Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

9.3

Brought out the good stuff for V-Day. Aerated and decanted this bottle of beast for over an hour. Intensely rich fruit, rounded out by tannins that have clearly softened given the age of this wine. So rare to experience a bottle of this magnitude. The first few sips have been absolute heaven, and the balance will surely get better. — 9 years ago

with Jennifer

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1992

Kyo Jin

9.3

Great cedar and cassis nose with a matching palate. Persistent without being boring. Earthiness coming out after an hour to balance chocolate covered berries. — 11 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 1987

Alejandro Lopez

Golden magma... — 12 years ago

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Yann Gandolfo

Magma power

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1988

Dan White

9.0

A bit out of my league, but incredible. Funk, ash, herbs de Provence, licorice. Opened slowly, as expected. Pure velvet after an hour. Probably the only opportunity I'll have to try this. — 10 years ago

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Ellen Clifford

Wow!! What was the occasion/or who was opening for you? I've tasted a 1983 Pauillac and ever since wanted to taste more old Bordeaux...

Dan White

@Ellen Clifford No special occasion, just enjoying with friends. My friends parents have a big stockpile in their basement of random old(er) wines. We usually just go searching and try new stuff. Pretty rad! :)

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2011

Erik Leenaars

9.5

Ripe vintage, needs more time. Decant for at least an hour. Still one of the best Italian wines around, despite the hype. — 11 years ago

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Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Joe D'Angelo

9.4

90 Barton started out insane, fell apart a bit after about a half hour to an hour of air contact, but none the less a fantastic bottle! — 12 years ago

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La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2005

Justin Wensek

9.3

Classic Rioja and right in the window for '04 904. Hour of air time at least. — 10 years ago

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Scott Samlan

9.6

Fantastic. Let it breathe for an hour. Drank w our two friends who own Manousakis Vineyard in Chania. Very special wine that is full bodied with soft tannins. Full of soft cherries and forest floor. It's the bomb — 11 years ago

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

9.5

That perfect balance between bright red fruit and dark aromatic herbs. Ready to drink now (after being open for an hour or so) — 12 years ago

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Scarecrow

Monsieur Ètain Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

V M

9.1

Opened nicely after hour but needs more time for the tannins to soften a bit. Raspberries on the nose but Less forward fruit and more nuance. This shows flavors of berry and plum with strong notes of balsam wood and hints of chocolate and spice. This has potential to get better in a couple years but delicious now just decant for at least an hour — 13 years ago

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G G

By the way thanks for the recs on myriad, mathiason and bevan!

V M

That's awesome congrats! No prob on the recs. Parker released his napa scores yesterday and bevan got their first 100 pointer. Feels like they could be the next SQN

G G

Got that e-m, it must be an incredible feeling to achieve that! It will be fun to continue to taste and I will have to put a tasting dinner together for that comparison... Getting any sleep?

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