Pretty Young Thing

Pahlmeyer

Napa Valley Merlot 2013

Amazing wine for one as young as this, it tastes like a wine 10 yrs older.
95 merlot, 4% cab and 1% petit Verdot.
Intense color and concentrated flavors, this red is pretty stellar. The wine maker suggests this wine can be aged for 20 years.
— 9 years ago

Château Lafon-Rochet

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008

Good balance, pretty low-bodied and low-tannic for St. Estephe, very drinkable even though quite young, red berries with an elegant touch of oak — 9 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Dark inky purple. Strong aroma immediately upon open. Bold and silky smooth, but very much fruit driven. Pretty much just jammy blackberry and blueberry. A little sweet. Enjoyable and decadent, but would have liked a little more complexity. Probably just too young?
— 9 years ago

Dunn Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1990

Alder Yarrow
9.0

Tight still pretty young cherry tobacco and leather. — 10 years ago

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Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2011

Simultaneous feelings of extreme satisfaction and extreme shame at drinking a thing so beautiful but so young. — 10 years ago

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Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1945

Mouton Vertical dinner. Wow! One of my dream wines to try. This btl came from the cellars of Mahler-Besse collection and was in perfect condition. Ruby red color, sweet ripe red fruits on the nose with eucalyptus, cassis, chocolate mint and exotic spices, had this cola thing going on with soy and caramel. So big, rich, opulent, sexy and young but fully mature. What can I say just a perfect wine in every way! — 10 years ago

Rajat Parr
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Zav Auz

Zav Auz

25k !!!!really

Williams Selyem

Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2013

Cranberry pie. Round, smooth tannins. Pretty young — 10 years ago

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2006

Very bright and pretty. Flowers and citrus on the nose. Very young but full of life. Touch of sweetness. Great potential but lovely now. — 9 years ago

Paul WoollsAlan WinterDavid Schachter
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Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2006

Extremely pretty for something so young. Great nose. A long and interesting life ahead of it — 9 years ago

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Domaine de Villeneuve

Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2007

Had to aerate for 10 minutes only for the woody stinkiness to disappear.
Brownish ruby red.
Prunes, raisins, maybe overripe strawberries on the nose, next to cognac, black pepper.
On the palate, it's pretty intense: Rather watery than viscous, sweet on attack and finish, low tannin, distinct licorice on mid-palate, acidity neither firm nor flabby.
Medium-short finish, but the mild tannin lingers for quite a while.
Might be time to drink up, for this is pretty ripe already. I wouldn't want this to disintegrate more. Fun to drink. I'm happy to notice that, while I like this mature thing, I really also want to drink younger reds with a more velvety texture and firmer tannin and taste profiles.
50+5+11+17+7=90
— 9 years ago

Thymiopoulos Vineyards

Young Vines Xinomavro 2012

A pretty floral and elegant red fruit driven wine. Reminds me of Beaujolais meets Pinot Noir. Red floral notes, red cherries, red plums, pomegranate, clove, a touch of toast. The body is silky with pronounced acidity and a touch of bitter tannins in the back palate. — 10 years ago

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Thierry Allemand

Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2006

2006 - Meaty, a little pepper, elegant and complex brambly fruit, pretty incredible and drinking well but young. — 10 years ago

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Hourglass

HG III Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

A lot of spices on the nose. Very interesting color, incredible complexity for such a young wine. This vineyard is making some pretty nice Stuff 👏🏼👏🏼. I saw this and had to try it right away. — 10 years ago

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1980

Can't believe it's still young n pretty! — 11 years ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Rosé Champagne 1995

Lovely light fresh berries on the nose. Clear and lifting. On the palate very pretty and defined. Real clarity. Very lovely. Very young — 9 years ago

Howard HorwitzWalker StrangisMatt Lichtenberg
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Union des Proprietaires Recoltants

Cuvée Sublime Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Le Mesnil Chardonnay 2005

Anniversary Jacuzzi suite bubbles 😎 this was in a really great place and was really singing; I could smell it intensely just from pouring it. Rich and redolent of bruised yellow apple as well as caramelized apple, lovely fresh brioche, starting to show a bit of pleasant oxidative nutty character reminiscent of glazed pecans, a bit of baking spice, English toffee, and chalk dust. Almost like a nutty, toffee apple pie or something, Just really delicious. Acid is still nervy and provides a strong backbone but has had a bit of time to integrate in the mix with all the other elements and is in great balance right now; not punishing like some younger blanc de blancs can be. Fine bead provides a rich, creamy mouthfeel that's just delightful. First Grand Cru Champagne and it lived up to expectations. Serious value as well when it comes down to it, I paid like 55 bucks for this thing. That's pretty impressive for a vintage Le Mesnil Grand Cru, I'd say! — 9 years ago

Clos De La Roilette

Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Gamay 2014

Young at 2014 but really pretty fruit and killer acid. Would be fun to taste in another year or two — 10 years ago

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2011

Obscenely good. At the moment it's pretty huge and young but so impressive and so long. A Bordeaux wearing rocket propelled roller skates — 10 years ago

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

This is ridiculously good, and I'm gathering pretty underrated because it's a 2004. Frankly, I would have to try this side-by-side with the 2000 to be able to come up with any explanation why the 2000 is the better wine - certainly this one offers at least as much pleasure if you're drinking them today. It's a no-doubter right from the pop of the cork, with beautiful classic left bank scents of ripe black fruit, cedar, and woodspice. I suspect but could not say for sure that there is a non-zero amount of brett here but if so it's certainly in the zone of making things more interesting rather than flawed as the wine also features very enticing scents of gamy meat, something vaguely metallic, and a bit of saddle leather and sweaty funk. The fruit, however, is still beautifully ripe with a glossy sheen and a saturating sweetness on the palate, yet still feminine and slender in proportion - this is what they mean when they talk about grand cru breed. The color of the wine in the glass is pitch black at the core with bright ruby edges. This is not material that seems in any way to come from a less than ideal vintage. The fruit is slick enough that you don't really sense the structure. I don't know if it can get any better than this, but it really doesn't need to. For a Bordeaux of this age - and it does still taste like a young wine - there are not many that are so accessible, expressive, and compulsively drinkable while also having this level of detail and class. — 10 years ago

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Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2013

2013 vintage. Just got our allocation. Had to open one to appreciate where this will be in a few years. Lots of ripe red fruit, abundant spiciness, pretty bright acidity. Nicely balanced for something so young. Gonna be sick in 4 or 5 years. — 10 years ago

Drake Hagenlock
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