Lyndsey Addison

8.9

Not too bad. Good flavor, but a little light for my tastes. — 9 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.2

Not a bad choice at all. Excellent wine. A little tannic but a decent New World showing. — 9 years ago

Ram Majlessi

9.2

Not bad. Out of a magnum. Probably excellent two years ago but still solid. Before Fiji purchase. — 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Saturday night...time for steak and claret as my buddy Gary Westby says. In this scenario, I envisioned the wine being equal or even better than my steak. Not to toot my horn but most everyone that's had my steak simply says meaningfully that it is the best they've had. Myself, I've only had one better the Ribcap at Bourbon Steak in SF; which sadly closed as the hotel took back the space they were in. Hopefully, soon to reopen again elsewhere in SF. However, back to the Pichon Baron. I can't say I loved it. I wanted to love it as it is one of my favorite properties in Pauillac. The wine isn't bad but it just never shined. Maybe, it's just not a good moment in it's evolution to open. It's soft, elegant but missing the beauty, flavors and complexity I've come to expect. The fruits are dry blackberry, dark cherries, black raspberries, a touch of juicy strawberries and black plum skin. Dark dry powdery minerals, saddlewood, lead pencil savings, underbrush, dry dark earth, dry pebbles. There is not much on the mid palate, it finishes a little flat and the fruits never really shined. Surprising for such a warm vintage. Hoping it improves over the years as I've got 5 more. Unusual that the wine really needed the steak more than the steak needed the wine. — 10 years ago

Drew Islas

9.1

Got it for $10 at Von's not a bad vino — 11 years ago

Justin Ennis

10

I have never had a bad bottle of this vintage!Every time I have this vintage of Insignia it is amazing. — 11 years ago

Glen eagle Kiawah

9.2

Not a bad second bottle night. Good fruit. 2009 — 11 years ago

Samuel Blanchard

9.5

Still youg, a lot of fruit, soft tannin, a beautiful wine. Prouve that good chateau can make beautiful wine with bad year. — 11 years ago

Will Harahan

9.3

Contrary to other wines, D'yquem is in a class of it's own in terms of Sauternes. There is rarely, if ever, a bad year, although some years, like the 2001, stand out more than others. The disparity in quality from a GREAT d'yquem to a mediocre one & so on isn't as drastic as one might imagine. While the older vintages seem to age VERY well, it isn't as discernible from a recent vintage as other wines. Sauternes, in general are consistent, & none more than d'yquem. — 12 years ago

Gen

9.7

Very good for CA! — 13 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.0

When you have to travel on a Sunday, and that Sunday happens to be Mother's Day, you're not exactly psyched. This little oasis in the Delta Sky Club afforded me the opportunity to smile. Not a bad pour, regardless of the price. Typical Lynch-Bages cigar tobacco and leather with some luscious and velvety black fruit. Finished a little flat, most likely due to being open for a while in the fancy automated pour gizmo. But still smiling! — 9 years ago

Jano Silva

9.2

Pours a thick dark black with almost no head. Chocolate, vanilla, coffee, molasses, and bourbon all playing nicely with each other with no one flavor overpowering the others. A very nice barrel aged stout. — 10 years ago

Jake Kimar

9.3

Dark fruits, dusty tannins, lively and focused on the palate. Not bad for 38 years young. — 10 years ago

Shawn Archambault

9.1

Whoever wrote a bad review. You don't understand. — 10 years ago

Paul J

9.2

Young but with signs of potential. Definitely decant this baby if your drinking it any time soon. Power developing but very condensed and restrained right now. It's Dunn so it can't be bad! — 11 years ago

with Brooke

Kaitlyn Quackenbush

9.0

Bad ass is the word that came up when drinking this bottle and I think it's the perfect descriptor — 11 years ago

Jay Svoboda

8.9

I'm going to come clean, I'm not a huge Caymus fan. It's by no means a bad wine - far from it - but I've always felt they blend their Cab with too much Zin. I could be wrong on that account, but I don't think I am. Still, a nice brooding nose of dark red and blue fruit, with a touch of candied fruit and wet earth. — 11 years ago

John Bornholdt

9.0

2011, not bad. Nice oaky notes — 11 years ago

Diane Kessler

9.3

The nose is aged Bordeaux. It is delicious with dark fruit, spice, and tobacco. More like a nicely aged Pauilliac. The smoky finish is deliciously long.
The label was in such bad shape that I had to fill in the torn G for it to be ID'd. — 12 years ago

Christopher Hennessy

9.6

Not a bad Saturday night 1.5L — 13 years ago

Joe Rice

9.7

Thinking the 2009 was a bad bottle. This was the essence of minerality. — 13 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.8

Bad ass in a glass... (Drops the mic). — 9 years ago

with Monica, Martin and 7 others

Jonathan Bensick

9.7

Not bad for $11.97! Excellent with roasted tomato and braised bacon pasta at the Chez Benzique Oakland pop-up. — 10 years ago

with Chris

David L

9.3

03' Dominus. Did they make a bad wine in the last 15 years? — 10 years ago

with Randall, Sean and 1 other

Bernardo Llaguno G.

9.0

A friends of mine @Alejandro Garcia said that I needed to do homework and practice makes perfect, so I am starting to work on trying different things. This wine was outstanding for a light lunch. Very jammy wine, easy to drink for anyone. Perfect for an easy evening of chatting. — 11 years ago

Rich

9.7

My guest brought this in from there wine cell. I decanted the wine let it say for about 1 hour. I used a Osso to open this bad boy up, I didn't wanna break the cork. The cork came out smooth and beautiful. As for the wine, my guest gave me a lil taste and it was magnificent!! Smooth tannis bright fruit just awesome!! — 11 years ago

Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.1

Not bad for a tough vintage! — 11 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.8

The color is very opaque a deep dark purple almost black.
The boquet is so amazing I was sipping it before I realized what I was doing. It has absolutely no tanic smell. It smells like blackberries fresh on the vine. The initial palate taste is dry and not very rich. It has a light feel to it. It has a smooth light beginning and a dry almost tongue tantilizing finish. The flavor is of black currant, blackberry, and chocolate with a slight himt of acidity, but in a good way. It tingles the sides of my anteroir tongue. It has a very dry finish with no aftertaste. This is an amazing wine. This is Alexander Valley at its best. In a nut shell, its a big bold smooth and yet light wine. Almost like a Pinot in heaviness but big bad and bold like a Pure Cab
— 11 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.9

..........RESPECT!.......... — 12 years ago

Jason Owens

9.1

Didn't expect much from this wine. I had actually opened it a few years ago and kept it because it was my birth year. To bad it was a bad vintage everywhere. But really enjoyed this wine from what I remember. Wish this app was around when I tried it. — 14 years ago