Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1996 vintage. Tasted most recently on 8.2.24 (9.6) and that bottle was slightly better. Tasted out of magnum in 2023 and that rated as highly as the previous mention (9.6). This had a really nice fill, good cork and was decanted (throwing pretty big sed). Tasted after an hour. Gorgeous and with plenty of power but just barely dialed down from 11 with this bottle. Has this exalted winery made a better bottle of red or white wine in their entire existence? Not in my experiences. 9.29.24. — 3 days ago

Bernd Hesse

9.6

Wow ! Smooth, deeeep, with a hell of a lot of dark fruits, chocolate … kind of sweet while strong - Love it — a month ago

Julia Indik

9.4

Right off with blackberries, pears, touch of caramel, chocolate and smoke. A woodsy build of tannins followed by a moderate acidity that builds up, lingering to the finish. Really wonderful. — a month ago

with Robert

Bob McDonald

9.3

Light yellow in colour. Paraffin notes with Toast and Honey on the nose. Good refreshing citric acid (lime and lemon) - still very youthful at 12 years of age. On the palate, purity and power with amazing flavour persistence. Regarded as one of Australia’s Premium Rieslings with good reason. — 20 days ago

Sarah Etty

9.8

Love it - dry, dense, spicy and savoury. Just what I like! — a month ago

Mason Kaye

9.2

One of the best cab sauv’s I’ve had! — a month ago

Ron Kyle

9.1

Seems to get better every year. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Deep fruit. A touch of tang. Some tobacco and dried herbs. Iron and deep fruit. So young given its age. Quite intense. Soulful. Excellent — 25 days ago

with BOT, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Norman Gennaro

9.4

Should not have kept it this long - the pain of offsite storage but it’s still very nice. The nose is light/gone, buttery smooth with a light finish. Can’t recall how much acid this had early on in its life but it’s only there lightly now. Not dead but I’m drinking these asap. — a month ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.0

8/24 big rich complex red. High marks. 90. — a month ago