Gobindjit S. Dhaliwal

9.4

Elegant and extremely perfumed, a nice juicy red fruit core featuring ripe cherries, raspberries, and strawberries, followed by dried lavender, meaty beef jus, orange peel, undergrowth, sweet tobacco, charcoal, and intense black pepper. Delicious sweet red fruit flavors on entry with some dried apricots that lead to a umami rich midpalate filled with meaty notes, iron, and a slightly saline minerality that intermingles with intense peppery notes that linger for some time. Incredible silky mouth feel on this midbodied red, very light in structure but intense in flavors. — 7 years ago

Taylor Hoppe

9.8

Incredible!
— 8 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.4

Normally I'm absolutely no fan of Bordeaux but Ponte Canet did an amazing job in 2012. So much freshness, incredible. — 8 years ago

David Annis

9.3

When drunk side by side with the 2001 Lafite Rothschild this seemed a little past due. The nose is incredible: cigar box, cedar and leather are predominant. The fruit is secondary but appeared more after a half hour. — 9 years ago

Desmond Echavarrie

Master Sommelier, Senior Wine Advisor Soutirage

9.9

One of the most complex bottles of Unico I've ever tasted. Incredible layers of tobacco, tea, jamon, smoke - etc. truly amazing wine! — 9 years ago

with Juan

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.7

Brilliant and complex , caught at in a perfect spot, as this layered wine offers mature notes of dried flowers, leather and aged cigar box, but also incredible presence of red and dark fruits, framed by completely integrated oak spice and sweet, grainy tannins, all lengthened by juicy acidity. Brilliant! — 9 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.2

Finally getting caught up on stuff I had in France. This needed more time open than we could give it during lunch, but went down quickly nonetheless. Deep and meaty and bloody with a touch of floral lift. Fully resolved tannins and incredible length. — 10 years ago

Thaddeus Buggs

9.7

An incredible complex layered Bordeaux blend, is better now than when I first experience it out of barrel. @winewatch @cheapwinefinder #WINE @Sassodoro @sociallybrenda @larrywyn — 10 years ago

Clint Vail

10

The most absolutely mellow Cab I've ever had...accompanied by mild cheese this was incredible! — 10 years ago

Kenzie Burke

9.7

Vert light and fruity.. Easy to drink — 11 years ago

Daniel Kozaczuk

9.5

Wow, incredible, and still holding up after all these years. Upon opening, basically no fruit, all secondary characteristics, especially on the nose. As it opened up, some dark cherry appeared and eventually the nose and palate came together. A sensory journey 48 Years in the making and a pleasure to partake. — 7 years ago

with John, Spencer and 1 other

Daragh Hoey

9.5

Flat out incredible. Supposedly an "off year" - or so I heard some say. But that doesn't seem right. The normale (not cru) is a delicious acidic, sour, gamey perfect expression of Barbaresco. From Magnum. — 8 years ago

Josh Abramson

9.7

Took an hour to open up, after that it was incredible. — 8 years ago

Katie Exton

10

Absolutely incredible. Still had fruit and life. Utterly delicious — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Bronze in colour. Medicinal, surgery notes and bitter orange peel. Palate of candied fruits and quince marmalade. Incredible length and power. Good match with plum pudding. — 9 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.7

Incredible wine. I loved every bit of it. A truly amazing bottle — 10 years ago

Thomas Hughes

9.5

I was disappointed with my last Caymus Special Selection vintage, but this beauty brought me back to a bottle that won Wine Spectator's #1 Wine of the Year ... Twice!! Incredible fruit and balance. This can be cellared and enjoyed for years to come. Cheers!! — 10 years ago

Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

9.3

Seriously delicious - incredible acid profile — 10 years ago

Christian Gourdin

10

Incredible - birth year wine — 10 years ago

with Will

Raph Crouan

9.6

Incredible !! — 12 years ago

Michael Genn

9.6

Tasted at the end of the Taittinger cellar tour - incredible! The extended lees aging really comes through on the pallet, rich and a little buttery. Also sees 5% oak aging for two weeks — 8 years ago

Cameron Etezadi

9.7

Fantastic accompaniment for beef and lamb. Rich berries and earthy leather notes blend wth incredible structure. This is a wine to age another decade. — 8 years ago

Chris Langstaff

9.4

Nose has definite hint of grape medicine. Something that kinda throws me off, has a kind of artificial grape smell. It changes a ton as it is spending time in the glass. Opening up to some flowery fig stuff. Amazing how it opens up. Update after being open a day: incredible change across the board - nose is now lavender honey and a hint of toast, and the honey carries through on the tongue. It exhibits some prune characteristics. — 8 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.7

Explosive bottle incredible ! — 9 years ago

with Rich

Matthew Beckman

9.7

Stunning...not great wines, but great bottles. We had a winner! An incredible olfactory experience...at the beginning currants, cigar, mint...then iron and cherry. In the top 3 BDX I've ever tasted. Tasted alongside 96 Giacosa, 85 Krug, 98 Latour a Pomerol, 95 Smith Haut Lafitte — 9 years ago

Chris Tanghe

9.9

Out of 5L....absolutely incredible — 10 years ago

Jason Lede

9.2

Fantastic wine. Incredible dark fruit and concentration. A little rough around the edges but the fruit balances that out. Needs time. — 10 years ago

Russell Killgo

9.8

Got to try the '95 and '98 side by side. Incredible tasting. — 10 years ago

Doug Thomson

9.1

#113001. Incredible elegance and precision, but the brioche and mineral combination dominates in a way that off-putting. Not enough balancing fruit. MV. — 10 years ago

Jeff Clavier

9.8

Incredible for a 1962 — 11 years ago