Dennis Michael

9.5

Inky, robust, smooth, heavy mouthfeel, brief lingering — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.7

This is a fabulous sweet wine from Bordeaux.

Dark Golden in color.

Beautiful sweet nose of honey, yellow apples, apricots, honeysuckle, lemons, caramel, spices and white pepper.

Full bodied and bold, with high acidity.

Sweet on the palate with honey, citrus, tropical fruits, spices, lemons and brown sugar.

Long, long finish with citrus and limes.

This 8 year old still feels very young and concentrated. Nicely balanced with lots of acidity to balance the sugars. Tangy and interesting with a heavy mouthfeel.

Rich, yet elegant. Sweet and powerful. Creamy and bold. A delicious experience.

Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime.

A great vintage that shows its power. Already showing great complexity, but will age nicely in the next 50 years.

Decadent and delicious. A fabulous dessert wine.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

97 points.

$250 (375ml). — a year ago

Gladys Xiques

9.0

Bright red cherry notes. Heavy fruit slight jam. — 2 years ago

Kerry Whitlock

9.2

2016. Red and black fruit with firm tannins. More of a traditionalist style but very approachable now. Rich. A lot of body without being heavy. — 3 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 3 hours. Medium-heavy body. Plenty of dark fruits in the nose. Brooding and taut with graphite and refined mineral influence topped with black plum coulis. 12.7.23. — 5 months ago

Kevin Arndt

Specialist Grand Vin Colorado

9.2

Still going strong but happy I drank it now. A wine that is linear in texture, less viscous- think whole milk and not heavy cream. Fresh black olives, tart black currant and plum with leathery notes. Tannins are gripping but fine and integrated- no soft velvety micro-oxygenated tannin here. Structurally very pleasant and balanced. — 2 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Prior notes mostly apply; more stanky than our last bottle, green hay and decaying leaves. Decanted +4H, should be showing correctly tomorrow...Based on prior experience.

Nose has dry autumn leaves, ripe black cherry, dried tart cherry and a hint of coffee grounds. Palate has ripe black cherry, dried blackberry, moist soil, mild tannins on the medium finish. Very heavy sediment in the bottle. — 3 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2001 vintage (great Napa cab year). Good, upper-shoulder fill. Dryish cork. Decanted with plenty of sed. Lots of color. Tasted immediately. Smoky plummy nose. Still medium-heavy body. Showing well with plenty of front-palate richness evident in the gums. Overt "oakiness" gone with only complimentary, flattering oak framing the composition at this point. A hint of tannins on the finish but you've got to know where to look. Summer-school hedonism. Slightly better than expected. 11.30.23. — 6 months ago

Brandon Beldengreen-Karas

8.9

Bold and heavy notes of woody herbs and raw meat on the nose mingle with deep dark black cherries and a licorice-like finish. — 2 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Light to medium gold in color, heavy like oil in the glass. Awesome nose. Notes of apricot, citrus, matchstick, wet stone, tan spice and some petrol. Coats the mouth with luscious fruit, with some fine grained acidity always in the background. Drink now or over the next decade or two. Love this stuff — 2 years ago