John Malcolm

9.4

Rated this over five years ago. All I can say is “ditto” — a year ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Green apple, grapefruit, and stone. Crisp, acidic, and lightly sweet. Good flavor but a hint sour. — 4 years ago

Max Waldron

9.0

With carignan- jammy and delicious but not obvious — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Very dark Ruby with rich fruit aromas with sweet tones. On the palate blackberry and black plum flavors with sweet spice and cacao notes. Soft full tannins, long finish with smoky oak and earthy ending. Perfect to drink now. — 6 years ago

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The 1945 La Mission Haut-Brion from the château cellar is transcendental. It is blessed with the most beautiful bouquet you can imagine, effortless and natural, featuring woodland, red-berried fruits, a minerally quality and a faint touch of leafiness; given time to settle, it develops a lovely gamy note. The palate is medium- rather than full-bodied and sublimely balanced, upholding that effortless grace with an elegant, bittersweet, dried orange peel finish. One of the most harmonious wines I have ever consumed. Perfect. Tasted at the La Mission Haut-Brion vertical in London in September 2009. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2020)
— 6 years ago

Dimitri S

9.3

De Toren Fusion V 2001 please!!!
4Aug2019 evening, with our AMS’dam gang.. A fabulous dinner with a magnificent wine to match it!! — 7 years ago

Amy Simone

9.1

Smooth, fruity, low tannins — a year ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Bold oak and cedar over black cherry and a touch of stone. Big and holds up well to food. — 3 years ago

Jenna Foster

9.0

V. Sattui wine club. Our preferred V Sattui pinot - fruity and lush while not being too heavy. — 5 years ago

Rachel

9.5

Bought at 30th birthday wine tasting day. Love! — 6 years ago

Tony

9.3

On the sweeter side — 6 years ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Lightly fizzante, orange blossom and green apple. A light delicate but flavorful wine that reminds me of summer picnics. — 7 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.4

Coming from an exceptional vintage, the 2005 Viña Tondonia from R. Lopez de Heredia is a compelling blend of Tempranillo (75%), Garnacho (15%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%), all sourced from their estate vineyards and aged for six years prior to bottling. This sensational wine opens with a bright bouquet of leather, cranberry, orange rind, forest floor and suggestions of black tea. Showing incredible focus and poise, this balanced Rioja is framed around flavors off leather, red cherry, teaberry, Mandarin orange and pipe tobacco that sit alongside brisk minerality, as the wine shows tremendous freshness and length through the long finish. This is an absolute stunning effort from this storied Estate and should continut to drink beautifully for years to come. Drink 2019-2035- 94 — 7 years ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.0

This 1994 Bordeaux is a pleasant treat and perfect compliment to our assortment of charcuterie and Italian antipasto. Decanted for one hour but could have been longer as the wine continues to open up by every sip. This wine has a beautiful bouquet with earthy flavors including tobacco, leather, and hints of fig. Buon Natale! — 2 years ago

with Michael

Brett Francis

9.0

This was very closed for the first pour and benefited greatly from some time (1hr) to breathe. Once it opened up, it had a liquid smoke hints on a crisp, grassy nose. Tasted of blackberry, black cherry, and cola with along acidic finish. — 4 years ago

Eric

9.5

Rich, lush, and ripe. No game or pepper. — 6 years ago

Bob Schroeck

9.2

Enjoyed this 2010 VJB Cab on 5/24/2020. This bottle held up well with nice aroma and balanced tannins. Still has some life remaining on this vintage, but would recommend drinking soon. — 6 years ago

Monica Sawhney

9.0

Juicy and a little sweet — 6 years ago

Joyce Brooks

9.4

A little sweet. Very refreshing! — 7 years ago

Brian Chambers

9.2

Best we tasted at Sattui. Good bold flavor, good finish. Some pepper, some blackberry. — 8 years ago

with Virginia