Ed Lehrman

9.3

Wow, this was a pleasant surprise. In perfect shape after 9 years and no oak in the wine. Plummy Malbec flavors with some nice herbs from the Cab. Plenty of acidity and life to this one. Check back in 5 years. — 6 years ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.0

This 2002 trockenbeeredauslese is 9%. I don’t know how to rate this wine. It slightly oxidized in ac good way. Sweet and syrupy. Kinda heavy. Very intense flavors. Reminded me of upstate NY ice wine. The ice wine is similarly intense but lighter and fruitier. — 7 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

Sturdy champagne for food. Less acidic and more structured than I remember (had this about two years ago as well.) Really good stuff. — 8 years ago

with Marta, Federico and 1 other

JKT

9.1

CV tasting Bordeaux 11/29/16. Nose of dark flowers and fruits and black berries and violets. Palate still shows tannins and with acidic balance and finish carries through. All the 2005s can wait a few more years. 90% Merlot rest Cab and Cab franc. Opened 9/24/18. Drinking really well. Almost two years since CV. No degradation. Raising score by 1. — 9 years ago

Scott Wiegand

9.0

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. This wine was a bit mysterious in the glass. I ordered it at dinner by the glass and didn't know much about it until I got home and looked it up. I would have sworn this was a Syrah based blend with some dark black fruit with coffee and black olive notes and had a fairly polished tannin structure to go along with a medium full bodied wine that I found very enjoyable. Definitely would buy again. — 9 years ago

Emily Graney-McKinley

10

This is the bottle that made me think I had a future in wine. It was a lonely bottle found in the basement that ended up in a flash sale to make room for restocking. I saw a nearly 10 year old French wine with a $9 sticker on it & thought "Either it's gross or they don't know what they have...either way, MINE!" When first poured I was disappointed - no nose to speak of & sediment, grr. I decanted it and took a shower. MOTHER OF GOD...it's amazing what a little bit of air can do. My partner, who isn't much for red wine couldn't believe how fragrant & smooth it was. We managed to keep from gulping it & enjoyed t across 2 dinners. I tried to find a case & the only one was auctioned through Christies! Ha! Sometimes you get lucky & this wine literally changed my life. — 10 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.2

Big red fruit, even after 9 years, but this manages to keep everything in balance, which isn't easy to do with Red Mountain. No signs of fading any time soon. — 10 years ago

Mary Jane Reiter

Sommelier & Writer SpecialForkWines

9.0

Lovely everyday Chard. Fermented inn SS. Aged in French and American oak. — 10 years ago

Julia Huang

9.4

Bought in Oregon Portland airport — 11 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.3

Traditional style, no drying grapes, 9 months in big barrels, fresh acidity and high drinkability. — 12 years ago

Éléonore Côté-Yeung

9.1

Délicieux, tres fort en bulles, s'évapore en bouche. — 7 years ago

Richard Himes

9.2

Lovely dry sparkler — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Good Depth. Dense masculine and concentrated. Medium plus body and Intensity. More how I would identify Gevrey Chambertin Grand Cru. Biggest wine in the bracket. Dry powdery Tannins. I thought this was the Dugat Py Mazis when tasted blind and most of us were gob smacked when it was revealed as a Charmes. James Halliday who was at the tasting, and who has tasted more Burgundy than the rest of the room put together, said put this one away “for your grandchildren”. No. 4 of 9 in bracket. — 8 years ago

Julianne S

9.4

Extremely drinkable light NZ sauv blanc — 8 years ago

JKT

9.0

As a burg should be. Floral nose nevertheless balanced by hints of minerals and stones, lemon scents. Lean body with good structure. Medium finish with acid lingering. CVed. With st innocent. 9/2/16. Will try again later. Second tasting CV: 9/28/16. Nose a bit more oxidized (cv?) Palate still balanced with acids and minerals and fruit and with long complex finish. Still 9.0. Compared to 3 others. 10/3/16 opened. Still great, no sign of seepage despite a bit of liquid on the cap. Cork very tight and difficult to extract. So 2x CV was OK. Excellent wine. Yum. Finish shows off mineralality and complexity though it did fade pretty quickly. — 9 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.1

9 months in oak, no malo.
Lemon tart, flinty note, elegant, attractive. Very well rounded palate rich lemon custard, pear and green apple acidity, tight, elegant — 10 years ago

Max Gottesfeld, FWS, CSW

9.0

Light elegant floral. — 10 years ago

Matthew Lief

9.4

Holy shit it's good. — 10 years ago

Deep

9.4

Nice.. ripe peach — 11 years ago

Larry Irving

9.3

Wonderful natural sake. And I generally am not a sake drinker. Amazing w grilled octopus at Garagistes, Hobart, Tasmania — 11 years ago

Eric Crane

9.3

Excellent $9 wine! — 13 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.1

I received this wine as a gift. Apparently their tasting room in Yountville is a partnership of some sort with Ralph Lauren Home... which seems like a brilliant concept to sell furniture, etc. Lime and peach lead the way, with some tropical undertones. Plenty of salty minerality that reminds me of Albariño. — 7 years ago

Kelly Kornet

9.1

Smooth and delicious — 7 years ago

Dave Meyers

9.7

A wine that represents an extreme, but a good one. Astonishing depth and intensity. Apricot and toffee. Plenty of acid. Finish lasts forever. — 8 years ago

JKT

9.3

CVed 3/16/17 Nebbiolo comp. Cork seemed a bit high and will need to check. Great balance and complexity of earth and dark fruits and long finish. Opened at Frog Hollow 7/9/18 final move-in date. Great wine. Same score. No deterioration. — 8 years ago

srh

9.0

[Tasted 8/9/16] IMHO this waaaaaaaaay overachieves @ COSTCO's $8.99. Initially purchased for immediate consumption [& one can certainly utilize it thus], I hope NOT to touch my remaining 2 bottles 'til at least 2018, as, IMHO, this currently stalwart offering is likely to get even better. [And to think COSTCO had no hype whatsoever on this.] :(
— 9 years ago

Matt Trader

9.0

Great Barolo, but I was expecting a bit more from this one. The nose was just fragrant as usual, with candied cherry and rose water on the nose, and great rim variation, but sadly the pallet, although very flavorful, was a tad thin and left to soon. No gripping tannin like I'm used to, even from one that is 9 years old like this one, just felt more like Langhe Nebiolo.. bright side is the other labels of their Barolo have been better in these years, for the same price ranges. — 9 years ago

Marcio Morelli

9.4

Vintage: 2008
279 garrafas, 9 Magnums
12%
No added SO2
Pitanga extremamente azeda. Pureza de fruta incrível, com excelente nível de acidez.
Top bourgogne. — 10 years ago

with Otavio, Evandro and 2 others

Elizabeth Mead

9.5

LOVED this wine. — 11 years ago

Ryan Anderson

9.6

Wonderful flavor that isn't too heavy. Great summer sipping wine. Highly recommended! — 11 years ago