Austin Hohnke

9.3

Expressive and primary. Displaying some of the green/pyrazine/cedar side, but in check with loads of dark red fruit. Needless to say, young. — 8 months ago

Mike Evans

9.4

Pure currant fruit, nimble with good concentration, still on the young side, aging very gracefully. — 7 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.3

2006. Young, Bright. — 8 years ago

Philippe Thibault

9.0

Classic Comtesse de Lalande. Nose of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully, this wine is still young but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance. — 8 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.3

Really on point. Brett and vegetal quality actually find great balance in this challenging vintage. Perhaps a function of better fruit making it to the pavilion. Either way I imagine this is what most young Bordeaux tasted like pre-1980s. — 10 years ago

Bruce Baldinger

9.1

Just too young yet. — 10 years ago

Manny Abascal

8.9

Young. Needs another 10 years. — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.8

85 P3 in Mag loved this! So young and fresh showing roasted nuts and dried fruits — 11 years ago

John Schlechter

8.9

Non vintage still young with blend of 1990s — 11 years ago

Cody Short

8.9

Too young and not giving up much right now. Lots of potential but some red fruits and wood most prevalent. — 12 years ago

Rick Chrisler

8.9

Very nice, medium oaked — 13 years ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Pop and pour 375ml. A brilliant medium gold color. On the nose: lemon, floral, oyster shells, saline. Taste: bright, chalky wine with apple, lemon, floral, caramel and a nice never-ending finish. YUM! young and will improve. — 9 months ago

with Brenda

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.0

Tasting Group 5/24/20. 2-meter café @ Corison Winery. My 3rd, Group 1st. Brett but still fruity. Red currants. Nice acidity — 6 years ago

Alex Hughes

9.3

Intense dark cherry with a long finish. Oak is well integrated + well developed tertiary aromas/flavors. Tannins were surprisingly soft for a Dunn this young. — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb! — 8 years ago

Laurence Feraud

8.9

Too young — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Extremely pure fruit. Raspberrys, iron, iodene. Very pure, intense and long. Lovely juice. Young with great herbaceous notes. In a few years this will be gorgeous. — 10 years ago

with Lindsay

Jeff Dodd

9.4

Still so young #rosesandthornes — 10 years ago

with Molly and Kelly

Lewis Chester

9.4

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 11 years ago

Bradley P. Friedman

9.5

Baking spice and tart black cherry. Too young but it's showing pretty well - 2007 — 12 years ago

Paul Einbund

Wine Director/Sommelier Frances

9.0

Tight and young but perfect as evah — 12 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.8

Blend of Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot, & splash of Merlot; estate-owned vineyards Rutherford, Napa, St. Helena & Stag's Leap District. Just opened, 14 years in the bottle after couple of years in the barrel! Still tasting well, young & juicy, should easily last another decade, but nice now. Deep Ruby, dark fruits, spice, complex nose. Palate reflects juicy rich berry fruits, well structured harmonious wine. Fine soft rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, tobacco and earthy tones. Wow! — 9 months ago

Sean Herriott

9.2

First Class. So young, but the plush texture is Amazeballs! — 7 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.7

Wow... so young... so much promise... Terrific. — 7 years ago

Neil Maiers

9.1

Young, dark, savory, smokey and delicious. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.8

If there were ever an archetypical Syrah, Jamet's Cote-Rotie would be a strong candidate. To me this is a pure expression of a classic Northern Rhone Syrah. It is not a single site, but a blend of terroirs, encompassing over 20 sites mostly from hard rock schist bedrock with little to no topsoil. There is NO Viognier in this wine like one might expect from most Cote-Rotie that might have 1-5% co-fermented.

Importantly, there is also a lot less of the oak character that can dominate and overwhelm many Northern Rhone wines. The oak maturation, while not short at 22 months, only uses 15% new oak with no trace of it on the palate as it is perfectly integrated. Grape bunches are whole cluster fermented and macerated for up to 3 weeks.

The 2007 we have here was drinking superbly for a young wine, showing lively and racy layers of peppercorn spice, roast beef, and warm blackberry and currant fruit from the hot 2007 vintage. While from a warm vintage, not a hair is out of place. Density and purity exude from the nose and hint at what a brilliant future this wine has. Perfect acidity and fleshy ripe tannin provide the backbone structure for father time to peel back the layers of this beauty. I will be chceking back in 5 years at the earliest. — 9 years ago

Sean Genn

9.0

Took about an hour to open up but eventually opened up nicely. Sour Cherries, roses, raspberries. Still young with persistent tannins on the finish. Give it a couple more years. — 10 years ago

Ryan Dolan

9.0

Great blend of character for a young wine — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Likely the best Artemis Stag's Leap has ever made. Ripe blackberries, boysenberries, black plum, cinnamon, dark chocolate, vanilla toasted oak and caramel finish. It's not as fresh as we've had at the winery. Starting to close down in the bottle. This entry level Stag's Leap is better at this young stage than most of their 2011's. At $40, an extreme value. Can't wait to try it again in 8-10 years! — 11 years ago

Mindie Dieu

10

One of the few Merlots I can drink at any time and don't have to be in the mood for. Fragrant, smooth, almost silky. — 12 years ago