Vanessa

9.1

Bouquet of strawberries and rhubarb, fig jam, herbal notes, saddle leather, moderate acidity, cedar box. Lovely. — 6 years ago

with Deked1

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! — 7 years ago

Sara

10

Great! Floral, and just dry enough. — 7 years ago

Joseph Locke

9.0

Mineral tasting. Good bouquet. Lacks vibrant fruit flavor — 8 years ago

Daniel March

9.4

Fantastic bouquet, super floral notes, blackberry, creme de cassis, minerals, vanilla, oak, just big time terrior. A great vintage, great balance, great finish, just a great wine. Worth the money. — 9 years ago

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! — 9 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.5

V13. Very good today, great tomorrow! Very nice cedar bouquet, deep blackberry and plum fruit with a spicy and very slight green pepper finish . Wine is really good today , but there is a slight "newness" that will eventually round out. Enjoyable dinner wine. — 10 years ago

Bryan Flewelling

8.9

All kinds of delicious dark fruit...juicy and baked blueberry. For the $ it's a knockout.--2010 vintage — 10 years ago

Garrett Smith

Sommelier Restaurant DANIEL

9.7

Stunning immediately. Just increased in bouquet over two hours. C'est parfait — 10 years ago

Ryan Key

9.5

WOW. Awesome. Deep, rich body with a wonderful mixed berry bouquet. Would buy again and again. — 11 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.5

Bouquet of faint new plastic garden hose. In a good way. In some way it reminded me of aspects of older Wachau Riesling. Deep reddish pink rosé colouring. Tea, honey, apricot, mint, caramel, spices, those waxy candies when you were a kid... superb. — 6 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!! — 6 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! — 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! — 8 years ago

Bob Busch

9.8

Floral bouquet, clear, dark ruby color. The play between dark fruits and spice dazzle the palate for an exquisite period. Tannin and acid in balance for a very special wine. — 9 years ago

with David and Winston

Karen Fricke

10

Light dry crisp smooth lovely! — 10 years ago

Peterjmaes

9.0

Excellent. Even better the second day. A lot of grip but the tannins are well integrated. — 10 years ago

Bob Busch

9.2

Bouquet where the cab franc comes right out. Love cab franc. Taste is long and delicious. Medium body. — 10 years ago

with Winston

Edmond Ng

9.9

Beautiful bouquet. Smell of roast meat. — 11 years ago

Jay Miele

10

A nose of dried prunes, 30 second finish with minimal tannins. Nice bouquet. Drink within the next few years. — 12 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.4

Coming from an exceptional vintage, the 2005 Viña Tondonia from R. Lopez de Heredia is a compelling blend of Tempranillo (75%), Garnacho (15%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%), all sourced from their estate vineyards and aged for six years prior to bottling. This sensational wine opens with a bright bouquet of leather, cranberry, orange rind, forest floor and suggestions of black tea. Showing incredible focus and poise, this balanced Rioja is framed around flavors off leather, red cherry, teaberry, Mandarin orange and pipe tobacco that sit alongside brisk minerality, as the wine shows tremendous freshness and length through the long finish. This is an absolute stunning effort from this storied Estate and should continut to drink beautifully for years to come. Drink 2019-2035- 94 — 6 years ago

Sara Garnett

9.6

Dry, full body. Great — 7 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! — 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. — 8 years ago

Traci Onders

9.3

Big black fruit, great bouquet, dry. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Sweet red berry fruits, with some earth, leather and spice, ethereal bouquet very elegant and a silky mouth feel. I love Palmer and rate the 70 equal to the 66. — 10 years ago

Matt Lierz

9.5

Fruit filled nose bouquet, red cherry palate with long/strong acidic finish. — 10 years ago

Michael Januszeski

10

Sweet bouquet reminiscent of carmellized sugar upon opening. Wonderful fruit and outstanding depth of flavor with potential to continue evolving over several more years. — 10 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+ — 10 years ago

George Chen

9.5

Drinks better now than 61...more lushness and full bouquet. Haunting layers of flavor, beautifully extracted front to back balance is amazing!!! — 12 years ago