Curious Fruit
Heitz Cellar
Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1991
Château Cheval Blanc
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1999
Calm and precise. Soft plummy fruit with some contained and polished fruit. Very good. — 9 months ago
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Boom! From the first sip - this wine was explosive and delicious.
Dark and black fruits come out and then lend to some red fruit and while it has good depth, this wine is very smooth.
Seems like it’s in the drinking window — 6 months ago
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1961
Plush and delicious and lucid. Haney fruit and grip. A great bottle — 7 months ago
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend
Tons of dark fruit, roasted plum and black currant, leather and black olives — 9 years ago
Paul Jaboulet Aîné
La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2003
Needs time to open up. Huge wine. Finish keeps going. Confusing but delicious mix of sweet dark fruit, tar, and salty ocean air. — 10 years ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1982
Cedar, sour cherries, and pencil shavings on the nose. Dried fruit on the palate. Still drinking well! — 7 months ago
Château Musar
Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2004
Still fresh. The fruit is really ripe. — 8 months ago
Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Medium bodied, aromas of plum, blackberry and a oak. Fruit and subtle tannins. — 9 years ago
Shay A
Anytime an older Heitz Martha’s is open, it’s a treat. I’ve tried to acquire a few random bottles over the years and they have consistently impressed (‘78 and ‘01, specifically). My first early ‘90s vintage.
Quick double decant to simply get the wine off sediment as it wouldn’t be consumed from a decanter at the location I would be at.
In my experience, the distinct and typical eucalyptus notes jump right at pop, but this bottle was a little subdued early on. After an hour with the cork out, the eucalyptus, herbs, cedar and red fruit made their entrance. Compared to the ‘91 Hartwell I opened a few months ago, this was more elegant and less dense on the mid-palate. If not for the eucalyptus, I could see this being called left bank Bordeaux with 30yrs on it. Gained some darker red/underripe black fruit notes the longer it was open. Beautiful length at the finish. Bright acidity and tannin. Not getting better, but a wonderful drinking window to enjoy now. — 5 months ago