Château Haut Colombier

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2010

Beautiful dry Vouvray Chenin Blanc, color suggests it’s fully mature, though I think it will still improve, long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 2 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Jan, Andrew and 9 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

Peter van den Besselaar Influencer Badge

Nice. Huet is so special.

Château Haut-Segottes

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Initially Raspberry tart and Brett in a good way. Cork is amazing! Rich thick chewy mouthfeel. Fruit and wood still very prominent and well integrated. Surprised this has really held up well. — 3 months ago

Paul, Tom and 3 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2004

This does not taste like sauvignon blanc...dorothy we arent in Kansas anymore! — 4 months ago

ESF, Tom and 13 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Awesome pull!!

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Quite bright medium ruby , ruby pink rim . Quite elegant and reserved , some red cherry, violet , summer fruits , scorched earth , touch of spice . On the palate quite elegant also , summer fruits, blackberry , blackcurrant , red plum . Good balanced acidity , herbal touches on the medium length , saline tinged finish . Quite polished but still grippy tannins . This is showing well , especially with food , but has a relatively long future , from now and over the next 5-10 years. A very successful second wine . — 4 months ago

Ira, Scott@Mister and 14 others liked this

Château Peyrabon

Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Low acid, red currant, pretty tame. Oaky on the nose, easy drinking, medium bodied, ashy, tannings. Good! — 8 months ago

Château Charmail

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

In warmer climates chilling is essential — 9 months ago

Château Caronne Ste. Gemme

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Bath hotel dinner 2021 for parents 60th birthdays. Soft and easy drinking, well balanced and smooth — 4 years ago

M. Chapoutier

Domaine de Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem Syrah Blend 2010

Better on second night; but RP must've had something completely different. — 9 years ago

Bill and Steve liked this

Château Cambon La Pelouse

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

Super floral, super delicious. Serve chilled. — 10 years ago

Ben liked this

Château Larose-Trintaudon

Cru Bourgeois Sustainable Vineyard Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

2009! Fantastic now. Will be unstoppable when it lays down 10 years — 10 years ago

Château Beaumont

Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Выпито 23.02.25 дома с Ириной. Cru bourgeois 2016 года 0.375 зашло легко. Грустный день… — 2 months ago

Château Malescasse

Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Mike Coffey
9.1

Great wine, very approachable and powerful. I had this with a good bolognese but needed a ribeye. Highly recommended — 3 months ago

Château Haut-Brisson

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.5

Meaty. Amazing nose intense aromas. — 4 months ago

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Still has many years of cellaring ahead but delicious esp when decanted. Dark and rich. — 4 months ago

Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Somm David T
9.4

For our reception, I packed a magnum of this in 2007 into my suitcase.. Same as it was that night, it is tonight. Every 750ml I/we have had since then has better than the magnum I brought. The magnum was good, but a touch broken down. This is in amazing shape. Storage is everything w/ wine of this age.

The nose was straight up brighter, aged fruit profile with mushrooms, sweetened led pencil & barnyard. Beautiful. Classic 80’s seminole Bordeaux. 48 years from inception & 46 years in bottle, amazing.

Happy anniversary Sofia! ❤️ you endlessly!

This is a perfect example of why I love Bordeaux.
— 7 months ago

Bob, Ira and 13 others liked this

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Vouvray Chenin Blanc 1985

What an amazing grape is Chenin Blanc. We had a delicious dry version from WA earlier in the week and now this gorgeous 39 year old Vouvray from the Loire Valley in half bottle. Not really sweet enough to be called a dessert style - spatlese at best. Mid to pale gold. Toasty notes with pear and mouldy apple. On the palate incredibly fresh and vibrant for its age. Notes of pineapple and a little acid to keep it going in the cellar if desired but hard to beat right now. A great accompaniment to foie gras. One of the 1001 Wines. A wonderful experience. — 9 months ago

Douglas, Jan and 28 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

Peter van den Besselaar Influencer Badge

39 y / half bottle / fantastic effort from Gaston Huet!

Château Puech-Haut

Le Prestige Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry Grenache Syrah 2013

Meg
9.0

In an attempt to "hang" with my wine distributor friend tonight, I ventured out of my comfort zone with this syrah grenache blend and was pleasantly surprised. RP-kissed this one for a reason - big and bold - aromatic - a very good value drinkable. Paired nicely with my salmon and spinach salad. By day, I seek value in the bond market to pass along to my customers, so this got me thinking: what is/are the best value wine(s) you're drinking right now?? #sharethelove — 9 years ago

., Velma and 3 others liked this
Meg

Meg

...and your top 3 in Charleston?
Steve Swaney

Steve Swaney

That's a tough one Meg. So many great chefs in this town. The 3 we frequent the most would be- 1. FIG. 2. The Macintosh 3. McCrady's.
Meg

Meg

I like asking the tough questions! ;)

Château d'Arcins

Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Poast shrubbery 🌾🏉🚬🚸✳️♨️ — 10 years ago

Château Belle-Vue

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2002

Not a lot of fruit left, but a little cigar box, a little funk, and smooth as silk. — 11 years ago

Domaine du Colombier

Hermitage Syrah 2022

2022 vintage. Via Coravin. Medium-heavy body. Well made and delicious yet nothing specifically and currently driving the bus during the field trip. Needed more back-end action but not evident on the finish. Seems like an hour or three in a decanter would do this some justice and completely change this constructed narrative. 02.26.25. — 2 months ago

Daniel, Ron and 10 others liked this

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 1985

The difference 40 years makes is maybe just a thin wooly blanket.

Pull it back and this thing's full of life - bright, vibrant, gas in the tank.

It’s brighter yellow than tired gold. Theres more fruit than decay. Sour apricots and yellow canned peaches, white popcorn and greasy bacon, and that foggy musk.

Acid rips through and does not give. Barely sweet with the demi-sec tag thats written right there but I'm not buying it.

Tonight this is 40 years old, just gettin' goin, just like me.
— 3 months ago

Pinotman, Tom and 15 others liked this
Ely Cohn

Ely Cohn Premium Badge

@Jay Kline 2/1 we celebrated!
Jay Kline

Jay Kline Influencer Badge Premium Badge

What a proper wine to toast to a proper dude turning 40. Happy Birthday @Ely Cohn
Ely Cohn

Ely Cohn Premium Badge

Thank you @Jay Kline ! It did feel appropriate 😌

Château Aney

Haut-Médoc Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Really quite good. Drinks well above its price. Fragrant nose. Medium body. Classic. — 4 months ago

Château Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Posada winegeeks Chih @bikina — 4 months ago

Jan, Ron and 3 others liked this

Château Sénéjac

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

A nice representation of Haut-Médoc. Red fruits, moderate tannin. The 2016 drinking nicely in 2024. — 8 months ago

Château Larose-Trintaudon

Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Decanted but still needs time to open Smooth tannins muted red berries. An hour after decanting the wine was delicious. — 9 months ago

Paul and Steve liked this

Château Puech-Haut

Prestige Saint-Drézéry Rosé Grenache Cinsault

This is solid. Dry. Cantaloupe. Strawberries. — 3 years ago

Jason liked this

Copain

Kiser "En Haut" Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2011

Mason Balistreri
9.2

Why is everyone sad that Copain sold to KJ? I predict that the prices will be better and the quality will be more consistent. Don't make me remind you of the 2015 rose which was completely reductive to the point that I had to send cases back to the distributor. It didn't even blow off after 2 days! Anyways, this is a good bottle. When these are too young, they taste like warhead candy, but with just a few years on them, they taste like perfect black berries that just now became ripe. Also, Ray blind tasted me on this and I called it down to the producer. — 9 years ago

Raymond Domenico
with Raymond
Anthony, David and 5 others liked this
Neil Barham

Neil Barham Influencer Badge

You answered your own question. Consistency is exactly what we wish to avoid. We don't need any more Cali wines that taste the same year after year from manipulation.
Mason Balistreri

Mason Balistreri Influencer Badge Premium Badge

@Neil Barham Your dumb to not want consistent quality. Does that mean that it should taste the same every year? Of course not! I am the most die hard natural wine person you will ever meet and I am telling you right now that the Copain rose I had was ruined by excessive so2 last year. I don't want manipulation. People confuse the bullshit marketing for the matters of fact. Just because a wine is small production and uses whole cluster doesn't make it natural or un-manipulated. Too many wineries are riding this low alcohol and whole cluster trend right now and Copain was one of them.