Class Wines

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

+2 hour decant(decent chunky/fine sediment). A remarkable dark magenta with some bricking. Nose: Captivating savory notes of dark fruit, herbaceous, funky earth, worn leather, pencil shavings, cedar, smoked meat, maybe a touch of bandaid(brett). Taste: A savory wine with class and elegance... dark currants, tobacco, graphite, saline, cedar, and a spiced earthy minerally medium plus finish. YUM! — 19 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Brenda, Jan and 23 others liked this

Markus Molitor

Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese*** Mosel Riesling 2019

Very magnificent, extraordinary precision and great purity. Just like so much of Molitor’s wines. This is world class. — 9 months ago

Peter, Vin and 2 others liked this

Virginie de Valandraud

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

KA
9.1

First Class Bar on Board Emirates — 3 years ago

Vanessa liked this

Hubert Lamy

Les Chataigners Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2018

Smells great. Tastes great. What a beautiful Bourgogne Blanc! Some peach, bit of mango. Vibrant acidity. Class in a glass! 1st of 4. The Diam 30 cork here is 2.25 inches long! — 3 years ago

Andrew, Severn and 12 others liked this

La Rioja Alta

Viña Alberdi Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2020

Tasted during WSET Level 2 class on 6/9/25. Very good tenparanillo. Mix of red and black fruits, hints of spice! — a month ago

Enderle & Moll

Muschelkalk Pinot Noir 2015

Dear Friends warning this wine needs 48 hours to open up! I kept it for that time under Argon!

Still think the 2015 Muschelkalk mights have peaked. I opened 3 bottles. The first was oxidized and the other 2 were good to world class. The cork on all three was quite soft.

The wine has this ethereal character but the twisty black forest herbs are somewhat gone. It is still great to drink - but to shine one needs stupido patience.

Calk, very faint cherry. (Collecting E&M since 2009. And have been at the winery every other year.).

If you have it you must really experiment and play around but also - drink it up! Not a wine for normal or sane people.
#Will check 2015 Bundsandstein and IDA next.
— 2 months ago

Ira, Zach and 4 others liked this

Thierry Allemand

Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 2009

of the Cornas flight, this was the standout and again, the lineup was significant. It was a wonderfully wild expression of Syrah in the way that Cornas provides and yet, there was some real sophistication to it as well. Mostly primary with deep, delicious dark berries leading the way with fabulous structure. Long way to go for this one. Simply in a different class tonight. — 3 years ago

Severn, Shay and 8 others liked this

Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Lovely on all fronts — I would have thought this was Left Bank (not a bad thing :) ). But the 2012 is drinking wonderfully now. Classic BDX flavors and characteristics. This punches well above its weight class. — 7 months ago

Jeremy Samuels
with Jeremy

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

I have favoured Haut-Brion in blind tastings before, but not this time. This is not the most praised vintage by any means but still. Haut-Brion still comes with some expectations. It’s solid and well made, but fairly closed. There are of course signs of class and aristocracy shining through but too underwhelming at this occasion. — a year ago

Andrew, Fabian and 3 others liked this