Canon Thomas

9.6

Showing very golden. More Chablis style. — 5 years ago

Eric

9.1

Drive by tasting at SFO. Cloying nose. Palate was better. — 6 years ago

Matt

9.3

Tar, raisin, soaked fig, cherry pit, wilted violet, hung meat, boudin noir, leather, cinnamon, cocoa powder, honey, truffle, scorched earth, roasted herbs, camphor, black tea. Wears the vintage well. More moderate frame (relatively speaking) showing some consistent grip throughout, surprised by the acid support this has, makes for a plausible argument about whether or not to continue aging. So tertiary and savory right now. — 6 years ago

Michael Simonetti

9.6

Dream. Herbs. Game. Fruit. — 8 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.5

Tasted side by side with the 1976 Cos. Extremely youthful for a 20 year wine. Earth, mineral, and lovely vibrant fruit. Finishes with a touch of cracked pepper and some pleasant funk. Gorgeous for a second wine. — 9 years ago

with Frank and ADAM

Lauren Fowler

9.0

I'm not normally swayed by beautiful bottles...but on top of being a really beautiful rose, this was also a really beautiful bottle. Just a hint of sweetness peeking through the dry. Another crowd pleaser. — 10 years ago

PSH

9.7

$80 applejack Xmas 2015 — 10 years ago

Nina Tao

9.7

The temptation with these rare, special bottles is to keep waiting for the "right occasion" to open them, which of course means they never get opened. And then sometimes the mood takes you and you just go with it. And you get rewarded by something extraordinary. — 11 years ago

Nick Piccone

8.9

Idk it's rosé on a beach — 11 years ago

Steve

9.3

Excellent wine to go with finest English cheddar — 11 years ago

Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

9.9

#RaidingTheCellar @ NoMad: Joly Coulee de Serrant by-the-glass via @Coravin #WaxyGolden&GardenFresh #70+BTG — 13 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Reddish tawny. Nose is closed and not yielding much. I get cranberries, some cherries, iron and stones, some wood. Has a high pitched character to it. Has some pucker in it yet. Tight with ample acidity. I guess 97 Vogue Bonnes Mares. In my experience this wine has had some variations in its performance. Today it was better than most, but suffered by not getting ample air before it was served. — 6 years ago

Ming L

9.2

The deep and effusive nose opens with bright cheery (more red than black), plum, cedar, followed by licorice, light espresso, and hint of lavender and fresh herb. Taste is on the riper and darker side with lightly stewed black fruits, fig, caramel, and touch of smoke. The plush and somewhat port like palate is countered with round but racy acidity.
From magnum. It feels wasteful to drink this cab at such a young age, but who am I to complain! — 6 years ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Butterscotch and cherries. — 7 years ago

Clayton R Strong

9.3

Just how Chardonnay should be! True to the varietal and not much influence by the winemaker. Classic here, nothing amazing but just solid wine. — 9 years ago

with Tiffany

Oddes

8.9

Année 2009
Charnu et sensible. Très bon — 10 years ago

James Dewis

9.2

Went great with food, tannic by itself. — 10 years ago

Anaïs Jollivet

9.0

#noel #verlinvest — 10 years ago

B

10

1990 DRC La Tache Grand Cru Burgundy. Drank at A&S's for birthday lunch. Such a treat by K. It was as great as we hoped it would be. Enjoyed with lamb chops. Beautiful brick color and absolutely no hard edges to the wine. Beautiful. — 11 years ago

Mike W

9.0

Fruity, nice and dry. — 11 years ago

Jeff Clavier

9.4

Blown away by that wine. I'll take back anything snarky about Brits knowing nothing about wine.
— 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

If I am having an Allen Brothers Ribcap, I am also opening a good bottle of Bordeaux.

The 08 Bordeaux vintage goes down in the record books as good not great. This is not nearly as good as the 2000 I had a few years back...one of the few 10’s I’ve scored since starting to write notes. However, it does drink better earlier than 2000.

Ten years in bottle was just the right amount of time to check in on this 08. It will continue to improve over the next 5-7 years and hold another 8-10 years with proper storage.

With the first sip, it was elegant, refined and showing it is Latour’s close relative. My next thought was how good it will be with the Ribcap. Good on its own but, even better with steak.

It shows classic Bordeaux style. Just ripe fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, plum, dark cherries, hints of blue & purple fruit. The tannins nicely round and velvety. The structure, tension, length & balance are just starting to hit their groove. Black licorice, black tea, stones, dry loamy topsoil, dark rich earth, less pencil shaving, soft leather, understated baking spices with withering; dark, red and blue florals. The acidity was nicely executed. The finish is; stunning, elegant and very well balanced with excellent persistence.

Photos of; Chateau Latour, iconic building that since in the middle of their Estate vines, barrel room and wide shot of their estate.

Side note. Having visited Latour three times, it has always been the most clean & pristine winemaking facilities I’ve seen in my many world wine region travels. You could eat off the floor. For me, they are the “King of Kings” in Cabernet. — 6 years ago

Kent Aron Vabø

8.9

Pizzasted i Malmø — 7 years ago

Keith Taylor

8.9

Wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer afternoon. — 8 years ago

Lisa Lim

9.1

Mitsui house; no grit, still a bit sour, but pleasantly surprised at the balance — 9 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

8.9

May 10, 2016. Lunch wine, day 2 l'Ecole du Vin. 70% merlot, 10% each Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, & Petit Verdot. Well balanced lovely — 10 years ago

Rashmi Primlani

9.5

Blown away by the liveliness with floral highlights of a wine that is nearly as old as me. — 10 years ago

Guy Davies

9.1

Much brighter fruit on nose than 2004. Zesty by comparison. Actually a slightly more delicate, gentle texture. Less intensity and a bit shorter on the finish. — 11 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.4

Crazy good paired with dipping into gamba al ajillo (emphasis added), at Napa's groovy/real Zuzu, catching a classic deeply dirty nose while still sporting sun-drenched fruit that initially reworks one's first blush front mouth with an iodine edge that morfs into red and black fruit edgy with acid/tannin slow dancing to the depths and begging for another pinch of broth soaked chewy freshly baked bread and the associated next swig of this sweet juice...rhythmically stellar by day or by night😎🌌👣🍷🌀🎼

PS hit Zuzu (friendly, delicious and real...

— 11 years ago

Kaye Knox

9.0

Yummy. Great sale@ central market right now $14 as I recall. — 11 years ago