11/14/2023 - Njbern Likes this wine:

A bruiser for sure and would be cool to see what it’s like with more time. Menthol, nutmeg, olive brine, bacon, a tinge of rotting meat, funk like Jamaican rum (long pond TECA mark),

8/13/2020 - La Grappe wrote:

A very dark colour; the palate is quite noticeably sweet, with dark, slightly burnt fruit and a noticeable spritz, which detracts. Ready to drink now but will keep. Rather expensive at £29.

5/12/2020 - dsamuel Likes this wine:

Medium gold with amber tint
Medium plus aromas or ripe and unripe stonefruit/ honey and rocks/ salt with very pleasant mildly oxidative nutty notes
Full palate which echoes above aromas and additional tamarind quality and a beautiful mineral/ saline aspect at the finish
Medium high/ high acidity and long finish
This wine is simply beautiful at this stage - just a wonderful aged white wine
So glad I bought two bottles as the last one was much more oxidized - price you pay for aged whites

5/3/2020 - anstruletz Likes this wine:

I saw some reviews stating that this was overly-oxidized, but I found it to be in a perfect drinking window. Some age is certainly evident, but still showing tremendous structure and length.

4/29/2020 - dsamuel wrote:

Bottle oxidized - not past the enjoyment stage but definitely past the point where tasting notes are possible
Just purchased from Garagiste and disappointed as Im assuming this was library release from the winery
I have one more bottle and hopefully this will be better

9/7/2019 - sung251 wrote:

first sip and I felt like I got punched in the guts. It is massive, powerful, with very powerful dark fruits and dark chocolate bitter notes, lots of tannins. Not really my cup of tea but with 10 years or more of proper storage it can become something quite beautiful. To drink this now is literal infanticide. I strongly advise to try 10 years later with lots of upside. 91 points for now but can gain a few more points with age most likely. I was personally surprised such a serious wine could come from Paso.

7/13/2019 - RajeshA Likes this wine:

Nose: Red fruits, nutty.
Taste: Fruity, round, full bodied,
A true pleasure!
Was the perfect drink to go with à côté de bouef.

4/26/2019 - mghomula Likes this wine:

This is a beauty of a wine. The Oakville Cabernet is from the “Rock Cairn” vineyard is a true gem in my humble opinion. This is 100% Cabernet and it is made in the classic old school style of Napa. The color gives away its age a bit with some bricking on the rim and at the core but it still has a nice amount of garnet in the core as well. For a wine that is 23 years old, the nose revealed some very lively fruit tones of black currant, plums, dried black cherry with baking spices, pipe tobacco, fertile tilled earth, cedar/cigar box and some herbs. On the palate it is medium to full bodied, which surprised me a bit with some very refined tannin structure balanced with just the right amount of acidity. Ripe plums, black cherry, currant, dried herbs, tobacco leaf and earth were prevalent and very well integrated/balanced on the palate. The finish was long and beautiful. Over another 4 or 5 hours in the decanter it held up very well. I think this is either just at peak or just edging past peak. It may have another 3 years left, maybe, so I would suggest drinking now or soon.

50+4+13+17+8=92

2/21/2019 - sung251 Likes this wine:

Tasted good but at the same time tasted extremely young. In fact it reminds me of some very young Chassagne Montrachet Village wine I've had in the past. Currently the wine is a bit disjointed at the moment and feel it needs more time for the oak to better integrate and to further tame the perception of acid. Lots of upside. Would try 5 years later.

2/19/2019 - sung251 Likes this wine:

Tasted during SPEC's Bordeaux tasting in Houston, this was my favorite wine of the tasting. (1st growths, Leoville Las Cases, were not part of the tasting). Massive yet seductive, built for the long haul yet approachable today. It is the personification of balance and reminds me that truly great wines are often made in the fashion where its upside future is obvious while tasting great today at the same time. Would say 94/95 pts today with possible 3-4 additional points in its peak.

11/14/2018 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

I really need to stop drinking this because I want to see how it is with some age... but its really delicious. The nose is still open and shows wool, earth, lots of pear, quince, and peach, hints of stone, straw, and honey. The palate is vibrant, yet rich, full bodied, yet lithe, a study in paradox maybe? Whatever it is, its damn good. I'm going to try to forget about the other two bottles I have for 5-10 years....

4/10/2017 - camachodavalos Likes this wine:

Tasted at French Laundry Restaurant, extaordinary. Rich, profound and absolute.