Doug Powers

9.2

Medium-dark color with some bricking, this is more backward and less evolved than the 1990 side-by-side, showing dark fruits, some Brett, but some tannic structure as well, lacks that sweet American note of the 1990, long, lingering finish, and I’d guess another 3-5 years of further improvement.

I really adore these early Pesquera Crianza (the regular cuvée, the Gran Reserva was always too much of an oak show for my palate), a wonderful find a few weeks ago while doing some cellar rearranging!! — 11 days ago

with Jim

Nagib Nasr

9.3

Incredible. Open it and decant it. — 9 days ago

PM

9.3

2021 is too young but I’m drinking it, and it’s delicious. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Cork didn’t want to come out of this bottle, medium color with some bricking, lovely sweet American oak aromatics with some faint Brett notes, soft tannins, excellent acidity and balance, long, lingering finish with some sweet fruit, excellent!! — 11 days ago

with Jim

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. A fave CA chard and producer. Medium-medium heavy body. Tasting slightly more tropical and advanced with less acidity than usual. Still absolutely delicious tho. Would like to retaste and reevaluate in 5-6 months tho. Based on 30 vintages of tasting this particular wine, betting it reconciles any tawdry, fleeting concerns that occupy my compromised palate and right quick. 01.22.25. — a month ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.2

Not the best vintage of this wine and not the best bottle we have had. There is still an impressive wine hiding in here but i think I would just forget about this for 10+ years. Needed a big decant and food (truffel and mushroom risotto) to get going. — 2 months ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.2

Pop and pour WOW. Old world dried flowers on the nose. Elegant on the palate with balance of acidity and soft tannins - that linger on the front and middle of the tongue. More layers of flavors than I can describe with roses, mixed berries, clove, leather, tobacco, etc., and none were dominant. What a pleasant surprise. — 15 days ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.7

Fragrance includes mushrooms. Fantastic balance with smooth Tannins at 12+ years old. February 2025. — 5 days ago

Paco Suro

9.4

Cherries. So good. — 15 days ago

Doug Griffin

9.3

All about the nose on this. Compact, deep core of raspberry and pomegranate. Finish hangs — 2 months ago