The Mine

Montevertine

Le Pergole Torte Sangiovese 2015

I lost my virginity 💗 I’ve been looking for this wine for soooo long so when I found this 2015 top vintage @ £135 I thought I’ll take one for the community 😁 Drinking amazingly already 👍

📍 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte 2015

🐮 Paired with Mrs Es Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pud w/ Dauphinoise Potato 😍

🏵 97-98 points 👏

🍇 Sangiovese

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 Beautifully elegant floral morello & red cherry through soft smoked oak w/ subtle black berry fruits, raspberry chocolate, light herb & fine mineral - Black Forest gateaux 😋

👄 Mee body of rich creamy velvet deep cherry, raspberry & cocoa w/ dark berry & mineral in perfect harmony

🎯 Med+ slight mineral dry dark, red cherry & blackcurrant explosion of balanced joy

🍒 Talking of cherry - I’ve popped mine 🤣
— 6 years ago

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Chris England

Chris England

@Weijie Shi (Jay) took me ages to get 😁
Chris England

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@Severn Goodwin 🤣 sorry to disappoint 🤣 🦕💨
Antonis Zet.

Antonis Zet.

Do you also upload yer nt on vivino too? Not so easy to follow here... Cheers Chrs!

Fait-Main

Las Piedras Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

2011- Over the top and faired quite well in crazy lineup. I was accused of going in cellar ( not mine) and pulling out older Scarecrow- — 9 years ago

John, John and 11 others liked this

Charly Thevenet

Grain & Granit Régnié Gamay

Smells like pie crust. Blackberries. Mine is a bit cold but it's lovely. — 9 years ago

Geoff Harner
with Geoff
Geoff, Velma and 2 others liked this

Dashe Cellars

Monarch Mine Vineyard Grenache Blanc 2015

Preview of our new vintage to be released under the "Les Enfants Terribles" label. A huge leap from previous vintages. Round mouthfeel, honeysuckle, white peach and a hint of licorice spice on the finish with insane acidity. Wowww — 9 years ago

Velma liked this

Apothic

Winemaker's Blend California Zinfandel Blend 2013

An old favorite of mine. Great taste and priced very well. Certainly a favorite of all my friends too. — 10 years ago

Dawn liked this
Ted

Ted

Excellant Wine
Dawn Golec Summers

Dawn Golec Summers

This wine peaked my interest in red wine!! Love it!

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit forward, deep red purple color. Mouth feel is awesomely smooth all the way through the finish. This is a favorite of mine! — 10 years ago

Château Saint-Pierre

St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Ted
9.4

Always a favorite of mine — 10 years ago

Jeni
with Jeni
Knightsbridge, Lundmark and 1 other liked this

Swanson Vineyards

Oakville Merlot 2002

May have waited too long to drink this but it still has wonderful fruit flavor and remains a top favorite of mine. — 10 years ago

Easton

Monarch Mine Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Super yummy SB from high in the Sierras. Savory herbal notes making me happy! — 11 years ago

Anthony liked this

Cave de Ribeauvillé

Collection Pinot Blanc 2010

fresh lemon juice, orange zest, peaches, and flowers (geranium?) on the nose, and zippy lemon with peach in the front and nutty minerality on the finish. $10 at The Wine Mine in Oakland, spring 2013. Wish I had bought more! — 12 years ago

Domaine de la Terre Rouge

Monarch Mine Vineyard Roussanne 2011

Very nice Roussanne. Honey & floral, mineral, stone fruit. — 7 years ago

Stanley and Anthony liked this

Easton

Monarch Mine Vineyard Barbera 2010

funky nose, great acidity, balanced tannin and fruit — 9 years ago

John KennedyMelissa Kinney
with John and Melissa

Miner Family

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2013

A favorite of mine from the folks at Miner. Crisp Chardonnay that is consistently very well done. — 9 years ago

Jo Mitchell
with Jo

Bevan Cellars

Dry Stack Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

Very full bodied. In fact it seems highly concentrated. Lemon/lime/acidic nose. Buttery with plenty of minerals. Long finish. Mine was the 14 vintage and it seemed plenty strong enough to lay down for another year. Pairs well with strong cheese. — 9 years ago

Ancillary Cellars

Sun Chase Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

Big bold fruit driven Pinot. Some nuance started showing through after being open a few days. I'm going to sit on the rest of mine for while. — 9 years ago

Folie à Deux

Ménage a Trois California Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

This was the first wine I ever had and this will always be a favorite of mine. Not too dry with a hint of smoke and smooth!
— 10 years ago

Katherine liked this

Easton

Monarch Mine Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2010

Jammy , fruit, delish!
— 10 years ago

Château de Beaucastel

Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1998

Not the best example/vintage but HJP a favorite of mine. More-vedre and I'm thankful. — 10 years ago

Travis liked this

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

This beautiful 2005 cab was an anniversary gift from a great friend of mine @Jeff Savigny The vintage is the year we got married. The nose is so complex and yet so subdued, it practically blew my mind. A nose full of roses, tobacco, dark fruit and licorice with a hint of molasses and vanilla. On the palate very dry, with a faint aged acidity, yet very rich and delicious. You can spend just as much time smelling this as drinking it. This was a near perfect wine and a great anniversary present! — 10 years ago

Velma liked this

Frisson

Diamond Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Winemaker / owner is a friend of mine. Friendship aside, this is a well structured cab that will age well. — 11 years ago

Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Shafer HS is an all time favorite of mine but I don't typically open a bottle within 10 years of release. This bottle illustrated why. It's still in its chrysalis--developing and building and gaining weight and shedding tannin. Just not ready even after hours in the decanter. — 8 years ago

Bill, Greg and 39 others liked this
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Just wait until Trumptwat sees this.
Bill Bender

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Gang: I think this was decanted for less than 2 hours when it was poured. It may have needed more air but it certainly needs more time. I'd hold. I'm not saying it sucks--Shafer Hillside is a superstar. I just recommend the '02 right now not the '10.
Paul T HB

Paul T HB

Actually have an 05 in route, it arrives Tuesday, I buy the o5 whenever I see it below $200.00

Hundred Acre Vineyard

Kayli Morgan Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Katherine Bordelon
9.4

- Kayli Morgan, 2012 vintage. Hail to Jayson Woodbridge and his rule breaking. We are cult followers of his juice. The Kayli Morgan is a favorite of mine and fortunately I have several more bottles of this vintage because this wine is totally drinkable now but will lay down for many years and be spectacular. — 9 years ago

Mary TaylorEdmond Bordelon
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Edmond Bordelon

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Still could use a little more time in the bottle. It is a powerhouse that can use some more time to tame and balance.
9.5
Ron R

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Girl, you are as tight as a durm with your marks. I tasted this wine a short while back - it was epic!
Katherine Bordelon

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@Ron R thank you! Cheers my friend!

The Napa Valley Reserve (TNVR)

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

I will quote a good friend of mine @Alejandro Garcia no words needed. 😋 — 9 years ago

John and David liked this

Ampeleia

Kepos Grenache Blend

Reminiscent of Beaujolais' Gamay, this southern part of Tuscany's Ampeleia is producing some fine red wine! Mine tonight, after 30 minutes swim and spin in the decanter's pool of naked open space and air shows first to the nose wet rocks, slate and sandstone freshly accenting menthol and anise then strictly earthen dirt and minerals and a hint of the berries. First kiss is lightly but intriguingly nasty, wet and dripping red fruit which immediately coats and clings but most interestingly reaches back for the wet rocks overlooking the Med, then re-engages just in time to leave hints of her red and blue berry essence complimenting the blackened octopus in a mash of white beans and spices laced with a hint of Tabasco offered up by Chapel Hill's Il Palio located off Franklin Street (checkout both) Ciao🕶 — 9 years ago

David and Chris liked this

Concha y Toro

Reserva Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

this is an old timer and a good friend to f mine #casillerodeldiablo. — 10 years ago

Fausto, Armando and 2 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

I'd get to drinking your 97's now. Good...great actually but beginning to lose a lot. Cork was quite soft on mine. Flavor...like California...but smoother ;-) — 10 years ago

Tuck Beckstoffer Wines

Est.75 Tuck Beckstoffer California Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

2012's Wow! What a treat! Better than solid, it's got finesse, and a graceful finish. 100% Cab. My House Wine that can be had for just under $15 by the case. It's tooo Good and won't last long. I got mine! Just a House Wine( my eye). By Tuck Beckstoffer/Fredric Delivert winemakers. — 10 years ago

Cantina Luigi Pira

Vigna Rionda Barolo Nebbiolo 2004

Lily Davis
9.5

Anniversary dinner - but not mine — 11 years ago

Lily, Anthony and 2 others liked this

Six Sigma Ranch

Diamond Mine Cuvée Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Michael Wangbickler CWE DipWSET
9.6

2011 vintage. $18 retail. Banging deal. — 11 years ago