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Ruinart

Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé Champagne Blend 1988

Iron, earth , blood orange , fig and grilled nuts . Very reminiscent of great red Burgundy with bubbles . Not the freshest example I have tasted of this Champagne but still very good . — 7 years ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

Brownish tawny. Regal, clear and almost opaque. Sweet old Bordeaux nose. Notes of cola, cranberry, plums, dried fig, earth, spice and some wood. A bit thin in the mouth at the start but with air it firms up. Decent finish. Grows nicely in volume and impact. The fragrant nose is what you remember. — 8 years ago

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Eric Egan

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Interesting - I’m opening one of these myself soon. Did you give it any air?
Mike Saviage

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Opened and let sit for an hour, decanted and enjoyed over three hours. Air helped for sure but wine faded a bit near the end
Eric Egan

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Sounds good. Opened two this evening and slow-oxed for 4 hours - the first took ages to open up in the glass but was pretty amazing once it did. The other was also very good but started to die off after 20 mins. Luck of the bottle I guess.

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1959

How'd the 375ml of '59 Chevy w mid-shoulder fill show?
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Nose of crushed leather furniture, cigar box, fig, Christmas cake, plum & hints of a red cherry cordial
Still a pop of acidity with the fruit, but richness dominated adding raisin to the flavors along w feral animale & shaved dark chocolate taking over on the lengthy finish
— 9 years ago

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Amazing

Haden Fig

Bjornson Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

Drinking like a French Pinot, the bouquet is evocative of cherries, strawberries, tea, forest floor, and crushed crushed flower, while the pallet shines with black cherry, tea, hints of cinnamon and allspice, and earth. A consummate exemplar of Willamette Valley. Get 1 of the 200 cases while you can. — 10 years ago

Taylor Fladgate

20 Years Old Tawny Port Blend

Fig, almond, raisin, ground clove and Carmel. Enjoyed with a Danish blue, heaven. — 10 years ago

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The Girl & The Fig

Grenache Rosé 2014

Just enjoyed a glass of one of the last bottles known to exist...This wine has been sold out for months but it was being poured at a Grenache Day celebration tonight...It will long be remembered as one of my favorite roses...Farewell my friend...The remaining few bottles will be poured at the girl & the fig restaurant this weekend until every last drop is consumed...Come get a final splash before its all gone... — 11 years ago

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Pio Cesare

Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

#2009 RS in the form of caramel, dried fig, and plum showcase a sweeter side to Barolo while #2010 showcases more refined fruit flavors, improved acidity, and a lengthier finish — 11 years ago

Melissa Kinney
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Haden Fig

Cancilla Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Light bodied, fresh and tasty pinot — 11 years ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2012

Black currant and fig in this Bordeaux blend — 7 years ago

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Belle Glos

Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

Ming L
8.9

The Clark & Telephone Vineyard PN gave me a long lasting impression, and this Las Alturas is very similar in style in its richness and intensity.

Ripe plum, blackberry jam, eucalyptus, fig, black tea, and Chinese medicinal herbs bursting on the nose. Palate has more texture and a more elegant feel with dark chocolate and spice. Firm and a bit dusty tannins. This tastes more like a blend of Zinfandel and Cab. Nice! But again this is not the type of PN I like.
— 8 years ago

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Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1970

WNH Southern gathering hosted by @Mike R and old Heitz vertical (70,74,85) sourced by @Martin G Rivard (from Benchmark) who also contributed some on his own dime. This ‘70 started with a wet cardboard musty nose and a slightly hollow mid palate and astringent finish. As the evening evolved and the steak showed up the wine did a complete 180. More tannins than fruit but it was a structured beauty that may not be at it’s peak but is still a gorgeous wine. Ripe plum, stewed fig, bayleaf. I didn’t get any eucalyptus from this but there’s a strong earthy, old world with a CA spin vibe. After dinner and before the fire pit some of us finished the decanter of this and were impressed at how it was still ascending hours after being opened. — 9 years ago

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Long life in front of it.
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Impeccable!

Philip Togni Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1992

A lot of youthful vibrancy for 24 and oh so elegant and profound, deep lengthy sustaining notes of dark cacao, expresso, burnt fig and worn leather. So cool. — 10 years ago

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@Bill Bender awesome bottle Bill! Where did you pick it up?
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I got this one at Cellar Raiders. I've had good luck with them.
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I've had good luck with Ben as well.

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

This is the 2005 vintage. Dark fig, blackberry, licorice and coffee with a long tannic and blackberry cobbler finish. Wow. — 10 years ago

Susan Cahoon
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Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2000

Cranberry, fig, prune and dried dates all over it! Full body with an extremely soft mouth feel. It is showing its age though. Overall very pleased! Happy Birthday to me! 😝 — 10 years ago

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Bodegas Olivares

Dulce Jumilla Monastrell 2010

Tannic upon opening, softened to sweet fig — 11 years ago

Château Rieussec

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1976

Donald Patz
9.7

1976 was almost fluorescent orange on release so many years ago now. Today it still has that telltale orange gleam but it's developed so beautifully. Orange peal, fig, honey, earth, mango, hazelnut, and on and on. 375ml still very fresh. Impressive. — 11 years ago

Sung Park
with Sung
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Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Dried Fig, cherry, smooth with more pronounced tannins. Very well balanced, dry Bordeaux style. — 12 years ago

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Bodegas Beronia

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2013

Amazing! Great value to drink now or store for years.
AROMAS: dark fruits, herbs, candied roasted vanilla, a hint of fresh baked cherry crumble. Cassis, cerise, fig, plum, leather, cedar
TASTE: med to med high acidity, med tannins, med to full bodied, nicely balanced. Cerise and toasted vanilla, great undergrowth notes and black red fruits. Simply superb.
-decant 30 min to longer, tasting throughout.
-storage, now to 10 years
— 7 years ago

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Alvear

Solera 1927 Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez

Fig, raisin, chocolate, caramel, all of the best things you can think of are in this Sherry. Wowzas. — 8 years ago

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

As usual, a solid blend. Lush dark fruits, mint, tobacco, underbrush, baking spices, lavender, and espresso on the nose. On the palate a velvety, rich wine with notes of blackberry cobbler, cinnamon-dusted plums, and fig. — 9 years ago

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Cancilla Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2012

I'm not a Pinot Noir lover, probably because they cost too much for a good one, but received this as a gift and really liked it. — 9 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2007

Nice concentrated fruit- dried fig, cherry, tobacco, and leather. Amazing producer, great value — 10 years ago

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2005

Classic Gran Reserva. Nose is leather and oak. Complex in the mouth with leather, oak, clove, cinnamon, tobacco, fig and a hint of blue cheese. It finishes with more oak, medium acid and chewy tannins. A lovely dark, blood red color to boot. At a meal, this is the main course. Me gusta. — 10 years ago

Susan Cahoon
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Penfolds

Bin 389 South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 1988

Amazing wine with notes of sour cherry, fig, licorice, and espresso! — 11 years ago

Quivira Vineyard and Winery

Fig Tree Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2014

A mouthfull of yellow grapefruit with lovely acidity, minerality and a citrus peel finish. Fantastic! Year in year out this wine is a classic — 11 years ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 1991

Zaatarific. Sesame, oregano, dried fig — 11 years ago

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Ready to roll!!!
9.3

Château Duhart Milon

Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot Blend 1993

Andrew Stover
9.9

1993 Chat Duhart-Milon #Pauillac #Bordeaux. Still drinking beautifully. Dried cherry, fig, earth, cedar spice, soft and silky. Past peak but still going. #wine #sommelier #nomnom — 12 years ago