Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

9.3

Great vintage for DB that is still showing up at 65 yrs with notes of dried cherry, berry fruits, cedar, leather, savory spices, dried herbs, forest floor, lead pencil & tobacco leaf. — 6 years ago

Ira, Severn and 22 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Ron Siegel

9.3

Beautiful drinking claret showing red berry fruits, leather, tobacco leaf & rose petal wrapped up in an elegant & floral style. — 7 years ago

Shay, Arden and 8 others liked this

Kosta Browne

One Sixteen Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2014

Al Shikoh

8.9

Light golden color. Granny Smith apple dominant on the nose with hints of tropical fruit and moderate new oak. Mid-weight on the palate with bright acidity and pleasant flintiness. 14.5% alcohol. Mostly barrel fermented with the remaining 8% fermented in concrete then aged 12 months in 42% new French oak. $80. — 9 years ago

with Lisa and Kelly

Shay liked this

Turning Leaf Vineyards

California Cabernet Sauvignon

Rose’s Cafe

9.1

Nice! Juicy with notes of oak and vanilla. 😀🍷 — 10 years ago

Oak Leaf Vineyards

California Moscato

Dana Buchanan

Love this one! Especially for the price!! — 10 years ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

Bill Bender

9.4

I thought this was in a very good spot, still has a lot of fruit with tobacco, bay leaf, cedar and round rich cherry predominating. Very inviting fresh violet nose. Lots of round edges and a medium long finish. My RWOTN. — 10 years ago

with Steve and romo

Bill, Roman and 22 others liked this

Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

A true treasure, this golden age oldie offers layer of complex dried fruit flavors, wonderful herbaceous notes, resolved tannins, still marked with a Rutherford Bench dusty signature. Very elegant and believe it or not; almost Bdx in style. — 10 years ago

with Lasse, Maria and 1 other

Maria, Ryan and 14 others liked this

Anthony Lombardi

@Alex Binek - very disrespectful. Many factors beyond one's control show results with older wines. I've been victim to poor provenance/storage/conditioning & and I'm personally happy to read a positive result to counter a negative I may have had with an older bottle. Many have drank plenty of older Heitz than this with exceptional results. No reason to "call bullshit".

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

"...almost barolo like on the nose. Rust red, lots of color variation" @Alex Binet FWIW, Barolo is one of greatest appellations for wines worldwide. Hopefully someday, you'll understand that, even though it seems unlikely at present. And BTW; a homogeneous color does NOT correlate to the wine being great. @Anthony Lombardi @Steve Anderson @Ron R

Maria

If all wine aged this well I'd be very happy! Still vivacious with black currant and elegance. Very much Bordeaux in style. Best wine in the lineup of heitz, beringer and Kenwood. Thank you @Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1996

Shana Wall

9.6

#ChateauDYquem #1996 #Sauternes ❤️ Beautiful. Dried Apricot, White Pear, Golden Raisins, Orange Rind, Powerful Acidity... Yummmm 👏👏👏 Yummm, Yumm... :) Dreaming of it now... 💭 #Bordeaux #Wino — 11 years ago

Jim, Corey and 1 other liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 1987

Alejandro Lopez

Golden magma... — 12 years ago

with Yann

Yann liked this

Yann Gandolfo

Magma power

Victory Brewing Company

Golden Monkey Belgian-Style Tripel

Ron R

9.2

This Pa brewery is rocking my world. Close my eyes and taste this, and I drift back to my time when I lived in Waterloo, Brussels. Label says 9.5% abv, but it’s tucked in nicely. Woody notes on the palate, with cardamom, cloves and licorice. Heart-warming as it slips down the hatch. Well done! — 7 years ago

Paul, Kirk and 13 others liked this

Dawn E.

@Ron R Cheers! Waterloo?...

Ron R

Yes, @Dawn E. It’s where the final land battle took place. If you visit the museum there, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Napoleon won! Still, I enjoyed my time there... but the food and beers were to die for!

Dawn E.

@Ron R Thanks! Great info 👍!

Trimbach

Cuvée Frédéric Emile Alsace Riesling

JKT

9.4

GL Trimbach Riesling tasting 10/25/17. Special offering from attendee friend of Jan. Golden color and honeyed and rich nose with residual sugar of 35. What a beauty! — 9 years ago

Ira liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2011

Aaron Dornstreich

9.2

Just beginning to show edges of secondary, still young & structured. Savory, briar, leaf. Begging for food! — 9 years ago

Golden Cluster

Coury David Hill Vineyards Old Vine Sémillon 1914

Marissa A. Ross

Wine Editor, Bon Appétit

9.1

Wax on with zesty lime and green apples, and wax off with a long bitter honeysuckle finish. Pairs well with nutty tomme cheeses, but does well on its own as a Sunday afternoon snack. — 10 years ago

Les and Jeffery liked this