Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.5

Just a special experience. The nose was powerful and dynamic evolving beautifully over 30 minutes. A smokey phase, a pine phase, and a strong floral phase. The palate was balanced and smooth. The fruit was dead but resembled fruit leather. Two bottles opened, one had grip left, the other didn't. #moutonrothschild #grandcruclassé #2ndgrowth #bordeaux #pauillac #1928 #ctbucklinwine — 7 years ago

Jimmy Hayes

Estate Director Mayacamas Vineyard

10

86 HM - what else to say other than it's the wine that got me into wine; every time I taste it I remember why I got started in this business.. First tried at 16 years old at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver with my Dad. Today, a couple decades later, got to enjoy it again from 5L surrounded by good friends and family. 10 is for all of it, not just the wine. Grateful to Jason and Sarah Heller for their generosity. #happyeaster — 8 years ago

with Douglas, Helen and 4 others

Bill Foreman

9.8

Better than the other plunger head — 9 years ago

Rob Taylor

9.1

Solid, light tasty, not grassy, not fruity. Z & Yooly both like. — 9 years ago

John Sweeney

9.5

One of the best CA Viogniers I have ever had! — 10 years ago

Luke Boland

10

Birth year magnum. No other super Tuscan does it quite like this. And the current stuff just shouldn't be opened yet — 10 years ago

Peter Tripp

9.0

Bright, subtle fruity sweetness, hints of plum and boysenberry? — 11 years ago

Alex Moha

9.0

Nice silky. Napa as its best. But it is just napa. sorry napa guys — 7 years ago

Glenn Newbeck

10

Can you guys not talk to me right now. I'm having a moment. High quality modern winemaking with vineyard the romans thought were awesome.

"Damn kids get off my lawn!"
Not really said by Chevalier de Sterimberg — 8 years ago

jo wino

8.9

round but with balanced acidity, like eating fresh cherries while biting your lip and drawing blood. tasted young despite being an older vintage than the other rioja we tasted. I kind of expected more from a GR. might need decanting. I recall preferring the '01 or '07. — 9 years ago

with Arecibo

BurgundyFan

9.5

Great, more to the earthy side but still showing dark berries. Clearly is drinkable sooner than any other Guigal. Acidity was perfect. — 9 years ago

Paloma Giangrande

9.0

Great wine for the price. High acidity with notes of tobacco and licorice. — 9 years ago

Johnny Shortsleeve

9.1

For 12 bucks, this is an awesome value wine. Solid and fruity, but also versatile enough to drink with just about anything you can dish up (or even by itself). — 10 years ago

Richard Rynda

9.1

Dark ink opaque purple red violet color, tart berry, tart black fruit nose, rich, concentrated, black fruit, tart berry, tar palate, long finish. — 10 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

9.0

Dang it! No more 2012's anywhere to be had. Asked the table of winos if anyone was squirreling away any 2012's in their home stashes. They were all smart enough to say no. So even though it is not the epic 2012, it was still the preferred wine over two other big Napa Cabs. Still has a big fruit and smooth finish. Just can't rate it higher because of the prior year's greatness. — 8 years ago

with Joe

Christopher Hennessy

10

Throwing it back to this magic night back in 2007. Incredible night full of 1st growth Bordeaux at The Wine Merchant. I tasted this and Bordeaux instantly clicked and it all made sense. Since then I have had a love for Bordeaux more than any other region... — 8 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.4

An earth driven nose with overtones of garrigue. This wine was terroir driven vs fruit driven. Compared to the other vintages I found this wine benefited the least from air. — 9 years ago

Fred Calatayud

9.4

1988 Insignia - great after all these years. This bottle survived especially well - the other 88s had lost their luster, but this one still has it together. — 9 years ago

with Sarah

Kumar Sivananthan

9.9

Top bottle of wine. Maybe not quite as deep as some of the other years but loved it just the same. I need another. — 10 years ago

Quinn Solfisburg

9.5

Stony creek. Blacksmiths like. ESP Anna. — 10 years ago