Amy Morgan

9.0

A pretty floral and elegant red fruit driven wine. Reminds me of Beaujolais meets Pinot Noir. Red floral notes, red cherries, red plums, pomegranate, clove, a touch of toast. The body is silky with pronounced acidity and a touch of bitter tannins in the back palate. — 10 years ago

with Richard and Ryan

Bernardo Llaguno G.

8.9

A lot of spices on the nose. Very interesting color, incredible complexity for such a young wine. This vineyard is making some pretty nice Stuff 👏🏼👏🏼. I saw this and had to try it right away. — 10 years ago

Karen Wong

9.4

Can't believe it's still young n pretty! — 11 years ago

Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

9.6

So pretty and yet so young. — 11 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.2

Simultaneous feelings of extreme satisfaction and extreme shame at drinking a thing so beautiful but so young. — 10 years ago

Mike Evans

9.4

2006 - Meaty, a little pepper, elegant and complex brambly fruit, pretty incredible and drinking well but young. — 10 years ago

with Stan

Steve Hagenlock

9.3

2013 vintage. Just got our allocation. Had to open one to appreciate where this will be in a few years. Lots of ripe red fruit, abundant spiciness, pretty bright acidity. Nicely balanced for something so young. Gonna be sick in 4 or 5 years. — 11 years ago

with Drake

Keith Levenberg

9.7

This is ridiculously good, and I'm gathering pretty underrated because it's a 2004. Frankly, I would have to try this side-by-side with the 2000 to be able to come up with any explanation why the 2000 is the better wine - certainly this one offers at least as much pleasure if you're drinking them today. It's a no-doubter right from the pop of the cork, with beautiful classic left bank scents of ripe black fruit, cedar, and woodspice. I suspect but could not say for sure that there is a non-zero amount of brett here but if so it's certainly in the zone of making things more interesting rather than flawed as the wine also features very enticing scents of gamy meat, something vaguely metallic, and a bit of saddle leather and sweaty funk. The fruit, however, is still beautifully ripe with a glossy sheen and a saturating sweetness on the palate, yet still feminine and slender in proportion - this is what they mean when they talk about grand cru breed. The color of the wine in the glass is pitch black at the core with bright ruby edges. This is not material that seems in any way to come from a less than ideal vintage. The fruit is slick enough that you don't really sense the structure. I don't know if it can get any better than this, but it really doesn't need to. For a Bordeaux of this age - and it does still taste like a young wine - there are not many that are so accessible, expressive, and compulsively drinkable while also having this level of detail and class. — 10 years ago

Julia Eklund

9.2

Cranberry pie. Round, smooth tannins. Pretty young — 10 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.4

Young but so much potential. Nose has intense lilac and violet with dark red fruit. Mouth coating but so pretty. Tannins too intense. Easily ready to age for 20 years and will gain complexity. Tons of potential. — 11 years ago