DC

9.1

Desperate times! — 5 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.4

Kind of a shame to open such a young Chave. Even after hours in a decanter, this felt small in “stature”. Forget about this for ten years - the pedigree is hidden now. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.7

Reviewed plenty of times before so notes still the same but when Mrs E wants Sass Mrs E gets Sass 😁 I need a week off after her birthday weekend now 😴 💤 Have a fab Sunday dear friends 😘🍷 — 7 years ago

Chris Danner

9.5

2007 for our 10th anniversary dinner on 7 mile beach at seven restaurant on 07/07/17. Times are good! I love u Cort! — 8 years ago

with Greg and Cortney

Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.5

One of my favorite vintages. Showing great today in Naples, ten vintages of Harlan 1992-2012 — 8 years ago

Kyle Gross

8.9

Smooth and peppery. Very nice. — 8 years ago

J Mcconeg

9.5

This is still a pretty young wine at ten years in. We opened this and decanters for a few hours and it still displays a lot of youth. The big fruit flavored come out with a little swirling. Enjoy, but be patient if you can. — 9 years ago

Shawn R

9.2

Love this wine and what Michael Zardo is doing over at Ten Acre/Bella. Exceptional bottle that shows a true Cali PN. Full bouquet of lilac, violets, caramel and musk. Beautiful nose. Sip shows spice, smoke, black fruits, black tea with subtle tones of mole bitters. That same spice returns for a lingering finish flashing its soft round tannins one more time. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Very Pauillac like served blind and tasted next to the 86 Mouton. I guessed 86 Dominus as I have had this wine more than a dozen times over the last few years. — 10 years ago

M K

9.5

Sweet red! — 11 years ago

garry post

9.3

Lovely. Some odd odors during the first hour after opening- blue cheese and cabbage.

Good color, smooth, soft, rounded and light tannins.

Cork was a complete mess- took about 5 to ten minutes to clean out.

Mushrooms, bell peppers, cedar and cherries. Delicious with dinner of filet and lobster, asparagus and potatoes. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

After finally getting caught up with last weeks posting, its back to our regularly scheduled Friday N/V Rosé Champagnes. My favorite after Krug. Sofia’s is different about every 2-3 weeks. 🤣🥂

My notes are listed many times previously. I’m taking a break from notes for now and going to fully enough my baby bottles 🍼 of 375ml. Ahhhh! — 7 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Another great vintage of this underrated NZ single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc. Loads of citrus (primarily grapefruit) and herbaceous notes. Light bodied with Bracing acidity. Crisp and refreshing. Consistent from year to year. — 7 years ago

Phillip Antley

9.0

So much peat and smoke. Also more subtle grassy notes and earthy sweetness. Super light-bodied. A great Islay scotch. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

In every difficult vintage, anywhere, you will find producers that make exceptional wines. This 91 Palmer is such a wine. I have to thank Clyde Beffa owner of K&L Wine Merchants who has been traveling to Bordeaux for 35+ years for highly recommending two 91 Bordeaux's to me. The 91 Pichon Lalande; which he described as "heavenly." It's just the word I would have used to described it 5 or 6 years ago. Also, this 91 Palmer. He described as, "​I love it-soft and silky." I would strongly agree. You see, critics gave the 91 vintage a horrific review as a whole. Bordeaux had two frosts in April and a cold growing season. These elements didn't prevent either of these producers from making beautifully elegant 1991 wines. I have said it many times and will say it again, taste wines even in difficult vintages. You'll find value and some excellent wines. As for this 91, it's in perfect form. Excellent on it's own and even better with the ribeye. It's so elegant, smooth, beautiful, ripe and well balanced with earth & fruit. The fruits are slightly stewed & baked. Blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, touch of rhubarb, cherries, strawberries. Dried florals, used leather, tobacco with ash, slight vegetal quality, anise, not too sweet black cherry licorice/cola, figs, dark earth with crushed rocks, dry stones, underbrush, understated spice and perfect acidity that drips over the palate. The length, structure, balance and finish are in perfect harmony & the finish goes on and on and on. As many times as we've been to Bordeaux, we never get tired of the drive on the D-2 through Margaux and Pauillac. Chateau Margaux & Palmer stand side by side in beautiful prodigious history to say nothing of Baron Pichon & Pichon Lalande. Every year, for my B-day, I have a great steak and an old Bordeaux. It just doesn't get any better than that. And as many of those nights I've had, B-day or not, this might have been the best. Perhaps topping or equaling the Ribcap at Bourbon Steak and the 91 Pichon Lalande. To quote Gary Westby, "it steak and claret night." 12% alcohol is so much more enjoyable than 15% plus. ❤🍷🎉🎂 — 8 years ago

with Gary

Daniel Steilen

9.0

Still super young, very fruit forward but heading towards being a balanced wine. Open in ten years. — 9 years ago

Sean Peay

9.4

A favorite from ten years ago — 9 years ago

Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

9.3

Like caramel dipped cherries, thick and grippy. A ten y/o baby. So much Mourvèdre power and big tannins. Fun to drink but could still use more time — 9 years ago

with Philip

Dave Kluz

9.2

Crazy. Eucalyptus leaves and blood orange. Light and delicate, yet amazing length and linearity. Red cherry and berry fruit. — 10 years ago

with Andrew, Clement and 2 others

Skip Smyser

9.4

At ten this baby is coming into its own. Marvelous red fruit with so much life and youth. Will continue to improve for years. The Barrett Family has an incredible ability to make the most of every vintage!🍷 — 5 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.2

Wow..had this wine a few times now...deep purple still...some leather, tobacco, mod tannins, and great acid still holding together. Blackcherry. This could easily go another 10 years... — 6 years ago

Jim Restrepo

8.9

Light body pleasant Pinot from Willamette Valley — 7 years ago

Bonnie Wilson

9.1

Drank on The World — 8 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.1

Ripe, almost jammy red cherry. High extraction, and generous use of new oak. — 8 years ago

Jano Silva

10

The standard expression is very good, but the barrel aged version is out of this world amazing. I was only able to get my hands on one can so I won't be able to asses how it ages, but even young it is exceptional. — 8 years ago

Casey @ Travelling Corkscrew

10

I don't really want to describe it as I know there's no way my words will do it justice so take what I write here and times that goodness by 100. It's a rose gold colour on the eye with the finest streams of bubbles rising in the glass. On the nose it's like cherry jam on toast with exceptional acidity that makes it so fresh and vibrant. I regret saying other wines are smooth because this champagne is the definition of that! It's juicy on the palate with a sturdy backbone and flavours of apple and berries coming through. I would run a marathon just for another sip of this amazing elixir. — 9 years ago

Lulu McAllister

9.3

Earthy, mouthfilling — 9 years ago

with Johan

Shawn R

9.3

Nice job Zardo! — 9 years ago

Marty Winters

9.7

There are times when I am completely surprised by a wine. Low fill, destroyed capsule but the best bottle of Mouton that I have had pre 1982. This wine was singing. — 10 years ago

Mike Anderson

Owner/Winemaker for MTGA Wines

9.0

Sometimes just saying a wine was awesome and yummy is enough. This '01 Corison was one of those times. — 10 years ago