Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2003 vintage. Pretty, not precious. 3.15.26. — 7 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very pretty. Faded with a touch of balsamic. Poised and pretty. Very light but complete. Pristine for a 50 year old cab — 8 months ago

with Naoko and Paul

Conrad Green

9.5

Pretty and floral. Raspberry and a delicate precision. Drinking really well now. Oak perfectly integrated. — 9 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Lawrence Bernstein

9.2

2005. Gorgeous wine. Hit all the high notes. 92 — 6 years ago

Dick Amundson

9.3

Absolutely gorgeous! Perfect aged Bordeaux. From a magmun. — 8 years ago

Fred Kindle

9.3

Sweetness indicates California, delicacy and structure points to Monte Bello. Gorgeous wine, love it. — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Gentle and focused. Soft fruit. A hint of roses. Very pretty. Totally resolved. — 10 years ago

with Matt and Paul

Paul Luce

9.5

Pure, Blackberry & black cherry. Absolutely gorgeous. A master class in preparation to drink, Dr Cassetta has skillz — 11 years ago

Andrea Mullineux

9.7

Cinnamon and cloves and pretty tight for a wine made during the Clinton administration... or rather Chirac. — 12 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.6

Gorgeous! Still has many years left. Great structure and an awesome example of why Bordeaux is the shisnick! — 12 years ago

with Ilida

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.3

This is fantastic. Ripe but balanced, tannic but that works. I would call this classically styled, Old Napa. Just gorgeous. — 13 years ago

"Odedi"

9.6

Drinking this pre-release bottle of this iconic wine from Bordeaux.

Light gold in color.

Strong nose and Full-bodied.

Sweet on the palate with high acidity to balance the sugars.

Showing melons, tropical fruits, apples, light earth, guava, herbs, spices, papaya and honey notes.

Long finish with herbs and tropical fruits.

This is a gorgeous sweet wine from Bordeaux. Sexy, seductive and fresh. Creamy and buttery.

Showing great potential, but oh so young. Already delicious and complex. Round, opulent and powerful.

Loved the nose once it opened up (20 minutes in the glass).

Rich and extracted. Fruit forward and intense, yet elegant. Well balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food. Drunk from a Magnum.

A blend of 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc. Aged in all new French oak barrels for 24 months.
154 g/l sugar.

14% alcohol by volume.

96 points.

$500. — 7 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Pretty deep ruby garnet , medium wide garnet rim . Aromatic and really classic with a mix or red and dark fruits , tobacco , grafite and cedar . On the palate this is quite linear , again with the red and dark fruits from the nose, cedar and grafite and quite rounded resolved tannins . Fresh acidity , good cedar with grafite length , very classic in style . Enough density and fruit to cover the rest of the structure. In a perfect place now at least in this format , and probably will be over the next 10 years . This was from an Imperial , at BBR in London . — 9 months ago

Will Stanley

9.5

Decanted for around an hour, the recently released 2013 Grand Vin from Chateau Musar is an enormous wine at present in its youth. Gradually, it opened into a gorgeous, exotic and utterly unique product of this unlikely corner of the wine world. There’s plenty of Bordeaux-like character in the form of dark fruit and cigar box, but there are notes too of cranberry, liquorice, clove, mandarin and five spice. The mouthfeel, as a whole, has a quasi Brunello quality to it, with its bright cherry fruit and mouthwatering acidity. But woe is anyone to compare this wine to any other, for it is incomparable. One of Serge Hochar’s last vintages before his passing in 2014, and one that will doubtless have a long life. — 5 years ago

Jack Petras

9.8

Fortunate enough to have tasted this along with 6 other stunning wines last night during a cellar tasting. This 36 year old 2nd growth was nearly perfect, unusual but very pleasant mint, camphor, crushed sage and rosemary aromas with the same cooling delicate herbal initial palate. Dried but expressive red fruits mid- palate with a great structural graphite element throughout. Whiff of new leather. Changed in the glass showing different mellow facets. Pretty much intercepted at the exact right time. A real privilege to taste such a renowned vintage with folks who appreciates what was in front of them. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.9

Unbelievable. Bricking in the edges with a soft rose, red fruit and a blurry, haunting, delicate nose. This is genuinely spectacular. Long, pretty, complex and profound. Wine doesn't get much better than this. Genuinely beautiful — 10 years ago

with Matt and Paul

Sommsergio

9.3

Fantastic Sommelier Vintage! Drinking perfectly! Smooth tannins. Gorgeous and seductive! Another great wine day at Amangiri — 11 years ago

Kai Schubert

Winemaker at Schubert

8.9

Pretty big!! — 11 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

10

1982
At us prime! Stunning n gorgeous ! — 12 years ago

Alex in NYC

8.9

Barnyard, mulch on nose, pretty funky, sour cherry, blackberry, raisin, some spice, good, long, grippy finish — 12 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Gorgeous pear and bright lemon. Minerals and salinity. Great focus. Excellent — 8 months ago

with David

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Fruit is brighter, more brilliant than many other 21’s I’ve had. Texturally & fruit-wise senses more like the 23’s I’ve had. It’s gorgeous. Again, needs a decade or more in the cellar.

Round, lush, creamy blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, both plums, poached strawberries, dry, crushed rocks, limestone powder, nice balling spices, caramel, mocha, dry herbs, dry tobacco, lead pencil, dry river stone, leather, melted, dark chocolate, dark spice, fresh & withering dark flowers, red roses, nice round acidity, well balanced, bigger tension & structure, excellent round, excellent finish that last minutes and lands on spice, wet clay and Christmas cake. — 9 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

1L. Not my style. Ok over all. Juicy and big, chocolate overtures. Dark berries, mostly sweet blackberries, tastes pretty stemy but i assume this has no stems. Chassis. 14.2%. — 9 months ago

Kirk F

8.9

Very nice, perfumed nose and a delicate, seductive palate. All in balance. — 7 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.7

Pretty deep garnet core , showing a little age as expected , the rim is quite thin and with a light garnet hue. Impressive aromatic nose straight from opening , leather , grafite , creme de cassis, truffle. Very masculine and aristocratic! Still holding a lot back and developing in the glass. In the mouth , quite dry and grippy tannins , the fruit is sweeter , very long on the palate nicely balanced acidity . Blackcurrant , coffee , mineral , creme de cassis . A very big wine , drinkable now though will no doubt improve over many years . Barely changed a day later after a night in the vacuvin . More spicy tobacco and soy showing , still marvelous length, showing there is still so much to give. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A touch sweet, pretty and floral. Rounded and generous with soft minerality. Delicious. — 10 years ago

with Naoko and Larry

Mark Freund

9.3

Pretty meaty for a Morgon. Medium to full bodied. Serious. Great acidity with big weight. So fun, youthful, vibrant. Irresistible now but will age wonderfully for years. — 11 years ago

with Ned

Brett Horwitz

9.7

1995.... Elegant, gorgeous- one of my favorites!
— 12 years ago

Bradley P. Friedman

9.5

Baking spice and tart black cherry. Too young but it's showing pretty well - 2007 — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.5

Pretty red cherry fruit with exotic spices minty truffle notes and black tar. Very smooth and silky textures with exotic truffle spice and a long fresh finish very most excellent+ — 13 years ago