LM Segal

9.4

Licorice dominates over blackberry and black cherry, coffee grounds and black earth. Iron from beef blood. Melka is a frigging genius. This will get way better, far from its apogee (best guess, 5+ yrs). So smooth, but so many facets to this. — 8 years ago

Narun P

9.2

100% Riesling
Strong amble gold. Nectar like color. Sumptuous.

Apricot, nectarine, white peach. Slightly petrol bouquet.

Med plus plus acidity, some sugar residual (just below the semi dry level), medium body. Slightly oxidized but in a good way, adding complexity to the mouthfeel. Petrol, slightly saline. Expressive fruits characteristic of Mosel's steep slate slope. Pineapple, ripe mango, apricot, peach.

Amazing bottle of 23 year old Mosel riesling. Ideally this could be kept 10-15 years more before it reaches its apogee. Quite a handsome wine as it is today though. 92+. — 8 years ago

Narun P

9.2

The appearance is youthful with light early summer straw color. On the nose, it's such a beauty - full of tropical floral scents reminding me of blossomed jasmine, satinwood flower, Chinese box and moon jasmine flowers. The palate is expressive, and powerful. I should also say that the wine has been decanted for a very long time before we tasted (most likely a week, yet it hadn't lost any of its freshness - a sign of great wine). The fruit profile is ripe and opulent but with enough acidity to prevent the wine from becoming one-dimensional. Keep 5 more years to reach its primary apogee and a decade if you enjoy Riesling's tertiary goodness. 92+ — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Dense and stony, at its apogee and strutting its stuff. Dark black and red berry completely resolved but powerful, concentrated. Some residual tension holding it together beautifully. Long finish of light spice and a hint of nuttiness. Outstanding! Kudos to @Flatiron Wines in SF. — 9 years ago

Matthew Christ

9.1

From the apogee of my Parker score based collecting years. Ugh. Still heavy and a little over extracted, but not altogether bad and showing better with some air. Just lacks the complexity and aromatics that make some of these wines great - and albeit, I have not had a great CdP since 99 - I beg u who read this to show me one. Anyway. Color still inky. Nose still fruity (but not raisiny). I think the better part of this wines life in the rear view mirror. Drink up. — 9 years ago

Yotam Sharon

Consulting Winemaker Gvaot, Miles, Alona; Blogger yotamsharon.com

9.4

The best mature Sociando I've had. A bit savage on the nose upon opening, which hinted at Brett, but subsided into one of the most ravishing noses in a long while. Fruit, leather, spice, an evolved herbal note - all interlace into great complexity. Still powerful on the palate, solidly built, the tannins still massive but refined and balanced by fruit and extract. This has now reached its apogee, but will stay there for quite a while. — 10 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Delicious Zin at its apogee. Nose has brambly, zingy blackberry fruit, with loamy earth and milk chocolate notes. Lively, with excellent acidity. Very pure red and black berry fruit in the mouth. Crisp, pure finish. The best of the 4 bottles of this I had, all of which I apparently drank too early! — 10 years ago

with Angelo

Alex Powell

8.9

Very good but was up against a mountain, still lovely sappy grenache fruit, dried herbs and spice. At its apogee, a nice cotes du rhone. 1996 vintage. — 11 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

18months in new medium smoked French oak barrels, amazing!!! — 12 years ago

Brett Tribble

9.6

If you questioned whether a rose can be lumped in with cougar juice, question no longer. Orin Swift’s absolute apogee of a rosé satisfies like no other. Plenty of malolactic roundness settles firmly in the middle of fresh deliciousness. A drained glass speaks of kettle corn on warm dry slate. — 8 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Cork was pushing up and this needed to be opened. Gorgeous nose. So many rocks. Petrol, lemon, lime zest, mineral and even a hint of rainer cherries. Really aromatic and stunning. Palate is super mineral and dense and opulent (this is 06) with nice texture and freshness. Good acids and nice citrus fruits on the long finish. Really Long. Excellent and at its apogee. — 8 years ago

Tom & Lois Kelly

9.2

2008 Bolghieri Superiore Greppicaia. At its apogee. Earthly. Black cherry. Fruit and acidity in perfect harmony. Paired with blackened filet amazing combination. So smooth. Excellent choice! — 9 years ago

Matthew Walsh

9.3

This was absolutely delicious, having an elegantly rich freshness with good depth of flavour. The ideal world would have us sipping this in three or four years time when I confidently predict that it will reach it's apogee. Pricey: €52,00 ht — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

A wine at its apogee, a liquid hommage to the blueberry at its core on the nose and across the palate. Perfectly integrated wood that comes through as sweet toasty vanilla and smoke essence. Screams Barossa, with distinctive secondary elements peeking out of sweet cherry, tobacco, spice, red flowers and plums. Outstanding, 30 min decant does it all. — 9 years ago

Peter 0'Neill

9.3

This needs time to hit its apogee but by all means open one now, particularly if you're looking for the perfect pairing for a fatty bone in ribeye. — 9 years ago

web bond

9.3

Still 7-10 years away from apogee and extremely educational to drink now and expressing pedigree. — 10 years ago

@mtpete

9.8

Apogee Bordeaux, just wow. Headed down the other side of that hill though, drink em if you've got em — 10 years ago

Yashar Shayan

9.9

An outstanding wine, very impressive for a new vineyard. I like the Ferguson better than the Apogee or Perigee. — 11 years ago

Frederic Azemard

9.1

Dinner "Venison" June 2014 Home / a son apogee — 11 years ago

Peter Granoff MS

Master Sommelier, Founder/Partner Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant & Oxbow Cheese & Wine Merchant

9.6

Showing some bottle development but nowhere near the apogee - — 12 years ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Wonderful stuff. Real gnarly blue fruit on the nose. Lovely balance and dark, bramble salinity. On the palate great precision and clarity. Some intense, almost plummy sour fruit but incredible depth aligned with brightness and structure. Really spectacular and in a great place now. This is DRC in apogee... fascinating, challenging and delicious. — 8 years ago

with Matt

Chris England

9.2

Past it's apogee the reviews say! Nahhh @ £36 this last bottle of 07 🦆horn is still quacking well 🐥 now $120!

🍇 89% Merlot, 10% Cab S, 1% Pet V

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Spiced sweet squished dark plums over dirty smokey gravel w/ red cherry, cocoa dust & crushed vanilla pods - as fresh as when I bought it 😎

👄 Med+ body of creamy silky smooth cocoa covered dark plum & ripe sweet red cherry compote all well integrated now 👍

🎯 Med+ dark plum, cocoa & cherry sticky licky — 8 years ago

web bond

8.9

This bottle was more vibrant than last bottle and seemingly has not reached apogee. Will wait until 15 year mark to try the next. — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.6

Smoking good... Probably about the apogee of its drinking window and will stay that way for a while. Touch of cedar, flowers and dark fruit. Distinct MGX nose. Love it. — 9 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

For me, 20 years is the apogee of tawny. Ferreira's bottling is ethereal. A perennial favorite. Elegant and powerful. — 9 years ago

with Alsu

Frederic Azemard

9.7

In vino april 2016
Long en bouche, notes de champignons, pas loin de son apogee — 10 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.3

Sometimes you just need to pull a good bottle after a long day. Drinking nicely, however I feel this has passed its apogee, and is slowly beginning a decline. Does not have the structure and stuffing the Rutherford or Oakville bottlings have to go the distance. That said, this is smooth as silk, elegant and complex, with all the layers you'd expect. Drink now! — 10 years ago

with Diana

Brett Jones

8.9

Mid gold, super ripe peaches, waxy, dry, good acidity, this mature wine shows a vibrant, honeyed minerality and is its apogee now.
Made by a lovely Savoie organic producer. — 11 years ago

Jonathan Klonecke

Sales Revel Wines

9.7

perfumed. balanced. cabernet planted in gravel. excellent. at its apogee. — 11 years ago

Steeve Lamontagne

9.4

2002 vraiment a son apogee — 12 years ago