Neil Valenzuela

9.6

Wow 🤩 - Deep gold color. Aromas of burnt honey, pineapple, dried apricot, passion fruit and eucalyptus. Simply divine on the palate - orange, apricot and dried fruit.

🏅 100 Points - Wine Advocate
🏅100 Points - James Suckling
🏅98 Points - Wine Enthusiast
— 21 days ago

with Quentin

Conrad Green

9.9

From Mag. An absolute wow of a bottle. The nose is crazy intense, lucid and profound. Dark plum fruit with a whiff of band aid, iron, black pepper, a tangy meatiness. Loads of delicate floral notes floating around, but a soulful and pristine bottle. As fresh as an early 2000’s bottle but so much age and precision going on. Wonderful. Just spectacular. — 3 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.7

A favorite from Spain, the Ribera del Duero is a wonderful blend that gets the green light for approachability and high score for its depth and silkiness . Wow. Great balance and wonderful with a taste that touches the buds on the back of my tongue. — 5 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.7

Dynamite! Wow! Olives, black pepper, stems, the complexity here is incredible. I love these herbal savory elements. — 6 months ago

Dom Such

9.5

Wow. Yes. Tough vintage, cool year with late heat spike pushing ripeness. This 1999 showed the vintage character well, not a powerhouse but well balanced. Gorgeous layers and nuance from black fruited, pencil graphite, savory tobacco. Impeccable balance on palate with melted tannins and well judged acidity. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.7

From mag. Savory and intense. Iron and iodine and salinity with deep dark fruit. Stone and dried herbs. Blood and inkiness. Very intense and fresh. Wow — 3 months ago

with Tony and David

K. Syrah

9.5

2007: Wow. Phenomenal Chateauneuf with tons of character. Viscous, very rich, nicely concentrated with plenty of minerals and funk to balance the still-persistent purple fruit. Can’t imagine this getting any better with more age but plenty left. — 5 months ago

romo

9.4

Fresh bomb, still. Animal fur coat on super-concentrated citrus merengue. Wow. — a month ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Wow. Huge and classic Cali cab. Lots of beef on the nose and body on the palate. A relief after the bust just behind it. Drinking well. — 2 months ago

with David

GaryWEdwards

9.8

42 years and retains dark ruby color with little coaxing required. No decant but opened bottle for about an hour. Cassis in broad shoulders yet elegant wine. Absolute delight. Long life remaining. Wow! — 5 months ago