First Drop Wines

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2008

First time tasting Jamet. Nice deepness on this hard vintage. Hints of smoky lard, cumin and pepper with a touch of flower. Ready to drink. — 11 years ago

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Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1983

Delicious wine well balanced. Drinking like an aged first growth Bordeaux — 11 years ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

An incredible complex layered Bordeaux blend, is better now than when I first experience it out of barrel. @winewatch @cheapwinefinder #WINE @Sassodoro @sociallybrenda @larrywyn — 12 years ago

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First Press

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Great wine with pork or chicken — 13 years ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend

Charles (Chad) Bucklin
9.2

Rough at first. It took about 3 hours to really shine and show off. #bordeaux #cos #cosdestournel #2ndgrowth — 11 years ago

La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha

This 2005 is a very classic Rioja great to drink it now. In the mouth a fruit explosion and lots off 'drop' — 11 years ago

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1962

Yoon Ha
9.7

This is the second bottle. More concentration, density with a broader stance. Drinking younger than the first. Hard to decide, but I give a nudge to the first bottle for its beauty and delicacy. — 12 years ago

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R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2002

Crazy good paired with dipping into gamba al ajillo (emphasis added), at Napa's groovy/real Zuzu, catching a classic deeply dirty nose while still sporting sun-drenched fruit that initially reworks one's first blush front mouth with an iodine edge that morfs into red and black fruit edgy with acid/tannin slow dancing to the depths and begging for another pinch of broth soaked chewy freshly baked bread and the associated next swig of this sweet juice...rhythmically stellar by day or by night😎🌌👣🍷🌀🎼

PS hit Zuzu (friendly, delicious and real...

— 11 years ago

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2005

Not my first bottle from this case... This one is not the best, but is still good. Herbal menthol nose subtle berries, nice acid. — 11 years ago

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