Thomas Young

9.3

Mel Torme checked with Caymus before he put on his velvet outfits. — 9 years ago

Judy

9.6

One of my favorites, smooth and full bodied, off dry — 9 years ago

Andy Mc Nees

9.1

Brings the heat. Literally. Deep purple Carmel fruits. Velvet texture. Classic Herman story. — 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.
— 10 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.6

Black cherry pits, grape concentrate, cola, eucalyptus, graphite, bay leaf, tobacco, tar, tarragon, cedar. Excellent acid/smooth velvet tannin balance, juicy/silky texture, deceptively full bodied, long smoky/herbal slightly peppery finish. Decanting strongly recommended, texture and nose developed beautifully after 1 1/2 hours. — 11 years ago

Hezi Levy

9.3

Nice velvet nice drinking holding up pretty well pleasant — 11 years ago

Lily Mirabelle Freedman

9.7

Chomped cigar, dried cherries, and velvet. — 11 years ago

Jon Bonné

Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle

9.1

Grenache in mountain man guise, from the Mullineuxes. Swartland meets Amador. — 12 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.5

Still a monster that will be angelic in 10 years. — 12 years ago

Parag Lalit

9.6

Clearly one of my favourites from Bordeaux. A very under rated vintage under the shadow of 2000's. Iron fist in a velvet glove is what I think of this lovely wine. Spherical, sexy and very serious.18,5 ++/20 — 13 years ago

Nichi Francispragasam

8.9

Great Merlot ! — 9 years ago

with Elaine

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. — 9 years ago

DE

9.2

Very nice opens well..velvet backend — 10 years ago

Jeremy Hyatt

9.0

BETTER than expected. Smooth finish. — 10 years ago

Karen Salerno

10

I love this well named wine — 11 years ago

Chris McGuire

9.7

2005 Vintage - just ready to drink! Big fruit filled monster. Simply amazing wine! — 11 years ago

Nima Khoshini

9.2

Creamy, chocolatey, yummy — 12 years ago

Dora Leblanc

10

Dora had this 12 years ago

dk bowman

9.2

Bluer fruit + currant, dark vanillin notes; massive on the palate, like a think velvet blanket; stunner in 5-7 years. — 12 years ago

Nadea Mina

9.6

East drinking, smooth, blend, fruit and chocolate — 13 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. — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

Pale amber. Fresh and fruity for a skin contact wine, maybe because of carbonic. Hint of smokey peat or pine resin on the nose with toffee, plenty of zesty orange and saline on the palate. — 9 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. — 10 years ago

Amanda Reamer

9.4

Bright red fruit flavors with lush tannin. This wine can enjoyed on its own, with friends, on a sunny day. Or with rich duck confit and bbq'd red meats. Can't beat the price. -wine batman — 10 years ago

Craig Benner

9.1

Baby Velvet Glove. Very drinkable. #troby60th — 11 years ago

with Jim

Michael Pitts

9.5

Huge. Phelps Insignia doesn't hit the ethereal heights of the best '70s Eisele's for me, but I find it more consistent. This '77 is a monster but still classic. — 11 years ago

David MacMillan

9.2

Maybe the best last call wine...... 2011 is probably the best example of MD since 05-06 — 12 years ago

with Stephen

Eric Miquelon

9.5

Big, big pinot. Monster fruit, good acidity, medium finish. Doesn't get much better in my world. — 12 years ago

Max Rieger

9.1

Insanely good for the price — 12 years ago

Erin Belz

10

I love this red wine. To me, it goes well with maybe chili or taco salad. — 14 years ago

with Patrick