Jay Kline

9.5

Flight #2 of our 1997 Retrospective and these were the thoroughbreds. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #2 had great color, was developing, fresh, focused, balanced; great structure. One of those glasses of wine you didn’t want to end and, for me, a tough call for favorite of the flight along with Wine #1. I vacillated between this being Dominus or Monte Bello; ultimately calling the former. This is in a beautiful phase of life. Monte Bello is one of those wines that needs decades to show its best. Drink now through 2040. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great vintage for GL still going strong with many yrs ahead showing red & black fruit, savory spices, earth, leather, cedar, graphite & tobacco. — 4 months ago

Lorena Nieto

9.2

Great wine. But it is better to wait a little bit to drink it — 4 months ago

Peter Isacksen

9.2

A great holiday wine period. Decante and drink. — 6 months ago

with Deborah

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2005 vintage. Wowzers. Never been the biggest Lafite guy. Have had all the big vintages since/including 1961 but never been officially “wowed” or wowzered by Lafite. Achievement unlocked. Decanted and tasted after 2.5 hours. Threw a pretty respectable amount of sed. Cork was pristine. Nose was slightly more forward upon a high decant than usual. Light-medium body. Great, underlying richness flowing through from start to finish. An incredible 45 second denouement. Showing fantastically currently but no rush to crush. This ain’t goin nowhere. 11.5.23. — 6 months ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

Don’t hate the rating…. Hate the reality… A wonderful example of a winemaker who threw out price and built a wine that made it 25 years. Herbaceous and medium bodied… — 2 years ago

William Young

9.6

Loved this. Affordable from Costco and great to drink with many different meala — 6 years ago

Paul Sombke

8.9

Incredibly smooth wine. Dry for a Pinot but great taste and no harshness at all. Fantastic. — 8 years ago

with Britini A.

Kyo Jin

9.3

Decanted. Not unforgiving, but still rigid. Showed some great potentials for a very long life ahead. Autumnal qualities with very concentrated redcurrant and earth. — 9 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Flight #3 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #3 was vinous and in great shape. The only wine in the group that showed stronger notes of coconut and vanilla than the others. Called Silver Oak. Drink now and through 2030. — 3 months ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.4

This full body wine has blackberry, cedar and vanilla aromas with hints of juicy black currant, black cherry, spice, herb and menthol flavors alongside taut tannins. What a great wine! — 4 months ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

1995. Lost something. But sure. In great shape and historically lovely. What a treat — 5 months ago

romo

9.2

PdB base cuvee killing it in a great vintage. Such clarity of place, fine tannins coat your tongue. — 6 months ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Absolutely drinking perfectly tonight, the 1999 CdPs always seemed less structured than other vintages around then, great acid balance, just a tiny bit of funk adds some nice complexity, excellent!! — 6 months ago

with Jim

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

We opened the 2016 La Rioja Alta S.A. Viña Ardanza Reserva. This is a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha from La Bastida, Spain.

On thr nose there was cherry, plum, strawberry,black currant, anise, leather, herbs, baking spice and forest floor.

On the palate was cherry, raspberry, strawberry, herbs, baking spice, balsamic and anise.

This wine is medium to full bodied with a silky mouthfeel medium+ acidity and medium to medium + fine supple tannins that lead to a long red fruit forest floor finish. Welcome to another weekend and I hope everyone has great plans with wine in mind. Please enjoy the weekend and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 months ago

Vino Joe

9.4

Okay … cork completely fell apart on opening. Wine seemed unaffected though. Deep color but not yet dark. It was not as thick as I would have expected for 16 years. It was a bit underwhelming vs expectation. Not lengthy in its finish and missing the array of tropical flavors but was still good. Just not great. — 9 months ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Wine of the night. This wine had EXCELLENT fruit, and showed NO VISIBLE SIGNS of decline. Great powerful blackberry. I was guessing 01 Stag's Leap or Rutherford. Turns out it was Caymus SS 01, but I was second guessing myself on the year because it was a very purple color into the decanter and showing well. The wine had great vanilla on the front, blackberry on the front, and a more youthful middle and finish with some herb. This wine has 10 years left in it no doubt. Whoever cut this one off at 2017 has no idea. This one literally showed no signs of decline whatsoever. Drink by date 2007 - 2030. — 7 years ago

Nury Wood

9.4

The first bottle my wonderful hubby and I shared all those years ago. Great then. Better now. Smooth and slightly tanen with a touch of dryness. — 9 years ago

with George

Leo Hernández Téllez

9.1

A great producer from Howell Mnt. — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Great structure and acidity. Good balance. Sweet lemon and corn. Excellent — 4 months ago

with Gregg

"Odedi"

9.3

#AgedWineTuesday

Beautiful ruby in color, with a very wide reddish rim. Bricking at the very top.

Light nose with red and black fruits, light cedar and tobacco leaf.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black plums, currants, cherries, earth, black coffee, oak, herbs, vegetables, spices, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates and black tea.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 26 year old from the great 1998 vintage in Southern Rhone is drinking beautifully now. Soft and smooth, elegant and earthy.

Not so good right out of the bottle, and needed 90 minutes of airtime to open up properly, so be patient.

Robert Parker 95 points. Wine Spectator 94 points.

Will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.

Showing nice complexity and good balance.

I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.

14% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$120 (current vintage). — 4 months ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Weighty with a handsome perfume. Dense and inward. All the fruit is mature here but it has great length. This was a 375mL and it was consumed over 2.5 hours. It continued to open and needed a minimum of 30 minutes to start. Tons of sediment. All in all it was exactly what I expected and hoped. — 5 months ago

Dallas Raeburn

9.1

Full bodied, blackberry and plummy notes., with a hint of chocolate. Plenty of velvety tannins too. Great — 6 months ago

Jason Phillips

9.0

Excellent blend. Bold, complex body and smooth finish. Great for the price point. Enjoying with ocean in the back at One Ocean Resort and Spa. — 7 months ago

John

9.0

I didn’t want to like Josh due their incessant marketing in my area but bought some at the suggestion of a friend at work. When the bottle was empty I found myself wanting more. Pretty tasty. First sip not all that great, but it grew on me. — 7 months ago

Russell Lacy

8.9

Great for the value if you like this type of big CA wine. — 8 months ago

Josh Weinstein

9.7

Ohhh baby this was great — 4 years ago

with Kristen and John

Anil Saxena

9.1

Rich, supple and leathery. Super low in tannins and excellent with spicy food. I love this wine. What a great value for the quality of this wine! — 7 years ago

Adam Ames

9.3

Great food and wine with a great partner. #H-D, #rollyourown, #citgo — 9 years ago

with Erin

Michael Pfeiffer

8.9

Great cheap red mix — 11 years ago