Ericsson

9.7

Yes—exactly that kind of wine: timeless, composed, and quietly authoritative.

It smells so good on first pour. Damp pine forest floor and clean mountain air register immediately. Everything else unravels from there; but that initial pop-and-pour sniff is pure magic.

On the palate, blackcurrant, cedar, graphite, and dried herbs unfold with control, carried by freshness and finely etched tannins in a medium body.

So classic, so intellectual, and deeply mesmerizing. Drink now or age. — 8 months ago

Amy

9.0

50th anniversary winemakers blend — 2 years ago

Severn G

9.4

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany; 11 September 2022 at Old Inn on the Green, New Marlborough, MA
~My inaugural hosting dinner~ — 4 years ago

Paul H

9.4

When they say bring your A game you can think of this bottle. This is an amazing glass of wine. It benefits from decanting for a good bit. Upon opening I thought of dusty plum and cedar on the nose. Tasting brought plum, currant, blackberries, vintage leather plus an array of other items indicative of this style of big wine. There is a good mix of tannins and acid that makes this a classic great glass of wine. I want to try it again in a few years to see how much better it may get. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great drinking vintage that is fully mature showing the classic Margaux style with red & black fruits, plum, earth, tobacco, dried herbs & flowers. — 8 years ago

George Chen

8.9

Didn’t have that weight of this classic Château — 9 years ago

Chris Klebba

9.6

Curranty wet classic napa cab mild tannic finish — 9 years ago

Emily P

9.2

What's Hungarian for "sweet but not syrupy"? — 10 years ago

Oskar Brauer

9.2

The sweet, sour or acidity very balance — 11 years ago

Alex Ruzich

9.0

Classic Napa Cad from a great vintage. Not particularly memorable but a pleasure to drink. — 12 years ago

Carter White

9.3

Stone-cold classic — 9 months ago

Daniel Sullivan

9.6

Classic:)
Won’t peak for another 10-20 years. — 10 months ago

Daniel Sullivan

9.5

Brilliant golden hue.
Gunpowder and flint on the nose.
Upright acidity lime and pear palate. — 3 years ago

David Nicewicz

9.7

Birth year vintages are a roll of the dice but luckily I landed on a pretty solid classic - 1978. So for my birthday this year, we opened an LLC and wow was this perfect. The sommelier was surgical in removing the cork which split in half but he managed to extract it. The nose on this wine was a 10 - loads of cassis, licorice, dusty library and leather. Palate was extracted cassis, leather and great acidity and liveliness, just like my 44 year old self. It’s just pure magic when bottles this old perform - happy Friday everyone. — 4 years ago

keke mollari

9.0

Hyvää kamaa. — 7 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.3

If an Amontillado and Aszu mated .... — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Yeah. That is fun boots. Very unique, well made, pure. — 9 years ago

Francesco Guidi

9.2

Great minerality, balanced and a hint of warm volcanic aromas. Long lasting finish and crispy acidity. High potential — 10 years ago

Colin Cahoon

9.7

Classic Gran Reserva. Nose is leather and oak. Complex in the mouth with leather, oak, clove, cinnamon, tobacco, fig and a hint of blue cheese. It finishes with more oak, medium acid and chewy tannins. A lovely dark, blood red color to boot. At a meal, this is the main course. Me gusta. — 10 years ago

with Susan

Mike Mentesana

9.5

Classic Olga and Can Franc. Balanced with a hint of blackberry. — 11 years ago

Chris Buggy

9.0

Perfect for a seafood feast. Crisp, lean and mean 🐟 🦀 🦐. A special edition, just for this establishment — 10 months ago

with Jennifer

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9.1

The 2013 Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, aged for 20 months in oak barrels, has a perfumed, honeyed bouquet with mango and yellow plum. It doesn't quite have the complexity of the 2014. The palate is well balanced with a pure entry, a keen line of acidity, orange zest-tinged honeyed fruit and nougat and hazelnut notes on the finish. The palate has a tad more complexity than the aromatics, but overall, it is very fine, if not the long-term prospect of other vintages. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2024)
— 2 years ago

John Malcolm

9.7

Honey and apricots. Outstanding! — 4 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

Komplex och koncentrerad med riktigt fin textur. Nötig, rökig, mogen citron, vitt te, nektar och gula plommon. Bra vulkanisk vingård norr om Tokaj, den klart bästa från WineWaves tokaj-låda. — 6 years ago

Paul B.

9.2

Straw bright yellow. Crisp pear and yellow fruit then honeysuckle with an almost grapefruit like end. Surprising complexity and definitely clean. This acidity was off the charts good. Huge crowd pleaser and it just became my go-to non-beach white. Great before dinner and great w the Thai we made. — 7 years ago

Chris B.

9.1

Not sure why this is rated relatively low, as the 2014 vintage was exceptional (and ranked in the top 50 of Wine Spectator’s Best of 2016 list). Big aromas of cigar box and hard candy, mouth-watering tastes of strawberry jam, cedar and caramel... and most astonishingly, it retails for $15. Get some - now! — 8 years ago

David Moline

8.9

Excellent Gascogne Ugni/Colombard blend. Super fresh, with lemon, tangerine, & floral accents. Great for a warm SoCal "fall" night. — 9 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.1

(17/20) Янтарный цвет. В аромате курага, изюм, морёное дерево, йогурт. Высокая кислотность. Долгое карамельное послевкусие. — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.6

1989 vintage. A near perfect bottle with loads of ripe dark fruit flavors and classic Rutherford dust additions. Sweet tannins still providing structure and grip, and it's American oak treatment nicely integrated. Long, satisfying finish, where fruit, acidity and minerality comes in waves. Very, very impressive and behaving 10 years younger than it actually is. — 11 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.2

Such a great Ardanza. Fruit acidity and all the classic tertiary magic. I wonder if today's Ardanza's will age with such grace. I miss the old school label too. — 12 years ago