Lyn Farmer

9.2

Medium ruby color and a pronounced nose of raspberry, violet and a spice note reminiscent of sandalwood incense. Lovely medium body with silky texture. Good acid balance for food pairing and a long lovely finish. Wonderful evocation of serious Beaujolais — 9 years ago

Greg Gillett

9.7

1996 cellared from release still fresh with lovely toasty notes Gambaro 1996 champ dinner — 10 years ago

Matt Lichtenberg

9.5

Popped 1 of my 3 bottles to celebrate two friends turning 50 at Factory Kitchen. 50 year old California Cab with finesse, balance, and though I wouldn't expect it to improve over time, it was fantastic and quintessential old school cab from without a doubt one of my favorite California producers. Just lovely! — 11 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.4

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 11 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.3

Soft and lovely — 11 years ago

Sunil Gupta

9.8

Glorious - great mouthfeel, lovely acid — 12 years ago

Raye Ackerman

9.4

Mango and citrus and lovely with desserts as flavours changed throughout... very very very fresh. High acidity. — 9 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.2

Lovely secondary elements of sweaty saddle leather, cedar and later some cigar box. Soft, integrated tannins. Long finish and very nice nose. — 10 years ago

Dennis Gillespie

9.0

Beaitiful dark ruby color. Tobacco, aged beef, forest floor on the nose. Lovely wine, good value for money. — 10 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

9.2

Extremely smooth tannins. Lovely drinking wine! — 11 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

'Les Picasses' lies along a riverbank on a fairly steep slope that is primarily alluvial clay overlaying chalk and limestone. The vines are over 50 years old and the site is known to produce wines with fabulous purity and minerality. As such the Olga Raffault 'Les Picasses' Chinon 1989 has had time to mellow, the aromas are quite lovely—lavender, game, worn leather, a touch of barnyard, and cellar dust. There is a throaty, sensual wildness to this wine, punctuated by a vein of bright acidity and minerals. Everything I love in Loire Valley Cab Franc. — 11 years ago

Cameron Hobel

Owner/Winemaker Hobel Wine Works

9.1

Lovely. Aromatics blossom and brightened up after a few minutes. Maybe a little clipped on the finish but really fun to drink. — 11 years ago

Eric McDougall

9.3

Cork was crumbly. Slightly past it's prime, but not corked. Soft and lovely and supremely balanced! — 13 years ago

Jen

9.4

Superb and still quite lovely. And lively. — 9 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Cedar, black cherries, mushrooms, forest floor, tabacco, lovely perfume — 9 years ago

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Amy Yan

9.0

Lovely cab. Very smooth and elegant even without decanting — 11 years ago

Matthew Beckman

9.3

Lovely nose of cherry and tobacco...plenty of time left for this but approachable now. My wine of the night — 11 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.4

Lovely Old Claret. — 11 years ago

David Stein

9.1

Lovely dinner at table de ventabran in Provence. — 12 years ago

Jonathan Patch

9.6

Beautiful, soft, deep and with some lovely sharpie marker VA. — 14 years ago