Cameron Etezadi

9.3

Good structure but too young to be opened and consumed. Needs five to ten years at a minimum before you should be drinking this. Bright red with bold tannins and a high acidity make this delicious but painful today. Left my mouth still watering for the long finish. Plums and blackberries dominate the body profile. — 8 years ago

with Eric

Sergio Licea

9.1

Blueberries, stewed cranberries, blood orange, roasted marshmallows, smoke, white pepper. Lively acid, silky-juicy texture, light bodied, fruity-floral finish. Complex minimal intervention glou glou. — 9 years ago

Paco Suro

9.0

In a great spot. Bright. Good fruit here! Let open for over an hour minimum. — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

50 year old vines minimum. 25 g sugar. Not cloying or too sweet. Pleasant. — 10 years ago

Jordan Franceschini

9.4

A beauty. Will continue to develop nicely for another ten years minimum. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.1

2005 vintage. Medium ruby hue. An hour after decanting: Mint, Earth and black cherry aromas, white pepper spice. Leathery notes. Black fruit dominant. Developing nicely. On the palate, medium plus acidity, medium tannins - ripe and grippy. Medium concentration and medium plus finish. Very enjoyable. Suggest 2 hour decanting at a minimum. Drink now until 2026. — 10 years ago

Taylor Smith

Sommelier, RN74

9.3

1988. Floral aromatics. Voluptuous fruit on the palate. Ripe red fruit. This wine is in great condition and could see another 7 years minimum in the cellar — 11 years ago

with David

Beau Hickman

9.2

2011 FIGGINS Estate Red -- really started to open up aromatically. Give an hour minimum decant. Great old world version of Walla Walla. — 11 years ago

Gerald Gabillet

9.2

Very elegant! Need to be decanted minimum 1 hour before. — 12 years ago

Nestor Tsioustas

9.3

Massive is an under-statement. This wine was a Puppy. Many more years of enjoyment left in this wine, I think a minimum of 20 years. Top class Grange and worth the money! 94+ points. — 12 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

8.9

A little weightier than expected, black raspberry fruit framed by deft oak. Some talc-like tannins, also. On day 2 got that weird beer-like nutty/savory finish I get in low-intervention wines sometimes. Overall very nice, esp considering price — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.3

Aged 6 Months minimum aged in bourbon barrel. Strong Bourbon note. Very soft and dry. — 8 years ago

with Kristi and Brady

David Lincoln

9.0

This wine is supposedly one of the top American wines of the last 25 years. Tannic as hell. Needs many hours of air before the fruit is revealed. Nose is lovely. Long finish. This needs six more years of bottle age minimum. So much potential. — 9 years ago

David L

9.4

05' Decant for 2 hours at a minimum. — 10 years ago

with James

Zachary Price

9.0

A total wine pick up. Vacqueyras is a French AOC in the southern Rhône region, established in 1990. Often receiving the unfortunate moniker of "a poor man's Châteauneuf-du-Pape", the wines are typically GSMs and can age nicely if produced correctly. This one is 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, (the AOC requires a minimum of 50% Grenache in the wine). While you can drink the wines young, they truly begin to shine after 3-4 years. This wine seems to be peaking now. ~$17 | #totalwine #vacqueyras #GSM

On the eyes: Dull deep brick brown, slightly cloudy, peaking to slightly orange at the rim. Med stain, med tears, no gas/floc.

On the nose: Black cherry, mulberry, vinous, nice oak character, hint of petrol and pepper.

On the tongue: med+ acid, med tannin, med alcohol, med body, a bit chewy in the mouth. Bright red cherry, stewed blackberry, a hint of mulling spices, touch of oak and tar. Nice finish. — 10 years ago

Freddy Foot

Sommelier Restaurant Gary Danko

8.9

Cellared by the estate for a minimum of 8 years before release! This one was a little developed — 11 years ago

Sumit Bhutani

9.2

Refined Chinon. Greeness at a minimum. — 11 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.4

I had a hate-hate relationship with Grenache for a long time (alcohol, lack of acid, lots of high-extraction style winemaking), but this is one of the wines that turned me around on the variety when @Caleb Ganzer served me a bottle a few years ago. Red fruited, meaty, peppery, with plenty of red flower perfume. This is clean, low-intervention winemaking, with only a little appealing pinch of VA. There's a slightly chubby texture, but trim acid keeps the wine moving forward. Somehow this wine would appeal to the Burgundy drinker, as well as the California Pinot drinker, and you know, people who like Grenache. A screaming deal at $25-ish. — 11 years ago

Joe Kava

9.0

Decant for minimum 1 hour and this young wine become very expressive and balanced. — 12 years ago

Hyoji Jang

9.6

Moon Minimal Intervention! Agree. — 13 years ago

Neethu

8.9

I found this to be an easy wine to drink with minimum tannins. — 8 years ago

James Hayasaka

8.9

Delightful after decanting for three hours, minimum. — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.3

Domestic #Chardonnay #wine striking a pose of #Chablis.

Minimal intervention to the extreme. Superior balance. Reminiscent of Chablis. Bright gold color. Tangy acid, sharp TA. Lasting finish. Opened 7/20/17 — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Mid Lemon. A Chenin Blanc blend with some Chardonnay, Palomino etc. A full bodied mouthful of flavour with minimum oak influence and medium + intensity on the palate. An unctuous almost syrupy wine with low acid. — 9 years ago

with Hugh and Georgina

Les Huisman

9.0

Drank better than I expected, but still pretty damn young. 5 more years minimum for my tastes. — 10 years ago

Jeremy Bowen

8.9

Very young and light. But still an enjoyable fruit forward wine. Lots if berry aromas. Minimum flavors and tannins from the oak. Slightly acidic finish. — 10 years ago

William Schimmel

9.1

Preparing to turn 40. That, at least, is the excuse. Usual DP style. Very dry with long finish. Somewhat tight though. Probably needs 3-5 years minimum and score could go up. Paired perfectly with smoked oysters. — 11 years ago

David Townsend

9.1

This is a sensational wine. Clean bright fruit, minerality, terrific acidity, and minimal oak intervention. It showed way beyond expectation in a line up of sexy wines. A+ — 11 years ago

with Lisa

Josh Wibbenmeyer

10

Forgot to take a picture of the bottle after tasting. One of the best vintages in recent history for the Douro. This wine has tremendous power. This should age beautifully for decades. Not ready yet though. Wouldn't pull the cork on this for 20 years minimum. — 12 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

#bdx10 Showing the intensity and opulence this vintage has in spades. Showing the smoky charcoal the Graves is known for, this is tight but with tome opens up quite nicely. Nicely balanced, give it an hour minimum to decant. — 13 years ago