was there when I tried one of these even earlier. Overall, I make no apologies for opening this one now. It is still a very good wine. But when you know how these drink at 15 to 20 years, you know that it will continue to develop and change so much. Still a lot of stiff oak astringency at the moment. — 4 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.2

The 2005 Pichon Baron show a fair amount of tertiary characteristics. It is dense and inky. Medium to full bodied. Currants, bayleaf, mushroom, forrest floor, truffle and tons of pencil shavings. — 4 months ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.1

Cork was soaked through and spongy on this 22-year old magnum, but the wine was still drinking nicely, with a fair amount of fruit still evident and balanced well with still active acidity, floral notes, secondary earthy notes, and well integrated tannins. — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2020 fall. Similar to other recent bottles. Really nice wine for a fair price - I’ll be looking for some more — 3 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.0

Nice peach and straw notes, and a fair amount of alcohol. — 10 months ago

Elizabeth Doris

9.8

W Ryan in Albuquerque- such a fun science fair!! — a year ago

Jeff Ball

9.3

Syrupy, with a fair amount of yeast. The champagne is somewhat reminiscent of the “James Bond” Bollinger I had recently. The wine was an excellent accompaniment to foie gras and caviar. — 3 years ago

Mark Farrell

9.3

Deep ruby/purple in color with a nose of blackberries, dry cassis, creamed coffee, clay dust, with a hint of leather. Heavy hitting wine with plenty of fruit and a fair amount of acidity. Fairly bitter at this point with heavy tannins. Could use some cellar age. — 4 years ago