12/31/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

peach, citrus.

12/31/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

nose was a bit off ... seafoodish

7/5/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

god, i love this wine

5/8/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

acidic but well structured
elegant

4/4/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

acidic, may need more time to soften. i see the potential, my first "first growth" super tuscan. flavor profile reminded me of a Pavie.

4/4/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

second bottle was slightly more enjoyable than the first. more similar to a d'yquem in texture but the finish leaves something to be desired.

4/4/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

nose reminded me of a Mouton Rothschild. Excellent structure. Spicy, rich. Powerful intense effervesent. my second favorite "normal" Gaja behind the 1978.

3/27/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

i am in love. berries galore. decant this for 6 hours and the tannins will soften to heavenly status.

3/27/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

yuck, undrinkable. did they age this wine in a toilet bowl?

3/24/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

beautiful orange/tan color that led to a tight, clean greeting on my palette. However, the finish was disappointing, perhaps even bordering on corked. Will need to try another bottle to finalize my impressions.

3/24/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

Citrus, pear, apricots. Layers of flavors that embodies your palette in utter bliss.

3/20/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

fruit forward and powerful. reminds me of an insignia. explosive on the palette. drank this with a dominus side by side and they had such different character.

3/20/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

wow. this wine is still pretty ruby red with many years ahead of it. wonderful showing.

3/10/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

Great nose but everything else lacked ... perhaps I was expecting too much or is my palette not condusive to French Bordeaux.

3/8/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

holy ****. massive. toffee. power like a peaking barolo. coats my palette with a blanket of fruit.

3/6/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

disappointed. tasty a bit musty and bland. perhaps a little oxidized.

3/6/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

Wow!!! This is my second bottle of this wine and I must've had a relative dud first time around (94 point first bottle). Wonderful, gushy buquet of fruit, hints of truffles and earth. Zesty acidity with granulating tannins. Balanced with a minute long finish. Great with steak or wild game. Yum yum.

3/2/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

first bottle of cali cab i ever bought and was underimpressed. however perhaps my judgement was clouded by the 1992 caymus special selection i tried the next day.

3/2/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

first cab based italian i tried. in between cali and french in terms of strength. finish had quite a kicker ... seemed a bit young for a 18 year old bottle.

3/2/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

earthy, after decanting this blossomed

1/1/2006 - Arbitrage wrote:

drank new years 2006. clean, satisfying my palette. a fruit bomb followed by a lasting crisp finish. acidic but at the same time balanced. gorgeous bubbles.