11/15/2020 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Wow what a wine. Today 19/20yrs later this wine is right in the majority wheelhouse. Right now is all the CDP taste like. Amazing youthful but rich meaty fruits, cigar smoke, saddle leather, plumb sauce all come to mind. Decanting is highly recommend!
It will nice to follow this wine over the next decade.

9/21/2020 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

Outstanding wine. It’s now firing on all cylinders. I opened one 5yrs ago and it was still tight. Now after time and 90min decanting I feel like opening them all up. It’s interesting that RP called Spottswoode the Chateau Margaux of Napa. I would say this bang on. It’s so Bordeaux like and it’s all I love.

5/11/2020 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

If you love Chanti this one is a rock star. I opened it and decanted for 60min. It’s a lovely Sangiovese at the finest. Nose is a heavy dark chocolate, strawberry, and warm toffee.Taste is lovely smoke, tabbaco, incense spices, and warm fruit cake. This wine will age effortlessly for another 10/15year. If you have any wonderful to enjoy with it’s silky tannnis but it will be nice to see what it’s like in 15 years time as it’s ages.

4/24/2020 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Beautiful wine that’s hitting all the strides today. Decanted for 1hr and opens to rush of red berries. Nose has a wonderful Carmel butter tart with dried cherries. Taste is a lovely mouth full of strawberry pie and warm toffee. This wine is young and certainly will benefit with 5/10yrs of age. It’s beautiful to enjoy today but so glad I have lots more.

4/9/2020 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Opened this for Passover Sedar and at 19yrs of age and 2hrs of decanting. There was no disappointment. This wine has a long life ahead. Classic pencil graphite raspberry on the nose. Taste of warm caramel toffee, saddle leather, and red cassis. The taste goes on and on. I would suggest next bottle to open is 10yrs from now. I think this has about 25/35yrs to go but oh so good along the way. Cheers. Stay Safe all !

2/17/2020 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely wine. Truly opens up after 40min or so. Hints of Lemon meringue, green apple and Lilly Pilly flower. Taste goes on and on. I would suggest this is just the beginning of the marvellous grand cru

1/11/2020 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely wine that is certainly in the wheel house today. Decanted first 45min. Lovely notes of tabbaco, saddle leather, and warm berry pie on the nose, the taste is a wonderful strawberry, mineral, earthy. This wine has grown on me. I have some 2009, 2010 but very pleasantly surprised how lovely the 2008 is drinking today. Enjoy

8/24/2019 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted for 40min. Lovely drinking wine. I debated about opening a 03 vs 07. The 07 is right in the wheelhouse today. It’s got a lot of life but nice to crack one open today. Lots of fruit and it gets deeper as it aerates.

8/20/2019 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

I bought these in 2015 will I was visiting Bordeaux. Great store in Margaux and I was recommended to try one. Holy smokes was it good. So I bought a case and today was the first one I’ve had since then. Decanted at restaurant for 40min and this wine sings a beautiful melody. There is gobs of fruit in the nose and the taste opens up to all I love about Bordeaux. Leather, cassis, strawberry, with hint of warm chocolate molten cake. all in this wine is true pleasure to enjoy today and for many more years. Cheers all!

7/9/2019 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Utterly stunning wine. Took about 45min to truly open up after decanting. Do not pop and pour!!! Classic Bordeaux with lead pencil deep leather with warm cherry 🍒 compote. Absolutely love this wine and so glad to have more. 2003 vintage was vilified by many but a true all star emerged from parts of Left Bank. 03 COS is also a 100 and will be ready to drink in 4/5yrs. Laggy slightly behind its neigbour Montrose

7/22/2018 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Beautiful Bordeaux wine. When open it has a musty old barn yard smell. Decanted for 75/90min and look out. There is lovely floral sense of fresh cut grass. Forset floor, tabbaco, and molton chocolate strawberry are all evident in here. The future of this wine is bright. It’s easy to think off drinking my whole case but I’ll hold off and enjoy the evalotion of this 22yrs + wine

7/21/2018 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Opening this champagne gives me all the reason why love Champagne 🥂. This is truly a beautiful bottle of wine. Colour of raw straw and has a remarkable nose of brioche toast, honeysuckle, apple, and pineapple. As the evening wore on this wine just got better. The finish is so long. Very mineral and balanced all the way. This was the first of case I broke open. So glad to have allot more. Future is very bright for this wine.

4/23/2018 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

This is wonderful wine to enjoy anytime. Regrettably this was my last bottle. I have lots of 2009,and 2010 but 2007 was very expressive. It took a while to open open up but after 1hr in glass this wine had load of green Apple 🍏 fruit on its nose. The taste was hints of cotton candy and honeysuckle. There is no doubt this wine has lots of life still available in it. It’s truly so beautiful today but future bright.

4/21/2018 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

I’ve often said the Krug Grand Cuvée is truly better than most Vintage Champagne. This Rose is utterly stunning and sublime. It is in word perfect!

4/16/2018 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Simply awesome wine. Decanted 1hr and drank over 2hrs. Fruit is so powerful. Lovely blueberry and boysenberry. Carmel and toffee flowing. This wine is ready but certainly can hold for another 10yrs. I’m so furtunate to have more. Can’t wait to next one!

3/24/2018 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

Lovely wine, ready for opening. Notes of carmel Apple. Amazing taste and colour of amber today.

2/8/2018 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Truly stunning wine. Took to a restaurant and they didn’t charge me corkage. Decanted for 2hrs. What a wine. After spending time at Chapoutier winery in Tain,Fr. I have gained a total appreciation for there wines. Nose was a powerful sense of tabbaco, leather, dark chocolate. The taste was so intense. Flowing flavours of lead pencil, butterscotch, and pecan pie. There’s a hint of flower in there but ever so lightly. 1995 is joy to experience today but this wine can easily cellar for another 10yrs and beyond. So happy to have more!

2/3/2018 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

Stunning mature wine. Decanted for 45Min. Leather,dark chocolate come across the nose. 75min into this btl I would say that dark chocolate prevails. Lovely wine that matches good asian food perfectly.

11/25/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Beautiful wine to enjoy today. Wonderful hints of black current and walnut. The tatste has deep warm chocolate with saddle leather. Strawberry prevails here.I love this wine. Easily drinking pinot noir.

11/24/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Absolutely Lovely 😊 Wine. Decanted for 90min.

11/7/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

1983 was a tough year after the legendary 1982 but the applation of Margaux hit it out of park. 83 Palmer is truly monumental. I loved it from start to finish. The fruit is so rich here. 2hrs decanted has you rocking with this wine. It’s truly sublime!

10/6/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely 😊 wine. Drinking well today. Lots of fruit here. Nose of sweet raspberries. Taste has warm strawberry 🍓 pie. with a hint of chocolate and lavender. Tannins have shed and I suggest this wine is right in its wheel house drinking window.

9/30/2017 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

Wanting to see how this 2005 was progressing. Decanted for 4hrs and and it’s progressing well. Glad to have more. Smell of rose hips, coco, and fruity note. Very soft and velvety. Taste has allot of chocolate with strawberries. Also some sense of leather and carmel. This is one Napa Valley Finest and it’s got a big future ahead of it. 2002 is still the finest but 2005 is a winner.

9/29/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Utterly stunning wine. Wow 😮 is best description. 1996 Salon is wine for the century. It is still an infant today. Smell of cotton candy, honey succule and brioche toast. Taste has carmel apple 🍏, belgium waffles, and kiwi 🥝 fruit. Others have said this but at 21yrs of age it’s truly only at half it’s life and if that. It will age effortlessly for 20-25yrs. This is one Blanc to Blanc Champagne every collector should have in the collection. Further when you drink this use Chardonnay glasses not a Champagne flute.

9/6/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Wonderful wine 🍷 that is certainly ready with 2hrs decanting. The nose is so pure. Hints of fresh flower of honeysuckle with loads of fruit like strawberry 🍓. The taste is very smooth and the tannins are shedding off. The tatste gives you lots of warm Strawberry compote. Chocolate cake and tabbaco leaf. It goes on for a min and this wine is ready today but will give lots of pleasure for another 10yrs for sure.

9/4/2017 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

This isn't my type of wine. That doesn't mean it not good but not to my liking. Decanted for 2hrs and it need allot of it. lots of fruit and tannins are just beginning to shed off.

8/26/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Wonderful wine decanted for 90min. It's sure needs it. Nose is very expressive flower, lead pencil with raspberry. The Taste has a load of minerals and carmel flowing with boysenberry. This wine is still tannic and can be enjoyed today but benifit form another 7-12yrs of cellaring. Glad to have more. This is good juice!

8/19/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Truly beautiful Chianti. Needs lots of aeration. I personally decanted it for 2hrs. Lots of fruit here. Taste of lovely blackberry, boysenberry, saddle leather and chocolate molten cake. This wine is young and has lots of yrs to grow. I suggest another 10-15yr effortlessly. Yet a pleasure to pop the cork today. Just don't pop & pour. Decant it!

6/17/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely wine that was decanted for 1hr. The nose on opening was tabbaco and green grass. It completely changed to rose peddles with strawberries and chocolate. Truly loved this wine. I need more of this as it is wonderful today but the future is very bright.

6/13/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Does not like this wine:

Not my cup of tea!

6/11/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Simply outstanding wine. Decanted for 90min. Took to restaurant who served it very well. Nose was ripe blackberries and warm chocolate. The Taste is strawberries, tabbaco, and spice box. This wine is ready and mature. There is no doubt it will cellar effortlessly another 10yrs but it's a true joy to pop one open today.

5/19/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely wine decanted for 2hrs. It certainly needs it. Fruit is very Forward. Smell of blackberries and prune throughout. Very masculine and full bodied. Spicy with a hint of licorice. Saddle leather with warm chocolate molton cake. The wine is still young and tannins are just shedding. It can certainly be enjoyed today but this wine will warrent a higher score in decades to come.

5/11/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

This wine is truly going to be an All Star when it grows up. The 06 is still young and needs time. Decanted for 2hrs. The Nose exhibits heavy fruit of Boysenberry, Cherry, and Cacco. The Taste is flowing warm molten chocolate cake, saddle leather, spice box. The Tannins are still very evident. The wine is still very young. Typical of E.Guigal La LA wines that are very slow to evolve. I'm so glad to have allot more. This is very good grape juice.

5/4/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

This is a wonderful Chianti that truly has allot of love left in it. I opened one with 2hr decanting and it needs it. It's very young. Tannins are strong and fruit somewhat reserved. The future is very bright.

4/29/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

I have had this wine a few times. I opened this from another 6pk and decanted it for 2hrs before taking it to a restaurant for dinner. This wine is simply sublime. Tannins have shed and maturity is set in. At age 21 it's finally hitting its stride. It is no where's in decline. In fact this wine will cellar well for another 15yrs. The nose is so strong. Fruits of boysenberry and blackberry wift through. Taste of saddle leather,tabbaco,and carmel. I love this wine and so glad to some more. It will very interesting to see what a few years add to this wine. If you have some today you can certainly open it today or wait. Either way you will not be disappointed.

3/24/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

This is truly an utterly amazing wine. Decanted for 1hr. Another 30 was decanted in the glass. The nose is wonderful flower of lavender, warm strawberry compote, caramel with tabbaco. The taste is so intense of lovely fruit. Plum and blueberries prevail. The wine is very balanced and tannins have shed. At age 34 it's strutting on all cylinders. It can age for another 5-7 years but if you have some enjoy it all right now.

2/7/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely Wine and most enjoyable. Decanted for 2.5hrs and if blindfolded you can truly understand why RP calls this wine Chateaux Margaux in Napa. It's so smooth and has so much of a classified Bordeaux in it. The wine smells like blueberry, blackberry, and lavender fields. This wine is full body but still very youthful. The 2002 is now open to enjoy. Although it will age effortlessly for 3 decaceds if not more. This is powerhouse but not in heavy Napa Cab way. More like a smooth aged Bordeaux.

2/7/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Amazing Wine. 2.5hrs decanted. Opens to warm molten chocolate cake. Raspberry jam, and forest floor. The tannins have shed and this wine is now entering its mature plateau. Drink this today or enjoy it over the next 3 decades. It is no doubt built for the long haul. It would be interesting to put side by side it's younger sibling the 1990 in 20yrs and see who wins. The 1989 is truly legendary!

2/7/2017 - Jeffrey Silver wrote:

Corked. Very disappointing. Classic Wet Basment and cardboard smell

2/3/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Opened this wine last night. Decanted 2.5hrs. Absolutely stunning wine. The nose is so vibrant. It's as if the whole restaurant could smell it. It is now fully hitting its stride. Full body and tannins are shed. There still a hint which tells me it still young. Forest floor, blueberry, flower, warm butterscotch. The taste is a full min and more. I suggest this wine is beginning to eclipse its older sibling the 1990. Spectacular wine that can drink today or over the next 20yrs

1/13/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Decanted 1hr from a 375ml. Very tight but soften over the time. The only edges are rough. Tannnis are still very strong. The fruit of blackberry, and cassis are there. Coffee and Carmel round this off. Future is bright but it needs another 5yrs.

1/12/2017 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely Wine...way to young today. Future is very bright. I may open another 5-7yrs. I have some Magnums and Dbl Magnums. For those even longer. This wine was decanted for 3hrs. The Carmel, chocolate, and Strawberries comes through. The tannins are still very strong. This is very good juice. Enjoy

12/30/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely Wine that truly needs 2hrs decanting to open up today. Lots of chocolate and chewy caramel. Fruit of blackberries, and blueberries. The hint of saddle leather comes through as well. The tannins are still there and a few years away from shedding. I suggest this wine has 15-18yrs of life ahead of it and my score will only go up. The future is bright and glad to lots more of this wine.

11/26/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely wine decanted for 2hrs. Amazing nose of cassis, lavender, and fresh boxed raisins. The taste is smooth and lovely. Caramel, leather, blueberries come out. The wine is mature but will age well for another 5-7yrs. Great juice.

11/25/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Amazing wine that is truly going to be legendary. 1hr decanted and the nose is glowing with ripe red fruit. The Taste has a true sense of blackberries, caramel, tabbaco, and lavender. This wine is ready today but will truly grow and further evolve over the next 7-10yrs. It's just a notch behind its older brother the 1990 but time will tell. They are both wines that any collector must have in there cellars.

9/10/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Decanted for 3hrs. This wine really started to strut its stuff. Nose has lovely sense of ripe red cassis, burnt toast, and cream carmel. It's tastes revels strawberries with cream, chocolate molten cake, and licorice. This wine has long way to go. Yet is balanced and tannins are shedding. I suggest it needs another 7yrs and will live well for another 25.

9/5/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Truly amazing white wine. So misunderstood by many. This is wine has a long long life ahead of it. Taste of apricot, pinnapple, and honeysuckle. I have lots of this wine and many other years. It's one of those wines that makes your head spin on a nice summer day.

9/5/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Lovely Chablis. Decanted for 30min. Served over 2hrs. Nose has a lovely canned pinnapple and lychee fruit. Taste of rose peddels, green apple, and a bit of caramel. This wine is young and future is very bright. I'd like to try this again in 4-5yrs. I suggest it has 15-25yrs go life in it. Enjoy.

8/26/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

This wine is lovely but way too young today. I opened this case up to give one a try. The wine is funky period today. Yet the fruit and freshness are there. It's balanced and built for the long haul. I suggest it has another 5-7yrs to evolve and live another 25yrs.

8/26/2016 - Jeffrey Silver Likes this wine:

Wonderful Wine. Very young today but the future is very bright. Nose is full of ripe red fruit. Fresh and clean. The taste is bold warm cherry pie. Chocolate and honey brevail. The wine is balanced and tannins are beginning to shed. I suggest this wine will grow and only get better. Will open another in 4-6yrs. Great Juice.