Cody Short

9.4

One of the best domestic white wines I’ve had in some time. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Not an "off vintage" in my book — 8 years ago

with Eddy

Fin Jams

9.0

Pretty darn good for something below $25. West Cape Howe, you've done it again. — 9 years ago

Tanya Evans Champa

8.9

I agree with a previous review, raisin on the tongue. Smooth yet bold. Delicious. — 9 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.1

Sangio with a bit of Caniolo and Syrah. Feels txt book Chianti- floral, red fruits, fennel, orange rind and Campari with little noticeable oak. Savoury and medium bodied, go forth with some food in toe for maximum enjoyment — 10 years ago

Hope Davila

9.2

Winner in my book. Lots of fruity flavor and some spice. — 10 years ago

Isaac Beeri

9.2

Text book chateauneuf! Lovely all the way — 10 years ago

Erin kimberly

9.8

#lifegoals = making enough money to make this my go-to weeknight wine 😍 I used to (and still) love how it smells to crack open an old book. This tastes like that, in the best way possible. Enjoyed this with Potatoes Anna (heavy on the Kerrygold butter), grilled asparagus, and pork loin. Feeling fat and happy 😬 — 10 years ago

Cuvée Corner

10

With so few Napa Wines hitting the mark so surely, this folks is a TEXT BOOK example of how it's done right. Tasting this wine is a pure pleasure, it reminds me of a left bank Bordeaux. Lean where it should be, vivid acid taming abundant fruit and wonderfully stunning minerality. The structure of this wine could easily go another 10 years. Plums, cocoa dust, blackberries, cedar and dried underbrush. You can spend more, but you honestly won't get more! #winelover #wine — 11 years ago

Christine Dommisse

9.5

Bhaiwala's brought for book group. Went really well with lamb. 2009 from Heb. — 11 years ago

Hermann Bauer

9.4

Wonderful surprise! — 12 years ago

Chris England

9.2

1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣8️⃣

🗞 M.L.King 🔫, 747 ✈️, Apollo 8 orbits 🌓
🎵 What a wonderful 🌎, Hey Jude, Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay
🎥 2001, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bullitt
🗣 Book 'em Dano
🌍 3.52B

£72 for a newly bottled 50yr old wine! One for oak lovers 😁

🍷 Garnet red w/ brick

👃Rich smokey oak, spiced peppered cherry, red berries, vanilla & earthy leather w/ meat & herbs

👄 Med body of ultra smooth creamy dark ripe cherry & cocoa covered prune w/ vanilla

🎯 Long dark cocoa cherry creamy oaky linger — 8 years ago

Aaron Means

9.7

THE. BEST. DOMESTIC. CHARD!!!!!! Yes, yes, yes. I'm blown away. This is the best domestic chard I've ever drank. This particular vintage is killer. I could poor this in a lineup of top notch Meursault and none would be the wiser, that's how good this is. Intense smoke/funk brought on by minerality that most domestic producers could only dream of. A legendary wine in my book. @June's All Day, Austin TX — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

If tar and rose petal are the stereotype, then I think I'm safe in calling this traditional. However, there's plenty of nuance in the layers and the style that make this special. An old leather-bound book, citrus peel, dried tarragon, and ripe strawberry. The finish is firm, but not without a lively and racy acidity. One of the better food wines I've had in a long while. — 9 years ago

Sara Beth Wilson

9.0

A great by the pool drinker! Crisp and fresh, and not bad on the pocket book either! — 9 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.3

Love this bottle! Opened a 2006 which was around 94-96pts RP I believe.

By the book! Great fruit. Floral rose petal elegance. Soft potpourri. Nice red apples and Ranier cherry. Declining in the glass rapidly. The color lacks oxidation. It's barely showing a tinge.

Wondering if I opened just right or if it could have used more time. Delicious. Opened 2/21/16 — 10 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.3

More evidence that I prefer the "off" vintages--1994 was described as "lean and slightly green..." that could be translated as aromatic and not too heavy--just right in my book, and this wine was absolutely delicious through all of the courses of the meal. — 10 years ago

Paul Costigan

Founder Courtier Wines

9.4

1991: Trusting the makeshift neck tag. Reticent nose, yet full delivery on palate. Book smart Cote Rotie, with everything you'd expect present. The youngster of the night, yet in welcome company. No hurry to drink, will continue to develop. — 10 years ago

mattswineworld

9.4

Jura red blends are described in Wink Lorch's Jura book as "reminiscent of Burgundies from another of age." This one is also reminiscent of an extremely good Beaujolais. Old oak, pale colour, red fruits, and a grainy, savoury quality. Light bodied but intense, it's great with chicken and roast veg. (2010) — 11 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.5

Wine Spec gives this a 93 and only 395 cases +-! I give it the same. Need to be served at a cool 60 degrees. Great nose good fruit up front with just a touch of heat that goes away with breathing . Also a great glass when reading new book" Daniel Silva "the Heist" I am midway thru the book. Ask me SUNDAY my thoughts! Bravo Charlie Beatty — 11 years ago

M Campeau

9.6

Velvety, smooth, blackfruit, wood, vanilla, L-M tannin, long chocolate black fruit finish... GOOD! — 12 years ago

Julie Kang

9.3

1961. Wine older than me. Lots of cedar box and cigar. Tannin completely resolved. Lots of tertiary aromas and flavor. Can’t believe after all these years....still going strong. At Bern’s in Tampa. Page 85 of the 180 page wine list. More like a wine book. — 8 years ago

with Jin

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Day five on the cruise and this night at Giovanni's Table, the Italian restaurant, aboard the Allure of the Seas. We decided to open up two South African beauties for this.

Deep ruby red with a slight garnet hue on the edges. Layered nose with dark cocoa, floral notes, dark berries and spices. Some classic 'South African' chalk as well. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Dusty dark black cherries on the attack with some black currants, dark spices, a touch earthy, vanilla and some nutmeg. Seems quite restrained and reserved but well integrated as well. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2037.

Third time trying this limited bottling by De Toren Private Cellars with only 1,132 bottles produced in the 2013 vintage. This wine is made through the use of extreme winemaking techniques such as extreme cropping, extensive hand sorting, 200% new French oak for a total of 18 months and unfiltered. You are probably wondering how it can be 200%? This is done by aging the wine in 100% new French oak barrels for twelve months before transferring them to another set of 100% new French oak barrels for six additional months. — 8 years ago

with India and Sean

Isaac Beeri

9.2

Text book Rioja - full of flavours and rich levels ... Hint of Muscat somewhere after an hour was a lovely surprise :) — 9 years ago

romo

9.6

Petrol, apricot, jewelry box, mandarin creme brûlée, lychee, camp fire, an old book. Mesmerizing. — 10 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 10 years ago

with Alberto

Nigel Stuke

8.9

Strawberry and yogurt and the right descriptors, but not overly sweet as that might imply. Slight yeastyness gives it bonus points in my book — 11 years ago

Jeff Meyers

9.4

Impressive wine. Dense rich iodine quality. In my book the tannins are resolved but it may have a few years left in it. This is the best of California akin to Diamond Creek. — 11 years ago

Lee Gervais

9.6

Had at Kurt Timmemeister book dinner — 12 years ago

Kelly Chen

9.9

One of my favorite cheap red wines. Explosive and smooth, with a slightly sweet, zesty and fruitful aftertaste. It's also quite strong, which is a bonus in my book. — 12 years ago