Christian Fischer

9.3

Usually not a huge fan of Italian wines, but yeah, have been buying some Sassicaia over the years. As I put away some wines I stumble across this 2012 that should be ready to drink, so I bring it upstairs to decant it. Great nose and typical flavor profiles emerge. Nice acidity and a some background menthol flavors that remind me of some great Chateau Musar vintages. This is a vibrant wine with tannins still strong, but integrated; better on day 2.
Not one of my favorite wines, no surprise, but a solid well-made enjoyable Bordeaux blend — a year ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

From a great old looking bottle with a mid shoulder fill. Cork is fully saturated and the crud under the capsule had formed a strong seal. Slow-ox’d for a few hours, then decanted for an hour or two before taken to L’Escargot in Carmel. Amber tawny rims with a reddish tawny core. Crazy nose right from the start. Notes of sweet black cherries, tobacco leaf, plums, black pepper, ash and crusty wood, pencil shavings, some just unwrapped cigar and some menthol. Silky in the mouth with firm structure and soft but present acidity. Long and memorable finish. Outstanding performance over several hours. — 5 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

This is real good like real good like very good like exceptionally good..,, — 6 years ago

with Tom

Jeffrey Lew

9.6

Wow.. Shocking how good these wines can be when they are on. Wonderful nose of dark fruit, old glove leather and graphite. This was still kicking after 3hrs and shows how strong the vintage was to keep going so strong after 50+ years. — 7 years ago

Alexandra Stafford

9.4

Still strong and complex — 9 years ago

Wade Faerber

9.3

Still strong with years left — 9 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.5

Performing way above my expectations. Brilliant color, strong fruit and fabulous balance. — 2 years ago

Meredith B

9.2

Crisp and light! Exactly what I was looking for to compliment a homemade fish and chips night. — 4 years ago

Jason Case

9.3

Ken's bday! What a treat! Like no other wines I've tasted, beyond elegant, earthy mushroom, plums and blackberries. Past it's prime but still had a strong sense of what it was at its peak. — 5 years ago

Paul Robson

9.1

Slight scent from the chin, nice deep hearted aroma when brought to the nose. Not super dry but not sweet either. A bit in the middle. Pretty tanny but not so much to leave the mouth super dry. All around a solid choice. — 6 years ago

Mike

9.4

Starting strong. All the best berries and a hint of cigar. 🍷👍🏼 — 6 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Elegant and fruity with vintage taste. Still have a bit strong acid. @4500, Evax-XGanbei, 170821 — 8 years ago

Michael Walker

9.9

2004 still going strong — 9 years ago

Shealynn Neve

9.4

Very drinkable 👌🏻 — 4 years ago

with Zach

Hailey McCarthy

9.0

Would be good for sangria-fruity and light — 4 years ago

Lina Freitas

9.0

Fruity, deep and complex. Light enough to drink on its own, but strong enough to go with a lamb dinner — 5 years ago

Jeffrey Carvalho

9.0

Strawberry aroma, medium body, nice acidity that doesn’t linger... crisp — 6 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Blackberry, cassis, mocha, vanilla, licorice and oak. Great structure and moderate tannins. — 6 years ago

Renee

9.6

Fleming’s with Stacie , Jake and my sweetheart — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.5

Just a special experience. The nose was powerful and dynamic evolving beautifully over 30 minutes. A smokey phase, a pine phase, and a strong floral phase. The palate was balanced and smooth. The fruit was dead but resembled fruit leather. Two bottles opened, one had grip left, the other didn't. #moutonrothschild #grandcruclassé #2ndgrowth #bordeaux #pauillac #1928 #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago