Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.6

Beautiful color, with just the beginning of brick on the rim.
Aromas of tar, black currant leaf, dried black fruits. Still so youthful.
Actually this wine needs more time so show more complexity and has lots of life left. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This wine has all the makings of being great one day. It’s just about 8-10 years more years away.

The wine is just staring to round out, integrate and show its elegance. Ruby, creamy currants, earth, graphite, tobacco leaf, stones, dark most soil, round acidity and a very well polished finished.

This is my favorite Ribeye wine and it didn’t disappoint...only that is still too young. 95-96 in another decade.

Photos of, the Chateau & grounds, newer tasting room & barrel room and Estate vines that are adjacent to Chateau Latour. — 7 years ago

Bryan Glanzberg

9.5

About two hours in the decanter before drinking. Really started to open up and show its true self. Light rose petals, tar and whole lots of earth. Definitely fading but a nice surprise — 8 years ago

Bill Bishop

9.3

We drank the 1980 Chateau Montalena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon with the 1980 Carneros Creek Turnbull/Fay Cab & Truchard Cabs. All three showing very well. All three acquired at release. The Montalena is very nice. It needed 15-20+ minutes to show its best. Great cherry, raspberry fruit. Perfectly mature now. Will hold for a couple years but peaking now. Enjoy if you have any of the wine. — 9 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.1

Good color. Muted nose at first but with a short decant, it started to show the dark fruit and leather notes that are typical of a good aged Bordeaux blend. Full body with a great balance. Long finish. — 9 years ago

with Frankie

Paul Schmidt

9.8

Opened with some funk, but began to show its stuff after 30 minutes. Beautiful cassis, smoked meat and pepper glided along a seamless finish. Powerful yet elegant. The proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. Two hours later, on the last sip, it was still evolving. Has the stuff for at least 20-30 more yrs. A real treat! — 10 years ago

with Ashley

Robert Bodack

9.0

Compelling Rhone, beginning to show its age, but exceedingly nuanced. Previous bottles were bold with earthy fruit, undeniably, old school French. It could be said, that God himself, made this wine, to go with the Lamb Chops we grilled! 89, maybe 90, at this point. — 11 years ago

Femi Oyediran

9.3

These wines always show graceful purity of fruit. Such gems. — 11 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

Always Good these guys..... — 11 years ago

with Tom

MJ Thompson

10

The Show

Hefty bold delight with a nice smooth irresistible finish. — 11 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

It was between this and the 1987 Spottswoode. Glad I chose this one. This is a black fruit dominated wine that actually had a rather sweet nose even after 2 hours of popping the cork. There is still so much youth here, but the middle shows an extremely mature integration that only time I can give these wines. Some herbs showing here in the middle. Super impressed, and this one is drinking extremely well. It is not showing the aged black fruit profile that lots of wines of this year are starting to show. If served blind, I would have guessed this was a 2005. Finishes soft, with excellent tanic integration. I still think this bottle would appreciate over the next couple of years, and then it will be at peak for who-knows-how-long. Wow. — 7 years ago

with Dan and Shay

speedy duncan

9.1

So much potential just beginning to show up, the weight alone is worth the ticket fruit, mineral and acid all compacted and balanced-wish the meal lived up to it — 8 years ago

with Eli and Laura

Tim Schroeder

10

Starts fruitier and then the tannins show up (firmly there but not too strong, giving a velvety mouthfeel). Some dark berry (Saskatoon berry?) and very dark cacao, not too much cacao or char. — 9 years ago

with Amanda

Jeffrey Winick

9.2

Tight as a drum but got better as the night wore on. Definitely didn't show the ripeness of 2006. Would have guessed 2001 if asked. But still textbook Roumier. — 10 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.9

A real show stopper out of 1.5. A true pleasure to share it with great wine makers in Toronto... — 10 years ago

Linh Tran

9.5

It's a very smooth drink! Fantastic! — 11 years ago

Mark Oldman

10

1937 Lafaurie-Peyraguey: seventy-eight years had nothing on this still-fresh show-stopper. Lucid amber color, tangy marmalade-tinged flavor, medium-weight that is not tiring to drink at all. Threads the needle with perfect balance of honeyed intensity and bright acidity. One of the best ‪#‎Sauternes‬ ever to grace these lips. The perfect ‪#‎wine‬ when the wolves of life are howling outside your door. — 11 years ago

Paul Taylor

9.4

Smooth and extremely drinkable.
Great find on clearance at LCBO — 11 years ago

David Beckwith

Partner/Wine Advisor Grand Cru Wine Consulting

9.0

Starting to show it's stuff, but still needs a lot more time to truly show it's roots. — 13 years ago

Kevin Rogers

Owner/Winemaker Nico Wines

9.1

Damn delicious Gville. Needs time to really show its greatness. — 7 years ago

Cody Short

9.3

Really gaining complexity and starting to show very well. — 7 years ago

Michael Greene

9.2

Fantastic. Super floral nose. Cherries and leather in the palate. Super balance, but needs a long decant and good for the tannins to settle down for it to really show its stuff. Immensely satisfying with a bowl of truffled gnocchi. — 8 years ago

Phil Stice

8.9

Dark cola. Viscous. Alcohol doesn't show though. Raisiny — 9 years ago

with Josh, Jim and 3 others

Justin Hansohn

9.4

Best in show tonight goes to the only white at the table. 24 hours open in the glass and still throwing upper cuts and left hooks like it's still just getting warmed up. 🔥 safe bet if you got a while for the unfolding. — 9 years ago

with Blaine and Taylor

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

Out of a magnum. The wine is a little rustic to start. After an hour decant, it starts to show its true colors. Dry mid fruits, some leather, dry earth and a nice long finish. — 10 years ago

Steve Messinger

9.4

Starting to show its age, slightly nutty w cedar and cassis — 10 years ago

Ken Kasner

9.2

Post Auto Show dinner with Steve, Kevin and Lauren. — 11 years ago

Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.0

Ok, now I get sparkling Shiraz. — 11 years ago

Jared Heber

Partner Grandes Places Sélections

9.1

Magnums show you care. Really lovely wet soil & dark fruit — 11 years ago

Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.0

Still a baby. Waiting to show us that other dimension — 11 years ago