Mark S.

9.2

Sweat nose, making me imagine it has already been ready. But initially still feeling lots of tanning. More than one hour, very smooth and I am sure that it is quite higher level than 3rd one. Of course, 2010. 8 year's vintage. Excellent! @1750, Wineplus - , 180430-180615 — 8 years ago

Thomas Sorbo

9.4

2009 drinking perfectly and with the distinct Pisoni fruit. Hard to imagine a more enjoyable Pinot. — 9 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.7

I've been looking forward to trying this producer, and I was not let down! I can only imagine the price will lee going up... gamey, herbal, spicy, refined, elegant. So good! And 2012 is decilous now, though I'm sure will only get better! — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

1995 vintage. Gorgeous rose petal, cherry, plum notes in the nose with a whiff of smoke. Dropped the baby fat and medium-bodied. Nicely integrated and incorporates the bouquet particulars along with graphite, cedar and dust. At the top of the bell curve and I can't imagine it getting any better. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Ken Frank

9.6

Damn near perfection from the 2001 vintage tonight. Hard to imagine how it could get better. — 10 years ago

Dr Snake MD

10

Just absolute dipspit. Imagine two grown men weeping over the untimely death of their favorite poinsettia. Bottle that. Age it. Then serve lukewarm. Even that would be a soft 7 compared to this amarone. Skeptical producer. — 10 years ago

Debbie Shing

9.3

2006. Yummy. A touch fresher, more elegant than the brooding 2010 D'Aiguilhe also tasted same day. Supple with plenty of power. I imagine driving a Porsche would feel similar. — 10 years ago

Ian Blackburn

10

Wow - 1967 in perfect condition advanced Rusty fruit is forward Mushroom tar sensational brown spice - amaro like - Copious amounts of fruit to support all the mineral earth and age notes - I was going to decant this wine but tested it via Coravin - and will suggest that we pour straight from bottle as I just can't imagine it getting much better than this.

This wine will be featured today in my Barolo versus brucellosis vs Bordeaux blind tasting - I predict it will be a showstopper — 10 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.8

Le Haut Lieu 1924 Moelleux: beautiful Ripe fruit, guava, even Passionfruit, and mango. Delightfully fragrant, with yellow and white flowers, honeysuckle, acacia and early grey tea. Superb combination of freshness, length, poise, fruit (nearly every fruit you can imagine) yellow pear, Apple, lemon, peach, and a lobby of tropicals. Long long long! Lovely vein of stony notes too. In the words of Captain Flashheart "woof!" — 11 years ago

Barron Nydam

9.9

2009 - Wow.... Just when Cali wines were starting to bore me, this came along with a crazy long finish. Can't imagine a better chard than this. Full bodied and well integrated oak with a little vanilla. Great honeysuckle and fruit. The acidity is at a perfect place; creates structure, but isn't searing. Wonderful. Ready to drink now, but no rush. — 11 years ago

Josh Weinstein

9.4

Still 15-20 years left in this bad boy! Can’t imagine how this tasted out of the barrel. — 8 years ago

with Evan and Kristen

Shay A

9.3

Needless to say, we slayed some dragons tonight. Let the birthday week continue!

This was the one wine that was poured blind from the evening. I guessed Napa (check), I guessed early 2000s (check), but figured it a petite sirah, mainly due to the amount of lively fruit in this! Since my experience with Caymus is limited to the 40th anniversary, you can imagine how my eyes were opened. At 16yrs old, this was blueberry pie, cassis, chocolate liquor and great oak integration. Tannins were PERFECT at this point. Open if you have it! — 9 years ago

with Mark

Scott Wren

9.7

God I love young Chambolle Musigny this one with its medium weight red fruit full of racy raspberry and a hint of spice. Beautifully structured but without making a big deal of it. Ethereal now so it's hard to imagine waiting a decade for a promise to be fulfilled. I know. I know... — 10 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

What a beautiful Friday to have a beautiful Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley, the 2012 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Cuvee.

I picked this beauty up this afternoon to have this evening to celebrate such a beautiful day.

On the nose one can imagine fresh cranberries, raspberry, cherry, clove, mushroom and dried roses.

The palate is consistent about the cranberry on the nose, tart cherry, red current, hibiscus notes and hints of forest floor.

There is medium acidity, nice gripping medium tannins with a good long finish. A very enjoyable Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. — 10 years ago

Amy Huson

9.7

Unbelievable! Aromas of olive wood smoke struck me first, the kind that waifs through the damp early morning spring air in the rolling hills of this part of Tuscany. You know the wine is good when it conjures up memories! So smooth and ready to drink now, but the acid is still there and begs for food, I imagine Chianina beef with sautéed Porcini mushrooms... — 10 years ago

William Mellon

9.7

Whoa. Double decanted. Remnants of a four hour hold in decanter. Unbelievable. Can only imagine this wine with normal maturity. Bravo, Heidi — 10 years ago

Evandro Pereira

9.5

Ripe and classy, yet very light. Hard to imagine how good it will get in 10 years — 11 years ago

with Rafaela

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.3

Victoire from Angelus and Clyde from K&L promoting Bordeaux! This even blend of Merlot and Cab Franc sees nothing but new oak and smells and tastes expensive. As dark as black leather, this powerful wine would be hard to pick out as a 2007. The blue fruit of the franc keeps it fresh and I could imagine it going very well with Clyde's cassoulet! — 11 years ago

Marcos Fonseca Santos

9.5

I can't imagine a Meursault much better than this. Beautiful fruit, high acids, minerals and citrus. — 11 years ago

with Grenfel, Marcio and 1 other

Cathy Levy

9.3

Delicious now, but can’t imagine how much better it will be even later. — 8 years ago

Brent S

9.2

Bold and powerful. I imagine this was a complete fruit bomb originally, but after 7 years, this has softened up and become quite enjoyable. — 8 years ago

Sunil Dhaliwal

9.5

Love. can't imagine a wine with a longer finish or more mouth feel. What a treat. With a one hour decant it didn't feel sharp or young in the slightest. — 9 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.9

This was one of those wow wines, where you find yourself at a loss for words. I had the same wine two weeks before, and it was solid, but not memorable. It's hard to imagine this is the same wine. It was just perfect. — 9 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.7

The color and nose tells you nothing about the age of this wine. Incredibly fresh and youthful on both scores. My nasal passage was flooded with violets and cassis. The flood gates collapsed and my mouth was coated with black currants, licorice and minerals. Paved over my palate like a run away steamroller. Merely a teenager at this stage of evolution. I can only imagine what Father Time will create. If this is your birth year it will be a challenge to out live this wine. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.0

2001, getting tertiary but oh so screaming tannic, very good, indestructible I'd imagine — 10 years ago

Blake Schaff

9.3

Drink at 65 degrees. — 10 years ago

Rachel Knight

9.4

Still one of my favorite zins — 11 years ago

with Brad

evie

9.4

Picked up at wine crush. Imagine I'm gonna love it — 11 years ago

Jaylan Marks

9.3

Very good little berry not strong semi — 11 years ago

Will Harahan

9.3

Contrary to other wines, D'yquem is in a class of it's own in terms of Sauternes. There is rarely, if ever, a bad year, although some years, like the 2001, stand out more than others. The disparity in quality from a GREAT d'yquem to a mediocre one & so on isn't as drastic as one might imagine. While the older vintages seem to age VERY well, it isn't as discernible from a recent vintage as other wines. Sauternes, in general are consistent, & none more than d'yquem. — 12 years ago