Slam Dunk

Trefethen Family Vineyards

Dragon's Tooth Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

14.5% alc.
A blend of 52% Malbec, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot (and black as midnight).

This is of course still extremely young and it might just be the blend that makes it taste "closed down" and forbiddingly tannic.
I think there's potential here but based on a few other recent 2013 Napa's I've tasted am also starting to think if this vintage really is the "slam-dunk" FOR EVERYBODY (?) that it is hyped to be....😐
— 9 years ago

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Greg Ballington

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Very informative thank you🍷🍷🍷

Chanin

Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

Very good wine. Muted cherries at the start then some dunk on the nose and clearer/cleaner cherry available. Should shake off the funk in 2-3 years and become even more enjoyable. — 10 years ago

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La Caña

Rías Baixas Albariño 2013

For the price? A slam dunk pairing wine. Lush, med bodied, balanced white. This is the Shirley to your Lavern. Best supporting actress. Yes please. — 10 years ago

Big Basin Vineyards

Woodruff Family Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010

Slam dunk from @bigbasinwine — 11 years ago

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Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 1990

Yoon Ha
10

A slam dunk. Absolutely mind-boggling. Power, finesse, authority, transparency and all those things. It was also super clean! — 12 years ago

Aaron, Kit and 19 others liked this

Dr. Heger

Mimus Rotwein Trocken QbA Spätburgunder 2012

Slam dunk for a ridiculously underpriced pinot. Burgundy lovers check this out, off the hook delicate fruit and finesse. The good Dr Heger strikes again! — 9 years ago

Fort Ross

Reserve Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2007

High slam-ability factor.. — 10 years ago

Will ThomasWill Phelps
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Terzavia (De Bartoli)

Lucido Sicilia Catarratto

Rachel Macalisang
9.5

A slam dunk pairing with chef's rendition of "spring" — 10 years ago

Anthony, Velma and 2 others liked this

Dirty & Rowdy

Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard Mourvedre 2012

Marc Stubblefield
9.4

So many things. Peach. Pomegranate. Plum. Sneaky tannins. The echo of animal. Grand Slam home run with braised rabbit parpardelle. So good. @Hardy Wallace killing it. — 10 years ago

Anthony, Dave and 4 others liked this

Bodegas Grant

La Garrocha Fino Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

A slam dunk with fried clam strips. — 11 years ago

Anthony liked this

Stone Brewing Co.

Stochasticity Project Grapefruit Slam IPA

Caroline On Crack
9.5

What a way to end a hot day. Bright, bitter and refreshing. — 11 years ago

Gonzalez Byass

Tio Pepe 'Fino En Rama' Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Andrew Holod
9.2

Fino en Rama intended to be dunk in 3 months of bottling. now w/1 yr. Med yellow. Pungent and big bass note of earth. Viscous/rich. A little nutty but also salty. Sturdy but on tiptoes. — 12 years ago

G.D. Vajra

Petracine Langhe Riesling 2013

Nate Rose
9.3

So.. P&P this was a bit one eh. A hard slam in the decanter and an hour later it is totally out there and a amazing. — 9 years ago

Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1995

Austin Ferrari
9.3

Grand Cru is grand slam! — 9 years ago

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Larkmead Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

MJ #23 free throw line slam dunk competition style hang time finish. The 2010 is still very young with mouth drying tannins. Espresso/Dark Chocolatey flavored yet maintains acidity. Very curious about this guy in 25 years or so when it reaches its peak. — 10 years ago

Russian River Brewing Company

Pliny the Elder Double IPA

The one and only, Pliny The Elder, hard to find if you are not here on the west coast, King of the IPA's , is it worth all the hype and trouble, I would sincerely say yes, you are still a beer geek virgin if you have not had this, it is so well balanced with big hops, citrus and tropical notes,truly a remarkable beer, there other beers that come very close to this perfection , but fall just slightly below the high bar this beer has set, I have this on tap at my favorite brewery, if you follow my posts you know where that is, now Pliny The Younger, that is a little more hard to get, you need to buy a ticket for that, after a few times, I got one, will review that one soon, the best way to get this beer outside of the area it is brewed in, Soma, is beer trades with other beer geeks, I will trade this for Hop Slam, Heady Topper, Zombie Dust, those are some of the more popular trades from West Coast to East Coast beer geeks, well worth seeking out, not impossible to get, not like the "Younger" — 10 years ago

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Poggio Capponi

Chianti Classico 2010

From a favorite estate in the heart of Chianti comes this simply gorgeous Tuscan table wine for the table. 90'ish % Sangiovese with a splash of Merlot just to round-out the edges, the 2010 (Sebastiano) "Cappone" Chianti Classico, simply put, is a slam dunk.

For the buck: you will find few better.
— 11 years ago

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Domaine Comte Abbatucci

Faustine Ajaccio Vermentino 2011

Slam dunk pairing with pasta, cream sauce and shrimp. — 12 years ago