Chris Zitzman

9.2

K: I LOVE Mollydooker wines. The fruit is always supremely extracted, the mouthfeel is soft, fine and luscious- and the 2016 “Maitre D” Cabernet is nooooo exception. The ‘16’s to begin with were awesome in Australia and, from what I have had, resplendent across the board. The deep nose of this one opens up to, frankly; an explosion of fruit on the palate. The tannins are so beautifully chewy, and reveal a mid-palate that is packed with a rich and exuberant set of currant, cassis- and a velvety texture that leads gracefully to a long and juicy finish. See: 2016- good downunda. — 5 years ago

with Beth

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.4

Best of the night - smooth with lots of character - better than Pappy 23 year old — 7 years ago

with Jason and Norman

Alvaro Bustillos

8.9

Casa 12/19/16 — 8 years ago

JKT

9.1

GW tasting 9/28/16. Magnum. Nose with less fruit and more oxidative sherry notes that are pleasant. Palate that's very balanced with acids and minerals. Looking complex finish. Excellent. Color that's a bit brownish. — 9 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.6

On 24/8/16 da Beaufort a Ambonnay — 9 years ago

Jeddy Hussey

9.7

Gary and Bruce brought to DCL 7/4/16 weekend. — 9 years ago

Sameer Khosla

9.4

Sweet red raspberry, mushrooms. Very fine and well balanced. — 9 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.2

4 hour decant: rich, deep nose of blackberry preserves, dark chocolate, tobacco, and fresh mint. Seductive on the palate, with dark fruits and black licorice. Just enough acidity to have a sense of balance, but definitely is a Aussie Shiraz. Finish lingers with excellent length. 16% ABV on the label, could be up to 17.5% by law. — 9 years ago

Mike Lundberg

9.2

Excellent single malt scotch. — 11 years ago

John Harding

9.6

Dark plum color. Uninteresting nose. Plum flavors. Sweet, but not cloying. Light balanced tannins and acidity. Full flavor without being heavy. Very easy to drink. I really like this wine. — 11 years ago

Terry Pfortmiller

9.2

16 years and held up well. Smoother now then when I first remember trying to the 2003. Blackberry hint with a licorice finish. Enjoyed with friends for relaxing after Christmas evening. — 5 years ago

Nick Gutfreund

9.1

Nicely balanced....16% notwithstanding. Very enjoyable for a blowy fall evening. — 7 years ago

Craig Williams

9.5

True solera wine blending CH vintages from ‘86. Not your typical NV Champagne; but what a glass of bubbles! Disgorged ‘16, almonds, butter, stone fruit with excellent acidity, length and savory intensity. @1760 SF — 7 years ago

Matt Nicoletti

9.3

Slight nose of Scotch. Smoke, oak, and chocolate notes. — 8 years ago

with Justin

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Marea 9/9/16 — 9 years ago

Mike Swann

9.0

An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. This wine is 75% Cab, 16% Cab Franc & 9% Merlot. #LIES — 9 years ago

with KBM and Dan

Justin Mahoney

9.3

Has held up quite nicely considering sir Parker's initial 86 rating. Great earthiness, black fruit, tobacco and spice and completely smooth and lacking any tannins whatsoever. Was go time 5 years ago but still held up quite nicely - Carl's place 06-02-16 — 9 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.1

Monstrous 16%. Great quality for the price. — 9 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.6

Another awesome experience. Taken from notes after long 16 days in Australia. Good structure great body and still had tannins. Very impressive! — 11 years ago

S Shaw

10

Great Chardonnay .... Oaky and creamy — 11 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.6

May 16, 2019 in Tucson w/ Karen. Her wine for “a special occasion”. The occasion was special because of this wine. Wow. Just an awesome Bolgheri. — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.6

Rich, sappy, concentrated, fleshy, full bodied, expressive, and hedonistic with notions of dark fruit, chocolate, bacon, graphite, and wood smoke. Finishes long and saturating but smooth, showing no hard edges over the ~3 hours this bottle was consumed. A blend of 49% grenache, 25% carignan, 16% syrah, and 10% cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable now but has many more years left in it.... — 6 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

10

Shafer TD-9 2015. This is a blend of merlot, cabernet, and malbec (56/28/16) and I love it! This is big and jammy like a good merlot should be. The color is moderately dark. The bouquet is blueberry preserves. The initial palate is black currant and blackberries ripe off the vine. The mid palate is oaky slowly opening into a vanilla and buttery dry finish. Just delicious!!!! A bit pricy at 65 dollars a bottle, but Ill buy it again hands down. This is a fantastic bottle of wine. If I could afford it Id buy a case. — 8 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.1

16' vintage...smells like fresh lemon peel, nice acidity — 8 years ago

Chris Jendrasiak

8.9

$16 @ Trader Joes — 9 years ago

JKT

9.0

big fruit forward style but balanced. Be interesting to age. Bought a bottle. Private JL tasting 7/14/16. $61. Decanter rated different vineyard as best in world. Nah! ChromeRack6-R2 inner. — 9 years ago

Cameron Parry

9.0

Still has nice tart blackberries and great tannin structure 16 years on. — 9 years ago

Alex Leonardini

9.7

Loys of bright red fruit and a bubbly, full mouthfeel that's rather unique. — 9 years ago

with Ashleigh

Devin Bostick

9.0

Very clean and well balanced cab, but lacks a little complexity near the end, great wine aroma, and sweet in the finish, beautiful rich red color — 9 years ago

Philippe Dauguet

9.4

Tourbe magnifique et équilibrée — 11 years ago