Severn G

9.0

Just concluded our annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine, mobile service up there is mostly non-existent, after several days I am posting again. Notes are somewhat brief, as my focus is relaxing and watching the Common Loons swimming and diving in the cove in front of our camp.

Nose has cold oak, yeasty bread dough, yellow apple flesh and cold limestone.
Palate has chalk dust on yellow apple, saline minerality and cold bread dough.
Medium-short finish, but quite pleasant on the nose. — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

This was one of my favorites of the night. One of the best young Bordeaux’s I’ve tasted. Ripe and modern nose (fruit forward) with smoked meat and baked blackberry pie. The palate revealed cocoa/dark chocolate, baking spices and a hint of blue fruit wrapped by black fruit. Big. Will obviously get better, but was shocked how good this was now. I called this ‘12-14 Left Bank. — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Rob Moose

9.2

After having some mishaps with older vintages (a corked 04 and oxidized 06) I’m very happy to report that this was in fantastic shape. Really broad and expressive from the get go, with a ton of white flowers on the nose. Maybe not quite as zippy or palate coating as a superior vintage would be, but a lovely drink indeed! — 8 years ago

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9.6

The 2014 La Mission Haut-Brion has a sophisticated, very detailed bouquet with blackberry, wild hedgerow, cedar and graphite. This is very focused and yet at the same time quite controlled and discrete. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, cedar and touches of allspice. I love the depth of this wine and the gentle grip towards the finish. It knows not to push too hard in this growing season and that results in a very classy wine. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2018) — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Ninth red wine at our annual DMV South African wine tasting. Medium to deep ruby red. Muted nose to start with notes of iron, cassis, dark sweet spices, and cocoa. Heavy tannins (8/10) and full bodied. Almost caramel like on the palate with vanilla and dark berries. Nice level of richness and very long finish. Drink till 2028. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Bob McDonald

9.4

Interesting that earlier comments from the Wine Press wondered if the tannins would ever soften. At 23 years of age I can report that they have. Notes of Blackberry, Liquorice, Dust and Dark Chocolate. Berries and chocolate on the palate with a slightly bitter finish. Fine persistent tannins. Will keep for a few more years yet. — 9 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.0

a little weak mid palate but an enjoyable white Burg. Prefer other vintages, an annual buy for me. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.5

Krug GC with 2002 base wine from Jero at Harry's Bar for the annual Soprano's dinner. The colour was a gorgeous pale gold. Small persistent bubbles. On the nose, roasted almonds, burned toast, brioche, roast apples - deep and complex. On the palate, perfect blend of high, crisp acidity, medium alcohol and depth of flavour. The toasty brioche dominates the mid palate and leads to a very long finish. This is one of the best young GC's I have had and will drink now until 2036. A — 10 years ago

Kristina P.

9.5

With, Carolyn & Mike Kelly. On our annual food and wine get way. — 11 years ago

Robert Bingham

9.2

This is just getting better and better — 12 years ago

Shay A

9.0

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

The nose trumped the palate. Smoked meat, herbal, savory, saddle leather. On the palate, it showed graphite and underripe rhubarb...streak of green down the middle. A touch thin. I called this ‘11 Left Bank. — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Shay A

9.2

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

Painfully young. Underripe raspberries, black cherries, charcoal, black tea on the nose. Graphite, blackberries, and underbrush on the palate with a monster tannic finish. Needs so much time. I called this ‘12 Left Bank. — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

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9.7

The 2014 d'Yquem has a complex bouquet with buttered toast, almond, honey and peach skin aromas. It opens with greater zeal than its peers, there is more immediacy here. The palate is very well balanced with crisp acidity, a finely tuned and satisfying Sauternes with style and grace, evincing great tension and mineral drive towards the finish. Superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2018) — 8 years ago

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9.5

The 2014 Cheval Blanc does not convey the same sophistication and panache as the Angélus. This is more rugged and earthier, quite powerful with pencil lead and sous-bois aromas developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, plenty of blackberry laced with cedar, mint, fruitcake and white pepper notes. It finishes with some style and it feels very long on the finish. I just think that unlike Angélus this is going to need several years to really knit together. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2018) — 8 years ago

gino CapitalG

Round Pond Wine & Olive oil educator/sales

9.7

Probably one of the best wines I have ever had. Absolutely great! Super floral and rich with nice color and balance just starting to open as a 2012. Thanks Austin for bringing these to the Napa Vintage Report. I’m very thankful to drink these wine way way out of what I can buy. — 8 years ago

Chris Chiapparelli

9.0

Hello old friend. Totally forgot about this one in storage. Doing this annual spring cleaning and opening all of those bottles that should have been popped a long time ago. Still kicking. Settled into a deep dark soft place. No mistaking this for old burg and probably would have been better a few years ago but put a smile on my face. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

At the annual Penfolds release. Penfolds whites particularly their Chardonnays have been improving each year. The Bin 311 at $41 is very good value behind its big name siblings Bin A and Yattarna. Lovely stone fruit aromas with leesy nuances and well balanced French Oak. Cellar to 5+ years. — 10 years ago

Daniel Taub

9.5

Super Solid. Big but oh so well structured — 10 years ago

George Hesse

9.0

Very nice. LAWC annual sale. — 10 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

10

Best beer produced in Louisiana — 12 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

This was my contribution. Someone else brought a ‘96 Calon Segur and it seemed to just be entering its drinking window, so needless to say, even at 13yrs old (with a 3hr decant), this was young. The nose was full of saddle leather, herbs de Provence and underripe red and black fruits. The palate showed bayleaf and cherry swisher sweets (a note I seem to get often with St Estephe wines with age). A touch thin at the front, full on the mid palate and tart and tannic in the finish. Tons of acidity here as well. Unless you’re double decanting for 6+ hours, I’d hold another 5 years. — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Shay A

9.2

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

The first of two GPLs from the evening. Lots of saddle leather mixed with ripe fruit on the nose. Underripe black-cherry on the palate with an herbal dominants finish. Drink now. Thanks @Will Adams . — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Lev Lavrichtchev

9.1

Tasted at the winery. 65% Syrah, 35% Merlot. Annual production - 2 barriques, very special wine, excellent! — 8 years ago

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9.6

The 2014 Angélus is now really beginning to blossom. It has an outstanding bouquet with plush but delineated black cherry and cassis fruit, crushed violet and just a hint of pencil lead. There is wonderful focus here. The palate is medium-bodied with tightly knit black fruit, graphite and spice. There is weight and presence, but it is effortlessly counterbalanced by the freshness and acidity, whilst the finish if extraordinarily long. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2018) — 8 years ago

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8.9

Time for my semi-annual bottle of Pinot.😊 — 9 years ago

Andrea Tangeman

9.5

Perfect first bottle of wine for the 6th annual turkalicious. — 9 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.0

One of my favorite aspects of wine is the power to invoke memory. As a kid I remember being asked to grab a bottle of this down in the cellar (pre-fashionable wine cellars when it was a stack next to the tool bench in the coolest darkest spider web infested corner)... and told to grab "The Jordan". Guessing it must have been a '78 or earlier. I suspect those were better. But now my annual bottle of "The Jordan" brings back good memories. 2010 was better. This one elegant, perhaps erring on the side of subtlety. — 9 years ago

Andy Tam

9.3

Keith's annual fino dinner where I over drink carbon dated sherry. Dry start and finish with rockstar spunk. Very mineral. Special barrel at the end of the line with the oldest wine in the entire solera. — 10 years ago

Ken Kasner

9.2

With Steve, Kevin, and Lauren, at our annual post-NY Auto Show dinner. Robust, spice, berries and perfect finish. Perfect with our awesome steaks. — 10 years ago

Mo Daly

9.1

Campfire ash peat in all their glory — 12 years ago