Jo Anne B

9.2

It’s been so long I forgot how good this is. Also great at continuing to numb the tattoo pain in your leg. 🔪💉🔪💉 — 6 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.4

Beautiful old school cab.....perfectly balanced, velvety smooth — 7 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

Stunning 90% Sangiovese! Not a super tuscan like many other reviews tell you! This is an awesome old school producer who bailed out of the Italian system. Hence he cannot call his wines Chianti. Very elegant and plenty of cherry 🍒 notes left. To bad it cost so much. From Max Kogod in North San Diego county. — 8 years ago

Eric

9.3

Old school. Cinnamon, raspberries, cedar. Nice acid. Tight finish. Love the balance and restraint. Can't wait to see how long/well these will age. — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.3

Old school - charming - took a moment to show — 9 years ago

Ravinder Kingra

9.3

For the price it was great. — 9 years ago

Josh Luhn

Luhn Wine Consulting Owner, Luhn Family Wines

9.1

Old school. — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Impressive stuff; lovely old school aromatics highlighted by pan fried herbs, dusty tannins, nice acidity, pure cassis fruit and a great "Tuscan" feel. Truly well made and grafted to age gracefully. — 10 years ago

Jason Hemming

8.9

Nice old school Rioja. Bright cherry, dried tobacco and dill. Great acidity — 10 years ago

Roy Whitehead

9.5

Beautifully aromatic. Classic tar and roses in an old school, ethereal Barolo — 11 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.5

Kick ass Bordeaux. Very old school, pencil lead, graphite, lighter bodied, lots of red fruit too, and very structured. Cooling and cleansing, perfect foil for the steak dinner. — 11 years ago

Spencer Spetnagel

9.3

Dark fruit spectrum. Herbal and spice. Earth is developing nicely. Lively acidity and velvet tannins provide a lush and generous finish. — 7 years ago

Colin Nuckolls

9.4

Prototypical old school cote rotie. Drinking well. — 8 years ago

Hendy

9.5

Old school Napa Cab at its best in the hand of Steve Matthiasson. — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Old school...talk about label wear!

"1989...the number, another summer...get down...
Sound of the funky drummer!"

Still in the driver seat, this is gorgeous and yes it's old but the wine blossomed after 30 minutes and now at 2 hours open its singing and going strong.

1989 Joseph Phelps "Insignia", Napa Valley

Ruby-garnet edges, a deep core of red color.

The nose started out super funky, but blew off to a nose of mature cedar, forest floor, dried red cherry and cassis. The palate is old, but like the nose gained strength with air, it gained depth and concentration. Mulled spices, red fruits, plum, cedar and red fruit skin.
#josephphelps #insignia #napavalley — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2004 vintage. From Jay. 2004 Bartolo Mascarello - Brief Note from Galloni Historical Retrospective Held in London April 26, 2016. Dark ruby colour. Fresh violets on the nose together with cherries. A little tobacco wrapper. Cracked cloves. Nice fruit on the pallet and very silky. This is both elegant and old school in all the right ways. 92+/100. Drink 2017 to 2028+ — 9 years ago

Matt Lichtenberg

9.5

Popped 1 of my 3 bottles to celebrate two friends turning 50 at Factory Kitchen. 50 year old California Cab with finesse, balance, and though I wouldn't expect it to improve over time, it was fantastic and quintessential old school cab from without a doubt one of my favorite California producers. Just lovely! — 10 years ago

Alex Powell

9.1

This is indeed quite a lovely old school rioja, the nose awash with savoury leafy tones, tobacco and warm earth, dried plums and unfortunately the coconut dill of american wood....very refined palate, mid-sized, fluent and sweet n sour throughout, delicious peat moss and mud tones, plenty of dried fruit, however a creaminess to the texture and a splash of cedar on the finish detracts from its otherwise unmistakable beauty. I just can't help but feel this would be so much better without the american oak. I can only wait for the day all top riojan wines cast aside the shadow of their past, and believe wholesomely in the grandeur of their unique terroir. — 10 years ago

Veronica Castro

9.1

Old school. So pretty. Cherries, earth, light-bodied and limber. — 10 years ago

Olivier Ngo

9.0

Challis Lane was smooth and refined. Great for the price! — 11 years ago

Hernan Hernandez

9.0

Really good Zin. Went perfect with grilled food. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Old school styled Bordeaux that is lighter in weight & has a silky texture showing black fruits, earth, cedar, dried herbs, licorice, mineral, graphite & cigar ash. — 7 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Old school! Nose is SweeTart cherry, dry gravel, and a dried floral note. Lean and crisp in the mouth, so cleansing with food. Long pure clingy finish.

Fuck McConnell, the Human Turtle. — 8 years ago

Jen Mussari

9.3

Crisp and tart, interesting enough to have alone as dessert with a little dark chocolate. My favorite rose so far — 9 years ago

Sarah Knoefler

8.9

Breaking out all the old ridge. Still pretty fresh with lots of blackberry and spice. — 9 years ago

Juel Mahoney

9.3

Textbook Brunello. Beautiful, elegant, old school style — 9 years ago

Ladykat

9.3

Quintessential Rioja . Old school. Crianza so 6-12mo in barrel. Lopez de Heredia age in HUGE barrels. Only American oak. Super vibrant n fresh . Built to age. Gran reserva by any other standard. Their reserva is a 2002. 65%tempranillo 15%garnacho the rest Mazuelo & Gracianp — 10 years ago

Rx Wine Lab

9.0

Old school as they come! This reserva is a benchmark for those wanting to hone in on Rioja. 10 years of aging has muted the fruit of sour cherry and pomegranate skins and secondary aromas are dominant with cedar, coconut flan and dill. — 10 years ago

Caryn Jones

9.2

The goods. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

In a great drinking window now with an easy 5 more years to go. Old school aromas and flavors of stems, peppercorns, meat, and crushed blueberries with a good old school funk. #pegau #chateuneuf — 11 years ago

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