Sands Of Time
Shafer Vineyards
Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Out of Magnum. This wine is all time. — 12 years ago
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
One of my all time favorites — 14 years ago
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1995
1995 vintage. Exceptional provenance and pedigree. Some argued she needs more time, others embraced her current state of appeal. Heavy leather, spice and texture. Big void on the fruit profile. Nonetheless enjoyable. — 11 years ago
Domaine Jamet
Côte-Rôtie Syrah 1990
Coaxing it out of the glass. Needs time to blow off typical barnyard nose, leads way to dark red fruit and really long finish — 11 years ago
Corison Winery
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Still really tight. Dark red purple. Classic cassis notes. Still plenty of time left. 2021 maybe? — 12 years ago
Marcel Lapierre
Morgon Gamay 2013
2013 S version. Just delicious, but lots of places to go to in time. — 11 years ago
Dom Pérignon
Brut Champagne Blend 2004
2004 vintage. This is not a champagne I thought worthy of the hype when I last drank this about 9 months ago. Maybe I was too quick to write it off. It seems to have grown in weight, concentration and complexity in that short period of time. The apples have become more precise, there is some stone fruit coming to the fore and even hints of minerality. There's some richness on the back of the palate now that adds character to the impression of the wine. The finish is more exact and there's depth of fruit missing last time round. The length is long and fairly persistent. Although a way off outstanding, it's become very good and clearly might improve further. — 11 years ago
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2007
I need to find a cool dark place to hide the rest of this 2007 for a long, long time. — 13 years ago
Ian Brennan
2001 vintage lovely dense plumbs, currants, violets and spice on the nose. Rich and warm, headily inviting, with the perfume jumping out of the glass capturing and demanding attention. Tightly packed mouthful as well, surprisingly medium bodied, good fruit and tannin, but closed and needing time. Good aftertaste, probably needs 3 to 5 years before opening up to its best. — 11 years ago