Deni

9.4

Absolutely amazing. Lots of good brett. Balanced and delicious. Great dark fruit aromas and flavors. So smooth. Medium high tannins and acidity. Perfect silky texture. A little funk on the nose and palate (positive). Aroma and flavors are out of this world. Leather bag full of cherries and raspberries. Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carmenere. Complex. Delicious 13.5% abv — 10 years ago

Michael McCloskey

10

Good stuff, putting some flames out... — 11 years ago

Jon Tam

9.5

One of the best CDP's out there — 11 years ago

Jonathan Clark

9.2

Nutty, sherry-esque, youthful. Dosed to 11-14g. Just guessing. Flipping out right now! — 11 years ago

Madeline

9.5

Goes beautifully with lamb and beef, Lots of Red currant flavors up front with a soft finish and a bit of tang. Make sure to let it breath. black berry flavors comes out. — 11 years ago

Raoul Gabiam

8.9

Gorgeous. Just needs to air out about 45 mins — 12 years ago

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.9

This time out of magnum, definitely needs more ageing time in this format — 12 years ago

Luke Blanch

9.4

Beaujoulais. Dilla. Chill. — 10 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.6

2013 out of a MAGNUM that is very Rare. The 13 has more structure and body. Fruit and tannin levels also are much bigger, overall I believe this 2013 will outlive the 12's. CB 96 — 10 years ago

with Karen

William Leslie

9.9

First off. You have heard about decanting.... This is a great example. Open and it tastes flat, give it time to breath and the flavors come out. The nose has a nice oak, smokey texture. Taste has a predominant black cherry flavor with nice ripe fruit flavors. Oak remains throughout the taste from start to finish with american oak flavors. An almost cigar smokiness hits immediately with a slight spice....not sure where to compare this to because it's not like a Zinfandel pepper, but more like an allspice. The overall feel is medium bodied with rich cherry flavors and well balanced for a smooth feel. This is a great introduction to Stags Leap without spending $150. — 11 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.2

53 years in waiting for this group... What can I say. Started off much younger than the label would say.. Like the old grand dame of St Estephe.. Nice fruit, wonderful nose, and a pleasant finish to round out a great bottle of wine from a era gone by. Shared with friends like it should be. Looking forward to 2015 to do it all again. — 11 years ago

Nick Wolfe

9.7

This wine is drinking beautifully now. Spice, cherries, and black licorice on the nose. Lovely integration on the palate with balanced acidity, very fine tannins, and a silky texture. Red cherries and dry stone minerality round this out. Nicely long finish too. — 12 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.7

Out of magnum. Holy crap!! — 12 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.3

Great cedar and cassis nose with a matching palate. Persistent without being boring. Earthiness coming out after an hour to balance chocolate covered berries. — 10 years ago

Justin Ennis

10

This is the 1985 Napa Cab and was tasted out of 5 liter. This wine was excellent! Herbal notes with a touch of saddle. I was so surprised by how much red fruit was on the pallet with a wine this old! Amazing! — 11 years ago

boyd

9.4

Classic aged Napa cab. Eucalyptus, bay leaves, and mint initially. As it opened up, more cassis, violet and dried cranberries came out. Lovely wine and wonderful with a meal. — 11 years ago

Jeff Smith

Owner, Rare Champagnes & Wines

9.7

Wow great wine barely aged out magnum beautiful wine — 11 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

10

Out of Magnum. This wine is all time. — 12 years ago

Sanjuana Walters

Skurnik Wines Domestic Portfolio, Freelance Writer

9.8

Sanjuana had this 12 years ago

with Skurnik and Cathy

Monroe Bryant

9.8

Ethereal. — 13 years ago