Rebecca Fletcher

9.1

Delicate on the nose. Floral,crisp red delicious apple, peach, and apricot. A scant bit of R/S. m+ acid, m body. Rich and round. — 7 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.6

Bright cherry colored in the glass. The nose explodes with cassis and blueberry jam, graphite and tobacco. There is no way you would ever know this was a 2011. EVER. This has a rich palate dominated by black fruit and cassis with a subtle mineral vein. Long finish. Great balance. Their wines are consistent and classic in style. I have had every vintage of this wine from their inaugural release in 1992 and with maybe (?) one exception have loved each one. If you have not yet tried a Seavey or visited them you should put them high on your list. Their Merlot is also insane. — 7 years ago

Meghan Hamilton

Wine Educator Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.8

Very young but lovely fresh apricots, peaches and pineapple. Honeysuckle and white flowers. What really makes this wine amazing though is the body. It's big and round the whole way through where so many Sauternes fall either in the middle or finish. Lovely. — 8 years ago

Cynthia Langstaff

8.9

2005 vintage in Sept 2015. Deep red color. Bouquet described as "funky" by server lol... It does have a very musty aroma at first but opens up nicely to a covered fruit with hint of pepper. Flavor: at first opening, bright fruit up front balanced with some (not overwhelming) bitter tannins, evolving into a full-mouth of cherry with astringent tannin and then into a moderately long slightly overly acidic linger. But this wine really came into its own after being decanted and sitting for about 90 minutes - acid lingerhas smoothed out and the full, round, fruity character has matured into a really delicious wine. Not a "bold" wine, but definitely one to savor. — 9 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

8.9

2006, A great second wine, complex , rich and elegant. Deep red, enchanting complex nose, with licorice, black current, violets, chocolate, minerals and more. Full body, round, smooth, with medium tannins, lovely acidity and elegance. Long finish. A truly enjoyable wine. My score 89, drink 2013-2020 — 9 years ago

Cathrine Todd

10

2000 Cheval Blanc with a blend of almost 50:50 Merlot & Cabernet Franc, even though some reports say 53:47 dominate Merlot (not all CB are dominate CF). Tasted with 03, 05, 05 and I had this vintage a few years back, and I must say the tannins have come a long way- lush, almost melts into the wine. Explosion of blueberry and cassis with tarragon, smoked meats, and bark. Even though it is such a pleasure now I have a feeling it has a lot more to give. — 10 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

9.2

Deep ruby/purple in the glass. Powerful aromas of dark chocolate, violet and cassis are layered with black currant and plums. The medium plus acidity drives the lush ripe fruit in the midpallet, centered around wildflowers, baking spice and dark berries. The finish is long with polished tannins and a touch of tobacco. — 7 years ago

Frank Lin

9.3

Dry but delicious. And sweet once you have the right food pairings. Decanted for 6 hours. Not enough. If I do it for 12+hrs it could be even better. You can tell this is a powerful wine and can hold on to that finesse taste even after being opened for hours. Addendum- I decanted two more bottles. One for 8 hrs one for 18 hrs. 18 is way too long, the wine lost a lot of its magic. The sweet spot might be 6-8hrs. — 7 years ago

Richard Lerner

9.6

Label was very very new looking. Questionable as to real or not. Cork is correct. Wine us correct. On the way out but just won't leave. Brown to rust color. Better as it went on. Light fruit. Amazingly long Finish. Wow. — 7 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.1

So, while NYE is shining its face of glam and glitter, this old-school favorite blue-jean lady miniskirted her way into my night with dark skin memorably imprinting shear silk as her long legs grab and dance. Very interesting wild-wood nose showing rabbit tobacco, recently barned and stacked hay dripping with spilled plum against new oak adding resin grabbing blueberry all playing with a night fire-funnel warming and suggesting another swig that goes chocolate then back to the berries lingering and seductively clinging -"Ohhh it makes me wonder, what's going on, under, the...." Balanced and beautiful, needing an acid hit to find Nirvana .., that written, drink it up, down, .... — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

Spicy woodsy wonderful nose and a mouthful of cassis and light kirschy stuff that still feels young and fresh. Long way to go. — 9 years ago

Philip Prause

9.3

Time and again a great bottle of wine!! Incredibly, despite the age it still benefits so much from a couple of hours breathing. I guess it can go a long way still in the cellar. Recommended — 10 years ago

Amy Morgan

9.0

Full bodied and big in every way. Tight tannins, with core of ripe black fruits, blackberries, black plums, cigar box, vanilla, and spice. Still tight but will open up beautifully over the next couple of years. — 10 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Feather is 100% Cabernet. This is made in coordination with Randy Dunn. On the nose, dark, lightly spiced currants. Black oil, loamy soils, black licorice and fresh floral bouquet. On the palate, the mouthfeel is thick & rich. There's a good presence of wood shaving. Rich, ripe blackberries, dark cherries, candied black plum, plum, black raspberries, loamy soils, dark rich moist earth, leather, tobacco, spice-box, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, vanilla, black licorice, violets and fresh red florals. Acidity is round and mouthwatering. The structure is big. The tension perfect as is the balance of fruit and earth. This is definitely a Parker wine. It's so easy to drink young, yet will cellar 10-15 years nicely. Photos of the tasting rooms hand blown glass lighting...lit up. The Feather artwork and the famous Boushey vineyard in Yakima Valley — 7 years ago

Richmond Chester

9.5

Very bold blend. Tastes more like a cab than a blend. Thick and chewy with a long finish. Highly recommend. — 7 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

2002 vintage. In Au Fil du Zinc, Chablis. Medium lemon green hue. Lemon curd and honey, some buttery notes. Rich. Deep concentration. On the palate, medium plus acidity, full body, medium alcohol, full concentration of honey, vanilla and lemon candy pieces. Wet stone minerality present in the mid palate, rather than the nose. Quite long, but not lingering in the way some Raveneau can be. Developing in the glass. Great complexity. Still relative youngster. Drink now until 2032. NB: decant at least one hour before drinking. — 8 years ago

Michael Guarraia

9.4

Warm, round, full, super long finish. Soft delightful tannins — 8 years ago

Jim Westby

9.7

The 90 Cos has come a long way since I drank it 5 years ago. Now complete from nose to finish, I wouldn't be embarrassed to have mistaken it for Lafite. — 9 years ago

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Scott Becker

9.2

Still a long way to go. — 10 years ago

Fernando Motta

10

Plenty Of layers Of conomexity on nose. Elegant, silky and round in mouth. Awesome long finish. — 11 years ago