JFP

9.2

2014. Excellent color, robust flavors but over bearing Try to find again. — 10 months ago

Paco Suro

8.9

Hard to follow an 09 Scallop Shelf. Bright. Fruity. A bit flabby in the middle. — 4 years ago

D Scher

9.2

1984 vintage. Cork difficult to extract, ended up in several pieces. Beautiful deep color, little to no bricking even at this age. Seductive at one hour+ of air with black cherry, raspberry, some vanilla, green pepper, graphite. 12% ABV. From the FIL’s collection. — 4 years ago

Brecht Spileers

9.8

100% Grenache and 100% savoir faire. Red mulled and rich fruit, almost “sweet” but only in the best and most elegant sense of the word. Would have a hard time pairing this with food, but then again there’s no reason at all to even consider that. — 6 years ago

with Charlotte

Chris England

9.8

💯pointer 1st growth @ £930 as a special treat to celebrate life, love, friends, family & the generous spirit of humanity 😍

Enjoying with friends so no detailed notes but this is still so young & took 4-5 hrs to open!! 98-99 but needs time for 100

🍇 75% Cab S, 20% Mer & 5% Pet V

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brown edge

👃 Perfect nasal seduction 😍

👄 Superbly balanced but a little lighter than I hoped on palate yet incredibly smooth & fine with nothing to object to

🎯 Elegant long silky finish — 7 years ago

Ken Frank

9.5

Wow. This is nearvana. It may get better but I doubt it, start drinking now, no rush. Fruit, earth, graphite, cigar box. Everything you need it to be. — 8 years ago

David Beck

9.5

Well damn...when your parents pull out a bottle of champagne you'd NEVER expect them to have! This was immediately distinct...super smooth, sweeter than I'd expect but dry finish...no bite. Damn good! — 8 years ago

Tom Riley

9.2

Twelve years in and this wine is so damn perky. Let me get back to you in another hour. Maybe it will be a tad less exuberant and a bit more relaxed. No matter what happens it's still gonna be delicious. These folks are so delightfully reliable. 13.0 abv — 9 years ago

Kimberly State

9.4

A great bottle to celebrate with! — 9 years ago

V M

9.3

Beautiful palate of rich deep complex berry fruit with silky smooth feel. Long and complex and velvety. Finishes with streaks of cocoa. No need to cellar this. Drink now — 11 years ago

Stephen F Laga MD

9.8

1995 vintage. It was glorious. Deep deep purple color. No aftertaste. Rich in tannins. One of the very best years of Mouton ever produced. I had with steak and with family. In my life I have been privileged to have some great wines. This was one of the very best. So smooth right from the start. Powerful yet subtle. — 10 months ago

Loren Loftesnes

9.1

I love this stuff on a nice summer day! — 4 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

I truly am not a silver oak Fan but their old stuff has some Kung pow to it. It actually evolved after being opened in the glass for an hour. I prefer it to a new vintage hands down, no questions asked. This actually surprised me and is definitely the WOTN between these two. Truly, truly surprised me. Can’t go wrong for this price point! I found this one for sale for 80 bucks. Winner, winner chicken dinner in my book! — 6 years ago

with Christine

Daniel Kozaczuk

9.5

Wow, incredible, and still holding up after all these years. Upon opening, basically no fruit, all secondary characteristics, especially on the nose. As it opened up, some dark cherry appeared and eventually the nose and palate came together. A sensory journey 48 Years in the making and a pleasure to partake. — 6 years ago

with John, Spencer and 1 other

Muralee Murugesu

9.5

Yarra Yerring delivers for this exceptional vintage. Cote Rotie style blend with power finesse and depth. Well balanced compared to most Australian fruit bombs. Drinks nicely now but can age for very long time. One of the must try Australian red. — 7 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.3

Blind. Whole table guessed Cayuse. No surprise but close. This was really funky and yummy. Fun to drink. Better with food than as a sipper. I really liked it. Probably couldn't drink it all the time but a nice change of pace. Very intellectual flavor profile. — 8 years ago

with Mike, Howard and 1 other

JKT

9.1

Fruit still strong. Bright, minerals and complexity for fanatic. Yummy. Too bad no 2003 left to comp. — 9 years ago

Peter 0'Neill

9.1

2006. Just getting into gear with plenty of time to go. A good bottle with no brett, great structure and lovely balance with the acidity providing the scaffolding for the fruit. Great with a soy sauce and bourbon- marinaded flank steak. — 9 years ago

Duane Mason

9.7

No rush to drink this wine. Has at least another 5 years before it's prime — 10 years ago

Justin Lee

9.0

Chris's family's wine. I remember it as really good but had way too much that night to remember more. — 11 years ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Krug is always most welcome, and Valentine’s Day is no exception. This is edition 169. A bit more yeasty and slightly less acidic than previous versions, to my taste. But if you like the Krug style - which we do very much - it hits the spot per usual.

My wife used to work with Fritz Hatton, proprietor of Arietta wines and auctioneer for Zachys. Fritz always says to have a half bottle of champagne waiting in the fridge in case you need a “midnight snack”, and I have to agree with him! — 3 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Tasted blind. Reddish tawny, almost opaque. Big shoulders in the nose. Complex. Notes of briary brush, raspberry, hickory, pepper and tobacco leaf. Mellow in the mouth, especially when compared to the big nose. Sweeter fruit finish. Took some deductive time with my guess... 82 Margaux which freaked out my friend who brought the bottle. This is in a good place, not sure if it will improve with more age. But it’s in no danger of declining anytime soon. — 4 years ago

Clive McNish

9.2

It’s Thursday but this is a Friday wine. Deep purple in colour, nose is a fruity mix of blackberry, cherry, liquorice and chocolate. Tannins are a little gripping but they allow the flavour to linger, I can taste cherries, blueberries, cloves and pepper. This is a well balanced wine which is very drinkable but no doubt will be smoother in a few years. Recommended. — 6 years ago

Jeff D.

9.3

From a magnum...for a '90 there seems to be no color progression on it at all, even at the edges. There is a minty, herbaceous note to it but it has great blackberry flavors and nice firm tannins on the finish. Really incredible how well this is holding up and an outstanding expression of Napa Valley Cab! — 7 years ago

Penny Loving

9.3

Tasted this wine in Walla Walla and didn't want to wait when the bottles arrived at the house. As young as it is, the wine was delicious right up front. Looking forward to the next 5! — 7 years ago

Mike Mentesana

8.9

Disappointed with this wine and vintage. Was very closed even when open for over an hr, no discernible notes other than alcohol...what happened to this wine?, sad!! — 8 years ago

with Adi and Kreta

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. — 9 years ago

with Krystal and Taryne

Roberts McMullin

9.0

Great with sushi! Clean and strong mineral flavors... Enjoy! — 9 years ago

B N

9.6

Award winning Shiraz, with good reason!!! It's spicy, with pepper... Some fruit but not massive... Lovely, try to buy two bottles, one for now and put one away for 10 years!!! — 11 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.9

Quite an amazing bottle of wine. Girlfriend is the Bordeaux fan and I was hesitant. Had a 1911 Lafite that was funky and cheesy. Looking forward to more fruit and we got it with this bottle. Absolutely beautiful red candied fruit with no more tannins and barely a hint of acid. Quite spectacular. — 11 years ago