Classic Vines

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1994

In a perfect spot showing the classic La Mission character with a smoky, cedar, leather, sweet tobacco note, red, black fruits, menthol & savory spices — 3 months ago

Adam, Juan and 11 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Yes—exactly that kind of wine: timeless, composed, and quietly authoritative.

It smells so good on first pour. Damp pine forest floor and clean mountain air register immediately. Everything else unravels from there; but that initial pop-and-pour sniff is pure magic.

On the palate, blackcurrant, cedar, graphite, and dried herbs unfold with control, carried by freshness and finely etched tannins in a medium body.

So classic, so intellectual, and deeply mesmerizing. Drink now or age.
— 5 months ago

Ted, Sagee and 9 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1717

Classic:)
Won’t peak for another 10-20 years.
— 7 months ago

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Scherrer Winery

Scherrer Vineyard Old and Mature Vines Zinfandel 2002

ESF
9.8

Last bottle — opened for an old friend and like the PN alongside, this was a stunner, nearly flawless. Intact cork, bunch of sediment, and after only half hour in the decanter it was game time. Had PN and this alongside gorgeous ribeye — 8 months ago

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Tom Elliot

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Spoken from first hand experience, Scherrer’s are one of the few good Zinfandel bets for extended aging into very special wine. Good young too.

Bodegas Breca

Estate Bottled Old Vines Garnacha

M S
9.5

Rich, enjoyable, would buy again — 5 years ago

Thymiopoulos Vineyards

Young Vines Xinomavro 2015

A little acidic but not bad with food — 7 years ago

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Pretty deep ruby garnet , medium wide garnet rim . Aromatic and really classic with a mix or red and dark fruits , tobacco , grafite and cedar . On the palate this is quite linear , again with the red and dark fruits from the nose, cedar and grafite and quite rounded resolved tannins . Fresh acidity , good cedar with grafite length , very classic in style . Enough density and fruit to cover the rest of the structure. In a perfect place now at least in this format , and probably will be over the next 10 years . This was from an Imperial , at BBR in London . — 4 months ago

Bob, David and 11 others liked this

Iron Horse Vineyards

Classic Vintage Brut Sparkling Blend 2020

More residual sugar than I remembered. Brioche finish, delicate bubbles — 6 months ago

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St. Francis Winery

Sonoma County "Old Vines" Zinfandel 2021

Very dark with a robust taste. I would buy it again. — 7 months ago

Marc Brédif

Classic Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2023

Pale lemon yellow with green. Citrus green apple and quince. Honey. Acidic and fresh. 12.5% Marc Brédif Classic Vouvray chenin Blanc 23 @, AD, 250823-250913 — 9 months ago

Domaine Lafage

Tessellae Old Vines Côtes du Roussillon Red Rhone Blend

Nose is vanilla ice cream and and raspberries. Tastes beautiful at first with more fruity raspberry and vanilla cream goodness. As it develops it gets drier and more leathery. Delicious. — 4 years ago

Rivers-Marie

Summa Old Vines Pinot Noir

Sam T
9.3

Delicious. Perfect wine for a Happy Thanksgiving! — 5 years ago

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Dry Creek Vineyard

Heritage Vines Sonoma County Zinfandel

M
9.0

Nice. Fruit forward. Great mouth feel. — 7 years ago

Nyetimber

Classic Cuvée Sparkling White Blend

If I win the lottery I just will be drinking this. — 5 months ago

Noble Vines

337 Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Wood Ranch yummy dinner on a very windy night before NY Eve, almost the end of 2025. Thanks to Mitch and Krista for Xmas gift card here. — 5 months ago

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R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

Stone-cold classic — 6 months ago

Tom, Andrew and 5 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

The most showy bottle I’ve had of this wine, 95 Mouton is in a terrific place, and an absolute classic, with Paulliac power and concentration, fine grained tannins and hugely persistent finish. Fantastic with the legendary EMP duck! — 7 months ago

Matt, Paul and 11 others liked this

Domaine Chandon

Classic Brut California Sparkling Blend

Amy
9.0

50th anniversary winemakers blend — 2 years ago

Bodegas Volver

Tarima Hill Old Vines Alicante Monastrell

Really enjoying this wine. Very drinkable. Don’t know anything about Monastrell but would definitely drink more. For a $15 wine, this is great QPR! Drink this all day! — 7 years ago