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Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1945

a slight tang. Lifted fruit but slightly fading. Still in really good shape given its age — 21 hours ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
Jay, Juan and 6 others liked this

Beringer Vineyards

Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Good flavour. Almost fresh tasting at first. — 24 days ago

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Pretty much the same as the Pavillon Rouge , ruby garnet core and garnet ruby rim. This is quite serious and classic , with blackcurrant , grafite , blackberry , mineral hints, oyster shell and cedar . The tannin is still quite grippy and a little drying , quite fresh acidity , dry spice and grafite tinged finish of good length . Mineral , grafite , oyster shell finish . Needs a little more time to integrate the tannins , but it’s promising and classic in style . Better in 5 years and will last well a further 10-15 . — 19 days ago

Dave, Tom and 12 others liked this
Somm David T

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Still have a couple bottles of this amazing producer that RP frowned on in early reviews. Always struggled to imagine this producer missing in 05. Cheers! 🍷

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008

Somm David T
9.2

2008 a good to very good vintage depending on the producer and region.

I’ve had the 2008 a few years ago. The bottle from my collection, better. This one is not in decline, just not as enjoyable. Still shows a fair amount of earthiness where the bottle from my collection did not. In fairness, I gave mine a good decant and this bottle had been open but not decanted.

Emirates Lounge Dubai with Wagyu filet.
— 8 days ago

Tom, Jay and 15 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Medium deep ruby , quite thin garnet ruby rim . Cassis , blueberry , blackberry , iris , pain grillé. On the palate this is quite dense and rounded , with more dark fruits , cassis , blackberry and a savoury , saline seaweed tinge on the finish . Fine but noticable , sweet tannins , and fresh acidity , quite rounded and richly fruited but very balanced . Good length with grafite , mineral and creme de cassis . Polished and quite decadent but all elements very balanced . Just drinkable now with time in decanter , really fruit driven still, but will improve well over the next 10 or more years and last well a further 10-15 . This shows some of the ripeness and exuberance of 2009 paired with the flamboyance of Mouton , makes for quite a pairing a very promising future ahead. — 12 days ago

Tom, Ira and 13 others liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Good wine shared with great friends. Blessed. — a month ago

Ted, Jay and 3 others liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2008

Excellent. Polish berry fruit. Light wet stone, sweetness, a bit of citrus. Polish and excellent. Good tension — 5 days ago

Severn, Matt and 8 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 1999

Medium deep garnet core , medium wide garnet rim . This shows very well still with some sous bois , dried herbal hints and cherry . On the palate this shows good freshness , red cherry again, freshly cut herbs , touch of tobacco and black tea . Balanced acidity and lightly dusty but resolved tannins . Good length and presence on the palate , with enough fruit still , good balance and a black tea stained finish. This is at peak , and will probably stay here for a few more years , so no immediate rush, but is unlikely to improve further . — 16 days ago

Tom, Rob and 12 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Vintage 2094 | Still powerfull and with good balance | paired with filet. — a month ago

Eric, "Odedi" and 9 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2008

Wow but is this good. Lemony, no biscuits, definitely open for business. And delicious. So easy to drink with the bubbles in the background. — a month ago

Andrew, Jan and 12 others liked this