Top shoulder. Got the cork out in one piece. Absolutely perfect bottle with a lot left to give. Thick balsamic fruit, soft tannins, integrated oak, fresh acidity, everything in absolute balance. In a way almost perfect on the verge of lacking a bit of personality, but only almost. This has 10 years of life ahead of it but No reason to wait. — 7 years ago
Great for backyard grilling! — 8 years ago
An absolute beast a wine! Needs a short decant to open up and let the glycerol smell and taste blow off. I decanted for 30 min.
Huge dark fruits, charcoally smokiness, and spice. Inky deep deep black color and of course it doesn't get any more full body than this. — 9 years ago
What a difference an hour decant makes! Pitch black in the glass. Barnyard funk on the nose. Blackberry and leather mid-palate. Lots going on with this wine and time will only improve this vintage. Tart cherry and cranberry on the finish. Firm tannins and quite dry. — 10 years ago
Dark red/purple to red rim. Red apple skin, rose, dried sour cherry on nose after 30 minutes in the glass, more iron and paint thinner when first opened. Medium acidity, waves of iron, earth and spice in the mouth, subtle fruit, slightly bitter and peppery finish. — 11 years ago

Pop and pour. Black cherry, kirsch, black licorice, and some wood smoke both on the nose and palate. Deep ruby color, medium body. A nice impression of fruit—big, but not as heavy as expected. Medium tannins, medium acids, but they linger onto the finish. A decent wine, with better-than-average complexity. I'd get half a case of this and be quite happy... — 12 years ago
Very good Pinot Noir and reasonably priced. — 13 years ago
Lighter #mendocino Co #pinotnoir - enticing cherry, apricot and subtly spicy nose. Delicate frame, lovely acid structure and silken tannins on the finish. It just might be my new Costco QPR favorite for $8. — 6 years ago
Smooth but flavors have switched a lot to non fruit even at that age — 7 years ago
So subtle - dried orange peel, potpourri and creamed corn - a delight, thank Hugh — 8 years ago
Spice, leather, blackberry, vanilla nose. Lush blackberry, tobacco and, mineral, hint of raisin in the finish. — 8 years ago
Very rich with flavor. More flavor then the regular red ménage a trois. Both are great! — 9 years ago
Still a lot of life left despite the vintage. After decanting for an hour it is hard to find any flaw with it. — 10 years ago
Decanted 15 min Feels slightly over oaked. Fruit does open. Took some time 30 min. Brings out ripe cherry. Cedar. Vanilla heavy tones nose toasted — 10 years ago
Amazingly rich! Still has huge concentration, deep and dark, a lot of black fruit and black olive. — 11 years ago
$30 for the glass — 12 years ago
Cavist , nosso restaurante (!) with lula and Claudia ... Recommended by adailton, oaky, complex ... V nice, distinctive — 13 years ago
Great table wine! — 14 years ago
Great wine especially for the price — 6 years ago

Very honeyed and less mellow than the 40 year. Still mighty complex — 8 years ago
Nice moderately-light Italian wine. Good body, with a clean finish that’s soft compared to a lot of this variety. Tobacco, plums, earthy, dried figs, licorice, chocolate — 8 years ago
This producer!!!! Amazing! — 9 years ago
Very nice with my BT Steak. — 10 years ago
Liked it a lot, but not for the price. Total wine. $62 — 10 years ago
Great wine, nice smooth finish. — 11 years ago
Always good with daddy — 14 years ago
Peter A. Muth
I had a fruity to oak/earthy experience. Fruit up front Oak to Earth on the finish.
$10.+ at Costco.
Went well with my steak-filled salad...as well as with my chocolate-covered walnuts afterwards. — 6 years ago