Louise Willems-Grevelink

9.5

Lekkerste rose die ik tot nu toe gehad heb. Licht droog en bloemig van smaak. — 5 years ago

Josh Weinstein

9.5

Oh yeah Mags going down — 5 years ago

with Kristen

LM Segal

9.7

So beautiful and clear in its purpose, titillating on the nose and fulfilling its promises beyond. Balanced and velvety dark red fruit, hints of black tea and cassis but all in a more Old than New World Gestalt. Lots of secondary stuff emerging you just want to sip it slowly. If anybody wonders how well these age, track one down, it’s so worth it. Kudos @Cathy Corison for making this distinctive and enduring bottle! — 6 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.2

Out of a magnum.....big and tannic, settled down with some air...nice wine — 7 years ago

Ralph Clark

9.5

It's going down at the Tavern. — 8 years ago

with Rebecca

Gregory Summers

9.4

A very good Tignanello...finished our TE restaurant meal with this one after a good bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape...and hands down this Super Tuscan excelled. Took the remaining amount in the bottle back to our suite to finish during the PA blizzard...Yummy! — 8 years ago

Madalyn Mahoney

10

Ive never actually bought a bottle of this for myself... But it is absolutely worth every penny. Hands down the most enjoyable wine I have ever tasted. — 9 years ago

Carolyn Vernick

9.1

Exquisite nose! Just keeps on giving...I would wear it as a perfume if I could! It's slightly sharper on the tongue than great pinots are. If it wasn't a screw cap it would be a good candidate for laying down a few bottles, no? — 9 years ago

Scott Shafto

9.2

Needed more time to lay down. — 9 years ago

Peter Caye III

9.7

Hands down. My favorite wine. — 11 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Dessert last night was a layered, guava, mango, raspberry, passion fruit cheesecake. I did a dual pair with 14 Kobalt Sauvignon Blanc and this 83 Rieussec Sauternes. The 83 won hands down.

Look at that color! 👀 The older they are, the darker they get. I’ve seen one nearly black, a 1928 D'yquem a number of years back. A good producer/vintage of Sauternes will out live almost anyone’s life span properly stored. This 35 year old 375ml was no exception to that rule.

The nose reveals; brown sugar, molasses, dried; pineapple, apricots, peaches, nectarines, orange citrus, touch of light colored citrus’s, marmalade, mixed nuts with skin, toffee, caramel, tea notes, soft limestone minerals, gravel with pebbles and dark withering flowers/lilies.

The body is full, rich and gorgeous. The palate is nicely integrated and complex. The fruits are a combination of candies and dried. Brown sugar, raw sugar cane, molasses, dried; pineapple, apricots, peaches, nectarines, mango, prunes & dates. Candied, lemon, lime & grapefruit. Orange citrus, marmalade, honeycomb, mixed nuts with skin, toffee, caramel, Lipton tea notes, soft limestone minerals, gravel with pebbles and dark withering flowers, yellow & orange lilies. The acidity is like a rain shower and the elegant, rich, well balanced and polished finish lingers on your palate and dances mentally in your brain. There is also granulated sugar on the palate. Huge RS!

Producer notes...Rieussec is aged in an average of 50% new, French oak barrels for 18 to 24 months, depending on the character of the vintage. Chateau Rieussec is owned by the Lafite side of the Rothschild family and all their used oak barrels come from Chateau Lafite.

Photos of; Chateau Rieussec, grapes awaiting the onset of botrytis, their roughly 25-30 year Estate vines and their barrel room. — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.5

Dense red currant is ‘wrassled’ down by fennel aromas, mint and black cherry with strawberry and blackberry hidden beneath its thick canopy of fern and forrest; including moss and mushroom. Actually amazing! Not going to ever guess that this herbaceous monster with rim to rim colt density is an 11 yr old Calistoga! Meaty notes of grill and marinated fungi. Celeriac root, fennel and licorice notes define this angel with a minty coolness persisting! Blackberry and black cherry emerge in the finale to shine like young wine despite the years!#Larkmead #2007cab #Calistoga #Napa #napacab — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Rob Chen

9.5

Drinkable now or lay down. Plum, leather, dark cherry. Jordan cabs are classics and always reliable. What got me hooked on wine. — 7 years ago

Bernardo Llaguno G.

9.3

We started the night with a 98 to build ourselves down to older age. Great wine. It can and should be kept for a bit longer. A lot of fruits and meats in the wine. Great and all smiles. — 8 years ago

@mtpete

9.8

Apogee Bordeaux, just wow. Headed down the other side of that hill though, drink em if you've got em — 8 years ago

Jake Cantrell

10

Hands down the best wine I have ever had. The depth and complexity were outstanding — 9 years ago

Rob Leland

9.2

Good now, will be better down the road. Having with short ribs today. — 9 years ago

Rick Parkhouse

9.1

This wine appeared to have bubbles in it - most curious... — 9 years ago

with Richard

Conor White

9.7

Very good from would like to lay it down for a couple years and revisit. — 11 years ago

Austin Paramore

9.2

First candle lit dinner with Remi. JB and Ali got her down while Ali artfully cut and ate her steak with one hand. Also, the grill caught on fire, but JB saved the steaks at the perfect level of char. The spinach was delicious, and the dirt that Ali left on it from the farmers market will help tremendously with digestion. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.7

Another beautiful btl that shows no signs of slowing down. This was exotic & rich showing cherry, plum fruits, cassis, violets, truffle, fruit cake spice & tobacco. Everyone’s favorite of the Bordeaux flight. — 5 years ago

Deborah Fontaine

9.5

Outstanding cab/merlot blend. Sister of sexual chocolate. Excellent price point. Around $20. — 6 years ago

Alexandra Black

9.0

One of my favourite wines. Crisp white. Not too acidic. Enjoy it again and again — 6 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.0

First time with the oddball '03 vintage. Lacking some of the standout aromatics of typical Tondonia. I wouldn't mind laying one down and see where it goes, seeing as Lopez wines defy logic, time, and space. — 7 years ago

with Adam, Bill and 1 other

Swanky Wine Life

10

1996 - hands down the best champagne I've had thus far. Creamy buttered biscuit, calm, present acid and a lovely very subtle balanced honey component. If you have younger bottles of Salon, let them rest and become what they are meant to be - THIS! — 8 years ago

A. Harrison

9.8

Hands down my favorite Cab. Excellent. Not too heavy. Received as a gift. — 9 years ago

Kristopher Valentine

9.5

Sweeter than I normally drink, but man does it go down easy. — 9 years ago

Marvin Harris

9.0

I'm down with this! Very approachable pinot that is easy to pair with foods and not too expensive! Show up to a gathering with this and people will not only love the taste but the fact it is called OPP.....yeah, you know me! — 9 years ago

V M

9.2

Beautiful purity of Howell Mountain from dark berries plums with tannins that have laid down if anyone doubts the age ability of California cabs drink this wine. This is simple purity Howell mountain fruit — 10 years ago

DAG

9.8

@Bill Bender @Roman Sukley @V M @Steve Swaney zigzag dot commerce at verizon dot net and we continue the conversation offline. — 11 years ago