Joseph Gannon

9.4

serious graphite, hints of leather and pot pourri, this wine for 25 years old is incredibly virbrant and firm, get the feeling it could go another 20 years easily. Drinks like a recent vintage, thanks Bill! — 5 years ago

with Brooke

Joe Ho

9.8

This is just ridiculous. Act 7. Tastes of deep figs/plums up front as if grandma just baked a pie in your mouth. Finished smooth with a tiny bit of spice and more jams that make you want to cry. More of this please. — 5 years ago

Rodney Rosser

10

The “DRC” of Switzerland - drinks like grand cru burgundy - very allocated 36 bottles avail in the us- on my list @shagbarkrva- the only 10 I’ve ever rated — 6 years ago

Ryan

9.5

Buy this wine! It drinks way above $50 price point — 6 years ago

Shawn R

9.5

Slightly green on the nose, no go for me. That blew off with a decant. Deep and heavily extracted yet light and refined when you take a sip. Traditional black and blue fruit yet, drinks more left bank with the Cab Franc peaking through. — 7 years ago

Larry Copeland

9.0

Young nice wine. Nose little fruit - stone red and little fresh leather - drinks red cherry- lite — 8 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

8.9

Very nice 2017, fresh, mineral, medium bodied, drinks really well

Bon 2017 encore une fois, pur, frais, minéral, se boit tout seul et belle qualité pour le prix. 89-90 — 5 years ago

Sherwin Taghdiri

9.2

Fragrance of dark cherry and dark berries.
Drinks smooth and richly with flavors of strawberry, dark cherry/berry and spice. Also hints of leather and earthiness. Has a nice and smooth finish, that leaves a lingering of berries and spice on the palate. — 5 years ago

with Boris and Anne

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.1

An early evening HH at home with a fabulous Bordeaux wine. Color is a dark brown especially on the edges Red fruit and dark plum with a subtle barnyard lingering on the nose. Tastes of black fruit, currant and leather with earthy and smoky flavors and a sweet finish; tannins are mild and drinks smoothly. — 6 years ago

Chris Dockrey

9.5

Needs a decanter, but drinks very well with a full body taste. Excellent with a strong main meal. — 7 years ago

Sherri Cornett

8.9

Val drinks often. Fun label and well rounded, very drinkable mixed well with our holiday, game playing atmosphere. Others were drinking single malt. — 7 years ago

Rob Reynolds

8.9

1978 drinks almost like a sherry. — 8 years ago

with Bill

Raul de la Torre

9.1

Drinks beautiful, like a Lafite — 8 years ago

Matt Konopka

9.0

Bright plummy fruits
15.2 abv.but drinks lighter — 5 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

It’s a very good wine and it drinks very well right now. For me though this is not quite as good as some of the 95s in professional reviews might have suggested. — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Blend of 78% Cab Sauv, 12% Merlot, 7% Cab Franc, 2% Petit Verdot & 1% Malbec, deep Ruby red, concentrated youthful aromas of ripe black fruit, subtle nutty spice & creamy chocolate. Aged 24 months, 85% new & 15% 1-year used American oak. On the palate fresh fruit flavors of sweet plum, black cherry & dried blackberries, with bits of oak & cacao trying to peek through. Tannins are present, but just a tad persistent, reflecting its youth. Long & elegant finish with vanilla & slight mineral tang. Drinks well now, continue to develop over the next 15-20 years, why wait it’s perfect now! Outstanding! Tasting Sample! — 6 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Drinks like aged Rioja with a slightly more meaty palate. Gritty tannin with mature notes of licorice and leather. Cool wine. — 6 years ago

Dan Flores

9.0

Earthy nose, silky on the palate, cigarette ash into firm balanced tannins on the finish. Drinks like it had many years of age-ability — 7 years ago

Kalpesh J

9.1

This drinks bold, can be paired with food or without. So damn good. Another bottle please. — 7 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.0

Ruby violet color. Blackberry, cassis, plum, cedar, and hints of green pepper on the nose. Although there is ripe, supple New World fruit on the palate, it drinks a bit like an Old World Bordeaux. Made from Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. — 8 years ago

with Lisa and Kelly