Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1995

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

1995. Lost something. But sure. In great shape and historically lovely. What a treat — 5 months ago

Severn, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2010

romo

9.2

PdB base cuvee killing it in a great vintage. Such clarity of place, fine tannins coat your tongue. — 6 months ago

Severn, Steve and 9 others liked this

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2005 vintage. Wowzers. Never been the biggest Lafite guy. Have had all the big vintages since/including 1961 but never been officially “wowed” or wowzered by Lafite. Achievement unlocked. Decanted and tasted after 2.5 hours. Threw a pretty respectable amount of sed. Cork was pristine. Nose was slightly more forward upon a high decant than usual. Light-medium body. Great, underlying richness flowing through from start to finish. An incredible 45 second denouement. Showing fantastically currently but no rush to crush. This ain’t goin nowhere. 11.5.23. — 7 months ago

Shay, Jan and 19 others liked this

Tyler Felous

Curious to ask/learn more about expected sediment in this old of a wine…asking bc I just opened an 03 Ornellaia and it threw no sed whatsoever. Was surprised. What does that mean? Thanks and cheers

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Tyler Felous It would seem that the 2003 was both fined and filtered since there was no sediment. Usually, with a 20 yo wine, there would be at least a discernible amount of sediment. Some winemakers neither fine nor filter their wines. Some do one or the other. Some do both. Seems to be a matter of winemaker preference. Intervention vs minimal intervention. Have had great wines on both ends of the spectrum and in between. I post amount of sed(iment) notes for the older wines as more of a “heads up” for those opening those wines in more of a relaxed setting, such as the family over for the holidays. You get to talking while pouring/decanting and a moment’s inattention can result in a glass/decanter filled with grit. Some people love sifting through the sediment but in my experience, it’s a small percentage. They can always pour those last few drops into their glass if they really want to go to town.

Tyler Felous

I see. Thanks for the learning, and, inspo to track down more of these great bottles!

Michael David Winery

Petite Petit Lodi Petite Sirah Petit Verdot

Jose Rico

9.2

Dark fruits, intense colour, great legs. A real bargain. — 6 years ago

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

Kyo Jin

9.3

Decanted. Not unforgiving, but still rigid. Showed some great potentials for a very long life ahead. Autumnal qualities with very concentrated redcurrant and earth. — 9 years ago

Bree liked this

Bogle Vineyards

Essential Red Old Vine California Red Blend 2009

Michael Pfeiffer

8.9

Great cheap red mix — 11 years ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1989

Vino Joe

9.5

Weighty with a handsome perfume. Dense and inward. All the fruit is mature here but it has great length. This was a 375mL and it was consumed over 2.5 hours. It continued to open and needed a minimum of 30 minutes to start. Tons of sediment. All in all it was exactly what I expected and hoped. — 6 months ago

Shay, Ira and 24 others liked this

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1999

Doug Powers

9.4

Absolutely drinking perfectly tonight, the 1999 CdPs always seemed less structured than other vintages around then, great acid balance, just a tiny bit of funk adds some nice complexity, excellent!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Ira, Scott@Mister and 5 others liked this

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Yum!

Josh Cellars

Cabernet Sauvignon

John

9.0

I didn’t want to like Josh due their incessant marketing in my area but bought some at the suggestion of a friend at work. When the bottle was empty I found myself wanting more. Pretty tasty. First sip not all that great, but it grew on me. — 8 months ago

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2007

Vino Joe

9.4

Okay … cork completely fell apart on opening. Wine seemed unaffected though. Deep color but not yet dark. It was not as thick as I would have expected for 16 years. It was a bit underwhelming vs expectation. Not lengthy in its finish and missing the array of tropical flavors but was still good. Just not great. — 10 months ago

Tom, Eddie and 23 others liked this

Eric Urbani

@Vino Joe looks oxidized … that cork issue could be the culprit.

Vino Joe

Yes. Strong possibility.

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Mark Flesher

9.5

Wine of the night. This wine had EXCELLENT fruit, and showed NO VISIBLE SIGNS of decline. Great powerful blackberry. I was guessing 01 Stag's Leap or Rutherford. Turns out it was Caymus SS 01, but I was second guessing myself on the year because it was a very purple color into the decanter and showing well. The wine had great vanilla on the front, blackberry on the front, and a more youthful middle and finish with some herb. This wine has 10 years left in it no doubt. Whoever cut this one off at 2017 has no idea. This one literally showed no signs of decline whatsoever. Drink by date 2007 - 2030. — 7 years ago

Kim Crawford

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Julie Kang

Such a great "go to" wine. Crowd pleaser from the new wine drinker to the experienced Somm. Delish summer white! — 10 years ago

Yolie liked this

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Peter Isacksen

9.2

A great holiday wine period. Decante and drink. — 6 months ago

with Deborah

Andrew, "Odedi" and 1 other liked this

Joel Gott Wines

815 California Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Dallas Raeburn

9.1

Full bodied, blackberry and plummy notes., with a hint of chocolate. Plenty of velvety tannins too. Great — 6 months ago

Daniel P., Ericsson and 2 others liked this

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

Jason Phillips

9.0

Excellent blend. Bold, complex body and smooth finish. Great for the price point. Enjoying with ocean in the back at One Ocean Resort and Spa. — 7 months ago