Some Young Punks

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1945

Tasted blind. Ruby color. Almost opaque. Young fruit forward nose. Notes of plums, mocha, dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon and some exotic thing like eucalyptus. So rich and vibrant in the mouth. A forever finish. This wine took us in all directions. Immortal. Stan's 60th will always be remembered for the 45 Latour vs 45 Mouton mano y mano battle. A wine life moment for sure. — 8 years ago

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Manny Abascal

Manny Abascal

Great notes. What a memorable night.

Domaine Dujac

Morey Saint Denis Pinot Noir

Darker than normal styles for a CDN but we are on a prestigious holding of Morey St Denis and this is full fruited still young mind elegant acidity zipping around some forrest notes however a lot of potential when it calms down in a few years but Dujac is a legend for all the tasty reasons. — 9 years ago

Long Shadows Vintners

Feather Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Randy Dunn does Washington. And he does it well. What I love about this is that it's the exact opposite of a Napa fruit bomb, it has aromas of Cedar, vanilla, chocolate covered strawberries, and some leather tones as it opens up in the glass. Palate is super smooth despite being young, with some herbs de Provence, leather, and sweet market cherries. Medium bodied and a perfect companion for a My Father Le Bijou 1922. — 9 years ago

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Matt Trader

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Thank you for sharing this one with me! Enjoy your trip to Europe! Don't hesitate to bring me back something cool! ;) @Kyle Groombridge
Ron R

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Nice note @Kyle Groombridge. I've always wondered what this wine was like. Now I have to try it. Thanks.

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Échézeaux Pinot Noir 1999

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10

1999 DRC Echezaux. Decanted for almost 2 hours while we grilled some lamb chops and got dinner ready. Could've been decanted a full day. It was funky and weird to start- the minerality was acidic and unbalanced, and it didn't really open up until another hour in the glass. After dinner was over, the wine started coming around. The last glass was much better- the fruit had come around and the minerality was more subdued. Definitely young to drink, but was still a major treat that we thoroughly enjoyed. K was a little disappointed in how it showed, as other young DRCs we'd had recently had been quite pleasant. — 10 years ago

Realm Cellars

The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Really incredible wine from some young winemakers. — 10 years ago

Schubert

Marion's Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

Young wine starting showing a good tannin and structure with some light pepper and meaty notes thanks to the 16 months spent in oak — 11 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Young Caymus wine so some of the comments are interesting. Great dark berry flavors and much room to develop. Not the toasty oak of the 2012 but still needs some time to evaluate over the next 4 years. Still a fun wine to drink. — 8 years ago

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Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

I was so excited to open this 2006 Leoville Barton. The color was ruby red and dark crimson. Almost black. It opened very hot with just a short decant. The nose showed amazing cherry, raspberry, cocoa and coffee notes. On the palate the tannins are very evident. There are obvious dark berries and even some earthy vegetables and tobacco. Over the course of 2hrs it really came into its own and showed its meddle. This is a great wine and, in my opinion, a great value. While a bit young, this wine a still great now and will be amazing in 10 yrs. — 9 years ago

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Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2012

Pretty amazing although we drank the 2012 and I think it is still a bit young. Decanted it was better and the tannins mellowed some. Will age for many, many years! — 9 years ago

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Rene Rostaing

La Landonne Côte-Rôtie Syrah 1991

Rick K
9.6

From Magnum. Explosive gamy, leather and ripe blackberry aromas. Just so beautifully balanced. My WOTN over some very good Chaves, Chapoutiers and (young) Guigals. — 9 years ago

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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2001

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 10 years ago

Some Young Punks

Lust Collides Mataro

Mmm. Chocolate dipped prune with a fine tannin and a smokiness that is a bit wierd good. — 11 years ago

Michel & Stéphane Ogier (d'Ampuis)

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2008

John Wight
9.1

Young, but showing some good signs — 11 years ago

Tardieu-Laurent

Hermitage Syrah 2007

Young. On open a bit tight, withdrawn, lean. Took some time but came around nicely. — 9 years ago

Zac Alinder
with Zac

Château Angélus

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Yeah yah I know...it's too young. But man this is rocking stuff. Put this with some 100pt 2010 Cali stuff and it showed them to the door. Might take 20years for this to really show what it has but it's close to perfect now. 97+ 5-10years it's 100pt wine every day — 9 years ago

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@Jeffrey Lew KILLER wine!!!! Lucky dog strikes again!!! 👍😜😜👍

A. Rafanelli

Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

Love me some Rafanelli Zin. This is the wine that got me into wine. Yes I know it's young but oh so yummy!!! '14 looks like it will be great in a couple of years — 9 years ago

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Bernard Levet

La Chavaroche Côte-Rôtie Syrah

Beef jerky, black olive, leather, tobacco, blueberry. Is very young, but should be amazing with some additional time in the bottle. So beefy now. — 9 years ago

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Peay Vineyards

Estate Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2010

Light oak. Stone fruits. Young. Revisited this 3/21. Much better. Some nice weight to this. Definitely stronger hints of peach. Still very fresh and crisp. — 10 years ago

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2006

Too young and not giving up much right now. Lots of potential but some red fruits and wood most prevalent. — 10 years ago

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