Donnie On The Spot

Domaine Leflaive

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay

Spot on everything you expect from grand cru leflaive - minerals freshness killer! — 11 years ago

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Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Started tight but opened quickly. Then balanced. Cherry but not too heavy, finishes with red brick (I think someone mentioned that below and it was spot on) — 11 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2001

Matt Ryan
10

Killer bottle to have at the best tapas spot in Portland on your birthday. Dried red/dark fruits, rich, extended barreling aromatics and texture. Perfect with every course. — 12 years ago

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John Howard

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Happy birthday! Had this last harvest. A very special bottle of wine!
Gary Westby

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Happy birthday!

Château Lanessan

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Dark fruit balanced through old oak showing light spice on the nose encouraging thought to nail a specific note but is remaining a bit of an enigma in my rock rattled head after a good day enhanced by 75 MPH Harley induced wind and the brilliance of Bose and an iPhone. Ok, back to the wine, it touches, lightly grabs spreading its dark berry mini-burst in a layered earth touched tannin slow ride making magic with some of Chapel Hill's Bin 54's straight up amazing goodness (in this case very rare filet mignon, garlic tinged green beans and almond slivers; my go to steak spot in NC). Damn, this is all so right-on! Cheers! — 11 years ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

This is in a great spot right now. Graphite and stone on the palette. Great fruit and integrated tannins. Very good. — 11 years ago

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Richard Steinberg

Richard Steinberg

One of my faves.

Carta Roja

Gran Reservada Jumilla Monastrell

Spot on with venison. — 11 years ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
9.4

2005 vintage. Ripe and caressing yet showing positive restraint with still present and youthfully unresolved tannins. Ripe and nearly mature dark berries add baldness and balance on the smokey, mineral-driven and concentrating finish. In a great spot right now. — 11 years ago

Eric, WC and 5 others liked this

Sandlands

Mataro 2010

Perfect match tonight with the beef we all ordered. Eduardo at DBGB took perfect care of us. This was his choice and it was spot-on. — 12 years ago

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Bodegas Numanthia

Numanthia Toro Tempranillo

Leads with mineral, finishes likewise, dark blue fruit, spot-on tannins
— 12 years ago