Mark Farrell

9.5

Deep ruby in color with slight brick color on the rim. Nose is quite pleasing with berry compote, lavender, and dark chocolate. Also a bit of earthiness. Wow. A great mouthfeel on this wine. Well balanced with tannins still a bit heavy. That said, I like my wines with a bit more tannic backbone. These notes are from pop and pour taste. Will let it open up a bit and will update if it changes significantly. — 9 months ago

Ned Clark

9.9

Wow. This is good — 4 years ago

Nathan Renfro

9.3

Had to try one of these. Obviously young and will need another 5-10 years to hit its stride. But drinking very enjoyably now. Perfectly ripe red fruit with hints of blue and black. Tannins and acidity still strong. Best to aerate for a couple hours. But wow what a long finish. — 5 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.4

2001 en magnum. Wow. This is surreal. So fresh and lively. Hardly yet begun to fight. — 6 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.6

Wow.. Shocking how good these wines can be when they are on. Wonderful nose of dark fruit, old glove leather and graphite. This was still kicking after 3hrs and shows how strong the vintage was to keep going so strong after 50+ years. — 7 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.5

Wow. Juicy. Delicious. Ready to go. — 8 years ago

Shintaro Asako

9.4

Wow! It's so great! — 8 years ago

Raul Puga

9.5

Wow!!! 23 years old and still young and full of fruit. — 10 months ago

Sam Maniar

9.5

Wow! Almost perfect. Maybe should have waited another year, but oh so good. Rich, complex, smooth. — 2 years ago

Mike Holzer

9.6

Wow. Botyris on nose but then pineapple maple bacon . Gorgeous — 4 years ago

Joe Loughran

9.6

Man I forgot what a beast this wine is. Amazing fruit, beginning as dried and prunish but w air turns brambly, then more reddish. A bit of heat on the backend is tempered well by food. This wine is still showing young, I’d say entering prime drinking window. Wow. — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

8 November 2018. The Usual, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

Aren Larson

9.7

Wow. Totally smooth, amazing! — 8 years ago

Karl Reichenberger

10

sending ap off. wow — 8 years ago

with Tim, Les and 1 other

Jay Kline

9.7

Presented double-blind. The wine appears straw in color with medium viscosity and, apparently, there lots of tiny bubbles so there are signs of gas, LOL. On the nose, the wine is developing with heady notes of ripe orchard fruit, red forest berries, marzipan, lemon curd, fresh brioche. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acidity. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish lasts for an eternity. The texture is ever so creamy. Wow…well, I was drinking something special. Had to be Champagne. Maybe vintage? Maybe a tête de cuvée? The style was similar to Krug. Called Champagne from a producer like Krug. OMG…the 1996 Vintage Brut?! Sheesh…someone was feeling generous! Admitted, I don’t often get to drink vintage Krug (for many hundreds of reasons!) so my experience is obviously limited. However, there’s clearly no question in this being true to house style and, now that I know the vintage, this is showing why 1996 is so special. As others have noted, this is fresher than the 1995 I had some months ago (though, that was very special too) and had greater acid. I would like to think this provides a crystal ball for the 2008 vintage that is sure to follow a similar trajectory. Drinking very fine indeed, right now and should continue to do so through 2046…depending on how you like to drink your Champagne. — 10 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Wow. Intense.

Nose is mineral. Almost floral.

Palate is mineral, so juicy. Almost tart. Wow.

Bought from fass selections. — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Roses, camphor, leather and deep tobacco fruit. A tart and game midpalate. This is serious and beautifully balanced. Wow — 6 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Joe Kaiser

9.3

Wow! The Reva is a WONDERFUL Syrah deep rick wine. With dark fruit perfume palate with wonderful pepper!!! — 7 years ago

with bill

George Chen

9.4

Wow...2000 really drinking! Lots of complexity — 8 years ago

Chris Trapp

9.9

Wow! So perfect — 8 years ago