Lindsey Hanson

9.0

Smooth... Buttery finish. Full bodied flavor, but not overwhelming — 6 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.5

Bright, clear ruby with a great nose of cassis, blackberry, violet and mint.
Beautiful length and finesse. Great impression of crushed fruit with hints of forest floor and cedar. The finish leaves a lasting impression of sweet red fruit and supported by a soft blanket of tannins. This is the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove - just lovely — 7 years ago

Daniel Kozaczuk

9.5

Wow, incredible, and still holding up after all these years. Upon opening, basically no fruit, all secondary characteristics, especially on the nose. As it opened up, some dark cherry appeared and eventually the nose and palate came together. A sensory journey 48 Years in the making and a pleasure to partake. — 7 years ago

with John, Spencer and 1 other

Mike Saviage

9.8

Deep garnet with amber rims, almost opaque. A little darker compared to the 82 CB next to it. Great old Bordeaux nose. Black fruit, pencil lead, plus some light notes of wood. Chewy in the mouth at first but over the night this goes to a velvet and silky place. The WOTN for me. Quieted down at the end of the night but gave us huge enjoyment, clearly outshining the 47 and 82 served with it. Tasting all these blind and then side by side over 4 hours is pretty awesome. — 8 years ago

DE

9.2

Very nice opens well..velvet backend — 9 years ago

Pierre Arneaux

9.2

Wow. More flavor, much better than their regular cab. Silky, velvet, smooth. Chocolate. Rich fruit. Big, full flavor, lots of flavor. Not old world style for sure, not subtle. It's a big bomb. We would pay up to $75 for this so a bit overpriced to us.
— 9 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.2

An Orin Swift hallmark. 16 months in French Oak, 40% new. Blend of five Bordeaux Varietals. opens quickly with aeration to show black currants and chocolate covered raisins. Huge, chewy concentration yet smooth, velvet finish. Just awesome. — 10 years ago

Ken Kailin

9.3

Dark sweet rich plummy black cherry aromas, a dense mouth filling velvet texted wine, very showy and feminine, dark red fruits, new leather, wet earthy appeal. Feminine texture with manly character. Big brawny yet very fruit forward and smooth, a crowd please with long life ahead. — 11 years ago

Jennifer LaBarbera

9.8

52 merlot 48 CS
raisin aroma, juicy and acidic
warm, smooth finish
floral finish — 11 years ago

Ming L

9.0

Slightly over extracted and deeply concentrated, not something I usually enjoy much, but this is different. Aroma of black and blue fruits, dark chocolate, espresso that carry through the palate. Big and powerful in a velvet glove - wait, MollyDooker does have a bottle called Velvet Glove! The 16.5% abv was not noticeable. Immensely enjoyable. — 6 years ago

John Browning

8.9

Very smooth with lots of berry. Good table wine for dinner — 7 years ago

Thomas Lee Gurrentz

10

Liquid velvet. Probably the most drinkable wine I have had in years. — 8 years ago

Judy

9.6

One of my favorites, smooth and full bodied, off dry — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Dark and brooding tawny purple, opaque. Killer nose of smoked meat, bacon, white pepper, red plums and stone. Rich velvet texture in the mouth. Coats the palate. Performing very well right now. — 9 years ago

Jathan McLaughlin

10

Velvet. Such a great wine. — 9 years ago

with Zac

Craig Benner

9.1

Baby Velvet Glove. Very drinkable. #troby60th — 9 years ago

with Jim

Nima Khoshini

9.2

Creamy, chocolatey, yummy — 10 years ago

Max Rieger

9.1

Insanely good for the price — 11 years ago

Marek Dusek

9.8

48 Petrus in a perfect condition — 12 years ago

Scott Wren

9.4

Love ChP when it’s got some age on it. (1998) Totally different beast and this was spicy velvet. — 7 years ago

Jimmy Angelidis

9.3

Magnificent Bordeaux sample! Warm red fruits in the nose, with wet earthy notes. Smooth velvet tannins. I enjoyed it with miso-mushroom broth with dim sum with rabbit and wild mushrooms — 7 years ago

Allison Bothley

9.1

Yummy. Would drink again. Great for a glass. — 7 years ago

Stephen Jackshaw

9.4

This is a beautiful wine. Tannins shed, drinking like velvet and pure. Berries, cherries, some leather, and a long finish. I could sit with this and a charred steak every night. — 8 years ago

Josh Weinstein

9.2

Silk velvet — 8 years ago

with Evan and Kristen

Marek Svanda

8.9

Easy. Smells okay. But it's not. Smooth. Dark fruit — 9 years ago

Quinton L DuBose

9.0

Oaky, but not too much, very full flavor with a velvet finish. A little bit of pecan, and a tart cherry flavor. VERY good. — 9 years ago

April Wang

8.9

Raspberry chocolate. Velvet on the tongue. Medium finish. — 10 years ago

Bill Bender

9.4

Italian tasting-Loma Portal 11/23. Co-wine of flight #3. My favorite Tignanello so far. Reminded me of the '02 Araujo Eisele Cab. Velvet deliciousness. — 11 years ago

Nadea Mina

9.6

East drinking, smooth, blend, fruit and chocolate — 12 years ago

Erin Belz

10

I love this red wine. To me, it goes well with maybe chili or taco salad. — 13 years ago

with Patrick