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Realm Cellars

The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Somm David T
9.6

The label I read showed 2019, my host assured me that it was 2021.

The 2021 coming along nicely and showing some beautiful development. Because of its nice integration, I believe this really was 2019. 🤷‍♂️
— 2 months ago

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Château Clinet

Pomerol Merlot Cabernet Franc 2008

Still youthful showing mostly black fruit, plum, earth, spice, leather along with tobacco notes — 2 months ago

Neil, Joel and 8 others liked this

Cain Vineyard & Winery

Cain Five Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

2015 vintage. Sampled from Coravin. Medium body. The monstrous tannins tamed somewhat...as they meet a decade+. Absolutely, top-notch nose. If you both respect the exuberance of youth and celebrate the wisdom of age, this is for you. A fascinating, case study currently. 6.24.26. — 2 months ago

Somm, Doug and 6 others liked this
Somm David T

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Own this $39 recent purchase
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Somm David T Picked up a case.. Gotta dig out the invoice but resto cost was in the $30's. Do recall the 1987 vintage being $13.33 a bottle before the brand decided to make this the benchmark it is.

Clos Rougeard

Les Poyeux Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2002

Buenaa dia de las madres@xfg — 3 months ago

Jan and Juan liked this

Ruinart

Brut Rosé Champagne

Always good. A fresh and fruity crowd pleaser. — 6 months ago

Tom, Dick and 13 others liked this
GaryWEdwards

GaryWEdwards

EVERY DAY

Gérard Bertrand

Cote des Roses Languedoc Grenache Blend 2023

Delicious. Sweet. Lovely bottle. Great color — 8 months ago

Stephen, Frankie and 1 other liked this
Frankie DeCapite

Frankie DeCapite

Can u describe the color as I don’t see color in this picture
Ryan

Ryan

Clear color

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

So underrated and punching way above its weight class. Bit more delicate and pure than your high end Boudreaux. Perfect for seaside dinners. Great vintage too. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister, Sagee and 13 others liked this
Sagee Aran

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I have 2 bottles from this vintage. Would you wait or open now?
Ericsson

Ericsson

Has potential for further aging but drinking great now.

Krug

Brut Rosé Champagne Blend

This was the start of a grand evening. With Maggie and Gerard and Mark and Sherri and Cindy. Two bottles at Gerard's most wonderful Cave — 9 years ago

Cindy Mandes
with Cindy

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Phenomenal wine. Tannins are completely softened with dark fruits. Incredibly enjoyable. The 2009 still going strong 17 years later. This can easily stay in bottle another 5-10 years. — 2 months ago

Château Lafon-Rochet

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020

vintage 2020 | Totally in balance, a cedarwood charmer, laurel. Roundness. Had the swallow factor when I tasted it. — 2 months ago

Jay, Tom and 5 others liked this

Orin Swift

Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Oak, sawdust, coco nibs, tobacco, black currant and blackberries. This is rich, deep and dark. Mostly secondary and tertiary flavors at this point, not a ton of fruit left. — 2 months ago

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Peter Michael Winery

Estate Vineyards Les Pavots Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Smooth slight pineapple but not too tart. Buttery, but not too sweet. Refined. — 2 months ago

Jenny Harding
with Jenny

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2023

fun bottle - will be great in 5 years. nice pre-ripe black currant on the finish — 3 months ago

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Second & last of my bottles. Wonderful, while ready to drink still has plenty of years ahead of it. — 5 months ago

Harlan Estate

The Maiden Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

Opened just prior to dinner. The 2007 pours a dark ruby/garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining and loads of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of BBQ Lay’s potato chips (fight me), prunes, dried brambles, leather, organic earth and mixed spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. It doesn’t taste like BBQ Lay’s but the fruit is definitely more of the dried/desiccated side. The finish is medium. Drink now. — 7 months ago

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Somm David T

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Certainly provenance can play apart or it could be overblown for some palates. It is normally a big wine but 07 was a grand Napa vintage and should show some nice evolution by now. It is an RP 💯. So, somewhat surprising. The tasting I am doing in April all the vintages except the 94 are 💯.pointers. The 1994 recieved a 98. We’ll see.🤞
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I should say the 07 Estate received a 💯, not The Maiden.
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@Somm David T I’ve had my fair share of big Cabernets but this just didn’t impress me. It was good, just not great. I didn’t expect more, I just wasn’t that taken by it. Again, might have been related to provenance but without an obvious flaw and considering the style of the wine, it might also just be how the wine is showing these days.

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2007

Stunning bottle - showed really well after 3 hours or so. Maturing, integrated tannin, structured, a nose you wanna swim in… — 9 months ago

Alsu Shakirova
with Alsu
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‘You wanna swim in’ 👌🤭

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Volte Toscana Sangiovese Blend

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.0

Call me old school I still love #supertuscan wines — 2 months ago

Daniel, Doug and 3 others liked this

Arnot-Roberts

Touriga Nacional Rosé 2023

2023. Complex red fruit, floral, herbal, mineral, almost savory and saline. Opened to have while preparing dinner and with some caprese salad, but we ended up having some left to have with our grilled steak and asparagus with which it paired surprisingly well. — 2 months ago

"Odedi", Daniel and 3 others liked this

Clos Rougeard

Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2014

So silky. Light and a touch watery but up for by such a long finish. — 2 months ago

Neil, leon and 5 others liked this

Opus One

Overture Napa Valley Petit Verdot Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Drinking better now, and for the foreseeable future, than the 2022 Opus. 6.24.26. — 2 months ago

Ted, Tom and 11 others liked this
Norman

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Seems young. I’ve only had this as a gift and felt guilty opening it but it was a gift/let’s try kinda thing. How long would you normally hold?
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Norman Would consume within a decade's time.

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

Off-bottle; seemed 20 years older..: — 3 months ago

Bob, Shay and 1 other liked this

Colgin Cellars

IX Estate Napa Valley Red Blend

2006 was special - had at PB. — 6 months ago

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Brut Rosé Champagne Blend

No idea how old this is (QR code on back gives a 404) but it’s fantastic — 7 months ago

Mairead Hickey
with Mairead

Frank Cornelissen

Susucaru Rosato Malvasia Blend 2024

Better with sulfur — 8 months ago

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Château Miraval

Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend

K
10

One of the best rose. More floral than berries, semi dry, — 9 months ago

Domaine de Triennes

Vin de Pays du Var Cinsault Rosé Blend 2014

Steve The Wine Guy
9.4

Everything you could possible want in a dry rosé; clean, elegant, great acidity and textured perfectly to match the fruit weight. — 11 years ago

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