Kelly Seiler

10

Wine club selection October 2019, tastes like a crisp cold fall day - nice tannin, rich with a light peppery dark fruit taste — 7 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

Had about 30 sec to pick a bottle as store was closing - Saw the familiar wire mesh and knew I had a winner. Needed some air to shine, but improved steadily over three nights. — 7 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

Took it's time to open up. Had a sweaty reduction when first open, which eventually developed into this smoky flinty tone. Ripe fruit, big, concentrated, oily, and dense. Air brought out more classic citrus and oyster shell notes, as well as some honeyed and yoghurt-like characters. For me, this is certainly a wine of it's vintage. While the length is impressive, I think it could do with more nerve and tension. Perhaps time will bring it more balance (like the 00' Butteaux I had recently - both from warmer years and more muscular sites, although 00' is perhaps a better vintage). — 8 years ago

Felix Salmon

9.5

I don’t want to, but this is a damn good wine - 1990 vintage — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

If a wine can be honest (& a farmers wine to boot), this is it. Even threw off a bit of sediment for such a youngin'. Much much better the 2nd day. Doesnt have the acidic snap that some of my fave Bourgueils do, but Im rootin for it — 9 years ago

Olivia Hellewell

9.3

Drinkable AF. — 10 years ago

Diane Kessler

9.1

Dark cherry, bright acidity. Keeps opening with air. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.4

With a little air, this gets fragrant fast. A focused beam of dark, sappy cherry and a very clean note of stony minerality. In the mouth it's soft, balanced, and really clingy. Perfectly integrated acids. The color is about one shade darker than a rose. This is going fast. Might not have night 2 notes!

UPDATE: Two night later, nose is explosively sappy floral mossy. Deep flavors contrasting with a delicate texture and great acids. Upping to 9.4. Terrific, unique wine. — 10 years ago

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Zac Alinder

9.3

Needs time to open up. Huge wine. Finish keeps going. Confusing but delicious mix of sweet dark fruit, tar, and salty ocean air. — 11 years ago

Lionel Schneider

10

Château Haut Brion 1945 en magnum... Une pure merveille... Signe d'une grande jeunesse, peut être éternel, ce superbe vin s'exprime dans son toucher sensuel et délicat a la manière d'une caresse d'un tissu de soie... Long, gourmand et plein de peps, il se délecte sans fin... — 13 years ago

romo

9.2

More power w air. — 7 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Honey and flowers. Well-integrated oak. Rather lovely. — 7 years ago

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Mike Saviage

9.5

Deep yellow gold, heavy in the glass. Great leesy old white burg nose. . Notes of sweet lemon, apricot cardamom spice, more lemon peel and some river stone. Rich in the mouth. Tons of structure and acidity. Needed 5 hrs of air to really come on. — 7 years ago

Rick K

9.0

Cedar, iron, tight knit, but enjoyable. Opening with time to plum, graphite. A little thin but nice. Reconditioned in 2017. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Our monthly 4th Friday event at the storage facility. No requirements, just wine you want to share with others! Always an enjoyable time.

Special place in my heart for this winery. A few months ago, I had an '88 go celebrate my birth year. It was STELLAR. This is pushing forward easily...after an hour of air, the fruit and secondary earth and funk notes came out. So good! Thanks Walter! — 9 years ago

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Tom Kobylarz

9.9

Chateau Latour is my favorite 1st Growth, they demand patience and inspire not just hedonistic pleasure but also analytical thought.

Both amazing but need massive amounts of air or another 15-20 years minimum in the cellar. I get the feeling they both will hit a plateau once they blossom and slowly move towards full maturity for decades.

The nose on the 2005 rose with little agitation and shot from the hip to nose with ease. By far the most youthful and I tense nose of the evening.

The 2000 was not dissimilar in its progression, if a bit more refined from the extra few years in the glass. A cerebral wine that was also deeply pleasurable, it kept bringing me to what this wine will be like in 15-20 or more years. Easily a 50 years wine from a macro view.

Epic #latour 2000 and 2005 #pauillac — 10 years ago

Flavio Menezes

8.9

Almost half a bottle of ullage,, gently aged in a cabinet under a sink in Rio de Janeiro, what to expect? Miracles do happen, as it was still alive and actually improved with some air! — 10 years ago

RustyR

9.2

Opened. Oaky first taste needs air — 11 years ago

Chris Cass

9.4

Fattened up with some air, what a treat. — 11 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

This was perfect with dinner at Olympia provisions. Such an awesome blend that drinks well on its own but is magical with food. Beaujolais meets Loire meets Portland. So good! — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tawny and almost opaque. Masculine heavy nose. Notes of black fruit, earth and iron. Rich and silky. Needed 4+ hours of air to open up. Light finish maybe representative of the vintage. Pretty good. No need to hurry on these. — 7 years ago

Nadia Kralovic

9.2

@Shafiq Perry for the win 👌 — 8 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.2

Bay leaf, chambord, wet clay — 8 years ago

Fredybeans

9.4

Or
Nez réduit sur l huître puis anis miel avec l air
Attaque ample pleine avec une superbe matière sèche
Milieu plein
Finale longue crayeuse et miellée anis en rétro
Très beau vin — 9 years ago

with El

Mike Saviage

9.3

From a presumed late Domaine release, perfect looking bottle with high fill that threw off a lot of sediment. Tawny amber color, translucent and light in the glass. Light cherry, dry brush and rhubarb notes. A nice subtle richness in the mouth. Fruit is somewhat gone but still enough to match the rounded tannins and structure. Again, with air this blossomed and was a great experience for everyone. Another bottle from the Don Stott cellar. — 9 years ago

Phil Pearson

9.3

Prototypical 06 burgundy. Good stuff. — 10 years ago

Jon Ruyle

9.3

This started out nothing but acid and oak, but it filled out so beautifully with air. The fruit came out, the acid backed off, and the oak integrated and became pine forest. What balance! — 10 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.5

Such complex aromas that benefited with a bit of air that lead to aromas of sandalwood and smoke, tea leaves, tart red fruits, violets, spice, damp earth and herbs. Long in length with cat tongue like tannin and perky acidity. So so good. — 10 years ago

Gus Kalaris

9.6

Much much better than the vintage might indicate- Stellar, and much better with air. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

8.9

APPEARANCE Clear Medium Ruby color. NOSE Clean Light aromas of Red berry fruit mélange, tea leaf, with air more notes of earth and spice.. PALATE Dry sweetness, Medium acid and Low tannin with Light body and flavours of spice that lessen on the palate while the tea flavors are more pronounced, however the red berry fruits are the most present of the flavors with a streak of minerality. which last for Medium length on the finish. Very Good quality. #beaujolais #morgon #lapierre — 13 years ago