Wow!! Enjoying a magnificent bottle with winemaker Sam Kaplan, founder Adam Craun, and the lovely host Genevieve Bechtold at Cook for lunch a little while back. A composite blend from Napa vineyards B Weitz, Las Piedras, and the notable Dr. Crane. Very full-bodied texture, velvet across your tongue and that signature long long finish. Balanced deep fruits and soft tannins. Hard not to drink it right now! Don't know how it will improve over time...doubt I will at this rate! β 8 years ago
This will be good to cook with. β 9 years ago
Another great recommendation from Gina Cook. Thank you Paisano!! Good fruit and smooth tannins. β 10 years ago
On the bitter end of the IPA spectrum β 10 years ago
Excellent dessert liquor. β 10 years ago
This is Captain Morgan's spiced rum great for hot totties and hot apple rum drinks β 11 years ago
Captain Stacks - Charleston, SC 11/19/93 β 12 years ago
Tried a new Castillon today. Poupille is a fantastic value at $30, and has a bit of new world flair in its fruit forwardness. It Is crafted from fruit grown on 35 year old vines - 100% Merlot. Smokey blackberries, red plum, lavender, and dried herb I'm the nose. Following, is a fruit packed, concentrated pallet exhibiting notes of black plum, green bell pepper, dark cherry, peppercorn, and a lush, lingering finish. This is a a hearty wine to be served with hearty dishes. Tonight's menu included two favorite things of mine to cook: French Onion soup, and Ratatouille Confit Byaldi for the main course. I don't think I could have picked a better wine to go with these dishes. YUMMM. β 8 years ago
so, this was rated on a curve. stored in a fridge in another city. fridge died in summer and it was weeks before i found it. it was baked. and then it was weirdly ok. just used it to explain to @captain henrik how get wine out of a bottle with a coravin (merry xmas, cap'n!) expecting it to be destroyed. lo and behold. second wine from that lot which wasn't ruined. the OTHER, miraculously, was the bernaudeau "sans souffre" which I'll never understand why it was ok. maybe there are wine elves sticking ice in the dead fridge until I found it.... god jul!! β 8 years ago
Just had some Nanuk Smoked salmon, opened the 2008, wow balanced blackberries, plum notes of spice long finish of smokey leaves( cook be the smoked salmon) loved it, happy New Year β 9 years ago
Mulling spice lush balanced cook climate almost Anderson valley stilo β 10 years ago
At cook shop with P minerals and great. β 10 years ago
Captain Chaos Wine! Canonica Run! Who wants to be JJ?
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delicate corvina tasted with pork veal and beef meat balls cook in wood oven st Reddwood in yountvill napa β 12 years ago
After a very long day of wine talk and "pressing the flesh" nothing beats a really sour Geuze on the late Metra back to Cook County... β 12 years ago
Could crush a few of these. Top class. β 8 years ago
Sal Captain has crafted a refreshingly Californian PN, light-bodied, low on the oak, and high on the bright fruit flavors: red currant, blueberry, and bing cherry. β 8 years ago
Sweet, with a motor oil consistency, immense fig and raisiny aromas and flavors. Have it for desert, or cook braised beef shanks in it for 4 hours. Trust me. β 9 years ago
Unfortunately the last bottle from my cellar! Equally unfortunate is the fact of 2009 vintage being the last great Marques de Borba produced by JP Ramos(he is now too supermarketized im afraid). 2009 was an amazing Trincadeira harvest in Alentejo and one can truly see it in this baco. Definitely red meat with pepper which is what I'm just about to cook! β 10 years ago
Captain Crunch Nicole's favorite from 3/14 wine dinner β 10 years ago
It Was good with a T-Bone steak med cook the taste was well balance β 10 years ago
2006 Viticoltori de Concilis Naima Paestum IGT Aglianico. Wildflowers, dried blue and black berries, tar, fine tannins, smoke. Beautiful structure. Tobacco and black raisins from bottle aging. It went great with the charred octopus, ricotta & egg yolk gnudi, spaghetti with crab, jalapeΓ±o & scallions, Le VirtΓΊ all'Abruzzese rare wild salmon. An excellent recommendation by Del Posto NYC's consummate captain and host extraordinaire, Denis Rossi. β 12 years ago
Had this in Napa Valley while in honeymoon. Used this to cook mussels and to accompany same dish. Excellent wine! β 12 years ago
This would work well with organic rack of lamb roasted with potatoes, leeks, scallions and garlic. Drizzle olive oil over cook at 350 for 15 minutes, cover with foil and resume cooking at 300 for 30 minutes. Check package for recommended core temp. β 12 years ago
Ash Statue
Great choice for cocktails β 8 years ago