Jerry Raphael

8.9

A little caramel on the nose and the first part of taste was not much but opened up midpalate to finish with caramel and spices.

This was a half bottle that cost $13.79 back in the day. Had this with dessert at Le Virtú in Philly — 5 days ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Lovely sweetness on this one, spirit is nicely integrated, long, lingering sweet fruit finish, very well done Warre’s!! — 20 days ago

with Jim

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

20 years tawny port | great balance with beautiful smell of figs, nuts | paired with shropshire blue — a month ago

Christie S

9.0

Delicious. Vibrant, bold, berry flavor with a really great price tag. — 11 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

Delicious on a cold winters’ eve.
From a half bottle. — 11 days ago

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. — 8 days ago

Jonathan Wall

9.7

Layers and layers that go on and on. Birth year gift from my father 14 years ago that we finally got around to now. Worth the wait. — a month ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Very nice Port. Held up quite nicely after being open for a while. — 13 days ago

with Bonnie

Jay Kline

9.7

Of all the American red wines that participated in the Judgement of Paris, it could be argued that Monte Bello has shown the greatest propensity to age. In fact, I would go as far as it requires lengthy cellaring to extract its best. I’ve had the good fortune to drink a number of tremendous vintages of Monte Bello over the last several years and this one has got to be at or near the top of the lot.

Opened and poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1991 Monte Bello pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core moving out towards a light ruby rim; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing (still!) with gorgeous notes of ripe and tart black currants, mixed bramble fruit, tobacco, some purple flowers, dill, mint, leather, earth, vanilla and associated baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. The structure remains tremendous which again, seems to indicate youth. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is super long and immensely satisfying. This is one of those wines that will outlive most humans. Drinking well now with a short decant but this has the gas to see 2061 with ease. — 12 days ago

Aloke Mukherjee

9.1

Xmas 2024. Friends@ home — a month ago