Brandon Boesch

9.1

Love this silky, fruit forward, but with some tannin and pepper merlot. I find this to be a great value when discounted a bit. It also worked perfectly in a wassail. Cheers! — 4 years ago

Matthew Doty

9.0

An excellent flavor palette. Slightly spicy upon opening, mellows a bit with time to breathe. Full bodied and well developed — 5 years ago

Jon Bergqvist

9.7

Top shoulder. Got the cork out in one piece. Absolutely perfect bottle with a lot left to give. Thick balsamic fruit, soft tannins, integrated oak, fresh acidity, everything in absolute balance. In a way almost perfect on the verge of lacking a bit of personality, but only almost. This has 10 years of life ahead of it but No reason to wait. — 6 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.4

A real head turner. This tastes all at once like its aged and complex but young and fresh. Evolves with air and the dark fruits continue to come forward over leather and tobacco notes. This is still very young so it will be interesting to see how it evolves in bottle, but it’s so good now. — 7 years ago

Francisco Perez

9.0

One of my favorite Syrah from Washington State. Walla Walla. Deep ruby red with a wonderful nose. Silky and burst of black fruit somewhat dry. Had it at Zinc in San Antonio. — 9 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.3

No bubbles left, some seepage on the cork, but funnily enough it was still quite special, confit ginger, mandarin marmalade mixed with vanilla beans, custard, creme brûlée, just the caramel on the finish showed it wasn't stored correctly, all things considered quite extraordinary. — 9 years ago

Robert McNally

8.9

Not a lot to say that isn't always said about this. Very well balanced. No heat or acidity and ends with mild fruit - cherry on the front with leather and light spices. Exceptional quality — 10 years ago

Mo Hassankhani

9.5

I love this wine! It is always so balanced. Extremely smooth with very little tannins showing, being so young. A wine that never disappoints no matter the vintage. — 10 years ago

Kendall

9.0

Yellow to almost green-yellow in color, good clarity. Grass, floral, and honey crisp apple on the nose, apricot and slightly mineral on the palate with crisp acidity. — 10 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.6

Amazing how a 56 year old can be in such great shape with no sign of age. Jealous. — 11 years ago

Rgayton@lakesidevfo.com

9.8

This 56 year old gem is showing no signs of old age. Truly a sublime experience with a balance of power and grace. — 11 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

A very drinkable Riesling with an underlying lime to it. Lots of fun spring sipping. — 4 years ago

with Gillian

ADAM STROMFELD

9.8

Yes There is no better way to finish off lunch in crème brûlée paired with 2007 Chateau D’YQuem. Apricots and peaches. Words cannot describe this beauty! Thanks again Luca great lunch — 6 years ago

with Kevin and Joe

James K

9.2

This one is hard to rate. It’s not too anything. Its as if it’s trying hard to please everyone and offend no one. As such, paired reasonably well with a variety of dishes. — 7 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.7

Pretty deep garnet core , showing a little age as expected , the rim is quite thin and with a light garnet hue. Impressive aromatic nose straight from opening , leather , grafite , creme de cassis, truffle. Very masculine and aristocratic! Still holding a lot back and developing in the glass. In the mouth , quite dry and grippy tannins , the fruit is sweeter , very long on the palate nicely balanced acidity . Blackcurrant , coffee , mineral , creme de cassis . A very big wine , drinkable now though will no doubt improve over many years . Barely changed a day later after a night in the vacuvin . More spicy tobacco and soy showing , still marvelous length, showing there is still so much to give. — 8 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Gave this a few more months since my first 2012, about the same. Go with the 13 if you can find it. But the 13 is a 💯 pointer so its double the price, so you get what you pay for.
15.5 abv half the fruit sourced from Atlas peak, then various vineyards around napa, primarily stags according to Parker, — 9 years ago

Chris McClellan

8.9

I thought this was extremely tasty...big oak with vanilla/cream...ripe fruit, med acid, med tannins. Excellent drinker for price. Fun wine..must try — 9 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.3

Blind. Whole table guessed Cayuse. No surprise but close. This was really funky and yummy. Fun to drink. Better with food than as a sipper. I really liked it. Probably couldn't drink it all the time but a nice change of pace. Very intellectual flavor profile. — 10 years ago

with Mike, Howard and 1 other

Victor Hwang

9.5

Wow. So good! Perfectly balanced. Lots of pretty red fruit, Long smooth finish, no discernible heat, elegant with enough heft without being over powering. — 11 years ago

with David

Jay Svoboda

8.9

I'm going to come clean, I'm not a huge Caymus fan. It's by no means a bad wine - far from it - but I've always felt they blend their Cab with too much Zin. I could be wrong on that account, but I don't think I am. Still, a nice brooding nose of dark red and blue fruit, with a touch of candied fruit and wet earth. — 11 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

What a wine and did not show it’s 43 year age at all. The color was very dark with no brick edge. The nose was a bit subdued but had the typical berries, herbs and meat notes that carried over to a very tasty wine. The finish was okay not super long but long enough.

I started buying Beaucastel maybe a few years before this 1978 vintage and in Parker’s reviews of the 1978 vintage was a consistent hold but he did change his mind years down the road and said it was over the hill; well not by a long shot. I constantly purchased 2 or 3 bottle of every vintage till the price was out on my reach in 2001. I also had visited the winery in about 1990. The real kicker with this vintage is the current price estimates of $150 to about $250, current vintages run $80+ and I purchased this bottle for $11.99.
— 5 years ago

with Matt and Barbara

D Scher

9.2

1984 vintage. Cork difficult to extract, ended up in several pieces. Beautiful deep color, little to no bricking even at this age. Seductive at one hour+ of air with black cherry, raspberry, some vanilla, green pepper, graphite. 12% ABV. From the FIL’s collection. — 6 years ago

Porsha Tyrrell

9.0

Shiraz is my favourite type of wine. I have enjoyed my fair share... This wine is definitely up there! Enjoying it at home with a dear friend. — 7 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

This 2007 had years of life in it, but was delightful, complete palette. Glad we popped it, perfect paring with Sunday’s final meal. — 8 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Ron R

9.4

Just stunning. Chappellet can do no wrong in our book. Tuck this away for a few years. We anticipate that this will “bulk up” over time. Suave tannins support subtle acid. On the palate, neutral oak treatment, with espresso notes and jet black fruits, front and center. Finishes plush and expansive. — 8 years ago

with Anne-marie

Leslie Bartos

9.3

pineapple! creamy and still bright. surprised this has no-malolactic fermentation. paired well with king crab legs. 2006 vintage on 3/11/17 — 9 years ago

with Tony

Maureen LaFontaine

9.7

This was incredible. Super smooth. Great finish. Perfect with sharp cheeses. — 10 years ago

Evan Kostka

9.4

Simply delicious! Tons of mineral and acid. Wish I knew these wines earlier. Perfect with a meal at Bibou. — 10 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.4

A great surprise. Drinking beautifully now and definitely at its peak with at least a decade left at this level. No reason to wait. — 11 years ago

Karyn Insler

9.4

I was intrigued by the label! Very pleasantly surprised! Richer than expected - juicy and velvety smooth with a nice dryness. — 12 years ago