This is a great wine. If you have the patience, let it sit in the cellar for a while. Still a little young but very drinkable. Definitely not a inexpensive wine but worth it for special occasions — 9 years ago
Your patience will pay off with this one. Tannins have lots of grip. As another reviewer says, 'definitively, yes'! — 9 years ago
Bright, chewy, juicy & lush. Chilled w/grilled Polish charcuterie. $18 — 9 years ago
Wait on this. Need more patience! — 10 years ago
Wow. Forget anything you know about Chardonney. Aroma expands. Long finish. First drinking as apertif, but will pair soon with cod and mango salsa. — 11 years ago
The recipe for greatness in this bottle, equal parts:
• Rutherford's stony, alluvial soil
• Cathy's sage-like light touch in the winery
• The patience for tannin, fruit & mineral characters to become perfectly in sync dance partners
• The generosity of friends to share
• Outstanding drinking companions — 11 years ago
John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company
Perhaps the best box 📦 Wine I’ve ever had. — 8 years ago
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Turkish delight/rose water, orange blossom, white melon, pencil lead, perfectly balanced acidity. Juicy to plush mouthfeel. Lingering watermelon — 9 years ago
This truly is one of the finest red wines ever made. Such heritage, such patience and resilience of a winery in a dire hostile environment . 1995 a classic vintage, tasted 6-28-16. Just thrilling, balanced and sexy. — 9 years ago
Possibly the finest example from one of the great unsung vintages in the history of Oregon Pinot. In rewarding the patience that these cooler years demand, it now expresses deep connectedness and complexity from start to finish: the sensuous perfume of the nose, continuing all the way through to the long and soft effervescence of the finish. This is a decidedly classic vinous composition. — 10 years ago
To say this wine was fantastic is an understatement. Elegant, velvety body with hints of cedar, cinnamon spice. Glad I didn't wait too much longer to open this as the cork was drying out and snapped halfway in the neck. Extracting that cork was like defusing a bomb on Mission Impossible but with much patience we got it out without damaging anything. Phewww!! 😅 — 10 years ago
Nice vin de pays. Keep returning to bottle for more perfumed strawberry preserve and black olive. — 12 years ago
Popped and poured; consumed over three hours. Tremendous Cerretta. Looks like ox blood in the glass...incredible visual with zero signs of age. Intoxicating aromas of kirsch, pie crust, tar, fresh roses, and tiramisu. On the palate it was all kirsch and sous bois supported by a mountain of tannins still, 12 years in. Beautiful acidity and the finish sits with you for well over half a minute. It was still going strong by the time we reached the bottom of the bottle. This wine will last for decades to come and I have expectations for it to start showing its best closer to 2025. Drink with patience or hold. — 8 years ago
I'm generally not fun of '88 Medoc's (Ch. Margaux tasted blind recently was 90 pts. to me).
However this was actually showing really nice tonight and starting to shed those harsh tannins I associate with the vintage....perhaps patience is just required and this could turn into another overlooked (Left-Bank) vintage like the 1966? — 9 years ago
An incredible and consistent value. Wish I had the patience to wait 20 years or access to older vintages. Young, woody, acidic, with strong blood orange on palate. This will be great in 10-20 years, but sadly I will have drunk all of my bottles before then. — 9 years ago
Chris Plance
Continuing my effort to stop drinking young wine...this needed three hours to open. It’s worth it. This has moved from a big style, Cabernet dominated to having finesse. Almost all fruit is gone, hints of earth and patience. #stopdrinkingyourwinesodamnyoung — 8 years ago