Blind Creek Collective

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano

Family collective, where’s Benny Jeanine and Pauly!?! 🇪🇸 🍷 — 7 years ago

Stacey Silk GroffRichard MadiganReuben Katz
with Stacey, Richard and 19 others
Mick, Reuben and 4 others liked this
Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips

My favorite Spanish bodega!

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1964

This was served blind & pretty easy to pick out with its sweet red fruits, redwood, cedar & curry notes that became more pronounced sitting in the glass. — 8 years ago

Shay, Conrad and 1 other liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Yiiiiihaaaaaa 🥇🏆🎯 ooooh boy! Blind....we thought the wine was 20 years younger....😳 — 8 years ago

Shay, P and 20 others liked this
Aaron Hamrock

Aaron Hamrock

Bingo. Great pull. Bravo.

Witchery Wine

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Greg Ballington
8.9

Fourth of the blind tasting for Father's Day weekend.

Deep and dark purplish ruby red. Dark fruits with a touch of acetone or whiskey on the nose. Some cigars and dark cocoa as well. Heavy tannins (7.5/10) and medium bodied. A touch lighter than expected. Extracted dark fruits and bitter dark cocoa on the palate. A little unbalanced with a medium plus finish. This is still a baby and needs time to settle. Drink till 2029.
— 9 years ago

Sean BallingtonIndia Okoh
with Sean and India
Shawn, Daniel P. and 9 others liked this

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 1996

Grand finale of a blind tasting of 12 1996 Burgs. This was easily the "youngest" tasting of the group. I actually did not rate this first. That's how good four of the wines were. This has got an easy twenty more years of life. Elegant and rich. — 9 years ago

Steve liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

1999. Slightly underwhelming. Nice stuff, earth and meat on the nose, relatively light body, bit of a smoky finish, but not that long. If blind I would have had this as something more humble. — 10 years ago

Russian River Brewing Company

Blind Pig IPA India Pale Ale

Hair of the Pig. First time at the Englander without having just come from a Raiders game. Bring on the crazy. — 10 years ago

Jim McCusker
with Jim
Jim, Carla and 9 others liked this
Jeffrey Long

Jeffrey Long

Spectacular finish!
Mark

Mark

Awful IPA, what are you talking about.

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1994

Like an older version of the 2004 I tried in April. Concentrated coffee, milk chocolate and smoky fruit, with hints of struck match minerality. Good concentration and tannic grip; could still keep. Tried blind, and guessed it was a Pauillac or Leoville Las-Cases. — 11 years ago

Lundmark and Baker-Taitague liked this

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1950

Wilfred Wong
9.8

Almost 60 years, both the wine and me when I drank it in Paris, with very good friends. I felt great and the wine tasted really super. Served blind, I called it a very well aged Pauillac. I thought it was a younger wine.😏 #bordeaux #paris #pauillac #pichonbaron — 12 years ago

Serena, Tom and 8 others liked this
Renee Bourassa

Renee Bourassa Influencer Badge

Brilliant!

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Oldy and goody. Thanks Larry. Weirdly, if I tasted this blind I would have guessed Margaux. — 12 years ago

romo

romo Premium Badge

Vintage?

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Somm David T
9.3

A continuation of our anniversary celebration @ Cole’s Steakhouse.

On the nose; cedar, saddle-wood, ripe & ruby; dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, black plum w/ skin, blue fruit hues & strawberries. Limestone minerals, dry crushed rocks, dry river stone, anise, graphite, touch of smoke, tobacco with ash, dry stem, the slightest hint of green pepper & dry herbs with blue, red and dark fresh & withering red flowers.

The body is round, ruby and full. Classic Haut-Brion profile flavors. I don’t believe I would miss call this producer blind as its flavor profile & style is so distinct. The tannins are nicely round and soft, 60% resolved. The structure, tension, length and balance are well knitted together. It does lack some wow factor from their truly great vintages. However, there is plenty of life in this bottling and it has not achieved its peak. Probably, another 3-5 years from hitting its peak with another 8 years of good drinking beyond that. Ripe & ruby; dark currants, blackberries, black raspberries, dry black cherry & cranberries, black plum w/ skin, blue fruit hues & strawberries. Limestone minerals, mint, dry crushed rocks, dry river stone, saddle-wood, cedar, anise, graphite, forest floor, touch of smoke, volcanic ash, tobacco with ash, dry stem, the slightest hint of green pepper & dry herbs with blue, red and dark fresh & withering red flowers. The acidity is just about perfect. The ruby finish is elegant, well polished & balanced and last minutes. It continues to evolve & improve in the glass even after a hour long decant. Just missing a 9.4. Man oh man, I love well made older Bordeaux wines. My true love.

Photos of, Chateau Haut-Brion, field-hands harvesting that magical fruit, barrel room and their library cellar that I would love to raid 😜.
— 7 years ago

Ira, Severn and 24 others liked this

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Tasted blind. Tawny color, lighter and a bit more transparent than the 82. Nice nose. Not as fruity. Notes of Dark cherry, wood, spice and dried brush. Medicinal. In the mouth it's well balanced. A bit dry tho. Needed air to show its best. — 8 years ago

Shay, Severn and 9 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2002

Wow. This is young, and the nose is a bit of dark red berry suffusing a sea of resolving American Oak. The American oak is so pronounced that, had I tasted this blind, I might have taken it for Ridge... :) This has decades ahead, even if -only- a Riserva. Like La Rioja Alta 904, a fantastic value in old school Rioja... — 8 years ago

P, Eric and 12 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

James Parker Huston, CWE
9.7

Wow. Tons of fruit left on this beast. Called 89 Leoville Les Cases blind. — 9 years ago

LM, Amr and 7 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1961

Contender for WOTN and absolutely stunning!!! Drank much younger and tasted blind the consensus around the table was that it was an 82. Such a special bottle — 9 years ago

Holli Short
with Holli
Cody, Holli and 13 others liked this
David L

David L Influencer Badge Premium Badge

WOW!
Bill Bender

Bill Bender Influencer Badge Premium Badge

The year of the home run! Looks like this bottle hit one too!
Cody Short

Cody Short Influencer Badge

An absolutely stunning wine from an epic vintage that stood out against some incredible competition. Can't wait to open the 61 Latour in a few years.

Chateau Montelena

The Montelena Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Haven't had this in ages. Tasted blind its a dead ringer for a left bank Bordeaux to me. Softer, lighter so more St Julian like perhaps? Yummy wine that's elegant and very smooth with a long finish. — 11 years ago

3 Blind Moose Cellars

California Cabernet Sauvignon

Second type of cab I've tried, very different flavor. I'm a fan of California Reds!
— 11 years ago

Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Cathy Corison
9.5

Poured blind. Loved. In a pretty spot at 17 years old. — 12 years ago

Mo, Beau and 12 others liked this

The Farm Collective

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Nikolaus Schuhl
9.6

Fantastic bottle of wine. Over delivers in a huge way for the $$. Approachable fruit and tannin with nice lingering finish — 12 years ago

Pétrus

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1964

Tasted blind. Deep dark and opaque. Red center with amber rims. Looks young. Very rich and luscious in the mouth. Black cherry, forest floor, tobacco leaf and a hint of old wood. Amazing impact out of the gate, but this declined in what it gave as the night went on whereas the 53 Lafite got better. — 8 years ago

Ken, Daniel and 9 others liked this
Ron R

Ron R Influencer Badge Premium Badge

😮

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

Delectable Wine
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

Mario liked this

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Tasted blind, PNP, needs to be enjoyed with Meat entree at this point of evolution! Cheers!
🍇🍷👍🏻
— 8 years ago

Eric, Shawn and 9 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1929

Tasted blind. Tawny brownish red color with amber rims. Huge bouquet in the nose of roses, berries, pencil lead, minerals and some dusty dirt. Light on its feet in the mouth. Round soft fruit. Better than the last bottle of this a few months ago. — 9 years ago

Keith and Matt liked this

Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1996

What a ride! Make sure to give this 2-hours and let the magic begin. Muscular cherry + brown spice garden + mouth feel let you know how important this site is... tasted blind next to DRC La Tache 93 - at gwen restaurant during the "best bottle" dinner hosted by wineLA - The only problem is everyone thought this might be the La Tache - unbelievable power and concentration — 9 years ago

jesus, Anthony and 5 others liked this

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1997

Great breeding trumps a below-average vintage. Blind, the nose alone gives away the DNA of this phenomenal wine. This Merlot-dominated Cheval has a beautiful core of cocoa powder, prune and plums. Structure from sweet oak and cab franc skins come through on the finish. Excellent, but a world away from the 2000 that's a palate-reference for me. Don't wait on this one, this well-stored bottle felt past its apex. — 10 years ago

Velma, Jason and 20 others liked this

Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1985

85 Heitz Martha's Vineyard served blind with 85 phelps Insignia & 85 Caymus SS. Group preferred the Insignia though they all showed well. Most guessed Bordeaux. — 11 years ago

Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Monprivato di Castiglione Falletto Barolo Nebbiolo 1988

Didn't come across as Barolo when tasted blind, but this is a well made wine that needs food with it to bring out how good it is. — 11 years ago

Écluse

Blind Dog Midnight Run Cuvée Red Blend

$15. Great everyday wine!! Available thru Ecluse. — 12 years ago

Marissa Myers

Marissa Myers

Enjoyed it with pizza on the second day
Marissa Myers

Marissa Myers

Michelle bought a case