Brendan Baker

9.3

Cranberry, cassis, persistent tannin. No bricking, no fading at the rim. If anything, this tastes austere. How is this 24 yrs old?! — 8 years ago

Gregor

10

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Paul Mason

8.9

Aggressive dark fruit, more oak (and vanilla), less acid and more 1 dimensional than the Bedrock 2012 from the same vineyard we tried next to it. Will improve with a few years time but not as sophisticated as the Bedrock. — 10 years ago

with Duane

Pascaline Lepeltier, MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Director Rouge Tomate New York

9.1

1981 pale as a peony, lifted by the acid / a really nice surprise — 10 years ago

Chip Davis

8.9

Gorgeous Aglianico! — 11 years ago

Andrew Koszewski

9.0

Great light crisp wine. Citrus bonquet with pleasing acidity. — 11 years ago

Mike Fiorello

8.9

One of the best wines for the price. — 13 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Mmmmmmmmmmm so beautiful. How can you possibly do better than this for $15? Full, thick, deep... sounds x-rated. — 9 years ago

Loc Dao

10

Tremendous wine - no need to decant - paired this with a veal osso bucco and it was perfect - floral, earthy musk but deep well balanced with dark fruit and a spicy finish - highly recommended for the price — 10 years ago

Miguel Castro

9.0

Wonderful balance. Merlot and Tempranillo counterweight the heavy Tanat. Still, a meaty wine for read meats. Velvety and round tho. Some blackberries and forest fruits - little tanine. — 10 years ago

Michael Washabaugh

9.1

Paired well with a lamb, eggplant purée, fava beans, piquolo pepper. Would also pair with a medium rare magret duck or other game. — 11 years ago

Chris MacLean

8.9

A little rounder than I remember but still very solid. — 11 years ago

Morgan Diamant

9.4

Had at thanksgiving 2014 with Fam. Everyone but Lisette really liked it. $21 at Urban Grape (5R).
Dried cherry on the nose. Licorice, funkiness/ mushrooms, earthiness, with a finish of black cherries. Smooth and lovely old-world drinking — 11 years ago

Kendra Riggs

9.2

Liked a lot. Would buy again. — 9 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.6

Tried the '90 recently, spoke of how amazing a producer of Californian Cabernet it is, but just needed a little more time, this '85 is well & truly on point, everything is in balance, there's fruit intensity yes, but the development/complexity/layers are really shining through, outstanding stuff. — 9 years ago

Shawn R

8.9

True Biale wine...pronounced Moon Mountain fruit without question. Strong and dense as you would expect from Biale/Moon Mt. Black raspberry, hints of molasses and pepper on the mid palette. Finishing with a zingy cherry, mocha and baking spice. Recommend another year in the bottle. — 10 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Any wine that can shine from a plastic cup deserves extra kudos. Mistook for a Northern nebbiolo with its structure, detail, & balance, but the fruit is pure southern, pomegranate & black currants. Eye opener (esp for 30$ list). Want to re taste in proper stemware. I think 80% nero di trioa 20% montulpiciano — 10 years ago

with Owen

Mike

9.1

Quirky but nice — 11 years ago

Kelly Longfellow

9.4

Personal house wine. Love the bold flavor and stability — 11 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.7

Our K&L Redwood City staff party at LB steak was fantastic- nothing smaller than magnum allowed! This double mag has been in our cellar since release and has hardly moved at all! Big, powerful, Mountain fruit! — 12 years ago