Mike Daniel

9.0

Delightful bouquet full of candies berry landing on the palate with lots of layered flavor - fig, blackberry, licorice - and just a little glycerol, but a nice lingering and headed length. Might last longer still if I didn’t need another swirl and sip before it passed ;). Good value under $24 — 8 years ago

Jess Granatiero

9.8

Dunn Howell has never disappointed. This holds true for the new 2013. The climate that year shows through in the marked black berry fruit presence. The tannins are ever present and will help keep this beauty for 20 years to come! — 9 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.4

Deep color. Intense nose of white chocolate, red cherries, some blue fruit and vanilla. Full body, beautiful balance and long finish. So good. — 10 years ago

with Chris and Michael

Mr.Pink

9.5

A lot of oak with berry berries and very dark color. A joy to drink. — 10 years ago

Mark Maruszak

9.3

Crazy awesome. Tons of black pepper, smoke, tobacco and bacon fat. Luscious dark fruits. Very fruit forward palate. Waaaaaay too young. — 11 years ago

Jamey Moylan

9.0

Black berry tangy flavors on nose and palate. Great balance overall. good wine. — 11 years ago

Paul Lopez

9.8

I do remember....what a wine! — 12 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Everyone knows I’m a fan of LRA but I’ve not had the 98 for a long time!

As I just found some @ £68 I had to try & it’s lovely for the money with lots of life left 👍

🍸 Perfect in Zalto Burgundy 😎

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Smoked dark balsamic oak in spiced black cherry w/ vanilla cocoa cream, herbs, smoke, leather, coconut & caramel

👄 Med creamy smooth body of dark cherry bathed in balsamic & vanilla cocoa w/ red berry tones

🎯 Long chocky cherry w/ touch tart balsamic thick linger — 8 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.5

Yeah baby, yeah. I got yer bacon fat date chocolate berry surprise right here. Nom nom nom. — 10 years ago

Eric Floyd

9.1

Love what Pax has done over the years. I have a few bottles of his 2003 Griffins Layer... It's a beautiful wine that is probably mind-blowing at this point; however, this wine shows restraint, refinement and a sense of place. Looking forward to owning a bottle in a few years. — 10 years ago

Juan Menendez

9.4

Very complex, perfectly balanced a ton of fruit with savory Syrah notes. Very special. — 10 years ago

Raymond Pruitt

9.0

Raymond had this 11 years ago

Nick Boulas

9.0

Very nice pinot noir but not traditional by pinot standards. Very clean and complex. Layers of great berry fruit and spice. Interesting textures. Very pleasant finish. — 11 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.4

Y'all, Mr. @PaxMahle is in the zone! Electric and awesome and so wildly energetic! — 12 years ago

with Jasmine and Audra

Migue Gustavo

9.5

Aromas of red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and sweet tobacco.  Multi-layered flavors of red, blue and black berry fruit, plums, cherries and a hint of blood orange underpin subtle layers of exotic spice and toast.  Fine tannins and balanced acidity drive a long finish. Very Good. — 8 years ago

Doctor No

9.1

Wow. This is young, and the nose is a bit of dark red berry suffusing a sea of resolving American Oak. The American oak is so pronounced that, had I tasted this blind, I might have taken it for Ridge... :) This has decades ahead, even if -only- a Riserva. Like La Rioja Alta 904, a fantastic value in old school Rioja... — 9 years ago

Steve Haro

9.5

Further proof mollydooker's have age ability. Rich red velvet cake with cream and berry icing on the nose. Lots of complicated earth and chocolate and root vegetable notes take over with a fantastic, long, tannic finish. Beautiful. — 10 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.3

Intense raspberry on the nose with hints of smoke. Amazed how time has tamed this wine. Rich and lush red fruit this has successfully transformed itself. Reverberated in every nook and cranny of my mouth Carries its alcohol effortlessly. Last of 3 bottles and this one was head and shoulders better than the previous 2. — 10 years ago

with Monica and Stephen

Kayla Wright

9.7

Very smooth with wonderful chocolate,dark berry, and oak flavors. — 11 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.2

So refined for a 2013. Very drinkable now. Floral nose and berry finish. — 11 years ago