Ming L

9.0

The 15’ bottling sees Petit Verdot leading this Bordeaux blend at 32%, with 26% CS, 26% Merlot, 13% CF, and 3% Malbec.
Complex and deep nose of blackberry, cassis, fig, dry pine cone, dark soy source, butterscotch, thyme, black pepper, with hint of violet. The palate, while delicious and smooth, lacks the depth I expected. Finely grained tannins lead to a long peppery finish.
377 cases made. — 6 years ago

Lee Mauney

9.2

14 year old gran reserva paired with grilled lamb chops and manchego salad. Full body, decanted, improved over time, dry, berries, oak, vanilla spice, peppercorn. Long finish, probably worth storing for several years. $38 13.5% abv. — 7 years ago

Jérémy Ifrah

8.9

Beautiful wine even I don’t think it worth the price. However the vintage 2014 has a huge potential — 7 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.5

Okay - fine. It’s a good, probably great wine. Overpriced? Yes. Is it worth the money? No it’s not. Opus is filled with pretentious douchbags? Double yes. But this is a well-made wine bridging a gap between Napa and Boudreaux. Dusty nose with menthol, earl grey tea, tobacco, vanilla, flowers, cassis, and creamy dark fruits. It has a really nice velvety finish. — 8 years ago

Jason Murray

9.5

Big and perfect. — 9 years ago

Taylor Spivey

10

The reason I fell in love with wine, popped my cherry or grape I should say. I was 19 and took this from my fathers stash, definitely got in trouble but it was worth it! — 9 years ago

Vijay Vaidy

9.8

Hard to find a better ambassador for 2001 Napa style. I'm not sure these wine makers ever surpassed this era ... Unfortunately a bit premium priced these days, but worth dropping some $$$ for, more than the average peer — 10 years ago

William Henry Forrence

9.1

It was worth waiting on this. All the bit was gone and was replaced with real earthy body. Exceptionally different wine when it gets older. — 6 years ago

Steve Ramee

9.4

Opened the 2003 on March 5, 2020. Spectacular with excellent fruit and no Tanin. Worth the wait! — 6 years ago

Harvey Raben

9.1

When I purchased this wine the reports were that it was too tannic to drink for years. Now more than 30 years since the vintage it still has some strong backbone. There are red fruits and some cedar. It drinks light and smooth. A wine worth the wait. — 7 years ago

Thomas Brenner

9.3

Worth scouting for... Starting to get that aged quality Cab characteristic. Showing off super hard right now. This wine, we're it human, which I am thankful it is not, would be the popular Johnny-football-hero type back in High School. A little too young to drink, hangs out with all of the cheerleaders, can deliver a mean wedgie and calls alot of attention to himself. — 8 years ago

Christie Marsh

9.5

2012. Sampled it for the RIMS 2018 conference. Expensive but completely worth it. Very smooth & fruity & reminiscent of a red blend (but a nice one!). — 8 years ago

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Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.0

2015 is gamey and ripe af. Good, but not worth the price in USA. — 10 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

A fantastic 2002, this lovely wine shows once more that today there aren't really bad years in Bordeaux, this Pontet Canet was well structured rich and tempting. Deep red, tempting rich multi layered nose ripe cherries, black current, coffee, cigar box, and tea leaves, full rich body, dry tannins, full of black fruit, high acidity and a long chewy finish. Was worth the wait, my score 90. Drink to 2022 — 10 years ago

Scott Soren

9.3

Just the best rosè. Always killer. It’s on the higher end for rosè but sometimes so worth it. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Mmmm....better. 1999 was a meh vintage to most critics. I find it has evolved to better things with this much time in bottle.

The nose reveals, ruby and candied; blackberries, black cherries, black plum skin, black raspberries, raspberries, poached cherries & strawberries. Touch cooked green bell pepper, mixed berry licorice, anise to black licorice, used leather, saddle-wood to cedar, dark, moist, black earth, limestone, stones, graphite, vanilla, cinnamon stick, clove, nutmeg and dark spice, coffee, dark chocolate with fresh & withering, dark, red, blue and purple flowers.

The body is just full. The tannins are soft, round, chewy and tarry. The structure, tension, length and balance are pretty good for 99. ruby and candied; blackberries, black cherries, black plum skin, black raspberries, raspberries, poached cherries & strawberries. more cooked green bell pepper on the palate, mixed berry licorice, anise to black licorice, used leather, saddle-wood to cedar, dark, moist, black earth, limestone, stones, graphite, vanilla, cinnamon stick, clove, nutmeg and dark spice, coffee, dark chocolate with fresh & withering, dark, red, blue and purple flowers. The acidy is nice. The finish is elegant, well balanced but, not as rich as other good vintages Palmer. It is spicy and persists minutes on the palate.

Photos of; Chateau Palmer, their barrel room, a photo of their vineyard soil structure-if you didn’t know where all that earthiness comes from, a picture is worth a thousand words and their tasting room. — 7 years ago

Alex

9.2

Dark stewed yet somewhat bright fruits with cola on the palate. Soft tannins balance nicely with the subtle spice of the wine. Excellent but not sure it’s worth the hefty price tag. — 8 years ago

Amy Barneson

9.2

Very good, worth the splurge — 9 years ago

David Annis

9.4

Well balanced, nearing its peak of not slightly past. Medium brick color, muted nose. There are more herb notes than fruit notes, but not in the under ripe, vegetal way a poorly executed cabernet franc can be. Thyme and truffles, this would go well worth a savory meal. — 9 years ago

Daniel March

9.4

Fantastic bouquet, super floral notes, blackberry, creme de cassis, minerals, vanilla, oak, just big time terrior. A great vintage, great balance, great finish, just a great wine. Worth the money. — 10 years ago