Jeroen Koenen

9.0

Fill was 3cm below the cork and there were signs of seepage, so I assume this was better a few years ago, — 3 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

Such a great wine that was groups favorite — 7 days ago

Fin Jams

9.2

Quintessential Rioja. Rounded ard the edges. Tertiary notes are out to play — 5 days ago

romo

9.2

3L. Textbook Pauillac. Proper yet lifeless - at Chris & Mary’s — 24 days ago

Anthony Pro

9.1

Good vintage. Well aged. — 25 days ago

romo

9.2

Bright strawberries and rainbow skittles. - at Laurelhurst — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2007 vintage. Nice fill. Used a Durand to open but good cork nonetheless. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes. JFC...does the oak ever die on this nonsense? Tried to bushwhack through it without success. Even the Alexander Valley product has the good sense to have the oak minimized/integrated/drop off after a decade. Not the case here. There's a reason why I haven't even considered carrying this on a wine list since the late 90's. This go round didn't exactly convert my opinion. 8.16.26. — 2 months ago

Jj Joe

9.5

What a surprise, good for korean foods and chicken too — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2022 vintage. Medium-heavy body. Needs time/patience but shows pretty well currently if you're out of either/both. 6.3.26. — 4 months ago

Kent Wessels

9.4

Had at bite and third and main — 8 months ago

Michael OHara

9.6

Amazing Pinot — 13 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Poised and cool. Great balance. A bit understated but that isn’t a bad thing — 5 days ago

with Paul and Ara

Sharon B

9.5

A gift I thoroughly enjoyed! — 4 days ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.2

2021. Dark and rich. Serious stuff. — 18 days ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Number 1 on Spectator in 2018 — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened about 90min prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2001 Monte Bello pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with lovely notes of black currants, blackberries, plum, tobacco, purple flowers, an intoxicating mix of exotic Eastern spices, some cocoa, inorganic earth and minerals. On the palate? The wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long and impeccably balanced. To my palate, this bottle has reached the age when Monte Bello starts to really become interesting. What a delight! Drink now with some air, through 2051. — 2 months ago

Joe Flo

9.3

Great improvement from the last btl. Unfortunately my last & not on the top of my list to replace. — 2 months ago

Joel Lara

9.4

Upon opening, this seemed a bit disjointed, with muted fruit flavors and strong herbal notes. Decanting didn’t seem to help much, but day 2 it finally opened up nicely, with nice complexity and intensity on the palate. Cherry, raspberry, cassis, bay leaf, dried Italian herbs, anise, cloves, vanilla, cedar, earth, and balsamic notes all come through. Really tasty, but maybe a bit too intense. I can see this improving with a few more years of aging so the flavors coalesce and soften a bit more. — 3 months ago

romo

9.4

Anti-roast, all tart cherry and white pepper, gentle tannin, faint horse hair. Wow. — 6 months ago

Monica Lo

9.1

Like drinking chocolate — 12 years ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

10/2026. Nice finish. Lingering dryness. Good fruit. — 4 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Brassy but very pure. Intense. Good stuff — 5 days ago

with Paul and Ara

Ruud Verhagen

8.9

??? barnyard — 4 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.4

Young but still delicious. Could use 10-15 years in the bottle. — a month ago

with Letha

Brandon Boesch

9.5

Bought at auction. First bottle awful. This one is lovely. Needed two hours of air to settle and integrate. Freeze dried strawberries, dried cherries, plum, dust, herbs like tarragon and thyme on nose. I could smell for hours. Palate is bigger than I expected more game and herbs than fruit. Leather with dried cherries. There’s more herbs and plums and cooked/reduced berries but not super sweet. Good tannin still. Pretty good and fun to try at 26 years. I am guessing warm vintage based on abv. — a month ago

Nathan Renfro

9.8

What can I say, I absolutely love this wine. — 2 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.2

Aged purple fruit. Paired with meat chili — 2 months ago

Lindsey Maris

9.4

Gibson’s Chicago outdoor bar — 4 months ago

Scot Walker

9.2

Dark fruit in the nose with plums, black cherries, leather and blackberries in the palate. Paired well with steak au poivre. Drank in 2026, could use aeration to fully enjoy the wine. — 4 months ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Really nice, and showing quite well with 7 years of age. Medium color, extremely well balanced. Dark earth, black olive, savory notes for sure. Long finish with great acid. Excellent food wine. — 8 years ago