Joakim Bogström

9.1

Garnet. Orange medium-sized rim.
Lovely balanced with aromas of cigarbox, dried red apples, figs and chocolate. Really a blend of red ripe fruits and dark fruits. Peppery.
Dry. Medium acidity. Medium high plus tannins. Medium plus alcohol. But very well integrated. Full, lean body.
Great balance.
Serve at 16 degrees celsius with braised ox, cabbage and butter fried artichokes.
Drink now ord hold for another 4 years. — 9 years ago

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9.7

Long-time Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon has produced yet another in a string of superb Champagnes with the 2007 Cristal. Rich, powerful and enveloping, the 2007 takes hold of all the senses and never lets up... (Antonio Galloni, Vinous) — 9 years ago

Mike Davila

9.7

Great wine, impeccable balance and in a good spot. No sign of age but my preference is to drink them younger, 15 years is fine but I would not hold for 25 — 10 years ago

Neil Cornish

8.9

Darn. Not showing tonight. Dominated by acid and tannin. Fruit just isn't ripe enough to hold up. Did better with food — 11 years ago

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Michael Housewright

Writer/Photographer Wine Enthusiast Magazine

9.2

Here I am again with a pop goes the bramble weasel moment. Even at a listed 15.5 alcohol (certainly a lie) this beast had some elegance and subtlety. I think it's a testament to terroir. Even over ripe as this is (to me) it has the depth, and more importantly, width of flavors to hold up to the glycerin floating on top, like grease from my father-in-law's chili cook-off, red ribbon special. On the third day it seems that the wine rested a bit, and it sang a good hymn with my bacony crepinette. — 11 years ago

with Juliet

E & K G

9.0

'03, soft tannin, deep flavor and long finish. Could be hold a few more years. — 12 years ago

Colin McCartney

9.3

Explosive nose with brambly, dark fruit, white pepper, and some asian spices floating through in the mix....restrained, as always, for a zinfandel but still giving a mouthful of plums, cedar, spice and tannins that hold on for awhile....these are neck and neck with Hartford single vinyards for my favorite red zins.... — 9 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.6

Amazingly rich and silky seductive. Cedar, earth, black currant, bay leaf and dried cherry. At the peak of perfection but should easily hold another 5-10 years. — 9 years ago

with Adrienne

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Very savory. Nose features cracked peppercorns and smoky, stony minerals, with cassis fruit definitely in the subservient position. Mouthfilling yet only medium bodied. Linear, light, and long, with savory notes dominating. A unique style. Can hold or maybe improve over next several years. — 10 years ago

Justin Brilman

9.1

Big, bold and full of life. Red fruits and chewy tannin. Drink or hold for a few more it's got plenty of life. — 10 years ago

Paul Costigan

Founder Courtier Wines

9.0

1995: Deep color. Impact of fruit less dynamic. Traditional Hermitage dna sequencing of flavor, with the bretty sweaty leather that only truly wears well on a Rhone. Not on par with the great vintages, yet this remains a label to hold one's respectful attention. — 11 years ago

Robert Skufca

9.9

Outstanding!! Worth the wait to drink at age 21. This wine will hold for several more years. — 11 years ago

Bertus van Zyl

Assistant Winemaker Regusci Winery

9.1

Loved the brambles and berries from the Zin, great acidity. Took some time to really open up, this should hold up for quite a while. — 13 years ago

Tyler McNulty

9.1

Hold it - '13 — 9 years ago

Annie Marlow

9.5

Absolutely amazing. Thin body, rich tannins. Excellent with high fat foods, can hold its own. Absolutely rebuy. Delightful. — 9 years ago

with Tony and Bryan

Rebecca Fletcher

9.4

2013 vintage. Minerality, citrus, crisp green apple and pear. Almonds. M+ acid. M body and finish. Very lean. Orange/tangerine zest. Needs time. Very little of this wine was made. Hold it if you have a bottle. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Always love Musar because it has spunk. It's a Bordeaux with character and doesn't hold back. Medium bodied with leather, liquorice, charred raspberry... I've had mid 90's vintages I liked better, but 2007 had the familiar notes I liked so assume they will get better with patience. Tasted over two nights. — 10 years ago

David Stein

9.1

Drink or hold. — 11 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

I'm not sure of the make-up but I get a Bordeaux profile from this so I don't think it's pure cab. Very floral with hints of cedar on the nose. Dense dark fruit, licorice, tobacco. To my palate this wine has the closest flavor profile to TRBs own Rivers-Marie cabs. This was decanted 2 hours and probably could have benefitted from more. I'd say hold or decant 3+ hours for optimum drinking ....but it is a rich, expressive wine right now. — 11 years ago

Stephen Osgood

9.5

hold on to this to 30+ yrs — 12 years ago