Erica Gamble

9.1

Dark fruit, complexity, dry finish. Very nice — a month ago

Dale Garrison

9.3

Nicely balanced, rich body and spicy finish. — 9 months ago

Paul K

9.5

Got a great deal on 6 pack of these two Bordeaux greats. Both got scores of 99, but the range of scores was pretty wide for both as well. I know I have to lay them down for 10 years+ but I wanted to try both for a baseline.
The Palmer is showing a lot more than the Ducru. It’s very enjoyable now! Nose is fantastic if a touch muted but still get nice cedar, black cherry, hint of floral, and something herbal. The palate is slate, cherry, blackberry, and currant. Not muted or closed in the least, but the slate thing overlays the fruit. Does that make sense? Help me describe that.
All in all I love this wine. Can’t hardly wait for 10 years from now. Guessing I won’t! — 2 years ago

Lynn Carter

9.4

Had 08/31/24 in Truckee with Scott and Leslie Matteoni while they were looking at cabins in TD. Very smooth and balanced, slightly jammy, light tannins. — 5 months ago

"Odedi"

9.6

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Here is a fabulous 99 point wine by Robert Parker.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Great nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, earth, vanilla, Mediterranean spices, espresso, cola, light herbs, chocolates, tobacco and black pepper.

Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black cherries, figs, cedar, chocolates, vanilla, licorice, spices, tobacco, herbs, light earth, cola and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Napa Valley.

Showing nice balance and a great mouthfeel. Round and rich. Elegant and smooth.

This 22 year old still has a lot of power in it, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours of airtime.

So soft and powerful, with a great nose. This is a gorgeous wine right now.

A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec. Aged in all new French oak barrels for 24 months.

13.9% alcohol by volume.

96 points.

$250. — 2 years ago

Lisa Pitre

10

Subtle red wine. Drinking with Lisa after a long work week. Fruity with a hint of spicy was — 5 years ago

John Malcolm

9.2

Beautiful wine. Slightly prefer the 1999, which I had last night. The ‘99 was musty and tasted lots of mushrooms. The ‘01 is still earthy, but fruitier. Dark fruits, with a bit of tobacco and cedar. — 6 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Still very primary that couldn’t compete with the 99 — 2 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.0

Some how I keep on pouring my glass with this one. Will buy more. — 4 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.0

Tart red cherry, ash, cedar, red plum, toned down oak spices, elevated acidity, elevated fine tannins, full body. — 5 years ago