Fully, Valais

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 1991

Blackberries. Olives. Fully mature but plenty of fruit here. — 3 years ago

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2005

It is a great rayas almost at par with 2007 and 2010. Fully mature with this typical feminine Grenache taste. Wow happy to drink it once more. — 4 years ago

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Château Margaux

Pavillon Rouge Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

A beautiful vintage for Pavillon that is fully mature showing the elegant & feminine side of Margaux with berry fruits, floral notes, spice, leather & tobacco. — 5 years ago

Deborah, Eric and 15 others liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

A marvelous wine in an absolutely beautiful place. The first sip gave me goose bumps. Just such a classic Bordeaux in the best sense. No decant, slight chill, this is ready to go and fully integrated. Blackcurrant on the nose and palate. Incredible freshness and acid. Completely mouth filling and balanced. Certainly one of the best Bordeaux’s I’ve had in a long time. Amazing with grilled dry aged ribeyes. — 5 years ago

Severn, Jason and 12 others liked this
Jason Gelman

Jason Gelman

😱😱😱

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

Tasted blind. Tawny color, translucent with amber rims. Notes of black cherry, cedar, some spice and a little barnyard floor. Sweet fruit in the mouth, with tannins fully resolved. Guessed 1955 Calon Segur. Perfect looking bottle, the cork revealed this bottle was reconditioned by the Chateau in 2000. — 7 years ago

Shay, Eric and 16 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

Following the Mouton and Palmer, this seemed fully mature, resolved tannins, but lovely balance and freshness. — 7 years ago

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Robert Gilliard

Les Murettes Fendant Chasselas

Cafè de París 10/08/22 ( — 3 years ago

Domaine de Beudon

Riesling x Sylvaner 2007

14-year old Müller-Thurgau. Apricot on the nose. Palate is low acid, chewy stone fruit and a slug of diesel. Bitter almond, citrus oil. Love these wines. — 4 years ago

Alsu Shakirova
with Alsu
Severn, Pooneet and 15 others liked this
ESF

ESF

What a treat!

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1987

Home alone for 24 hrs! The perfect time to open something older. Fully mature Bordeaux... I mean Napa! Dried fruit and tobacco, there is still a frame of tannins but they are well integrated and slightly chalky in texture. Enjoyable but more mature than I prefer. — 5 years ago

Paul, Eric and 2 others liked this

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

Classic vintage for GL that is fully mature showing red fruits, cassis, cedar, leather, sweet spices & pipe tobacco. — 6 years ago

Shay, Severn and 9 others liked this

Marie-Thérèse Chappaz

Fendant Président Troillet Chasselas

When Swiss M Sager picks your wine for fondue night.🔥 one of the best alpine producers. — 6 years ago

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Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Great drinking vintage that is fully mature showing the classic Margaux style with red & black fruits, plum, earth, tobacco, dried herbs & flowers. — 7 years ago

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Ron Siegel

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Hey Michael, hope all is well! I have plenty of great 78’s for you on your next visit. Cheers!

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1983

Another great btl of this vintage showing sweet red & black fruits, cassis, cedar, leather, with graphite & tobacco. This is rich bodied, fully mature & should drink well for many years. — 7 years ago

Tom, Shay and 5 others liked this

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2005

Popped and poured from my cellar. The cork was absolutely perfect. The 2005 pours a rather turbid, deep garnet at nearly 17 years old. There's quite a bit of fine sediment that clings to the edge of the glass with each swirl. Medium+ viscosity. On the nose, this was initially a bit grumpy but within minutes, it relaxed and started to show some real charm. A fully developed wine, this is becoming a bit of a Leather Daddy, full of leather (obviously), bruised and desiccated red, black and blue fruits, Christmas spice fruit cake, coffee, damp earth, and candied nuts. On the palate, the fruit remains quite stunning and confirms the mix of bruised and desiccated fruit with a sort of sherried character. Loads of salmiakki (salted licorice), spiced nuts, pepper, coffee and, you guessed it, leather. The wine was dry, technically, but almost gives the sensation of some RS with all of the over-ripe fruits and the texture was almost sappy, in some ways. However, while this was absolutely rich and well-endowed, it was not cloying. Tannins have fully integrated (though still present) and the acid was like a girdle keeping everything held together. This remains a rather large personality even if it's showing its age. Definitely in a lovely spot...but how much longer will that last? If this wasn't my last bottle, I would probably be drinking these over the next five years unless you want the full Leather Daddy experience...which is okay if that's your thing. — 4 years ago

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Jason Brater

Jason Brater

Ooh 05! Nice.

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1953

From a great old looking bottle with a mid shoulder fill. Cork is fully saturated and the crud under the capsule had formed a strong seal. Slow-ox’d for a few hours, then decanted for an hour or two before taken to L’Escargot in Carmel. Amber tawny rims with a reddish tawny core. Crazy nose right from the start. Notes of sweet black cherries, tobacco leaf, plums, black pepper, ash and crusty wood, pencil shavings, some just unwrapped cigar and some menthol. Silky in the mouth with firm structure and soft but present acidity. Long and memorable finish. Outstanding performance over several hours. — 5 years ago

Tom, Alex and 28 others liked this
Iwan

Iwan

Amazing
David L

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One hell of a pull

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 1979

Classic La Mission that is fully mature showing red & black fruits with notes of smoky tar, leather, cedar, forest floor & cigar box. — 6 years ago

Iwan, Eric and 13 others liked this

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2004

The 2004 at 15-years of age is still youthful! Well balanced as always, just a wonderful blend, love the fruit with tea notes, oak is fully integrated in the wine pure silk! Held up well against Harlan, Scarecrow, Morlet, Hall, & Rudd Cabs. Just a. Lass act! — 6 years ago

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Marie-Thérèse Chappaz

Dôle la Liaudisaz Valais Gamay Pinot Noir 2015

Robe rubis fonce
Vin ayant besoin d air
Nez de de cerise de baies noires de terre
Bouche fraîche ample mais avec une belle précision
Vin qui a besoin d aire mais très beau
— 7 years ago

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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Lots of blackberries up front, a bit tannic, might still need some time to fully open up? Very solid showing — 8 years ago