Paul H

9.3

This has beautiful aromas of plums , dark cherries and pepper plus maybe a little cedar. All of that exploded in your mouth with touches of tobacco, leather, ripe dark fruits and a bit of licorice that mix with wonderful tannins and dance a ballet in your mouth. Smooth and sexy finish. I can't wait to revisit the 2010 in five to seven years to see how it develops. — 9 years ago

with Kim

John Rubino

8.9

Light oak, nice fruit, pear and tropical fruit on the nose. Nice Oscar kick-off! — 9 years ago

with Brian and Doug

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.1

A fine wine for 2002; very closed on nose and palate; slow to evolve and a very delicate style; camphor- cedar oak; acidity currently a primary taste; 13%; tasted in Brisbane — 10 years ago

Marc Erck

9.3

What a great chateau9! Super texture, wonderful dance partner for all kinds of cheese and meats. Lamb, beef, Comte, bleu. Great! — 10 years ago

Ninon Lecru-Chalon

9.2

Opening slow but after very nice with exotic fruits — 10 years ago

Patrick Carr

9.0

This was a sweat and smooth wine. Enjoyed this a lot — 11 years ago

Kristen Murphy Caldecutt

Community Manager SevenFifty

9.8

This is a happy dance wine, of which Hardy and I did a few today! — 11 years ago

with Hardy

Craig Thompson

8.9

Bright Crimson, attractive nose of cherry, touch of earth. Delicious, fresh and clean in the mouth. No substance at the back end. Happily drink this ...not complex but quaffable. — 9 years ago

Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe

9.9

Classic elegance. Ultimate tranquility in a bottle with strength and substance. — 9 years ago

Ryan Wineinger

8.9

Good mid price Pinot — 10 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.7

Ex-Chateau bottle. Testament to perfect storage. Light Amber edge with a darker core. Started off full of toast and just a whiff of brett. Slow ox for 2 hrs then poured. Amazing life for a 54yr old wine still in its stride. Light and dark fruit with seamless integrity and polish. Classic old BDX. After the initial funk blew off it kept developing in the glass. I could drink this all night long. Awesome — 10 years ago

Beth K

9.0

This is the time on Sprockets when we dance. — 10 years ago

Jay McInerney

Novelist, Wine Critic Town & Country, Expensive Wino & Gastronaut

9.3

Wow. Started slow and blossomed. — 10 years ago

Patrick Knöfler

8.9

Half-bottle. The wine was medium amber in colour and offered orange peel, apple, honeycomb, caramel, smoke, spices, sherry and a mouldy note on the nose. On the palate the wine showed orange, peach, apple, cane sugar, caramel, smoke, spices, creamy honey, some coffee, a hint of chocolate, sherry, mild black tea and a mouldy note, paired with medium-plus acidity, a creamy honey mouthfeel and very good length. Judged by this half-bottle the wine has just passed its plateau and started its slow journey on the downward slope. A good, medium-bodied Sauternes with lots of botrytis character. Drink now. 89 — 11 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.2

Inviting nose of cream and citrus and dried orange peel...,refreshing yet hefty tripel comes through. Great! — 9 years ago

WC Fields

9.2

Loamy earth, dusty cherries with mushrooms, spiced tobacco, underripe strawberries, smoked wood and cassis. That was just the nose. Palate is a little more unforgiving with more wood, tobacco and spice wrapped in acid and tannins. 8h slow ox and 2h decant and this barely unfurled by last glass. Either 8h decant or 10 more years in the cellar? Whose that patient when life is so short? — 9 years ago

Chris LoRusso

9.1

We love all of Harford Courts wines. Very textured, fruit & smooth finish! — 10 years ago

James Gordon

9.0

Like these two older versions better than the young one. — 10 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.4

Crazy good paired with dipping into gamba al ajillo (emphasis added), at Napa's groovy/real Zuzu, catching a classic deeply dirty nose while still sporting sun-drenched fruit that initially reworks one's first blush front mouth with an iodine edge that morfs into red and black fruit edgy with acid/tannin slow dancing to the depths and begging for another pinch of broth soaked chewy freshly baked bread and the associated next swig of this sweet juice...rhythmically stellar by day or by night😎🌌👣🍷🌀🎼

PS hit Zuzu (friendly, delicious and real...

— 10 years ago

Leon Ridge-Cooke

10

Orange & honey infused straight eye whiskey — 11 years ago