Jason Phillips

9.0

Wonderful Zinfadel. You can taste the Orin Swift roots. A little jammy on the front but wonderful finish. — a month ago

Scott Kahn

9.3

Lovely oak on the nose and palette to complement bright red fruit on the front palette. — 2 years ago

Greg Gratson

9.2

Exceeded expectations — 3 years ago

Sean Driscoll

9.4

Tight and slightly tanic for first couple hours. Then settled down with sweet nose, grenache strawberries, ripe sweet cherries and cassis up front, some lavender, herbs and minerals with great acid. Killed it with cassoulet. — 4 years ago

Remington Remmel

8.9

Opens up nicely. Heavy cherry on the front and some chocolate. Oak, on the back end. Medium tannin, medium body — 2 months ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.2

Vanilla, plum, dark currant flavors are front and center. — 3 years ago

with Marilea

Rick Stiles

9.0

Up front tannins and loooong medium fruit with pronounced cedar and plumb. Very smooth and mellow all the way to the end. I venture to say it would be better with a few more years in the bottle, but we couldn’t take it anymore. — 4 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

My first #chateaumusar - taciturn black fruit, cassis, sous bois on the nose. Palate with conspicuous acidity up front, sturdy tannins mid-palate on the finish. Delicious wine now but easily could cruise 10 to 15 years longer. Fascinating 50% #cinsault 40% #grenache 10% #cabernetsauvignon — a year ago

Jim Maynard

9.0

2004 at Easter 2022. Color very good. Decanted and drunk. Just some fine sediment. Strong fruit on the front though a bit short and drying on the back. Nice wine with still some structure and a good food complement. — 3 years ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Tad of a green note (asparagus?) up front, mature, resolved tannins, medium-bodied, medium-long finish, solid, if clearly unspectacular. — 4 years ago

with Jim