Ely Cohn

9.3

If there is such a thing as wines that can conjure a personal connection irrespective of “greatness,” but a connection of language and dialect, this is one of those wines for me. The same is true of all Ovum wines I’ve tried - quiet wines of place. Voluptuous but not clamorous.

Green herbs and aloe. Ice box spiced lemon meringue pie. Fat and creamy. Minty lemony creme brûlée. — 6 years ago

Nelson Fitch

9.3

Started off very quiet, eventually showed lots of depth. — 7 years ago

Cameron Robertson

9.2

Big bold blackberry off the bat. Turns to spice and almost a swirling flavor that you can quite pin down. Honestly for this price it's a deal. Has the nature of a 45+ bottle but not quiet the depth. Regardless, grab one. — 8 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.6

A stunning example of quiet composure and authenticity. Smoky dark berry & earthy character wraps around the astonishing, still-present acidity. Draws you in like listening to Sketches of Spain. Fantastic and full of life. — 9 years ago

Penelope Whichello

10

My greatest passion wine. A deep quiet stable flavor. Perfect with chocolate. — 9 years ago

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.3

Brief decant then enjoyed with a duck breast au poivre. Old school, un-spoofy Bordeaux. Still young, showing cassis, cedar, green olive, a touch of saddle leather. Missing toasty oak, gobs of any damn thing, fruit munitions, or any sort of jacked jelly donut bullshit. Glad this is still made. 1000 Points. Re-buy? Damn right! I'd hold and wait for it to resolve more. Oh yeah, listening to "Hunky Dory." Goes really well with 'Andy Warhol.' — 10 years ago

Nick Davis

9.3

A fine, lean and quiet example of this rare breed. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.1

2007 vintage. Medium ruby. Pronounced on the nose. Fresh blackberry, dark plums and cinnamon spice. Quite heady. On the palate, high acidity, medium plus body, high alcohol, high flavour concentration. Fairly toasty and smokey - wood influence. Raging, grippy, chalky tannins - yet to integrate. Fairly long, fruity finish. Blackberries to the fore, something leafy developing. Still way too young. But clearly will be extremely good in 5 plus years when the tannins resolve themselves. — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.8

All you need is a glass and a quiet place to sit. Alternatively, pair with orange•cardamom•lemongrass cupcakes. Boom! — 11 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Gooseberry, bramble, violets, hint of sage. This is a full-bodied Merlot. However, the middle picks up a cola note but doesn't really go to a chocolate like the 2010 and 2012 had more of a tendency to do. This one really did not have a ton of acidity nor did it really have a ton of tannin to resolve. There was definitely enough tartrate in the bottle though! I really look for this one to continue aging quite nicely for another 10 to 15 years. But oh man, this one is drinking pretty darn nice right now. — 7 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.0

Beautiful expression of Sauvignon Blanc in a grapefruit flavored style. Good fruit, lovely tropical nose. A top-quality wine. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.9

I dunno. Pretty quiet overall and specifically flat in the mid palate. Root day? Odd spot? I mean, the tart red fruit I expect is there, there's just no dynamic range. — 8 years ago

J Chisholm

9.5

Like eating white-fleshed peaches from a hand-hewn flint knife. A wine to harden one's resolve. — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

8.9

Light reddish ruby. Brickish rims. Light nose of berry and mocha, some soil. Quiet in the mouth. Fruit has faded and air didn't help. — 9 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.3

Probably the 10th time I've drank this. I seem to prefer much more quiet environments for this wine and in environments of too much intensity it can seem almost as if there is nothing here. She is a soft spoken woman with much to say. Careful putting yourself in situations where you can't here her beautiful voice. Chicken? Yes. All is in balance and harmony on the hautes cote. — 10 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.3

whoa. white fleshed fruit, stony, peppery finish. Demanding my attention in a very quiet way. — 10 years ago

Tom Kearney

9.2

Earthy, slight reduction. Rich plummy aromatics. Brick-laced, baked yam/carrot, medium-full, quiet acidity. — 10 years ago

with Nick, Zoë and 7 others

Gary Grose

9.2

2009 vintage on 2/24/15. First sip was quiet, but flavor really came out with food. Paired with a great beef dish at Stripsteak in Miami. — 10 years ago

Rivka Friedman

9.7

Really really kinda loved this. Leather, quiet tannins, mellow unjammy fruit. — 11 years ago

Vlad Yushvah

9.2

My first Barbaresco. And quiet amazing wine. Goes well with truffle pizza, tuna tar tare and burrata cheese. — 7 years ago

with Diana

Justin

9.1

Summertime with girl with a paper fan, slow and relaxing, a young woman without too much complexity, simpler, not straightforward but like light breeze in summer afternoon. Kinda quiet. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.1

Dark ruby purple. Quiet nose even with a few hours of air. Still primary. Tannin not fully resolved. Needs time. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very good. Clearly young. Wood is prominent. Should resolve well. Blueberry and dark red fruit — 9 years ago

with Major-General, Gregg and 1 other

Daniel Hubbard

9.2

Superb restraint that took time to resolve... — 9 years ago

Marissa Ramirez

9.0

Pronounced dark berries, subtle sweetness. Very round. Quiet tannins. Pairs great with peanut butter cups. — 9 years ago

Jean-Marc Troadec

9.4

A young 2009. Ridiculously smooth tannins. At the same time big and quiet. Like I told someone today, good looking but a bit of a lunk head... — 10 years ago

Doctor No

9.1

A bit quiet for Musar — 10 years ago

Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

8.9

2014 tasting great. Bottling at end of April. Floral, soapy character. On lees at moment. Fermentation notes will resolve in bottle. — 10 years ago

Bob Pratt

9.1

Sunday night, quiet night end of the weekend — 10 years ago

Katie Pfahler

10

Brought this on vacation to West Palm with Jamil, when we're ready for some quiet time gotta grab a bottle of this! — 12 years ago