Super delicious and nicely done. — 10 years ago
It needed an hour decant to come around and blow off the barnyard funk. After that, elegance, ruby blue and red soft fruits; blueberries, bright cherries, fresh juicy strawberries, some cooked green bell early on that gradually faded, steeped tea, soft saddlewood & minerality, a touch of easy wet black earth, pebbles. The 88 has all the classic characteristics and elegant finish one comes to expect from Pichon Lalande. Not their best but pretty darn good on Christmas Eve into Christmas. Merry Christmas all!!! — 10 years ago
Red blend from Sonoma at The Vine! — 10 years ago
A smooth standard — 12 years ago
Last bottle of last vintage, lavender fizz — 9 years ago
Such a beautiful sparkling. Refined and restrained. Lovely. — 9 years ago
My favorite Malbec ever. I will definitely drink this again. — 10 years ago
1997 Joseph Phelps
Proprietary Red
"Insignia"
Napa Valley, California
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Ideal drinking window
Perfectly Mature
Impeccably Balanced
Developed Secondary Flavors
Black and Blue Fruit
Tannins fully evolved
Glad to drink now!
Paired with New York Strip Steak
— 10 years ago
Rich without being cloying. Could use a touch more zing of acidity but the fruit and brioche are very nice. — 10 years ago
Absolutely stunning, the wine of the evening in a tough crowd. So many notes on nose, hung meat, sweat, earth, blue cheese, orange, cardamom pepper and ginger with some hoisin sauce...magnificent. Silken and exotic on palate as well, so smooth now fully mature, resonating finish of the above. Stupendous. 1982 vintage. — 11 years ago
Ethereal. — 12 years ago
Darker Ruby with aromas of big red fruits and slight spice. On the palate bold black cherry, blackberry and plum with rich tannins around some oak. Well balanced the fruit stays with this wine on a lingering finish. — 9 years ago
Smooth, easy, sweet — 10 years ago
"yeah fine" — 10 years ago
About as good as California Pinot gets in my humble opinion! — 10 years ago
Dark purple-indigo. Classic Bordeaux nose of damp earth and tobacco. Medium body. Blue and black fruits integrated with wood, tobacco, leather. Soft tannins over long finish. Lovely drinking! — 10 years ago
Solid accoutrement to labor and sales figures. End of night treat. Lots of blue and black fruits. Dried leaves and black soil. — 11 years ago
Chris England
Latest vintage of Tig @ £67 & wow it's another winner 😍👏 drinking great already after 3hrs 💨 but set for stardom - buy this beauty 😉
🍇 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cab S & 5% Cab F
🍷 Deep Ruby w/ purple hue
👃 Red cherry, spiced blackcurrant w/ sweet black & blueberries through mocha, minerals & smoke
👄 Med+ bodied ripe creamy smooth rich blackcurrant, red & dark berries through mocha in super fine tannins
🎯 Long black & blue berries slight sweet finessed linger — 9 years ago