Afternoon Delight

Domaine de la Colombette

Notorious Pink Grenache Rosé

Beautiful aperitif on a hot afternoon. — 8 years ago

Dr. Loosen

Dr. L Mosel Riesling 2014

Love this high acid green apple bomb! Crisp and well balanced. Light citrus on the nose with a lingering lime on the palate. What a great Sunday afternoon sipper we have here! — 8 years ago

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Château Siaurac

Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

rooftop french delight with the fam — 9 years ago

Domaine Lafage

Miraflors Rosé Blend 2015

Grapefruitrind, sage, raspberries. A delight. — 9 years ago

Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

Nice way to spend a Wednesday afternoon with friends — 9 years ago

Arthur liked this

Cultivar

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Deceptively smooth with a bright finish.

Honestly, I grabbed this bottle off the shelf (along with 4 other random Cabs) in order to fill the new 6 bottle wine rack I was given as a birthday gift. I opened this one after sneaking out of the office early on a Friday afternoon. Wasn't really expecting much, but I was very pleasantly surprised by this Napa wine.

Goes well with the sushi lunch I had 3 hours prior.
— 10 years ago

Rochioli

Estate Grown Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Bought this one in the Fine city of Fargo on our way to Minot. Unfortunately my delectable app wasn't working so rolled the dice with this one...great summer afternoon wine with meat and cheese. Dry and crisp. Everyone liked it but grandma... — 10 years ago

Jackie almeflute tchrJoe Alme
with Jackie, flute and 1 other

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Frappato 2013

A delight. Deep with some minerality... tannic but not biting... very drinkable, but not boring at all. Managed to complement octopus with Calabrian chiles just as well as pappardelle with morels in butter sauce. Som. mentioned the fruit's soil had a volcanic ash to it. $70 at Babbo. — 10 years ago

Charlie liked this

Oyster Bay

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Even though I looked for some Chenin Blanc or Pinot Gris for our ribs dinner this NZ summer delight did not disappoint. Light and crisp. — 10 years ago

Long Shadows Vintners

Sequel Columbia Valley Syrah 2009

One of my faves. I ordered two half bottles - imagine my delight when I received two full bottles at the half bottle price. — 12 years ago

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Brut Rosé Champagne Blend

A classic. Tasting great on an Easter afternoon. — 8 years ago

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D'Oliveiras

Vintage Madeira Sercial 1910

How else to warm up for a trade tasting of invigorating Champagne this afternoon? Penetrating Sercial Madeira from the year that brought us the Boy Scouts of America. If wine were merit badges perhaps I'd nearly be an Eagle by now... After this evening's tasting I'll have quite a heavy merit badge sash for Champagne -an obsession that can reach no surfeit -it becomes more fascinating and evermore nuanced. For the moment however I'm awash in crushed kumquats in honey, marmalade, hazelnuts and roast peanuts -all layered among so much more in one of the richest Sercial Madeiras I've tried to date. — 9 years ago

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Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Bolly! Fantastic sunny afternoon, lunchtime BBQ in the back yard...
What more is there to say?
— 9 years ago

Michele Walker
with Michele

La Stoppa

Ageno Malvasia di Candia Blend 2009

Orange Delight, really yum. — 9 years ago

Rene Rostaing

Ampodium Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Palmer Emmitt
9.2

From 375ml bottle at French Laundry. Beautifully aromatic with clean acidity and fresh berry fruit. A delight if a bit immature. — 10 years ago

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Ramey Wine Cellars

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Wow. Smoked pork butt...grilled mac-n-cheese....truly a summer delight. Killer Cab....rounding out the night... — 10 years ago

Kamiak

Windust Washington State White Blend 2011

Crisp with hints of pear. Lovely Sunday afternoon drinker. — 10 years ago

Volcano Winery

Volcano Red Pele's Delight Red Blend

I really enjoyed this one. — 10 years ago

Peter Michael Winery

'La Carrière' Knights Valley Chardonnay 2008

Back in Boston enjoying an afternoon glass with my friend, Rei. — 11 years ago

Jose Antonia Mokoroa

Getariako Txakolina Hondarrabi Zuri 2012

Sam Bilbro
9.0

Raging (!!) acidity. Tasty and bright and perfect for an unseasonably warm April afternoon. — 12 years ago

Clos Les Lunelles

Côtes de Castillon Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

This was a delight... the '05 is drinking so we'll right now it felt like much more of a "special" bottle than its price point. I need more of this! Had lots of sediment... def. decant for an hour or more. — 8 years ago

Anthony liked this

Bruno Duchêne

La Luna Vin de Pays de la Côte Vermeille Red Blend 2015

The peppery finish is such a delight. So great. — 9 years ago

Laurel Glen Vineyard

Sonoma Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

A belated birthday treat courtesy of Daragh and Kara. Great acidity and tannin providing a great frame for the fruit, herb and earth notes. A true delight! — 9 years ago

Daragh and Mike liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2000

For centuries now, the luscious, bright, all-encompassing delight of Champagne has been used to toast happy occasions. Often times a decent bubbly does the trick, but other times, something grander deserves to be poured.

Dom Pérignon (named after the monk who put Champagne on the map), a 2000 vintage. It's the kind of Champs one drinks upon making the decision that wine is not just a hobby, not just a passion, but a career.
— 9 years ago

Sarah Hess
with Sarah
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La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2001

Worth the wait.Complex, big Rioja that begs for protein. A masculine ideal more on the lines of LdH's Bosconia than Tondonia. A delight! — 9 years ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2003

Fabulous with Lebanese food at boat quay Redolent with bright Berry fruits and Turkish delight notes . Delicious — 10 years ago

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1998

What can be said about d'Yquem can only be expressed in poetry, even in a modest vintage like 1998. It is an inner sanctum, a fragrant garden, a poignant release that is both profound and glorious. Descriptors cannot do it justice, sensual and honey-drenched layers of apricots, vanilla bean, creme brûlée and almond pastry. Viscous and glycerol-laden in the mouth, offset by dazzling acidity, dried fruit—quince, more apricots. A pure, honey-spun web of delight. I'm rambling, but d'Yquem does that. — 10 years ago

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Kuan Lim

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Right to point and great job of describing the wine ...
Cheers Christine !!
Christine Havens

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Thank you, Kuan!
Christine Havens

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Andreina, Yquem is lovely, and singular. I'm also very fond of Rieussec, another big, intense Sauternes, though less costly.

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2013

Julia Cochran
9.0

Sheer delight! — 10 years ago

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