Matt Forester

9.1

Scored well in small Cab tasting. — a month ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

New vintage of this trusted cab. Delicious as always. Layers of cherry, some constraint, smooth. — a month ago

leon egozi

9.5

305 group annual 10 yr Napa cab retrospective — 2 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.5

Ripe black fruit. Expected more oak, tobacco, leather but it’s really a juicy fruited lovely fruit forward wine drinking very well right now. Soft silky mouthfeel. Tannins softened very nicely. Backbone still there, would guess has 3-5 yeqrs left. Nice long finish. Holding up very well and a joy to drink now. — 2 months ago

Bill Bade

9.2

Very good. Had at home. — 2 months ago

Vinovore

9.5

Stunner - incredible freshness, complexity, and balance for a wine this age. Elegance over power. — 3 months ago

Stephen Morgan

9.5

Good, very dry wine!! — 5 months ago

Shay A

9.4

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

Here we are six years after my last ‘88 Montelena and I’m looking at my old review as if I wrote it about this current bottle! So bright and lively. Gorgeous deep ruby color (darker than the ‘88 Leoville Barton). There is a Christmas spice (maybe more mint-driven) aromatic with bing cherries and floral notes. Red fruit to the core with some spiced blackberries, earthy/herbal savoriness, great acidity and a snappy/youthful finish. Cedar and espresso. Held strong over a few hours open. Not falling off a cliff, but don’t miss this window if you have some! — a month ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Hitting on all cylinders. — 2 months ago

Joe Xiang

10

MBA Wine Event — 2 months ago

Robin Bundy

9.4

Color - crimson red. Full bodied, ripe black berry with fine grained tannins. Paired with Picanha, Fraldinha Pork Chop and Ribeye Steak! At Fogo De Chao in Philly. — 2 months ago

Kimberly Lalonde

9.0

With steak — 3 months ago

Katie Butterfield

9.5

Very tasty — 3 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

New Years bottle. No notes; exuberant red fruits, in balance. Still, I preferred a Bourgogne red at the table, as this not suited to my palate, feels somehow monolithic & uni dimensional — 5 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.1

Deep ruby in color; cassis, black plum, and black pepper on the nose; medium acidity; high tannins; tastes like blackberries, black cherries, and eucalyptus with a long finish. It's better after decanting for about 30 minutes. I like it, and Nellie likes it with food. — a month ago

with Nellie

Maggie Harrison

9.4

1986 vintage. showing well 4/10/24. balanced. medium tannins, medium acid. really lovely. I always thought that this wine needed time. — 2 months ago

Lorna Hajdini

9.1

At WS - smooth — 2 months ago

Kate Tanis

9.4

Vacay Mode! — 2 months ago

Daniel veit

9.9

From magnum, this was a beautiful wine with still many more years of life ahead. Showing black currant, tobacco, dried thyme, squid ink and Chinese 5 spice. Stunner. — 3 months ago

Lauren B

9.4

Dark and buttery. — 4 months ago