Mike Evans

9.2

I can’t overstate my love for the Cordier stable in the 1980s and this reinforces that passion. From a 375 ml bottle in a Gabriel Glas Gold, savory leather and a streak of mint play off brooding dark currant to deliver fine depth. It initially seemed a little dilute, but 30 minutes of air brought out the fine tannin and acidic structure it needed to frame the flavors. While fine on its own, it really took off when paired with a prime ribeye. A terrific final red for this challenging year. — 3 years ago

JUAN LOPEZ

10

Besos de los dioses — 5 years ago

with Adriana

Justin Fuld

8.9

Needed a good 30-45 minutes to breathe before opening up. — 5 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.2

From 375. Huge amount of sediment that most of the usual dark pigmentation of the wine is gone ... looks like Rayas. The barnyard funk is there but blows off in a few minutes. Very good depth with spice and hints of garrique and fruit. Wow 30 year old half bottle! — 7 years ago

Dana Belber

9.5

This producer!!!! Amazing! — 7 years ago

Raye Ackerman

9.4

Wonderful, complex and full even after 30 years. Tannins still crisp and adds to length of finish. Was not expecting that. Love old french Bordeaux's so consider my review biased. — 7 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.3

Mahogany color with molasses, caramel, espresso, bittersweet chocolate and subtle baking spice aromas. On the palate it's full bodied, viscous, and very persistent with a supple mouth feel that's beautifully balanced with a penetrating acidity that keep it from being cloying and persistent with very good acidity that keeps it from being cloying and provides balance. It shows very sweet flavors of molasses, honey-dipped figs, dates, caramel, and baking spice nuanced citrus note with a kiss of oxidation that adds to its allure and complexity. Long finish — 8 years ago

with Gary

Joe DAscoli

9.0

Held up very well for a 30 year old wine. Took about 1-2 hours to really open up and hit its peak. Finished by hour 3 as it seemed to tail off. Very cool drinking a Lafite. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.3

Original bottling, and worth the time on the cellar. More understated and seamless than it was in its youth, now quietly complex and richly complicated. — 9 years ago

Julien Marchand

9.3

Un Xeres exceptionnel, âgé de presque 43 ans! D'une complexité ahurissante — 11 years ago

Jeff Hasmann

9.3

Iconic spring season champagne. There are many reasons everyone loves this stuff - Grand Cru fruit, 36 months on lees, Billecart’s unique vinification process - but the best reason is that it is just so darn delicious. Tonight, the bouquet was intense and very much like a Chablis Grand Cru. Upon pouring into the glass, one notices the fine, elegant mousse rising from the bottom. Then the first sip - strawberries and pear with undertones of nuanced brioche and yeast. The style here is elegant and finessed. Beautiful juice! Tonight’s bottle disgorged in May, 2018. 50/30/20 chard/PN/PM, 9g/l dosage, 40% reserve wine. You will be hard pressed to find a better bottle of champagne in the $75-$90 price range. Well done! NV on May 8, 2020 — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Label based on Little Prisoner etching, by Francisco de Goya. Deep Ruby with red fruit aromas and hints of woody spice. Aged 30% on new oak, combo of French/American barrels, blend of Zin, Cab Sauv, Petite Sirah, Syrah & Charbono. Palate shows flavors of sweet cherry, blueberry & raspberry, zesty spice lively acidity, good balance. Fine tannins, long finish ending with cacao & oaky character. — 5 years ago

Tom Hamilton

9.0

Coravin model two allowed me to tap into this 70 year old bottle. Smooth at first, didn’t improve much during the first 30 mins. Stayed solid throughout. — 5 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.3

Heavy caramel and nutty flavors with a hint of dried fruit. A very long and delicious finish. — 7 years ago

with Betty and Rick

Philip Dobrin

9.3

Stored since bottling in Bordeaux and recorked/topped up in 1999. Tasted like Wine from start to finish but not without its ups and downs. Interestingly after 30 minutes open you really got a beautiful complex wine with an exceptionally long finish and faint but discernible structure. Mature but interesting and classically Bordeaux. — 7 years ago

Justin Krypel

9.0

Blue fruits; acai and blueberry. Some oak. Drinks smooth, even now. Great wine for under $30. — 7 years ago

Scott e

9.6

surprisingly dark color for a 30 year old wine. Red fruit and cassis with tobacco and leather notes. Drinking amazing right now with many years ahead. What Cali cab can be... At least made a generation ago. Wow! — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Dark inky color with a purplish rim.

Oaky nose with plums, blackberries, wood, vanilla, vanilla, vanilla (did I say vanilla?), earth, spices and black pepper.

Full bodied, smooth and bold with nice legs.

Fruity on the palate with blackberries, figs, cherries, plums, earth, oak, vanilla, dirt and peppercorn.

Nice finish with big tanning and black pepper.

Awesome wine with a great mouth feel, that can be enjoyed by itself. I paired it with Parmesan cheese, crackers and great company. Drinkable now, but will be even better in 3 to 5 years.

A blend of 60% Monastrell, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Syrah. Each was fermented individually, and then aged for 18 months separately, in new French and American oak barrels. After blending, it sat for over a month in steel tanks before bottling.

15.5% (Wow!) Alcohol by volume. — 8 years ago

Nikita Malhotra

9.1

Underripe bananas... Super dry and focused. — 10 years ago

with Adam

Peter Sultan

9.2

Still has miles 2 go but earthy good — 11 years ago

Carrie Bowden

9.2

Good fruit and acidity. 70 pinot noir 30 chardonnay disgorged November 2018. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

The estate of Sette Ponti lies in the heart of the Chianti zone, 15 miles NW of the city of Arezzo past village of San Giustino Valdarno. A blend of 90% Sangiovese & 10% Merlot, aged in French Allier barriques. Deep Ruby with red fruit aromas and blossom spice. On the palate blackberry and cherry flavors, earthy spice and grainy tannins. Good balance lingering finish ending with some oak, earthy and mineral tones. — 4 years ago

John Hagood

9.0

From Schneider’s $30 in ca 2012 Drank on 7/24/19. Menthol eucalyptus. Grit is in the nose not in taste. Lean. Pine cones mulch black topsoil blackberry. Only fine sediment. — 5 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Notes of luscious caramel syrup with hazelnuts and raisins — 7 years ago

Sarah Harper

9.6

70% chard, 30% pinot noir. Disgorgement June 2014. #love — 7 years ago

David From The 504

10

Have one bottle left and it's drinking great still not fading and has that pop with depth for a 30 year old bottle! — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.1

So reliably good, just needed a little coaxing from 30 min decant. Hit the spot. — 8 years ago

Roberto G

9.0

Found this bottle in my parent's wine closet and had to open it. I don't have the appropriate vocabulary to describe, but a special wine much different from the $10-$30 bottles I may drink typically. — 8 years ago

Flavio Menezes

9.3

Saca 2011, very evolved and complex, lost a bit of the freshness but gained a beautiful dry fruitiness. Superb! — 8 years ago

David Lusby

9.3

Rich nutty notes with an incredibly long finish — 10 years ago