Christopher Flores

9.9

Clear blackberry, cherry, and other dark fruit notes. — 5 years ago

Andrew Lohse

9.6

[from 750] drinking very well right now (2018). Indescribable? Taste from some other axis of space-time-sense? Custard, melon, pineapple, diesel, bandaid, orange spice. . . — 7 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

The versatility of this Wine knows no bounds. Pairs with Chinese cuisine naturally. — 7 years ago

with Robert, Chris and 2 others

Eric Vishria

9.0

Great of course but not as incredible as some of the other vintages of Dominus I've had. Had the silky-ness but was missing some of the layers of flavor complexity imho — 8 years ago

Doug Dodson

9.0

2015 - fruity with a mocha note. A bit of smokiness with each sip. — 8 years ago

Mary Mazza

9.0

Full of flavor and warm tones. — 9 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. — 10 years ago

with Arecibo

Rob Taylor

9.1

Solid, light tasty, not grassy, not fruity. Z & Yooly both like. — 10 years ago

Paloma Giangrande

9.0

Great wine for the price. High acidity with notes of tobacco and licorice. — 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 — 11 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. — 11 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.4

Krug ID 312035. 161e. Blend of 134 wines from 12 different years, the youngest being from 2005 and the oldest being from 1990. Cork received Summer 2012. 44% Pinot Noir. 37% Chardonnay. 19% Meunière.
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Delicious, and a bit on the feminine side with less richness and body as in other editions, which I thought was interesting given the composition. Crowd favorite. — 6 years ago

with Krystal

Paul

10

Dry but balanced, really good. $14.24 from golden eagle — 7 years ago

Chris Bensick

9.0

Our other Thanksgiving wine. A bit dried out, but a lovely bouquet. Good cork. Of the recent Leovilles, I prefer the 78 Barton, and next the 81 Las Cases. This comes in third, but not shabby at all! — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.6

No other Rhone varietal compares to Chave Hermitage Rouge for me. Ethereal depth and character. A good deal more youthful than the '04 I had a few months back. — 8 years ago

Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

9.5

Drinking by myself tonight. This should do the trick. Yes, individual notes to follow, but wanted a pic of these two beauties next to each other first — 9 years ago

Keith Crump

9.4

A 2000 more new world then the other second growths spivey and savy with lots on board — 10 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. — 10 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. — 10 years ago

with Sarah

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). — 11 years ago

Sarah Williams

9.2

Good with spicy chili — 11 years ago

Apocalypse Rex

9.1

This wine has a very nice fruity body with a bit of a dry finish. Currants come to mind. This is a wine best paired with a mind ready to transcend beyond this temporal realm, through the veil, and into the Void of Distortion! This wine is the palatable equivalent of a saw wave oscillating through the plenum cabling and into your grey matter. One day we will all be consumed by the cubular harbingers. But until that day consider Lodi’s plunger-head wine. On a Tuesday evening it is quite nice. — 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

8.9

Not much to say about this benchmark bojo that hasn’t already been said, other than this vintage is a bit darker, denser and less open than others. It’s very enjoyable now with its supple texture, plentiful acid, sweet blackberry, dark cherry, campfire and dank earth flavors. But will hold the rest of these 2-3 more years as it has the potential to be special. — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.4

At first i picked up a lot of acetyl in this relative to the other wines. After an hour that had blown off and this blossomed. Everything you hope for in Monte Bello. — 8 years ago

Peta Richkus

9.0

2015. $14.99, Dulaney Wine — 8 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. — 9 years ago

with Joe

Julia Eklund

9.3

Love this. Not like any other california sb and its worth the price — 10 years ago

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. — 10 years ago

Max Kogod

Owner Kogod Wine Merchant

9.5

Still so, so young. Violets and roses from first pour. Then tertiary and earth dominate nose. Won't touch other bottles for years. — 11 years ago

Quinn Solfisburg

9.5

Stony creek. Blacksmiths like. ESP Anna. — 11 years ago