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Château Cheval Blanc
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1959
How'd the 375ml of '59 Chevy w mid-shoulder fill show?
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Nose of crushed leather furniture, cigar box, fig, Christmas cake, plum & hints of a red cherry cordial
Still a pop of acidity with the fruit, but richness dominated adding raisin to the flavors along w feral animale & shaved dark chocolate taking over on the lengthy finish — 10 years ago
La Rioja Alta
Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2004
Wine spectator top 100 2013 — 13 years ago
Henry's Drive
Pillar Box Red Padthaway Shiraz Blend
Shiraz (70%), Cabernet Sauvignon (23%), Merlot (7%)
2009
Padthaway, Australia — 14 years ago
Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
This wine had some tobacco and earth FUNK after it was opened up. The herbaceous and tobacco ash note on the nose was almost identical to the 1980 Beringer State Lane cab. This did blow off after an hour, but the wine was less fruit than I thought it would have been. Lots of dark figgy jam. Tobacco and cigar box. I'm sure the fruit came back after I left, but this would have been 2 hours after opening and just didn't have the time to see this one though, hence the "NR" rating. Impressed by this wine, and probably one of the older Monte Bello wines I've been able to drink. — 9 years ago
Cigar Box
Reserve Hand Harvested Malbec 2013
Great way to warm up on a 20 degree night! 🍷 — 12 years ago
Black Box Wines
Valle Central Cabernet Sauvignon
Great with Thanksgiving dinner! — 13 years ago
Bodegas Faustino
Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2001
Classic Rioja. Dark cherry and blackberry nose with cigar box in the background. More dark cherry, plum, leather and mocha on the palate. Chewy tannins and lingering acid through the finish. Powerful but balanced from start to finish. — 9 years ago
Marchesi Antinori
Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 1990
1990 Deep ruby; nose of black cherry, tar and cedar; cherry and cassis on palate, bit of eucalyptus and herbs, sweet tobacco and cigar box. Much better than a bottle of '90 I opened 4 weeks ago which was tainted. — 11 years ago
Donkey & Goat
Sluice Box El Dorado White Rhone Blend 2013
This is the 2013 Sluice Box El Dorado southern Rhone white varietal blend with 50% skin fermented. Beautiful copper-orange-gold color and slightly cloudy. Nose has sweet fruit, melon, a bit of citrus zest, and something floral in the way of a tropical garden after rain instead of perfumy roses. Palate shows a bit of exuberantly youthful grapiness, white stone fruit, white pepper, and freshness. This wine is medium bodied, balanced, and very pleasantly shows plenty of fine tannins. Really beautiful wine. — 12 years ago
Steve Messinger
1990, perfection. Wonderful boutique of cedar box, clay, and sage. Medium bodied evolved tannins great depth w long finish — 9 years ago