Max Hollander-Eberly

9.8

Without a doubt one of the most amazing wine's I've had the opportunity to taste so far. This wine is like a mirror maze, everytime you look around a corner there's another corner, and it's showing you everything. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.2

Brownish amber color, translucent. Aromatic nose with notes of soy, faint black cherries, tar, a little menthol and some molasses. Very linear in the mouth. Flush face. Nice old wine finish. More structure than fruit. With air some wood notes appear and the soy dominates more. Interesting wine but fruit is in the rear view mirror. — 6 years ago

Mike Rushing

9.8

Inky blackberry/cassis/fig preserves, clove and spice, earth, tobacco, flowery herbs, and tannins polished like a goddamn mirror. Wow. — 6 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

When California Grenache looks in the mirror, this is what it imagines it looks like. Pure, svelte fruit without an ounce of fat and an extra helping of poise. I don't always drink Grenache, but when I do, it's A Tribute To Grace. — 7 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Jimmy's section is named after one of the original harvesters that picked this same section of the vineyard every year. On the nose, nice rich dark fruits, black licorice, violets, lavender, blackberries, black plums, plums, dark cherries, deep spice presence, pepper, blackberries dark cherries, mocha and nutmeg. The palate fruits mirror the nose. Tarry notes, cinnamon, strong dry dark florals, leather, crushed rocks, dry stems, leather, medium plus tannins and long, rich, dark, tarry finish. Sells for around $30-$35. — 7 years ago

Sommelara

9.5

Merlot, one unappreciated variety, but this one l appreciate it very much. It's like dancing Tango, naked in front of the mirror when no one is watching. — 7 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.4

This is the '05 so-called "Blue Label" which isn't very blue, but I digress. I was a little rough on the last Lillian I opened, which I believe was the '06 regular bottling. It was a might underwhelming. This bottle has more highs than lows. Inky black color. Swirl the wine and you can't count the legs in the glass. Absolute knockout nose of licorice, spice and Dr Pepper. Best part of the experience for me. SO inviting. The downside is that the fruit is a little muted. Still some black fruit essence, however. And a bit hot on the finish. I guess I would still say it's best days are in the rear view mirror, but I'll hang on to a few to revisit somewhere down the road. Apologies to @Bill Bender for the absence of breasts in the photo. — 8 years ago

Kirk F

9.4

Hell of a nice chaser for Thanksgiving Day Bloody Marys! Hazy, fruity, well balanced NE style. So smooth. — 5 years ago

Muralee Murugesu

9.3

Very very nice sake at the offered price range. Lots of lovely character with smooth texture (almost like a condrieu). — 6 years ago

Benjamin Coutts

9.2

IVAG. It’s only Gavi in the mirror. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Warning drunken review 😁

Sexy Tig @ £60 just lovely that will make any soul dance to get up & live life 😘

🍇 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cab S, & 5% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oak in chomped chewed dark cherry & black berries oozing minerals, gravel, creamy cocoa butter, cherry choc gateaux, soggy earth & new leather - OMG 😍

👄 Med+ body of dark cherry & berries through creamy chocolate

🎯 Long lingering dark fruit mineral cocoa dance ... more baby more ❤️

🎶 Man in the Mirror & Dirty Diana MJ 👑 — 7 years ago

LM Archer

9.2

Deep garnet robe; truffle, mushroom, violets nose; bouche & nez mirror one another in refined, umami elegance with a satisfying finish. — 7 years ago

Santo Ricceri

9.1

Comes out hot with cherry and something I can't quite nail down, maybe ripe nectarines or plum? Anyways, it is delicious and the flavors mirror the palate nicely. Katie "has had better" — 7 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

Raspberry nose. Lovely, my wife loves it round light subtle some tannins not to acidic just really well balanced yet dry. A very good match for a light Italian meal. A mirror of the region Sicily. Faint Cinnamon this is growing on me. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.3

After having the ‘16, I went back to my notes on the ‘15 and they mirror exactly what I was writing for the ‘16.

Nose was more floral than jammy, with violets, blackberries, nutmeg and some blueberries. Well balanced and approachable on the palate, with a nice black cherry/blueberry finish. The ‘16 had a bit more complexity with added cedar/birch wood notes too.

The ‘15 and ‘16 are their best wines to date in my opinion, and wonderful values at around $45/bottle. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.2

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🗞 Lockerbie ✈️, Doppler radar, Prozac, Crack, CDs outsell vinyl
🎵 Red Red 🍷, Never Gonna Give You Up, Man in the Mirror, Sweet Child O' Mine
🎥 ☔️ Man, Who Framed Roger 🐇, Coming To 🇺🇸, Die Hard
🗣 Just Do It ✅
🌍 5.07B

Lovely Pape C @ £102

🍷 Deep ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Smashed minerals, gravel, farmyard, soggy earth, black & blue berries/currants

👄 Med body of mineral infused earthy black berries w/ a crushed Darjeeling tea tone

🎯 Med earthy mineral dark berry & black tea linger — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

The 15 vintage is still in barrel and will be for awhile longer. On the nose, bright, fragrant field of wild flowers, black licorice, cinnamon, vanilla, ruby fruits of; blackberries, blueberries, dark cherries, cherries, strawberries and dark loamy soils. On the palate; bright, fresh, ripe fruits that mirror the nose, nice deep spices, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, tobacco, graphite, soft leather, dry crushed rocks, edgy volcanic minerals and pronounced dusty/crumbly tannin structure. The long finish has beautiful ripe fruits with good structure, balance, acidity with a touch of strawberry cola. Photos are the other large old oak fermentation vats inside their estate and another perspective of their awesome terrace view. Notice on the label...no Merlot? The decided to rip up and replant their Merlot vines. — 7 years ago

Lee Hill

9.0

Cherries all over on the nose; dried, fresh, pie, you name it. Took a little while to open up but the aroma is really excellent. Fruit, acidity and tannins are all really in balance but would have loved the flavors to mirror the nose. Going to buy more to lay down for a few years — 7 years ago

Matthew Christ

9.1

From the apogee of my Parker score based collecting years. Ugh. Still heavy and a little over extracted, but not altogether bad and showing better with some air. Just lacks the complexity and aromatics that make some of these wines great - and albeit, I have not had a great CdP since 99 - I beg u who read this to show me one. Anyway. Color still inky. Nose still fruity (but not raisiny). I think the better part of this wines life in the rear view mirror. Drink up. — 8 years ago

Ryan M

9.1

First @SequoiaGrove tastes mirror those in Rutherford, perfect on day 1 — 8 years ago