Michael Borrello

9.2

$22 great value hits all the typical notes
2019 — 6 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1990 vintage. Last tasted 12.11.22 (9.6) and 8.20.16 (9.2-slightly off bottle). Tasted side by side with the 1989 (9.4) version of this wine. Ridiculous 1-2 heavyweight punch. Opened but not decanted. Tasted at the conclusion of lunch after an hour open. Not much in the nose but bringing it in the flavors. Still heavy bits of ripe plum and cherry with a substantial mid-palate. Larger format of this wine likely clocks in as a 9.6/9.7 but this was a 750ml. In the 750ml format, not improving and it's drink now and until 2028. Still, most likely, the best wine this producer has ever made. The 1989 has a case as well. Like the Lebowski rug, this one just tied the late-80's/early-90's BDX room together. 10.10.25. — 8 months ago

Christopher Heim

10

Complex sweet spicy bold with hints of vanilla. Can’t imagine much better — 4 years ago

Thomas Epps

9.4

My 2nd favorite 20 yr behind Grahams. Ramos Pinto is good as well, but seems to have to bottle to bottle variability issues…. Taylor is a great standby at a good price. — 5 years ago

with Jeannie

Steven Comfort

9.1

This was the last bottle from a case I bought in about 1997. Over the 29 years since the wine was made, the noteworthy tar and tobacco notes that Pontet Canet is known for softened to an ashy-ness that is a softer version of a Mouton Rothschild. Still plenty of life left in this outstanding vintage, but the wine won't improve much (if at all) from this point. I enjoyed this bottle with Lucas Comfort, a day after his 29th birthday (1990). — 7 years ago

Colene Garrison

9.0

Colene had this 7 years ago

Jayna Fontenot

9.8

Smells supe light. Barely there honeysuckle, wisps of green apple. Tiny bubbles, fresh and clean and like if champagne were made of cloud. Delicious, and my first Dom! — 7 months ago

Ashley Michelsen

9.1

I usually don’t like French reds but this drank like a Napa red. Very nice — 8 months ago

John Van Trijp

10

The best vintage ever made — 2 years ago

Keith Crump

9.3

2011 not as great year but well made, plenty of depth despite poor fruit. My go to Bordeaux — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon with aromas of stone and tropical fruits. Made from 40-year old vines, aged in 100% stainless steel. On the palate flavors of bright lemon citrus with crisp apple and peach notes. This medium-body wine has crisp acidity, good balance and nice mouthfeel, smooth long finish ending with creamy mineral texture. Very Nice! — 5 years ago

Abbe Walker

9.2

Favorite of the night — 7 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.5

At the time, this was made by Mike Grgich. The best aged Napa Cabernet I’ve ever tasted. — 8 years ago

Sean Townley

9.4

One of the last years Caymus made good wine — 7 months ago

with Mairead

Patrick Hu

9.5

Unbelievably smooth. — a year ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Dark tawny, opaque. Powerful nose. Notes of red and black fruit, leather and cassis, dark soil. Has the funk. We're all in the same camp of where it's from so there is lots of working out who made it. I go with a 59 Latour guess. Really good today, better than a bottle we had of this earlier in the year. Thanks Stan! — 4 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.7

Transcendent. — 4 years ago

LD dearmon

8.9

Wet concrete at a swimming pool on a hot day. Bitter black cherry. — 6 years ago

Anne Kjellgren

9.6

Beautiful jammy port. Paired with 3 kinds of cheddar and complemented beautifully. Later, paired with chocolatey Pots de Creme. Amazing! — 7 years ago

Keith Taylor

8.9

Wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer afternoon. — 8 years ago