Open Wines

Bonneau du Martray

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 1986

Had to open this after the 92 Verget Montrachet the night before pushing me this way. Deep yellow gold color from bottle with a high fill. Nose suggests immediately this is the real deal. Notes of apricot, lemon, clay soil and some brown spice. Incredible impact in the mouth. Lucious fruit battling fine grain acidity that makes your face flush. This always performs and is one of my all time fave white burgs. — 7 years ago

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Alan Weinberg

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the 85/86 BdM duo has been great for three decades! Brings back great memories.

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2012

Drank at the 2016 US Open with amazing friends...gorgeous, and need to get some to see where it goes — 9 years ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2007

Unique / Bordeaux style wine. Needs time to open and despite the age, would improve with decanting this wine. Old world nose, well balanced on mid palate with forest notes and wild berries. Medium finish — 10 years ago

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Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2003

Very big. Lots of black fruit. Let this settle for another 5 years. For now open for a couple of hours. — 11 years ago

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

First off. You have heard about decanting.... This is a great example. Open and it tastes flat, give it time to breath and the flavors come out. The nose has a nice oak, smokey texture. Taste has a predominant black cherry flavor with nice ripe fruit flavors. Oak remains throughout the taste from start to finish with american oak flavors. An almost cigar smokiness hits immediately with a slight spice....not sure where to compare this to because it's not like a Zinfandel pepper, but more like an allspice. The overall feel is medium bodied with rich cherry flavors and well balanced for a smooth feel. This is a great introduction to Stags Leap without spending $150. — 11 years ago

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Sam Coturri
9.5

That perfect balance between bright red fruit and dark aromatic herbs. Ready to drink now (after being open for an hour or so) — 11 years ago

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Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Gift from my time working at a golf club. Too scared to open it! Thinking of selling instead. — 11 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2012

Another we brought to Korean BBQ dinner last night. 2012 is open for business and shows plenty of freshness to balance the powerful dark fruit. Excellent as always. — 8 years ago

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MaJ CappS

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One of my favorites. What a great wine at a great price.
Michael Meyer

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Was hoping for pictures of the KBBQ!! 🍖🥩

Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2010

I bought a case of this delicious Barolo a while ago and am delighted every time I open a bottle. Texturally this is a wonderfully attractive wine. Both ripe and floral, it lingers powerfully and yet with lightness. One of two Vietti wines enjoyed at Antique Garage's original location is Soho (having enjoyed some haloumi the week prior at the new location, I was back for more). — 9 years ago

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Château Talbot

Saint-Julien Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1982

6 liters open decanted 18 hours prior drinking — 10 years ago

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Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Big quality fruit bomb - 2006 - drinking softly now, open 2 hours. Would like to see if the fruit resolves over the next few years. — 11 years ago

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Took about 45 minutes to open up and become expressive- ripe red currant, mulberry and black raspberry, with a note of dried herbs and portobello mushrooms. — 11 years ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Way too early to open, but it's Christmas, so why not. — 11 years ago

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Patrick Derdeyn

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Nice. Had the '89 a couple months ago and it was killer. Bury a few of these in your cellar and drink them when your kids graduate from college.

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

seems a shame to open these so young. — 11 years ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 1990

Took an hour to open up, but then it was great. I stored it for 10 years and it didn't disappoint! Rich Dom flavor, and more depth than a younger bottle. No surpises from this bottle, but that's okay — 9 years ago

Silver Oak

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Shay A
9.3

Needless to say, we slayed some dragons tonight. Let the birthday week continue!

Believe it or not, after all the wine we had, this was my wife's favorite. Took us a while to identify the main component of the nose, but I figured it out...shaved coconut! Never had a wine with a nose like this. It was mixed with vanilla on the palate. If you have these, open them!
— 9 years ago

Mark Flesher
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Mike R

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Nice
Matt Duncan

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One of the last vintages at the original winery before the fire!
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@Matt Duncan : We really enjoyed this. I need to seek some out!

Beringer Vineyards

Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

N M
9.2

Needed about 2.5 hours in decanter to open up. Could use more time in bottle. A classic big, bold, chewy California Cab. — 10 years ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

It took around 2 hours to open up, but it was well worth it. — 11 years ago

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 1988

Amazing bouquet to start, but it took a good hour for the wine to open up. Suddenly had another level of depth after opening up. — 11 years ago

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1947

1947. Can't actually believe I have rated this in my lifetime. Although it had a significant amount of leakage and oxidisation, it was still bright, still had bags of fruit, tannins, acidity. What am incredibly generous wine to open to celebrate our new little company. Thx guys xxx — 11 years ago

Pierpaolo Petrassi MWChris Rowe
with Pierpaolo and Chris