Stephen F Laga MD

9.6

Saved in my cellar since purchasing it about 24 years ago. Deep purple color. Sooo smooth and silky. Some earthy tastes with tobacco flavors. No aftertaste. Just a little piece of heaven. 1990 vintage. — 2 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

#sauternes so sweet and balanced. Third of three bottles for my wife’s 40th birthday. We saved the best for last, as it turns out. Honeyed layers as this gently warms in a Burgundy bowl - caramel, marzipan, toasted almonds, some petrol, apricot jam. Tastes exactly how it smells with the acidity taking a step back from the honey sweetness swirling around a luscious oily mouthfeel. Touch of orange pith bitterness on the finish - lovely wine. Indeed it pairs well with Indian food but the force of this wine could have easily matched even spicier dishes. Beautiful wine and what’s amazing is it seemed this wine could easily go another 20 years. Good Sauternes is ever youthful. — 5 years ago

Michelle Tracy

10

Very nice. I wish I had saved it for a special occasion!! — 5 years ago

Jeff Clement

9.5

Saved for special occasion. Had with grilled paella on Super Bowl Sunday — 8 years ago

Severn G

9.0

Strega is an interesting Italian liqueur...better described below. I only sporadically enjoy it, but it's fun and tasty at each sip.

"Strega is an herbal, saffron-infused liqueur deeply tied to the secret world of witchcraft. Witches are said to convene in Benevento to perform rituals and honor Il Noce, the sacred walnut tree. (The lower part of the logo shows witches dancing with demons around Il Noce.) According to legend, Giuseppe Alberti, son of a grocer, saved a witch from falling out of a tree in the woods. In gratitude, she gave him the recipe for an elixir, which the Alberti family began selling in 1860, perhaps as a curative or restorative.

The liqueur's proprietary recipe is a mix of 70 herbs and spices which include Ceylon cinnamon, Florentine iris, Italian Apennine juniper, Samnite mint, fennel, and saffron. Saffron is the key to Strega's signature yellow color and it shares the spotlight with mint and juniper as the most pronounced flavors within the herbal mixture." — 9 years ago

Mark Congero

9.1

2013' going strong! So happy I saved these! I love Syrah so very much. — 9 years ago

Ericsson

9.2

Can’t fake that blue. Can’t substitute that Burgundy. Captivating nose with red roses, cherry, and forest floor. Palate is elegant with tart red cherry and white mushroom, high acidity, medium plus tannins, medium plus body, medium alcohol, and a long hearty finish. Cloud have saved for a few more years but over the moon enjoying it with a black truffle tagliatelle tonight. — 3 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.5

Ripe to bruised yellow apple, mushrooms, saffron, almond and walnuts husk. A but if phenolic grip on the finish. Will revisit day 2 cause it needs time to air. DAY 2: much better! Even more pure fruit, high concentration, slightly dried yellow flowers, less almond and some candied apple. Should have saved more for day 2! — 5 years ago

Roy Goble

9.7

Birthday treat in magnum. Had a Realm tasting in our home a few years ago and this was a leftover bottle. Should’ve saved more! — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

10

1982 Monfortino. I love this wine. I last had it at the epic magnum vertical in London a few years ago with Vinous. At the end of the night I saved one bottle to put on the shelf, this wine (ok, the other reason was that my better half is of this vintage, but the wine had to be incredible too!). It has an iced tea quality, incredible complexity and grip. Legendary. — 8 years ago

Christopher Fowler

9.0

Saved this gem for a few years after our trip to BC wine country. The wild blueberry I tasted at the winery has mellowed with age, but there's still lots of dark fruit along with the earthier notes. Flavours similar to a port without the sweetness. Great with rare duck breast and blueberry sauce. — 9 years ago

with Michael and Ali

Lauren Schoen

9.5

A bottle saved from my trip to Bordeaux. Heady and complex, full bodied. Made from vines planted in 1920. Wishing it was available in NYC. — 9 years ago

Keri Storako

10

Glad we saved this one. Loved it — 9 years ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.3

Really delicious old Merlot, saved just for us! — 4 years ago

with Emmett, Brian and 2 others

Pooneet K

9.3

Really very good. In a nice spot, glad we saved this. Quite rich, but the confectionary quality is nicely balanced. A bit flinty on the finish, excellent acid. Very complete and enjoyable — 4 years ago

Maria Casaceli

9.2

Surprisingly good all around for a $16.99 Grocery store wine! Saved it because I will buy more! — 5 years ago

Keiti Bree Bea

9.2

Enjoyed this wine 1995 medic several bottles from my cellar. It's very deep red, goes with meat, pasta, or just enjoy it on its own during cold autumn season. Quit hight tannin. Probably the best French wines I've had. Don't know the current price, still saved couple bottles in case value increases over the years. — 8 years ago

Phil Castellano

9.1

Really nice red blend and do not understand the low pro ratings. The Zin is very prominent. — 8 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.1

The first day this one was in a really weird place. Typical mint, but with a strand of cough syrup running through. Day 2 it blew off and was back to the red fruit, cocoa powder, mint combination I know and love. I saved one glass and let it evolve over the course of the last week. Still going strong -- cherry cola, menthol and a bit maderized. It's a shame Heitz sold this vineyard to Staglin.... — 9 years ago

Sandra Faulkenberry Ericksen

9.4

Wine Club. From Total Wine 20.00 2015 could be saved — 9 years ago