Jeff Orlowski

9.0

Earth and tobacco smoke on the nose. Full body, dry, nicely balanced. Lots of bold dark fruits. Nice wine. — 8 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Bryan Glanzberg

9.5

About two hours in the decanter before drinking. Really started to open up and show its true self. Light rose petals, tar and whole lots of earth. Definitely fading but a nice surprise — 9 years ago

David Annis

9.6

This is gorgeous. The cork disintegrated, and the bottom was black as tar. The nose is fruit and earth in that order, which was surprising. Decanted 30 minutes, which wasn't enough time for the vinegar notes to dissipate. Light color, which is slightly incongruous given the still pronounced fruits and tannins. Leather, cigar box, blackberries, oak on the finish. I was initially worried that we might have waited too long, but by the end of the bottle, I'm convinced there was no rush. This is exactly what a mature Pauillac should be. — 10 years ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Really nice, and showing quite well with 7 years of age. Medium color, extremely well balanced. Dark earth, black olive, savory notes for sure. Long finish with great acid. Excellent food wine. — 8 years ago

Daniel Steilen

9.2

Probably my favorite wine of the night. Great fruit, earth, and structure. Nicely balanced with good acidity. — 9 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.2

Faded fig compote, dusted cherry. Round mid palate with shallow inflection. Lovely herbaceous quality with hints of earth and black tar. — 10 years ago

Guy Davies

8.9

1999. Slightly underwhelming. Nice stuff, earth and meat on the nose, relatively light body, bit of a smoky finish, but not that long. If blind I would have had this as something more humble. — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Black & red berry fruits, cassis, plum, earth, cedar, tobacco & licorice. Rich bodied, sweet & perfumed. A beautiful expression of Montrose. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Old school style Bordeaux. Black & red fruits, earth, cedar, leather, tobacco & graphite. One of my favorite 83’s! — 9 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.0

Brown red with slightly orange rim. Initial funk on the nose, with aromas of earth, wet soil and dark fruit with slight sweet spice. Medium body with very long finish. Bottle in great shape but past its prime. — 10 years ago

with Frankie