Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

When it comes to my B-day, there is only one fit, an old Pichon Lalande with my Ribeye. As a lover of Bordeaux, these two are my favorite pairing. It’s a very slow walk to the finishline. A small bite of steak and a sip of 89 Pichon Lalande. Then, repeat until finished. I had some concerns about this bottle. A slightly slippery and crumbling cork. The first sip was not bad, but not what you want or are expecting. After some time in the decanter, it really started to shine. On the nose; ripe, ruby, floral cassis, blackberries, dark sweet & sour cherries, baked strawberries, blue fruit hues, dry cranberries, baked rhubarb, saddlewood, soft, used leather, bay leaf, touch of sage, hint of spearmint, eucalyptus, vanilla, cinnamon, crushed dry crushed rock powder, black turned earth, dry brown soil with clay, tobacco leaf and perfumed red florals with violets. The body is full, round and silky. Tannins are well resolved at around 80%. The texture, length, tension and length are in a sweet spot. The fruits are ripe, ruby & expressively floral. Blackberries, dark sweet & sour cherries, baked strawberries, blue fruit hues, dry cranberries, baked rhubarb, saddlewood, soft, used leather, bay leaf, touch of sage, hint of spearmint, eucalyptus, vanilla, cinnamon, crushed dry crushed rock powder, black turned earth, dry brown soil with clay, scorched earth, tobacco leaf and perfumed red florals with violets. The acidity is just a little off but still nice. The finish is divided nearly equally in fruit, earth, florals and herbaceous. It’s very enjoyable but falls just a little short in longer, lingering length. This bottle had good storage, not great. Even so, still has another three to five years ahead. A bottle with excellent storage has another five years beyond this one. Photos of; the backside of Pichon Lalande, angled terrace view of their vines right next to Latour, my steak & twice baked potato (so good) and CEO Nicolas Glumineau. — 8 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

9.3

Big hype about this beer, as is "Hop Slam" this one much easy to get, in fact, in CA you can get in many places all the time, price is reasonable too, just check the bottled or canned on dates since it travels far, solid IPA, really nothing new or different, just done very well in the style, if you like your IPA's balanced between malt and hops, like Dogfish then this is perfect fit you, not for me, I prefer the hops be the "Show" but I am not knocking the Beer for that, just I think it is a little over rated — 10 years ago

Andy Hall

9.2

My last '07 😢. The entire case drank nicely all the way until the end! — 10 years ago

Monica Halloran

9.2

Always love this wine. This vintage seems more fruit forward than other vintages with a lot of apple flavor. — 11 years ago

Molly Rydzel

9.6

Herb lamb is never without his dog... — 12 years ago

Robert Munroe

8.9

Damn fine Pinot — 13 years ago

William Hughes

9.4

I try to come up with an accurate descriptor of what I taste. This time I leave the description to my son. He says it is like a visit to the Botanical Garden. Exotic. Clearly he inherited my wife’s palate. — 8 years ago

with William

Nadia Gurr

9.5

Pretty close to the perfect Shiraz. Smooth and elegant with the trademark full bodied fruit. Recommend decanting/aerating to open it up — 9 years ago

with Alison and Hannah

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.5

Just a special experience. The nose was powerful and dynamic evolving beautifully over 30 minutes. A smokey phase, a pine phase, and a strong floral phase. The palate was balanced and smooth. The fruit was dead but resembled fruit leather. Two bottles opened, one had grip left, the other didn't. #moutonrothschild #grandcruclassé #2ndgrowth #bordeaux #pauillac #1928 #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

Nate Redner

9.5

Just hitting its stride. Much more well integrated than I last tasted two years ago. — 10 years ago

with Mike

William Hughes

9.3

PB- "Drink me!"
WH- "Oh, alright." — 10 years ago

with William

Louis Riehl

9.2

Very good Riesling — 12 years ago

Miho Walker

9.9

I usually don't like pinos but this one is great with a balanced palate and a bit of depth — 12 years ago

October Cleveland

9.0

Lazy hazy washing down Peat's Bite. — 9 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.2

Opened up after a few hrs in glass and had dark cherries but not sweet — 9 years ago

David MacMillan

9.5

Amazing wine......drinking with Rob K who just got promoted (again) to Full Prof (yes the spelling of Full is correct).....at this rate he will be Dean of the Faculty by August. Wine is a wild mixture of petroleum, chocolate, toffee, blueberrys.......everlasting finish......for a 2002 this thing is hitting its prime right now — 9 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.3

Under the radar but a great paulliac.... Lead pencil and other characteristics dominate this glorious effort that opened up after two hours to reveal silky fruit and amazing depth... Yum. — 10 years ago

Parrie James

9.1

Goes well with a nice pasta or salad in the afternoon with a mild taste and slight bite afterwards. — 10 years ago

Patti Robison

Sommelier Balena

9.1

Juicy...like Notorious B.I.G. Rose, hibiscus, pastiles #DigIt — 11 years ago

with Ryan, Leslie and 2 others

TC Frazier

9.1

Almost Oregon like, with more weight than expected — 12 years ago