Josh Weinstein

9.5

2002 vintage and it was absolutely perfect!!! Magnums help keep the grapes flowing — 5 years ago

with Kristen

Ross Fredella

9.4

So elegant, blackberry, dark fruits with some campfire charcoal and spice. Such an incredible finish. I want more to keep and drink in a few years. Thanks @Jason Lee — 6 years ago

Patrick Hu

9.4

Amazing chilled! — 6 years ago

Asher Pembroke

8.9

Fruity. Not complicated. We keep it in our modest rotation — 7 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.7

You know it's a good vacation when you've actually lost track of what day of the week it is! This wine is just beautiful and drinking so well right now. Blackberry and creme de cassis explode on the nose and on the palate as well. Slight hint of chocolate as well but the fruit flavors lead here with the slightest sweetness. It's lush and full bodied with tannins that are nicely integrated at this point but still leave some dryness in the mouth. This is beautiful and will be fun to try this again in a year or two (if I can keep my hands off it!). — 7 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 — 9 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. — 9 years ago

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.6

Keep rosé Syrah #goodgod this wine is delicious — 9 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. — 9 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. — 9 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! — 5 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

A great blend... drink up — 6 years ago

with Tom

Bill Bender

9.5

This bottle of Abreu was perhaps the heaviest bottle of wine I’ve ever had. I’m going to keep it in my house for protection. Such an impressive wine overflowing with rich weighty goodness. Dark fruit profile and smooth silky tannins. Plus I got Briana to try and enjoy both escargot and foie gras. Success. — 7 years ago

Patrick Hu

9.4

Fascinatingly yeasty. — 8 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!
— 8 years ago

Marty Winters

9.4

Turning people on to @Cathy Corison is one of my favorite things, we just keep running out of it... — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.1

2001 vintage. Medium garnet. Quite fresh fruit forward raspberry and red plums. Roses and heavy oil fumes. Touches of smoke and woody notes. On the palate, very smooth, silky. Medium bodied. Medium plus acidity, high tannins - very integrated and mouth puckering. Finish is edging to long - fruit forward and cherry liqueur notes. Very decent and drinking well. Would personally keep for another 5+ years before opening as this is still evolving nicely. Still lacks soul - a little too manufactured for my palate. — 9 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. — 9 years ago

Joseph Moss

9.3

Gamay all day, every day! With some aging on it. Good to drink, still good to keep. — 10 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! — 5 years ago

Hayden B. Oothout

8.9

Well balanced Cab from Oak Knoll in Napa. Very drinkable and just enough complexity to keep it interesting. This 2015 is just starting to show and would benefit from another year or two in the bottle. Big, bold, and balanced. Would be interested in trying other “reserve” wines from Black Stallion. Good value for this price point. ($25) — 5 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. — 6 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

Great acidity to back up the Lulu! — 7 years ago

Rae Kingfield

9.5

Super juicy with just enough acid to keep it from being like a fruit blob. Ripe stone fruit, honeysuckle, and marjoram on the nose. Total love. — 8 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. — 8 years ago

Eric Egan

9.3

It's young, no doubt about that. Might wait 5 years to open the next one... A lovely pure, greenish hue, fine, crystal clear; toast all the way - still closed but alluring; rounded and balanced, with good acidity. The fruit and sugar are present but well hidden. This will go on and on - a Bruce Forsyth like virility will keep this up for decades... — 9 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.4

Opulent, already drinking so well but long decant, this will be hard to keep your hands off. — 9 years ago

Ulrich Hoffmann

9.2

Still a classic. Bill and Jeff did a great job. Plenty of time to keep sampling. — 9 years ago

Gerald Gabillet

9.7

1989 is a Great wine. I will keep a very good memory. Now, I understand more why Las Cases is different! — 9 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.5

I keep revisiting this liquid rockpile honeyed amazingness from @SacredThirst. — 10 years ago

with Heather