Conrad Green

9.2

Oily and intense. Really packed with flavor and quite blocky. Some nice refined notes — a month ago

with Paul and Ara

Jay Kline

9.6

Double decanted the night before. The 1998 pours a deep garnet purple with a opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous and imbued with an incredible perfume of ripe black cherry, black plum, purple flowers, pipe tobacco, cocoa, a mix of organic and inorganic earth, and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a wine in its prime and it’s a beauty. Drink now with some time for it to breathe before service and this should drink well through 2048. — 5 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.8

Music ‘n Magnum tasting.
🎶Urbanus - Bakske vol met stro — 7 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

When mature Jamet are on they’re sooo good. ‘98 is gorgeous tonight and even less evolved than a prior bottle. There’s such balance and clarity to its haunting richness wafting complex aromatics of deep blackberry fruit, smoked meats, camphor and black truffle with an elegant, satiny palate, melting tannins and a stunningly long mineral and savory finale. For my tastes, at its peak! — 10 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

One of my favorite vintages from Chave that is open & expressive with red cherry, berry, black fruits, meat, smoke, licorice, earth, crushed rock & violet. — 2 years ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

8.9

This ages beautifully — 3 years ago

Scott Miller

9.5

Still delicious! Could have aged even more! Nice tannins, heavy on the tongue still, ethereal mint, clove, dark fruit, leather, tongue curling goodness! — 4 years ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.4

One of the best wines to sit on. — 3 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.8

This is an amazing year and continues to be in such an amazing state of balance. It is such an amazing champagne. — 5 months ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.5

From the start this 1998 Opus had a beautiful nose of cherry and plum, with notes of cedar and herbs. On the palate, the wine is refined and silky, with tannins and flavors of dark fruit and notes of leather, cocoa, espresso, and spice, finishing long and polished. — 6 months ago

with Michael and Daniel

Tom Garland

9.5

+1 hour decant(decent chunky/fine sediment). A splendid medium dark ruby red color with bricking. On the nose: Tantalizing perfumed notes of stewed plum/cherry, worn leather, smoke, forest floor, stewed meat, cedar, eucalyptus. Taste: creamy, elegant, with power and depth wine...plum, currants, smokey earth, graphite, saline, dusty crushed gravel, tobacco leaf, and a nice medium plus finish. YUM!! — 9 months ago

with Brenda

Joe DAscoli

9.7

Wow. Just wow

It starts off kinda like a deep and dark Rhône wine with a sweetness and kirsch like flavor but then in the palate it just explodes about 4-5 second later and there is a whole different level of expression.

Wine was best at about 1.5-2 hour decant and actually better without food. — a year ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Davila y jp raigoso
10/29/21 — 3 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium straw colour , quite fine relatively persistent perlage . Quite discreet at first with some orange peel , meaty porcini , still quite fresh and lively though , delicate touches of toasted brioche, white chocolate . On the palate this is quite refined and delicate in style , fruit peel , orange pith , porcini , brioche, touch of hazelnut . Good grippy acidity , saline , with decent , lightly toasty finish . This is fully mature and probably still at peak , not perhaps the longest or most complex DP, but perfectly well balanced and proportioned. Now and over the next few years , don’t think this will improve much from here . — 4 months ago

Steven Heydemann

9.3

Showing beautifully. On release the 98 was not rated that highly. With time, it exceeds expectations. — 5 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Beautiful fruit, soft mousse. Round and creamy. Lovely! — 7 months ago

Phil Kessling

9.0

Drinking well. Big, bold and tannic. — a year ago

John Van Trijp

9.7

Bordeaux 98 is getting better and better — 2 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Always the best way to finish! — 3 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.4

still had plenty of life left, could age ten more years probably. lots of great tertiary notes — 3 years ago

with Brooke