Little John Wine Company

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Medium-dark-red color, very little browning at rim, this shows a little of the “overripe” notes I’ve found in 1990 Bordeaux (and CdPs), nice concentration and depth, long finish, the ripeness carries into the finish and detracts just a little. — 7 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Chris, Ira and 9 others liked this

Nickel & Nickel

John C. Sullenger Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Dark red/purple color. Exquisite nose featuring violets/lavender, plum, cassis, menthol and black olives. Dark cherry/plum/currant on the palate with additional notes of tobacco, dried basil and toast. Impeccable balance, nice concentration and perfectly integrated. Long finish and super soft tannins. Great example of an Oakville Cabernet. Fantastic! — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister, Bob and 3 others liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2016

Austere. Nose starts pretty reticent - Wood and spice and a little fruit- then blossoms with some elegant purple florals after several hours. This will become wonderful with time and be a keeper based on balance and concentration at this point. — 4 years ago

Tom, Andrew and 24 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

2014. Just really good. May have aged a little longer, but definitely drinkable right now. — 6 years ago

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2014

jesus g
9.6

I’m really beginning to see this transition where the 2013s-16s of Rhône and Burgundy are already so drinkable and showing ripe fruit. Like they are making them to drink now, this winemaking style is showing a little more fruit extraction and from what I’ve seen here in Napa, you’re sacrificing the ability to age there for the early drinkability. Hopefully I’m wrong and these are all just warmer vintages. I just wanna see these wines reach their potential 10/20 years out — 7 years ago

Douglas, Eric and 34 others liked this
jesus g

jesus g Influencer Badge

Great acid structure as well.
Eric

Eric Premium Badge

Agree on this wine. Totally a young drinker.

Lagunitas Brewing Company

A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale

Definitely more hop influence on this one. Definitely believe the 64 IBU rating. Floral hop with a little bit of Tangerine. Nice malt but is not overpowering. Just a little sumpin sumpin on Sunday night — 7 years ago

Shay, P and 8 others liked this
P A

P A

@Mark Flesher Almost perfect IBU Cheers 🍻
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

Definitely a lighter weight beer with good structure and nice hop zing. This is as close to session beer as Lagunitas has!
Trent Fletcher

Trent Fletcher Premium Badge

Love almost all Lagunitas does but this is my go-to.

Cullen Wines

Kevin John Margaret River Chardonnay 2014

Outstanding Chardonnay but a bit pricey! — 9 years ago

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

Christmas gift from John and Laurie — 11 years ago

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Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red fruits, black plum, oak, tobacco, smoke, leather, excellent balance. A little too soft for my taste — 7 months ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Came off a little disjointed. Give it some as I see a bright future. The cab franc is noticeable in a good way with a dried herb note. — 8 months ago

Neil, Scott@Mister and 1 other liked this

J. Rochioli

Little Hill Pinot Noir 2008

2008 vintage. Had never come across the "Little Hill" until today. Light-medium body. Decanted and was fairly musty for 2-3 minutes before it started to blossom. Some blue fruit/menthol/eucalyptus throughout the experience. Demonstrative spice component on the back end. Could really only ding this on being slightly "watery" on the front palate. Otherwise, this is kicking now and has plenty of life and love to give. 5.27.23 — 2 years ago

Andrew, Severn and 13 others liked this

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1984

1984 vintage. Cork difficult to extract, ended up in several pieces. Beautiful deep color, little to no bricking even at this age. Seductive at one hour+ of air with black cherry, raspberry, some vanilla, green pepper, graphite. 12% ABV. From the FIL’s collection. — 5 years ago

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

Tasted blind. Tawny color, translucent with amber rims. Notes of black cherry, cedar, some spice and a little barnyard floor. Sweet fruit in the mouth, with tannins fully resolved. Guessed 1955 Calon Segur. Perfect looking bottle, the cork revealed this bottle was reconditioned by the Chateau in 2000. — 7 years ago

Shay, Eric and 16 others liked this

Wynns Coonawarra Estate

John Riddoch Limited Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Always going to be the highlight of the Wynns tasting and only made in years where the fruit quality and vintage conditions were exceptional. Sue Hodder said everything fell into place in 2015 and she made one of her best ever Riddochs. From less than 1% of Wynns available Cabernet fruit. Latent power on nose and palate with black fruits and balanced oak. At least a 30 year future but so balanced you could happily drink this now but one should wait at least 10 years for its charms to start showing through. A brilliant 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. — 7 years ago

Peter, Shawn and 14 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1945

Tasted blind. Tawny but still with a dark ruby core. Nose has diverse notes of dried cherries, brush, some soil and a little eucalyptus. Rich and has perfect balance in the mouth. With the last sip this wine had 9+ hours of air and it was still perfectly balanced. This started great and stayed on a plateau of greatness all night. — 8 years ago

Keith, Eric and 2 others liked this

Edmunds St. John

Bone-Jolly El Dorado County Gamay Noir 2013

Rhubarb and raspberry. Killer domestic gamay — 10 years ago

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

This is an excellent wine. Full, robust, and had a little spice to it. — 11 years ago

John Anthony Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Alcohol nose, dark cherry, blackberry, blueberry, cigar box cedar, vanilla, damn that is good. Hospitality from this team is top notch. — 8 months ago

Foxen

John Sebastiano Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Red flowers and strawberries. A really nice one from Foxen. — 2 years ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

A great effort from the Foxen team.

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Really good. A little young but still good on the nose and light finish at the same time. Not incredibly complex but still intriguing. I could drink a LOT of this often. — 5 years ago

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Gramercy Cellars

John Lewis Walla Walla Valley Syrah

Already very smooth and delightful. — 6 years ago

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Dark blue blooded. Still primary fruit but lovely poised gamey dark flavors. A little simple and cold on the palate. Interesting to see where this goes. A very good wine for the vintage but the vintage shines through. — 8 years ago

Eric, LM and 6 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 1971

1st vintage if this wine, so a real treat to try. A little shrill and sharp at the front. Lovely fruit. Still some fresh notes but in a good place age-wise. Doesn't hang together as well as the wines beside it. — 8 years ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
Ara, Ira and 4 others liked this

Belle Glos

Meiomi Pinot Noir 2014

Wow. Like a berry pie with a little spice — 9 years ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

RP 94
Described as elegant
Agree though a little disappointed
Great wine but wanted a bit more
Unique flavor profile
Had at the Battery in SF
— 11 years ago

Château de Saint-Cosme

Little James' Basket Press Vin de Pays d'Oc Viognier Sauvignon Blanc

Last bottle! Being discontinued at the restaurant — 12 years ago

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