Lot 30 Winery

Raymond Vineyard & Cellar

R Collection Lot No. 5 Field Blend

I had a fruity to oak/earthy experience. Fruit up front Oak to Earth on the finish.
$10.+ at Costco.
Went well with my steak-filled salad...as well as with my chocolate-covered walnuts afterwards.
— 6 years ago

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1959

Top shoulder. Got the cork out in one piece. Absolutely perfect bottle with a lot left to give. Thick balsamic fruit, soft tannins, integrated oak, fresh acidity, everything in absolute balance. In a way almost perfect on the verge of lacking a bit of personality, but only almost. This has 10 years of life ahead of it but No reason to wait. — 7 years ago

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1985

Showing a lot of bell pepper pyrazines but still with lots of class. — 8 years ago

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Bodegas El Nido

Clio Jumilla Monastrell-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

An absolute beast a wine! Needs a short decant to open up and let the glycerol smell and taste blow off. I decanted for 30 min.

Huge dark fruits, charcoally smokiness, and spice. Inky deep deep black color and of course it doesn't get any more full body than this.
— 9 years ago

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Marietta Cellars

Christo Lot Number 3 North Coast Syrah Blend

What a difference an hour decant makes! Pitch black in the glass. Barnyard funk on the nose. Blackberry and leather mid-palate. Lots going on with this wine and time will only improve this vintage. Tart cherry and cranberry on the finish. Firm tannins and quite dry. — 10 years ago

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Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

Dark red/purple to red rim. Red apple skin, rose, dried sour cherry on nose after 30 minutes in the glass, more iron and paint thinner when first opened. Medium acidity, waves of iron, earth and spice in the mouth, subtle fruit, slightly bitter and peppery finish. — 11 years ago

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Marietta

Old Vine Red Lot Number 60 California Red Blend

Pop and pour. Black cherry, kirsch, black licorice, and some wood smoke both on the nose and palate. Deep ruby color, medium body. A nice impression of fruit—big, but not as heavy as expected. Medium tannins, medium acids, but they linger onto the finish. A decent wine, with better-than-average complexity. I'd get half a case of this and be quite happy... — 12 years ago

Irony

I Small Lot Reserve Monterey Pinot Noir 2011

Very good Pinot Noir and reasonably priced. — 13 years ago

Parducci

Small Lot Mendocino County Pinot Noir 2018

Lighter #mendocino Co #pinotnoir - enticing cherry, apricot and subtly spicy nose. Delicate frame, lovely acid structure and silken tannins on the finish. It just might be my new Costco QPR favorite for $8. — 6 years ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Smooth but flavors have switched a lot to non fruit even at that age — 7 years ago

Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot "B" 12 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

So subtle - dried orange peel, potpourri and creamed corn - a delight, thank Hugh — 8 years ago

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Casanova di Neri

30 ° Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 1999

Spice, leather, blackberry, vanilla nose. Lush blackberry, tobacco and, mineral, hint of raisin in the finish. — 8 years ago

Folie à Deux

Ménage à Trois Midnight Lot 369 Dark Red Blend 2015

Very rich with flavor. More flavor then the regular red ménage a trois. Both are great! — 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. — 10 years ago

La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2007

Decanted 15 min Feels slightly over oaked. Fruit does open. Took some time 30 min. Brings out ripe cherry. Cedar. Vanilla heavy tones nose toasted — 10 years ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Amazingly rich! Still has huge concentration, deep and dark, a lot of black fruit and black olive. — 11 years ago

Luca Wines

G Lot Tupungato Chardonnay 2010

Cavist , nosso restaurante (!) with lula and Claudia ... Recommended by adailton, oaky, complex ... V nice, distinctive — 13 years ago

Raymond Vineyard & Cellar

R Collection Lot No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Great wine especially for the price — 6 years ago

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Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Ok , I drank too early . My excuse, I’m staying in place. 14 day up Monday. Dark, chewy traditional cab.I liked it a lot. Will age. — 7 years ago

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@Hugh O'Riordan thank you for making me feel better about opening early! Im not the only one! Cheers to you. Stay safe and healthy my Delectable friend!
Hugh O'Riordan

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Thanks for your note. Nice to know I’m not alone

W. & J. Graham's

Aged 30 Years Tawny Porto Blend

Very honeyed and less mellow than the 40 year. Still mighty complex — 8 years ago

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2011

Nice moderately-light Italian wine. Good body, with a clean finish that’s soft compared to a lot of this variety. Tobacco, plums, earthy, dried figs, licorice, chocolate — 8 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Liked it a lot, but not for the price. Total wine. $62 — 10 years ago

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I agree. Expensive.

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Bryan Garcia
8.9

Love Bordeaux's ability to make you think it's a lot younger than it really is. — 12 years ago

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In a perfect place..
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