James R. Gilbarty

9.3

Very beautiful...reminds me of a Barolo is the beginning....very complex and bold. But has this gentle landing. I am impressed. — 8 years ago

Seth Bechis

9.0

A little fruity like a dry gewurtz — 9 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

2005 vintage extremely tasty. Tastes great and this wine has another 20 years of life. No doubt a superb effort but I am very worried. Just like Bordeaux is no longer claret, rayas is no longer a delicate wine. Rayas was a delicate, subtle, light colored, feminine wine. It has become high alcohol, big color, masculine wine. Very good but I miss the elegance. Has Emanuelle Reynaud listened too much to RP. We don't need another Pegau. Rayas was just fine as it was. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Patch

9.2

Friendliest wine out there — 10 years ago

Elliott Sohn

9.2

On the sweet side but nice with Chinese food — 11 years ago

Brian Bickerstaff

9.5

Nice dark fruit with a hint of mint and tannins that add just the right touch. Maybe could use a few more years in the bottle but there are two more! I'll check back in a few years. But for now, I'm am totally happy. — 11 years ago

Jennifer Suntych

9.0

Drank with Danielle when she & her Fam visited 8/24/15. I really liked it & she loved it (& she is much more of a wine lover than I am) — 11 years ago

Fred Dex

Master Sommelier

9.0

Beethoven conducted his 9th Symphony here. Or at least I was told! Smoky Pinot from Austria @rxwinelab — 11 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.2

Concentrated, precise, critrus ("gooseberry, blood orange"), with dried rose and delicate mineral mineral notes, immaculate tension and finesse. — 12 years ago

Robert Stelmachuk

9.6

Brilliant! Violet, hazelnut & Morello cherry pie! Valpolicella meets Pinot noir 'Battle Flo-Rell'! — 13 years ago

Irene Anderson

9.2

Nice structure, crisp with some spice notes, very good!! — 8 years ago

Nico Lindfors

9.2

Raikas, hedelmäinen ja sitruksinen. Erittäin mainio viini kanalle ja seurusteluun. — 8 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

truly thunderous, not as fat as vintage would predict, it is a super bottle, wayyyyy better than the 09s tried recently. Drinking really well, there is clean fruit wrapped in acidity and minerality, no oyster shell or chalk, but very Chablis. Texture is rounding out, but there's still a nice bite and I am enjoying it very much. — 10 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.4

Chave does not suck and this vintage is no different. The wine was rich and powerful but after airating the wine for a few minutes the wine opened and revealed great depth and that wonderful purity that this region is known for. The granite soils certainly influence this effort and I for one am glad chave exists. — 10 years ago

Nate Miles

9.0

An electric laser shot of green fruit/citrus goodness. — 10 years ago

Tracy Swanson

9.4

Full bodied, rich and creamy with a yummy finish!! I am becoming a bubbles girl! — 11 years ago

with Tico and Glenn

Grenfel Calheiros

9.4

6 ano that was bottled at 1974 or a bit earlier. My companion during El Clasico over the weekend. I am just not sure as to who was better -- the game or the wine. It was just incredible. — 11 years ago

Greg Scoville

8.9

This is a big Central Coast Pinot. 2013 Las Alturas Santa Lucia Highland. Dark Cherry fruit. Silky with balance front to finish. Its drinkable now but I would hold on to it for another 3-4 years. Because its big and fruit forward, not my favorite style Pinot, I wouldn't hold over 6 years. This is my first from the Las Alturas. I paired it with Alaskan Salmon but it would pair much better with duck, game hen or quail. You could even enjoy this big boy with grilled steak and veggies. One of the darkest Pinots I have experienced from this region.

After letting this wine sit and open up I am getting blackberry and some currants and spice. Still a very rich and big Pinot. I will say it is enjoyable on its own.

Enjoy, drink what you like and like what you drink! — 11 years ago

Marshall Parrish

10

Wine Spectator #1 bottle and a 40th birthday. I am so happy!!! Chocolate, built for 10 more, and a finish that never stops!!! — 12 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.9

God is wonderful. I am a lucky man. This wine is in my top ten of all time. — 13 years ago

Bret Barker

9.4

Too young I know I know but my buddy was paying. Who am I to say no? Very good wine but so tannic with deep fruit and some mineral tones but needs more time. Have to invite my friend out in 8 years and buy another bottle! — 8 years ago

Henrik Möbitz

Owner/Winemaker Henrik Möbitz Wines

9.7

Ordered on the advice of TA lui-meme: surprisingly open for business, oozes class and joy. I am almost tempted to dig out another one from the cellar... — 9 years ago

Pete Turley

9.1

Cherries and nice acidity... Served it with Nona's homemade ravioli and was delicious! — 10 years ago

Matthew Christ

8.9

This was ok. Not great. Nose was pleasing but palate was meh. We had with steak and grilled veggies, so it's not like the food didn't give it a fair shake. Coin toss as if to more time or the vintage. My gut says vintage and drink up, but I am just a simple minded middle aged American. Do what you will. Xo — 10 years ago

Uri Belkind

9.0

Who am I to criticize a bottle of Mouton Rothschild? Amazing, no doubt. But didn't feel balanced. Great funk on the nose. High acidity and overall mild. — 10 years ago

John Kanellopoulos

9.1

I am not in agreement with what has been posted on this label: good body, darker than usual left bank Bordeaux, perfect oak derived smokiness and very little tannin for a young bottle. One of the best I have had at an amazing price - paid for it about 30 euro at the Carrefur grocery store in Sallanches, France!
Merry Xmas to all — 11 years ago

John Doe

8.9

One of my favorites. I always keep a bottle on hand for when I am invited to a dinner party. — 11 years ago

Jay Svoboda

8.9

I'm going to come clean, I'm not a huge Caymus fan. It's by no means a bad wine - far from it - but I've always felt they blend their Cab with too much Zin. I could be wrong on that account, but I don't think I am. Still, a nice brooding nose of dark red and blue fruit, with a touch of candied fruit and wet earth. — 11 years ago

Jonathan Bluman

9.5

Wow. This is fantastic with the BBQ chicken and hot dogs I am eating right now. This is surprisingly refined for a Cali Syrah — 11 years ago

Colette Alexander

9.3

I volunteer to do the Raffault vertical. (I am so brave) — 12 years ago