Vintage 2016 — 6 years ago
Pumping this up to 94 gents. Great value. I think the store noticed that this was a steal at $30. Now it's $40. Still worth it with a charcuterie, fingerling potatoes, roasted squash, and filet mignon. Finished with pistachio ice cream. And maybe an old fashioned or two. — 8 years ago
Excellent! Smooth, flavorful, and bold. Really excellent with a filet mignon. Nice bite but not overpowering. We loved it! — 8 years ago
Served at III FORKS Dallas and was delicious with the filet mignon. — 9 years ago
A little dry, not too sweet. Almost peppery but still velvet light finish. Prepared filet mignon to accompany - great pair. — 9 years ago
Perfect with a Filet Mignon. — 10 years ago
Christmas Eve dinner with Dad, Jayne and Harrison. Filet Mignon, Twice Baked Potatoes and Green Beans — 11 years ago
A stunning rosé champagne. First off, there’s that amazing salmon color. Not a ton of bubbles but those that are there are tiny. Ridiculously deep nose featuring plums, dried cherries, and ripe strawberry. Fresh herbs, oolong tea, and rose petals compliment. It really is such a pretty and graceful bouquet.
100% Pinot Meunier, this is rich and delectable throughout. Creamy and sensual in the mouth, this is silky smooth. Zero dosage and quite fruity, the two Pinots really work their magic here. It’s very vibrant and generous.
Intense raspberries attack the palate, along with cherries. Traces of mild oak, freshly baked bread, and mint. Sassafras, creamy vanilla, crushed petals, and nuts. A really unique and delicious Grower champagne. Outstanding on every level. — 5 years ago
Full bodied, oaky and smooth, goes well with surf and turf (filet mignon and lobster) at Bob’s Steak and Chop House in Dallas. — 6 years ago
The small winery is managed by father/son team John & Doug Shafer. A blend of 90% Cab Sauv, 7% Merlot & 3% Malbec, aged, 20 months, 100% new French oak. Beautiful fruit & floral aromas with hints of savory spice. On the palate cherry & raspberry flavors with a tight oak structure adding pepper, licorice & dusty cacao. Firm tight tannins, needs decanting now, lingering ending with fruit & slight mineral edge. Good now but 5 years of cellar rest with make wine pop! Had this with a Holiday Filet Mignon. Nice! — 6 years ago
Sweet for a zin, soft non tannic. Fruity and rich tasting. Exquisite with filet mignon and artichoke. — 7 years ago
A wine biz friend suggested it and I found it delicious with some pastured fillet mignon. Big flavor. I taste some blackberry. Smooth finish. — 8 years ago
À treat from Vincent to our Nicomaque friends yesterday night. Perfect in time magnum 2006, colour, palate, flavours everything was there. With a mignon de veau aux morilles... — 8 years ago
Just right after a full day of Emerald Isle fishing. Dark red, hints of dark fruit with vanilla. Great with filet mignon, portobello mushroom and plantain. Two old friends sealed the deal. — 9 years ago
Third of 3 Napa cabs I've had tonight, and by far the best. Open for a few hours before finally trying and it is so damn floral. Soft red fruits dominate the palate, with a hint of dark chocolate and that new American oak smell/taste. The color is a dark magenta and pretty. All I need is a big ol' filet mignon to eat with this. — 9 years ago
Pizza Time Brooklyn Special and Trefethen... Baby Mack loving the pizza and Daddy loving the wine... This winery has been around longer than me (by a year) and it shows... Once again, this is why I'm such a shitty collector... Should probably be drinking this with a filet mignon and not pizza... Still; so, so good!!! — 10 years ago
(**) lush, creamy mouse supports a Chardonnay party of green apple and Bartlett pear. — 10 years ago
Gorgeous color, and an interesting play on the nose I can’t quite identify. Lovely complexity and length. It’s a decent sipper, but would probably be amazing with something earthy like mushrooms or truffles. Maybe a nice mushroom duxelles over a filet mignon for bringing out additional subtleties. — 6 years ago
Bright, structured, green apple and perfume, tart. Enjoyed it - sense it will hold well over time. August 2018. — 7 years ago
My notes on this from May of 2017 still apply. Popped and poured. Drank well over two days. Immediately this wine impresses visually. Sure, the color is an expected deep garnet but what's most striking is the fact that it's never completely opaque at the core. You can just barely get the faintest amount of light to see through it. It's quite beautiful, really. The nose is initially a bit reticent but a few minutes of air in the glass does the trick and then it really begins to show off the most lovely perfume of mixed red and dark fruit; so fresh and pure with just a flash of garrigue. No perceptible heat on the nose. On the palate it's a veritable wonder of berries, Rainier cherries, black berry liqueur, and just a touch of fine white pepper. The body is perfectly proportioned and the finish lasts for over 30 seconds. In summary, this is an incredibly balanced 2010 CdP that is already hitting its prime. Personally, I felt it was really at its very best about two hours in which leaves me to believe it should be a great pop and pour for the next couple of years and potentially has the balance to be great for longer. That being said, there is no need to decant, just pull the cork, pour and enjoy the evolution in the glass. The hard part is allowing it to last for two hours and longer. It should be noted that this is dangerously quaffable wine and it wouldn't be hard to take the whole thing to the head. Might as well drink these sooner than later as I'm always a bit wary of CdP much beyond the 10 year mark, where I tend so find many of them fall apart on the palate. Perhaps others with more experience in the long-term ageing of CdP can chime in though. Absurd value at $30.
As a side note, this paired very nicely with pan fried pork savory bacon wrapped filet mignon. — 7 years ago
Deep and robust character, less fruit character than than a licorice and somewhat smokey body. A joy with filet mignon, mushrooms, and a Barolo reduction. — 8 years ago
Great with filet mignon. — 9 years ago
Dark fruit balanced through old oak showing light spice on the nose encouraging thought to nail a specific note but is remaining a bit of an enigma in my rock rattled head after a good day enhanced by 75 MPH Harley induced wind and the brilliance of Bose and an iPhone. Ok, back to the wine, it touches, lightly grabs spreading its dark berry mini-burst in a layered earth touched tannin slow ride making magic with some of Chapel Hill's Bin 54's straight up amazing goodness (in this case very rare filet mignon, garlic tinged green beans and almond slivers; my go to steak spot in NC). Damn, this is all so right-on! Cheers! — 10 years ago
Tracy Hall
The aromas are tropical lemon blossoms and being on a pebble beach. Lemon custard and the hint of pineapple (including that feeling on your tongue that pineapple gives you - in a very light good way) round finish. Vintages 2014/2015. Disgorged 1/6/2018. TBL — 4 years ago