John T

8.9

Pleasant red table wine. Would go to this if I was in the mode of using red table wine as s standard for dinners during the week day. — 9 years ago

Mike Betts

10

W T F - if u can u should. — 10 years ago

Art Kuo

9.0

Entering yummy phase. If there is such thing as shouting in a restrained tone "BORDEAUX" — 10 years ago

Guy Davies

8.9

1999. Slightly underwhelming. Nice stuff, earth and meat on the nose, relatively light body, bit of a smoky finish, but not that long. If blind I would have had this as something more humble. — 10 years ago

George Chen

9.3

Neck fill and cork tight and sweet sounding when you pull it. You almost can tell if a bottle will be good by how the cork comes out. Juicy still with dark cranberry notes, pure of fruit and melted tannins and acid backbone. Love it as not sure how these 75's would have aged. — 11 years ago

Jeffrey Bencus

Head Sommelier Julian Serrano, Las Vegas

9.5

Still very alive. Great focused acidity and a surprising amount of gas even if it does look like rosé at this point. Delicious! — 11 years ago

Garrett Smith

Sommelier Restaurant DANIEL

9.3

Similar to its Margaux brother house '59, if not as great fruit remaining. — 12 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.8

If there were ever an archetypical Syrah, Jamet's Cote-Rotie would be a strong candidate. To me this is a pure expression of a classic Northern Rhone Syrah. It is not a single site, but a blend of terroirs, encompassing over 20 sites mostly from hard rock schist bedrock with little to no topsoil. There is NO Viognier in this wine like one might expect from most Cote-Rotie that might have 1-5% co-fermented.

Importantly, there is also a lot less of the oak character that can dominate and overwhelm many Northern Rhone wines. The oak maturation, while not short at 22 months, only uses 15% new oak with no trace of it on the palate as it is perfectly integrated. Grape bunches are whole cluster fermented and macerated for up to 3 weeks.

The 2007 we have here was drinking superbly for a young wine, showing lively and racy layers of peppercorn spice, roast beef, and warm blackberry and currant fruit from the hot 2007 vintage. While from a warm vintage, not a hair is out of place. Density and purity exude from the nose and hint at what a brilliant future this wine has. Perfect acidity and fleshy ripe tannin provide the backbone structure for father time to peel back the layers of this beauty. I will be chceking back in 5 years at the earliest. — 9 years ago

Mark Lipton

9.4

If you have to drink a 2011 Napa Cabernet, this is the one. Overcomes the flimsiness and off-centered taste of many of its peers. Blueberry, suggestive of Alexander Valley cabs, is present in spades, and wonderful, smooth, and satisfying midpalate and finish. — 10 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.1

Bordeaux in style, but apparently my wife disagrees so not sure if I had the right wine. Didn't pick up on much fruit on this one but heck maybe i grabbed one of the Bordeauxs. — 10 years ago

with Janet, Jorge and 1 other

Tyler Thomas

9.0

Riper flavors than I remembered, but lovely if tense structure. — 11 years ago

Jason Boland

10

This gets a 11+ rating if it was possible. The gods would be so lucky to have a sip of this. Incredible wine for Christmas. Such a light color for the age. So round and perfect. Finish that never ends. Doesn't get better. — 11 years ago

Michael Lobaza

9.7

Excellent offering from ifyouseekaywine.com. — 13 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.3

What a sublime and elegant wine. I'd be turned off by the waiting list but now that I have my hands on a bottle...holy heck it is just so refined. Not a jam-monster, not too light...it is the Goldilocks of Zin. Blog review coming shortly but know getting on the list is good if you like an aristocratic Zin. If you don't it may not be your jam...literally. But I am INTO this. — 9 years ago

Peter Slagowitz

9.4

Fantastic 95 Super Tuscan. Nose had hints of vanilla, soft earth a light spice. On open was smooth if a touch flat then after 45 minutes it opened to let dark fruit notes of blackberries and cassis come out. Sublime. — 10 years ago

Bethany Jackson

9.3

Got better the longer it was open. Still had some tannin. Unknown if appropriate storage conditions. — 10 years ago

Petter P

9.4

Light young temptatious wine with a delicate nose of rose, rasberries and fresh cherries. Its aproachable but i believe it will develop more even if its not a wine for long keeping. Light tastes of cherries and minerals. — 10 years ago

Kevin Neal

9.3

This stuff if great — 11 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.6

Like more vivacious Bordeaux. If Sofia Loren were a wine — 11 years ago

Michael Thompson

9.2

The new 2011 vintage if Orin swifts prisoner still very young with really bright fruit — 13 years ago