Shay A

9.1

A few days late in posting the Wednesday Wine Committee wines. Standard format with 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine. All served blind.

Nice to revisit this from earlier in the year. Out of the flight, I found this to be the most aged. Integrated. Dusty and underripe black cherries on the nose with herbs. Cherry pipe tobacco, bayleaf and leather on the palate with a fading structure. Drink up. I guessed early ‘90s left bank Bordeaux. — 7 years ago

with Dan, Will and 1 other

Martijn

9.5

Rain, hail, 7 degrees Celsius in May. Time for some fire and toro wine! Some iberico ham and bang we are back in Spain. Purple red. Almost black in the middle. Big nose: figue, almondpaste, hay, cedarwood, pipe tobaco, chocolate. Wow in the mouth. Big Bold taste which finishes over the minute. — 7 years ago

Kevin

9.5

Wow dat plum. It draws out EXTREMELY well. If you are a plum fan, would suggest. — 8 years ago

with Emily

Shay A

9.4

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

This wine is made by Michel Rolland. Large and in charge merlot. Mocha, sweet pipe tobacco, and a lot of ripe blackberry. Nutmeg and cinnamon. Cab lovers merlot. — 8 years ago

Jeff Collins

Owner Peabody's Wine & Beer Merchants and Benchmark Provisions

9.0

Rest In Peace Patty. — 9 years ago

Beau Carson

9.2

Spectacular, and worked perfectly with teriyaki and pork chops. Mocha, pipe tobacco, black cherry, rich, and nice dusty tannins. — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

The sweet smoke of a pipe and the deep dark depths of a plum jam and cranberry sauce. #vegasicilia — 11 years ago

David Landrum

9.2

'79 5th growth. 5th element. Tons of life left, fill up in the neck. Old apples, pipe tobacco, raspberries. #Maturewinerules — 11 years ago

Courtney Cochran

Sommelier/Host hiptastes.com

10

And there you have it: a wine worth getting up for in the morning, the week, the month: a unicorn wine, redolent of all the things we want in our old*er* PINOT - portobello, bergamot, potpourri, anise, saddle leather, forest floor, magic, love and peace in the world. Amen. — 12 years ago

with Suzanne and Will

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.0

Ripe Red Cherry & sour plum, fennel fronds, pipe tobacco, subtle black truffle and smoke. — 13 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

After trying this, I was informed that this one had been slow-oxing for 3 days! Soft quality with very rounded edges. Red and black fruits here get you right in the front with a dried nut character. Plum, pipe tobacco, a little foresty in the middle. Finishes with a lot of elegance but still has enough grip and pepper that it would go very well with really just about any food or fare. If this wine is drinking this well after 3 days, it still has a ton of life left! — 7 years ago

with Dan and Bradley

Ara Aslanian

9.5

Beautiful nose; pipe tobacco, leather, earthy. Long finish. — 7 years ago

Christopher Fowler

9.0

Dark chocolate on the nose. Medium body. Sweet tobacco and ripe fruit on the palate. — 8 years ago

with Tricia and Michael

Christopher Fowler

9.0

Medium/light body. Enough tannin to give it a backbone. This one's a treat. — 8 years ago

with Linda and Michael

Ryan Guy

9.4

Celebratory wine... with eager anticipation to visit the winery in a few weeks. Toasty oak notes, vanilla bean, cherry flambé, pipe tobacco, white pepper, and anise. Supple on the palate, with fresh black cherry fruit and pops of leather and cedar. Finish persists and tannins are well integrated. Drink now or over the next 5 years. 30 minute decant on this one. — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Mushroom and roots of river scrub poking out from muddy banks while skewering the corner-baked brownie with a thin, nearly burnt, crispy collar. A papyrus envelope lies open, filled with sandalwood soaked clay, and a blackberry, blueberry, gooseberry reduction with cassis just to tease. Lean mouthfeel that turns sharply mid-palate to a gravelly mineshaft of nutmeg, black sesame, burnt brownie bits, and soft cranberry jellies wraps up herbaceously with cedar chips, Provençal herbs, hazelnut, Brazil nut skin, hot saw blades salivating old cherrywood and belching pipe tobacco. Kept me nose deep in the funk. Brilliant wine with a surly personality. #LaFleurdeBoüard #Pomerol #rightbank #frenchred #lalande #lalandelicious #rivermonster — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.5

Amazingly youthful. Rest in peace my friend. — 11 years ago

Scott Kirkpatrick

9.6

Drinking with the King tonight (may he rest in peace). I don't know how this is so approachable while being as structured as it is. This is one of the best wines I've had in months. Many thanks to my bud Davy for the birthday present! — 12 years ago

Jordan Monkman

10

Some of that dank Bordeaux funk! Blueberry pie, plum, pipe tobacco, leather. Smells like this will keep showing more layers over the next couple hours. — 12 years ago

Elisabeth Hauser

9.2

different bottle same deliciousness — 13 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

Another very good wine. Super soft. Tastes more modern in style. Ripe. Mixed berry pie, chocolate covered cherry cordials and pipe tobacco notes. Balances fruit and savory notes. With an extended decant, this is very enjoyable now, but will get better. I called this ‘14 Left Bank. Thanks @Colby Siratt . — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Shay A

9.5

Day 2 of Napa in the books!

20yrs young! This was also served to us blind and we all guessed it was mid-late 2000s Seavey Cab. All the red and black fruit notes are still present with mellowed out tannin. Very smooth and polished. Big note of baked mixed berry (cherry, blackberry) pie that is covered in a cloud of sweet vanilla pipe tobacco. Ripe & rich up front, savory in the middle, balanced finish. Incredible for its age. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Jack & Arden put together a wonderful evening of delicious food and great wines, and a few of us attendees contributed some bottles to enjoy as well. Great night!

Served blind. I actually thought this was older than the previous wine (it wasn’t) and that this could be older Napa. Color wise, there was more translucence and bricking. Bing cherry, bay leaf, and herbal notes. Saddle leather, pipe tobacco, black cherry on the palate. A favorite producer of mine. Thanks for bringing @Jack Thompson — 8 years ago

with Arden, Jack and 3 others

LM Segal

9.9

BBQ smoke, hot espresso beans, black cherry paste lead a lifted and broad, completely integrated beam of burnt strawberry, pipe tobacco and dark cassis. 60 second finish was interfered only with an imperative to go back for more. Fully resolved and at its peak, cork on the verge of danger. Unreal. — 8 years ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

10

This was the wine served at the “toast to peace” when Richard Nixon opened trade relations with China in 1972. — 9 years ago

Andres Montoya

9.2

Elegant, dried flower, eucalyptus, sweet pipe smoke, dark chocolate. — 11 years ago

with Martonio, Alex and 1 other

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Honoring a legend tonight. Rest in peace Joe Phelps. Biased review. #josephphelps #insignia — 11 years ago

with Joseph

Lucas

9.3

My final bottle of red wine for 2014 paired with ribeye. Absolutely delicious, changing in character with almost every glass. I woke up this morning to read the sad news that Serge passed away yesterday. Rest in peace Mr Hochar. — 12 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.9

Given to me by old friend Marvin Stauffer. This Chateau was his favorite. Rest in Peace Marv! — 12 years ago

Alina Ferguson

10

Damn good! Need to make a run up north again! :D — 13 years ago