Robert Torretti

9.4

This was a contender for wine of the night, at least at my table. (Not going to compare to the 1947 Petrus or even 2001 Petrus at other tables.). Well integrated and rounded. Just a solid wine with the courses at Bar Boulud. Mostly enjoyed with the sweetbread course. — a year ago

MRM

9.7

As good as it gets — 2 years ago

GaryWEdwards

9.7

Robert Parker says it best of the 1990: “This magnificent Lynch Bages has been drinking well since the day it was released and it continues to go from strength to strength. The biggest, richest, fullest-bodied Lynch Bages until the 2000, the fully mature 1990 exhibits an unbelievably explosive nose of black currants, cedarwood, herbs and spice. The majestic, classically Bordeaux aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, voluptuously textured, rich, intense wine with superb purity as well as thrilling levels of fruit, “ — 3 years ago

Richard Hylton

9.5

Beautiful magnum of 1990 Grand Annee! A real treat—super elegant, balanced, and flavorful. — 4 years ago

Helen

10

Creamy balanced with acidity, fruity, floral, mature. — 5 years ago

Hua Ming Siow

9.8

Lovely Petrus nose with superbly integrated fruit and fine tannins. Medium body with good length. A special memory. — 5 years ago

Michael Funes

9.9

Does not get much better than this. — 6 years ago

Steve Pollack

9.2

Drink up. Getting tired and oxidized. Not as good as bottles 2-4 years ago. — 7 years ago

Gabriela Feffer

9.8

Jantando no Gero com meu amor! Só nos 😻 — 8 years ago

Neal Dessouky

9.9

The real deal. Essentially flawless. Balanced, enormously complex and long, and weightless. — 9 years ago

Paul Luce

9.5

Pure, Blackberry & black cherry. Absolutely gorgeous. A master class in preparation to drink, Dr Cassetta has skillz — 10 years ago

Doug Powers

9.5

Minerals and a cool climate redfruit aroma and flavor profile, soft tannins, nice balance, seems to show it has another 10-15 years of further development, but also a long, lingering finish and drinks very well tonight! — 2 years ago

with Jim

Rodney Miller

9.8

Drinking superbly at age 33! Dark purple, flowers on the nose and a long finish. The accolades are well deserved. — 2 years ago

with Jodie and Merritt

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

It’s got the nose but the palate wasn’t quite there to back it up. All the classic flavors were there just not quite coming together in balance. Still delicious though! — 4 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.4

Spices, lemon zest, Brioche, vanilla, honey, and minerality. Energetic and lively. Still years ahead of it. — 4 years ago

with Dylan

Mike Saviage

9.4

Medium gold with more active bubbles than the 90 Dom next to it. More intense and complex nose. Notes of stones, citrus, some mushroom, toasted nuts and a little old ripe apple. Nice richness and mousse in the mouth, with a solid line of acidity to deliver a balanced overall impression. With air this became more creamy and enjoyable. Great stuff, paired well against tuna tartare and some other appetizers. (Bday 2 of 13) — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Bright cherry color core with tawny rims. Masculine nose. A bit closed at first. Notes of raspberries, briary wood, spice, rhubarb and some dark moist soil. Becomes a bit medicinal with air in a good way. Power grows with several hours of air. My last note was “massive”. Great bottle! (Bday dinner 7/13) — 6 years ago

Jennifer Lakari

9.2

Golden hue, yeasty notes. Delicious — 7 years ago

Jason Gallo-Gaffner

9.0

Very herbal. Still needs a couple years I think to truly live up to its potential — 8 years ago

George Chen

9.4

Still wound pretty tight...intense backbone, plenty of flesh underneath, bit mysterious still...need a few more years! — 9 years ago

Anthony A Minne

9.3

Really nice. A perfect mix of dried red and black fruit and tertiary notes. Classic — 10 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1990 vintage. Finally...tasted a bottle that confirmed both the excellence of this particular vintage and this particular producer. Was 0 for 10 prior to this with a few 9.0's, 9.1's and a 9.2 being the highest score. Still much more sleek than the '86, '88 or '89 vintages and currently pretty close stylistically to the linear '96 vintage. Soft yet intriguing nose. Light-medium body. Better than good concentration mid-palate and through a 30-second finish. Some of that beguiling cocoa powder and blueberry feminity confirming a beautiful effort. 4.22.23 — 2 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Taken to The Pocket in Carmel. Nice dark murky tawny color, opaque. Black fruit nose including notes of blackberries and blueberries, gravel stone, mocha, some menthol and some wood. Tannins are resolved, leaving silky fruit. In a good drinking window. — 2 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Old tawny color. Mostly transparent with clear rims. Great old wine nose. Notes of ripe plum, red fruit, some earth and spice, a little kirsch and some herbs. Silky in the mouth. Great texture. Very Burgundian. Still at a nice peak in terms of where it’s at. This was from a great looking bottle with a high fill. Good stuff. — 3 years ago

B

10

1990 Chateau Rayas. Opened and poured right away. Drank this after the 1990 Guigal La Turque and 1990 Chave. This was by far the winner. Elegant, feminine, burgundy-esque. Absolutely perfect. — 5 years ago

Michael Herzog

9.1

Fruit had greatly peeled away but was a fun one to open after this long and really enjoyed it with some beef tenderloin. — 5 years ago

Eli Barton

9.5

This was phenomenal. It’s incredible how youthful and powerful a 29-year old wine can be. Wonderful spicy nose, not a hint of age, beautiful color, great complexity, acidity, and length. This was a real pleasure and very memorable experience. — 6 years ago

with Vicki, Jason and 1 other

Scott D

9.1

Classic Raffault. Secondary Chinon notes of earth, leather but still beautiful fruit showing through — 6 years ago

with Carlie and Lou

Jeffrey Lew

9.6

Crazy nose of black tea and spice. Nice acidity also. Totally surprised me. Great bottle. — 8 years ago

Mike McGlone

9.4

Wine of exceptional quality and depth. Great with lamb dinner. — 10 years ago