To me the most complex wine of the night offering a deep cerebral experience, with what I thought of as a berry bouquet garni was the 2000 Haut-Brion. The most contemplative, while also a deeply pleasurable wine, offered layers of classic Bordeaux notes of toast, coffee, currants, cassis, subtle & smokey campfire embers, cigar box...the list goes on and most of that was in the nose. The palate was texturally seamless, packed and stacked with structure that never got in the way, though you would notice it on the finish letting you know it was there.
2005 was locked up and unrelenting at first, the second go an hour later was more repenting but it was still not nudging much. A thoroughly excellent wine, but just not revealing much beyond the hints of its greatness.
#hautbrion #pessacleognan #bordeaux #wine — 9 years ago
For that extra special date night or big moment in your life, this red is always a winner. — 10 years ago
Our last night of vacation with a special wine😊 — 10 years ago
Big jammy zin on a cool fall night. — 11 years ago
Wine of the night. This wine had EXCELLENT fruit, and showed NO VISIBLE SIGNS of decline. Great powerful blackberry. I was guessing 01 Stag's Leap or Rutherford. Turns out it was Caymus SS 01, but I was second guessing myself on the year because it was a very purple color into the decanter and showing well. The wine had great vanilla on the front, blackberry on the front, and a more youthful middle and finish with some herb. This wine has 10 years left in it no doubt. Whoever cut this one off at 2017 has no idea. This one literally showed no signs of decline whatsoever. Drink by date 2007 - 2030. — 8 years ago
Started the birthday weekend off right last night with my sweetie and a bottle of the 2010. Layered power nuanced with silky tannins. The wine was really good too. — 10 years ago
Enjoyable, better on day two — 10 years ago
Probably my first place of the night overall. Also has the most legs to go the distance. Put this one away for 5-10 years before trying again. Very balanced but built for true greatness. — 11 years ago
Starts tight but with intense rocky and burnt herbal/pepper aromas. Opens up to beautiful freshly oozing raspberry flavors. An iron minerality. Spiced plum. Really dope. Blueberry, very sharp finish, so much precision. A spirit lifter — 8 years ago
Really enjoyed a bottle at the Ore House in Durango. Sunday being 1/2 price bottle night made it all the more enjoyable. — 10 years ago
1995 from Mag. A beast that evolved all night. — 10 years ago
1948 Cheval Blanc going to be a great night. — 11 years ago
Alberto Soriano
Simply beautiful Beaujolais the aromas bursts out of the glass. Floral and delicate like walking through a garden on a sweet spring day. Tons of red perfectly ripe fruits such as strawberries and red cherries. Just as delicate on the pallet as the nose with mouth filling flavors of cherry and red current. Surprisingly long finish that lingers throughout your pallet. Perfect BBQ wine on a cool summer night simply fresh and enjoyable. — 8 years ago