Michael Chelus

9.1

Pear, baked apple, lemon, honey and mango. Great acidity and balance. — 3 months ago

Sam Friedland

9.3

Very nice, with some tannins. Probably would be better in a few years. — 4 months ago

Jen

9.2

Lovely wine at Alston. Somm recommended it as being between littorai and sea smoke. Elegant with nice fruit and hint of violets, light — 5 months ago

jason carey DipWSET

9.4

I bought this for 40 dollars in Paris in 2004. It has survived 2 cross country moves since then. I was worried it would be dead or over the hill. The cork was crumbly. But the wine was incredibly wonderful. I have been meaning to drink this for 10 years but kept delaying. Still lots of primary fruits along with the forest and other 2ndary flavors. This is why Burgundy can be so entoxicating to people. It so often disappoints, but not this time. Too bad wines like this are now so far beyond my means or desire to pay. — 6 months ago

with Cynthia

Veronica S

8.9

Still got it! Deep golden color. Apricot, bergamot, soft anise. Light textured on the palate. Only 8% ABV, easy to drink. Not too sweet. Amazingly approachable. — 8 months ago

Lyn Farmer

9.4

Excellent wine with opulent black fruit - blackberry, cassis, black cherry, eucalyptus, violet, vanilla, cedar and clove. Tertiary notes are beginning to emerge - forest floor, leather, tobacco and dried cassis. Rich texture but well balanced despite 15.5% abv. Long finish, outstanding quality. — 9 months ago

K L

9.2

Great as Pinots go but only good for this maker. These half bottles continue to perplex. — 3 months ago

with Matt

Scott Kahn

9.1

Nice tertiary notes of mushroom and forest floor. Fruit is still present albeit somewhat muted. Enjoyable but not the very best from the climat. — 5 months ago

Brian S

9.1

Black tea, black soil, red fruit, mushroom. — 5 months ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Pure and lifted. Black cherry fruit and underbrush. Pretty and starting to drink well. — 6 months ago

with Major-General and Bex

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

Typically a really big wine, classic Napa cab style, but this bottle was a little flat. Probably not the best storage conditions. — 7 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2023 vintage. 9.10.25. — 8 months ago

Winton Sweum

9.5

Dense boysenberry in color: nose of blackcurrant, spice and a little licorice; lovely texture of fully ripe fruit that’s bright with just enough supporting tannin. SQN always so solid. — 4 years ago

Ron Kyle

9.2

Deep velvety flavor. — 4 months ago

Ericsson

9.8

So much to say about this bottle. Its profile, its history, its growing rarity. And the fact that it was made at the very peak of The Patriarch’s era…

Then there is the occasion. A wine you cellar and protect, waiting patiently for the one moment worthy of all its allure.

A wine from a cooler Napa Valley, so evident in the glass it becomes mesmerizing. The freshness, the tension, the quiet authority; everything speaks of a time and place in Napa which no longer exists.

Yes, this is the kind of bottle that stays with you, not just as a wine, but as a memory. — 4 months ago

Nikunj Poddar

8.9

Very drinkable — 5 months ago

Edward Nelson

9.0

Turkey Day in the Dells. Some deer hunting to boot. — 6 months ago

Marco Rodriguez

9.1

Medium body with elegant finish. Dark fruits, some earth, and some hints of spice. Yummy wine. — 8 months ago

JKT

9.1

Well an excellent CA style Merlot tempered and refined by age! The winemaker’s handiwork still detectable? — 10 months ago

Dennis Kellison

8.9

Good oak, just right...lite lemon but ok, flavorful chardonnay — 5 years ago

with Karen