1er, or at least fine Village level — 5 years ago
My 28th/29th/30th & 31st bottles of the beautiful 04 & @ £40 & they are still superb value for a stunning old world Rioja 👍 & keep getting better & better 😁
🍷 Garnet w/ brick edge
👃 Old world Seduction of soft smokey oak, leather, plum, spiced cherry, vanilla, red berry & fig jam w/ a balsamic prune tone
👄 Med body of silky creamy red cherry/berry driven earthy & oaky mashed fruits with cocoa, fig & thick balsamic
🎯 Long soft smooth oaky rich cherry fruit linger with earthy cocoa & balsamic
— 6 years ago
Here is what Wine Spectator says about this wine. One of the more endowed 2009s, this is packed with dark smoldering cocoa, mesquite, tobacco and roasted fig notes, all inlaid with pure cassis and plum preserves fruit flavors. Long and authoritative on the finish, with singed vanilla bean and tar notes adding length and dimension. Not sure I could have come up with all of these descriptors but a beautiful wine in my opinion. — 8 years ago
Starts off steely meaty character. Opens to show dried fig cedar mesquite BBQ. Finish is forever. Beautiful age. Color is turning oxidized brown. But holds some nice red hues. — 8 years ago
Surprisingly good! — 9 years ago
Fig, ginger, earth, spice on the nose. Baked plum, velvety tannin with a lengthy fig newton finish. Wonderful example of a California Cab. — 9 years ago
Very rich and complex, with tones of dry raisins, fig, earthiness and chocolate in the nose. Very round and creamy on the palate, and dense tobacco tones in the aftertaste. Pairs fantastically well with layered chocolate cake. — 9 years ago
Light bodied, fresh and tasty pinot — 9 years ago
Lenny visits @quivira #thereslenny and enjoys an outstanding #sauvignonblanc — 10 years ago
Fig, raisin, chocolate, caramel, all of the best things you can think of are in this Sherry. Wowzas. — 6 years ago
WNH Southern gathering hosted by @Mike R and old Heitz vertical (70,74,85) sourced by @Martin G Rivard (from Benchmark) who also contributed some on his own dime. This ‘70 started with a wet cardboard musty nose and a slightly hollow mid palate and astringent finish. As the evening evolved and the steak showed up the wine did a complete 180. More tannins than fruit but it was a structured beauty that may not be at it’s peak but is still a gorgeous wine. Ripe plum, stewed fig, bayleaf. I didn’t get any eucalyptus from this but there’s a strong earthy, old world with a CA spin vibe. After dinner and before the fire pit some of us finished the decanter of this and were impressed at how it was still ascending hours after being opened. — 6 years ago
Fig, almond, raisin, ground clove and Carmel. Enjoyed with a Danish blue, heaven. — 8 years ago
1996 vintage held up superb; earthy initial aroma of tobacco leaf - beautiful light Fig with developed fruit - decanted and aerated — 8 years ago
Just enjoyed a glass of one of the last bottles known to exist...This wine has been sold out for months but it was being poured at a Grenache Day celebration tonight...It will long be remembered as one of my favorite roses...Farewell my friend...The remaining few bottles will be poured at the girl & the fig restaurant this weekend until every last drop is consumed...Come get a final splash before its all gone... — 9 years ago
1976 was almost fluorescent orange on release so many years ago now. Today it still has that telltale orange gleam but it's developed so beautifully. Orange peal, fig, honey, earth, mango, hazelnut, and on and on. 375ml still very fresh. Impressive. — 9 years ago
I'm enjoying this wine.. It's definitely mature! Maybe notes of fig and pear... Definitely honey and grapefruit. — 9 years ago
Well balanced oak w a little band aid, complex bouquet of plums, fig, black tea, vanilla and chicolTe — 10 years ago
Amazing! Great value to drink now or store for years.
AROMAS: dark fruits, herbs, candied roasted vanilla, a hint of fresh baked cherry crumble. Cassis, cerise, fig, plum, leather, cedar
TASTE: med to med high acidity, med tannins, med to full bodied, nicely balanced. Cerise and toasted vanilla, great undergrowth notes and black red fruits. Simply superb.
-decant 30 min to longer, tasting throughout.
-storage, now to 10 years — 5 years ago
I'm not a Pinot Noir lover, probably because they cost too much for a good one, but received this as a gift and really liked it. — 7 years ago
Tannic upon opening, softened to sweet fig — 9 years ago
Co-WOTN. So much going on here and so pure and substantial for a 40 year old wine. Rich fig, smoke, forest floor, sandalwood, mushroom and an array of dark fruits. Not much bricking. Still looks like a 10 year old wine in the glass. — 9 years ago
At fig and olive — 10 years ago
Real dark and tasty. Dark plum, fig an chocolate. I really think this is a great Santa Lucia wine and a great find. — 10 years ago
Rochelle
Blueberry pie and fig a true cab drinkers Pinot ❤️ — 5 years ago