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

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

Vincent Filiatrault

9.1

A good very Chateauneuf. Still young but it opens up after 30-45 minutes. — 9 years ago

David Lusby

9.3

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

Peter Sultan

9.2

Still has miles 2 go but earthy good — 11 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! — 9 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

Dana Belber

9.5

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

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. — 8 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. — 9 years ago

Nikita Malhotra

9.1

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

with Adam