Ted Corvey

9.0

This was a little new world for me, but still very impressive. Vines were planted in 1888, so I would imagine they have to be the oldest or close to the oldest Cinsault vines in the States, and with phylloxera who knows where else? A ton of Cherry and spice notes. Great depth of flavor and balance. — 8 years ago

Pooneet K

9.1

A nice, slightly more restrained style of CDP. Lighter red in the glass, not a ton of fruit jumping from the nose. But a nice pretty silky wine, especially at this age. Versatile pairer. — 9 years ago

Andreas

8.9

Doft: Bärkompott, kåda, en fet nästan animalisk ton samt en frisk syrlig lingonaktig känsla! Smak: till en början söta portvinstoner sedan friska bär, grön paprika och tomatblad. En påtaglig strävhet som nog behöver några år för att tämjas. Har en flaska till på ingång som ska få vila några år till...
Halvflaska! — 9 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.5

Picked this up at the winery today from their library. Elegant dark fruit and baking spice on the nose. Blueberry, currants and some earthiness on the palate. Tannins are sleek and elegant yet I think there is some room for them to get even better. The finish is long and bold with a really nice peppery note and some acidity. The second vintage of this wine where Steve Reynolds and 3 partners decided to make a Bordeaux blend of one ton of the best grapes they could get from each of the 13 appellations in Napa at that time. An experiment that turned out outstanding in my opinion. — 9 years ago

with Lisa

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.2

Amazingly fresh, lots of oak and a ton of fruit! — 10 years ago

B

10

1998 Ornellaia MLA Cabernet. Drank w K and A at the house. Interesting wine- very spicy and high acid. Great with steak and interesting comp to 2000 Domaine Ponsot which had a ton of fruit, but not the long, balanced finish this wine had. Super wine. K and A preferred this one, tho K really liked the French. — 10 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.1

Picked up a ton of tannins on the finish since bottling. Let 'em rest for a year or so. — 10 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.0

2004. Like visiting an old friend. Found this when I went to scanned labels for CT inventory. Quite tasty. Great Grenache fruit up front. Not a ton of heat. Well integrated. Smooth. — 11 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

9.2

I don't have a ton of experience with this style of wine, but I'm so glad it exists. The rancio/fresh fruit qualities are almost perfectly balanced. I'd gladly pick it over 90% of tawny Ports in the same price realm. — 11 years ago

Roberto Duran

9.4

Porcelanic...... — 12 years ago

Mark Surman

9.1

Rich, juicy, bitey and big. With some sizzle. Drank with beef tartare and ton of horseradish, which went well. — 8 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

8.9

A ton of rye bread yeast on the nose...
Palate is prune. Not liking it.

89 points — 8 years ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Very very good but incredibly tannic still at this age. Needs a ton more time to even out. Good with food. Excellent acid and deep dark fruit. But the tannins are a bit much without food at this point. — 9 years ago

with Michael, Allison and 1 other

Raul Puga

9.6

Yum!!! Just totally yummy. This has a ton of years in front of it but I was thirsty — 9 years ago

Rikuo Nishimori

9.2

カヴァのブドウを白ワインに。 — 9 years ago

Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

9.4

Tom Rimbau wines at @GueyuMar — 10 years ago

Bruce Evans

9.5

Beautiful balanced wine that still has ton of fruit. Bravo former winemaker Ramey!!! — 10 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.3

Stewed cherries and plum skins. A ton of acid. This one could run for years more... — 10 years ago

with Lynne

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.2

A very intriguing bottle from the strangest of vintages. Dom. Chev. Blanc is flat out one of the greatest white wines in the world, and they produced a honeyed, full bodied drink that took quite a while to open, and showed no signs of age. The acid seemed low (no surprise for an 03) and the finish was not endless like it usually is, but the wine had a ton of breed none the less. I think it was best with the inventive scallop tostada that we had as an appetizer. — 11 years ago

with Cleora and Jim

Matthew Davis

8.9

Very good, but not a ton of structure and body. — 11 years ago

Michael Hildebrandt

9.5

Needed a ton of time to open up fully. — 12 years ago

Raistland Odell

9.3

Interesting Rioja.. American oak wasn’t coming through like one would expect, and there was a ton of Brett going on which threw me off. I’ve read I to it and some others encountered Brett in this wine but others haven’t? Is that possible? Other than that after about a 75 minute devant it was showing nicely — 8 years ago

Daniel Stevenson

9.4

Perfect wine with EMP lunch after a bottle of '13 Prevost. Core of smoked meat and stony mineral earth. Still a ton of plum fruit and nice balance of acidity and tannin — 8 years ago

Chris Langstaff

9.4

Nose has definite hint of grape medicine. Something that kinda throws me off, has a kind of artificial grape smell. It changes a ton as it is spending time in the glass. Opening up to some flowery fig stuff. Amazing how it opens up. Update after being open a day: incredible change across the board - nose is now lavender honey and a hint of toast, and the honey carries through on the tongue. It exhibits some prune characteristics. — 9 years ago

Al Doyle

9.3

Don't even know how this be cropped up but once we fought our way through the super heavy wax seal this was a delight; fruit salad and sherry trifle initially giving way to something a lot drier and cleaner, even at the far too warm temperature at which we were drinking it. — 9 years ago

with Koko and jams

Conner Esworthy

10

Finishing off this bottle after Coravin'ing it a few months ago. Still a ton of structure but starting to mellow out. Happy :) — 9 years ago

Eric Mees

9.7

Good God. Already a master of Pinot, @Kathleen Inman has mastered Zin on her first try as well. — 10 years ago

jams jerfy

9.3

crisp citrus and roundness with it. i like this wine a shit ton. — 10 years ago

with Christina and captain

David Thibodeau

9.0

Duke. North Carolina. The hints of Tobacco Road hit me like a ton of bricks. — 11 years ago

with Richard

Paul Masson

9.0

Waiting on the 2010s. Laurence got plenty of ripeness out of this vintage, just with a bit less density than 2010. Grilled herbs, cocoa, and iron with its ripe fruit. A ton of iron minerality on the palate suggests this one may be deceptively built for the long haul. Tannins are big, long, and silky. Very compelling and distinctive — 11 years ago