Vino Joe

9.5

Fantastic and seemed even more mature than 13 years. Dark dark but smooth and developed. It’s a focused wine in great balance. No complaints but you can tell it was a bit below the heights for Latour. Double decanted and enjoyed over 4+ hours. — 9 months ago

Hector Escaton

9.6

Balanced with fruit, olives, licorice, and a dusty mouthfeel. Fantastic. — 4 years ago

David Stein

9.7

Joy in a glass. Still singing. — 4 years ago

with MRM and Bruce

Hugh Man

9.8

Fantastic ageing with oak and nuts — 7 years ago

with Taina

Missy Anderson

9.0

Lovely light and crisp! — 7 years ago

Aj Geffert

10

Absolutely fantastic — 8 years ago

Andrew S

9.3

Great stuff. Somehow California fruit meets burgundy sensibility. — 8 years ago

with John

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

No formal notes on this one , but really shows well . Drinking well with nice spicy blackberry and herbal touches on the nose. Fills out well on the palate too with good dark fruits touch of menthol and herbal finish . Very well balanced , quite light weight for a Chave Hermitage but as there is no comparison this evening the wine is just a joy to drink . Now but will still be going strong over the next 5 - 10 years . — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Ruby with complex fruit aromas, spice and oak. Blend of 89% Tempranillo & 11% Graciano, aged 48 months on American oak. On the palate flavors of jammy dark berry fruits with spice & smoky earthy notes on ripe full soft tannins. Long finish, nice mouthfeel, ending with fruit, oak, cigar box spice and mineral earthy tones, a joy to Sip this Fine Wine!! Tasting great, has more aging potential! — 3 years ago

Andrew Shaheen

9.1

Always fantastic. Took 30 min mutes to really open up. Classic and delicious — 6 years ago

Personal Fowl

9.4

A beautiful wine that ended a run of fantastic Phelps Insignia vintages. Unfortunately, more recent vintages have not met this standard. — 6 years ago

Charles Garrison

9.3

2012 RRV has aged well...not as fruit forward as in its youth...a joy to drink — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.7

🎉 Happy New Year dear friends 🎉

Have a fabulous evening & I wish you a fantastic 2018 full of health, happiness, love, peace & many more fabulous wine discoveries 😍

From Jan 1st 2018 I’ll be posting reviews from vintages 1961 through to 2018 😁 so get ready for a journey 🤪 then I can catch up with everything else I’m having tonight 🙃🍷🥂

For now this lovely Dom can kick off the celebrations 🎊 Enjoy yourself 🤗💃🕺

To 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ 🥂😘
— 8 years ago

Steve Sánchez

9.7

Absolutely fantastic! Fruit has fallen and given way to savory notes on the nose. Thyme, oregano, baking spices , nutmeg, tomato bisque. Great acidity and fruit lingering. Almost a bramble note of rhubarb and cherry pie. Astonishingly well balanced and huge at 13.6% — 2 years ago

Dave Mayers

8.9

What a joy to find this bottle at a NYC steakhouse. It’s been a while. Initially turned on by these ancient Lebanese vineyards and organic practices. And blending fruit that we are Las Jaras use. Drinking well for being a ‘16. VA a bit high but reminiscent of some wilder Barolo — 2 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

Lemon kissed butterscotch. Rich butterscotch on the round palette. A drinker’s cali chard. — 5 years ago

Jim McGarry

9.2

Fantastic ... blackberry, plum and some oaky flavor. Delicious — 6 years ago

with Dave

Andrew Neyer

9.5

Thank you @Steve Haro ! Great start to Xmas. Absolutely fantastic! — 7 years ago

Bryan Nelson

9.0

French Laundry pairing with lamb. Fantastic! — 7 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.2

My friends call this a "hand grenade". Fantastic Morgan! Had a funky start, but really morphed into a fantastic wine. Cherry forward. Blue and black fruit mid. Lovely finish — 8 years ago

with Chad