Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Medium Ruby with quite wide garnet rim. More truffle , tobacco , violet , cassis and earthy notes. Takes a bit of time to get going and certainly shows a bit more age than the 2009. On the palate, more austere with dryer tannin than the 2009 , but very well balanced and classic in style . Cassis, blackcurrant , tobacco graphite notes . Some dry spices too . Quite fresh acidity , and slightly gritty tannin. Long , saline, graphite tinged finish. This is showing some development , but will improve further over the next 5 possibly 10 years and hold well a further 5-10 — 7 months ago

Amy

9.0

50th anniversary winemakers blend — a year ago

Jeff

9.1

Classic cabernet from Alexander valley. Three shades of cherry flavors - Bing, Rainier, and whatever kind you enjoy. — 5 years ago

Gil Pontes III

9.2

Light and dry. Tart hints of lemon and a mild grassy flavor. Great wine for the value. — 5 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.3

If an Amontillado and Aszu mated .... — 7 years ago

Andrew Shaheen

9.0

Always a classic. Great value — 7 years ago

Michael Perry

9.3

I think i will always enjoy this wine. So classic. So well done. — 9 years ago

Emily P

9.2

What's Hungarian for "sweet but not syrupy"? — 9 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.7

After a very exhausting evening full of South American alcoholic wines my mouth was ready for an elegant classic Bordeaux....and boy.....stunning! — 9 years ago

Alex Ruzich

9.0

Classic Napa Cad from a great vintage. Not particularly memorable but a pleasure to drink. — 10 years ago

Bart van Wijngaarden

9.3

Orange tinged pale golden colour. Excellent pure nose of apricot, iodine and spices. Unctuous on the palate yet supported by a great backbone of acidity. Great depth of flavour and very satisfying length. A great wine by any standard. — 8 months ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Solid effort from a so so year. Classic Pauillac — 9 months ago

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John Malcolm

9.7

Honey and apricots. Outstanding! — 3 years ago

Elliott Hyman

9.5

A classic and all-time favorite Napa Cab. — 5 years ago

Peter Windred

9.6

4 yrs in oak, 4 yrs in bottle, 10% gracriano for acid and ageing, 90% temp
C:Garnet, med int,
A: med + int, cooked straw, chocolate, choc, tobacco, leather hints, aniseed, cloves, complex, vanillin obvious,
P: quite conc, long length, lovely rubber temp finish, soft tannins. spice, strawberry and mocha flavours persist.
Great classic wine with lots of concentration from a great year suggesting much more potential to come. 35 Euros.. Good value. Fab wine. Fully expect more tertiary flavours and complexity to come in time. — 6 years ago

Michael Retter

9.5

Tropical fruit, yeast, and some solid minerality. — 8 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.2

(17/20) Ароматы абрикосового конфитюра, апельсиновой цедры, лимонного мармелада. Полусладкое с относительно высоким уровнем кислотности. Достаточно лёгкое и сбалансированное десертное вино. — 9 years ago

Martin.Wang

9.5

Amazing 2009. Very Classic and clean. — 9 years ago

Rishi Shah

8.9

Great on the nose. Acidity in a good way. Interesting wine. — 9 years ago

Michael Smith

9.3

What can you say, classic Reims crisp and tart. This NV is as consistent as they come. — 10 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Wacky and good. — 8 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

Silken sugar and scorching acid. Apricot and magnolia and liquid grapefruit nectar. Psychotic aroma, wafts from feet away. — 9 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.6

2019 vintage. Classic Pauillac. Cassis, lead pencil and cedar wood. Give it time to open up in the glass and see the magic unfold. A complex wine with layers of black fruit, balanced by ripe tannin and fresh acidity. Impressive mineral length. Excellent old school Pauillac. Abv. 14,5%. — 3 years ago

keke mollari

9.0

Hyvää kamaa. — 5 years ago

Mike Beltran

9.2

Such a pretty wine which has shed severe tannins and reveals classic mature Bordeaux flavors. After an hour it opened up a lovely aromatic of muted red fruit and earthy tones. Finish had rolling and palate coating flavors with a very nice finish. Drink now for the pleasure it gives. — 7 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.4

I think my first Monte Bello and it does not disappoint. A very charming wine with an intriguing tomato component backed up by tons of cassis - "classic" California Cab. Great structure and for me in its prime right now (from half bottle). — 8 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.1

(17/20) Янтарный цвет. В аромате курага, изюм, морёное дерево, йогурт. Высокая кислотность. Долгое карамельное послевкусие. — 9 years ago

Claudine

9.0

Sweet and spicy... had at Carson's book club. — 9 years ago

Seth Guiterman

9.0

Cut grass, earth. Medium Tannins, long finish. Pretty classic Chinon profile but with added elegance. — 10 years ago

TC Frazier

9.5

Classic. Could have sat for 15 more years — 11 years ago