11/14/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote:

This is a super wine, and due to the uneven reputation of the vintage, it sells for a very fair price. However, the wine is already starting to shut down, so if you are thinking of tasting a bottle in its youth, to get the most out of the fresh, sweet, earthy, tobacco and cassis charms, full body and regal tannins, I suggest you pop a cork on this before the year runs out.

6/17/2017 - Collector1855 wrote:

During a CabSav Dinner. Oh my goodness, I cant believe my eyes. A flock of tasters on the CT site giving this wine between 95-98 points. Seriously? This is a good, but aromatically a fairly harmless CabSav that also feels too sweet on the palate. Don't get me wrong, decent, commercial Cab Sav but no way this is anywhere near the upper 90ies. Again, for Napa drinkers who like it plush, I suggest to attend a Bordeaux Left Bank 2009 tasting and you will see that richness and complexity can go together. Or, if it has to be Napa, try Colgin IX.

1/31/2017 - floridawinedrkr Does not like this wine:

This is pretty bad. Almost down right horrible. The finish is astringent and bitter with lots of green notes and bitter tea leaves. I would guess this is a $15 bottle. This vintage should have been dumped down the drain. What a horrible waste of money. I wouldn't take bottles of this if I was offered them for free.

4/15/2018 - JEP007 Likes this wine:

I normally only comment on wines from my cellar, but this one deserves a post. Thanks to Doug in our wine group for bringing this gem. It won WOTN by more than half of our group of 12. To me, it had almost every feature of a perfect wine including balance, complexity, tertiary flavors of tobacco, cedar, chocolate, vanilla, and incense. However, the only reason I cannot give this a perfect score is that I wish it had more density, as it was it was lighter than expected. A beautiful wine that is worth the current price ($300) it's going for on wine-searcher right now. Whoever bought this on release before Chateau Latour increased the prices, you are very lucky!

2/13/2015 - PoetofPurpose Likes this wine:

As Valentine's day approaches, sometimes a girl just has to treat herself like the expensive Maiden saved in the cellar for a "special day!" On a reflective night The Maiden can make loneliness slip away into the warm velvet blanket of this Cult Wine Classic. Whether you like the hype or think this is worth the price, drink it with friends and impress, or alone and remind yourself YOU are worth it!

6/14/2017 - Rollerball Likes this wine:

A magical Cabernet. Nose to long tail this offers breadth and depth of completely integrated fruits--dark, fresh, ripe, dried, with cherries, raspberries, and round berries large and small--plus smoke, brown-spiced earth, graphite, tar, licorice, and black tea. Impossibly the fruit is so layered and concentrated but with such subtlety and without any heaviness. Beautiful pebbly tannins. Completely drinkable. Enjoyed over a few hours without decanting, which was a nice way to experience its expansion. Drink now and for at least 10 more years.

5/20/2016 - dcwino wrote:

Annual gathering with Chicago winos in Chicago - Burgs, SQNs and Cult cabs (David Burke's Primehouse): It is very similar to the 07 but even more ripe and more heat so it is a bit disjointed. Extremely ripe black fruits, blackberry liqueur but no fresh fruit, cinnamon coming from alcohol, baking spices and lead pencil. Excellent concentration, really muddy overripe black fruit driven palate impression and the heat clips the finish. This wine reminds me quilceda creek a bit. So if you like the post 2000 QC, you will more than likely like this wine.

9/30/2016 - Otaku Oenophile Likes this wine:

Drinks like a chocolate milkshake with caramel sauce and red fruit.

9/17/2016 - ColluraJ Does not like this wine:

Deep ruby color and clear. Aromatic with aromas of red fruit, pepper and cork. Aged. VERY bone dry with a medium-full body. Crisp acidity with medium tannins. Unbalanced to tannin. Flavorful with flavors of chalk, red apple, cranberry and grape skins. Very long finish. This is a young wine. With age it could be great. Decent. Good merlot.

9/23/2013 - JDV.DDSPHD Likes this wine:

Shafer Tasting (Napa Valley): Very young. Honestly I really expected more for this price point. This is a $250 bottle and for that kind of money I expect to be blown away. I was expecting this to be massive and bold. For the tannins to be chewy and coating and for the finish to last for 30+ seconds. That was not the case. Don't get me wrong this is a good wine and the tannins are integrated and the finish is acceptable but this should be better than acceptable. It should be outstanding. The relentless was a bigger and in my opinion better wine. I know we are comparing cab with a syrah blend but this just didn't do it for me. Too bad my allocation of 6 bottles is already on its way before I did the tasting.