Manish Rajguru

9.6

Love this, sits right on the tongue. Class all the way. — 6 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.5

California white Burgundy of the highest class. Bottle #2174 of reported 102 barrels. Still lively with prominent acidity in its 14th year. Flavors of hazelnut, cashew, pineapple, lime, granite and orange. Spicy wood flavors. Fabulous depth and power balanced by verve and delicacy. Could be at its height of complexity while showing aging colors and the beginning of matured flavors — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Soft color of faded rose. A very pretty dried cherry and floral nose with a hauntingly pretty midpalate. Very subtle and delicious with obvious age but real class. — 6 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Mike Saviage

9.5

Light tawny color. Great nose. Notes of cherry, rhubarb, dried flowers, brown spice, earth and gravel. Refined in the mouth. A bit tight, even with many hours of air. Yet great balance and class in the mouth and finish. We got more and more excited about this wine as it got into hours 6 and 7... it needed the air to blossom. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

An old favorite. Class Sangio goodness that delivers every time. The ‘97 is fully mature but maintains some youthful vibrancy. — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Super fun wine to get us ready for the Bordeaux Masters Class this afternoon.

Medium garnet core with bricking in the edges. Layered nose with some definite bret, not off putting at all. Notes of barnyard, leather and dried red cherries. Well integrated and balanced. Moderate tannins (6/10) and medium bodied. Very rustic on the palate with some dried red cherries, forest floor and cedar. Long finish. Enough finesse to go another year or two but why wait, drinking well right now. Drink till 2019. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Ryan Sones

10

Did a 20 year vertical. It was a moment of zen. Did it with friends, even better... And had a really cool som walk us through every year. World class. Thanks CD — 9 years ago

Doctor No

9.3

Really good juice, and I've never been disappointed with DP, even in 2011. The 2012 tonight was elegant and pretty. I'm an AFWE taster perhaps, but I love this more than so many overblown high-pointers. All class. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.7

1973 vintage. In magnum. Medium gold. Fresh still. Bruised red apple fruit profile. Huge complexity. Almond paste. Floral development - violets and rose petals. Xmas pudding richness. A world class champagne for the ages. — 10 years ago

Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

10

1994: a favorite (unheralded) vintage, so much class, so much funk — 11 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Rayas on mushrooms. Once the slightly reductive natty blows off, it’s a tender, detailed and savory Garnacha of real class. Heard a lot about Comando G, and my first experience with their wines did not disappoint. — 6 years ago

E & K G

9.5

🤯🤯🤯 Mind blown!!! This regional Bourgogne Le Chapitre out punches anything in it’s class as well as many 1er Cru I’ve had elsewhere. 100% stems which may be what adds the slightly spicy notes that followed the ethereal red berry flavors that just float across your palate. Lived up to the hype! — 6 years ago

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9.7

The 1990 Cristal is remarkable. Polished, nuanced and light on its feet, the 1990 is all class. Citrus, orchard fruit and floral notes are wonderfully lifted throughout. A slight reductive note adds character on the finely knit finish. I can’t think of a better way to start this tasting. Simply put, the 1990 is a total rock star. Moreover, it is much more delicate than most wines from this ripe vintage. Amazingly, the 1990 tastes like it is still not ready! “Nineteen ninety was my second vintage here,” says Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. “It was ideal. The fruit was just perfect. We blocked the malolactic fermentation completely and only fermented 6-7% of our lots in oak, as opposed to the more typical 20%, in order to preserve as much freshness as possible. The wine was made by my predecessor, Michel Pansu, but I was learning. This was the first year I started working with oxygen by reducing sulfites in vinification to pre-oxidize the Chardonnay musts, as I do know, which allows me to get rid of all the unstable, oxidative compounds. With Pinot, on the other hand, you need a little bit of sulfur at crush or you lose the brilliant fruit. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 7 years ago

Aaron Means

9.2

Always world class! — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.4

In a line up with GC burgundy, blinded. Had everyone fooled. Volcanic shallow soil and young vines. Meticulous berry sorting.
Shows Oregon can produce wines of world class potential. Still a baby. Cooler vintage less critically acclaimed, but probably more aligned with burgundy lover preferences. — 9 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.8

Pure expression of old Hermitage, old leather & dried purple flowers, there's still such an intensity of fruit to this though, it's definitely a world class wine... — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Class of the tasting! So rich and elegant. — 9 years ago

Paul Luce

9.5

Pure, Blackberry & black cherry. Absolutely gorgeous. A master class in preparation to drink, Dr Cassetta has skillz — 10 years ago

Evan Malik

9.0

Drinking above its weight class, quite elegant and still youthful — 10 years ago

Will Harahan

9.3

Contrary to other wines, D'yquem is in a class of it's own in terms of Sauternes. There is rarely, if ever, a bad year, although some years, like the 2001, stand out more than others. The disparity in quality from a GREAT d'yquem to a mediocre one & so on isn't as drastic as one might imagine. While the older vintages seem to age VERY well, it isn't as discernible from a recent vintage as other wines. Sauternes, in general are consistent, & none more than d'yquem. — 11 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

Second wine of Château La Lagune. This has definitely some of the class of the grand vin. A Margaux-like elegance, clean fruit, fresh acidity, complexity and well-integrated oak. Would merit a higher score if it wasn't for a vegetal note in the finish. — 6 years ago

Dale Garrison

9.2

Hey simply outstanding Pinot. Bought it at the Argentinian class April 19 Cellar Rat Wine. Rich but not to Tanic. Just a great balanced wine — 6 years ago

Joe D'Angelo

9.9

The 2016 Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande is simply sensational in this vintage. This brilliant wine is made from 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc and it exudes sheer class and elegance. It begins to impress with its beautifully pure aromatics of fresh dark currants, exotic spices, coffee bean, spring florals, graphite, tobacco all taking shape in the glass. On the palate this is medium to full-bodied with remarkable structure, balance and depth. It further impresses displaying striking precision and definition through the long, graceful finish. The 2016 may require a decade of cellaring, but it is such a beautiful wine and clearly has the potential to be an all-time classic from this legendary Château. — 6 years ago

Paul Ashley

9.6

A class act. Cherry and plum. A wine with real intensity and class and only a year in French oak. Terrific — 7 years ago

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9.0

One of the standouts of the vintage, the 2015 Sociando Mallet is all finesse. Light on its feet, gracious and super-expressive, the 2015 speaks to class above all else. The flavors are bright and beautifully lifted in this polished, sophisticated Haut-Médoc. Although a touch light, the 2015 is very pretty. The blend is 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018) — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Third wine in flight four for the Bordeaux Master's Class at Heart's Delight with wines from Saint Julien and Pauillac.

Deep ruby core. Nose was coated with sweet spices, and dark fruits. Solid acidity and medium tannins (6.5/10). Medium plus bodied and mute. Dark and rustic, a touch savory, and earthy. Dry and mouth watering with a long finish. Drink till 2035. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Peter 0'Neill

9.2

I was concerned that this was too young and indeed it's absolutely best days are ahead of it but with plenty of air and a good decant it opened up very nicely and showed its class. — 9 years ago

Katie Becker-Balesky

9.0

High class right bank, great vintage — 10 years ago

with Dann

Andrew Benn

9.3

1995
Drink 'me if you got 'em
Still brings the class Bordeaux elements he strives for — 10 years ago

Kurt Foeller

9.0

One of the richest ultra-premium charts in MR. I prefer Leeuwin Art Series and several others before this, but this is world class wine. — 11 years ago

with Sarah