Forever Young

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2020

AEL
9.0

A bit young. Bright, light red in color, crushed raspberry, cherries, dried flowers, dirt, maybe a mint/menthol note on the nose. Sharp on the palate. Traditional, and great. Bottle from Doug. — 4 months ago

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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2019

Wine is dark ruby, with purplish on the edge. On nose its ripe fruit, floral parfumed, oak in there, violets, tobacco. On palate, wine is full bodied, jammy, fine acidity, tannic, wine is open up after 1 hour decant. The intensity is there. Its still too young to drink. Try it after 2026. Red bordeaux blend, Cheers! — 5 months ago

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

A physically pristine example from a well established cellar, the cork pulled clean and without so much as a hint of compromise. It was subsequently double decanted several hours in advance. The 2000 Margaux pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. The nose: developing and simply stunning. A cornucopia of cassis, black bramble fruit, purple flowers, tobacco, new leather, cocoa, fine woody notes, dry gravelly earth and gorgeous baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid; the structure acting like the flying buttresses of Notre Dame. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is forever long and impossibly silky. Sensationally balanced.

To my palate, this falls into the very small category of wines that require no additional inquest. It is utterly complete. And, when I consider the company and circumstances, perfect. Drink now with a healthy decant and through 2100.
— 5 months ago

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@Lyle Fass thank you…and I believe it. Were/are you celebrating your 50th?!
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@Jay Kline yes sir! 50th is in the books!
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@Lyle Fass congratulations!!!

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

2014. still young, powerful, and very good. — 6 months ago

Michael, Pooneet and 9 others liked this

Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

Young but already so drinkable. Raspberries and strawberries with massive tannins that will no dount evolve beautifully. Vietti just dont make bad wines...goes against their DNA! — 7 months ago

Tom, Paul and 18 others liked this

Bonneau du Martray

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2015

Fleshy bright fruit. Gorgeous lemon oil and corn. Salinity. Young. Accessible and plush — 8 months ago

Tom, Norman and 10 others liked this

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

So young. Nose was amazing. On palate it needed to mature — 3 years ago

Shay, Jonathan and 3 others liked this

Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Young with a lot of potential — 7 years ago

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2005

Awesome, still young but what a wine! — 10 years ago

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1980

Can't believe it's still young n pretty! — 10 years ago

Masseto

Toscana Merlot 2021

Young Masseto for breakfast. That’s a first and one for the books. Cheers. — 5 months ago

Vanessa, Ira and 17 others liked this
Jose Lorenzo

Jose Lorenzo

Breakfast of champions!!
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My kind of breakfast!

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2021

Young or old Yquem always hits 🫰🏻 — 5 months ago

Tom, Shay and 7 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2006

Double decanted two nights before service. The 2006 pours a deep, slightly hazy garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with a mix of desiccated fruit and funky umami notes: bruised and desiccated strawberry, red rope licorice, nori, Cherry Dr. Pepper, cracked black pepper and leather. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is forever long and saline; it just hangs around forever. Initially, this came across as bit backward but it really gained power and character the more time it spent in the glass. Drink now with patience and through 2036. — 6 months ago

Bob, Tom and 16 others liked this

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2023

A solid young gamay. Bramble and tart blackberries strong on the taste buds and a hint of pomegranate. Potting soil and forest floor at the end. Med+ acidity, low-med tannins, med+ body. — 6 months ago

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Beautiful “entry level”-wine from SLWC - however it’s very very young. Decanted for 4 hours and really opened up but shouldn’t be opened until 2026 earliest. Cassis, bramble, dark cherries, dusty tannins, mocha, mint and spices! Very bold and yummy — 6 months ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1997

Girl. Sup? Shoot. This was utterly brilliant tonight. Classic Bordeaux yet, even at 26 years young, somewhat precocious still. A beautiful mix of deep, dark and red fruit with currants, blackberries and cherries with chocolate, purple flowers, green pepper, tobacco, earth, leather and awesomeness. Plenty of structure to keep this strutting for years to come. Fabulous balance and complexity. Drink now through 2047+. — 8 months ago

Bob, Ceccherini and 14 others liked this

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

Perfect with the lamb ribeye! Still so young! — 9 months ago

Severn, Brian and 16 others liked this

Thierry Allemand

Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2010

Decades to go.
So young.
— 6 years ago

Cristiano, Amr and 1 other liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2001

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 10 years ago

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

I love milestone birthday parties. Great structure. Young dark cherry. This is a marathon wine. This wine will go another 26.2 miles (years) to go. — 10 years ago

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Dan, Anthony and 9 others liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2004

A top vintage for Unico, and one to live forever, 04 is in an amazing spot, decadently layered and hedonistic with an impeccable balance of both power and elegance. The palate is expansive, silky and rich with melting tannins and massive length. A stellar Unico. — 5 months ago

Joe, Tom and 8 others liked this

E. Guigal

La Turque Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2013

Tasting the 2013 La Las this was the weakest of the three. A good wine but not great and lacking in wow factor. Probably too young but more bla bla than la la at the moment. — 5 months ago

Tyler, Tom and 10 others liked this

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Medium ruby garnet , garnet terracotta rim. Slightly sweet , roasted nose, with chestnut some sous bois , grafite , slight seaside hints. After a while a touch more herbal. On the palate quite stern dark fruits , mineral , grafite notes , quite dry tannin and ok balanced acidity . Reasonable length and sous bois , grafite tinged finish . This is still quite young though its appearance is slightly more advanced than the 1988 . Needs a decant and held up well over the 5 hours we had it open . Drink now and over the next 5-10 years. A little pedestrian overall and is outclassed by the superior 1988. — 6 months ago

Jan, Anthony and 7 others liked this
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Interesting. Had the ‘89 a few months ago and thought it was on a whole other level compared to the previous ‘88.
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Interesting comparison with the 1988 @Shay A , I think the 1989 just didn’t show the complexity or persistence on the palate that the 88 showed, however aroma wise it showed more sweetness and fruit . I was also surprised that the 1989 looked a little older, colour wise, than the 1988. I would be perfectly happy to drink either on any day of the week !

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Bolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

Still a bit too young. I’ll keep the other bottle tucked away for maybe two or three years. — 7 months ago

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

This bottle is bound to make any day that much better. It’s young but composed with ample elegance and perfect balance. A true gem, even at this age. — 8 months ago

Ericsson, Austin and 18 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2016

Pleasant at first pour but underpowered. Needed 45 minutes and decant to start. Improved over time. Darker red than I was expecting. Young wine and quite smooth. Some racy notes at the perimeter but more of an easy drinking succulent Nebbiolo than a brooding one. — 9 months ago

Tom, Jose and 16 others liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Young, but started to open up after a couple hours. — 7 years ago

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1966

Classic and great vintage of La Mish. Deep dark color, very aromatic nose of black fruits, with smoky, tarry, tobacco, leather, black olive, basalmic, soy, cedar and saddle leather. Still drinking young and long finish reaching full maturity. Just an amazing wine! — 10 years ago

Jesse and John liked this

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Richebourg Pinot Noir 2007

Kat Thomas
10

I just wanted to smell this and keep it forever. Def my favourite to ring in 2013 — 12 years ago