Plein Air Vineyards

Château Villa Bel-Air

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend

What a great find! Received the 2000 vintage bottle via an exchange in the Bay Area & couldn’t be more thrilled. Usually a North snob, this Product of the Boudreaux region is simply a treat. Not too many in the states left where I shop, so I was able to savior this special number 🙏🌎 — 6 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2026

Had about 30 sec to pick a bottle as store was closing - Saw the familiar wire mesh and knew I had a winner. Needed some air to shine, but improved steadily over three nights. — 7 years ago

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Domaine du Bel Air

Grand Mont Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2012

Bay leaf, chambord, wet clay — 8 years ago

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Moraga Vineyards

Bel-Air Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

I don’t want to, but this is a damn good wine - 1990 vintage — 9 years ago

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Shay A
9.4

Our monthly 4th Friday event at the storage facility. No requirements, just wine you want to share with others! Always an enjoyable time.

Special place in my heart for this winery. A few months ago, I had an '88 go celebrate my birth year. It was STELLAR. This is pushing forward easily...after an hour of air, the fruit and secondary earth and funk notes came out. So good! Thanks Walter!
— 9 years ago

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@Mike R : Yes, it really was! Amazing stuff!
@Benjamin Keator : There were only a few wines after a while, but it was like once someone mentioned bringing out an amazing wine, everyone went and did the same.
Bret Barker

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Love this chateau. What a night!
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Special place for me as well. You need to pair a good older bottle with you favorite steak. Absolutely, my favorite pairing with a very good vintage.

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Chateau Latour is my favorite 1st Growth, they demand patience and inspire not just hedonistic pleasure but also analytical thought.

Both amazing but need massive amounts of air or another 15-20 years minimum in the cellar. I get the feeling they both will hit a plateau once they blossom and slowly move towards full maturity for decades.

The nose on the 2005 rose with little agitation and shot from the hip to nose with ease. By far the most youthful and I tense nose of the evening.

The 2000 was not dissimilar in its progression, if a bit more refined from the extra few years in the glass. A cerebral wine that was also deeply pleasurable, it kept bringing me to what this wine will be like in 15-20 or more years. Easily a 50 years wine from a macro view.

Epic #latour 2000 and 2005
#pauillac
— 10 years ago

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Jean Foillard

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2013

Such complex aromas that benefited with a bit of air that lead to aromas of sandalwood and smoke, tea leaves, tart red fruits, violets, spice, damp earth and herbs. Long in length with cat tongue like tannin and perky acidity. So so good. — 10 years ago

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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1993

Much much better than the vintage might indicate- Stellar, and much better with air. — 10 years ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1945

Château Haut Brion 1945 en magnum... Une pure merveille... Signe d'une grande jeunesse, peut être éternel, ce superbe vin s'exprime dans son toucher sensuel et délicat a la manière d'une caresse d'un tissu de soie... Long, gourmand et plein de peps, il se délecte sans fin... — 13 years ago

Domaine du Bel Air

les Vingt lieux dits Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2017

Wine club selection October 2019, tastes like a crisp cold fall day - nice tannin, rich with a light peppery dark fruit taste — 7 years ago

Château Villa Bel-Air

Graves White Bordeaux Blend 2015

Honey and flowers. Well-integrated oak. Rather lovely. — 7 years ago

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E. Guigal

La Landonne Côte-Rotie Syrah 2004

Loved this...DEF needed more time to air out. Tart red fruit, smoky campfire, slight grilled meats, whole cluster stinkiness, med plus acid....long finish. Great stuff, mote time in decanter and this is a super star! La La! — 8 years ago

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Domaine du Bel Air

Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

If a wine can be honest (& a farmers wine to boot), this is it. Even threw off a bit of sediment for such a youngin'. Much much better the 2nd day. Doesnt have the acidic snap that some of my fave Bourgueils do, but Im rootin for it — 9 years ago

Domaine Taupenot-Merme

Bel-Air Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Prototypical 06 burgundy. Good stuff. — 10 years ago

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2004

This started out nothing but acid and oak, but it filled out so beautifully with air. The fruit came out, the acid backed off, and the oak integrated and became pine forest. What balance! — 10 years ago

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2003

Needs time to open up. Huge wine. Finish keeps going. Confusing but delicious mix of sweet dark fruit, tar, and salty ocean air. — 10 years ago

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I hope you saved me a glass.
Zac Alinder

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Ha, thought of you guys when I opened it! And already put aside a half bottle or so to check in with it tomorrow.
Zac Alinder

Zac Alinder

As time passes though this keeps getting better. May need to pop it back open.... ;)

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2001

A little less exciting than I expected. Definitely opens with with air, but I did not experience the dense tastes some have described. Well balanced with soft tannins, but not much nose or finish. Maybe the 2001 is past its prime. — 11 years ago

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

More power w air. — 7 years ago

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Bow and Arrow

Air Guitar Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

This was perfect with dinner at Olympia provisions. Such an awesome blend that drinks well on its own but is magical with food. Beaujolais meets Loire meets Portland. So good! — 7 years ago

Bonneau du Martray

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 1986

Deep yellow gold, heavy in the glass. Great leesy old white burg nose. . Notes of sweet lemon, apricot cardamom spice, more lemon peel and some river stone. Rich in the mouth. Tons of structure and acidity. Needed 5 hrs of air to really come on. — 7 years ago

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Alan Weinberg

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This and 85 are unmatched twin titans. Always great.

Vincent Dauvissat

La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2007

Or
Nez réduit sur l huître puis anis miel avec l air
Attaque ample pleine avec une superbe matière sèche
Milieu plein
Finale longue crayeuse et miellée anis en rétro
Très beau vin
— 9 years ago

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Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux

Les Suchots Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1972

From a presumed late Domaine release, perfect looking bottle with high fill that threw off a lot of sediment. Tawny amber color, translucent and light in the glass. Light cherry, dry brush and rhubarb notes. A nice subtle richness in the mouth. Fruit is somewhat gone but still enough to match the rounded tannins and structure. Again, with air this blossomed and was a great experience for everyone. Another bottle from the Don Stott cellar. — 9 years ago

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Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Riserva Rancia Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2004

Dark cherry, bright acidity. Keeps opening with air. Delicious. — 9 years ago

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Enderle & Moll

Liaison Pinot Noir 2013

With a little air, this gets fragrant fast. A focused beam of dark, sappy cherry and a very clean note of stony minerality. In the mouth it's soft, balanced, and really clingy. Perfectly integrated acids. The color is about one shade darker than a rose. This is going fast. Might not have night 2 notes!

UPDATE: Two night later, nose is explosively sappy floral mossy. Deep flavors contrasting with a delicate texture and great acids. Upping to 9.4. Terrific, unique wine.
— 10 years ago

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9.2
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Yes this stuff rocks. Really unique and unreal flavor profile I could drink this forever.

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Opened. Oaky first taste needs air — 10 years ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 1992

Yeasty, lots of apple on the palate at first, although with air gave way to a richer more bready flavour. Tinge of oxidative notes — 11 years ago

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2009

APPEARANCE Clear Medium Ruby color. NOSE Clean Light aromas of Red berry fruit mélange, tea leaf, with air more notes of earth and spice.. PALATE Dry sweetness, Medium acid and Low tannin with Light body and flavours of spice that lessen on the palate while the tea flavors are more pronounced, however the red berry fruits are the most present of the flavors with a streak of minerality. which last for Medium length on the finish. Very Good quality. #beaujolais #morgon #lapierre — 12 years ago