Fully, Valais

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. — 8 years ago

Jim Powers
with Jim

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

This wine needed about 3 hours to release. Initially tight with uncomfortable medicinal nose which then totally dissipated. Drinking now next day and you get the age of fully integrated but not fading tannins. Nose has a delightful dark fruit and smokiness. Great fit of nose and taste, meaning - when tastes after smelling the experience is consistent and not jolting. I think the color purple in a subdued way. Very nice. Memo to self: decant and watch for sediment, and enjoy three hours later. — 9 years ago

Cynthia LangstaffChris Langstaff
with Cynthia and Chris
Chris liked this

Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Everything I could possibly want it to be at this age. Damsons and blackcurrant, meat, smoke, earth. Depth, power, complexity. Packs a huge punch (I laughed when I first put my nose in it) yet stays dainty and elegant. A hippo in a tutu doing a startlingly good pirouette, a wild animal and an aristocrat. Am almost frightened by how good this will be when fully mature. — 10 years ago

Cave Caloz (Anne-Carole et Conrad Caloz)

Les Bernunes Valais Heida Païen

Emma Criswell
9.1

Sauvignin from Switzerland. The Jura fiend in me is very excited. Not as oxidized as a typical Jura, but certainly has notes of hazelnut and orange blossom. — 11 years ago

Anthony and Paul liked this

Domaine de Beudon

Dôle du Valais AOC Gamay-Pinot Noir Blend 2010

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

Pommard in Switzerland. Iron, manure, pine needles, and fresh mountain berries. A seriously good wine for the money.👌 — 12 years ago

Elena Mercado
with Elena

Cave des Tilleuls (Fabienne Cottagnoud)

Pinot Noir de Vétroz Valais 2010

Paul Einbund
10

2010 is baby richebourg amazing wine! — 12 years ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1993

Incredibly youthful. Lots of dark brambly fruit, plum, some leather. Fully resolved, moderately long finish, great balance. 25 years young! — 8 years ago

Jesse liked this

Emidio Pepe

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1983

Fully mature and delicious. Very Burgundian — 9 years ago

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1984

The wine shows a nice evolution with an orange rim in the glas. The cork was fully soaked. The nose is discreet. Strawberry jam and some wet earth scents. The palate is not ample. The tannins are now fully integrated. A nice acidic touch makes it interesting with a slight saltiness and strawberry jam again. Not great, a bit discreet but a nice lovable wine considering the vintage. — 10 years ago

Shawn liked this
Daniel M

Daniel M

After a while wild mushrooms are overwhelming

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1970

Killer wine! This is why I love fully mature Bordeaux. Lots of red fruits plum and cassis, earthy, cedar, mint, tobacco, walnut, carob and chocolate notes. This is full bodied, rich textured and drinking beautifully. — 11 years ago

Greg, Chris and 5 others liked this

Château Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

One of my favorite red wine in Bordeaux. Strong body and silk mouthfeel. Fully strong scents of red fruits taste like cream cheese cake. Soft with power, nice balance! — 11 years ago

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 1995

Carried this back 8 years ago when i visited Bodega the first time. This wine is traditional classic old school Rioja- earthy and fully developed primary nose, soft acid n tannin, haunting finish... 🍷💃 — 12 years ago

Jon Sillno
with Jon
Jon liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 1990

Yoon Ha
9.6

An older chinon is rare for me. Fully resolved green tones yielding bay leaf, dried tobacco leaf and persistent high quality fruit in the mid palate. The warm year tannins still present on the finish. Always learning. — 12 years ago

Steven, Kristen and 23 others liked this

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. — 8 years ago

Tom, Shay and 5 others liked this

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Greg Ballington
9.3

Deep garnet red with ruby core. Tasted blind. Very tight and dark on the nose with dark cocoa, dark spices and soft dark berries. Heavy tannins (8/10) and full bodied. Very dark palate as well with black cherries, cassis, black currants, dark cocoa and a little woody. Long and lingering finish. Thought this was a bit older than a 2013 but powerful, needs some time to fully develop. Drink till 2032. (93+) — 9 years ago

Sean BallingtonIndia Okoh
with Sean and India
Mike, Tim and 19 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Sweet plum fruit with lead pencil, forest floor, sage and tobacco. Nice 78 Fully mature and drinking well. — 10 years ago

Kristi, Ira and 3 others liked this

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Dan Fredman
9.2

Fully mature, showing nicely for an underappreciated vintage. On the herbal/earthy side of things, old style Bordeaux giving plenty of pleasure but few fireworks. — 11 years ago

Marc, P and 6 others liked this

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Tremendous wine, too young and not fully integrated just yet imo, but man when this settles in watch out! — 11 years ago

Anthony and Gary liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2007

Freakin amazing old world wine with dark cherry flavors and smooth deep tannins from LEBANON !!! My mind is fully blown. — 12 years ago

Cave Caloz (Anne-Carole et Conrad Caloz)

Valais Cornalin du Lieu-dit Les Bernunes 2011

Paul Einbund
10

Fuck ya! Can I say that here? Is this hbo or tv? — 12 years ago