Tom Garland

9.3

Double decant for sediment and pour. A splendid still dark tawny red color. On the nose: expressive notes of stewed blackberry/plum, worn leather, musty forest floor, truffles, mint. Taste: silky, elegant, savory wine with dried strawberries, leather, cedar, earth, and a peppery chocolate espresso medium plus finish. YUM! Still delivering like a champ at 45 years and glad to have a couple more bottles — 14 days ago

with Brenda

Jody Scharf

9.2

ratings were light in my humble opinion, rich dark berries, cocoa, light tannins. hmmmm yeah the light spice probably brought it down a tad. — a month ago

Laura Serke

9.5

Went well with fondue. Sweet and balanced, crisp and clear like sipping on an apple. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.1

Deep dark cherry. Orange zest. Earthy and rustic. Classic. But the wine lacks anything special where i would say wow. Wine oxidizes within 2 hours so air does not make a difference. So I will drink these bottles up. Note these wines needed to be aged for 15 years to develop. — 3 days ago

Ed Chin

9.3

An abundance of red fruit and a slight noticeable hint of what I like to call funk. Most importantly balanced with bright acidity. — 15 days ago

Michael Younkins

9.3

Lovely yellow, taste of citrus and green grass, very good finish. Dry with crisp, clean taste. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Drinking well with its generous fruit, earth, mineral & spice — 3 months ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v17. Very good! Soft, dusty, white pepper and tobacco nose. Fresh black currant and cassis fruit. Tight, chewy, black pepper, dried herb and leather finish. Nicely balanced. — 21 days ago

Eric Grasser

9.2

Magnum from winery in early 00s. Perfect color and big, deep aromas of cassis, horsehair, menthol & sage and vanilla oak, A polished feel (new oak). Just smooth & effortless, hardly any tannin on the finish. No sediment! Shows liveliness of its younger years, big sweet fruit and slight alcohol (like old whiskey). Stunned it kept in perfect condition — a month ago

AC Fiedler

9.5

With a boneless ribeye. — a month ago