David Langstaff

9.4

This wine needed about 3 hours to release. Initially tight with uncomfortable medicinal nose which then totally dissipated. Drinking now next day and you get the age of fully integrated but not fading tannins. Nose has a delightful dark fruit and smokiness. Great fit of nose and taste, meaning - when tastes after smelling the experience is consistent and not jolting. I think the color purple in a subdued way. Very nice. Memo to self: decant and watch for sediment, and enjoy three hours later. — 9 years ago

with Cynthia and Chris

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.7

A true experience. The color was beautiful and well intact. The nose bursted out of the glass with incredible complexity and elegance. Sweet black fruits, paprika, smoke, mushrooms, and just dying flowers dominated the nose and palate. The structure was well intact with silky tannins, fine acidity, and present alcohol. The wine just kept on going for at least 45 minutes in the glass and length on the palate was equally impressive. #drc #DRC #domainedelaromaneeconti #grandsechezeaux #cotedenuits #pinotnoir #burgundy #1947 #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

Justin Mahoney

9.6

The big boy of the birthday weekend. Still big, bold, full of fruit, booze, celeriac yet approachable and smooth as you'd expect for its age. Could go another 10+ and an experience I'll never forgot. Definitely not a value play though

@simons bday weekend 2016 — 10 years ago

Mike Wu

9.6

In Mag. 76s DRC are all drinking so well now. Tks Geoff! (tasted at The Fine Wine Experience Burghound Gala Dinner) — 11 years ago

Thaddeus Buggs

9.7

An incredible complex layered Bordeaux blend, is better now than when I first experience it out of barrel. @winewatch @cheapwinefinder #WINE @Sassodoro @sociallybrenda @larrywyn — 11 years ago

Christina Turley

Sales & Marketing Turley Wine Cellars

9.3

Let the wild rumpus start! Wine Spectator NY Experience beginning with a bang. — 12 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.5

older napa from mnts age so well try and find older napa unique experience — 13 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

To me the most complex wine of the night offering a deep cerebral experience, with what I thought of as a berry bouquet garni was the 2000 Haut-Brion. The most contemplative, while also a deeply pleasurable wine, offered layers of classic Bordeaux notes of toast, coffee, currants, cassis, subtle & smokey campfire embers, cigar box...the list goes on and most of that was in the nose. The palate was texturally seamless, packed and stacked with structure that never got in the way, though you would notice it on the finish letting you know it was there.

2005 was locked up and unrelenting at first, the second go an hour later was more repenting but it was still not nudging much. A thoroughly excellent wine, but just not revealing much beyond the hints of its greatness.

#hautbrion #pessacleognan #bordeaux #wine — 9 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.5

Awesome experience a 1991 Caymus Special Selection. Upon opening showing good fruit in the nose. Tannins have dissipated. Thought it might be over the hill? No Way! Tried with WW staff. A gift from Dr Bill! You know who you are. Great 25 yr old bottle of Cab! Big Wow! — 10 years ago

with Anca and Filippo

Richard Steinberg

9.6

Stellar and just starting to soften at the edges. Brilliant effort. Note to self, left HSS age for 15 years before drinking. Great experience. — 10 years ago

with Howard, Mitchell and 2 others

Justin Smith

10

Full body experience. — 10 years ago

Tyler Harbour

9.0

Of course I love the wine. But drinking the wine at their tasting room is a true experience. The nose and the taste scream of macerated strawberries that slap your lips with a velvet glove. Brilliant mix of fruit and alcohol. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

10

#1999 this was outstanding and is by far the best premium champagne that is made IMO, pricey but worth the experience when you can make it happen. Intense and full bodied, this was a baby and 15 years young, a 30-50 year wine easy! #shrek #champagne #salon #lemesnil #chardonnay — 12 years ago

Brian Duffy

Sommelier & Beverage Director The Barrymore Las Vegas

9.2

This bottle started off on the wrong foot. It was muted and a bit dumb. After A decanting and about 4 hours it evolved into a beautiful experience. — 9 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.3

Great Napa Cab. — 9 years ago

Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen KC

9.4

Still pretty primary and subtly fruity. An experience to try these wines in multiple vintages. — 10 years ago

Gerry Schwartz

9.8

Iconic bottle absolutely stunning still well balanced with soft tannins. Great bottle once in s lifetime experience — 10 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Outstanding. Ethereal. Sugar plumb fairies dance in the season floating across my palate with arms full of toasted brioche, citrus zest. So light. Must drink at temp, as the fairies start falling if they warm up. That's not a pleasant experience. — 10 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.2

1960 was for kind of forgotten close to the nice 1959 and 1961 vintages - but the wine still handle well, with a light profile, a nice experience from a nice gift, maybe 60 was better for the Beatles !? However it feels kind of younger than 1960 at first sight, an off vintage in good shape but will get soon enough to its peak 😐 — 11 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

10

Proof positive that a star producer can deliver in variable vintages. This is an easy contender for the most satisfying Bordeaux experience I've had. Stress eliminator par excellence. — 13 years ago