Domaine De St. Paul

Château Meyney

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Black fruits, graphite & spice — 2 months ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 6 others liked this

Château Troplong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Easy to drink very soft coffee, slight tobacco with pleasant prune. Most excellent — 2 months ago

Château Pavie Macquin

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Ruby red, cherry aroma, medium tannins, paired well with duck croquettes. — 3 months ago

Bob, Dave and 7 others liked this

Domaine Ponsot

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2009

I mean, this is insane. Needed air. Soft tannins, wonderfully earthy. — 3 months ago

Andrew, Tyler and 12 others liked this

Château Phélan Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Somm David T
9.1

Beautiful noses that shows a dark core, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, black plum skin and raspberries on the glass edges, dark, dryish earth, sandalwood, river stone, red flowers/roses, framed in bright, brilliant violets.

Beautiful fruit entry with dry, soft tannins. Dryish; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum skin, dark cherries and hints of raspberries. Dark, dry earth, sandalwood, river stone, dark spice, cedar, dry twigs, dry top soil, some dry herbs, dry clay, minimal baking spices, cigar with ash, dark flowers, red flowers/roses, framed in bright, brilliant violets. The acidity is gentle and nice. The finish is 19 elegant & pleasant, mid structured, smartly polished and lasts a full minute.

It has evolved some but still shows as primary. 91+ with some more appropriate cellaring.
— 5 months ago

Paul, Stefan and 11 others liked this
Stefan Dolhain

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And I thought I was going to learn something new. How disappointing 😂
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That would be more than a little funky! Ouch.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Offerus Saint-Joseph Syrah 2014

Upfront and transparent and confrontational. Strong posture. Wears a leather jacket in the summer. Blood and rust and repressed tears and a grainy black and white western. Cigarettes that he rips the filter off of to make them stronger. — 7 years ago

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah

Great vintage that is open showing black cherry, berry with crushed rock, mineral, spice box, licorice & violets — 2 months ago

Shay, Ira and 13 others liked this

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Shay A
9.2

I initially expected more based on vintage + producer, but also have to keep context in focus that this is Crozes-hermitage.

Followed over two days and very little changed.

I’m surprised at saying that after 48hrs for a C-H…I think this is in a weird phase/shut down. Powerful/heady aromatics (black fruits, olive, espresso). ABV pokes out a bit up front. Good mid-palate weight with peppered dark fruits, herbs and some iron before a curtain of tannin shuts this down hard. Undeniably Syrah at the finish with a rusticity I normally find in Cornas…dark florals, spice, graphite and some charcoal. A serious and structured C-H.
— 2 months ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Jay Kline, I agree with all your comments, I think 1989/1990 were the last great “old school” Jaboulet (I’ve opened 3 1989 La Chappelle’s the last year, and every bottle has been fabulous. Nothing else to add to your exhaustive recounting of the fall/rise of this producer since 1990 or so.
Jay Kline

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@Doug Powers 💯 those vintages were 😍
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Agreed with both @Jay Kline and @Doug Powers

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Marey-Monge Romanée-St. Vivant Pinot Noir 2013

La paulee ultimo dia at le pre cheval billy — 4 months ago

Daniel, Jan and 2 others liked this

Domaine des Lambrays

Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2006

Drinking at close Des lambrays — 5 months ago

Bob, Billy and 2 others liked this

Penfolds

St. Henri Shiraz 2012

We had the 2012 Vintage on 2/14-15/25. An excellent Syray with tastes of blackberry, plum, mocha, leather and spice. As time went on the bouquet developed eucalyptus. Full bodied, New World. Fruit forward. I’m glad I gave it 13 years in the bottle. — 8 months ago

Château Talbot

Saint-Julien Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1949

Medium deep garnet , medium terracotta rim . A very healthy looking colour. Quite mature and venerable on the nose , sous bois , iodine, plum, old wood , earthy with herbal touches and fresh tobacco . Reasonable volume on the palate with light sous bois and nori notes , quite fresh acidity and slightly gritty tannins still. Tobacco , grafite slightly short finish. Quite a good showing for a wine of almost 80 years old, enough interest and volume on the palate . Probably better a few decades ago , but certainly more than a curiosity as the wine stayed with us well for over 2 hours . Drink now . This was an ex chateau bottle that had been reconditioned at some point , I would imagine by the looks of the cork , about 20-25 years ago. No mention of this on the bottle however . Into neck fill. — 3 months ago

Jan, Dave and 11 others liked this
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Amazing

Spottswoode

Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Always drinks well. Robust without being overpowering. Dark purple, blackberries, graphite and pencil lead. Fine minerals. A little pepper. — 2 months ago

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Château Malescot St. Exupéry

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend

Выпито первым вином с Саввасом в Petit Plage 18.07.25. Прекрасное Бордо 1995 года. — 2 months ago

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Château Monbousquet

Saint-Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend

Nice and round.

93 points
— 4 months ago

Tom, "Odedi" and 2 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Les Pagodes de Cos Saint-Estéphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

A 2nd respected wine label of Cos D’Estournel (a 2nd Growth of the 1855 Grand Cru Classification) with a blend of Cab Sauv at 44%, Merlot at 46,2%, Cab Franc at 5,8% and Petit Verdot at 4% brings out an opulent, intense, deep, yet refined and properly-balanced red. The V’15 is perfectly poised, seductive, and extremely enjoyable. Eruptive fruity, with powerful aromatics in baked red fruits. The level of ripeness and raisins in notably persistent. Pagodes V’15 seats among my top favorites from Saint-Estèphe sub-appellation that will never disappoints and/or falls short of expectations. Cheers! — 6 months ago

Bob, Ted and 4 others liked this

Jean-Paul Thevenet

Vieilles Vignes Morgon Gamay 2011

Complex nose, full mid-palate, med-long finish, balanced. Delish! — 10 years ago