Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium ruby garnet, quite thin garnet terracotta rim . Quite rich , with ripe red fruits , some tobacco , warm spiciness , cigar box , ripe cassis , sous bois , after a while touch of coffee. On the palate this also shows good roundness with ripe red and dark fruits, cassis , red plum , grafite , touch of earthiness . Balanced acidity and rounded sweet tannin . Quite juicy with a grafite edged finish . Pretty good length. This is at peak now . For now and over the next 5 -8 years. Quite generous and showy , ripe but balanced, a good showing. — 7 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

When mature Jamet are on they’re sooo good. ‘98 is gorgeous tonight and even less evolved than a prior bottle. There’s such balance and clarity to its haunting richness wafting complex aromatics of deep blackberry fruit, smoked meats, camphor and black truffle with an elegant, satiny palate, melting tannins and a stunningly long mineral and savory finale. For my tastes, at its peak! — 9 months ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.2

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

Bill Bender

9.3

An awesome Christmas gift a couple years ago from @Joe Lucca and this had me jolly. As with many old wines from Piemonte the nose was wonky on pop. Wet cardboard, dirty socks, potential TCA, but it all blew off pretty quickly. Instead of fading it ascended as the night went on. It settled in to a classic mature well stored Barbaresco. It still possesses ample sweet red fruit, tobacco leaf, balsamic and mushroom. Reports from @romo are that it was even better on day 2. — 7 years ago

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.2

Pretty esoteric bottling for Army & Navy Store London. — 8 years ago

with Zachys

Conrad Green

9.4

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

with Matt and Paul

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. — 10 years ago

with Ned

Kai Schubert

Winemaker at Schubert

8.9

Pretty big!! — 11 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

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

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Medium ruby garnet with a quite wide garnet rim . Quite explosive from the off with spicy , stemmy violet , smoky darker fruits, touch of cassis with some dark cherry , and allspice. On the palate this again shows quite exotic fruit , mix of red and dark , dry spices with smoky violets . This has quite a generous mouthfeel with some noticable tannin still and balanced acidity . Quite long and mineral tinged on the palate , with smoky , cherry , black tea finish . Still pretty young and fruit driven , balanced alcohol and ripe tannin. Probably better in 5 - 10 years and will last well a further 10. — 8 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Pretty much the same as the Pavillon Rouge , ruby garnet core and garnet ruby rim. This is quite serious and classic , with blackcurrant , grafite , blackberry , mineral hints, oyster shell and cedar . The tannin is still quite grippy and a little drying , quite fresh acidity , dry spice and grafite tinged finish of good length . Mineral , grafite , oyster shell finish . Needs a little more time to integrate the tannins , but it’s promising and classic in style . Better in 5 years and will last well a further 10-15 . — 8 months ago

Eric L.

9.3

Very pretty wine that is drinking beautifully right now. — 6 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. — 7 years ago

Fred Kindle

9.3

Sweetness indicates California, delicacy and structure points to Monte Bello. Gorgeous wine, love it. — 8 years ago

Jason Chang

Proprietor NINE SUNS Winery, HOUYI Vineyard

9.3

I feel as if this would be amazing if not following the Rayas. Great nose but pretty wound up and tight still. Didn't open up much after being in glass an hour. Need to revisit. — 9 years ago

with Wai, Chris and 2 others

Paul Luce

9.5

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

Juan Valencia

9.3

Pretty stellar. Elegant and dense. Great first impression! — 12 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

2 hour decant. Shredded cork. Filtered the wine.

Wow. This was just gorgeous and smooth. Tannins very well integrated and the fruit was excellent.

One of my favorite vintages with some age — 8 months ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

9.2

Gorgeous but still has plenty to share. Too young. — 8 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

Kirk F

8.9

Very nice, perfumed nose and a delicate, seductive palate. All in balance. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Soft, expansive and open. Pretty red fruit and roses, leather notes, tobacco, iron and black tea. Lovely stuff and drinking really well now — 8 years ago

with Howard, Matt and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.2

Bright, light, steely nose. Lean and tight. Pretty and defined. — 9 years ago

with Rick and Gregg

Sommsergio

9.3

Fantastic Sommelier Vintage! Drinking perfectly! Smooth tannins. Gorgeous and seductive! Another great wine day at Amangiri — 10 years ago

Rachel Merriam

Wine Director Casa Mono

9.1

Oh you pretty thing.
This puppy went head to head with the 1981 Tondonia and this one blew her out of the water. Tobacco and acidity that hit you straight in the jaw. — 11 years ago

with Casa

Brett Horwitz

9.7

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

Garrett Smith

Sommelier Restaurant DANIEL

9.0

Ok, 29 mouton was pretty cool too. Soooooo not depressing. — 12 years ago

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. — 12 years ago