Ron Siegel

9.3

Classic La Mission that is fully mature showing red & black fruits with notes of smoky tar, leather, cedar, forest floor & cigar box. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great drinking vintage that is fully mature showing the classic Margaux style with red & black fruits, plum, earth, tobacco, dried herbs & flowers. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Fab @ £63 & doesn’t disappoint but 05 nicer for a little more 💵

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey torched oak, leather, gravel, minerals & pencil lead through spiced dark berries & plum

👄 Med body of dark ripe plum & blackcurrant w/ a touch of bitter mocha, liquorice & blackberry

🎯 Med+ plummy blackcurrant mineral loaded linger — 7 years ago

Winton Sweum

9.4

Fully ready now, but preceded by 40 year-old Glenfarclas, I'll defer any further comment. — 8 years ago

George Yasutake

9.4

Loaded with fruit mostly cherry, nice bouquet with a lingering finish. — 8 years ago

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. — 8 years ago

with Cynthia and Chris

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.4

Ideal maturity! Like Pontet-Canet and Leoville-Barton, Gruaud made a better 1994 than the more famous 1995 & 1996. This isn't just good for an off year- with prime rib it is great cassis loaded, medium bodied, vibrant claret. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

1st vintage for Opus taken from an owc that was released with the 80 vintage. Dark color for a 36 yr old. Very Balanced and elegant, fully mature drinking like a great Claret. — 10 years ago

Dan Fredman

Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir

9.2

Fully mature, showing nicely for an underappreciated vintage. On the herbal/earthy side of things, old style Bordeaux giving plenty of pleasure but few fireworks. — 10 years ago

Rob Moose

9.6

First Chave. First red of the night. So dusty and intriguing. Not sure it came alive fully. Will see how the remainder drinks today — 11 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.5

It is highly challenging not to be drawn to the intense golden hue of this brilliant cold vintage Chardonnay. Needing an hour in the decanter to fully evolve, this stunning wine opens with an intense bouquet of roasted pineapple, apricot and Pazazz apple with wild mushroom undertones that all shine brightly in the glass. The soft and downright silky mouthfeel impresses as this gracefully glides across the mid-palate. Bright honeydew melon, pineapple upside down cake, vanilla cream and damp earth tones round out the palate. The combination of weight and tension in the glass is really thrilling. While gorgeous at the eight year mark, this beautiful wine still has a decade or more ahead of it. Drink 2019-2031- 95 — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Very proud and round red and blue fruit. Lovely loaded acidity- fleshy yet balanced. A touch of sour on the finish. Excellent — 7 years ago

with Tony and Matt

David Gallagher

9.3

I just love piedmont and this barbaresco was great. Let it breath for 2 hours to fully appreciate it. — 8 years ago

Mike Levin

9.3

Birth year wine. Fully mature. Nice notes of black tea and leather. Drinking well but probably not getting better. — 8 years ago

with Liz

Elsie W

Alcoholic Beverages General Sales Manager, Safeway

9.2

Fantastically fresh and balanced. Loaded with dark fruits. — 8 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

The wine shows a nice evolution with an orange rim in the glas. The cork was fully soaked. The nose is discreet. Strawberry jam and some wet earth scents. The palate is not ample. The tannins are now fully integrated. A nice acidic touch makes it interesting with a slight saltiness and strawberry jam again. Not great, a bit discreet but a nice lovable wine considering the vintage. — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.9

Much better than the last bottle I opened. This #chateaulascombes was fully mature and had a taste of metal. For the first 20 minutes the complexity was high and there were some delicious notes. After that it fell hard and became insipid and funky. #bordeaux #margaux #france #1937 #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.4

Opaque in color and chock-full of deep red fruits and berries with a touch of tar and cedar spice. Fully intergraded wine and so pleasurable to drink. I get their Zin and Cab from the winery ever year and have been doing so for 15 or so years. I drink them chronologically no matter what the vintage charts say and these wine never fail to please. — 9 years ago

with Barbara

Tim O'Rourke

9.3

Not reconditioned and fully mature, this is has a delicate beauty right now. A little fragile, but mostly pure Cab Franc on the nose w/ a very nice silken texture. There's plenty of tannin, but the fruit is running out so drink up! — 10 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.6

Really lovely Cos. Loaded. — 11 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Tawny color, translucent with amber rims. Notes of black cherry, cedar, some spice and a little barnyard floor. Sweet fruit in the mouth, with tannins fully resolved. Guessed 1955 Calon Segur. Perfect looking bottle, the cork revealed this bottle was reconditioned by the Chateau in 2000. — 6 years ago

Joe Loughran

9.5

Incredibly youthful. Lots of dark brambly fruit, plum, some leather. Fully resolved, moderately long finish, great balance. 25 years young! — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Another great btl of this vintage showing sweet red & black fruits, cassis, cedar, leather, with graphite & tobacco. This is rich bodied, fully mature & should drink well for many years. — 7 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.1

Fully mature and delicious. Very Burgundian — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Deep garnet red with ruby core. Tasted blind. Very tight and dark on the nose with dark cocoa, dark spices and soft dark berries. Heavy tannins (8/10) and full bodied. Very dark palate as well with black cherries, cassis, black currants, dark cocoa and a little woody. Long and lingering finish. Thought this was a bit older than a 2013 but powerful, needs some time to fully develop. Drink till 2032. (93+) — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Chris Leon

9.3

Fully complete Rancia bottling; beautifully secondary with dried red fruits and figs. Slight pliancy keeps some of its sex appeal at almost 20 years — 8 years ago

with Cristina

Michael Egan

9.2

Loaded with dense and dark fruit, graphite and tannins. Let this rest for a least 4 years. It has great potential — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.2

The nose is showing its age, gracefully. Raisins and currants on the palette. Fully resolved tannins. Acid is keeping the wine upright. — 9 years ago

Joseph Wendt

9.0

This wine is fully matured and tasted great. Easy to drink , very earthy went well with a Persion lamb dish. Great wine from that vintage — 10 years ago

Mathew

9.5

Freakin amazing old world wine with dark cherry flavors and smooth deep tannins from LEBANON !!! My mind is fully blown. — 11 years ago