Eleanor Thomas

9.8

Absolutely beautiful. Need to buy more of this. Doesn’t go well with nail polish remover in the same room! — 7 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.5

I rarely drink Porto, but man, this was a gem!! — 8 years ago

Joe Chepolis

9.2

Old vines, man... Beautiful, big, rich wine. Mentholated, black fruit. Eucalyptus. Herbs. Not terribly fruit forward. Really complex. Gotta lay some down and see what happens. Really great. — 8 years ago

Mike Cox

9.2

One of three offerings from Mad Fritz last night @ NVWTG. Not usually a stout fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this well balanced brew. Wish I had snapped pics of the others! Great beer with a great story. Serious craftsmanship at work. — 9 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.4

My wife and I have no idea how this came into our cellar, or anything about Long Vineyards really. But man, this is a beautiful Napa Cabernet, very much in the style of @Cathy Corison and White Rock Vineyards. The 22 months in new French has completely integrated after 14 years, and now it is redolent (first time using that word) with cassis, black olive tapenade, dried herbs, and fine, dusty tannins.

When we grill steaks, this is the type of old-school California we really dig. — 9 years ago

with Josefa

Stuart Gregor

8.9

Terrific for an 09, totally delicious. Old man got it so wrong — 9 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.5

Man what a steal! 18 year old Medoc AOC, showing both mature and youthful fruit character, a little dusty leather, pipe tobacco, ever so slightest hint of brett. The palate really delivered more than I expected--broad and mouth filling, tannins have grip but have that ironed out feel that is my favorite thing about aged Bordeaux. K&L $25! — 10 years ago

with Jenelle, Adam and 1 other

David Landrum

9.7

Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were..... Hottubbin' with Christian... Fab juice. 1989 was a good year... 13% cali bord blend... Say what?! — 10 years ago

Mark Pedante

9.4

If the '07 is the wise old man, this is the early-40s cougar. Lively on the front, saucy. A lot going on, confident. Will enter round, sage wisdom in a few years (post-menopause?). — 10 years ago

Leigh Noir

9.4

Tasty Greek wine. I've bought twice. Especially delicious with cheese and fruit :) — 10 years ago

with Kyle

Janice Buckner

9.5

Yummy wine from a beautiful vineyard in Fair Play. Shared with my sweet man Rob!! — 11 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.2

Man that is tasty.. even better than the last vintage. 144 yr old ungrafted pre-phyloxera bush vines, on sale for $19.. unheard of. This sucker is flamboyant on the nose with black cherry, violets, vanilla, chocolate and toast. The palate has a great balance with rich fruit, medium(+) tannins, gripping acid, and pretty high alcohol. Clearly a hot vintage in Toro, making some splendid but serious Tempranillo. — 8 years ago

James Ayling

9.0

Initial cherries on the nose, with rich berries and toast on the palate. Quite tannic but not overpowering, nice bottle with the old man! — 8 years ago

Philip Carpenter

Founder/Educator santabarbarawinetalk.com

10

A six year old Vio that is still showing major youth. Still has a stoney grey straw hue. Bursting with peach and dry field flowers. Bright on attack and mid but has a beautiful touch of roundness and weight on finish that lingers dry stone. Man, quenching my thirst on this hot Ojai day. — 9 years ago

with larry

"Odedi"

9.0

Dark ruby in color with a purplish Rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, blueberries, cherries, licorice, figs, cloves, earth, leather, green pepper, mocha, coffee, chocolates, tobacco, beef jerky and peppercorn.

Full bodied, bold and jammy, with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry and extremely fruity on the palate, with blackberries, black currants, plums, bell pepper, tart cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, earth and peppercorn.

Long finish with soft tannins, black pepper and tart strawberries.

This 4 year old from Lodi, California, is still drinking nicely, but probably on the way down. Lots of vegetable notes and very little tannins, this time.

Thank you Stacy and Dan, for sharing.

14.5% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago

Elmo Shih

8.9

Layers fragrance with a little flower flavor. It gave me an illusion of tasting Riesling. Finally I think this bottle should be open next summer... — 9 years ago

Miyako Shimba

9.5

Full body. But light. — 10 years ago

Darin See

8.9

Lovely. Smooth, peaceful, and well suited for nearly any old occasion. Leaves your average man wishing he knew how to better articulate what indeed was so worth mentioning in the first place. — 10 years ago

Josh MacGregor

9.6

The old man in all his glory — 10 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

10

How does Patrick Arnould pack so much Pinot Noir scale and so much freshness into one bottle? Super old vines don't hurt, but this man has some magic! — 10 years ago

with Cleora and Jim

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.2

Chateau Maugey - Le Jean Marc - 2004 Accorded myself a souvenir #winelover a treat, I remember it amazing wine for about 10euros a the time, I still have a few bottles of several vintages - near Libourne it was this "stubborn" and self educated winemaker, Jean Marc Maugey, a golden fingers #winemaker, running a small family estate with nature rules, he crafts wines like the Old and Legendaries #Bordeaux wines in the 19th and 20th century - Noble, originals, authentic and of character - focusing on Merlot and Malbec with small yields ! An inspiring free artist ! 😊 and a man full of passion and stories 😉 — 11 years ago

Matthew Beninati

9.3

This is still one of the steals out there as far as Chianti. If you want full bodied, not overly acidic Chianti, here's your man. As long as you like it rustic. Cured meats, clay pot, and old world goodness. — 8 years ago

Katherine Glossop

9.8

Bought this from charming man with the nice smile and the stuffed fox for 11.50 euros. 100% chardonney old oak. Ouille! Creamy, acidic, well balanced, fruity, modern. — 8 years ago

Eric Guido

9.4

The 2008 is the ‘Old Man’ according to Stella. Honestly, I don’t get her meaning, as this was pure class and extremely vibrant in the glass. A dark, rich display of red fruit gave way to wet stone minerality, savory spices, and leather. On the palate, I found silky textures contrasted by vibrant acidity, with persistent red fruits in a tense display that was full of energy and verve. The finish displayed tart red fruits and spice that clung to the senses while mouthwatering acidity worked to wash the palate clean. This is a gorgeous bottle of young Brunello — 9 years ago

Roger Lang

9.4

2007 is impressive, mostly sangiovese. Wine expert Eric Lenard says, "Little old man in Pienza shared a bottle of his secret stash." — 9 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 9 years ago

with Alberto

Mark Lindzy

9.3

Such a wonderful wine. 90yr old carineña from a north-facing granitic vineyard, aged 24mo in Stockinger foudre. So much underlying minerality to embrace the black fruit core. Huber is the man! — 10 years ago

with Josefa

Conor Casey

9.4

Takes a true man who likes smoke to drink this. I love it! — 10 years ago

Arty Veee

9.0

26 yrs old and still holding up. Adam is the man — 10 years ago

Kent Waliser

9.7

Enjoying this tonight celebrating 7 years of marriage with Candace and the man who introduced us, Tim Welsh. Just delicious. — 11 years ago