LSV

9.0

Light and summery — 4 years ago

Max Reichwage

9.2

39 years old, tertiary town, mushrooms, wax, lots of bottle bouquet, good with dessert! — 5 years ago

Sara Garnett

9.6

Dry, full body. Great — 6 years ago

John Svoboda

9.8

Dark ruby color, with bright acidity in the glass. Sensuous bouquet of plum liqueur, blackberry and cassis. Powerful well balanced and still young fruit in the mouth, well rounded with sweetness penetrating firm tannins. Beautiful long finish that exudes a powerful elegance. A tour de force that is still years from maturity! — 6 years ago

with Rick

Joseph Locke

9.0

Mineral tasting. Good bouquet. Lacks vibrant fruit flavor — 7 years ago

Wally Jackpot

9.6

I have no clue why everybody rated this wine so low, it is a full-bodied strong bouquet vibrant absolutely beautiful — 7 years ago

with Ann

Joe Kaiser

9.1

Finally trying the 2009 Morlet Bouquet Garni the nose has a peppery earthy & the comm#es a blackberry liqueur, the palate I has a rich cassis & blackberry syrup with a couch or pencil lead or graphite and soft tannins integrating in this wine with a long finish! — 8 years ago

Mark Villa

9.2

Outstanding and delicious. A ton of fruit balanced by a ton a acidity. Like a party in the glass. Awesome, truly distinctive, and delicious. — 8 years ago

Bob Busch

9.2

Bouquet where the cab franc comes right out. Love cab franc. Taste is long and delicious. Medium body. — 9 years ago

with Winston

Ryan Key

9.5

WOW. Awesome. Deep, rich body with a wonderful mixed berry bouquet. Would buy again and again. — 10 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

Bouquet of strawberries and rhubarb, fig jam, herbal notes, saddle leather, moderate acidity, cedar box. Lovely. — 5 years ago

with Deked1

Ariel

9.0

Full bouquet, taste of fruit blackberry and aged oak with a noticeable amount of tannin and a loooong finish as it opened up. Going from tangy to spicy and leaves your mouth feeling like it went to sleep for a good 30 seconds. — 6 years ago

Sara

10

Great! Floral, and just dry enough. — 6 years ago

Chris Bensick

9.0

Our other Thanksgiving wine. A bit dried out, but a lovely bouquet. Good cork. Of the recent Leovilles, I prefer the 78 Barton, and next the 81 Las Cases. This comes in third, but not shabby at all! — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Time to taste the 2015 still in barrel. On the nose, it's deep dark cassis with lots of baking spices, spice and dark, fresh floral bouquet. The body is full and ripe. Rich & ripe; blackberries, huckleberries, boysenberries, cream black raspberries, caramel, milk chocolate and lots of baking spices. Tobacco, some graphite, violets, dark florals, crushed dry rocks, gritty volcanic minerals, anise, dark, soft spice, whiff of pepper, good round acidity and a well polished fruity dry tannin finish. It's will develop nicely in 15 plus years. — 7 years ago

Traci Onders

9.3

Big black fruit, great bouquet, dry. — 8 years ago

Pat Sperry

8.9

Xlnt Viognier, honey and crenshaw melon, smooth & rich, ready to drink — 8 years ago

Peterjmaes

9.0

Excellent. Even better the second day. A lot of grip but the tannins are well integrated. — 9 years ago

Paul Borys

8.9

1934 Château Margaux

Top shoulder fill. Semi-opaque at the core, almost like an old burgundy with its brownish hews. Beautiful and graceful bouquet of roses, raspberries that have been baked, very elegant and healthy nose. At first very dry, with the fruit barely hanging on for dear life, but after 15 minutes in the decanted it comes alive with sweet fruit, high acidity and just a kiss of tannin. This is very complex and sublime for about a period of 20-40 minutes, what else could you ask for from a 80 year old bottle of wine.
THANKS DAVE !!

50-5-12-13-5=85+ — 9 years ago

Jay Miele

10

A nose of dried prunes, 30 second finish with minimal tannins. Nice bouquet. Drink within the next few years. — 11 years ago

Pablo Garcia

9.3

Excellent.... fresh ...clean shiny light red color...great bouquet of leather. Iron dried roses..., a beauty.., now I know why people love the produttori!! — 5 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.0

Green granny apples and fresh Bartlett pear with a touch of sage fragrance awaken the senses. Crisp minerality and orchard-picked appley peary brightness zing the palate! Ready for fall tree fruits now! — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Had older vintages, the ‘07 was released in late 2015, great but still has time to bottle age. Decant 2 hours before drinking. Tempranillo with about 15% Mazuelo (Cariñena), concentrated bouquet of berry fruits with spice. On the palate cherry and plum flavors, well balanced for a difficult vintage. Lingering, crisp and focused, tight tannins ending with a mineral character and earthy tones, a traditional Rioja. Stock up on the ‘07, there is no ‘08, but ‘09, ‘10 & ‘11 will be released Wow! 900 cases US! — 6 years ago

Mark Osmers

9.0

A lovely blend with a light bouquet of fruits and mild oak flavor — 7 years ago

Jeremy Bowen

9.7

Blueberry and spice bouquet. Rich and smooth palate. A great wine for a special occasion. Happy anniversary to us! Thanks Molly! — 7 years ago

Knox Knox

9.1

This is definitely a great bottle. High alcohol but once it opens up the bouquet is marvelous; Vanilla, baking spices, fresh berries and cream. All upfront taste... bright fruit, berries, orange notes, red apple skin, medium-high tannins but all upfront clean finish, surprisingly light body. I would recommend this wine and would be an easy seller with a decent price point. — 7 years ago

Linda

9.2

Minimal bouquet. Smooth eminently drinkable light red — 8 years ago

Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

9.4

The 2005 has developed wonderful bouquet. Alcohol seems higher than the 13.5 listed on bottle. — 9 years ago

Garrett Smith

Sommelier Restaurant DANIEL

9.7

Stunning immediately. Just increased in bouquet over two hours. C'est parfait — 9 years ago

Ian Blackburn

9.0

1968 Vega-Sicilian "Unico"
I have not tasted many wines from Ribera that are of this age. For my birth year - 1968 - I have spent most of my celebrations tasting Rioja - 1968 is a fantastic Rioja vintage. I estimated at 68 would also be fantastic for Ribera (at $300 plus per bottle this was a big bet). The color is spectacular at 46 years; this particular bottle was in exceptional condition. The nose is detailed with bouquet of mediterranean olive, peppercorn, smoked ham and baking spices. A time capsule. In Rioja the wines finish with wonderful seems of acidity, stone, winemaking style and terroir - in this Ribera the wine does not finish with the same punctuation but finishes with an elegance and refinement that speaks to the greatness of this wine but was probably better a decade ago. 91-points for this bottle. — 10 years ago