Gabby

9.6

Euphoria dinner with kenlee Saniya Vikrant Greg Sophia. Honestly could have had a few more years in the bottle. Super vibrant nose, violets leather vanilla herbal. Drinking legends tonight 😂😂 — 6 months ago

Ron from VA

9.2

After a little “unfurling”, this nicely concentrated 50% Merlot gem from Long Island legends McCall is elegant to say the least. Mouthfeel is full & silky and the finish is decent but not voluptuous. Dark fruits and a small dusting of herbs from from the shaker give this a little more than one dimension of attack. Very good, but not great. Oak is balanced and integrated acid could give this another 6-10 sold years before declining — 3 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.2

simply stunning white Burgundy. 14 Ramonets are legends in the making. — 4 years ago

Anna Vocaturo

9.2

Kentucky straight bourbon- 6 year old Jim Beam casks, Suntory blends in Kentucky. Delicious and very interesting — 5 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.1

Tobacco. Leather. Dark fruit. Oak.

Complex and well balanced.

$120 though. Overpriced, as most California wines are.

#Legends — a year ago

Alan

9.2

Okay, no one is confusing this with a Chateau Margeaux, but that's only because it lacks the really deep complexity. And many other ways, it has the rich depth and smooth tannins and even some of the aromas of the real thing. Lovely one. — 3 years ago

Doug Powers

9.7

OK, 5 1/2 years since my last checkin of this SUPER intense Napa Cab made for our dearly-departed friend, former mayor of St. Helena, which was but one of his MANY accomplishments.

SUPER intense, ripe Napa Cabernet, this was what Del Britton loved to drink, and so he had access to some great Napa Cab fruit and had it made to his liking. He SNUCK a case of this into my cellar at a wine group party, I didn’t know I had it until 1-2 weeks later. I miss Del very much, his generosity, wit and kindness were and are still stuff of which legends are made. Thanks Del for the great memories!!
— 4 years ago

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9.6

When I tasted the 2018 Cheval Blanc from barrel, I felt that it deserved a very good score, though not one that implied potential perfection. The bottle was tasted upon opening, but I only began to pen my tasting note after 3–4 hours’ decanting. I still find the bouquet more open than many recent vintages, the ripe brambly red fruit intermingling with clove, sage and light graphite notes originating from the Cabernet components (46% of the final blend). It is a really seductive bouquet, though not as complex or as nuanced as, say, the astonishing 2016 or the impressive 2015. The palate is medium-bodied with refined tannins. A harmonious and elegant Cheval Blanc that has retained the linearity I remarked upon in barrel. So it is not a flamboyant Cheval Blanc like the Cabernet-dominated 2017, but it is a far better wine thanks to the Merlot imparting flesh and rondeur. The finish is extremely precise but never powerful, almost Burgundy-like in weight, with a lightly spiced aftertaste. As the hours pass in the decanter, it gains depth and a little more precision on the finish. This does not possess the otherworldly profundity to equal legends such as the 1934, 1964 or 2016; it is simply a wonderful Cheval Blanc to sit back and savor as a Saint-Émilion par excellence. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2021)
— 3 years ago

Matthew Maksimowitz

9.3

Brick House still doing Gamay as good as any. Legends. — 4 years ago

Fredric Bergström

9.7

The myths are real. A bottle, a label, a glass of burgundian juice. A wine with a bouquet so big, bold, complex yet so small and subtile. Elegance extravaganza. Suggestive and poetic and so beautiful at the moment. Maybe a little more matured than expected, Dont wait for it, drink it IF you ever get the chance. Turn the lights out knock yer self down — 5 years ago