When the butcher has dry aged rib eyes, well, respond in kind. Thanks Kate! — 9 years ago
My kind of wine , depth, fruit and quite a finish ... — 10 years ago
2002 Olivet lane — 11 years ago
A RR Pinot for sure but 7 yrs and magnum size helped harmonize this beauty. Was perfect with winter veges and lamb meatballs — 12 years ago
Merry Christmas! — 12 years ago
One of many wines tasted this week — 12 years ago
Visited w winemaker on napa — 13 years ago
Palate was kind of shot but I remember this was big beautiful but too young. — 9 years ago
Kind of a shame to open so young - needs 5-10 yrs to come together. Not quite enough acidity to bring fruit into balance. Purple, full bodied, fruit forward wine. Tons drinking blueberry/blackberry with a bit of earth. Still very tasty, especially with an hour or so of air. — 9 years ago
For centuries now, the luscious, bright, all-encompassing delight of Champagne has been used to toast happy occasions. Often times a decent bubbly does the trick, but other times, something grander deserves to be poured.
Dom Pérignon (named after the monk who put Champagne on the map), a 2000 vintage. It's the kind of Champs one drinks upon making the decision that wine is not just a hobby, not just a passion, but a career. — 10 years ago
A fantastic Christmas day. Thank you Caymus Thank you Miss Ellie. Merry Christmas all — 12 years ago
1960 was for kind of forgotten close to the nice 1959 and 1961 vintages - but the wine still handle well, with a light profile, a nice experience from a nice gift, maybe 60 was better for the Beatles !? However it feels kind of younger than 1960 at first sight, an off vintage in good shape but will get soon enough to its peak 😐 — 12 years ago
This 03 Pinot is drinking flawlessly. — 13 years ago
Out of the two Auberts from 2012 I tasted today, this one seemed to be a little 'funkier.' Definitely served colder than the Larry Hyde, this wine seemed to be in a weird place to me. The nose showed some melon characteristics, but also had a hay barn kind of nose (sans nitrogen). Definitely more raucous than the Larry Hyde even on the entry. This note carried to the entry, but then the silky nature of this one took over. The middle of this wine was purly honeydew, melon, mango. Finish was pretty full, good acidity, still showing the power of youth here. 93 for sure, as was the Larry Hyde for different reasons altogether. I cannot say that one of these beat the other, as they were really good in their own rights. — 9 years ago
Great Syrah, Spicy, with smokey notes, great with big flavor foods — 11 years ago
Merry Christmas to me. — 12 years ago
This wine is inexpensive, kind of sweet, and good for unwinding. I was happily surprised! — 12 years ago
Patrick Derdeyn
Still a rich styled pinot, but the lighter vintage and years in the bottle really help this stay balanced. Packed with rich dark fruit and cola notes finishing with a bit of spice. Nice now and will hold for another 3-4 years. — 9 years ago