Randy Fillingim

9.0

Have to say at almost 20 years old still bringing it. The fruits were still active and the tannins were present, but not oppressive. Drank quite well. For the price point I thought it was pretty decent — 9 months ago

Ian Riach

8.9

Nice balance, good berries up front and pepper and a little leather. I felt it could have a little more depth. Ugo liked it more than me. Aged well. Nice treat. — 3 years ago

with Ugo

Jay Kline

9.1

So...of course, if I’m drinking Maison Ilan, there is a story behind it. AFAIK, this was the last vintage that was released and I was fortunate(?) since many never received their allocation. My first of two bottles of “Aux Charmes Haut”. This was double-capsuled (no doubt by accident) which I found amusing. The cork was perfect and one of those super premium long sort of corks. The appearance in the glass was dark garnet bordering violet and a bit cloudy. From an enjoyment perspective, Day 1 was an utter waste. Too young. The bouquet was really intriguing with loads of dark and red fruits and spice but on the palate, this was completely coiled. All structure. I pushed the cork back in and waited for another day. On Day 4, I revisited, and it was in a much better spot. Ripe plums, dark cherries, bruised strawberries, forest floor, mushrooms...in that order. Still, it came across rather rustic, in a somewhat charming sort of way...but I never really fell head over heals for it either. No shortage of structure even on Day 4 gives me the feeling that the 2013 has a lot of life ahead. My last bottle will sit in the back of the cellar for some day long in the future and then I can once again recall the tales of this flash in the pan producer and what might have been. I would hold if anyone is still hanging on to these. — 6 years ago

E & K G

9.3

#burgundytasting My WOTN. Supple tannins, elegant fruit and approachable now. — 7 years ago

Stephen Solaka

9.4

Mushrooms and red fruits. Savory nose. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This took a while to open. Stuctured, dense, black cherry, iron, mineral, dried herbs & violets with only a hint of oak. — 8 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.3

A warm vintage produced a wine with gentle tannins and soft red fruit with raspberry, strawberry, red currant, violet and an enticing hint of graphite and forest floor. Beautiful balance of tannin and fruit with medium acidity and a very long finish. — 9 months ago

Sean Smith

9.4

Earth and barnyard on the nose with a silky smooth finish on the palette. — 5 years ago

Aaron Hamrock

9.3

Lovely wine with the steak and morels tonight. — 5 years ago

Patrick Barrett

10

'95 is still drinking great. — 7 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

This should be killer in 10 years! Lovely. Powerful. — 7 years ago

admiral von schnauzer

9.9

This may go down as red wine of the year for me. Which given the time of year and upcoming events is High Praise indeed. But none the less reality. Epic nose. The unmistakable smell of a slaughterhouse over summer. Meat and blood. A huge hit of licorice, leather, and smoke and cherries. The Finish lasted nearly a minute, and had a Mossy granite tone to it that reminded me of climbing in the gunks in the fog. Amazing. So fortunate to have been asked to share this with great friends. #poolwine — 7 years ago

E & K G

9.1

Palate never quite matched up with the nose despite a good 30min decant. An absolute fruit and flower bomb on the nose. — 8 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Bought for a tasting, forgot to do the notes. Cassis, mint, cigar box, olive tapenade, nice acid. Threw some sediment, so needed to decant. Very nice. — 10 months ago

Mike Evans

9.2

It needed a lot of air to start to show well. — 10 months ago

Florian Peter

9.4

Smooth full body and tasting of berry fruits — 5 years ago

Shuji Yanada

9.0

部屋おき熟成だが、劣化はなかった。５年位？
特徴に欠けるくらい、穏やかに。
マグナム — 6 years ago

Patrick O Driscoll

9.3

Enjoyable drop and well balanced — 7 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.3

Cool, blood and iron but so elegant. Quite fleshy which is indicative of the vintage. Nose settles down and becomes sweeter and candied. Berries and raspberries. Such an elegant wine for a ripe vintage. Develops more and more of malt candy notes. Seems the riper vintages tend to show the iron and herbaceous quality. — 7 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.2

Brick red in color. Slight must and cooked red fruit on the nose. Leather, meat and spice. Lovely soft finish. 1990 vintage — 8 years ago

with Chad