Joe DAscoli

9.2

Solid cab. Got better with airtime. — 3 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.1

The most concentrated delineated line of pure petrol I’ve ever had out of a wine. The remainder of fruit and still fresh acidity shows up on the pallet, but the nose is a show.Really cool to taste  — 9 months ago

Devin Bray

9.1

Still absolutely gigantic and wound up, taking a whole day to give dried flowers and blackberry jam in addition to its massive, tongue-stripping, tannic backbone. Structure to lay down for another 25 years, easy. A bit hard to approach and intense now. — 3 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.4

2021/3-4. Really lovely - at 20, it is indeed Burgundian in its open, red fruit character, but it still has that hot-stone Chateauneuf character. I’m so glad I kept a few of these - I now have just one more left. Considering the price has doubled, I don’t know how many more I’ll get to lay down, so I’ll look forward to that last bottle of 2001 with a mix of excitement and sadness. — 5 years ago

Austen Ito

9.1

Lemons, mineralogy, cider, green apples. Super floral on the nose and long finish. Some tannin and med plus acidity. If you’re tired of regular ries this is your boy. — 7 years ago

Ted Corvey

9.0

I really enjoyed this wine, but got the sense it will really improve with some bottle age. Plan on getting more to lay down if I can keep my hands off it in the meantime. — 7 years ago

Rob Sonogan

9.0

Brilliant earth aspects with a bold but fruity finish. Should have let it lay for a few more years. — 7 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after one hour. Medium body. Vibrant and drinking great now but a decade wait might just up the ante. Tough to lay off tho. 2.20.26. — 5 months ago

Jae Cho

9.1

Tough and compact. Just ripe crunchy strawberries and soaring complex aromatics. One to lay away, but massive potential. — 2 years 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! — 4 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.2

Beautiful golden yellow, slight petrol and slate aromas, and round honey sweetness on the tongue. Yum!! Pairing with spicy Indian food... here we go!! — 6 years ago

Victor Charcan

9.0

Expressive and floral nose, sweet attack, light and refreshing. Low alcohol and great acidity — 7 years ago

Evan Roberts

9.1

Opened tonight for Easter dinner. Bought this bottle from Volker himself after touring the vineyard. Though I prefer their beautiful estate Cab we picked up one of these to lay down. Slowly opened up, I should have decanted as the last few glasses were nearly perfect. Here is to you Volker, we miss you, cheers! — 7 years ago

Nathan Renfro

9.7

It’s been a year and half since my last bottle. This wine just speaks to me, always has. Blueberry compote nose. Blueberry pie, blackberry, ripe fruit, fantastic mouthfeel. So easy. So glad I bought a case and a half years ago, wish I had got more. Perhaps drinking better now than ever. Wish they still made this cuvée. — 8 months ago

Paul K

9.1

Glad I picked up a bunch of these from Costco a few years ago. Great value! Looking forward to enjoying for the next few years. Don’t think this is a long term lay down but over next five years a great mid week bottle. — 3 years ago

Caryn Douglas

10

Excellent, would definitely have again. Slightly fruitier than your average dry Sauvignon. Purchased via Naked. — 5 years ago

Brent Clayton

9.1

Rich, ripe, lots of botrytis. I loved it. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Warm up & palate changer into Thanksgiving dinner. This remains one of my top three Rosés. Even better when you lay them down for 2-3 years. Never disappoints! — 7 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

9.3

@ J and J‘s place — 7 years ago

Boxer Briefs

10

🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥✨✨✨💫💫💫 Wow. Another tasting group wine. Another producer I hadn’t experienced before. Laser focused 8 years later. Someone mentioned RS and noble rot. Fresh, acid, racy. — 7 years ago