Mike Evans

9.0

Lots of promise, great on the nose, but the tannin clamps down hard right now. It has a bright future but isn’t there yet. — 7 months ago

Ana Bumgardner

9.0

2018 with homemade pizza - nice solid wine. Lots is sediment in the bottle. — 9 months ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Vibrant still. Bright resolved red fruit with lots of secondary notes. Black cherry, salt leather, raspberry, blood, some dried herbs. This is so profound and balanced and long. Really astonishing given its age. — 2 years ago

with Chris, Tony and 1 other

Jody Wycech

9.3

Enjoyed this wine. Very dry, lots of dark berries. Would love to have again. — 3 years ago

with Ethan, Peter and 1 other

Wes Aguas

10

Best Madeira I’ve had yet. Can’t wait to try the others in the series — 4 years ago

Matt Konopka

8.9

Picked up for $19 in VT, great fruit, well rounded bottle, lots of very pleasant red fruit.
Digging’ this one — 5 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.4

A beauty with great depth. Lovely. Great balance and well interested tannins. Lovely. But lots of life left. — 6 years ago

with Michael and David

Matthew Robinson

9.4

Opened the bottle several hours in advance. Great tannic structure, still lots of fruit and some secondary flavors; nothing tertiary yet. Try again in a few years but great now — 7 months ago

Vino Joe

9.3

Not the best Haut Brion. Very tight. Lots of sediment and lots of time needed for this to even start to open up. Decanted 4+ hours. Dense and thick. Ripe dark fruit. Strong earthiness. I liked it but it never found the top gear. — a year ago

John W

9.6

Immediately out of the bottle, beautiful dark ruby coloration. Thick and lush with no translucency. On the nose, smokiness, black currant, blackberry, blueberry, and anise. On the palate, full body, mirroring the nose. Still tight. Needs to decant. After decanting, on the nose some notes of forest floor, chocolate and espresso are included. On the palate, notes of florals, smoke, black currant, espresso, vanilla, dark berry and oak. Long finish. Lots of jammy fruits layered with secondary and tertiary notes. Lovely complex wine. Tannins are still strong. Should age wonderfully. — 3 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Deep tawny color. Heavy nose with lots of drama going on. Notes of old wet cedar desk, red fruits, pepper, mocha, dark moist earth and some spice. Great structure. Has a perfect balance of fruit that strongly remains in the picture with structure and acidity. Silky, coats the mouth. Might have been the WOTN until the next bottle was poured. — 3 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.5

Wow. Brewed coffee. Plums and luxardo cherry. Old but a rare treat. So alive. Almost 45 years young. — 4 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

A great balance between fruit and funk. In my opinion, this one is right at the peak of drinking, because it is only going to get Bordeaux funky from here. On the nose and entry, lots of black cherry in fig, baking spices give way to haymore weedy and herbaceous sign that turns to a hint of Brett and funk towards the finish. Although this wine is very good, someone who likes this style a little bit more may have rated this a couple of points higher than I did. Very enjoyable wines, and definitely belonged on the table next to a high-profile Napa cab, high profile Australian Shiraz, and twenty-year-old CDP. — 5 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 2 others

Matthew Robinson

9.3

Excellent, toasty notes, some green apple, balanced acidity... Lots of life left — 7 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.6

Very impressive showing. Mature but still holding lots of fruit. Best red wine of an amazing evening! — 7 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

9/2023. My dessert at Chive Blossom, Pawleys Island SC. Nice full flavor with good caramel. Not too sweet either. — 2 years ago

Lauren Young

9.0

Solid medium dry sercial; fine predinner — 3 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

2 hrs in the decanter.
Coolish and classic nose. Kinda smooth.
On the palate sturdy tannines! Lots of minerality, yet very soft acidity. Black fruit, cloves, coffee, smoke, leather and graphite.
Give these bottles a few more years in the cellar to smoothen out the tannines. Potential plus. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tawny with reddish amber rims. Dark yet translucent. Great old Chave nose. Black cherry, wet forest floor, smoked meats, menthol, slate stone and rhubarb notes. Vibrant in the mouth right out of the gate. Lots of structure and pucker. Fruit present but starting to fade. This was at peak first two hours and then started slowing down, opposite of the Trimbach CSH next to it. Still this was really good ~37 yr old grape juice. — 5 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

What you get for the extra $10 (and 250ml less) from Emperatriz Eugenia is massive compared to the entry Don Nuno (both Oloroso). Depth, complexity, something to think about.

Mahogany caramel colored with aromas of sandalwood and sweet dates. Winey sweet palette of dried figs, golden raisins, and burnt toffee. — 6 years ago