David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This 09 was upgraded to 100 points by Lisa Perrotti formerly of Robert Parker in 2020. I didn’t taste a 💯 & the first time she & I have been this far apart.

This 09 was velvety, smooth, beautiful & elegant with nicely ripe fruits. But, it really lacked the depth & complexity I have come to expect from this producers bottling.

Touched into 94 with a few sips. Decanted a 1 1/2 hours & enjoyed over the next two hours.

@NepentheBigSur If you haven’t been there, well worth the time to visit. — 5 days ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Okay. Again the same dilemma. If a wine does not meet expectation is it basically bad (for me)? 🤔 because in life everything is relative, right? Any thoughts on puzzling matter??The wine was well balanced, dark red fruit flavors, polished, smooth tannins, good intensity and concentration, but limited length and lacking any meaningful complexity… Eight year old left bank Bordeaux. A fourth or fifth growth winery, maybe not, can’t remember for sure. Do remember what I paid though, $120. Definitely too much for what we experienced this evening…. as to our expectations. — 13 hours ago

with Tammy

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v21. As soon as you open , pour and sniff…imagine crushing a bunch of Cabernet grapes in your hand in the barrel room of a winery, this is the smell you get opening this wine! This wine consistently over delivers.
Nose evolves to soft tobacco.
Luscious, juicy blackberry fruit. Smooth, spicy, velvety, chocolate finish. Great entertaining wine! — 8 days ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Lovely gnarly stuff. Deep savory fruit. Still clear and intense. Some floral notes at the end with a succulent saline quality. Just spectacular. — 5 days ago

with BOT, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Chris Niro

9.4

Fantastic wine. Opened up beautifully in the decanter with nice tannins and a ruby color. — 10 days ago

with Jessica

Nancy Béland

9.3

A win to celebrate 🎉 Zac and Pascale’s wedding. Outstanding ♥️ — 9 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Dark fruit. Sweet edges. Great fruit given the age. Oak softened. Very good — 5 days ago

with BOT, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Totally underrated producer. Love old private reserve, still fresh and fully alive. — 8 days ago

Jocholla

9.1

Black fruit, tobacco, vanilla, cedar, sage, coffee, oak. Great value and will hold up for many years. — 13 days ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Decant for sediment(lots of fine/cloudy sediment) and pour. A majestic tawny dark red color. On the nose: sweet port like with dried plum/cherry, herbaceous, rich soil, mushroom, pepper. Taste: Amazing! juicy, refined, balanced, savory wine with dried cherry, black raspberry, earth, tobacco, mint, and a nice mocha baking spice medium plus finish. YUM! Still delivering at 44 years, and glad to have a few more bottles. — 23 days ago

with Brenda