Mike Saviage

9.7

From the wine list at EMP bought by a new friend at the table next to us to go mano a mano against the 88 La Turque I shared. Slightly darker red and more pure in color. Amazing aroma that is more linear than the animalistic La La but in the same league. Hit its stride right out of the pop and pour gate. Lovely perfume with a more briary nose but speaks Cote Rotie from the get go. Perfectly integrated fruit and structure. Best Jamet I've had. Thanks to Danny for this treat. — 9 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.3

Great cedar and cassis nose with a matching palate. Persistent without being boring. Earthiness coming out after an hour to balance chocolate covered berries. — 10 years ago

Ryan Vento

10

I've had no finer wine than this. Once it was decanted for about an hour the true character began to come out. After about 2 hours the pinnacle was reached. — 11 years ago

with Krystal and Taryne

Jonathan Clark

9.2

Nutty, sherry-esque, youthful. Dosed to 11-14g. Just guessing. Flipping out right now! — 11 years ago

Jeff Smith

Owner, Rare Champagnes & Wines

9.7

Wow great wine barely aged out magnum beautiful wine — 11 years ago

Nick Wolfe

9.7

This wine is drinking beautifully now. Spice, cherries, and black licorice on the nose. Lovely integration on the palate with balanced acidity, very fine tannins, and a silky texture. Red cherries and dry stone minerality round this out. Nicely long finish too. — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

Opened this btl from a case that I purchased on futures. This is still very young and needs a min of 10 more years to start reaching its peak drinking window. This had black fruits along with plum, the Cab Franc really stood out showing pepper and dried herbs along with licorice and vanilla spice. This also had a shoe polish like perfume and floral notes. This a legendary Cheval in the making. — 9 years ago

Andrew Notarfrancesco

8.9

Almost on its way out but not bad — 10 years ago

Justin Ennis

10

This is the 1985 Napa Cab and was tasted out of 5 liter. This wine was excellent! Herbal notes with a touch of saddle. I was so surprised by how much red fruit was on the pallet with a wine this old! Amazing! — 10 years ago

William Leslie

9.9

First off. You have heard about decanting.... This is a great example. Open and it tastes flat, give it time to breath and the flavors come out. The nose has a nice oak, smokey texture. Taste has a predominant black cherry flavor with nice ripe fruit flavors. Oak remains throughout the taste from start to finish with american oak flavors. An almost cigar smokiness hits immediately with a slight spice....not sure where to compare this to because it's not like a Zinfandel pepper, but more like an allspice. The overall feel is medium bodied with rich cherry flavors and well balanced for a smooth feel. This is a great introduction to Stags Leap without spending $150. — 11 years ago

Madeline

9.5

Goes beautifully with lamb and beef, Lots of Red currant flavors up front with a soft finish and a bit of tang. Make sure to let it breath. black berry flavors comes out. — 11 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.7

Out of magnum. Holy crap!! — 12 years ago

Monroe Bryant

9.8

Ethereal. — 12 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.1

Very nice freshness out of 375. Opened to red cherry, oregano, vanilla. — 9 years ago

Deni

9.4

Absolutely amazing. Lots of good brett. Balanced and delicious. Great dark fruit aromas and flavors. So smooth. Medium high tannins and acidity. Perfect silky texture. A little funk on the nose and palate (positive). Aroma and flavors are out of this world. Leather bag full of cherries and raspberries. Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carmenere. Complex. Delicious 13.5% abv — 9 years ago

Michael McCloskey

10

Good stuff, putting some flames out... — 11 years ago

Jon Tam

9.5

One of the best CDP's out there — 11 years ago

Hickoryburger

9.3

Out of magnum. Delicious and balanced. Really super — 11 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

10

Out of Magnum. This wine is all time. — 11 years ago

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.9

This time out of magnum, definitely needs more ageing time in this format — 12 years ago