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Minimus Wines

No. 6 Dijon Free Johan Vineyard Chardonnay 2016

Third time trying this. Tightly coiled and reminiscent of young Meursault on popping the cork, with a certain reductive flintiness to its wonderfully pure Jonagold apple fruit. After being open for a couple days the wine is altogether more expressive, with creme brulee, almond, and bread dough aromas complementing its still vibrant core of orchard fruit and minerality. Strikingly rich and sumptuous for its relatively modest alcohol and lip-smacking acid structure. Given how positively it evolved and unfurled with a few days worth of oxygen, I'd lay this down for at least a couple years. Hats off. — 7 years ago

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Canard-Duchêne

Cuvée Léonie Brut Champagne Blend

3 January 2018. ANA Flight 10. — 8 years ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1990

83, 90, 03, 11 sideby side 90 the star of flight not surprisingly.... — 9 years ago

Paul liked this

Philip Togni Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Jason
9.4

Blind Napa 14 tasting, 1st flight. Maybe the most forward young Togni I have tried- layered with plenty of nuance. Would like to revisit the Dominus- as this was not a good showing and may have been an off bottle — 9 years ago

Henrik, Brian and 4 others liked this
Eric L.

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How was the Peter Michael?

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

James Parker Huston, CWE
9.6

Keep on rocking in the free world! — 10 years ago

David, David and 18 others liked this

St. Supéry Estate Vineyards

Estate Grown Oak Free Chardonnay 2015

I loved this wine. Very bright and crisp. Perfect for 85 degrees. — 10 years ago

Osprey's Dominion Vineyards

Flight Meritage Red Wine 2007

Best red from Osprey's so far. Floral bouquet with berries and a hint of tobacco. No discordant notes with a lingering, pleasant finish. Standing up to and getting along just fine with blue cheese. A keeper. #everydaygems — 11 years ago

Bruno Giacosa

Santo Stefano Di Neive Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2000

Seemless beauty, lighter style, alluring, violets. Loved it. Wine of flight #2. — 12 years ago

Lundmark, Steve and 3 others liked this

HRM Rex-Goliath Winery

Free Range Red Blend

Great wine for very little money. — 13 years ago

Rob liked this

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1961

Another beautiful btl that shows no signs of slowing down. This was exotic & rich showing cherry, plum fruits, cassis, violets, truffle, fruit cake spice & tobacco. Everyone’s favorite of the Bordeaux flight. — 8 years ago

James, Keith and 8 others liked this

Yangarra Estate

PF Preservative Free McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016

Like any ‘9.0’ wine, patience and a lot of swirling is needed to appreciate it! — 8 years ago

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Holy rotie! Pepper, boysenberry, cured meats, smoke, dried herbs, med tannin and nice acid. After smelling another wine in the flight and going back to the cote, it was total peppered beef jerky. Amazing! Thanks for sharing Doug! — 9 years ago

Douglas Braun
with Douglas

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

Part of a Wine Flight at Le Vin — 9 years ago

Nancy Marshall
with Nancy

Araujo Estate

Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Great Cali wine! Was the consensus number one wine of a tough Cali flight including 94 Dominus. Unlike the 91 Dominus you know that this is new world from California. Well made with great structure and balance. — 10 years ago

Ira, Donald and 1 other liked this

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

DLynn
9.5

At Chateaux
Beautiful flight across the board.
— 10 years ago

Alicia, Daragh and 12 others liked this

Tamburlaine

Preservative Free Orange Shiraz 2015

Love that is organic and preservative free less of a hangover — 10 years ago

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1993

Jasmine Hirsch
9.4

Last night's Rousseau flight. 1993 was my favorite. — 11 years ago

Serge, Hai and 29 others liked this

St. Supéry Estate Vineyards

Oak Free Napa Valley Chardonnay 2013

My perfect Chardonnay! Crisp, fruity and pairs well with risotto ! — 11 years ago

Alex Rubin
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Melissa and Alex liked this
Alex Rubin

Alex Rubin

Very nice unoaked Chardonnay. Tropical fruit, balanced acid perfect for a hot afternoon!
8.5

21st Amendment Brewery

Brew Free! or Die IPA

21st Amendment IPA. In a can. — 13 years ago

Quivira Vineyard and Winery

Flight Zinfandel 2014

Deep fruit and long vanilla finish, warm spice — 8 years ago

Paul liked this

Weinbau Wenzel

Wild + Free Furmint 2017

hit me baby one more time! — 8 years ago

Thomas Allen Wines

Free Run MM Vineyards Verdelho 2017

free run verdelho is a lovely drop. Would happily drink with or without food. — 8 years ago

Domaine Gayda

Figure Libre 'Free Style' Vin de Pays d'Oc Red Blend 2012

Highly recommended wine with very rich and round taste. — 9 years ago

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1984

80 Margaux takes this flight w Margaux and HB both from 84. Sausage Fest on the 84s. — 10 years ago

Matthew, Bill and 4 others liked this
Bill Bender

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Another disgusting night of excess

Brancott Estate

Flight Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015

Although very sweet, still s fantastic Pinot Gris. — 10 years ago

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne

Great pre-flight beverage. — 10 years ago

Jeffrey, Chris and 5 others liked this
Jeffrey Long

Jeffrey Long

Best served from a plastic cup!

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 1964

Dom Perignon 1964, in magnum, shared today with Jacques Pepin on a Global Express 5000 to the Aspen Classic. I brought a Spanish porron (i.e., wine bong) and Jacques was game. Incredibly, the Champagne still had bubble, along with terrific hazelnut, brioche flavors. The landing was extra smooth and Jacques – In his cool broken English – said he thought it was because the flight attendant must have slipped him some of the DP. Fine by me. Best pre-1970's Champagne I've had.
— 11 years ago

Drew, Knightsbridge and 7 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 1979

Dan Petroski
8.9

A runner up in the flight. Seductive on the char/smokey and savory side, with compact, juicy fruit that filled the palate. Showing well. — 12 years ago

Lima, Seth and 5 others liked this