Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of ruby, clear. Nose of fresh cranberry, milky vanilla, licorice, spice, some strawberry ice cream, tangerine, and sweet sensation. Taste of spice and zest, some backbone tannins, sweetness, and fresh grapes. Aftertaste of some more warmth in the throat. Easy to drink. A bit sweet for me. On par. — 6 years ago

Keelan Higgins

8.9

Lives up to its name. Maraschino cherries on the nose. Bright, soft, mild acidity, great with a chill on it - would be perfect on a warm spring afternoon. — 6 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.5

Perfect in almost every way, just so young. Hauntingly good — 7 years ago

Preston

9.0

Delicious! Cheap also - wifey says it’s her favorite one we’ve had so far- fruity and smooth — 7 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.7

Surprising in every way. BlackBerry, menthol, grilled meats, lavender. Wonderful concentration, depth and structure. Youthful and superb. — 8 years ago

Jason Lee

10

Wanted something special for my 200th wine. Was trying to save this to be a big boy but just couldn't resist. It's perfect even now can't imagine it getting better. Light and fun but tastes mature and deep. It's fancy for any occasion.Can't believe le baratin was just pouring this by the glass! Hate to be that corny dude but this is the best wine ever. Drink now! Drink every day forever! It's perfect — 8 years ago

with Esther and Emily

Jeff Loo

9.3

I may be a little biased on this, but I enjoy this vintage of Palmer every time I drink it. This was no different. Outstanding! — 9 years ago

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9.7

Bright, deep ruby. Ineffable scents of dark berries, graphite, minerals, licorice, violet, dark chocolate and sage. Wonderfully suave, fine-grained and plush but light on its feet, and every bit as complex in the mouth as on the nose. Really impeccably balanced, classy wine with uncanny precision and inner-mouth aromatic lift and a resounding, endlessly building aftertaste that leaves the taste buds quivering. A wine of great finesse and energy, not to mention noble palate-saturating, fully ripe tannins. This is more about subtlety than weight, but is still hard to scrape off your palate. This already coats every square millimeter of the palate but may yet expand further. All of this fruit was harvested in October. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, May 2020)
— 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.6

3 hour Audoze followed by a 2 hour decant and poured back in the bottle for dinner. This was extraordinary! Every bit as impressive as the ‘01 and ‘02. Robust blackberries, graphite, a smooth yet substantial mouthfeel and a sensational lingering finish. I recall reading a review of the Shafer HSS that descried the wine as “an elegant sledgehammer”....a perfectly succinct and apt description — 7 years ago

speedy duncan

9.2

Maybe the greatest wine in the world and the finesse shows in every dimension but not something to chase for us — 8 years ago

Janet Coleman

9.0

Love this! Smooth and luscious! Yum — 8 years ago

Nicholas Browning

8.9

Pretty good wine - I must have gotten a good bottle. WBA — 8 years ago

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. — 9 years ago

with Ryan, Christine and 1 other

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

A special wine not produced every vintage, BDX presents a different expression of Oakville in a Bordeaux blend of 79% Cab Sauv and 21% Cab Franc (To Kalon fruit), aged in French oak (87% new) for 27 months. Aromas of rich ripe berry fruit with oak spice and cedar notes. On the palate blackberry and cherry flavor with cacao and cedar spice, great balance and structure. Soft tannins with balanced acidity on a lingering finish ending with a tobacco earthy character. Nice! — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.1

Yesterday’s Wednesday Wine Committee, hosted by @Jeff Meyer , was so educational with fantastic German & Austrian wines. 1 sparkler, 5 whites, 5 reds, 1 dessert wine. All served blind as usual.

This was more mineral driven than the first red in every way. Not necessarily savory, but very herbal. Almost grassy. Sour and underripe cherry, bitter dark cocoa, medium acidity, and surprisingly tannic on the finish with too many herbs to differentiate against! Complex. I called this Spätburgunder. — 7 years ago

with Dan, Jeff and 1 other

Brad Page

9.3

Awesomeness in a bottle! — 8 years ago

with Deral

Sarah McKee

9.1

A little sweet at first, but finishes quite nicely. Nice price point for the quality. — 8 years ago

Alex White

9.4

Beautiful structure! cola & tobacco. Tannins mellowed after a short decant. I could drink this every day. — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

Light and airy. Bubble gum notes. — 9 years ago

Theodore John Nictakis

9.6

4th time having in recent memory. Every time I discover something new about this incredible champagne. This time: Focused with strong apple tones, intense, chalky minerality, shiny and intense with layers upon layers of light skinned fruit — 9 years ago

with Margaux