Six Eight Seven
Joseph Drouhin
Côte de Beaune Pinot Noir 2009
Great Village Wine. 2009 was such a wonderful year around Beaune. I had this about seven months ago and the fruit was more forward, this bottle was a bit tight, I decanted it and after two hours it opened beautifully and really became a complex and wonderful experience. I have six bottles left. See you in September. — 11 years ago
Martian Ranch & Vineyard
Mothership Santa Barbara County Grenache Blanc
Whole cluster pressed. Settled for one week in stainless steel tank at 45 degrees no SO2 added, no other additions were made to juice. Racked to 22 HL foudre and stainless steel barrels. Primary fermentation with indigenous yeast lasted approximately eight weeks. 100% malolactic fermentation was completed. Aged for six months in foudre. Cold stabilized, no fining, light filter for clarity (5 micron). Bottled February 28, 2012. A total of 310 — 12 years ago
Stage Left Cellars
The Breadwinner Central Coast Syrah Blend 2007
Rich and Melinda do not make shy wines. They can be, in their youth, brash and feisty. But if you let them mature a bit, you will be delighted with their poise and good manners. Only took me seven or eight years to realize this. Tonight's wine, a southern Rhone-style blend is proof of the reward that aging, even for a little, can bring. — 11 years ago
Battely
Durif 2010
A nicely balanced durif with some good acid to drive it along. My pick of the seven or eight durifs tasted today — 10 years ago
Domaine du Pegau
Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1995
1995 vintage. I've had this many times, and unfortunately, this bottle was not showing well. Number six out of eight in the flight — 11 years ago
Conde Delgado y Otros
Neo Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2004
Inky dark purple/burgundy in color, eight years in the bottle, the edge still shows no sign of brick color! Extremely fragrant, in fact, when our sommelier was decanting the wine for us, you can smell the wine from six feet away, Smell of black cherry, dark fruit, tobacco, cacao, raisin, plum and date. It takes more than 30 min to open up with a decanter, still plenty of leg in this wine left. Taste of red fruit, bacon fat, with chewy tannin. Smooth with velvety finish, full body masculine Tempranillo! — 11 years ago
Peter 0'Neill
Probably the best of the six or seven bottles I've had from the same case. A bit of a musty note on the nose blows off to reveal pencil, cassis, a little sandalwood. Deep and broad on the palate, this has some stuffing but still good acidity which gives it a lift. On this evidence there's more to come but other bottles from the same case have suggested more immediate drinking. The '96. — 10 years ago