Mike Saviage

9.4

Medium gold color. Heavy in the glass like oil. Killer nose. Notes of ripe apricot, tan spice, sea breeze, cardamom, some chalky limestone soil and sea shells. Rich and silky in the mouth. Light and not too heavy. Long finish. In a great spot. — 4 years ago

Aravind A

9.3

For my palate, this bottle is at peak. Rich and honeyed, restrained by the vintage. On the nose: pineapple, honey, sweet apple, soft tarragon. On the palate: excellent acidity, black pepper spice, honey, tropical fruit, fantastic density. Long finish...I mean, this is not subtle...ok, even in 08 it toes the line of gaudy and garish, but sometimes that's what you want! Lovely for our mood. — 5 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.0

Deep purple colors in the glass. Heavy cab with blueberry, vanilla, and tasting notes of earth. Very yummy cab and went perfectly with pot roast. — 7 years ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.1

last bottle, still enough stuffing going on!
Mint and eucalyptus, some chocolate and still jammy fruit. Second day it was over the hill. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

This is 16 despite the label. Awesome nose. Big cherry fruit, some sweet oak, mint, soil tones, and just an amalgam of intense fruit. Really elegant and juicy with lithe silky tannins and such purity. Terrific structure and top notch finesse. Amazing purity and elegance. Long finish and very chewy. I think needs 3-4 years and/or a 3 hour decant. Terrific focus and freshness. Stunning balance. Awesome. Lovely stuff. — 7 years ago

Susan Neil

9.0

Nice- blackberries, dark cherry with moderate tannins — 8 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Light straw color, fantastic aromas of tropical fruits, grapefruit and cantaloupe. Bright, vibrant- hits me with pineapple and grapefruit. So good! — 9 years ago

Nancy Bernstein

9.0

Love this — 9 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.1

Capa y densidad media alta , en nariz fruta roja, aceite de oliva y tostado suave. En boca entrada golosa, personalidad fruta, fruta ... Buen final. — 10 years ago

Bob Richter

9.0

Whole foods 9.99 — 12 years ago

K. Ross

8.9

14.8% abv. Tasty. Dark thick fruits taste. Intense but pleasant. — 4 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Watermelon. Watermelon. Watermelon. And a touch of haze. Dry, clay, cherry. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Medium gold color. Sweet nose. Notes of apricot, quince, kiwi, fig and white peach. Rich and impactful in the mouth. Sneaky acidity. With air the wine exhibits more mineral notes and the Leflaive petrol type thing I love. Good stuff. — 5 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Holy moly, where did this one come from!? This had the nose of full throttle drunken elderberries and freshly baked blackberry pie with pepper and spice and everything nice! This tastes like whole cluster Grenache If there really is such a thing. Black and blue, pepper and spice, black cherry cola, mouth coating, inky. Dissecting out all of the notes that were swirling around, it would take me probably an hour, and everyone would be bored and probably stop reading. This was massive. And has probably a couple of decades left! — 7 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 3 others

Dave G

9.1

#champagneday — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Fresh, light gold. Bright and vibrant in the glass. Even more vibrant in the nose. Exotic, notes of lemon peel, wet river stone, petrol, slate, apricot and spice. Great rich fruit matches some impactful acidity. Long finish. This is great juice, still young, and has some more to give down the road. — 8 years ago

Lee Hill

8.9

Great value, some of the more expressive fruit notes that I've had out of a Finger Lakes Riesling — 9 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.4

On a really hot day, not much better. Crisp. Sweet. Pure gold. — 10 years ago

with Daniel

Mike Saviage

9.6

Boyz Raveneau tasting. From a very well kept bottle with a high fill. Light to med gold/straw color. More closed than the others. Rich and viscous in the mouth. Some heat in terms of the presence of alcohol. With air this really opened up. After 3 hours this was singing. — 11 years ago

W

Texas distributor

8.9

Acacia, orange oil, quince, honeysuckle. Classic for 02 vintage, excellent QPR. — 13 years ago

Martin ho

9.2

Lovely finish, sweet finish. Not too dry. Some floral notes. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Light gold color, youthful in the glass. Notes of lemon, white peach, honeysuckle, some spearmint, some white acacia flowers and a nice tropical sea breeze. Tight and solid in the mouth, despite 2 hours of air in a decanter. Has a great minerality in its delivery. Good structure and acidity. Still early in its journey, at least this bottle was. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Light gold. Looks young. Took 5 hours to open up and show its stuff. In hour 6 this was cruising. Saline and sea shells, wispy lemon fruit, some honey, some white stone. The guesses from the fellas were 2002 Rav Clos and 1996 Rav Valmur. Shows how these properly stored aged Raveneaus can age effortlessly. — 6 years ago

Max Schector

9.5

Ridiculously smooth. The charred vanilla flavor is as advertised. Legs for days. Great wine! — 7 years ago

Mike W

9.7

Superb buttery chardonny — 8 years ago

Christophe Lamy

9.1

375ml. Gold orange colour. Plastic, apricot and rubbing alcohol first nose. White flower and apricot and butterscotch second nose. Honey and semi viscous mouth. Acid and honey finish. — 8 years ago

Rachael Doob

8.9

Dark fruit and leather on the nose. Medium to full body with dark berry and plum notes. Grippy tannins. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Dark gold in color with an intense nose with lots of kick. Good acid and a lovely round palate. Citrus, and minerality. Almost sizzles on the finish. Powerful — 9 years ago

with Major-General

Mike Saviage

9.4

From a great looking bottle with high fill and perfect cork. Yellow gold and heavy weight in the glass. Bright tropical nose with notes of citrus fruit, river stone, petrol, clove and orange peel. Nice and round in the mouth but still with great acidity. Coats the taste buds. This was better in the first two hours than when compared to the last 4 hours. Paired well with cold heirloom tomato gazpacho soup. — 10 years ago

Patti Delgado

9.1

Good everyday wine — 11 years ago