Friend & Farmer

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1989

A delicious '89 for my friend on her 25th! Fragrant nose of dark cherries, licorice and floral notes. A full bodied, amazingly textured and elegant wine with impeccable concentration. Spice, burnt oak, black currant, cedar and earth. Such a fresh, vivacious 20 something. — 12 years ago

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Michael Meyer

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You are the Unico Master. Where does this rank in your pantheon?
Bill Bender

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I'd say No. 3. My favorite was the '81 but I had an Especial bottling combining the '91, '94 and '95 a few years ago. It was spectacular. It never disappoints. It went perfectly with dry aged NY at Stake restaurant in Coronado....which I highly recommend btw.

Bérêche & Fils

Brut Réserve Champagne Blend

Christopher Hoel
9.6

Farmer fizz at its best! — 12 years ago

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Christopher Hoel

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With wild abandonment! Bud break everywhere and daily temps of 75-80 no clouds. I'll take it!!
Neil Barham

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Let's hope for a perfect '14 vintage!
Christine Havens

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Love Bereche!

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2004

Our friend Rodrigo introduced this wonderful Spanish wine and it was a welcome surprise.... — 14 years ago

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

This beautiful 2005 cab was an anniversary gift from a great friend of mine @Jeff Savigny The vintage is the year we got married. The nose is so complex and yet so subdued, it practically blew my mind. A nose full of roses, tobacco, dark fruit and licorice with a hint of molasses and vanilla. On the palate very dry, with a faint aged acidity, yet very rich and delicious. You can spend just as much time smelling this as drinking it. This was a near perfect wine and a great anniversary present! — 12 years ago

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Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

An old friend in for the nightcap. — 13 years ago

Belle Glos

Meiomi Pinot Noir 2012

No better friend for a steak dinner. — 13 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Lots of fruit as expected and a sweet streak in middle. Pretty good but a certain Belgian friend of mine might call it a fruit bomb — 12 years ago

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1999

NYE 2014 pre-dinner appetizer w my lovely wife! Amazingly youthful and balanced with no signs of aging aside from how smoothly it goes down the hatch! My 1st Opus ever from a friend in OKC. — 12 years ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

At last open this bottle for New Year's Eve with best friend! Delicious, never forget the smell so strong ... Always good! — 13 years ago