90-91/100 vinous
"Bright ruby-red. Cooler aromas of black raspberry and game. Lush, thick and seamless; also grapey and unevolved but doesn't possess quite the urgency of flavor of the '98....
96/100 PP
"The demure, quartz-like aromas of the 1997 Riesling Smaragd Durnsteiner Kellerberg lead to its magnificently complex and profound personality. Fennel, artichoke, raspberry, citrus,...
90/100 vinous.com
"Deep red-ruby color. Quintessential Graves aromas of raspberry, leather, tobacco, roasted nuts, hot bricks, and minerals. Sweet and intensely flavored for the vintage; fles...
95/100 PP
The 1997 Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene (named so because it is fermented completely with indigenous vineyard yeasts) exhibits a light gold color, and a complex nose of smoky, leesy C...
94/100 PP
"The 1997 Dominus Napanook Vineyard possesses a broad, dense personality, lots of volume, and a long, fat, rich mid-palate and finish. The alcohol is listed at 14.1%, and the finish...
94/100 PP
"The 1997 Hermitage rouge is unusual in its fruit-forward, user-friendly style. The color is a dense ruby/purple. The gorgeous, evolved bouquet of cassis, minerals, herbs, unde...
96/100 Achim Becker
"Der Grüne Veltliner Honivogl Smaragd war 2004 endlich einigermaßen offen, die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit, der Montrachet-Killer aus der Wachau, dicht, groß, mineralisch,...
98/100 WS
"Best Wine of the Year"
(Winespectator)
96/100 PP
"The unfiltered 1997 Solaia (75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, and 5% Cabernet Franc,...
91/100 vinous
"Good deep red. Thoroughly ripe aromas of redcurrant, Cuban tobacco and chestnut. Lovely purity and delineation of flavor; lively and intense. Finishes with ripe, very fine ta...