Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2005 Cristal stands out for its exceptional inner perfume and elegance. Soft, delicate and pretty, the 2005 is a relatively immediate Cristal with all of the signatures very much in the right place. The 2005 doesn’t...
Burghound, 96 points: (BH94-96 points) This is ever-so-slightly riper than the Chevalier and a bit more aromatically complex as well if not more elegant. There is outstanding richness, volume, muscle and unconcealed power to the large-scaled...
Wine Enthusiast, 93 points: Soft and round, with more exotic fruit characters. This is ripe, the acidity well integrated. Citrus and toast mix with ripe apricot and pineapple. It exudes the more seductive side of this famous brand, now mature, but...
jamessuckling.com, 96 points: A big, rich wine but there's lots of brightness and beauty at the same time. Shows licorice and asphalt. Full body with chewy tannins and a long finish. Terracotta, Tuscan dust and spice; balsamic too. This needs three to...
Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: This wine has a juicy character and firm tannins. Its fruit is packed around the dense core showing weight and intensity. - R.V.
jamessuckling.com, 93 points: A wine with ripe blueberry and cherry character, and a smoky undertone. Mineral, too. Full body with chewy tannins and a fresh finish. Excellent for the vintage. Better in 2015.
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 98 points: The 2007 Barbaresco Riserva Asili, which I have had several times recently, is pure sensuality. Hard candy, rose petals, sweet red berries and licorice wrap around the palate in one of the silkiest, most refined...
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 97 points: Broad, ample and resonant on the palate, the 2006 Cristal dazzles with its pure richness and volume. Readers need to give the 2006 another 4-5 years in bottle, perhaps longer, as the wine appears to be shutting down a...
Wine Spectator, 96 points: Manages to harness the angularity of the vintage extremely well almost burying the acidity in the core of cassis black cherry skin plum pit and maduro tobacco flavors. This is typically among the most backward wines of...
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 97 points: One of the many highlights in this vertical, the 1990 Sammarco has it all. Sweet, sensual and layered in the glass, with exceptional balance, the 1990 presents a compelling mélange of intense aromatics, silky fruit and...
jamessuckling.com, 93 points: Aromas of dried cherries and plums with hints of flowers follow through to a full body with velvety tannins and a juicy, meaty, fruity aftertaste. Turns to chocolate powder as well. Drink or hold.
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