Charles D Cummings

8.9

Pleasant hint of cherries. Smooth with a spicy finish. Love Ridge wines and this pretty good. Think this wine will better in a few years with some bottle aging. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

After a spirited tussle between myself and the Durand vs a dry and crumbly cork I was able to double decant this and segregate away the remnants of floating debris. I was immediately struck by the bouquet which was unmistakably borne from Cabernet Franc (and I believe this blend is less than 10%). It was a positive sign. The wine is completely intact and boasts ample fruit albeit waning acidity. Simple Concord grape, bruised black plum and sweet oak flavors are holding on 2 hours in. This has some time left, but not much. This is a testament to Opus One quality in the early days (I believe this was the 3rd or 4th vintage) and while I think the ‘87-‘97 era was their best, this is an profound example of an exemplary wine at age 37! — 7 years ago

Chris England

8.9

£99 Magnum that RP said "one of the most disappointing St.-Juliens I tasted 84pts" well I think he should retry the great numpty 😜 Still could do w/ 2-5yrs 👍 Great nose but palate still a little tight

🍇 63% Cab S, 25% Mer, 9% Cab F & 3% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oaky earthy farmyard through shy blackcurrant & spiced plum w/ minerals, leather, musky cellar & wet leaves - fab nose 👍

👄 Med earthy mocha blackcurrant body w/ dry tannins & touch of tart cherry

🎯 Med dry earthy blackcurrant finish — 9 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.3

KWN #13. Orange-tinted color. No doubt this had some age to it. Blackberry, cigar box, wet forest floor. Think it's hitting the end of its lifecycle so drink now. — 10 years ago

Robert Torretti

9.1

Love Equipo Navazos. Simple for EN but still a complex Sherry. — 10 years ago

Andrew Z. Scharf

9.7

Call me crazy but I think that right now this is better and more open than the 82. Fun to go back and forth. — 11 years ago

Willem Booij

9.5

The second LLC1992 in one month, again a great effort and I think the best 1992. Fantastic concentration and ripe green impressions — 12 years ago

Hermes Cuello

9.3

This champagne continues being my favorite over any champagne, including Krug, DPG, Chrystal. This champagne is really special. 2007 is not as great as 2004 and 2005 but I think I should give it another year or 2 to this bottles.
— 7 years ago

J PF

8.9

Nice blend.
Jammy, strawberry, blueberry
Savory finish
I think 2015 — 8 years ago

David Wanek

9.6

In a great place right now. Plenty left in the tank but drinking really well. — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

10

What a beautiful person inside and out! I'm blessed beyond measure to be able to call him "Dad". Words can't adequately express how much I Love him. We opened a few bottles last night that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever. We are celebrating his completion of 6 rounds of chemo therapy in his battle against Prostate cancer. This is his 3rd time in the ring against this opponent and it appears that he's won with a unanimous decision by knockout at this time!!!!!! Love you dad!!!!! So proud of your strength through this process. My Father was born in 1940. A difficult year to say the least:
Germans entered Bordeaux in June of 1940. As dictated by Hitler himself, it was the sworn duty of each and every commander to search and seize whatever could be used for the advancement of the German cause. Bedlam broke out. Chateaux' were ransacked, wine cellars were looted if not used for target practice. The Chateauxs were forced to continue producing wines. It's poetic justice that Mother Nature provided the Germans with the worst growing season from 1940 to 1944!!!! The Germans left Bordeaux in 1944 to the cheers of the residents "Au Revoir Les Allemands"!!!! The 1940 bottle that we enjoyed this evening survived World War II. It Survived the ransacking, pillaging & plunder of countless German soldiers. It's outer capsule showed evident signs of its struggle but it's inner beauty was unblemished and glorious. I've had many, many vintages of Latour from 1928 and on but none have ever tasted as perfect as the one we enjoyed tonight. This 1940 was perfect. It was a fighter, it never gave up, it never relinquished in the face of adversity. That's my Father, that my role model. He's a beautiful person inside & out. I think 1940 is the best vintage that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Special thanks to my good friends Michael Troise whom provided me with much of the insights in regards to the incredibly difficult vintage and David Page whom gifted this bottle to me for our celebration this evening. I will never forget your generosity. It was a glorious evening to say the least!!! Wine has a way of bringing people together and encapsulating an evening and event. I couldn't think of a better way to rejoice in his victory than to open a Father & Son birth year wine. — 8 years ago

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Eric Egan

9.0

Very Good; an incredibly easy drinking wine but lacking in the complexity I have come to know in Musar - a friend described it best as "smooth". Will last but don't think it will improve much. — 10 years ago

Marshal White

9.2

Very nebb-like. Darker, richer fruit than in '10, and I think the tannins are a bit riper, with lower acid. — 11 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.8

I love smelling the wines of Randall Grahm. He makes savory walk and talk and jump through hoops. This wine, the 30th anniversary vintage of Cigare, brings it home like it always does. It shows a medium dark color in the glass and on the nose. There is cassis and licorice, but the savory notes carry the load. Black olive is the first smell I get, followed by a bit of tar and a whiff of smoke. Cigar box, leather and bacon fat finish out a complex aroma package. The palate is delicious as always. Grahm says the ‘13 is “less muscular” than the ‘12, but I think there's more to it. This Cigare drinks with the weight and elegance of a Pinot Noir. Black fruit is forward, while more savory aspects of sage and mint come in to join it. The tannins are gentle, the acidity fresh and the finish long. — 7 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

Perhaps the best box 📦 Wine I’ve ever had. — 8 years ago

Jon Ruyle

9.2

Great balance between fruit and earth. I think this has hit its peak. — 8 years ago

Ashlee Howarth

9.5

One of my favs. Light. Citrus. Floral. — 9 years ago

Dr Glen Spinelli

9.6

Beautifully balanced , received as a gift, dont think I would buy it — 10 years ago

Michael Pennington

9.0

Fruit has gone mostly, but some dark baked prunes and figginess remains. Nice old Bordeaux, on its last legs I think. Stood up really well for the last 45 years though... — 10 years ago

Nestor Tsioustas

9.3

Massive is an under-statement. This wine was a Puppy. Many more years of enjoyment left in this wine, I think a minimum of 20 years. Top class Grange and worth the money! 94+ points. — 11 years ago