Ethic Drinks

Beau Vigne

Cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Slightly green on the nose, no go for me. That blew off with a decant. Deep and heavily extracted yet light and refined when you take a sip. Traditional black and blue fruit yet, drinks more left bank with the Cab Franc peaking through. — 9 years ago

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TheSkip

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Green nose. Oi. Sounds like made a mid game comeback strong.

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Young nice wine. Nose little fruit - stone red and little fresh leather - drinks red cherry- lite — 9 years ago

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

This 2000 #DunnVineyards #NapaValley #HowellMountain sub-appellation drinks wonderfully, though it easily has another 10-15 years of keeping potential. Strong palate of mostly very red strawberries and raspberries and blackcurrants, black cherries. Also whiffs of tobacco, cigar box and leather. This is a #California #Cabernet that stands out by its originality and profile, and certainly tastes better than many of its mainstream "blockbuster" brethren. — 10 years ago

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Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2006

When friends bring the best pre-dinner drinks for sunset. 2006 — 10 years ago

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Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

Near perfect! I drank this same wine in 2006. Wow ...what a difference 10 years makes! Very delicate. It drinks like a Pinot. Soft velvet finish. — 10 years ago

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Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2012

Fruit forward. Heavier tannins than expected but drinks great. Will be outstanding in a few years. Ridge never disappoints. — 11 years ago

Daou Vineyards

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

This wine is incredibly good, great price, drinks well with red meat. — 11 years ago

Belle Glos

Meiomi Pinot Noir 2013

I read on Delectable that this Pinot is a Cab lover's Pinot and she was right. I usually pass on Pinot because a good one is so hard for me to find. But this one is really, really good. I've had the Belle Glos from Meiomi, which I've liked as well, but this is equally as good. Great spice along with the fruit. Found this on sale on Cape Cod for $17 - a bargain for wine that drinks like this. — 11 years ago

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

My mom never drinks the wine she gets as gifts, lucky me. Crushed green apple, a wisp of citrus, puff pastry dough and fennel seed. Fantastic stuff, could drink two. — 12 years ago

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The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

Needs to breathe a bit at first, but drinks well. Tastes more expensive than it is. Good red! — 13 years ago

Fattoria dei Barbi (Colombini)

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

Earthy nose, silky on the palate, cigarette ash into firm balanced tannins on the finish. Drinks like it had many years of age-ability — 9 years ago

Orin Swift Cellars

Machete Petite Sirah Blend

This drinks bold, can be paired with food or without. So damn good. Another bottle please. — 9 years ago

Belle Glos

Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

Big robust Pinot. Light silky mouthfeel with big and rich fruit. Blackberry in color and in taste. Jammy with a long lingering finish. Not a typical Pinot, drinks more like a zin/cab. Would give it a 9.0-9.1, but dinged it a bit given the price point. — 10 years ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

I have suffered through a number of dull uninspiring bottles from this case but thankfully this wasn't one of them. Really delicious perfectly mature claret which drinks beautifully now. — 10 years ago

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Smith Madrone

Estate Bottled Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon

Great Cab. Drinks very nice. Smooth, with flavors of dark berry and cedar/mahogany. Medium bodied. Will only get better with age! Buy some for the cellar. — 10 years ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2004

Maturing well and softer tannins for a cab sav than other Serge Hochar wines. Drinks well now. — 11 years ago

Philipponnat

Clos des Goisses Brut Champagne Blend 2000

Such a beautiful wine. Toasty, nutty, baked pear with soft bubbles and great acidity. Drinks better when a little more on the warmer side. Just love! — 11 years ago

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Bolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

I've loved it more that last few times I've had it. But if I remember correctly, it was the Italian wine of the year. A little tapenade-ey, but still some sweet fruit and great mouthfeel. Drinks NOTHING like Bordeaux. — 12 years ago

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Who rated this wine the best? The more I drink it, the less I like it. The more it feels like a six year old Chilean cult wine. And that's not high praise, unfortunately.

Bodegas Drinks and Dreams

D + D Douro+Duero Douro Red Blend

Great Georgian toast is to your neighbor - he is the most important, especially if you moved into new place.

Here are neighbors from one river banks, but different countries. Sogevinus Fine Wines & Bodegas Emilio Moro - made this opulent, rich and silky wine. Elegant fruit, wrapped into noble oak, great wine -with each sip I can contemplate about toasts wisdom - vostok delo tonkoe.

Maybe missing a bit of length,but I forgive them, the balance is perfect. Don't expect claws, this is tuxedo dress code.
— 12 years ago

Michael David Winery

Freakshow The Strongest Man on Earth Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Val drinks often. Fun label and well rounded, very drinkable mixed well with our holiday, game playing atmosphere. Others were drinking single malt. — 9 years ago

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Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1991

My favorite vintage of Dominus that always drinks like a 1st growth Bordeaux. At 26 yrs old this is holding up nicely. — 10 years ago

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Cody Short

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One of the best Cali Cabs I've ever had! Only one bottle left so glad to hear it is still showing well. Great bottle @Ron Siegel !

Sloan

Rutherford Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Wow - splendid with Xmas beef tenderloin. Rich berry/dark cherry and fresh cut leather on nose. Drinks very smooth with surprisingly light tannins for 10 y/o red wine, predominantly can franc — 10 years ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2004

3L for Logan's Birthday. Incredible wine that drinks better than it's ratings which are incredible. What a pleasure on a beautiful fall day🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 10 years ago

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One great BIG birthday bottle !
Hugh O'Riordan

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A delicious wine. Another insignia day!

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Volcanic Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1978

Saman Hosseini
9.2

Drinks like a Graves with a decade or so of age.... Stellar composure. — 11 years ago

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Domaine A. et P. de Villaine

Bouzeron Aligoté 2013

Ocean spray, crushed sea shell, beautiful minerality, drinks like a Chablis...elegant — 11 years ago

Montevertine

Le Pergole Torte Sangiovese 1999

Great drinks beautifully — 12 years ago

Belle Glos

Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

Oh so good. $39. Fruit forward and drinks like cab, better than most cabs. — 12 years ago