Todd Anderson

9.5

Delicious. Will keep going strong for many more years. — 6 years ago

Josh Weinstein

9.5

2002 vintage and it was absolutely perfect!!! Magnums help keep the grapes flowing — 7 years ago

with Kristen

Emily Rath

9.4

Unfined, unfiltered, cherry coulis and lavender, light bodied, aged in neutral oak,ow tannins. Absolutely delicious. Made by JJ and Jack. Organic. — 7 years ago

Justin Wittkopf

9.7

This was just amazing tonight. Perfect blend of black cherry, plums, licorice, and earth tones, with broad palate and just enough acidity to keep everything lively and fresh. Killer. — 8 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

A Keeper! Picpoul/Grenache Blanc blend. — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Deep garnet red with lots of bricking on the edges. Light cassis and dark cherries on the nose with some tertiary notes like earthiness and damp leaves. Moderate tannins (6.5/10) and full bodied. Lots of complexity with light cassis and dark cherries, a little bit of tomato leaves and earthiness. Very well rounded and integrated with a long finish. This will only keep losing fruit and get earthier with time. Drink now. — 10 years ago

with Sean and India

Teresa G

9.0

A little sweet but worked perfect for the spicy dish I had it with. A good wine to keep in house for guests. I would buy again — 11 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.1

Mature and very pleasant, it has way time to get even better, complex, fruity light notes with tobacco, olives and oaky notes - keep on evolving a great way — 11 years ago

Ulrich Hoffmann

9.2

Still a classic. Bill and Jeff did a great job. Plenty of time to keep sampling. — 12 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.6

Shit picture. Great wine. Krug has long been one of my favorite '96s. Searing acid structure, but there's enough body, fruit and now secondary savories around it to keep it all together. Drinking now, but will go forever. A total skyscraper of a wine. — 12 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Strawberry/basil agua fresca. Silky. Not the cleanest nose. — 7 years ago

JKT

9.0

Nicely balanced black fruited plummy new world Syrah that went well with Leila's Beef noodle soup. Cindy gang and Roy over for dinner. — 7 years ago

David Lieberman

9.1

Wow! Best vintage I have had of this in several years. Six bottles is not enough. Great strawberry nose with the garrigue we associate with Provence. I don’t think there’s a better Rosé out there, but I keep searching! — 7 years ago

Martijn

9.0

1997 vintage on 24.12.18 Cork broke into 1000 pieces.
Still a red fruit bomb. Drinking easily but I will keep my other bottles in the cellar. — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Well, I fired up a couple of fullblood waygu fillets for tonight (and Vanessa made a KILLER polenta), so the competition was tough. This is a terrific cab nevertheless. Classic nose of black fruits, violet, cedar, and black currants with a hint of leather. Not as tannic as I was expecting, but still had enough backbone to keep it interesting. If you have this, I’d suggest waiting a couple of years, as I suspect it will be more interesting once it starts acquiring more secondary flavors. Still a terrific cab! — 9 years ago

with Vanessa

Patrick Hu

9.4

Fascinatingly yeasty. — 10 years ago

Ben Lehman

9.4

This is killing it this year..it was last vintage too, but still. — 10 years ago

Tom Jenkins

9.0

Another great "location" wine from Orin Swift. This one is a classic España red. A beautiful touch of Tempranillo/Rioja - very fruit forward; hints of dark berries and soft green apple finish. The wine finishes with a smooth red taste on the tongue - not too dry, just enough to keep you wanting more. For the price - this is an every day wine for sure! I could drink this alone!
— 11 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.3

Spendy bubbles aren't usually my jam, but this is pretty great. So much minerality and lime centered citrus almost keep you from noticing just how big a wine this is. — 11 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.4

2011. Blanc. No one drinks enough of this. That's because there are so few things to which its a good partner, but it would be an incredible cheese-and-charcuterie wine. Broad and oily, there's just enough acid to keep you coming back for more. Sun-baked yellow orchard fruits dominate, but there's more exotic fruits too (mango and dried pineapple) yellow flowers, tons of almond husk bitterness, green olives, bay leaf, oregano, tarragon, white cheddar. Oak is assertively present but not overwhelming. Place dominates over grapes here, as it's a mix of Clairette and Grenache Blanc and a hodge-podge of other things. — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 13 was a brutal tannin vintage when I tasted it at En Premier. The tannins are still bitty but, nothing like they were out of barrel.

The fruit in the 13 shows the difficulty in the vintage. They are duller and it’s really stands out from other vintages and not in a good way.

It’s lean and there is nothing that really draws you in. Fruits are; dark cherries, rhubarb, blackberries, some blueberries@and the strawberries show some ripeness the other do not. Lots of dry earth, dry stones, some herbs, dark withering florals, decent acidity and a uneventful dry finish.

Photos of; Clyde and Alfred at the bar, their Amphora style cement tanks they ferment part of each vintage now, road signs of the good neighbors they keep and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 7 years ago

Dawn E.

9.4

Deep dark fruit!! Liquid Smoke....Cedar...Mocha...Milk chocolate.
Graham cracker ...Cassis...just enough spice to create a wonderful balance. As others have stated @Mike Smith magic! Tomorrow 58th Birthday...was going to keep tradition and do a nice long run in a.m....but Iowa weather has different plans..sometimes compromise is best! Could not have chosen a better wine! — 7 years ago

Holly Orchard

Certified Sommelier, President of Savvy Cellar Wines Inc.

9.1

Needed a little time to open up, but once it did, this wine had some wonderful layers. This opened with plum, blueberry, purple flowers and rich soil before changing over to more notes of leather, and subtle pepper and nutmeg. The tannins were still pretty firm but balanced. It was a good match for a filet with blue cheese/black pepper/parsley. It was interesting to keep finding the changes in the wine over a couple hours. — 8 years ago

Jess Granatiero

9.8

Dunn Howell has never disappointed. This holds true for the new 2013. The climate that year shows through in the marked black berry fruit presence. The tannins are ever present and will help keep this beauty for 20 years to come! — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Impressive new vinification improvements recently finished at Lafon-Rochet. As well, is their 2015. Gorgeous fruit and beautiful purple florals. A Chateau to keep on eye on going forward. — 10 years ago

Scott Wren

9.2

Spicy dark fruit with just enough acidity to keep coming back for more. So we'll knit — 10 years ago

Chris Cree MW

9.2

Love this producer! Classic Cabernet Franc herbs and spice on the nose, with beautiful gravelly stony earth tones. Moderate tannin and good acidity keep this bright and textured and supporting its mid weight dark fruits. — 11 years ago

Sariya Jarasviroj Brown

9.0

Took some days to open up and share. Earthy with a cherry chaser and a twist of acid to keep it lifted. Brett is a well known neighbor to this bottle but he doesn't overstay his welcome. Enjoyed! — 11 years ago

Swii Yii Lim

9.5

Like an older version of the 2004 I tried in April. Concentrated coffee, milk chocolate and smoky fruit, with hints of struck match minerality. Good concentration and tannic grip; could still keep. Tried blind, and guessed it was a Pauillac or Leoville Las-Cases. — 12 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.5

I keep revisiting this liquid rockpile honeyed amazingness from @SacredThirst. — 12 years ago

with Heather