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. — 8 years ago

Mike Levin

9.3

Soft tannin. Blue and red fruit. Cigar box. Lot of life. — 9 years ago

George Chen

9.1

2001 in Mag...was RP 100 but really have no idea what that means now. Robust fruit lead profile but less pronounced than other RP100 Napa's. Guess good price for the points but I do generally like 2001 vintage. — 9 years ago

Seth Guiterman

9.0

Cut grass, earth. Medium Tannins, long finish. Pretty classic Chinon profile but with added elegance. — 10 years ago

John Osgood

8.9

Liked it but didn't love it. Flavor profile came off too sweet. — 10 years ago

with Stephen

Nik Darlington

9.2

Juicy yet earthy - brilliantly innovative — 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. — 11 years ago

Matt Waring

9.3

Absolutely lovely -- incredible herb profile -- peppy, in the best sense — 8 years ago

Matt

9.2

40 year old vines on river stones. Parallels S.Rhône Syrah somewhat, without the brooding weight, high alcohol, or tannic profile. Very fresh. Deeply hued, abundance of ripe black and blueberry fruit, roasted herbs, sweet umami notes like shiitake and candied olive, leather, baked earth minerality, smoke, sweet licorice, lavender and violets. So balanced and joyful, always a pleasure to taste wines from a true master. — 8 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.6

Young and vibrant. Great cherry profile with the expected eucalyptus. An amazing experience. — 9 years ago

with Howard, Mitchell and 2 others

JS

9.2

What a great vintage- a lot of sediment, so beware, but excellent living taste profile. — 10 years ago

with Tommy

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. — 10 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.2

1960 was for kind of forgotten close to the nice 1959 and 1961 vintages - but the wine still handle well, with a light profile, a nice experience from a nice gift, maybe 60 was better for the Beatles !? However it feels kind of younger than 1960 at first sight, an off vintage in good shape but will get soon enough to its peak 😐 — 11 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2005 vintage. From magnum. The usual feminine/Margaux flavor & scent profile. Light bodied. Finished a little hot but not objectionably so. Sexy. At the top of its game. — 8 years ago

Eric Bennett

9.4

Exceptional. After 90 minutes to decant, the flavor profile hints at cranberry, vanilla, and very smooth tannins. — 9 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.0

Silky smooth with a balsamic spicy profile — 9 years ago

with Rick, ADAM and 1 other

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. — 10 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

8.9

Classic Bordeaux profile, balanced, ready to drink but will also age smoothly. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.6

2000 vintage. Deep garnet. Medium plus intensity of wood polish, savoury spice, wet leaves and morelles. Slightly green blackberry and blueberry. On the palate, a wave of sweet fruit with great concentration. Good acidity and full body. Tobacco and cigar box. Savoury notes and concentrated black fruits. Good length - not quite as long as 2005. But this wine is more developed and complex at this stage of its development. Lovely. NB: with an hour in the glass, this wine is a different beast. Concentrated, the savoury flavours are broad and work very well with the black fruit profile. There's a persistency of flavour on the finish that is very appealing! I now prefer this to the '05. — 10 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. — 12 years ago