What a beautiful person inside and out! I'm blessed beyond measure to be able to call him "Dad". Words can't adequately express how much I Love him. We opened a few bottles last night that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever. We are celebrating his completion of 6 rounds of chemo therapy in his battle against Prostate cancer. This is his 3rd time in the ring against this opponent and it appears that he's won with a unanimous decision by knockout at this time!!!!!! Love you dad!!!!! So proud of your strength through this process. My Father was born in 1940. A difficult year to say the least:
Germans entered Bordeaux in June of 1940. As dictated by Hitler himself, it was the sworn duty of each and every commander to search and seize whatever could be used for the advancement of the German cause. Bedlam broke out. Chateaux' were ransacked, wine cellars were looted if not used for target practice. The Chateauxs were forced to continue producing wines. It's poetic justice that Mother Nature provided the Germans with the worst growing season from 1940 to 1944!!!! The Germans left Bordeaux in 1944 to the cheers of the residents "Au Revoir Les Allemands"!!!! The 1940 bottle that we enjoyed this evening survived World War II. It Survived the ransacking, pillaging & plunder of countless German soldiers. It's outer capsule showed evident signs of its struggle but it's inner beauty was unblemished and glorious. I've had many, many vintages of Latour from 1928 and on but none have ever tasted as perfect as the one we enjoyed tonight. This 1940 was perfect. It was a fighter, it never gave up, it never relinquished in the face of adversity. That's my Father, that my role model. He's a beautiful person inside & out. I think 1940 is the best vintage that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Special thanks to my good friends Michael Troise whom provided me with much of the insights in regards to the incredibly difficult vintage and David Page whom gifted this bottle to me for our celebration this evening. I will never forget your generosity. It was a glorious evening to say the least!!! Wine has a way of bringing people together and encapsulating an evening and event. I couldn't think of a better way to rejoice in his victory than to open a Father & Son birth year wine. — 8 years ago
I love this wine--a somewhat creamy and floral SB, the musque clone lends a very interesting flavor and aroma profile. Delicious with shrimp cocktail and our cheese plate, but it would be equally tasty on its own. — 9 years ago
Always our favorite. — 9 years ago
One of many wines tasted tonight at Olympic Wine dinner --another fabulous wine by Thomas Brown.....never misses a beat. — 10 years ago
Great daily wine. Full bodied but over overbearing. Balanced on the sweet side. A very solid bottle.
— 10 years ago
Our favorite Cab right now. Great price and wonderful bouquet and taste. — 12 years ago
H2O Vegetal (8ª Edició). El Pinell de Brai (Tarragona).
07.07.19 — 6 years ago
Enjoyed this for our birthday celebration! Very nice wine! — 9 years ago
A delicious red with our dinner. — 9 years ago
Our 2015 New Years dinner. — 9 years ago
Love this organic red!! — 9 years ago
One of our favorites! — 10 years ago
Big and smooth, it's a favorite at our home — 11 years ago
This was a wonderful wine with our last-of-summer BBQ dinner. After 15 years in the bottle, it's very well balanced. — 12 years ago
One of our favorite eveyday wines — 13 years ago
Great wine in our room having some wine and cheese for dinner. It was a great buy and really hit the spot. I think this will be a trip of “risk and reward”. So what is the price point and how good is it???? This is a really nice wine. Would have it again for sure. — 8 years ago
Fruity and soft on the palate. Complemented our New York steaks. Well. Great wine that needs to be drunk now. — 8 years ago
Damn good Pinot brought to our work mixer. — 9 years ago
Enjoying this bottle this evening! Excellent! Celebrating our recently completed master bath remodel after 5 months! — 9 years ago
A superb glass... Really complex with interesting fruit. However, the price is a bit much. If you have money to spend, go for it. I think we've had our fill. — 9 years ago
Our house red — 10 years ago
Absolutely perfect balance to our prime rib roast and salty potatoes for our belated family Christmas dinner! — 10 years ago
This is the last leg in our moved to Napa. My favorite summer wine. KC SB — 11 years ago
One of our standards. — 13 years ago
Joel Brunk
Beautiful wine in Alberta at our favorite lake, Steven’s rec on dinner spot. Laura: velvet, sage and fruit on palate. Sweet, elegant, gentle. Joel: raspberry, ripe strawberry. Palate is elegance... acidity, tannins, fruit... all in balance. Reminds me of our favorite qualities in the lovely fruit and acidity of Burgundy. Mashed ripe strawberry, leather, spice. — 6 years ago