Karen Wade

9.0

Majestic absolutely lovely worth paying extra for Christmas Day! — 8 years ago

Brittany Bowen

9.4

Perfect combination of sweet, dry and dazzle — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.3

One of the wines of vintage 02 @ £93 & drinking lovely now in a good place 👍

🍇 58% Cab S, 38% Mer, 3% Cab F & 1% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Minerals & pencil lead pushing through earthy wet leaves, soggy spiced blackcurrant, smokey oak & plum jam

👄 Med smooth body of earthy liquorice infused punchy ripe blackcurrant w/ fine tannins & mineral backbone

🎯 Long earthy touch dry liquorice blackcurrant dominated dark fruit creamy mocha smack & mineral hit — 9 years ago

Derek Hearst

9.2

This is developing really well but I would hold on to this vintage for a few more years. Nice smooth tannins at this stage that give a nice backbone to the earthy tobacco and stewed cherry and raspberry. This was enjoyable now but the best days are ahead. — 9 years ago

Ming L

8.9

Delicious, silky and mellow. But where is the complexity and backbone? Nevertheless an enjoyable wine. — 10 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.1

Having this one again and thoroughly enjoying it. Nice creaminess. Delicious with roast chicken. — 10 years ago

Eric Blackshear

9.5

Wow. Just wow. Great Paso Syrah.....
This merits a few bottles bought when I visit next. — 10 years ago

with Lora

Star Straf

9.3

Well balanced between acidic and citrus with nice finish significantly better then others at this price point — 11 years ago

Kyle Tung

9.0

Great at bringing out flavors. Soft tannins. Not too dry. — 11 years ago

with Kasea

Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

9.4

Cheapie from a good maker & a great region - went very well with eye fillet and chips at the Kingscliff Beach Hotel — 11 years ago

Mark Leyendecker

9.8

Hard to beat this for perfect balance. Oak is in the background. Beautiful acidic backbone. In the zone but the drinking window has just begun. Fantastic wine. — 8 years ago

Erin Sclar

9.0

Bright red and black fruit, cinnamon, and sweet baking spices, with well integrated smoke and cedar. Backbone is the perfect name for this more structured, bold Oregon Pinot. — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.6

A standout from @David From The 504 that illustrated the length and backbone of a RIdge MB with some solid bottle age. Sage, eucalyptus, dusty tannins, bruised plum and rich earth. A nice counter balance to the younger big gun Napa cabs. — 9 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

David Hayes

9.4

Outstanding, just starting to bloom. Pure lively fruit with backbone — 10 years ago

Eugene Kim

9.1

This wine was built for aging but unfortunately was closed this evening. Very tight and closed. Nice body, tannic backbone intake, but not letting go of the fruit that is present. Would wait a few years before heckling in. — 11 years ago

Vijay Parikh

9.0

This 2000 vintage bottle needs four hours to open up. Well balanced with black and red fruits acid forming nice backbone and a medium finish . Great value! — 11 years ago

Shana Wall

9.3

#2000 #ChateauMalescot #StExupery #GrandCruClasse 50% #CabernetSauvignon 35% #Merlot 10% #CabernetFranc 5% #PetitVerdot this 3rd Growth #Margaux is full of ripe Fruit... tart Raspberry, Cranberry, Blackberries, Blackcurrant, strong Salinity, Earthy & Savory, Strong Green Bell Pepper backbone, Sage, Thyme, Woodsey, Mocha & hint of Vanilla, Clove Spice & Cinnamon, Cologne... A Masculine wine, sexy & full of life still...! A perfect #Valentines treat❤️ Bottoms up! #Cheers 🍷👍👏👏 — 11 years ago

Bacchus Junior

8.9

Decanted because last time we opened '07 it was a snoozer. This time the acidity was paired with red fruit, an enticing sourness and a strong finish. Tannins provided a hint of backbone, nothing to stop this from being a wine you couldn't drink on its own. — 12 years ago

Serter

9.6

I really dig this one. Sweet but balanced. Darker and bolder than expected but not disappointed — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.4

Deep garnet red, no bricking on the edges. Layered nose with a touch of brett, bright cherries, perfume and forest floor. Heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Smooth and elegant attack with perfumed notes, crushed gravel and dried cherries. Excellent backbone and dry, long finish. Drink till 2032. — 9 years ago

with India

Sarantino Kaptanis

9.4

Absolutely delicious and silky. Amazing flavours that keep on evolving. A top top white wine for sure! — 9 years ago

Gordon Walker

9.2

Still quite lively, great birth year wine. Supple tannins, hints of dark fruit, solid structure backbone and integrated aromas — 10 years ago

Berg

9.3

Very good bottle, haven't had an 04 in a bit. Toastier than I remember previous bottles of 04, hint of coffee, apples, great backbone. Think this is evolving nicely. — 10 years ago

Sean Nelson

9.5

2006, from 6L. Elegant, intense, good fruit and backbone. — 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. — 10 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.0

Perfect at 35K feet. Huge vanilla caramel custard favor. — 11 years ago

Deborah Parker Wong

10

Steven Mirassou's Bordeaux blend has some of the best qualities of 2011: lifted, aromatic, varietal character and a backbone of acidity and minerality that will age for 20+. — 11 years ago

Phil Handford

9.4

Very easy drinking and smooth on the palate. — 11 years ago

Kell Mc

9.2

Dry sauv blanc nose, slight fruit finish — 12 years ago