History
Robert Mondavi Winery
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1986
Outstanding bottle. Fruit leather, dried black currants, still some tart plum skin and blackberry. Long finish on notes of cedar, licorice, dried tobacco and hints of dried vanilla pod. Nice bit of acid as well. 12.5 ABV. Always great to taste history like this. — 9 years ago
Beaux Frères
The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir 2010
Lessons in history. — 11 years ago
Château Soutard
Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1985
Awesome. Great acid! History in my mouth! — 12 years ago
Lewis Cellars
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
This wine was epic, color, taste, tannins. You can drink now or hold for 10 years. Dark fruit, tar, licorice, tobacco, this is a young wine, once it grows up, it could be one for the history books! — 8 years ago
Gemello
Cabernet Sauvignon 1970
1970 - legendary unicorn, lively clear and exotic aromas , svelte, silky and tasty. Smokey finish - lasted about 30 minutes. History now! — 9 years ago
Heitz Cellar
Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1969
More history than anything. The wine was pretty dead but there was just a little bit of life left. Mostly raisins but lots of dying mint, tobacco and older oak character. No tannin at all. — 9 years ago
Spring Mountain Vineyard
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1978
A nice piece of history. — 10 years ago
Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Ruby Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1978
A piece of CA history. Ruby Cabernet was bred at UC Davis, a cross between cab sauv and Carignane, typically used for jug wine, but this one was lovingly made by Paul Draper, nose a bit tired, but a lively three-dimensional palate, with refined pebbly tannins. — 11 years ago
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
La Tâche Pinot Noir 1978
Oh how I wish these were in my cellar! 2-1985 Romanee Conti, 1.5 liter 1978 La Tache and 2 1945 Mouton Rothschild. This was to me a once in a lifetime tasting even though I've tried the 45 and 85 many years ago. But to have a little sip back to back to back was heaven! Couldn't even tell you which was the best. It didn't matter, I was drinking history! — 12 years ago
Château d'Yquem
Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
Honey and marmalade. Viscous but refined. History in a bottle. — 8 years ago
La Braccesca (Antinori)
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Sangiovese Blend 2011
Good Stuff, a great alternative to a Chianti. A great history to the area, I like that vintners are going back to their roots and making some great wines. Cherry, plumbs, leather, a little spice, everything reallll Nice — 9 years ago
Chateau Montelena
Napa Valley Chardonnay 2013
Tasting notes from a Judgement of Paris anniversary event at Cadillac Wines tonight...
Tart, green apple, and great acidity. Very little butter, which was a refreshing take on a chard. Same recipe has been used to make this wine since the beginning. Great history. — 9 years ago
Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos
Collares Ramisco 1931
One of the rarest and most unique wine in the world, DOC Colares - ungrafted vines planted on the characteristic sandy soils from this region, happy to drink history - this 1931 red kept a great freshness (even better than 1969) , a very nice aged wine, and amazing price, I'm a fan of Colares 😃 — 10 years ago
Château Calon-Ségur
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2005
My all time favorite wine in the history of my wine drinking experience!!! — 12 years ago
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
On the nose, nicely concentrated wild dark berries, black plum, notes of blue fruits, vanilla, understated cinnamon, soft, warm spices, Christmas cake and fresh dark, fragrant florals. The mouthfeel is rich & concentrated. The fruits dark are clearly fresh & ripe. Wild dark berries, black plum, plum, dark cherries, poached strawberries, black raspberries, Thompson raisins, light vanilla, soft warm spices, limestone minerals, grainy/silky chalkiness, dark moist soils, crushed rocks, violets, fresh dark florals, touch of mint, beautiful round acidity and amazing long rich beautiful finish that is well balanced fruit & earth. This is a vintage (even though Bourgogne) will cellar around 20 years. My rating could jump 2-3 points with proper storage years in the cellar. It's tasting more like 1st Cru than village wine. Photo tour of the estate, open top fermenters (I believe they ferment all their lots separately) and Lalou Bize-Leroy singing and talking to her precious vines. Producer history and notes...Domaine Leroy is arguably producing the greatest red Burgundy wines in the Cote d`Or at present. Lalou Bize-Leroy started out as a négociant, working for her family's Maison Leroy, which was founded by her father Henri. There are three parts to the Leroy empire; the Maison Leroy based in Auxey-Duresses, Domaine d’Auvenay and substantial holdings in Vosne-Romanée. Lalou Bize-Leroy also owns 25% of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, where she was co-director until the other shareholders ousted her in 1992, partly because she had started a competing winery. Domaine Leroy has been farmed biodynamically from the start and is now certified by ECOCERT. The other exciting, if not controversial, move was the change in training system for the vines. For some time previously the hedging (rognage) of the vineyards had been done by hand rather than more abrasively by machine. However, it is not natural for the vine to be cut back as it affects the vine’s performance both in the current season and the following year. So now, after the flowering, when the shoots are lengthening, they are curled over instead of being cut back. This minimises entrecoeurs and second crop bunches forming, as well as leaving the vine happier and healthier. She also talks and sings to her vines daily. She believes this promotes health of the vines and who could argue with her given what she puts in the bottle. Lalou Bize-Leroy has 23 hectares of vines, mostly Premier and Grand Cru classified. In the vineyard, Lalou practices biodynamism as well as severe pruning and crop-thinning. The result is ridiculously low yields. Yield arguments at DRC were also an issue in her departure. You want to buy this wine. $39.99 at K&L Wine Merchants on pre-arrival. Just bought four bottles.
— 8 years ago