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

Klarice Monahan

9.2

So delicious! I could drink this wine all day & night! ..Society may frown upon that :p — 10 years ago

Jay McInerney

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

9.3

Wow. Started slow and blossomed. — 10 years ago

Ellis Jeff

9.6

Good, simple could be a bit more complex. Flakes on bottom of this and the 09 too. Liked this more than 09 tho maybe this had more time to breathe. — 11 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

Ninon Lecru-Chalon

9.2

Opening slow but after very nice with exotic fruits — 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

James Gordon

9.0

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

Justin Hansohn

9.8

Served pretty cold. Opened sooooo slow. Decanted by the waiter. Nonetheless: authentic leather couch with a bed of flowers growing out of it. Eventually. Perfection halfway in to 2.5 hours and gone. 🎉💥💕💕💕💕 — 10 years ago

Leon Ridge-Cooke

10

Orange & honey infused straight eye whiskey — 11 years ago