Bob McDonald

9.7

Colour of burnished copper. Notes of strawberry raspberry and tomato leaf. On palate savoury strawberry notes with hints of toffee minerals and a touch of honey. The blend varies between 60 to 70% Pinot Noir and 30 to 40% Chardonnay - zero Pinot Meunière. A full bodied Champagne of profound intensity which assaults all of the senses and will easily reach its 20th Birthday. The full package and stunningly good. Like all great wines It changed over time showing different nuances and flavours. — 7 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.3

I have been surprised more than once over how certain vintages of Lafite can seem muted for a long time and then miraculous bounce back and show fantastic at 30+ years.
That being said I doubt this will ever reach the 98-100 range for me....
(1995 enjoyed a few months ago was in a different league). — 8 years ago

with Kenneth

Ben Sacks

9.2

Very consistent Cab. While not a single-vineyard, I find its a solid expression of lush fruit and silky "Rutherford Dust" tannins. The '12 was pretty silky, I wouldn't reach for it to accompany a dinner but it's a crowd-pleaser on its own. — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This has really fleshed out and is very approachable since I last visited this. Sweet, rich red & black currant fruits, cedar, leather, graphite and tobacco. Nice length, med weight and just starting to reach its prime drinking window. — 8 years ago

Max Kelly

9.6

This is seriously good. Lovely ripe, rich, red fruit on the nose, with enormous depth and compelling notes of earth and minerals. I could sniff this all night. The palate doesn't quite live up to the nose - just a little closed in, in need of a few more years to reach its peak. Still, with air the texture began to show seductive, velvety notes and superb length. This is good now, but will be excellent when ready. — 8 years ago

with Eli and Chris

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Chandler Bing! That was a dark cherry master. — 9 years ago

with Sean

Callie Parkinson

9.4

Stayed at the winery (Nov 2015)
Love this wine — 9 years ago

Stewart Lang

9.2

Beautiful wine, with a fantastic finish. I really believe that, for me personally, this will rate reach a 9.8-10 rating with just a few more years to mellow. — 10 years ago

Stacey Jaros

9.7

This wine is very delicious. — 11 years ago

Kris Dahl

9.2

Nice with a bit of spice. — 8 years ago

Noel Geisen

9.2

Elegant and powerfull. Great wine, still lots of tannine, needs a few more years to reach it's peak but already delicious. — 8 years ago

Doctor No

9.3

A great wine in an underappreciated vintage. This hits all the classic high end Bordelaise notes of clean cassis fruit, bits of graphite and a light and almost imperceptible bit of green pepper. The nose is complex and lush and beginning to reach maturity but quite a bit of fruit still remains. Decent core of acidity and tannins still not fully resolved suggest this will continue to age well, but this comes across really well for 12y old. — 8 years ago

Christina Ahlheim

9.1

Very nice, smoky. $58/bottle. Chandler Hill on v-day — 8 years ago

Jason Jones

9.5

Second bottle of this I've had, not quite as good as previous but still delicious. 13.9% alcohol. After having these old Caymus bottles one has to wonder if the new stuff will ever reach these heights. — 8 years ago

with Erin

John Westfall

8.9

Here is 2009 red blend from Chandler Reach. From Yakima Valley and perhaps Yaktown's better gift to us. Good dark fruit plum and date tones with spicy finish that lingers... for about a week. I like the 25% Cab Franc nice touch in the blend. — 9 years ago

Ashlee Howarth

8.9

Gonna need a lot more of these to reach conference pace — 9 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

2008, A great Bordeaux that needs more time to reach its peak. It was decanted a bit before sipping but not enough. The wine had a deep Bordeaux color, the nose is full of black current, chocolate , coffee and smokey earth, it has a full body with firm tannin that needs to open up and will soften with time, long dry finish. My score 90+, drink 2016-2022 — 10 years ago

Evan Brody

9.2

I couldn't wait and had to try one from the new shipment. Solid wine on night one, but pretty incredible on night three. I would recommend waiting a few years to let it reach its real potential. — 10 years ago

Erin Sullivan Di Costanzo

9.4

Sooooooo fresh. — 11 years ago

Becky Gelber

9.4

Earthy spicy bold plum & berry — 8 years ago

Tierney H

9.2

2012 vintage, just as good as the 2013. Paired with a lasagna. — 8 years ago

Kasu Sista

9.8

Beautiful wine. Very balanced with the right amounts of fruit, acidity, alcohol and very silky tannins. Inky purple. Six years old and drinking nicely. Probably another 5 or more to reach peak. Every bit a Monte Bello. — 8 years ago

O.j. Gilder

9.2

Fruity in a good way. Smooth with no aftertaste. Perfect amount of dryness for me — 8 years ago

Randy Nielsen

9.6

Christmas Eve 2016 — 8 years ago

Jeff D.

9.5

Stony hill is my favorite producer of Chard in the Valley! This was no exception — 8 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.7

How else to warm up for a trade tasting of invigorating Champagne this afternoon? Penetrating Sercial Madeira from the year that brought us the Boy Scouts of America. If wine were merit badges perhaps I'd nearly be an Eagle by now... After this evening's tasting I'll have quite a heavy merit badge sash for Champagne -an obsession that can reach no surfeit -it becomes more fascinating and evermore nuanced. For the moment however I'm awash in crushed kumquats in honey, marmalade, hazelnuts and roast peanuts -all layered among so much more in one of the richest Sercial Madeiras I've tried to date. — 9 years ago

Katell Pleven

9.1

Wonderful wine for the price especially within the reach of any serious wine buyer. — 9 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.5

As spectacular this wine was with its rich tannic structure and the strong black fruit on the opening, I think that this wine needs many more years to reach its prime. — 10 years ago

Marco AM

9.4

Fruity, light and fresh — 11 years ago

Donald Mason

9.8

Under the radar grape! Norton...savage, well, don't know exactly what that means. ;) Try it and you may find out. Enjoy this at Chandler Hill winery in Defiance. — 12 years ago