Epic Negociants
E. Guigal
La Mouline Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2003
Domaine Dujac
Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1980
This may go down as red wine of the year for me. Which given the time of year and upcoming events is High Praise indeed. But none the less reality. Epic nose. The unmistakable smell of a slaughterhouse over summer. Meat and blood. A huge hit of licorice, leather, and smoke and cherries. The Finish lasted nearly a minute, and had a Mossy granite tone to it that reminded me of climbing in the gunks in the fog. Amazing. So fortunate to have been asked to share this with great friends. #poolwine — 7 years ago
Greer
Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Epic Rutherford....great nose and depth of flavor though perhaps not as full throttle as recent Greer’s....as good if not better than any 2011 I’ve had — 8 years ago
Château Cos d'Estournel
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1971
Epic juice! Producer over vintage every time. — 8 years ago
Château Cheval Blanc
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1947
Nothing to say except wines like this changes one's life of wine drinking! Epic!!! — 8 years ago
Bond
St. Eden Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012
After a couple months of hiatus, the Friday City Club group was able to get back together (albeit a smaller, more spread out group) for an epic hosting by @joe leatherwood . 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 5 reds and 1 dessert wine, all served blind.
Compared to the 2012 Quella it was next to, this was much darker in style. Scorched blue and black fruit, sandalwood, plums and mocha on the nose. Copious amounts of dark chocolate and fresh squeezed dark fruits on the palate wrapped in a silky and slightly dusty profile. I called this 7-10yr old Napa cab. — 5 years ago
Giacomo Conterno
Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 2006
So, on this, my 45th birthday, I brought a 1964 Scavino to dinner that I bought in ALBA, IT. It was dead. Like, dead dead. So, out came the wine list and we ended up with this 2006 Conterno. It was terrific. I love both producers and we all know that 1964 was epic so I took a chance, but 55 years proves too many for this particular bottle. We had a splendid evening and the nubile 13 year old Conterno was simply exquisite. — 6 years ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2004
Château Trotanoy
Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1982
Absolute perfection. I've chased the ghost of this wine since the first time I tasted it almost 2 yrs ago and was hopeful this bottle would show as well as the first. It did. Silky, still great fruit, mushroom, leather, truffles and tobacco. The finish was accompanied by heavenly harps with notes of unicorn tears. Epic stuff that remains one of the greatest wines I've ever had the privilege of tasting. Was slightly tight upon opening but after an hour it exploded in the glass. — 8 years ago
We need to share some good shit next time you're in Napa.
@Jim Westby You have my attention now as '71 is a birth year wine for me. I opened a '75 about a year ago and loved it.
Andreas Laible
Durbacher Plauelrain Klingelberger Trocken Riesling 2018
A genius Klingelberger. What a nose. So floral. Flower shop levels. Little shop of insane dry Riesling. Gorgeous Mosel like fruit. Smells ripe and sweet but also bone dry. Green apples. Pear. Apricot. So vivid and detailed. Just wonderful. Lime blossom, sweet lime. Endless aromas. Fresh field level 10. But also rock quarry. Staggering young Klingelberger aromas. Palate is epic like a Norwegian Viking documentary epic. Dense, structured, deep man is this deep with just stunning purity and freshness. So vivid and so detailed. This is god level balance. So long. Never ends. The purity of this wine is just incredible. Amazing finesse and elegance and screamingly mineral and very very complex on the finish. This is a staggering young Klingelberger. 9.7. Yup. Just genius. Amazing concentration and depth. Really I can’t get over how good this is. — 5 years ago
Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine
Vieilles Vignes St. Joseph Syrah 2017
17 is gonna blow some minds. Huge nose of blackberry fruit, classic, deep granite, menthol and even pine. So aromatic. Smells deep. Incredible power and concentration. Superb freshness and depths. Loads of blackberry and deep rich fruit. Awesome acids. Amazing purity. Epic value. Terrific structure and depth. Will age 15+ years. — 7 years ago
Marcassin
Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay 2007
Another 4th Friday for the books! Insane pulls this month to follow up the most epic month (April) that we’ve ever had!
Butterscotch, sopapilla seasoning, toasted pita on the nose. Palate reminded me a bit of a Ritchie chard! Nuttiness to it. Honeyed but not tart or sugar driven. Simply delicious. — 7 years ago
Château Léoville-Las Cases
Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1986
🐶 Epic bottle swap from Roger this month - what a lucky boy I am 😍 Check out his review also 👍 a 💯 RP wine! & so much life left in it 😎
💨 4+ hr
🍇 66% Cab S, 19% Mer, 11% Cab F & 4% Pet V
🍷 Dark opaque garnet ruby
👃 Mocha, burnt oak smoke, wet earth/leaves/minerals, lead, leather & herbs through dark ripe spiced mashed berries & plum
👄 Med+ body of super silky well integrated dark full fruits w/ a mocha, liquorice & earthy backbone
🎯 Long earthy dark berry, mocha & sweet liquorice smooth 💋 — 8 years ago
Bob McDonald
A dense Ruby in colour with a tawny rim starting to develop. A lot happening with the aromatics - black and red berries with minerals, earth, bacon, and dried meat. On the palate - rich and wonderfully balanced in this hot vintage. Medium + intensity, medium minus tannins. After some time notes of high quality kid leather and mild tarry notes. One of the reasons I chose to drink this wine was because of a conversation I had with the importer Ramon of Negociants at the recent Burgundy dinner. He was talking about Brett problems with some Rhone wines from hot vintages. When I said I had a La Mouline from 2003 he suggested I sell it. After 100 points from Parker and 18.5+ from Jancis I was never going to do that. I can report this had not a hint of Brett. This had the fluid tannin structure of a mature Hill of Grace. In summary I loved the restraint, balance and quality of this fine French Syrah given the vintage conditions. Shows great vineyard management and judicious picking decisions were made. — 5 years ago