Johan Bogaert

9.5

Almost mature. Black, fresh fruit. Not overripe. Velvety tannins provide just enough structure and backbone to the wine. Well controlled use of new wood (not overdone). Long aftertaste. 95/100. — 7 years ago

Jay Ciccarelli

9.2

Powerful wine with loads of length. Very youthful with full tannins and balanced acid backbone. Needs to open , feels a funny fase, shut down. — 8 years ago

Richard Adams

9.3

Still evolving and a little green, but nice liquoured cherry and herbs with a solid backbone. — 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

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

Sean Nelson

9.5

2006, from 6L. Elegant, intense, good fruit and 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

Nicole McLendon

9.0

Enjoying this wine! Very smooth.... — 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

Chris McClellan

9.3

Ripe blackberry and cassis, jalapeño and mint, medium + acid backbone and extremely noticeable tannins, but smooth with great finish. Paired with beef wellington... — 7 years ago

George Chen

9.7

Incredible! Again showing 73’s outshining bigger 74’s with maturity! Bright even red fruits and silky tannins seamless front to back with burst of bouquet throughout the hour of pure joy. Took 15 minutes to open and bloom it did with structure and acid backbone. A complete wine! — 8 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

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

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

Alex Xu

9.7

My first lesson in incredible Côte Rotie - black and blue fruit, subtle sweet oak spice, anise and clove. Nice backbone of acid and a transition into earth, leather and a hint of vanilla. Medium grained tannins, super long finish. — 10 years ago

Star Straf

9.3

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

Scott Diaz

9.0

Nice acid backbone. Still has bright fruit but it is at its peak. — 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

Jocholla

9.1

Tannin Vanilla delicious fruit. Blueberry pie. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Dark tawny, almost opaque. Nose of dark black fruit, cedar box, roasted meat, pencil lead, some mint and some forest floor. Smoky. Still young and youthful in the mouth. Tannins integrates but still has a big backbone. Has some power in the finish. Guessed 66 Latour. — 8 years ago

Brittany Bowen

9.4

Perfect combination of sweet, dry and dazzle — 9 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

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

David Hayes

9.4

Outstanding, just starting to bloom. Pure lively fruit with 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

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

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

Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

10

Elegant with lots of power and length. Fantastic wine with a mineral backbone. — 12 years ago