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Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Usually have the best wine of the week at Sunday lunch. The 86 Latour is this weeks wine of the week. Hi Tannic year in Bordeaux and many experts think that Latour lost the plot in 86 with most thinking that Mouton was the wine of the vintage. This wine had lots of leather savouriness with no fruit character but still a class act. A good wine but not at the usual superlative Latour standard. — 10 years ago

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Paolo Bea

Pagliaro Secco Montefalco Sagrantino 2007

Big palate saturating wine, yet elegant and complex. An amazing balancing act worthy of studying for hours. — 10 years ago

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1999

Notes of blueberries and touch of camphor developing savoury flavours. Could easily be Left Bank Bordeaux. Good wine but a hard act to follow after their brilliant 1997 which awakened me to how good Napa Cabernet could be. 18- — 10 years ago

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1966

An ode to 2 amazing women who look and act far younger than this '66 BV with whom they share a birthday. Still fresh and gaining weight in the glass for an hour, the nose was classic Napa. It showed neither bricking or shading of the cassis and black cherry fruit, with acidity and tannins on the downside but fading gracefully. What a pleasant surprise - thanks to @benchmark and sommelier Brian @farm at carneros inn, who cracked a cork I would've destroyed! — 10 years ago

Melissa Shabinsky
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Jonata Winery

El Desafio de Jonata Santa Ynez Valley Red Blend 2009

Lyle Coffield
9.2

Under the radar California class act. But BEWARE!!! She's a bug'un! Like a female bodybuilder muscle and grace. — 10 years ago

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De Bortoli

La Bohème Act One Yarra Valley Riesling 2013

Very citrusy and slightly sweet on the noise. Riesling with some Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gri added in, 10g residual sugar. Citrus, rose petal and a tiny touch of spice. — 10 years ago

Realm Cellars

Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Bernard Rethore
9.2

Typical Realm style which I quite like. At one point I got a hint of bacon and buttered popcorn. 🍷 how come there is no bacon or popcorn emoji with the new Apple iOS update? Mr fish would use it all the time as it goes with everything. Drink this wine up it is in the last act of the play, and worthy of your applause. — 10 years ago

Susan Rethore
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Spottswoode

Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

Always a class act - brushy - great fruit impact - lovely svelte lengthy - an under appreciated Napa first growth. — 10 years ago

Jamie Watson
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John Sears

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Great vintage