Bob McDonald

9.2

At Grossi Florentino in Melbourne a week ago. Forgot to photograph the bottle so added via Search. Sandy bitter tannins as one expects from Barolo of this young age especially from a cooler year like 2012. Nose reminiscent of McBarens Plum Cake pipe tobacco which I smoked at University 45 years ago! Medium weight palate with some tar evident with earthy minerality Finishes with some austerity reflective of the vintage. — 6 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Good, but maybe not up to the hype. Probably just too young and the bottle open too long at the bar. Nice complexity in the flavors but finish a bit meh. Some cocoa, mint, olive. Deep colors and smooth but overall feeling was thin and missing a middle. Definitely enough tannins and acidity to wonder what it will be like in a few years, but this is a crap business lounge and I don't want my flight delayed that long... — 7 years ago

Mark K

8.9

Very nice- drank too young. Probably an excellent wine with some age. Will try again. — 7 years ago

Paco Suro

8.9

Young. On open a bit tight, withdrawn, lean. Took some time but came around nicely. — 8 years ago

with Zac

Jeffrey Lew

9.7

Yeah yah I know...it's too young. But man this is rocking stuff. Put this with some 100pt 2010 Cali stuff and it showed them to the door. Might take 20years for this to really show what it has but it's close to perfect now. 97+ 5-10years it's 100pt wine every day — 8 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.3

Randy Dunn does Washington. And he does it well. What I love about this is that it's the exact opposite of a Napa fruit bomb, it has aromas of Cedar, vanilla, chocolate covered strawberries, and some leather tones as it opens up in the glass. Palate is super smooth despite being young, with some herbs de Provence, leather, and sweet market cherries. Medium bodied and a perfect companion for a My Father Le Bijou 1922. — 8 years ago

Stacy Markow

9.2

Beef jerky, black olive, leather, tobacco, blueberry. Is very young, but should be amazing with some additional time in the bottle. So beefy now. — 8 years ago

Paco Suro

8.9

Light oak. Stone fruits. Young. Revisited this 3/21. Much better. Some nice weight to this. Definitely stronger hints of peach. Still very fresh and crisp. — 9 years ago

Martina Spreafico

10

Young wine starting showing a good tannin and structure with some light pepper and meaty notes thanks to the 16 months spent in oak — 10 years ago

Patrick Knöfler

9.8

We decanted the wine for 90 minutes before we poured the first glass and consumed it over a period of two hours. The wine offered black currant, cherry, blackberry, cabbage, spices, liquorice, cedarwood, leather, tobacco and intense graphite aromas on the nose. On the palate the wine showed red and dark fruit, black currant, cherry, blackberry, some raspberry, spices, liquorice, some tobacco and lots of graphite, paired with medium-level acidity, medium-plus round, ripe tannin, a good mouthfeel and very good length. A superb, medium-bodied, firm, balanced Bordeaux in a classic style. Less opulent and concentrated than some 2009s, but well-structured and elegant. The wine was accessible and drank well despite its youth, but it also showed good potential for further development in bottle for many years. We continue to find it difficult to keep our hands off the young 2009s - but then, why should we as they offer so much pleasure?! Great Bordeaux, will stock up. 91 — 10 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

8.9

This had some funk to it.. very anti-Aussie in its approach. Shiraz/Mataro blend with a zippy, fresh quality to it. Slightly chilled, this’d be good. — 6 years ago

Bret Barker

9.3

Off vintage but who cares? Tignanello is a personal favorite. Took a good hour to open up, this wine tastes surprisingly young. cherry, earthiness some mineral and a little smoke flavor as well. Very good — 7 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.0

It's ALIVE! Sort of like a handsome young Frankenstein. Tasted over 3 days. Starts out spritzy, snappy, barnyardy... and mellows nicely after some time. — 7 years ago

Frank Zbignewich

9.0

Young Caymus wine so some of the comments are interesting. Great dark berry flavors and much room to develop. Not the toasty oak of the 2012 but still needs some time to evaluate over the next 4 years. Still a fun wine to drink. — 8 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

I was so excited to open this 2006 Leoville Barton. The color was ruby red and dark crimson. Almost black. It opened very hot with just a short decant. The nose showed amazing cherry, raspberry, cocoa and coffee notes. On the palate the tannins are very evident. There are obvious dark berries and even some earthy vegetables and tobacco. Over the course of 2hrs it really came into its own and showed its meddle. This is a great wine and, in my opinion, a great value. While a bit young, this wine a still great now and will be amazing in 10 yrs. — 8 years ago

Amy Huson

9.3

Pretty amazing although we drank the 2012 and I think it is still a bit young. Decanted it was better and the tannins mellowed some. Will age for many, many years! — 8 years ago

Rick K

9.6

From Magnum. Explosive gamy, leather and ripe blackberry aromas. Just so beautifully balanced. My WOTN over some very good Chaves, Chapoutiers and (young) Guigals. — 8 years ago

with George

B

10

1999 DRC Echezaux. Decanted for almost 2 hours while we grilled some lamb chops and got dinner ready. Could've been decanted a full day. It was funky and weird to start- the minerality was acidic and unbalanced, and it didn't really open up until another hour in the glass. After dinner was over, the wine started coming around. The last glass was much better- the fruit had come around and the minerality was more subdued. Definitely young to drink, but was still a major treat that we thoroughly enjoyed. K was a little disappointed in how it showed, as other young DRCs we'd had recently had been quite pleasant. — 9 years ago

Andrew Campbell-lloyd

9.1

Mmm. Chocolate dipped prune with a fine tannin and a smokiness that is a bit wierd good. — 10 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

9.1

Young, but showing some good signs — 10 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Winery located in Alba, the Piedmont region was founded by its namesake in 1881. Great Grandson, Pio Boffa, continues the tradition of innovative wine making. ‘12 was a difficult but PC did well. Aromas of fresh dark berry fruits & herb notes. Cherry, plum and minty flavors, some licorice and cacao, well balanced with young tannins. Complex lingering finish ending with nice earthy notes. Enjoyable now but needs more time. — 7 years ago

Doctor No

9.0

A weird bit of lacquer and heat on the nose, which mostly blows off and settles down to more classic cab notes. Was a bit better with food. Has mostly dark cassis fruit, still some dry tannins on the finish, good acidity and some oak feels yet unresolved. These drink beautifully young. Maybe still in a rough patch. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

10

Tasted blind. Ruby color. Almost opaque. Young fruit forward nose. Notes of plums, mocha, dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon and some exotic thing like eucalyptus. So rich and vibrant in the mouth. A forever finish. This wine took us in all directions. Immortal. Stan's 60th will always be remembered for the 45 Latour vs 45 Mouton mano y mano battle. A wine life moment for sure. — 7 years ago

Edward Thompson

9.2

Young and bright Pretty and floral but taking our elevator down to the wine cellar to get some merlot for a little depth — 8 years ago

Sarah

9.1

Darker than normal styles for a CDN but we are on a prestigious holding of Morey St Denis and this is full fruited still young mind elegant acidity zipping around some forrest notes however a lot of potential when it calms down in a few years but Dujac is a legend for all the tasty reasons. — 8 years ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Love me some Rafanelli Zin. This is the wine that got me into wine. Yes I know it's young but oh so yummy!!! '14 looks like it will be great in a couple of years — 8 years ago

Paul Boguszewski

9.4

Very saucy! Berry flavours and nice smooth finish. — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.4

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 9 years ago

Cody Short

8.9

Too young and not giving up much right now. Lots of potential but some red fruits and wood most prevalent. — 9 years ago

Mo Daly

8.9

monster mayhem — 10 years ago

with Caitlin and Peter