Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

1993 vintage. Holding up well. Still plenty of both fruit and acidity/tannins. Light-medium body. Can hold this status for a few more years. — 4 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

Holding up well. Sweet fruit. Some lanolin. — 6 years ago

Jen

9.0

Holding up well for 1970! — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1961 vintage. Holding up pretty well for the vintage of the century. — 7 years ago

Alec

9.7

Holding up so well. Another couple years in it for sure. — 7 years ago

Joe S

9.1

Had late last year ... almost 30 years after first time I had on my 21st bday. Past peak but still absolutely delicious and holding up better than I am!
— 8 years ago

Chris Grimm

9.5

Drinking beautifully. Smoke, charcoal, tropical fruit notes, baking spice, fantastic texture. Fruit is perfect, acid still holding up. Dirty and delicious. — 8 years ago

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9.8

The 2008 Dom Pérignon is a huge, powerful Champagne and also clearly one of the wines of the vintage. This is one of the most reticent bottles I have tasted. So much so that I am thinking about holding off opening any more bottles! The 2008 has always offered a striking interplay of fruit and structure. Today, the richness of the fruit is especially evident. Readers who own the 2008 should be thrilled, but patience is a must. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2021)
— 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

1998 vintage. Lots of blue fruit still evident. Not a great vintage for Napa but you’d never know it by tasting this. Holding up rather nicely. — 5 years ago

Brian Gustafson

9.1

Pulled this from the cellar for an international guest. Still holding up well; much better than the 1983. — 6 years ago

Joey Hagedorn

9.6

1987 vintage holding up excellently, despite a weathered label on this particular bottle. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

After a spirited tussle between myself and the Durand vs a dry and crumbly cork I was able to double decant this and segregate away the remnants of floating debris. I was immediately struck by the bouquet which was unmistakably borne from Cabernet Franc (and I believe this blend is less than 10%). It was a positive sign. The wine is completely intact and boasts ample fruit albeit waning acidity. Simple Concord grape, bruised black plum and sweet oak flavors are holding on 2 hours in. This has some time left, but not much. This is a testament to Opus One quality in the early days (I believe this was the 3rd or 4th vintage) and while I think the ‘87-‘97 era was their best, this is an profound example of an exemplary wine at age 37! — 7 years ago

Jeff D.

9.3

From a magnum...for a '90 there seems to be no color progression on it at all, even at the edges. There is a minty, herbaceous note to it but it has great blackberry flavors and nice firm tannins on the finish. Really incredible how well this is holding up and an outstanding expression of Napa Valley Cab! — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

One of my favorite drinking GL’s with notes of red & black fruits, cedar, leather, graphite, licorice & cigar box. This has always showed well that has been fully mature & holding well. — 4 years ago

Mark Turner

9.0

This is the bottle of wine we gave to our bridesmaids and groomsmen as a gift at our wedding. Fred and Juelle Fisher were kind enough to sign the bottles for us after we had them etched. It is still holding up ok. Not many tannins showing any more but it was pleasant on the nose and soft red fruit in mid palate. The sentimental value makes it the perfect wine for our 20rh anniversary. — 5 years ago

Sean Driscoll

9.0

Infanticide - Day 1: Violets, olives, some meat down there somewhere on nose. Tannic yet racy. So tight.
Day 2 - opening up with meaty notes. Tons of violet and dark purple fruit, great acid, super lithe, but still briny af.
Day 3 - more of Day 2.
Day 4 - opening little by little, great components, but not yet melding. But when this does, dayum! Holding remaining 5 for at least 3 years — 6 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Crazy good - guessed Medoc bordeaux - really holding up for an 83-85 pt vintage #SommCon 68% french oak — 7 years ago

Mike Davila

9.4

From a magnum. Too young, a little different profile than what I think@of with the HS, a bit dry, lots of dusty tannin. I’m usually pretty good at picking this wine out blind, not sure I would have gotten this one right. Plenty of time if your holding one. — 8 years ago

Josh Abramson

9.5

Exceptional. Still holding on to so much fruit! — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1982 vintage. Color still fairly youthful. Meniscus not too wide/watery. Brickish, minty nose with big cedar & baking chocolate flavors. Holding up better than expected for a fruity vintage. — 8 years ago