Conrad Green

9.6

Meaty and intense. Lush with violets, a deep purity and smoothly intense. Really great stuff. A little more powerful than the 82 alongside but a whisper less refined — 4 months ago

with Walker and David

Conrad Green

9.2

Intense cherry with a touch of tar. Iron and dense but very pure fruit. Good stuff but still tight and unyielding — 8 months ago

with Bex

Christian Fischer

9.4

After a coffee chat at work yesterday that ended discussing Hillside Select I was motivated to open one for the holiday weekend. Initially I was very disappointed as the wine was flat and uninspiring considering the pedigree and price tag. Read some reviews that this 2013 needs A LOT of air and sure enough after hours the wine began to evolve and markedly improve. It is an intense wine that lingers in the mouth for a long time. Smooth tannins, red fruit and tobacco flavors. Not my most favorite wine and not at the $229 I paid, but nonetheless a very good wine once it had the chance to get some air for a few hours — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Very reduced and punchy. Matchsticks, lemon zest, oily intense citrus fruit. Pure puligny lean punch. A long time ahead but this is fantastic — 5 years ago

with Bex, Major-General and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.3

Intense and focussed. Bright, driving yellow fruit with good sizzling acidity and a healthy dose of oak. Young but excellent. — 6 years ago

with David, Bex and 1 other

Ron Siegel

9.5

Incredibly youthful that is both rich & dense showing black berry, cherry fruit, intense perfume of mineral & floral along with meat, blood, black pepper, olive, violets & licorice spice. I would give this a few more years in the cellar. — 8 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.5

A great bottle for the price quality . Intense nose of red and blue fruits with a touch of vanilla some tea and earth with a touch of violets . A perfect time to drink since the tannins are well -resolved but should last for another 10 years . Tasted at Butter in New York City . — 8 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.1

Pretty darn good. Not sure how it's "intense" but I'll happily have another glass. Or bottle. — 8 years ago

Martin Beally

9.2

2007. Rich, intense, cocoa and pyrazines. Acid leads and lovely mid. — 11 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.2

This wine reminds me distinctly of a Muscat my grandfather produced in 2010; and the color is the first indication. Obvious extended skin contact, but low enough extraction to reach a lite-honey color. The nose is pungent and intense with tangerine skin wrapped in wild, homemade perfumes. The mouthfeel is giving yet tense, with slightly underripe mandarin orange and a twist of lime. Interesting wine. Authentic wine. — 11 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

10

The herbal and minty freshness in the super intense and long lasting aftertaste gave me real goosebumps. Beautiful! — 4 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Bright cherry and intense. Super pure. Lovely — 5 months ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.1

Grippy and intense. Blue fruit, plum, tobacco hints and pomegranate. Good — 9 months ago

with Bex

ESF

9.3

Yeah yeah, I know this is not considered a great vintage, but this is a Cracking Claret! Leaner in style and not a verbose powerhouse, it still delivers an elegant rendition of traditional Pauillac flavors. The cherry was more like kirsch liqueur, the cassis, graphite, leather, gravel, tobacco, the bay leaf... all beautifully delineated and intense. The mid palate was polished to perfection. Tannins are sturdy enough but seamless & integrated. The finish persists and invites another drink. Got these on a great deal from K&L back in the day and glad I did! In a great drinking window right now. — 4 years ago

Theo Shu

9.3

Intense earthy mushrooms — 6 years ago

with Mike and Dominique

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Concentrated and intense, creamy nectarine, peach pitt, honeysuckle, orange peel. Terrific wine and would never believe how high alcohol. 14.5%. — 7 years ago

Pooneet K

9.3

Just a fantastic wine. Deep fruit with both primary and secondary characteristics. Intense nose. Long finish with just enough structure / acid to hold it together. Really singing - no need to wait longer. Can't imagine a better pairing with a mutton chop at Keens, it was perfect. — 8 years ago

John J

9.1

Bramble & forest duff, this Toro is intense. Its bouquet sets off this concentrated wine's flavors of graphite, plum-cherry. Long, weighty finish leaves a pleasant reminder why you just spent $65. — 8 years ago

Jon Ruyle

9.7

So intense, so complex, so long, so elegant, so beautiful. Unlike other CDPs I've tried- more black fruit mixed with the blue, the finish more fruit than herbs. It was sort of cab-like. So much going on here. I loved this. A great birthday wine! — 9 years ago

Francesco Pilo

9.0

Red/garnet, intense, complex, full bodied, red fruit and spices, good tannins, long finish #ProduttoriDelBarbaresco — 11 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

A fantastic nose. So multi dimensional. Gamey, meaty, violets, iron, herbs. Intense, defined. Long. Fantastic. — 5 months ago

with David

Conrad Green

9.6

Loads of extract and zip. Quite ripe but with brilliant balancing acidity. Intense and long. Delicious — 7 months ago

with Chris, Matt and 2 others

Conrad Green

9.6

intense fruit with tart edges. Bright and delicious. Fantastic — 9 months ago

with Paul and Matt

Alan Weinberg

9.3

painfully intense in a very good way, bright fresh dense fruit all lifted by a well-integrated acid backbone. Superb creaminess, fine mousse, long future. Damn, makes me want 08 even more. Blows away 04 and 06. — 5 years ago

John Malcolm

9.3

Tangy, spicy, smokey, and earthy! Plums and dark cherries. Pretty intense with a long, satisfying finish. — 5 years ago

Mike Evans

9.5

Purchased on release around 2003 and from the cork code of M251, it appears to have been disgorged September/October 2002. A little nutty and lemony, but with piercing and intense minerality, still fairly young. I've had the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Krugs in the last month or so and this was comparable in quality to the 1996 and drinking better than the 2000 and 2004. A spectacular Champagne and proof of the ageworthiness of the Grande Cuvée, I've had it at least 15 years and have no doubt it will continue to excel for at least another 15.
An added bonus is that it has the beautiful old gold label, which I much prefer to the current iteration, so it looks as good as it tastes. — 7 years ago

with Kevin and Stan

Conrad Green

9.4

Very pretty, intense. Loaded with fruit. Lots of dark stuff. Linear. Intense. Savory — 8 years ago

with Matt and Paul

Conrad Green

9.4

Very bright and lifted nose. A touch of licorice? Vital and zesty. Very powerful palate. Gorgeous intense fruit with citrus and surging acidity. A bit monolithic at the moment. Loads of stuffing. — 9 years ago

with Matt

Floyden Mugford

9.8

Huge intense tropical citrus aroma that is super fruity delicious — 11 years ago

Chelli Webster

VP Marketing/Sales Webster Cellars

9.6

'92 screaming eagle- sensational noise jammy black currants and oak-full body ripe intense fruit- brilliant finish — 11 years ago