Steven Gullo

9.3

Marvelous bouquet after an hour in decanter. Meaty & gamey yet soft, very fine tannins. Done in a very traditional style. — 9 years ago

Justin Petrisek

8.9

Could taste some of the potential but unfortunately the bottle was improperly stored and was corked when opened — 10 years ago

Vito Polosa

9.3

Traditional cabernet concentration, darker prune, tobacco violet cassis — 10 years ago

Martin Sher

9.2

That nose! — 10 years ago

George M Wood

9.0

Refreshing simple traditional Syrah — 10 years ago

with Nury

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.5

An exemplary wine of the traditional ilk. Really graceful with both red and black fruit, serious American oak (think soap and cream and dill and coconuts) and loads of cherry juice. — 11 years ago

Ethan Dunn

9.4

Delicious, very traditional Gigondas. Wild sour cherries, and slightly smokey touch. 2009 vintage is drinking wonderfully. — 11 years ago

alewifery

9.7

Desert Island! This is perfect after a long day, not too heavy and not too light. Slightly salted. — 11 years ago

Nick Boulas

9.0

Very nice pinot noir but not traditional by pinot standards. Very clean and complex. Layers of great berry fruit and spice. Interesting textures. Very pleasant finish. — 12 years ago

Pax Mahle

Owner/Winemaker Wind Gap Wines, Agharta & Pax

9.7

Gorgeous nose of alpine strawberries & orange blossoms astringent palate with great Intensity, acid and focus...a nice element of oxidation peeks through and adds an interesting edge... — 13 years ago

George Colvin

9.5

Desert wine at Gary Danko - somelliers pick — 14 years ago

Ben Lear

9.0

Nice, light and spple-ly — 9 years ago

Carsten Rudolph

9.3

Traditional ch9 - very good and tasty — 10 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

If tar and rose petal are the stereotype, then I think I'm safe in calling this traditional. However, there's plenty of nuance in the layers and the style that make this special. An old leather-bound book, citrus peel, dried tarragon, and ripe strawberry. The finish is firm, but not without a lively and racy acidity. One of the better food wines I've had in a long while. — 10 years ago

John J

9.0

2004? Fantastic.
2005? Equally impressive.
2007? Similar flavor profile very good.

This is a favorite of mine - I've found this for as little as $20 for the 2005 & 2007, is a really incredible value. Classic Rioja style with nice fruit, this pairs with traditional Spanish cuisine and grilled foods. — 10 years ago

LC

9.2

Super Bowl 50 🏉 and pre-Valentine's Day bubbly 🍾 — 11 years ago

Michael Kvasnicka

9.1

Reserva. Much more traditional. Excellent. — 11 years ago

markus gould

8.9

humid dog, green touch, veeery traditional style. hints of amphora wine! metallic.
but good! — 11 years ago

with ingrid

Greg Sorensen

9.2

One of the best bottles of young traditional Rioja I've had. Already showing the savory side with a moderate alcohol (13%) and a healthy backbone of acidity. Drinking well now and should age well too. — 12 years ago

Ben Rossen

9.1

Cigar box, leather, smoke, plums. A little structured and a bit alcoholic. Traditional rioja. — 12 years ago

Randy Windham

9.9

New one for me. Traditional producer/wine maker. Menthol. Herbs. Red fruits, tar. Tobacco. Sweet And tart. Great acid. Love it! Fantastic with grilled pigeon. 13.5% abv. — 13 years ago

Josh Orr

9.0

Very traditional in style. Super earthy wine. Liquid soil and stems — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

2009, when Caymus still made wine in their traditional style. Starting with their 12 vintage, they started to let their fruit hang on the vine much longer...just before the grapes begin a shriveled phase. This raises the sugar levels(Brixs) and produces a much sweeter grape/wine. Too sweet for me. This 09 is beginning to see nice evolution but has many years ahead of it before it hits it's peak. The tannins are still very present but beginning to lose their teeth. It's classic in their old style. Dark cassis; of dry and juicy blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, blueberries, olallieberries, Asian spices, touch of herbs, lots of baking spices; cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, caramel, vanilla, black tea, black licorice, dry dark florals, dry crushed volcanic rocks, dark turned soil, stems, leathery, tobacco, nice acidity, strong structure & length, good balance & length. The finish is dry & juicy fruit with loads of spice and baking spices, it sticks on your palate, is round, full bodied and lasts over a minute. Two hours in the decanter and it's still improving. — 10 years ago

Alice B

9.4

Traditional, complex, smoky Rioja. — 10 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Traditional American oak, spices plum & cherry with structure for days. A producer I've overlooked a bit & something I need to change. — 11 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.2

CDP for lovers of the traditional. Better than you would expect for the vintage. — 11 years ago

with Roy, Valerie and 3 others

George Wareing

9.5

Simply delicious, traditional Rioja. — 11 years ago

Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.1

Magnum of the traditional thirteen. Cool year. Delicious. I love the honest wines of Dom. De Banneret! — 12 years ago

terroirista-cy

9.5

This was amazing. A superb traditional expression of Sangiovese. What a joy! — 13 years ago

Patrick Scott

10

Best in the world — 14 years ago