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Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2012

Little early but still very delicious. — 10 years ago

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Jimmy E

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You and your trip and your wine are making me very jealous.

Early Mountain

Pinot Gris 2013

Erich Broksas
9.2

Never gets old seeing @earlymountain on a wine list. Our Pinot Gris is a great value. — 11 years ago

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2008

This is a wine that can be cellared for years to come. We opened it a little early but still a real treat. Straight garnet in color, burnt Carmel and sugar, black tea , a light eucalyptus perhaps and black tar on the nose.
There is luxardo cherry and cassis or kirsch element to the flavor. Great wine.
— 12 years ago

Early Mountain

Merlot Rosé 2014

Michael Wangbickler CWE DipWSET
8.9

Really pretty. #wbc15 — 10 years ago

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Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Way too early to open, but it's Christmas, so why not. — 11 years ago

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Patrick Derdeyn

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Nice. Had the '89 a couple months ago and it was killer. Bury a few of these in your cellar and drink them when your kids graduate from college.

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend 2014

A bit early into its drinking age, but any wine that can stand up to a fresh tomato soup is an easy pairing wine for sure. Strawberry peeking out of acid and structure with some herbal aromatics. 2014 vintage — 10 years ago

Luciano Sandrone

Cannubi Boschis Barolo Nebbiolo 2007

Superb but opened maybe a decade early. Perfect Barolo — 11 years ago

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Domaine Auguste Clape

Renaissance Cornas Syrah

Drank it way too early, obviously, and it was tight as a result. But still lots going on--dark fruit prominent, already some cedar and earthy notes coming. (2011 vintage) — 11 years ago

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Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Pretty darn good showing with tons of dark cab goodness and and nice structure early on but as it warmed from cellar temperature and opened the richness of the fruit started to outweigh the acidity and tannin structure. I guess it's a matter of what you want from a Cabernet. The 'Old World' Brother In Law and the rest of his loyal crew who value smoothness over all else thought it was "like buttah". I had to side with the spacewrangler. While this wine was not over the top or over extracted it left me wanting more structure. — 13 years ago