Conrad Green

9.8

A treat. Dark in color, slightly cloudy. A powerful nose with dark, very mouton fruit. Incredibly aromatic, blackcurrant, mint,graphite, dried herbs, eucalyptus. The palate is extraordinary. So dense and powerful for a wine of almost 70 years. Dark fruit with a savory undertow- leather, thyme, sour cherry, dark chocolate. Really precise flavors and long. After an hour or two in glass there’s notes of coconut and soft wood. Extraordinary. Clearly there’s a lot of age on this but the sheer quality makes for a really dynamic wine. An exceptional bottle, and a teal treat. — 7 years ago

with Howard, Tony and 1 other

Neal Dessouky

9.6

Beautiful, silky texture. Many years ahead for this wine. A treat. — 10 years ago

Barb

9.7

Wow... So many flavors in this wine. It's quite a treat to your mouth. Smooth with a great mid taste and a long finish — 10 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.3

Exotic spice, dried red fruits and a finish that carried on for what seemed like hours. Wonderful wine showing a bit past peak, but still a treat. — 10 years ago

Craig Brown

9.5

1995 Chateau Musar that after 20 years is in its prime. Rich fruit, long smooth finish. What a treat! — 10 years ago

B

10

1993 Screaming Eagle Cab. Drank at Press w K, Iana, S, and AG. Such a treat and very interesting as Kplanned it as a comp with the 1991 Harlan. For the first hour or so, we all favored the SE. Super unctuous and round, like velvet in the mouth. Then the wines came to temp and the picture completely changed and we all grew to favor the Harlan. Interestingly, the SE got flabby and very, very sweet. A thought it was bc it lacked the tannins that the Harlan showed. Anyway, SE turned almoSt port-like, with a nose of dates, raisins, and prunes. Amazing and fun to see the change throughout the night. — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.2

A true treat. Old. No effervescence. But has some cut and spine still. Long finish. A St. Francis hotel liquor store sticker on it. Drinking history. — 11 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

10

Absolutely spectacular. Elegant, well balanced, beautiful notes of dark fruit, specifically picking up black currant and chocolate. Wow! — 11 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.0

Delicious treat. — 11 years ago

Red Wine Lovers

9.9

What a treat! Beyond. — 12 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.5

Still life ahead, but absolutely in a beautiful place right now. Black Currants and cloves coat the palate with some herbal notes hitting the nose. Brilliant stuff, a real treat. — 8 years ago

B

10

Magnum 1998 Cheval Blanc. Third red for dinner at the house w B&K K, J&L B, and M&R H and BP. Awesome! So much fun to try this Bordeaux after the 2002 Domaine des Lambrays burgundy. This wine felt young, even though older than the Lambrays. A bit tight at first, despite decanting a few hours. Fun contrast of round vegetal and green noted, stronger tannins. Such a treat. Probably the fave of the night. — 9 years ago

Jaume

9.4

29 years old and drank incredibly well. What a treat. The big fruits have softened but in their place is now a brooding torrent of notes which evolved from sip to sip. Quite a remarkable wine. — 10 years ago

Marc Poirier

9.5

Pre Christmas treat ! — 10 years ago

Michael Morgan

9.7

Never thought I'd see one of these. Highly expressive nose. Seamlessly interwoven red and black fruits. Some secondary character. So much intensity and interest but with such effortlessness. What a treat. 98 for sure. Did I mention it's a 6L? — 10 years ago

Will Predhomme

Sommelier, Vintner The North Shore Project, Master of Wine candidate

9.0

1955 Latour. Special treat to see a wine at 60 show so well. Still Cabernet fruit evident, if the palate very soft. In surprisingly good condition. — 10 years ago

Colleen Zea

9.4

A gift to my parents from Paul. Drank it while celebrating my dads 69th birthday. Absolute treat. — 11 years ago

Lee Lightfoot

9.4

Last night's birthday treat. Young and lush, still has many years left. Hopefully so do I. — 11 years ago

Rob Lateiner

9.6

Chave Rouge 06. Plenty of heat and a little oak too it seems (could be wrong). Oak will integrate, heat is surprising. Serious peppered beef and teriyaki jerky. Some black red fruit - black cherry. Hints of jello tease overripeness but this remains sharp and poignant. The pure jello influenced fruit makes me think few stems here, too. Oak seems to present itself not as vanilla thankfully but in a beautiful hazelnut quality that matches the fruit perfectly and uniquely to syrah. Again, this could be something else other than oak. This definitely shows some jello/jelly, no doubt. Totally ripe red cherry actually. Importantly, this has no heaviness in terms of weight or thickness yet is pungently aromatic as first, smoked, peppered meat and second as fruit. This wine makes me think of, all in the same vein, concrete vats, minerality and tiny berries. The teriyaki quality makes me think these are high toast barrels? This should continue to integrate better and better over the coming years. I can't say I ever got the "bacon fat" thing before in N Rhone but this really has Benton's bacon fat to it. Amazing all this umami while still maintaining a bright ripe red-fruited cherry core. Prefer the '06 Jamet right now for its lower alcohol but certainly love the transparency and uniqueness of flavor here. This is likely a bit more structured than the Jamet. Again, I think time will treat this well. This is dried meat while the Jamet was about the long pepper spice. So interesting how different these expressions of syrah are. — 11 years ago

James Wells

9.3

A standard favorite in our home and one my father and I were able to enjoy together...a real treat! — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

A wine from Anthony that's finally ready. Just kidding. It's the volatile acidity holding this wine together. Completely resolved tannins. Ripe lean; blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries. It's almost all fruit with just a hint of earth and minerality. Fun to drink. I always like to ask, what were you doing in 1978? Nice of Lilian Barton to model the bottle for my photo. Thank you for bringing this wine. A real treat to try. — 9 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Lots of life left in this wine. What a treat. From 3 liter. #josephphelps biased review — 10 years ago

with Joseph

P Plusquellec

9.4

Second time in 3 weeks to enjoy this treat, though later vintage — 10 years ago

Chelli Webster

VP Marketing/Sales Webster Cellars

9.1

Drinking from a magnum, it's a treat. — 10 years ago

Skip Smyser

9.7

A treat for our 34th anniversary 🍷at Shore Lodge. Marvelous nose, long lingering fruit forward taste. At 10 years just beginning to show its greatness!!!! — 10 years ago

Andrew Green

Wine Director/Partner The Village Pub & Spruce Restaurants

9.2

Never had the the 69 before. What a treat! — 10 years ago

with Dade and Petra

Tom Riley

9.4

Typical Corison magic. Restraint, elegance, power. This bottle has great depth and structure. Ten more years minimum. Such a treat. 13.8%abv. — 11 years ago

Mike Tomcat

8.9

This was a nice anniversary treat! — 11 years ago

with Mary

Ben Aneff

Managing Partner Tribeca Wine Merchants

9.7

Real depth and power in this wine. Less aromatic fireworks than the RSV but still very beautiful. Needs at least a couple if hours or air to get going. A real treat! — 12 years ago

Jay Latham

Sales & Marketing AI Selections

9.0

The big finale. Quite a treat, but I definitely give the Meursault the edge. Wes should have more 40th Birthdays. — 12 years ago