High Note

Bodega Catena Zapata

High Mountain Vines Mendoza Malbec 2019

Lovely round wine with black fruit, oak and smooth finish. Tannins are mild but keep the wine from being flabby. I’m not usually a Malbec person but this wine is delightful. — 6 days ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Excellent notes. High complexity — 2 months ago

High Valley Vineyard

High Valley - Lake County Zinfandel 2020

Medium ruby in color; cherries, baking spices, and blackberry jam on the nose; medium acidity; medium tannins; tastes like raspberries, strawberry jam, crushed gravel, and a hint of dried herbs with a long finish. Nellie says it's not bad, but I think it's pretty good. — 3 months ago

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2018

AEL
9.0

If you're going to open the 2018 in 2023, you have to at least let it breathe. Nose is light but well defined, with sour cherries, a metallic note, and a hint of earth. Palate silky, with a smokey note. Classy. A gift from Doug B. at year end. — 3 months ago

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Alessandro Viola

Note di Bianco Grillo 2022

Soft textured, slightly oily, mineral. Good match with cacio e pepe — 11 days ago

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Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2013

Some specials on today at the Chelsea lounge at JFK. Thought I’d ask and look what we got. It doesn’t have as much of the typical Dom taste for me and it is still very very young, definitely still a baby. Great nose and packs a lot of citrusy flavors - they will certainly mellow over the years. Not a bad rendition, not quite hitting the super high marks with me right now, but very pleasant early p.m. bubbly on this holiday — a month ago

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Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 1976

Medium deep copper tinged . Basically still , with a slight spritz notable on the palate. Nicely fruited still quite rich and decadent . Candied peel with slight caramel note , brioche . On the palate still fills out very well with good fresh acidity cutting the richness of the yellow fruits. Good length and balance for a wine of this age. This needs drinking won’t improve , but is still surprisingly enjoyable. — 2 months ago

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Bodega Catena Zapata

High Mountain Vines Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

dark plum/ deep reddish brown, sulfites, berry and complex full body wine with a little sharpness towards the end. fruit forward in the beginning, very nice — 25 days ago

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2000

Beautiful wine. So earthy, leathery, and powerful. This wine still has years of life left. A nearly perfect Cabernet Sauvignon blend with a Mediterranean twist. It tastes like an extremely high-end Chateauneuf-du-Pape dominated by a high-end Napa Cabernet. Perfect with my Greek lamb chops. I wish I could have left it open longer but I consumed it at my favorite BYOB Greek restaurant. If you find this wine at a reasonable price, buy it. At $90 a steal. — a month ago

G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo 2018

Happy New Year to all! Still catching up on my notes from the holiday season. I was pretty spot on in this blind - basically pointed to the wine on the display shelves. Lucky guess? The wine itself was delicious. To me, it was showed true varietal typicity and was rather pure. Juicy red fruits, floral, melange of herbs, and some pepper. High acidity and tannins, yet has a suppleness that made it highly approachable at this stage. Best red of the night for me. — 3 months ago

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