Drinking great after all these years. The fruit is holding up, plus nice cinnamon and nutmeg. — 9 years ago
Really nicely integrated at this time. Dark full stewed fruits with a longer finish. Nice. — 10 years ago
1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Drank w Jim, Mary, Judy, and K at PFurs concert. Left it open for an hour or so before drinking it. Super vegetal- bright green vegetables- bell pepper, green onion, celery. Very structured and lots of tannins. — 10 years ago
Really nice and soft. Well balanced and goes down easily. — 11 years ago
At first, cassis and cherry shine on the expressive and generous nose. But soon lovely notes of treebark, licorice, forestfloor and grilled bell-pepper add in.
Slightly slender and feminine on the mid-palate, this wine could use some more flesh and stuffing.
Wine definately scores on the nose! — 8 years ago
Dark ruby red with a purplish hue. Good dark fruits on the nose with some forest floor and truffles. Light bell peppers in the finish. Moderate tannins (5.5/10) and medium bodied. Lots of soft dark fruits and damp leaves. Medium plus finish. Great restaurant wine and solid Sonoma Cabernet. Drink till 2022. — 9 years ago
For the price point, this Big Dog can definitely hunt! Soft pepper and smooth tannins, slight black cherry make this a winner with Ferrero Rocher and House of Lies. — 10 years ago
one wine club@Taipei — 11 years ago
Big and fruity! Great bottle... — 12 years ago
Heavier tannins – nice. Velvety. Tobacco, leather, earthy blueberries. Long finish making me want more, more, more. This is a repeat. — 8 years ago
Nice balance. Nice flavors of spice, cola and dried fruit. Medium bodied. — 8 years ago
Nice Pinot — 9 years ago
11/20/2015 at Donovan's — 10 years ago
Bordeaux wine dinner; 6/18/15: Pichon Lalande 1990 - Lighter color than others, I think passing its prime. A little dry on the finish but perfectly nice still. Gruaud Larose 1989 - Very classic nose and palate of cedar and pine notes. Most silky palate of the bunch. Two at the table thought it was wine of the night. Not as much to my taste but very much classy Gruaud. Cos 1986 - Funky barnyard nose. Deep palate with still strong tannin, but plenty of fruit coming through. Liked it but there was some brett there that to me, hurt. Lynch Bages 1985 - For me, the wine of the night, largely due to the truly stunning nose. A tad dry on the palate but still long finish of dark fruit. — 10 years ago
Cali Zin with refinement. Very nice. Need to get more of this. — 11 years ago
A very balanced wine even on ots iwn — 11 years ago
Jody Scharf
Tasty. Perfect balance of citrus,oak floral and heaven. — 8 years ago