Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2022 vintage. A bit more brusque than the ethereal 2021 effort. Could use a year or two to get its act together and move out of the house. 05.21.25. — 10 days ago

Meadow Linder

9.2

Stunning. Smooth. Addictive. — 9 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2020 vintage. A single 20 hectares vineyard within the Léoville-Poyferré estate. The name was used for the second wine Léoville-Poyferré, but it became a Saint-Julien in its own right in 2009. The 20 hectares vineyard is planted with an unusually high percentage of Petit Verdot. This 2020 is a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and 23% Petit Verdot. — 2 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.4

Black fruit, bramble and tobacco. Smooth and polished.

Packing the heat at 15.8% ABV. — 5 months ago

David Walser

9.3

Haven’t had a CRU for awhile. At Rutherford Grill and a friend ordered this bottle and we didn’t have much and she didn’t want it so I took it home. Wasn’t impressed at the restaurant but the second night at home it really shined! — 8 months ago

Willem Booij

9.4

You can wake me up for this wine, 29 years old and still very much alive. A nose so good that I can snif it for hours. Love it! — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

Solid wine with dinner. Tasted great with earth and leather but fruit also at forefront. Lovely to not think about much. — 2 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Firehouse restaurant winemaker dinner with Keith Emerson of Vineyard 29.

WINES:
2021 Vineyard 29 Cru sav blanc
2021 Vineyard 29 Aida Estate Zinfandel
2021 Vineyard 29 Estate cab franc
2021 Vineyard 29 Aida Estate merlot
2019 Vineyard 29 Estate cab sauvignon
2019 Vineyard 29 Aida Estate cab sav
2013 Vineyard 29 Estate 100 pt cab sav

FOOD:
Shrimp & Rock crab cake
Braised Duck spring roll
Herb crusted lamb loin
BBQ short rib raviolo
Grilled Venison w/confit turnips/candied fig
Hazelnut fig cake — 7 months ago

with Brenda

Bob McDonald

9.4

Classic notes of left bank Bordeaux. 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Initially a sweet palate but after a few hours, restrained, balanced and a little dusty and herbaceous. Very fine tannins - totally resolved and seamless. A classy wine - the 2nd wine of a leading First Growth from a good vintage. — a year ago

Paul J

9.2

Magnum. Rustic cherry fruit and tannins. Not much depth and too thin for me. Not bad but not my style. — 2 years ago

with Steve and Brooke