Wulf Losee

9.3

2021 opened April 2025. This is a luscious wine, but I can’t help but nitpick. All the individual components are very one-dimensional. That’s not to say they all don’t work together well to make a great wine – but there’s nothing challenging on the palate about this vintage. If you like the monolithic cabs produced by Opus 1, then this wine is for you. However, I’d prefer a little more quirky individualism in my tipples.

The nose is overwhelmingly tobacco. The front is heavy with red fruit. The tannic structure is heavy, smooth, and silky. It has a medium long finish with hints of volcanic minerals. This wine is so perfect that it’s boring. If you like perfect perfection then up my score to 100 points, but I like the little challenges that quirky vintages give me. — 2 months ago

Greg Gratson

9.2

Exceeded expectations — 3 years ago

Rick Stiles

9.0

Up front tannins and loooong medium fruit with pronounced cedar and plumb. Very smooth and mellow all the way to the end. I venture to say it would be better with a few more years in the bottle, but we couldn’t take it anymore. — 4 years ago

Jason Phillips

9.0

Wonderful Zinfadel. You can taste the Orin Swift roots. A little jammy on the front but wonderful finish. — 4 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

My first #chateaumusar - taciturn black fruit, cassis, sous bois on the nose. Palate with conspicuous acidity up front, sturdy tannins mid-palate on the finish. Delicious wine now but easily could cruise 10 to 15 years longer. Fascinating 50% #cinsault 40% #grenache 10% #cabernetsauvignon — 2 years ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Some brett aromas up front and on palate, also balanced redfruits on palate, still somewhat youthful and the acidity should carry this for some time, medium-long finish, lovely aged CdP (with the caveat that those sensitive to any level of brett may not like this at all). — 4 years ago

with Jim

Remington Remmel

8.9

Opens up nicely. Heavy cherry on the front and some chocolate. Oak, on the back end. Medium tannin, medium body — 5 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.3

Lovely oak on the nose and palette to complement bright red fruit on the front palette. — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage. Light-medium body. Nose strangely quiet upon first opening. A bit of punch up front but most of the show mid-palate. Lengthy, soft, supple finish. — 4 years ago

Tom Wildenhaus

8.9

Young and vegetal but strong red and black fruit. All of the wine is in the front and in you face. Should have decanted long or waited 5 years. — 5 years ago