95/100 PP
"Nearly exaggerated levels of intensity, extract, and richness are apparent in this opaque blue/purple-colored wine. Sumptuous aromas of blueberries, blackberries, and cherries comb...
92-95/100 vinous.com
"Medium ruby. Reticent but perfumed aromas of cassis, tar, menthol, dark chocolate and spicy oak. Fuller and richer than the '99; expansive and sweet, with powerful und...
94/100 PP
"The 1998 Valbuena is better than the 1987 Unico, and probably as good as the 1989 Unico, at least over the next decade. Extremely full-bodied, it offers up notes of smoke, graphi...
94/100 vinous
"Deep saturated red. Wonderfully scented aromas of currant, smoked meat, dark chocolate and truffle. Lush, seamless and rich, with a near-perfect sugar/acid balance and great...
92/100 vinous
The 1998 Monprivato from Giuseppe Mascarello perfectly embodies the quality of the vintage. This is a relatively slender, accessible Monprivato, yet all of the elements a...
98/100 PP
"A candidate for the wine of the vintage from this somewhat forgotten year, consumers should be seeking out wines from the Right Bank and Graves as 1998 was a great vintage in th...
95+/100 PP
"The 1998 Hermitage is also gorgeous, yet has more concentration and depth. Described as a "granite year" by Jean-Louis, this puppy has searing, liquid rock-like qualities to...
20/20 René Gabriel
"Satte, dichte Farbe, Purpur, fast schwarz in der Mitte und am Rand dezent Orange. Ausladendes, tiefgründiges Bouquet, viel schwarze Pralinen, Pflaumen und Cassis, vermisch...
Etikett beschädigt (siehe Bild) / Label damaged (see picture)
90-91/100 PP
"This wine, which revealed astringent tannin last spring, has fattened up, expanded its mid-palate, a...