Doctor No

9.1

Beautiful - everything a young Chateau Musar has - bright sweet cherry fruit with a candied note, a bit of VA that adds depth, a light touch of funk that’s barely perceptible - maybe a level below in terms of extraction and depth, but not far behind. Impressed. This would be a case buy if I drank enough to buy a case of anything — 6 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.1

Starts with a touch of funk. And rolls into very peppery charred cherry. Still bright and sharp. Would love to see what happens in 5 years but we couldn't resist our only two bottles. — 6 years ago

Garret Nagle

9.0

Racy, indulgent red cherries, black berries, violets, Bret funk, VA, medium plus body, tannin, acid. — 7 years ago

Natalie Hekmat

8.9

Tiny spritz, blackberry and the funk. — 9 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.0

Dull funk, herbaceous, dried fruits — 9 years ago

with Haley and Matt

Nick Ferrall

9.0

The funk is strong — 9 years ago

A. R.

9.3

Definitely drank too young, but man, it's darn good right now. The nose is funk and herbs, with some dry leather thrown in, the tannins hit hard right away, but aren't astringent or bitter. The mid palate holds well and the herby/funky classic CNdP carries through. There is a slight sweetness from the alcohol that is a bit more than what I want, but it's a great classic CNdP. — 10 years ago

Erin Dorholt

9.0

Delightfully barnyardy. But then, I love a bit of funk in my reds. — 10 years ago

Col McBryde

Winemaker Some Young Punks Wines

9.4

In the zone. '10. — 10 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

A touch of its cousin's funk. Love the nose. — 11 years ago

Arden Barnett

9.8

Haha... just wrong. One of the most well integrated wines I have ever had. Thrown off not getting the typical smoked meat/ olive tapenade characteristics of northern Rhône. Dark red fruits, slate, gamy, fresh pepper and the right amount of funk. Simply sublime — 6 years ago

with Jack

Mike R

9.5

I love Cayuse syrahs but this is a Merlot based Bordeaux style with ~ 50% Merlot and 40% cab franc which is a little like saying I feared a medium bodied wine - was I wrong - so so wrong - killer juice - it was a full bodied baby - almost like drinking chocolate covered raspberries- what a remarkable thing to say for I had to dive through the funk - tons of Aromas of earth, peat, savory herbs and dark flowers lead to soft, sweet, smoky flavors. The texture and richness keep the interest high - almost too chewy - but after a while the wine soften and the firmness was like a waterbed of joy and sin mixed together - JD gives it 95 - will drink fantastic now with a mid decant time and last 2 decades but not sure what bottle rest will do and I think Cayuse makes to drink their wines early on - big smile of approval rating — 7 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Alive and kicking. Bring the funk! — 8 years ago

Jose Zaragoza

9.7

Barrel taste. The nose is insane, nice light funk with violets. Mouthfeel was velvety and the finish went on for a couple of mins. — 9 years ago

Uri Belkind

9.0

Who am I to criticize a bottle of Mouton Rothschild? Amazing, no doubt. But didn't feel balanced. Great funk on the nose. High acidity and overall mild. — 9 years ago

James Cahill

9.4

David, both of these wines were right in their zone. — 10 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.0

2010. Good fruit, great funk and just delicious. "Chalk with crushed red-berries." — 10 years ago

Patrick Ross

9.8

effervescent. mineraly, very light clean finish. deliciius. little bit of funk. — 10 years ago

Michael Hixon

9.7

Stellar..... 2011. Powerful but balanced with the right amount of pepper and funk. — 11 years ago

Joel Liscio

Sommelier/Wine Director Bin 14

9.8

Love these dirty wines. Comes from a blue zone. Beautiful wine. — 12 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

Had the tempranillo a few months ago, this time it’s the grenache. It’s still wickedly young but putting out loads of cherry and watermelon juiciness and then immediately takes a turn into that rocks district funk. Always impressive how that shines through even when these wines are fresh. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

My last 2011 bottle. The estate of Sette Ponti lies in the heart of the Chianti zone, 15 miles northwest of the city of Arezzo, past the village of San Giustino Valdarno. Crognolo, aged in French Allier barriques, deep red with red fruit aromas and sweet perfumed spice. On the palate raspberry and cherry flavors, gentle spice and soft tannins with great mouthfeel. Good balance, lingering finish ending with some oak and mineral tones. Aged well. — 7 years ago

Liz Hale

9.0

Yes, greek sparkling orange wine. So much funk in the nose but palate is crazy clean...still trying to wrap my head around it- super fun for sure. — 8 years ago

Marti Zuccarello

9.4

Juicy, delicate, spice, hint of funk - can't think of one situation in which I wouldn't want to drink this wine. — 9 years ago

Nick Burleigh

9.3

Stewed blueberries and funk. It's a dog drink dog world out there. — 9 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.2

Classic, tart cherries, warm cinnamon funk — 9 years ago

with Matt and Haley

Dave Schneider

8.9

Quite the funk bomb. Needed time to open but when it did it became much softer and even balanced. tasted like a classic older Bordeaux. — 10 years ago

Austen Ito

8.9

Cherry, earth, funk and oak on the nose. Cherries with nicely balanced oak. Some earthiness with mushrooms. Super balanced with a long finish. — 10 years ago

Jordan Skinner

9.7

I love a light red that packs a punch and this wine is exactly that! Bright acidic cherries, smoke, and funk with a little plum and currant on the nose. Get it in your mouth! — 11 years ago

Pedro Rusk

Wine Educator Kendall Jackson

9.2

George Clinton ain't got funk like this — 12 years ago