Pat Taylor

9.7

Decanted for three hours and immediately described as “universally appealing”, this is not only the WOTN but my WOTY. Utterly perfect, except perhaps enjoyed ever-so-slightly too soon. Remarkable winemaking. Concentrated flavour profile of cherry, strawberry, chocolate, violets, and very minimal earthy tones. Still on the upswing and not fully mature, despite the pleasure it was. Medium plus body, medium acidity. Extremely long. Possibly the best wine I’ve tasted to date. Can’t wait to try a “good” year. — 7 years ago

Yance Farney

9.5

Ultra smooth, good flavor profile, easy drinking — 8 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.2

2012 vintage. Drinking well now with a brief decant. Dark fruit profile with some secondary flavors starting to come though. Much of the structure has faded away with time and so I will drink up my remaining bottles in the next year or so. — 8 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.2

Domaine Du Gros ‘Noré harvests some of the most pedigreed fruit in Bandol, for years selling their grapes to Domaine Ott and Château de Pibarnon. Today, they craft a Bandol Rouge of elegance and length. Its fruit profile in this vintage veers just a notch redder than many of its peers - tasting of red currants, plum and game. 80% Mourvèdre, 15% Grenache, 5% Cinsaut.
— 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2011 vintage. Sandalwood and dark cherry in a light nose. Medium bodied with a slight candied cherry, tea and milk chocolate profile along with decent acidity/tannins. A polished, medium-length finish. Pretty but not a blockbuster as with the Montelena days of yore. Decanted for two hours. — 9 years ago

David Goldfinger

9.6

Typical Latour profile. Worried about quality, but turned out amazing! — 9 years ago

Tan Ernest

9.1

Started off with an oaky nose with a rather minty and rough palate. After breathing for about an hour, a different taste profile came together with pleasant black fruit notes. Smooth medium bodied texture of a medoc. — 11 years ago

Michael Walsh

9.5

Still got it. A fantastic old Bordeaux with a classic nose and great flavor profile. A bit short on the finish. Tannins even still there for a few more years of life left. A great bottle. — 11 years ago

Larry Clopp

9.2

Beautiful balanced Bordeaux. Can handle additional aging. Initial big Merlot nose, jammy, cherry but opened after decanting for an hour to a terrific full spectrum flavor profile — 11 years ago

Mike D

10

Wine of the night. Sneaky Burgundian profile and weight that might have been green once upon a time. Finished long, with lingering raspberry leaf tea notes and lip smacking stoniness. — 12 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.2

Deep color. More open than the 1990. Stronger fruit profile with herbs and almost a minty nose. Full body and lingers for a while. — 7 years ago

with Frankie

Charlie DuVall

9.6

Woah. Holding up well. Blue cheese mild fruitiness but really light profile overall — 8 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.3

Nearly opaque reddish purple hue. Raspberry, black cherry, leather, violets, and baking spices evident on the nose. On the palate its bold with a darker fruit profile offering impressive depth and concentration yet with nice balance and 14.1% alcohol. Long, somewhat spicy finish. Really nice value in California Pinot at $36. — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.4

Dusty blackberries. Very telltale Oakville profile. Strong acidity. But definitely a baby. — 8 years ago

Chad Buchanan

9.7

An instant favorite blend. Like a chocolate covered cherry bomb, but with more layers that I can’t explain. Medium to light tannins but the flavor profile more than make up for it. — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.2

Mature nose and palette. Understandably showing its years. Still has a good fruit profile. Fruits have faded, leaving leather and spices. Black tea notes also present. Tannins and acidity still solid. Drink em up. — 9 years ago

with David

Debbie Shing

9.0

A puzzling wine. 2011. Tart red fruit, herbal notes sent my group to Italy. Oak profile sent us back to France. This after I tasted an older vintage just a couple weeks ago. Definitely showing its vintage variation. — 11 years ago

Jordan7T

9.6

This was an incredible Profile from 1997 that went down as smooth as water. Can't believe it has held up as long as it has but it was worth it — 11 years ago

Jeremy Giesbrecht

9.5

Um yeah... #BOOM status granted for this at the #yulwinethrowdown . 81 not the best of vintages and wines are reportedly past peak but this first growth was not. Very interesting flavour profile, certainly secondary characteristics but structurally still pretty sound. I was glad to find it still alive and in my opinion had many more years left before the big decline. Awesome privilege to have tasted. — 11 years ago

Ron Lacey

9.3

Just dusted of one; not the class act like the 05 but very well structured classic aged fruit profile with a gamey flavor lining. The tannins are soft but hold your attention. If you can fine it buy it this is well done drinking great but has a long life ahead. — 13 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.9

The 2013 Opus One is an absolute stunning release, and is certainly one of most impressive young wines I have ever tasted from this estate. This shows a darker, more forward profile from this warm vintage, and is clearly one to contemplate, as there are so many complexities and working parts to this compelling wine. This instantly impresses as it opens to intense aromatics of crème de cassis, black cherry, blackberry compote and black plum woven together with mocha, sandalwood. The mouthfeel is voluptuous and beautifully concenrated with deep and penetrating flavors of black cherry, créme de cassis, blackberry cobbler, anise, sage and anise, which all resonate beautifully across the palate. This is already extreamly appealing, but try to resist this hedonistic wine for at least another few years, as there is undoubtedly a long future ahead. Drink 2019-2035-99 — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

An impressive amount of still vibrant fruit here. Almost resolved but still entact tannic backbone support a flavor profile of medium intensity red fruit, sage, charred earth and Eucalyptus. — 8 years ago

WC Fields

9.2

Impressive structure and profile for a 27 year old wine. — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

Absolutely terrific. It’s probably a bit past peak - lacking a little in acidity - but the fruit profile is fantastic. Lots of primary flavors, which is impressive given its age. Even though this sustained for a long time in the glass, I suspect this is going to start going downhill within the next few years. But it’s really drinking great right now! — 9 years ago

with Vanessa

Paul Masson

9.2

Charming, textbook mature Chinon with freshly ground black pepper and barely ripe raspberry. With air, a more exotic spice profile unfurls alongside earthy and floral flourishes. Fresh and lively in the mouth, with lightly gripping tannins promising another decade of aging potential. A compact wine, but complex, and complete from nose to finish. Imported by Louis Dressner, this vintage was purchased recently at Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. — 9 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.3

2001- a bit funky, meaty, shellac, bruised apple, prunes, plum and earthen. 2001 was again a sensational year for Tignanello after the much hyped 97. Still holds some impressive structure with fine, suede like tannin profile and brisk acidity keeping things fresh. Outstanding length too. — 10 years ago

Richard Berta

9.7

Aged fantastically! Nice dried dark cherry, gets better as it opens up. — 11 years ago

Lewis Chester

8.9

2004 vintage. Dom Ruinart. Blanc de Blancs. With Freddy Panaiotos. Pale lemon. Chardonnay profile - lemon, grapefruit, fresh fruit. On the palate, rich and slightly musty wood and earthy. Good bubbles. Nice finish and lemony length that goes on for a minute or so. However I think this bottle is not showing well. — 11 years ago

Nik Darlington

9.2

Juicy yet earthy - brilliantly innovative — 12 years ago

Jesse Lanzon

9.5

Dark fruit big wine with strong tannins throughout the entire taste profile. Tastes young but very good. 100€, at chateau — 13 years ago