Gabe Barkley

9.0

Tons of apple in this bottle. Developed a lot over the couple hours it was open. — 8 years ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.0

Lemon preserve, smoky mushroom, round honeyed notes. Middle was a bit thin but improved over a few hours. Hard to argue w a '96. — 9 years ago

Michael Smith

9.2

Very tasty. Ruby red grapefruit, and a bit of yeast and autolysis but closed to start. Tried decanting and didn't like it. Better to open early. Delicious after 3 hours. — 9 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.2

Dominated by reductive notes at first but is a beaut after a few hours open. Runs the gamut from green apple to biscuits and everything in between. Has good width but with great acid. — 9 years ago

Angie Voll

9.9

Warm from start ro finish-let it breathe a day or decant for 1+ hours — 12 years ago

Jeff Shapiro

9.0

Thanksgiving even dinner - bison burger with cheddar and avocado. Chewy Dark Cherry with a ton of tannins. Sat in the decanter for 2 hours. — 9 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.3

Opened as much as it possibly could over 3 hours. Still showing young grippy tannins that will hold up for years. So much substance and concentration, a bit on the masculine side. Burgundy made for barbecue and a bit of age. — 9 years ago

Matt Bernstein

9.4

Give this a few hours and it's a value — 9 years ago

BT

8.9

2011 Vintage. Good mineral notes, medium body. Needs to decant for 2+ hours to really open up. — 10 years ago

Max Gottesfeld

9.2

Still going strong with even more fruit after 2 hours. — 11 years ago

Brian Roos

9.0

Dark colored, balanced, big nose. Very tasty. Decanted 2 hours. — 9 years ago

Gerald Montoya

9.1

Generous Pinot. Nice fruit character of a slightly bubble-gummy cherry and banana with highlights of warm spice, mint and stones. Needs a few hours to open but once it does it is pretty and very well balanced. Finish is slightly shorter than I would want but beautiful none the less. — 9 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

8.9

The 1955. Sixty years ago a lot of things were different in the golden state. "Burgundy" was "a blend of Gamay and other fine grapes". This half bottle made it, and still had allure and pleasure if only on a thin, frail frame. It was much improved from hours of decanter time. — 9 years ago

with Cleora and Jim

Nose Reiko

9.5

Luxury aroma, with certain acid feeling — 10 years ago