Classic Gran Reserva. Nose is leather and oak. Complex in the mouth with leather, oak, clove, cinnamon, tobacco, fig and a hint of blue cheese. It finishes with more oak, medium acid and chewy tannins. A lovely dark, blood red color to boot. At a meal, this is the main course. Me gusta. — 9 years ago
Amazing wine with notes of sour cherry, fig, licorice, and espresso! — 10 years ago
Tannic upon opening, softened to sweet fig — 10 years ago
1976 was almost fluorescent orange on release so many years ago now. Today it still has that telltale orange gleam but it's developed so beautifully. Orange peal, fig, honey, earth, mango, hazelnut, and on and on. 375ml still very fresh. Impressive. — 10 years ago
1993 Chat Duhart-Milon #Pauillac #Bordeaux. Still drinking beautifully. Dried cherry, fig, earth, cedar spice, soft and silky. Past peak but still going. #wine #sommelier #nomnom — 11 years ago
Drinking like a French Pinot, the bouquet is evocative of cherries, strawberries, tea, forest floor, and crushed crushed flower, while the pallet shines with black cherry, tea, hints of cinnamon and allspice, and earth. A consummate exemplar of Willamette Valley. Get 1 of the 200 cases while you can. — 9 years ago
Fig, almond, raisin, ground clove and Carmel. Enjoyed with a Danish blue, heaven. — 10 years ago
One of my absolute favorites for a cheap wine. Smooth and relaxing to end a tough day at work. — 10 years ago
Not too bad! Shore wine — 10 years ago
Sweet and juicy — 10 years ago
A mouthfull of yellow grapefruit with lovely acidity, minerality and a citrus peel finish. Fantastic! Year in year out this wine is a classic — 10 years ago
Nice concentrated fruit- dried fig, cherry, tobacco, and leather. Amazing producer, great value — 9 years ago
Bowen Home - fruits, minerals and citrus balance. — 9 years ago
This is Silver Oak 2011, cab! The cork was perfect and the absorption was pristine. The color is deep purple. The bouquet is ripe fig tree, roses, and chocolate. The initial palate is blackberry and raspberries. The finish is light, slightly dry, and slightly acidic. I like it with a steak followed with a strong cigar. I will buy it as a restaurant wine. no more no less
— 10 years ago
Just enjoyed a glass of one of the last bottles known to exist...This wine has been sold out for months but it was being poured at a Grenache Day celebration tonight...It will long be remembered as one of my favorite roses...Farewell my friend...The remaining few bottles will be poured at the girl & the fig restaurant this weekend until every last drop is consumed...Come get a final splash before its all gone... — 10 years ago
Co-WOTN. So much going on here and so pure and substantial for a 40 year old wine. Rich fig, smoke, forest floor, sandalwood, mushroom and an array of dark fruits. Not much bricking. Still looks like a 10 year old wine in the glass. — 10 years ago

I'm enjoying this wine.. It's definitely mature! Maybe notes of fig and pear... Definitely honey and grapefruit. — 11 years ago
Catherine Oden
I'm not a Pinot Noir lover, probably because they cost too much for a good one, but received this as a gift and really liked it. — 9 years ago