George Yasutake

9.6

Very rich with tannins still perceptible. Very flavorful and dense…berry flavor. Fantastic wine with a good 4-5 years left. — 8 months ago

with Michael

Brett Vanderbrook

9.5

Sitting on the precipice of primary and tertiary. Still has bright fruit notes with high acidity and just enough tannins that it would still pair well with food. But it also has forest floor, mossy stone, leather, cigar box. It will probably age longer knowing Mussar, but this wine has definitely hit its stride and is absolutely singing right now. — 2 years ago

with Raina and Michael

Gor

9.3

Very linear and primary still but opening up nicely with a rare purity and supple tannins. Good stuff. — 3 years ago

Krupal bhatt

9.3

Blind tasting. Correctly identified as Syrah of 10-15 yrs. Was confused since not California fruit bomb but definitely high alcohol so neither Rhône. Pleasantly surprised for my first Sine Qua Non Red — 4 years ago

Donald Williams

8.9

A bit of a disappointment compared to the last bottle we had. Maybe past its prime. Still solid, though. — 4 years ago

with Bonnie

Bob Pratt

9.4

Silver Oak never disappoints. Classic Napa , 2009 vintage. Happy to be able to drink this here in Shanghai where it’s virtually non existent. Just about at its peak I would say- dark cherries, a hint of eucalyptus, very resolved and smooth, drinking well. — 5 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Winegeeks Chih 2 esparzas 2 aguas — 8 months ago

Tom Garland

9.3

Believe this is the 1st vintage released to the public. At age 15 finally decided to pop a bottle and see what's what.

+1 hour decant(some fine/cloudy sediment). A striking still inky dark magenta color. On the nose: subdued nose of dark fruit, graphite, clove, forest floor, smokey vanilla. Taste: silky, rich, nice depth mouthcoating wine with blackberry, gravel, baked fig, rich soil, and a dark chocolate tobacco finish with some slightly chewy tannins and a just a touch of heat at the end. YUM! — a year ago

with Brenda

Mark S.

9.2

Fruity aroma. Concentrated. Smooth. Still tannic. More years or decanting makes it much better. 2009. @2400, Kping - PEnoteca, 230601-230729 — 2 years ago

garry post

9.4

Lovely, fragrant, sweet fruits, leather and smooth finish. 2009. — 3 years ago

Ocie Bauer

10

Ocie had this 4 years ago

Sean Peay

9.2

About to enjoy a great dinner at The Food Market in Columbia — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.7

2009 Allemand Horizontal. I absolutely love Allemand’s wines. Always a seamless combination of both elegance and power. Both the Chaillot and Reynard showed perfectly, with the Reynard a bit more concentrated and deep than the Chaillot. Both wines had superb intensity, focus and a wonderful texture with the signature liquid rock, violets, herbs and cassis of Allemand Cornas. Fantastic duo. — 5 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.0

[Tasted on December 12, 2020 at Home]

Dark fruit, cassis and black cherry, with cedar spice, sage and forest floor. Silky texture, but mouthfeel is a bit thin. — 5 years ago

Jeffrey Paul

9.5

Made a big family dinner last Sunday night, not often we get everyone around the table with travel and sports, so kicked it up another notch with a lovely wine — 10 months ago

Severn G

9.4

2009 | Cabernet Franc — 2 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

In a very nice state at the moment. Stands the test of time without any problems. One of my favourite label designs. — 2 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.4

Château Guiraud Sauternes 2009: Drinking some impressive sweet goodness to warm up the bones! Full-bodied. Golden color in appearance. Pronounced aromas. Balanced acidity & sweetness. Layers and layers of intense flavors: Honey, pineapple, apricot, peach, caramel & orange marmalade. Smooth persistent finish. For me, this was an outstanding wine. Simply gorgeous! Great day to all! Cheers🍷 — 3 years ago

Andrew Keenan

9.5

2009 Vintage — 4 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.5

It is Tuesday night, the night after my first Covid-19 shot. I thought it would be nice to open a 2009 Muga Selección Especial Rioja Reserva. This is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo.

On the nose there a notes of black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, licorice, savory notes, leather and earth.

On the palate I find notes of black cherry, black plum, tomato, black currant, spice, licorice, black pepper, a nice mineral note and earth.

This wine is full bodied with a fleshy velvety mouthfeel, medium+ acidity and medium + fine mouth coating tannins which moves into a long dark fruit savory earthy finish. Definitely a lovely Rioja and in a very good drinking spot right now but still has many years to go. I hope everyone is doing well please still stay safe and healthy. Have a great week going forward. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago