Jason Gallo-Gaffner

8.9

Not the best bottle of ardanza I’ve had but always a treat to drink a classic — 6 months ago

Ivor

9.1

My go to Bordeaux classic. Small black fruits, tobacco, cigar boxes and the ever present stubborn dusty bitter note. — 9 months ago

Amy

9.0

50th anniversary winemakers blend — 2 years ago

Stef Carotenuto

9.2

Fry, even, end tang — 5 years ago

keke mollari

9.0

Hyvää kamaa. — 6 years ago

Jeff Meyers

9.3

Classic Bordeaux. Mineral. Violet Great color. Great wine. Only knock is a wee bit thin. — 7 years ago

Michael Perry

9.3

I think i will always enjoy this wine. So classic. So well done. — 9 years ago

Martin.Wang

9.5

Amazing 2009. Very Classic and clean. — 9 years ago

Oscar More

9.1

Vino con mucho sabor, acido, seco y limpio final. — 10 years ago

Alex Ruzich

9.0

Classic Napa Cad from a great vintage. Not particularly memorable but a pleasure to drink. — 11 years ago

Björn Dinges

9.2

Super year — 11 years ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Great value Bordeaux. Rich fruit forward, classic notes. Drinking well in infancy. — 7 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Opened and double-decanted several hours prior to service; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 1996 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core. On the nose, the wine is developing and loaded with currants, pencil lead, earth and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and super grippy; slightly bitter and earthy. A lovely, classic expression of Bordeaux and drinking well in its prime. Drink now through 2046. — 10 months ago

Mike Beltran

9.3

Stunning quality from a stellar Napa producer. This Cabernet flows with bright dark berries and medium toast oak. It continued to reveal complex flavors throughout the evening. Under 14%ABV and still quite young on the palate. Classic Napa Cabernet. 🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Classic vintage for GL that is fully mature showing red fruits, cassis, cedar, leather, sweet spices & pipe tobacco. — 6 years ago

Peter Windred

9.6

4 yrs in oak, 4 yrs in bottle, 10% gracriano for acid and ageing, 90% temp
C:Garnet, med int,
A: med + int, cooked straw, chocolate, choc, tobacco, leather hints, aniseed, cloves, complex, vanillin obvious,
P: quite conc, long length, lovely rubber temp finish, soft tannins. spice, strawberry and mocha flavours persist.
Great classic wine with lots of concentration from a great year suggesting much more potential to come. 35 Euros.. Good value. Fab wine. Fully expect more tertiary flavours and complexity to come in time. — 6 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Yes very classic and still quite young but a very enjoyable wine. Cassis and mineral on the nose. In the mouth quite high in tannin and acid , more of the tobacco and mineral and black currant, slightly austere perhaps .. Quite reasonable finish and nice balance. Very British claret. Will age well I would imagine as all parts are in balance . I enjoyed it with roast lamb. — 9 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.6

1989 vintage. A near perfect bottle with loads of ripe dark fruit flavors and classic Rutherford dust additions. Sweet tannins still providing structure and grip, and it's American oak treatment nicely integrated. Long, satisfying finish, where fruit, acidity and minerality comes in waves. Very, very impressive and behaving 10 years younger than it actually is. — 10 years ago

Paul Barnes

9.5

Never gets old. Classic Napa — 10 years ago

Michael Smith

9.3

What can you say, classic Reims crisp and tart. This NV is as consistent as they come. — 11 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

No formal notes . Medium deep ruby , thinner rim. Quite deep and spicy nose , dark fruits , quite classic . On the palate quite dense , but rounded and suave tannin . Quite dense and meaty after a while , long and really well balanced , good length and a mineral , slate tinged finish. In this flight this was quite obvious as Latour , just the structure and density marked it out . This is a good Latour to enjoy at the moment , the tannin is polished, good freshness and density. No rush however I expect this to continue well for a least another decade , maybe more — 8 months ago

Mary H

9.3

Great follow up to other sparkling wines - if you’re drinking this all night you don’t get the full contrast of the depth of flavor and long finish of vintage Dom. Elegant and bright. Classic Champagne. — 10 months ago

Paul H

9.4

When they say bring your A game you can think of this bottle. This is an amazing glass of wine. It benefits from decanting for a good bit. Upon opening I thought of dusty plum and cedar on the nose. Tasting brought plum, currant, blackberries, vintage leather plus an array of other items indicative of this style of big wine. There is a good mix of tannins and acid that makes this a classic great glass of wine. I want to try it again in a few years to see how much better it may get. — 4 years ago

John Willison

9.1

Meyer lemon, kiwi, ocean water. Pure. — 5 years ago

Gil Pontes III

9.2

Light and dry. Tart hints of lemon and a mild grassy flavor. Great wine for the value. — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great drinking vintage that is fully mature showing the classic Margaux style with red & black fruits, plum, earth, tobacco, dried herbs & flowers. — 7 years ago

Cody Short

9.2

Still way too young but after a couple hours in the decanter it was singing. Classic PLL — 9 years ago

with Suzanne and Holli

Alisha Blackwell, CS, CSW

9.0

Classic Chinon. Smells like dried green peppers, fall leaves and dried cranberries. — 10 years ago

Keith Studdard

9.1

Throwback Classic Rioja. Good oak. Complex fruits. — 11 years ago

with Chris and Olivia

Kevin McCarthy

9.7

A classic. Always a winner. — 12 years ago