Scott Kahn

9.3

Wonderfully balanced wine; deep ruby in color, dark fruit and cedar notes on the palette and perfectly integrated tannins (after 1-2 hours to open!). Moderate acidity with a long fruit-centered finish. This wine is in its prime! — 9 months ago

Jonathan

9.3

Berry. Guessed this but was 2 years off. — 6 years ago

WC Fields

9.3

Winner! Blackberries, violets, anise, wild herbs. Nice acid and smooth tannins. Nice to have 2 left. — 6 years ago

Liliya

9.0

It was delicious! — 7 years ago

Matthieu Bordes

9.3

Strong colour for this 2007 and very powerful for this vintage at St Julien, smoked notes on the nose spicy and red fruit. Powerfully Wine better if you wait 2 or 3 years more. — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Of the 2 Bordeaux drinking the best tonight, but long term the Brane-Cantenac 2005 will outlive this wine by 10 years easy. While very complex, a fine touch a green is traceable.

A classic currant and forest floor nose, fall leaves abound with a spike of spice and a barely there green that while subtle is apparent.

The pleasure here is higher for its more mature tasted and feel, while the brawny 2005 is a better wine it was not as enjoyable to me and feel it will be another notch enter in 3 years, and likely 2 notches better in 5.

The elegance and feel on this wine is ready to go and will easily go another 5+ years. — 9 years ago

Jerry Bezner

9.1

Excellent. Full body — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

1990. Slow burn with this one--firing on all cylinders with 2 hours of air. Hits all the aged pauillac notes — 10 years ago

with evie and V

Kellie Dolan

9.0

Fruity and slightly floral with notes of cherry, berry and cassis with hints of lilac and a smooth spicy finish. — 10 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.5

great 2 wine in a wonderful vintage — 12 years ago

Natalie Logsdon

9.3

Bought in Tennessee. Not too much of a metallic taste. Enjoyed this. — a year ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.0

Another great bottle. 2009 out of 500ml (was meant for bistro and not import). Lovely from a ripe year. I prefer the less ripe / more restrained versions but this is as good as vacqueras gets. The new vintages are top notch but fun to try these older ones as well: modern and plush but still some old school roots. For around $20 it’s pretty insane (email me alex@nolimitfinewines.com and I’ll send you two bottles for the price of one) — 4 years ago

Karen Man

9.5

2016 was the year. — 7 years ago

Rod Downey

8.9

Bold flavor, very enjoyable. — 7 years ago

Richard Worthington

9.4

Beautiful wine that continually evolved over the two hours it was open. We consumed 2 bottles and the second bottle was more powerful, slightly more forward tannins and acid than the first bottle which seemed a little more constrained/reserved. Flavors of black plums, dry cherries, hints of sage and tobacco - classic Mouton. Quickly replacing 1985 Vintage Mouton as my fav. Love it.
— 8 years ago

Paco Suro

9.2

Really enjoyed this over 5 days. Full bodied. Fresh. Vibrant. Rich but nicely balanced. — 9 years ago

George Hesse

9.2

Ken Wegner's The Hunt 2016 Day 2. — 9 years ago

with Tom

Ryan Vento

10

I've had no finer wine than this. Once it was decanted for about an hour the true character began to come out. After about 2 hours the pinnacle was reached. — 10 years ago

with Krystal and Taryne

Kevin Yen

9.9

2014/2/9 @Royal China Club Shanghai with Sir Huang by me, 适饮最重要，完胜86，96拉圖，07拉菲一开就香，下午四点开瓶，持续力也漂亮，黑醋栗铅笔心转咖啡豆，年轻的拉菲好迷人很亲近，今晚波尔多顺序lafite 07, mouton 96, haut brion 03, cheval blanc 02, Margaux 94, latour 96, latour 86 — 11 years ago

Jonathan Rising

10

Totoraku dinner -- round 2! — 12 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Big and muscular, but I wouldn’t call it jammy or a fruit bomb. Maybe the mataro mellowed it a bit? I like Aussie Shiraz, and Penfolds is usually very good ( as was this). Big plum/ cherry action. Thanks bro. — 3 years ago

John Brandau

9.4

Drinking so nicely on day #2. Refreshing and bright, with a slow weighted finish. — 5 years ago

Ayda Gordon

9.0

Juicy and bold at the front. Delicious and easy to drink! Starts out sweet, with a medium finish. — 6 years ago

with Thyla

Kate Harris

9.3

At Clay restaurant in Harlem — 8 years ago

Paul Crabbe

9.2

I'm sold on Location's wine. This blend isn't super dry (my preference) but it's not sweet either (no thanks). Will be buying more from them. — 8 years ago

Collin Moody

9.1

trying my best to drink all of this wine that still exists — 9 years ago

with Andie, Dan and 1 other

Robert Simkins

8.9

Given the price this wasn't bad. Not terribly well integrated, but still seems like it could age a bit. Will see how it is on day 2. — 9 years ago

George Chen

9.0

1/2 bottle with low neck fill and perfect cork. Probably just smell the cork all night as beautiful purplish color and tight seal on top. Wine drank amazingly well but certainly lacks the depths of a better vintage. Good tannins and acid left as well nice core of fruit that was there for 15 minutes. — 10 years ago

Michelle Malicki

9.1

I'm always down for a Penfolds. — 10 years ago

Miranda Nesler

9.9

Amazing cab franc. Dry and intense — 12 years ago