Secrets

Charles Krug

Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

I hesitated to open this wine so soon! I think this is really Good! Medium body..almost dusty tannins...blueberry..cherry..vanilla..molasses..for the alcohol content 14.7%..nicely balanced. Delicious Napa Cab...showing it's secrets!! — 8 years ago

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Domaine Les Terres Promises

L'antidote Carignan Blend 2012

Carignan singing in the glass. Harmonious acids. Tannins whispering secrets. — 8 years ago

Pierre Amadieu

Domaine Grand Romane Vieilles Vignes Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2010

Roasted prune of a nose, dark fruit playing its way through tabac, pine comb, licorice. Shy, this one needs some air before it will gain your trust. After that, it's still a very bold, tannic friendship. The only secrets passed in cedar notes. — 8 years ago

TheSkip, Lucy and 2 others liked this

Castell'in Villa

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese 1971

I did not have the privilege of drinking this sauce but my friend in Italy gave it rave reviews. He said' "Rare bottles of artisan wines of great vintages contain basic elements of the most remote secrets of life." This is why I want to learn more about wine and I give my admiration to all of you & @Delectable Wine that help me learn. Cheers and gratitude. 🙏🏽🙌🏾🍷 — 9 years ago

Paul, David and 2 others liked this

La Bastide Saint-Dominique

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

2005 very nice!
We tried it next to his big brother "les secrets de pignan".
— 10 years ago

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Chemin

Yarra Valley Syrah 2013

Slowly unfurling Syrah with secrets worth hanging around for. Takes a wee while to emerge from the fog of 100% whole bunch, but when it does there's such a range on display; violet florals, black cherries, pepper, beef jus and gravel. The palate is silky and all these notes churn through it.; deep, satisfying and long. — 10 years ago

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Conn Creek

Anthology Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

One of Napa's better kept secrets. Plenty of worse wines out there charging double what this restrained, balanced Bordeaux blend asks. Mike McGrath has a deft hand. It's 14.5 bit you'd never know it. #ageability #elegance #conncreek #alldaylong — 10 years ago

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Domaine Vacheron

Sancerre Rosé Pinot Noir 2013

Jordan Salcito
9.3

Vacheron rosé is one of Sancerre's well-kept secrets! — 11 years ago

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David Brown

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Lucky to find it! They made only a few drops of the 2013.

Domaine La Martinelle

Côtes du Ventoux Grenache Blend 2009

1 of the best kept secrets in the Southern Rhone. Leather bound strawberry blossoms on spiced embers. — 12 years ago

Hudson Vineyards

Carneros Chardonnay 2006

That's a surprise. Sylvestres secrets — 12 years ago

Forgeron Cellars

Klipsun Vineyard Anvil Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Somm David T
9.3

The Anvil Cabernet is 100% Cabernet. 60% from Pepper Bridge and 40% from Minnick Hills. 100% New French Oak. On the nose, ripe, slightly candied, blackberries, dark cherry, plum, touch of spice, black moist earth and dark fresh flowers. The body is M and the tannins are M+. The fruits are deliciously ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, plum, black & raspberries. cigar, leather, crushed rocks, dark chocolate chalky saline minerals, spice, round nice acidity and a beautiful round fruit driven finish. Photos of; the tasting bar, Forgeron fruit sourced Vineyard, Marie Eve with her husband Gilles who is the Wine Director at Long Shadows and the exterior of the tasting room and production. Producer history and notes...Forgeron opened 2001, as the 23rd winery in Walla Walla. Marie-Eve Gilla (Owner/Winemaker) has French roots. She studied viticulture and oenology in Burgundy. The production and tasting room were a stones throw from our hotel. It's located in a turn of the Century blacksmith shop. Blacksmith translates from English to French as Forgeron. I'd never had Marie-Eve's wines until now. I was introduced to the idea by her husband Gilles who is the Wine Director at Long Shadows. However, after enjoying his wines, I was inspired to stop by and check out Marie-Eve's wines. I wasn't disappointed. Most every Walla Walla producer I met considered her wines one of the best kept secrets in Walla Walla. — 8 years ago

Velma, Eric and 6 others liked this

Château Simone

Palette Red Rhone Blend

Much lighter than expected, solidly medium bodied, nice acid, delicious. One of the great secrets out there. — 8 years ago

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Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Dark secrets are hidden there. Another 15 years? — 9 years ago

Eduardo Wurzmann
with Eduardo
Ira, Cristiano and 7 others liked this

Château La Gineste

Grand Secrets Cahors Malbec Merlot 2010

Way too young — 9 years ago

Martijn, Peter and 2 others liked this
Sander Schaap

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A great wine! But I'll keep my last few bottles closed for a couple more years.

Secrets de Chai

Cuvée Signée Chinon Cabernet Franc 2011

2011-Beautiful big bright fruit, round supple tannins. Great cab franc. Drink now! — 10 years ago

Roger Sabon

Cuvée Prestige Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2005

It was well worth to wait, ten years starts to be visible in the copper hue in the glass, slowly revealing secrets, CDP to enjoy slowly..., — 10 years ago

Château Saint Esteve

Tradition Red Blend 2012

One of the little secrets about coming to Ireland is that there's tremendous access to amazing wine - Italian, Spanish, but mostly French.

Had this bottle twice this week in Westport, IE. It's a tremendous bottle of organic wine from the Cotes Du Rhone.
— 11 years ago

Le Due Terre

Sacrisassi Colli Orientali del Friuli Tocai Friulano 2010

Friulano/Ribolla Le Due Terra bianco has more old schools flavor than Victoria's got Secrets! — 11 years ago

Barone di Villagrande

Salina Malvasia Bianca

One of the delicious secrets of island winemaking: sun-dried Malvasia from Salina. — 12 years ago

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Les Vins de Vienne (Cuilleron Gaillard Villard)

La Chambée Condrieu Viognier 2008

Perhaps one of the best kept secrets in wine, this Viognier is a total knock out. A dry savoury palate with sumptuous and voluptuous fruit, this is a decadent mix of ripe apricots sunk in swirling oceans of cream, plump peach notes and salacious, sweet vanilla pod characters. River deep, mountain high, the palate goes for ever. — 12 years ago

Chris Zitzman

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Nice work. I LOVE me some Viognier

Terra de Marca

Secrets Xarel-lo

Don't tell Mom the babysitter's dead. — 8 years ago

Erika Strong
with Erika

Ochota Barrels

+5V OV Basket Range Chardonnay

Tension and expression. Didn't give up its secrets easily. Mid weight, great acid, cloudy but fine. Delicious wine. — 8 years ago

Marc, Scott and 1 other liked this

Lucien Aviet & Fils

Caveau de Bacchus Arbois Trousseau

I told my wife I was opening her something special. What I didn't tell her is that it was for myself. She ended up enjoying it though so it made my selfishness look good. #secrets — 8 years ago

Berg, Mike and 2 others liked this
Alicia Cypress

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I love these wines, too!

Clos des Fous

Chardonnay 2014

A dream aroma revealing all the secrets to follow. Buttery with walnuts and a light almost hint of citrus in the finish. A truly amazing Chilean Chardonnay that makes you want to write about it.... — 9 years ago

Carla Lagunas
with Carla

Tantalus Vineyards

Okanagan Valley VQA Riesling 2012

A very evocative Riesling, delicate yet with great length & flavor that pops with acidity & mountain meadow flowers, if that makes any sense. Makes me want to visit the vineyard, as I know they delight in a range of Riesling from sparkling Sekt to ice wine, and it feels like Tantalus are superb Riesling whisperers with secrets to divulge...the bit of aging shows the long-lived potential of these BC wines, too! — 10 years ago

Château du Rouët

Teres Antique Les Secrets d'Un Terroir Rosé Blend

Awesome-light,perfect with the Hake. — 10 years ago

Picchetti

Shoemaker Vineyard Paso Robles Petit Sirah 2011

One of the best kept secrets in the South Bay , a must find when you visit San Jose — 11 years ago

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Conn Creek

Crowley Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Mike McGrath is one of Napa's great secrets. This bottle screams Napa Cabernet, in a subtle, complex, sophisticated way. Bang! Best Crowley bottling of the last three vintages I think. — 11 years ago

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Conn Creek

Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2011

One of Napa's great secrets. Always a touch of tropical and citrus; my faves have a bit of pink grapefruit. Acid all day long and yet balanced. A treat all year-round. — 11 years ago

Tom Riley

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All well and good but tonight's bottle corked. Jus slightly but enough to day no bueno.

Moorooduc Estate

Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2011

Rebecca Hopkins
10

Australia's finest Chardonnays are always secrets... @kateandpx I think your secret is officially out. Lovingly shared over roast chicken with dear friends. — 12 years ago

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