Vanessa

9.2

So delish! Beautiful and holding strong with notes of blackberry, black currant, clove, star anise, licorice, dried orange peel, black olive, potpourri, tobacco, leather, earth, cured meat, pencil shavings, graphite, spice box, forest floor. Complex and balanced with a long, elegant finish. — 25 days ago

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M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

100 year anniversary ... not of the winery, but of the acquisition of the winery by the Cordier family--France is unreal! Deeply extracted, royal purple, opaque, medium plus to full bodied. Red cherry dominated on open but after an hour blackberry has taken over. Spices and a hint of vanilla in the background. Medium plus alcohol 14.5. Medium acidity. Tannins are still biting a bit. Super long length. I would recommend holding this at least another 2-3 years. The tannins will soften, and I suspect we will enjoy some tertiary flavors from the spiced vanilla that remains.

93 points — 3 years ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.6

Very impressive showing. Mature but still holding lots of fruit. Best red wine of an amazing evening! — a month ago

Matt Forester

9.1

Still holding up. Smooth and delicious. — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Holding up well showing notes of berry fruits, plum, cedar, leather, earth, spice box with sweet tobacco — 3 years ago

Mark Grammer

9.5

Dark red fruit with leather and tobacco on the finish. Tannins have mellowed but the wine still is holding up well. Absolutely delicious. — 3 years ago

David Walser

9.2

Holding up well for a 13 year old PN. Drink now, it’s not going to get any better. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

1971 vintage. Top shoulder fill. Used a Durand but fully saturated cork still required some clean up on aisle 7. Decanted and tasted after 5 minutes. Threw much much less sediment than expected. Decent color with a little browning. Tertiary nose gave way to similar flavors with it being very slightly brickish. In a holding steady phase where there is no shining light to chase after-everything is consolidated and filed away so you're tasting the interpretations of history. Instructive. 6.13.24. — 7 months ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.0

Happy New Year with tasting group. Showing its age but Holding together at 35+ years. — 3 years ago

Keith Crump

9.1

A good brick red plenty of tannic strength holding it together — 3 years ago