Smokey, green, enteric, great structure, nice acid integration
Smokey, green, enteric, great structure, nice acid integration
Jan 25th, 2018 Sean Trapani
Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits
9.2
Toffee, mushroom, sherry, black raspberry. VA. Weird and I loved it.
Toffee, mushroom, sherry, black raspberry. VA. Weird and I loved it.
Dec 23rd, 2017 Impressive at 36 years. Apparent fruit, good acid. Rating based on the day and wine at the time. Candidly, nostalgia influenced somewhat.
Impressive at 36 years. Apparent fruit, good acid. Rating based on the day and wine at the time. Candidly, nostalgia influenced somewhat.
Dec 30th, 2015 Nile Zacherle
Owner/Winemaker Zacherle Wines; Winemaker/Vineyardist David Arthur Vineyards, Montagna Napa Valley; Brewmaster Mad Fritz Brewing Co.
9.1
Beautiful dusty floral aromatics with a solid mid palate...still hanging in there
Beautiful dusty floral aromatics with a solid mid palate...still hanging in there
Dec 22nd, 2015 Great with grilled tenderloin.
Great with grilled tenderloin.
Nov 17th, 2014 Classic
Oct 27th, 2014 Rich and pheromonal. Lovely balance. Excellent acid and depth. A beautiful wine. Better than 1980. From Magnum.
Rich and pheromonal. Lovely balance. Excellent acid and depth. A beautiful wine. Better than 1980. From Magnum.
Jun 27th, 2013 Earthy , Rich, spicy, full-bodied, and very nice wine.
Earthy , Rich, spicy, full-bodied, and very nice wine.
Jun 27th, 2013 Dusty sulfur aroma but still very balanced and rich with velvety texture after 38 years. Phenomenal!
Dusty sulfur aroma but still very balanced and rich with velvety texture after 38 years. Phenomenal!
Feb 27th, 2016 A bit long in the tooth but still cool to try.
A bit long in the tooth but still cool to try.
Apr 11th, 2015