Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Deep Ruby color, aromas of black and red fruits with some herb and earthy notes. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry, currants and licorice with cacao, espresso, cedar and earthy herbs. Long finish, well balanced, rich tannins ending with fruit, cedar and earthy character. — a day ago

K L

9.2

Great as Pinots go but only good for this maker. These half bottles continue to perplex. — 2 months ago

with Matt

Sam Friedland

9.3

Very nice, with some tannins. Probably would be better in a few years. — 3 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Good but not great bottle — 13 days ago

Mike Obley

9.6

A bit young, but very serious 1st Cru — a month ago

Ron Kyle

9.2

Deep velvety flavor. — 2 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Nice tertiary notes of mushroom and forest floor. Fruit is still present albeit somewhat muted. Enjoyable but not the very best from the climat. — 3 months ago

K L

9.2

This time the half bottle was good. Drank after the zin. — 19 days ago

with Matt

Michael Chelus

9.1

Pear, baked apple, lemon, honey and mango. Great acidity and balance. — 2 months ago

Ericsson

9.8

So much to say about this bottle. Its profile, its history, its growing rarity. And the fact that it was made at the very peak of The Patriarch’s era…

Then there is the occasion. A wine you cellar and protect, waiting patiently for the one moment worthy of all its allure.

A wine from a cooler Napa Valley, so evident in the glass it becomes mesmerizing. The freshness, the tension, the quiet authority; everything speaks of a time and place in Napa which no longer exists.

Yes, this is the kind of bottle that stays with you, not just as a wine, but as a memory. — 3 months ago