Christian Fischer

9.3

Smokey and smooth. Very nice — 7 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.0

Killer Wine Night. Lineup of 17 wines. Tasted blind. Theme was Old World Killer “B” (the letter “B” has to be the first letter in one of the proper nouns in the wine e.g., region, varietal, type, winery name, etc.)

Wine 15. dark chocolate nose. Lot of tannins. Espresso. Velvety. — 8 years ago

Amanda Couch

9.0

Melting Pot, U City, 12/24/17 - very smooth, fruity, no bite — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Day five on the cruise and this night at Giovanni's Table, the Italian restaurant, aboard the Allure of the Seas. We decided to open up two South African beauties for this.

Deep ruby red with a slight garnet hue on the edges. Layered nose with dark cocoa, floral notes, dark berries and spices. Some classic 'South African' chalk as well. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Dusty dark black cherries on the attack with some black currants, dark spices, a touch earthy, vanilla and some nutmeg. Seems quite restrained and reserved but well integrated as well. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2037.

Third time trying this limited bottling by De Toren Private Cellars with only 1,132 bottles produced in the 2013 vintage. This wine is made through the use of extreme winemaking techniques such as extreme cropping, extensive hand sorting, 200% new French oak for a total of 18 months and unfiltered. You are probably wondering how it can be 200%? This is done by aging the wine in 100% new French oak barrels for twelve months before transferring them to another set of 100% new French oak barrels for six additional months. — 9 years ago

with India and Sean

Ichiro Kawachi

9.2

Distinct sour green plum nose. Is it sherry butt. — 9 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.1

(17/20) Гранатовый цвет. В букете доминируют ароматы грибов и сырой земли; на заднем плане присутствуют сухие черные ягоды. Довольно высокая кислотность, интенсивные бархатистые танины. Вкус концентрированный, ягодный с нотами черного перца и грибов. Продолжительное послевкусие. — 10 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.6

Smooth as silk — 11 years ago

Justin Schenck

10

earthy and very mineral forward. stonefruit brings up the back end. — 12 years ago

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.3

5 days open and delicious. — 12 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.2

17+/20 (92+/100) Аромат спелых ягод вишни и клубники, свежего брусничного варенья, тимьяна, розмарина и ванили. Довольно тельное с высокой кислотностью и интенсивными, сухими танинами. Насыщенно ягодное во вкусе. Молодо, с потенциалом. #dfwe2018 — 7 years ago

John Miller

8.9

Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, Breyer’s Vanilla Ice Cream and white cake. 17%’er, can’t tell. — 8 years ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 10/19/17. Tasting pour.

Nose of black fruits, violets, and cocoa. Plums and black currant on the palate, still with tannins that are quite firm. Long finish. Drink now or age another 5-10 years.

4/21/8/4/4/+ 50 = 91 pts. — 9 years ago

Frank Bragg

9.3

Perfect way to come home after my 17-hour day!! — 9 years ago

JKT

9.2

Gordons Chanin tasting 6/13/17. $43. #5. nose that's balanced and great mouth feel and structure and great long finish. Minty hints. Like 2013. — 9 years ago

Todd M Honderd

9.7

Had with Dog 5/18/17 @ Hondo Condo. Rich, blackberry, thick legs, delicious — 9 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.2

(17/20) Тёмный гранатовый цвет. Букет ароматов сушеных вишни и кизила, цветов, грибов и кедра. Умеренная тельность, гладкие танины. Красные ягоды во вкусе. Элегантное, красиво стареющее вино. — 9 years ago

Giovanna Berardi

9.0

Very smooth red, love it! — 10 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.9

Preserved apricot/peach and clove spiked, baked green apples with spiced pecans and white pepper. This sort of bottle makes anything a celebration. Crazy good

Waited a long time to open this one.

Disgorged 17 February 2009 — 11 years ago

Nathan Bodin

9.1

2012. Ready to drink now. $17 @ Canales. — 12 years ago

.

9.1

Belgian style ale, but Canadian. — 12 years ago

Rob Krapf

9.2

Creamy, lingering spice and smoke. An excellent malt. — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.4

2017 edition. Best ER17 I’ve tasted in quite a few years. Very Pappy-like with strong maple, vanilla, burnt sugar and nutmeg. — 8 years ago

Fraser McKinley

9.2

Light, bright and lovely youthful drinking - 2016 (bottled 6/6/17) — 9 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.1

Black cherry, raspberry, licorice, fruit explodes. Smells earthy but is fruit forward — 9 years ago

Lev Lavrichtchev

9.0

Tasted at the winery — 9 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.2

(17/20) Насыщенный букет ароматов с нотами спелых ягод чёрной смородины, черешни, шоколада, кедра и скотного двора. Тельное с высокой кислотностью и довольно интенсивными, шероховатыми танинами. Очень хорошо. — 9 years ago

JKT

9.2

GL tasting 1/27/17 Langoa Leoville. Very funky barnyard nose with fruit and nicely resolving tannins and long complex finish. Funk Carries through to finish. Yum. Owners favorite. — 9 years ago

Jordan Roberts

9.0

Wow! A suggestion at Bevmo and on the five cent sale. One of the best I've had ! Very heavy a butter and oak flavor — 10 years ago

David David

9.3

Vanilla, spice, mild tannins. Still so much punch for a 17 year old. 1998 was a good year. — 11 years ago

Denis Roudenko

9.0

17/20 (92/100) — 12 years ago