James Wells

9.3

A standard favorite in our home and one my father and I were able to enjoy together...a real treat! — 7 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. — 9 years ago

Fraser McKinley

9.5

2014 - 13/03/15 bottling.
A treat to enjoy this with my good friend and mentor Ehren Jordan. There's been no stronger source of inspiration than Lapierre, AG and EJ for me — 9 years ago

Carla Hine

9.2

Always a treat. — 10 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

10

Absolutely spectacular. Elegant, well balanced, beautiful notes of dark fruit, specifically picking up black currant and chocolate. Wow! — 10 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.0

Delicious treat. — 10 years ago

Richard Betts

Master Sommelier/Winemaker/Mezcalero Saint Glinglin, Sombra

9.6

Such a treat to drink this. Elegant, ethereal. — 10 years ago

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. — 7 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? — 9 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. — 9 years ago

B

10

1997 Ornellaia MLA Cab. Second red at lunch at Ivy w K and Iana. Such a great contrast to the DuMol pinot. This wine was more brown, earthy, smooth and without sharp edges. Delicious. Such a treat — 10 years ago

Winston C

9.2

Out if magnum, quite the treat. Nose of slight eucalyptus and loamy, red fruits. On the palate, fine tannins and quite a bit if energy and tannins still. Showing well now and still fairly vibrant. Drinking really well today... — 10 years ago

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! — 10 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. — 11 years ago

Felix Huang

9.5

Always a treat — 8 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 — 8 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! — 9 years ago

Andrew Green

Wine Director/Partner The Village Pub & Spruce Restaurants

9.2

Never had the the 69 before. What a treat! — 9 years ago

with Dade and Petra

Drew DiMatteo

9.6

An added special treat to the Bordeaux class @Corkbuzz , truly spectacular. #Bordeaux — 10 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. — 10 years ago