Rainbow's End

Allegrini

Palazzo della Torre Veronese Corvina Blend 2014

JKT
8.9

At restaurant north end with Katy Steve. Nicely balanced and perfect food wine especially given the reasonable price vs others. — 6 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Funky introduction with subtle tannins. After 2-3 hours of opening, bitter vanilla with nice end tannins and fresh acidity. Nice savoriness. — 7 years ago

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

This is gorgeous. The cork disintegrated, and the bottom was black as tar. The nose is fruit and earth in that order, which was surprising. Decanted 30 minutes, which wasn't enough time for the vinegar notes to dissipate. Light color, which is slightly incongruous given the still pronounced fruits and tannins. Leather, cigar box, blackberries, oak on the finish. I was initially worried that we might have waited too long, but by the end of the bottle, I'm convinced there was no rush. This is exactly what a mature Pauillac should be. — 7 years ago

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Houlihan ' s on a half price wine night and Stags Leap, can't be beat. This an awesome wine and drinking a bottle for less than I can buy in the wine center is a delightful way to end a day. Try it. — 8 years ago

Saddlehorn Cellars

River's End Cabernet Sauvignon

Rich, strong plum flavor — 8 years ago

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

A perfect way to end a fabulous weekend! — 9 years ago

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2010

So smooth and light. Perfect end to a week. — 9 years ago

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Deep burgundy purple, smell of cassis, dark fruit, vanilla wood and plum, medium to dull body, smooth tannin with good acidity at the end, balanced and refined with a medium to long finish. — 10 years ago

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

UGC Weekend in LA. This showed up. Coming to the end of its life but a few grand old dame. Ex Nego. Bottle. — 6 years ago

Eric, Mike and 6 others liked this

Château Troplong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

On the nose, posh leather and ripe black fruits stand out. On the mouth, it is sweet and rounded. Good finish. The wine has evolved and it's easy to drink but it still has many years ahead of it. It got better towards the end and managed to hold the drinkers' interest throughout the meal. — 7 years ago

Wits End (Chalk Hill Wines)

Luna McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014

Very big fruit. Very smooth finish. Smoky front Good spice. — 7 years ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1995

Perfect place, after a 2 hour plus decant. Quite expressive dark fruit nose, excellent mouth feel, deep fruit, good acid, and still quite a bit of acid at the end. Excellent with beef Wellington. — 7 years ago

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

What a finish. So much strength at the end with a flavorful end. Super fun to try. — 8 years ago

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Beckstoffer Vineyard

World’s End Rebel Rebel Reserve Chardonnay 2013

Clean and tropical in the nose, fruit forward. The taste is slick and pleasing without the butter like a normal chard — 9 years ago

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Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lovely noted of sweet strawberry jam and white pepper. The palate is a fantastic smoky beef jerky with floral perfume notes at the end — 9 years ago

Ginette
with Ginette

Rainbow's End

Cabernet Franc 2010

4th red of the trip and this one takes the cake. So smooth with a lingering finish that is slightly sharp but full of oak and smoke. Really nice. — 9 years ago

Villa Creek Cellars

End of the Road High Road James Berry Vineyard Grenache Blend 2007

In 2010, Wine Spectator crowned James Berry's "Saxum" their Wine of the Year. The $75 bottle now is sold for $300 or more at auctions. However James Berry also sells his grapes to other wineries. Every year Villa Creek creates a James Berry Vineyard "High Road", but for the 2007 vintage they keep a selection in oak barrels for an extra 2 years. The result is the High Road "End of the Road". The aging and limited release brings a bottle to $100 (for non club members), but I now consider this a wine in my top 10 favorites. Think full bodied California Cabernet fruit blast meets elegant balanced French red. The sip glides over your tongue and waltzes with your taste buds. Caution, this bottle packs a subtle punch with 17% alcohol ... So share or call a cab! Wine Spectator rates it a 93. I would go higher! Cheers! — 11 years ago

Heidi Hughes
with Heidi

Silver Oak

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

What a great cab; structured yet fruity; minimum tanins in the back end; loved it — 6 years ago

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1998

Great way to end the night! — 6 years ago

Matt, David and 8 others liked this
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Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1986

A little tight when open but end up drinking nicely. — 7 years ago

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Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Back upstate and starting with a quick split and caviar to get things back on track. The softest bubbles, brioche, yeasty, toasted almonds. Yum. Great balance to the brine. Christmas Carols have switched to George Michael. Can this year please end already?!?!? — 7 years ago

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Brilliant . It's also top three NV period. @Carl Fischer

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Fruit flavors on the nose, but no oak. Flavors of sweet tobacco and cherry seem to be most pronounced. There is also a juicy blackberry flavor paired with black current. The flavors all work together well without overpowering another. The wine is extremely well balanced leading to a very smooth feel. The tannins are mellow and there is a small little bite on the end. Overall this is an excellent wine from an excellent winemaker and one not to miss. For drinkers looking to try a more expensive bottle but worry it's not with it, this is a great choice to calm your fears. Just make sure to properly decant. — 8 years ago

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Nickel & Nickel

Witz End Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

2005 Nickel & Nickel.... Witz End... Not many of the around. Dark Ink Grade, smooth finish, with great tannins. — 9 years ago

World's End

Reserve Cabernet Franc 2009

Elegant and enjoyable. — 9 years ago

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World's End

If Six Was Nine Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Very sexy...reminds me of a Washington cab, maybe from DuBrul. Now if only the Easter bunny would bring me a bottle of Le Dome — 10 years ago

Adelaida

End Post Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Yummy! Oaky with rounded tannins and fruit! — 11 years ago

Sarah Keith
with Sarah