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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Vintage 2008 | 17 years, great drinking but also potential to ripen further. Real Pauillac character: strong wine with good structure, cherries and mint. — 6 months ago

Jeroen, Berry and 22 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Sounds lovely!

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

BlackBerry, Oak, Tobbaco aromas, chocolate, a bold Cabernet Sauvignon with really good quality — 9 months ago

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Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

So good! Kate/Gale/Richard Brunch — 2 years ago

Château Miraval

Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend

This was really excellent, smooth, light delicate with hints of strawberry and citrus on an incredibly hot day. Enjoyed by all. — 4 years ago

Dawn and Norman liked this

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 1990

Drink up. Getting tired and oxidized. Not as good as bottles 2-4 years ago. — 7 years ago

Keith, Ira and 9 others liked this

Carnivor

California Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Reggie Love had the 2014 vintage, a steal at $9, very good and very purple, easy to drink, definitely buying again — 9 years ago

Sandra liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 1995

Alex Pitts
9.4

Good breeding — 11 years ago

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Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

It has a nearly opaque, dark fruited appearance that opens up to very appealing and persistent aromatics and flavors of blueberries and blackberries.

There is still a good amount of primary fruit; it is medium/full, well structured with a good balance of juicy acidity and refined tannins at the finish. New oak is there, but unobtrusive.

Overall, this 2010 is a reserved and savory St. Julien that doesn’t whack me over the head with gobs of oak and loads of sweet jammy fruit. It is definitely “worth a search” if you don’t have it.
— 8 months ago

Daou Vineyards

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Cherry and plum nose. Very fruity.
Red fruit flavors w/ vanilla and spice notes.
Good overall.
$29
— 9 months ago

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2011

It was Father’s Day and I had decided on grilled rack of lamb for dinner so I selected this bottle of 2011 Chateau Musar rouge from our cellar. According to Musar’s records, the 2011 vintage was one of the most challenging since the early 1990’s. It was ultimately a late-maturing vintage with harvest taking place on October 13th, the latest since the 1983 vintage!

I decanted this bottle about eight hours prior to dinner. It should be noted that immediately upon opening, the bouquet was strikingly gorgeous with powerful aromatics that were obvious from several feet away and this trait carried through until dinner time.

In the glass, the wine presents a deep garnet color. Slightly turbid with a near opaque core. On the nose, black plums, blackberries, cassis, tobacco, organic earth, exotic spices, leather, spiced meat, and pomegranate. I detect a touch of VA as well. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the nose with an added bit of red rope licorice. Lovely, long, savory…amazing. This was a brilliant compliment to the lamb (which was served with beets and goat cheese and fattoush) and everything I wanted in a Musar tonight. Drinking well now with a hefty decant and I expect well cellared examples to drink well past 2035.
— 2 years ago

Ira, Brian and 18 others liked this

Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

2001 vintage? Please. Only Krug could produce a wine this good from such a bad vintage. It has massive strength, minerality, a finish that dances on your palate. Tastes 20 years younger. You almost forget how wimpy the mousse is. — 6 years ago

Craig Williams
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Craig Williams

Craig Williams

This was amazingly great!

Belle Glos

Meiomi Pinot Noir 2013

Great wine, good quality for the price — 11 years ago

Bodega Catena Zapata

Alamos Mendoza Malbec 2013

So good! My favorite Malbec currently. — 11 years ago

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1986

Flight 2 , wine 1 . Quite deep garnet , less terracotta rim . This had a whiff of oxidation about it at first which seemed to somewhat dissipate with time . Some dark spiced fruits , liquorice and menthol hints , cedar and sous bois . On the palate good ripeness and spiced dark cherry hints . Good acidity and rounded tannin . Nice length also , offering some spiced black fruits and menthol hints . Don’t think this is a pristine bottle but was enjoyable none the less , I was unsure at first if this was Napa , but coming back to it … and reading my notes , it became quite obvious . However I had this down as the Ch Montelena , not the Dominus — 8 months ago

Anthony, Jan and 8 others liked this

Joel Gott Wines

815 California Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

JFP
9.2

Very pleasant with cheese and pate. Nice sipping wine as well with good body. — 10 months ago

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Sonoma County Zinfandel 2019

Very very very good mouth feel!! — 4 years ago

LM, "Odedi" and 4 others liked this

La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha

I grab my wines by random out of the fridge. I grabbed it from the cheap zone and we really pleased with the quality as it is excellent.

Turns out it is not cheap, it's like $35-40. It's still good just not a great value
— 5 years ago

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

BV Georges really comes into its own with time. This is not say that they are not good young, but with time they rise to the next level. This was truly lovely. — 9 years ago

J. Lohr

Seven Oaks Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Very smooth wine. Great price but not as good as the Kirkland Columbia Valley cab/Merlot blend. — 9 years ago

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Apothic

Winemaker's Blend California Zinfandel Blend 2013

This wine is inexpensive, kind of sweet, and good for unwinding. I was happily surprised! — 11 years ago