John Davidson

9.7

This is the best bottle of wine I’ve had from my cellar in years. Nearly perfect. Bought it in 2008 for $30 and one of my great finds. Good lord it was just divine. I’m sure there have been better vintages but I can’t imagine it. — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.5

Cool, fresh, with great depth. Cool, dark fruit, a herby edge, a whiff of tree bark. So enticing.
Cool & fresh on the palate, amazing flow! Perfectly polished & integrated, fine tannins, juicy acidity, black cherry & dark plum, a hint of Mandarine peel freshness, a herby edge. Amazing flow! So juicy, so fresh, so clean.
What a beautiful wine — 4 years ago

Roslan Schofield

9.4

Medium plus body. Nice balanced tone of cherries, oak, and tannins. Goes well with Italian food, or with steak, or alone. $28 bottle; will need to stock up — 5 years ago

Mickenzi Schank

9.0

Lots of forward fruit, red currant and blackberry. Subtle mid palate. Just a nip of tannins on the finish. Overall smooth and easy drinking. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Had this about 6 months ago. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was born at the beautiful Villa Vignamaggio in 1479, at the time her father, Anton Maria Gherardini was Lord of this ancient Tuscan Estate. Deep Ruby with aromas of fresh dark/red berry fruits and slight smoky spicy notes. On the palate Black Cherry and Cranberry flavors, well balanced with acidity and fine soft tannins. The finish is long ending with earthy citrus character. — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.2

Excellent beer. Citrus, cream, flowers. One of the better DDIPAs. — 8 years ago

Jeff Miller

9.6

Thank you to my good friend Andy Bunch for bringing this beer to try tonight. A rare treat for sure. Took a while to open up, bit man, it’s hitting its stride a couple hours later with notes of semi sweet chocolate, espresso liquor, brownie batter, vanilla, toasted nuts and almond oil. A rich brew with a 15%+ ABV. Black as old motor oil and super mouth coating. Yum yum yum. — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.4

2009. Fresh from my COMA (can’t opine much anymore), I am greeted by the opulence of sauce Périgueux over smoked applewood bacon wrapped top sirloin. Four black truffles gave themselves to the dicing knives to achieve the feat. Purple Black and cloaked in sooty tar. Rings of pipe tobacco brooding. An olfactory, fungal, tor impudicus waving its spongey menace. Candied currants, bursting blackberry, dessicate plum, and dark earth beneath the litter of the fall. Braised offal. Coffee rye. Tart and black cherry punctuate the entry of swift and silken shadow overwhelming palate. One’s heart is black but this is blacker. Baked blackberry jus.


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Martin Sher

9.6

Good Lord. This is such special stuff. Still lots of time - a decade perhaps. Endlessly fascinating, decadent mouthfeel. — 5 years ago

Aravind A

9.0

Nice nose with ripe peach, yeast, wet stone, lemon oil, still primary. On the palate, excellent acidity, loads of wet stone, intense lemon peel, and ok density. Good viscosity, and a tangy finish. Acidity is slightly disjointed, but a solid btl. — 6 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

9.0

Solid garnet in color. The nose was fresh despite the age; floral with red fruit emanating from the glass. Medium bodied with red currant, wild strawberry, white pepper and vanilla. The finish drew small rings of smoke and flint but was relatively short. — 6 years ago

Victor Charcan

9.3

What a delight! Herbaceous with hints of manure at first, then giving way to sweet and sour cherries. Fine acidity, drunk too young. Lord it went down quick — 7 years ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.6

Good lord this is delicious. It’s a monster but my kind of monster. — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2023 vintage. Medium body. Super nova brightness of fruit exploding forth. Some mineral qualities. Judicious and caring unctuous/oily accents. If you can find this retail, should run in the low $20’s. Resto cost $14.43. Good lord. This is ridiculous. 03.12.25. — a year ago

Allison Lyzenga

9.3

Pale garnet; medium plus intensity aromas of wild berries, spices, black cherry, red plum, spiced apple rings, dry herbs, sweet baking spices, vine; dry, medium plus acid, medium smooth tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas; spicy light and complex, delightful — 4 years ago

Iwan

8.9

Wonderful umami on the nose (is that even a thing?!) of mushroom and forest floor. On the palate much brighter and lighter, with cherry and vibrant acidity. Light to medium bodied. — 6 years ago

Joe Estrada

10

A perfect Cab Sav paired with Santa Maria Tri-Tip sanwiches & beer battered onion rings — 6 years ago

with Brad and Greg

Allison Lyzenga

9.0

Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of red fruit, cherry candy, cranberry, spiced berries, spiced apple rings, blackberry, black raspberry, dried plum, bramble, earth; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium body, pronounced intensity flavors consistent with aromas; rich concentrated flavors, very complex, well balanced, very good — 6 years ago

Sean M. Bernson

9.3

Takes a while to open up - had it in a decanter for 30 min and it needed more than double that. But once it opened, my lord, was it good. Soft, supple approach, with raisin and molasses, and more of the fruit seeping through in a warm, spicy finish. — 8 years ago

Severn G

9.2

What is this? A Gevrey-Chambertin in Phalz, crazy? Dark cherries, light stemmy notes on nose and palate, spicy minerals, wow! Needs at least a few hours of decanting and it's totally alive, very clean finish, great acidity. I should have bought more... — 8 years ago