First Wine Of The Harvest

Dolce Winery

Late Harvest Napa Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2012

Honey, apricot, a bit of hay. Paired with apple pie. — 5 years ago

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1976

Tasted blind. Brownish red and cloudy. Opaque. Nose of cola, earth, cherry and Heath bar. Ok in the mouth but unfulfilling. Short finish. Tannins completely resolved. Liked it at first but with more air this collapses to notes of just soy sauce and port. Interesting to try. — 7 years ago

Severn, Brian and 9 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Margaux was going through a bad patch then. Rebounded under new owners in82

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Harvest Select Columbia Valley Sweet Riesling 2013

Sweet smooth crisp taste .... Definitely one of my favorites — 9 years ago

Georges Dubœuf

First Wine of the Harvest Beaujolais Nouveau Gamay 2015

Open and drink. Doesn't hold its taste long after its opened. — 10 years ago

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. — 10 years ago

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Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 1990

The first vintage release from Harlan estate. Now I can say I have been lucky to try every vintage of this wine. Long finish, with a lot less of a ripe attack than anticipated. Long life ahead of this wine made in a different era in napa. #timetraveling — 10 years ago

Drew, Maxence and 8 others liked this
Jason Heller

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Have you had the 1987-1989?
Marty Winters

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@Jason Heller I have had the 89 but no 88 or 87 yet.

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 — 10 years ago

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Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2017

Kirk F
9.3

First time for me here, an amazing nose of caramel corn. Terrific wine, plush and juicy - such a great value! — 6 years ago

Paul, P and 8 others liked this

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Several stashed away and brought to the front of the cellar. The time is now. Slight variation from the last bottle. Olive tapenade nose at first then showing prune and raisins. Tannins still lift the profile of this wine. Bright acidity. Smoked Mushroom 🍄 complements a strong finish. — 8 years ago

Mike, Carl and 22 others liked this
Shay A

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You told me about this on our last call and you thought it was a toss up...glad it showed well!
Matt Duncan

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How was the bouquet? The best AV's usually excel aromatically with age while losing mid-palate weight.

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir

First night dark cherry and a bit too acidic. Second night balances out with layers of character... Spent more time smelling than sipping. So glad to get this piece of quintessential California in Hong Kong. 2012. — 10 years ago

Chris, Jody and 2 others liked this

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

This is our go to wine we had on one of our first dates in SF — 10 years ago

Heath cedillo
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La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2005

2005 vintage in Sept 2015. Deep red color. Bouquet described as "funky" by server lol... It does have a very musty aroma at first but opens up nicely to a covered fruit with hint of pepper. Flavor: at first opening, bright fruit up front balanced with some (not overwhelming) bitter tannins, evolving into a full-mouth of cherry with astringent tannin and then into a moderately long slightly overly acidic linger. But this wine really came into its own after being decanted and sitting for about 90 minutes - acid lingerhas smoothed out and the full, round, fruity character has matured into a really delicious wine. Not a "bold" wine, but definitely one to savor. — 10 years ago

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1981

First time in tasting my birth year and it was worth every sip. Layers of dark berries w/ earthy notes of tobacco and caramel. — 10 years ago

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Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1998

Dark ruby. Opaque. Notes of dark plums, cassis, rhubarb, tobacco. Has a green element to it. At first it’s very linear and one dimensional in the mouth but rounds out with air. Nice for the vintage. — 7 years ago

Jonathan, Brian and 7 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Drank this over the course of 6 days using Coravin...still too young, but the wine really opened up by the last day. Smells and tastes like a Grand Bordeaux St. Julien wine as it should. I used to this wine to test the Coravin. It is clear that oxidation starts right after the first pour. — 9 years ago

Screaming Eagle

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Maybe I over scored this. My first Screagle bottle. Unreal blind tasting against '12 Peter Michael #1 wine of the year and '12 Colgin. What an evening! — 9 years ago

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Mike R

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Glass please
David Goldfinger

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LMK when in palm beach and we can do another tasting.
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You are bowling a perfect game & knocking down some incredible beauties!!

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1985

For 30 years old, amazingly young. Not a ton of rim separation. Very green and tight at first, opened to start showing fruit. — 10 years ago

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

The first bottle my wonderful hubby and I shared all those years ago. Great then. Better now. Smooth and slightly tanen with a touch of dryness. — 10 years ago

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Lee White

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Go Nury and George! Better with time!

Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1975

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Magnum 1975 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet. Drank w K at the 4th of July beach party. Interesting comp to the magnum of 1982 BV. We decanted this for a while before drinking and though we preferred the BV at first, which had more fruit, by the end of the night, we thought this wine had more nuance to it. — 10 years ago

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2007

My first Opus. Full nose of earth, and deep, complex fruit on the first taste. Opened up really nice as we waited for our beef. — 12 years ago