Frank Soldano

10

Drinking the 2008 in 2017. Deep deep purple color. Thick long legs that last beyond the norm. Soft bouquet with hints of cherry, plum and raisin. Smooth on the tongue, low tannins and you can taste the aged oak! Cherry hints and earthy. Full bodied and smooth to the end. — 9 years ago

Thomas Brenner

9.2

I have only the cat emoji with the hearts for eyes coating my tongue. My soul can relate to cherries, cola, roses, oak and those three hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkey emojis.
😻😻😻🙊🙈🙉 — 10 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.6

Nose of damp wood and strawberry must, stewed strawberries on the tongue. Needed about an hour decant and it really sung. — 10 years ago

with Lynne

Steve Haro

9.7

Loads and loads of Indian spice, liquid smoke and earth on the nose. Cinnamon and dark liquor cherry and pipe tobacco coat the tongue. Tannins and supple but ever present and the finish is long with notes of menthol and truffle. — 11 years ago

Mark Oldman

10

Oenomaniacs don't have pearly gates, we have Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1990. Outrageously sexy, with a celestial perfume of asian spices and underbrush and dried cherry. Eternal finish that tattoos itself on your tongue and palate. Medium to full-bodied, with startling freshness and grip for a quarter-centurion. La Tache 1990 will enthrall for another 30 to 50 years.

Also consumed this night:
Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne
Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet 1996
Henri Jayer Echezeaux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee St. Vivant 1990
Dow Vintage Port 1955

— 11 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.2

2014. Good color and body. Not usually a fan of Pinot Rose, but this is excellent. LaHaye. — 11 years ago

Steven Schoenfeld

9.1

Needs to air after first opening bottle but then reveals plush dark fruits, nice body and acid, has Burgundian overtones to me but at same time taste like modern Sonoma Pinot. — 12 years ago

Alicia M

9.2

Deep and wonderful on the tongue. — 12 years ago

Dan Pugh

9.6

Really nice Chardonnay! Fantastic complexity - great fruit, nice nose, excellent oak. Rich and buttery on the tongue but cool and citric too. Fabulous. — 13 years ago

Andrew Lam

9.7

This was ridiculously good. Had it with our Chinese New Year dinner of chicken, duck, seafood, etc and it went well with everything. Full bodied, well integrated, just really rich and wonderful. Might be the best NZ wine I've ever had. — 9 years ago

DE

9.1

Very Elegant nice breaks on the tongue.. — 10 years ago

Clement Lau

9.0

It has a nice nose. It was a bit sharp in the beginning. After decanting and sitting for 1/2 hr. It was great. The issue is that it not lengthy on the tongue. — 10 years ago

Sarah C

9.4

Yep. Still rocks. Fish tacos, people... Fish tacos. — 11 years ago

Lexi

9.1

Bright acidity. More raspberry than cherry on the nose. Tannins stick primarily to the tip of the tongue and dies quickly at the back. — 11 years ago

Sarah Stierch

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

9.4

Happy birthday to me...from dad's cellar. Held up well! Thankfully not a dark moody Cab. Just what you would expect of an Opus of this age. We lost only 1 ounce to sediment. Didn't decant. — 11 years ago

Jason James

8.9

I get green papaya or green pineapple on the nose. Lychee too. Dryer on the tongue than on the nose, I was surprised - pleasantly! Very easy to drink. I will buy this again. It'll stand alone or be good w/ food. Most white drinkers in a crowd would like this. — 11 years ago

Wayne Surber

10

Snouts digging around the acorn trees. Prosciutto garlands lapping the tongue. Vanilla pipe smoke trailing the highways as we walk on through the valley at dusk. Lightning bugs and crickets cast an open sea under the full moon. — 12 years ago

Jess Smith

9.8

Birthday mania! — 12 years ago

Christina Watts

9.7

Super dark, fruity/berries, can stain tongue blue. — 13 years ago

Sara Denvir

9.1

This old vine malbec had a strong aroma of sweet red black plums, sweet cherries with hints of smokiness almost like a campfire. On the tongue you get a strong vanilla cherry sweetness with a long complex finish of dried cherries. I had this wine with a home made veggie chili and it was an amaaaazing pairing! It was the perfect balance of spicy and sweetness! — 13 years ago

Big C

9.4

Excellent wine for the price point. Very jammy, easy drinking, pomegranate and dark cherry notes, the finish is ok , but who cares when is flowing over your tongue — 10 years ago

Andrew Willingham

8.9

Enjoyed this Dr. L Riesling. Tart acidity with an interesting carbonated feel on your tongue. Lots of lime, some sweetness, lots of acid on the finish. Paired well with turkey dinner! — 10 years ago

Joe Bell

9.5

Absolutely amazing bottle of wine. Velvet on the tongue. Couldn't believe they had it!!!! — 10 years ago

Mahek Shah

10

Strong berry rich cabernet sav. Aromatics of plum, vanilla, blackberry. Soft to tongue with long finish with just the amounts of spice and oaky. Pairs well with grilled steak. Tannins enhanced after letting it breathe for 30 min - 1 hour. Depth in flavor, great with hearty meal to compliment. — 11 years ago

Sarah C

9.2

So delicate and expressive. Red cherry, Santa Rosa plum, red rose, cassis, stewed cranberry compote, strawberry with tobacco & lively minerality. Love. — 11 years ago

JH

9.5

"Like a warm velvet robe for your tongue." — 11 years ago

Ernie Cochran

9.1

Rudy red, strawberry smell and very tasty to the tongue. Silky smooth. Will be buying again. — 11 years ago

John Harding

9.3

Raisin red/brown. Sugar plum nose. Raisin, leather with light tannins and only slightly more acidity. Changing fkavors as it opened up. Short finish, but still clings to the tongue. The sweetness went well with spicy Indian food. — 12 years ago

with Jenny

Kirk Irwin

9.2

Meaty, slight earth and caramel nose - some banana. Great fruit on the tongue, good amount of tannins. — 12 years ago

with Sarah

Steve Stegman

9.1

A wonderful old and aged flavor. Smooth and low acidity. Medium life on the nose and tongue. — 13 years ago