Conrad Green

9.2

Soft peach and apricot with a touch of brioche and delicate honey. Rounded and mature., suffers a bit by the pristine 2002 alongside. Lovely stuff but could be a touch more dynamic — 9 months ago

with Matt and David

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Elegant and refined. A hint of mushroom and scent of forest floor. Tan is still present but gentle- good to drink now. Lovely. — 5 years ago

with David and Michael

Gregory Fulchiero

9.5

So subtle - dried orange peel, potpourri and creamed corn - a delight, thank Hugh — 7 years ago

Keith Fisher

9.7

As you would expect from Manfred. After a while you just run out of superlatives and just sit there with a Syrah stained smile on your face. Rich dark fruit with beef blood smell (that term doesn’t do justice to how interesting and delicious the combination really is). Tremendous finish, dark color to the edge. Just a great wine experience. My only bottle. I have no clue how long this wine could go before peaking. — 8 years ago

Jen

9.4

Superb and still quite lovely. And lively. — 9 years ago

James Pendergrass

9.0

Enjoyed this one as well. Definitely more levels than 24. — 10 years ago

with Peter

Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

9.2

2010 B Cellars Blend 24. Described as "hedonistic" and "sexy" by Robert Parker. Bursting with fruit, like an exploding blackberry in your mouth. Immense mouthfeel. Little bit of a mint kick at the end — 10 years ago

Amy Yan

9.0

Lovely cab. Very smooth and elegant even without decanting — 11 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.3

Soft and lovely — 11 years ago

Eric McDougall

9.3

Cork was crumbly. Slightly past it's prime, but not corked. Soft and lovely and supremely balanced! — 13 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Amber in color, limited bubbles. Pretty stuff- apricot, honey, some sherry notes. Toasted brioche. Definitely aged but lovely and balanced. Probably would have been oak a few years back — 3 years ago

with Tony and David

Christian Fischer

9.2

That was one tough cork to remove. Took me 15 minutes and several tools, but managed. Of course I kept this bottle too long, this is beyond its peak. That said, still a lovely Bordeaux and I am curious how the air in the decanter will help. A great wine and fantastic it kept that long — 5 years ago

Martin Bergo

8.9

Mon dieu! This wine has an incredibly mineral-flushed nose, almost minty from all the whetstony chloride-alkaline minerals! Light ruby slightly hazy in color; medium-high acids and fine tannins, red fruit-dominated and perhaps a bit disappointing on the finish. Try in 3-5 years?! Excellent value at 10 USD for a half bottle! — 7 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.2

Medium ruby color and a pronounced nose of raspberry, violet and a spice note reminiscent of sandalwood incense. Lovely medium body with silky texture. Good acid balance for food pairing and a long lovely finish. Wonderful evocation of serious Beaujolais — 9 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.2

Still kicking, lovely bouquet. Body is thinning a tad — 9 years ago

Kyle Volkes

9.1

Lovely, tho maybe ready to go — 10 years ago

Dennis Gillespie

9.0

Beaitiful dark ruby color. Tobacco, aged beef, forest floor on the nose. Lovely wine, good value for money. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.4

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 11 years ago

Sunil Gupta

9.8

Glorious - great mouthfeel, lovely acid — 12 years ago

Jonathan Patch

9.6

Beautiful, soft, deep and with some lovely sharpie marker VA. — 14 years ago

John Malcolm

9.5

Blueberries, herbs, and cedar. Complex, elegant, and intense. Such a lovely wine. Decanted for about four hours and served with lamb — a magnificent combination. — 4 years ago

Kelly Gould

9.7

Same maker as prisoner. Dark fruit. Delicious. So good — 5 years ago

Skip Smyser

9.7

An absolute JOY🍷 Soft lovely tannins! Minerality,flint dried fruit hints of tobacco with a dried currant Overtone.Will drink great at 40🍷🍷🍷✝️ — 7 years ago

Mike Beltran

9.2

Such a pretty wine which has shed severe tannins and reveals classic mature Bordeaux flavors. After an hour it opened up a lovely aromatic of muted red fruit and earthy tones. Finish had rolling and palate coating flavors with a very nice finish. Drink now for the pleasure it gives. — 8 years ago

Raye Ackerman

9.4

Mango and citrus and lovely with desserts as flavours changed throughout... very very very fresh. High acidity. — 9 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Cedar, black cherries, mushrooms, forest floor, tabacco, lovely perfume — 9 years ago

with William

Rejeana Scarpello

9.5

Night in with Biag — 10 years ago

Matthew Beckman

9.3

Lovely nose of cherry and tobacco...plenty of time left for this but approachable now. My wine of the night — 11 years ago

Ncb

9.3

2890@vinos well balanced — 11 years ago

Rhys Thomas

9.7

Really good reasonable wine- £12 at waitrose — 13 years ago