Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Medium deep garnet , wider terracotta rim . Slightly more rounded , red plum , cranberry, iris, touch of menthol , anis , with sous bois and smoky, herbal touches. On the palate quite delicate , more red sous bois fruited , pretty and saline , slightly meaty notes also . Balanced quite fresh acidity , resolved tannin . Ok length , quite delicate sous bois, grafite tinged finish. This is at the end of its drinking window , though still showing well . Now and over the next 5 years . Quite charming and delicate overall , more aromatic , less austere than the other vintages. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Breakthru $57 $50

Nose: …

Palate: grippy. Tart. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1986 vintage. Sampled five bottles for a 1986 BDX tasting @ Mister A's in San Diego. Double decanted and tasted over four hours. Medium body. Pretty rustic early on and that stayed consistent till the end. Opened up a little later with a splash of bright cherry fruit. Should stay the course for another 5-6 years. 3.14.24 — 8 months ago

heidi schlegel

9.1

Far more acidic than California Cab Franc. Enjoyable new way to try this grape — 2 months ago

Ming L

9.0

Red plum, blackberry, menthol, nutmeg, violet, and iron on the nose. Full of youthful energy on the palate, but feels a bit lean at times. Lingering bittersweet finish.
Young and delicious. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

1989 vintage. Last tasted 3.28.24, 5.5.23, 4.4.23 and 12.9.22. Solid fill and cork. Recommended decanting but was denied. Mmkay. Eventually got clearance to decant after the bottle had been open for 1.25 hrs. Tasted after being open 5 mins, 45 mins and 2 hrs. Light-medium body throughout. Wine was funky and super tight initially. Had to talk a few of the “participants” down from their “this wine ain’t nothing” perch by telling them it needed at least an hour in the glass (since it hadn’t been decanted at that point). Wine threw expected sed on the decant. Started to loosen up at the 45 mins open stage and fairly exploded at the 2 hrs open (45 mins decanted) point. Dude that didn’t want to decant it gave me a wistful, regretful look at that point (since it blew the other 4 reds at the table away and was getting better) and it took waay too much willpower on my end not to say “Congrats on minimizing a fantastic wine experience, bro.” It wasn’t the best 1989 P-L specimen tasted semi-recently but feel this coulda delved into the 9.4 range without the unnecessary power trip from someone that didn’t even bring this wine to the shindig. Hopefully, this individual learned their lesson. 7.6.24. — 5 months ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.8

Wow! Still young, with a lot of character. Seducing, intoxicating, a revelation. — 2 months ago

Bryan Florendo

9.0

Not Lina’s fave. — 3 months ago

John Midea

9.4

Big, bold Beckstoffer Cab. Not as elegant as the 2014 but a serious wine for enjoyment. — 6 months ago

Michael Ma

9.0

Wonderfully balanced, dry through and through. Medium body start to finish with persistent tannins to the end. — 8 months ago