Hen Of The Wood
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1976
Popped with my family. My wife and her twin brother-in-law were born in 76, so my reputation is resting on Phelps!
The appearance is exquisite. Visibly, it is showing only slight signs of age, with the wine at the quarter shoulder.
On the nose, I detect prunes, cinnamon, tree bark and saddle leather. On the palette, the wine is superbly balanced and harmonious. Tannins are, of course, integrated, but the stature of the wine is still so graceful and refined. Flavors of caramel with a hint of cedar wood and truffles . The finish is sweet and utterly consistent.
For its age, this is an outstanding example. Purchased from Benchmark.
PS - My reputation is still intact 😌 — 10 years ago
Château Cantemerle
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2004
Deep burgundy purple, smell of cassis, dark fruit, vanilla wood and plum, medium to dull body, smooth tannin with good acidity at the end, balanced and refined with a medium to long finish. — 12 years ago
Château Calon-Ségur
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2012
Good with chocolate. Hints of cherry and some cedar wood on the finish. — 9 years ago
Talisker
The Distiller's Edition Double Matured Amoroso Cask Wood Single Malt Scotch Whiskey 1987
Only for special occasion. Good or bad. This one is still special — 9 years ago
Muir Wood
Arroyo Seco Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Opened on a the first Friday night of a bottle fed baby! $13.99 from total wine. Great cab for the price ... Should buy again. — 10 years ago
Wind Gap Wines
Fannucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Trousseau Gris 2013
Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
Bright acidity from the concrete egg fermentation. The flavors are approachable even though it is a grape most people haven’t heard of. Fresh pineapple and vanilla. People would love it if they could give it a chance. — 11 years ago
La Rioja Alta
Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2005
Started wth a slight must on the nose, but that blew off. Opened to round and bright red and some blue fruit. Tobacco and wood (not lavish oak, maybe cedar) round it out. Fine grained tannins and a wonderful finish. Love the value of Rioja and hard to believe I just got some of these babies recently. This was the 125th vintage. — 9 years ago
Château Léoville Poyferré
Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2004
What a wine. Berny balanced a lot of fruit in it, typical French wine. Some meats and wood but not excessive. Great to drink now. — 10 years ago
Château Potensac
Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
The nose has notes of lavender and a faint reminder of beach sand. The first sip started a bit spicy with cinnamon and nutmeg. The tannins are high and chalky at first but fade quickly. The finish is a nice combination of wood, toast and blackberry. I think this wine would benefit from another few years of aging. — 10 years ago
Aurash Jason Soroosh
Crisp, clean, yet pleasantly tanniny. More of a pink color than orange. Good wine, nothing crazy, but good. — 9 years ago