Martin G Rivard

9.6

@David A Lentine @Christine @Gina Sabean @Robert Takahashi If the nose could have won Wine of The Night then Kenzo would have won. It was soft and seductive, enticing you to relish in its beauty. For as much as we re-visited the Morlet which truly set the benchmark we found ourselves revisiting the Kenzo to compare the nose. Truly beautiful for such a young wine. Unfortunately, youth has its benefits and drawbacks. It was just a 1/10th of a step behind the Morlet due to its youth. Not quite as broad or with as long of a finish. However, we stopped splitting hairs & are now splitting Atoms at this point if you catch my drift. What an absolute Beaty this was this evening!! Simply stunning!
BUT Alas., it was a tasting and a vote must be rendered. 2nd it was but by the smallest of margins. Give this baby a few years to grow into its own and get ready to see a star shine! Bravo!!! And thank you so very much for my birthday gift this year Bob!! IOU one! — 8 years ago

with Christine and Gina

Scott Wren

9.8

It's got telltale orange margins the ultimate velvet glove. Spicy with such depth. What a treasure. — 10 years ago

Scott Wren

9.0

Ah my, the pleasures of maturity. This beauty with orangish brown margins still had a light roasted plum flavor and good acidity but was fading and a little tart. — 8 years ago

Ray Everett

9.0

1996 but tastes 10 years younger. Slight fade on margins, medium plus body, bold cassis aromas with a slight stewed element, cedar and woodsy secondary notes. Acidity is good, tannins are velvet, fruit is receding but still there. Long smooth finish. This is a phenomenal expression of aged Napa Cab. — 9 years ago

with Warren

Davy Kestens

9.0

So the restaurant charges me 90 bucks for this wine, and delectable 92. Hey Delectable, you're taking pretty insane margins... — 10 years ago

with Louis and Liesbeth

SV

9.6

@Delectable Wine This is a '99 Prager Madeline Late Harvest Riesling. Happy Holy Holidays. Butterscotch, honeycomb, rum-soaked apricot, with a floral character rounding out the margins. Purchased on a trip to the winery on a very rainy day...fifteen years ago. — 8 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.2

This is one of the oldest-vine xinomavros out there, 80+ years I believe. It certainly has the old-vine elegance though without quite the seve, that inner density. It pours out neon-bright in the glass and gushing with fresh, just-crushed primary-fruit scents, almost like a Beaujolais. Texturally it is on the pinot noir rather than the nebbiolo side of xinomavro - extremely polished. It doesn't show any wood flavors, except that the fruit seems singed at the margins like the charcoal crust on a steak, turning gravelly with air. — 9 years ago