Larry Frierson

9.8

2001 vintage? Please. Only Krug could produce a wine this good from such a bad vintage. It has massive strength, minerality, a finish that dances on your palate. Tastes 20 years younger. You almost forget how wimpy the mousse is. — 6 years ago

with Craig

Gary Grose

9.2

Raise your hand if you like Felsina? Ok, too many hands up. I get it. Consistent and predictable in a good way. Not everyday chianti but fun nevertheless — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Joint review w/ Deena & Burgnut on Vivino 👍 Been eager to try this vintage @ £135 of one of my fav Napa Cabs 😍 This 2013 is in your face gorgeous ❤️

🍷 Opaque deep ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Spiced peppery blackcurrant, black cherry, dark plum, red berry, minty herbs, blueberry & liquorice w/ violets

👄 Full bodied punchy smooth creamy intense ripe sweet spiced blackcurrant & black cherry wallop w/ violet liquorice & cocoa

🎯 Long blackcurrant, violet liquorice & cocoa cherry purple teeth stain 😈 — 8 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.3

What a sublime and elegant wine. I'd be turned off by the waiting list but now that I have my hands on a bottle...holy heck it is just so refined. Not a jam-monster, not too light...it is the Goldilocks of Zin. Blog review coming shortly but know getting on the list is good if you like an aristocratic Zin. If you don't it may not be your jam...literally. But I am INTO this. — 9 years ago

Michael Steele

9.9

This Pinot is one of the best I've had. It surprised me with a fuller body that your typical Pinot, almost like a Cabernet! — 9 years ago

Jo Anne B

9.3

A bold explosion in your mouth. Dave can take it from here...... — 10 years ago

with Kim, Dave and 2 others

Nicholas Ives

8.9

My kind of wine. Strong and in your face without being too dry. — 10 years ago

James Leahy

10

Take your pick, @Delectable Wine ! All were brilliant, although the younger Bourgogne and Cote Rotie took the spotlight. Brilliant wines top to bottom. — 10 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.2

Extremely concentrated and dense so if you're in the camp of "bigger is better" (well, then you're wrong ;-), this will be right up your alley.
Impressive for its sheer strength this should have a long life ahead and I look forward to tasting it again with 10+ years in the cellar.
— 10 years ago

Shannon Marie Latting

10

"...but everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece...jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash..." - "Royals" by Lorde — 12 years ago

Julian Gross

9.2

This is just a delicious brut rosé, really one of the best out there that isn’t four figures...beautiful fruit that melts on your tongue, just excellent — 6 years ago

Alicia Cypress

9.3

Another beautiful bottle. Plenty of fruit wrapped by herbs. Stunning aroma and a silky deep palate that warms your insides. — 7 years ago

Jeff Clavier

9.3

When a friend says: “Hey, let’s open a few bottles of your birth year” 😜 — 8 years ago

Jeremy Wilson

9.2

If you like a robust Pinot Noir this is your ticket! — 8 years ago

with Andrea

Taj Ubom

9.7

Soft on the palate. One of the best!! BUY ASAP. Hints of cherry. Drink this wine with a gorgeous girl and your night is set — 9 years ago

Ryan Sones

10

Really speechless... Just imagine the best thing ever to hit your tastebuds outside of the bedroom, pure palate ecstasy — 9 years ago

Christopher Suarez

9.3

This 2008 was cellared for almost five years after purchased in 2012. Consumed Nov 2015, the best way to describe this delight is that "it melts in your mouth". You do not even feel it as it goes down, the taste begins with its scents as soon as it hits your palate. Delightfully fruity with cherry, blackberry and jam. — 10 years ago

Hanif Perry

8.9

Nice Nee York cab franc. Peppery and big fruit. — 10 years ago

with Joe and Shafiq

Nick Chang

9.3

Just a nice balance of flavors... — 10 years ago

Barb Anderson

8.9

The 2012 is Zin-like! Fruit & spice and everything nice. Fruit up front, with a lingering peppery finish. This red blend remains a great daily driver. Be careful, the 14.5% will 'steal your face' if you don't check yourself! — 10 years ago

Can Huynh

9.1

The crushed herbs, cigar smoke tickle the top palate. Savoury dark chocolate intermingled dark fruits play around but the tannins are big and slide across your tongue like a thick leather belt. Needs time. With fillet mignon and mushroom sauce. — 11 years ago

Christopher Roache'

9.2

Let open and it will show you the time of your life! — 7 years ago

Michael Winterbottom

9.4

New world Chablis emulation but with a little more ripe fruit character and butter notes. Butter mochi, ripe green apple, cooked apples. Really tart finish with duality if fruit character. 0 new oak usage in this wine, fermented in used oak barrels and battonage for a year. Not your typical Napa chardonnay by any means but elegant and pretty. Perfumed and pretty. — 7 years ago

Nadia Kralovic

9.4

🤤 big, juicy, coats your mouth. Exactly what I love — 8 years ago

with Hanif and Joe

Martin G Rivard

10

What a beautiful person inside and out! I'm blessed beyond measure to be able to call him "Dad". Words can't adequately express how much I Love him. We opened a few bottles last night that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever. We are celebrating his completion of 6 rounds of chemo therapy in his battle against Prostate cancer. This is his 3rd time in the ring against this opponent and it appears that he's won with a unanimous decision by knockout at this time!!!!!! Love you dad!!!!! So proud of your strength through this process. My Father was born in 1940. A difficult year to say the least:
Germans entered Bordeaux in June of 1940. As dictated by Hitler himself, it was the sworn duty of each and every commander to search and seize whatever could be used for the advancement of the German cause. Bedlam broke out. Chateaux' were ransacked, wine cellars were looted if not used for target practice. The Chateauxs were forced to continue producing wines. It's poetic justice that Mother Nature provided the Germans with the worst growing season from 1940 to 1944!!!! The Germans left Bordeaux in 1944 to the cheers of the residents "Au Revoir Les Allemands"!!!! The 1940 bottle that we enjoyed this evening survived World War II. It Survived the ransacking, pillaging & plunder of countless German soldiers. It's outer capsule showed evident signs of its struggle but it's inner beauty was unblemished and glorious. I've had many, many vintages of Latour from 1928 and on but none have ever tasted as perfect as the one we enjoyed tonight. This 1940 was perfect. It was a fighter, it never gave up, it never relinquished in the face of adversity. That's my Father, that my role model. He's a beautiful person inside & out. I think 1940 is the best vintage that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Special thanks to my good friends Michael Troise whom provided me with much of the insights in regards to the incredibly difficult vintage and David Page whom gifted this bottle to me for our celebration this evening. I will never forget your generosity. It was a glorious evening to say the least!!! Wine has a way of bringing people together and encapsulating an evening and event. I couldn't think of a better way to rejoice in his victory than to open a Father & Son birth year wine. — 8 years ago

with Ryan, Christine and 1 other

Barb

9.7

Wow... So many flavors in this wine. It's quite a treat to your mouth. Smooth with a great mid taste and a long finish — 10 years ago

Mark Oldman

10

Oenomaniacs don't have pearly gates, we have Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1990. Outrageously sexy, with a celestial perfume of asian spices and underbrush and dried cherry. Eternal finish that tattoos itself on your tongue and palate. Medium to full-bodied, with startling freshness and grip for a quarter-centurion. La Tache 1990 will enthrall for another 30 to 50 years.

Also consumed this night:
Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne
Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet 1996
Henri Jayer Echezeaux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee St. Vivant 1990
Dow Vintage Port 1955

— 10 years ago

Hardy Wallace

Owner/Winemaker Dirty & Rowdy Wines

9.2

Fresh and approachable with enough meat on your plate. Delicious stuff — 10 years ago

with John

Brian Glockzin

Beverage Director Wayzata Country Club

9.1

Put this on the shelf for a few years. Great dark berry and cherry but enough tannin to ripe your face off! Splash decant if drinking young! — 10 years ago

Steve Hahn

9.5

Big and chewy. If you appreciate a full load of tannins this is your choice. The fruit is not the main feature. Lots of chocolate and some sweeter vanilla notes. — 11 years ago