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Left Coast Cellars

Willamette Valley White Pinot Noir

I’d never heard of “White” Pinot Noir before, but I’m sitting in a restaurant and it was on the “by the glass” list, so here we are.

This does not suck. It’s quite refreshing, actually. I’m a big fan of Sauvignon Blanc and I’d say this splits the difference between the crisp fruitiness of the Sav Blanc and the über-lightness of a Pinot Grigio.

Also, is it weird that I seem to detect a hint of blue cheese in this wine. (A good thing, I think). I don’t know the vintage of this bottle, but I could recommend it!
— 8 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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. — 9 years ago

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Still a lot of life left despite the vintage. After decanting for an hour it is hard to find any flaw with it. — 9 years ago

Château Giscours

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Leather, pine, bay leaf, currant. Still plenty of power left. Nice mix of fruit and earth and old and new. — 10 years ago

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Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1981

With lots of life left — 10 years ago

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Did you guys go back this week?
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@boyd pearson something like that

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1969

The right bank wine of the night. Still some baby fat at the outset but incredibly alive with years left. — 11 years ago

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Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1964

Showing well for the age. Texture was pure silk. Good bit of fruit still left in the old bones. Can't wait to show Jean-Louis Carbonnier. — 12 years ago

Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

PnP at a friend's house. Wonderful nose of blackberry, black currant, dried blueberries, cedar, eucalyptus, and tobacco that keeps intensifying with time in the glass. Full body with fully-integrated tannins and a long complex finish that fluctuates between black fruits, organic earth, and eucalyptus. Everything about this wine is in perfect harmony right now but it still has plenty of life left. — 8 years ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah

Go to bottle of Hermitage, good price point Syrah what else to say! Plenty of time left in this. — 9 years ago

Stanley, Isaac and 22 others liked this

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

Hint of blackberry, band-aids, roses, leather, tobacco, slight asparagus. Has the big, grippy tannins of a much younger wine. Probably 2 decades easy left here. — 9 years ago

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Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1973

This 73 drank better than any of the bottles in my two cases left! French Laundry gang handled the bottle with aplomb and clean as a whistle. Pure fruit, melted tannins and solid acid backbone. The first nose was all Martha's with the distinct Eucalyptus minty nose and lengthy complexity for over 3 hours. A true classic that is outlasting the legendary 74!!! — 10 years ago

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Left Hand Brewing Company

Nitro Milk Stout

Just a really great milk stout. Hard to beat it, especially with the on point addition of nitro. — 10 years ago

Spottswoode

Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Aromas of plum, blackberry and cassis! Still an easy 10 years left of aging potential. — 10 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2002

Lovely nose of cherry and tobacco...plenty of time left for this but approachable now. My wine of the night — 11 years ago

WC, Michael and 5 others liked this

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Coming into its own now, but has more years left on her. Lots of juicy red fruit, red flowers and some savory meaty undertones that balance out the wine. A stunning wine that will get better! — 8 years ago

Kimberly, Shawn and 4 others liked this

Dalla Valle Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1990

Soft and earthy. Notes of fresh brewed coffee and still showing nice soft mature plums. Extremely well balanced and soft elegant tannins. 27 years young is this Napa or southern left bank. This is a beauty!! — 9 years ago

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90, 91, 94, those were the best of the bunch.
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Wine of my feed tonight.

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1994

Yoon Ha
9.5

Refinement and plushness reminiscent of the right bank with a quiet firmness of the lower left bank. — 10 years ago

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I have magnums of 94 HB- what window of aging do you think it still has? Thank you !

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Beautiful nose., a little funk., dark inky and very., very much alive. Almost surprised at how much fruit I pick up and of course the traditional charcoals notes. Drinking superbly. I now only have 3 left 😩 — 10 years ago

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That was some Good wine last night!
David Goldfinger

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Love that wine. Brandon opened my last one at my house

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2000

Drinking perfection.🇺🇸🍷A rich robust red blend that is dominantly Cabernet. At 15 still has years of quality left in it. Long lingering mid pallet red fruit flavor. Just great🍷 — 11 years ago

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Chateau Montelena

The Montelena Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Bright, fresh, tons of life left in it. Great fruit, crisp acid, silky tannins. Yum! — 11 years ago

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