Château Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

8.9

Tasted at Chateau
51% M, 39% CS, 5% CF, and 5% PV

Deep purple, no sign of age, compact rim. Youthful.

Fruit forward, dominated by red currant, underripe raspberry, red cherry. Baking spices and new wood smell.

On the palate, surprisingly approachable. Med plus tannin but softened already, med full body, dry. The midpalate really needs to fleshen out. Slightly lacking. Finish on nutty new oak.

Time will tell if this will turn out to be in line with a line up of superb recent wines from this classic house. 89+? — 7 years ago

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 1993

Yarrow Beydoun

9.7

So beautiful, dark earthy notes, cigar box, smoke, turn forest floor, dark mature plums, Christmas spices. Open beautifully after 23 years. — 8 years ago

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"Odedi"

Very nice

Domaine Lafage

Miraflors Rosé Blend 2014

Dock Hooks

9.7

A near perfect rosé at a great price. I prefer this soft fruit tempered by a light floral note all properly and proportionately positioned against a mineral intensive rocky bottom as swift waters twist and turn their way downstream leaving one's palate clean and refreshed but laced with the memory of the moment😎🌀 - buy the magnum at my favorite local Morehead City, NC hang - Promise Land Market (thx sweet Janeen and Daniel for spinning some crazy sweet tunage!)! Find this place in all its realness, and drink this wine! — 9 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2012

Doug Pabst

9.3

darker-fruited than the geyserville, but just as lithe on the palate. curious to see what this vintage will turn into with age — 9 years ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

8.9

Good, but a little green peppery out of the bottle, will it turn around?? — 10 years ago

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Lock & Key

Meritage North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Ryan Key

9.1

Excellent balance between fruit, body, and earth. Would buy again. — 11 years ago

Turn Me Wine

Riesling

Chris Roberts

9.2

From viva la vine — 11 years ago

Florida Orange Groves

Key Limen Key Lime Wine

Katie Kosiboski

9.4

Sweet. Pretty lime-y. Tastes like Florida. — 7 years ago

Blankiet Estate

Paradise Hills Vineyard Merlot 2004

Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

9.3

Man, I love this wine. My 2nd time having the 2004, and it's just stellar. I wrote down cinnamon and sweet/pastry/tart (in a very good way)...and went to look at my old review, which said cinnamon and key lime. Well damn, how's that for consistency! — 8 years ago

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Martin G Rivard

@Ryan Carey I agree with you 100% Stellar pull!

Ryan Carey

@Martin G Rivard Thanks! It's only my 2nd open of a case. So get up to Boston some time and we'll pull one more!

Hugh O'Riordan

Love wine on label

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend 2010

Tom Kobylarz

8.9

This batch we purchased (not via Kermit retail or importation) has performed poorly, provenance is key! — 9 years ago

Michael Marceline

rumor is that good Bandol rosé will shut down for several years after its first two years (according Lucien Peyraud) but will then unfurl nicely. maybe lay them down for a while?

Tom Kobylarz

While that is true sometimes, I have had every vintage if this back to 2004 and this is he worst batch of these I have encountered. Bought at JJ Buckley, who would not tell me how they got it except that it was not from Kermit in any way. So, that leads me to think grey market for sure, so who knows how it got here...it also arrived 6 months later than promised, in October. Weird as it's all there, it's just playing at low volume. Acidity, texture and fruit are there, just at 30-40%. This batch has been like this from day 1, the last bottle was the best one of the batch, and this one took a big step back.

Black Kite Cellars

River Turn Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2011

Mike Van Allen

9.1

Mmmmmmm good. Would def buy again. — 9 years ago

Dark Star Cellars

Left Turn Zinfandel Blend 2007

Sandy Shearer

9.9

Dark Star / Left Turn — 11 years ago

Sine Qua Non

Turn the Whole Thing Upside Down Grenache 2009

DAG

9.8

@Bill Bender @Roman Sukley @V M @Steve Swaney zigzag dot commerce at verizon dot net and we continue the conversation offline. — 11 years ago

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Cakebread Cellars

Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Rick Riddle

9.3

Notes of peach, melon, and honey notes dominate with a hint lemon and key lime that lingers. A touch of wet slate minerality with a long finish. Not as crisp and citrusy as many SBs, a very smooth mouthfeel. — 7 years ago

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Weingut von Othegraven

Altenberg Erste Lage Kabinett Riesling 2012

Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen KC

9.3

Green Snapple, pear, key lime white peach. Fruity up front and fresh. Mineral in the background but this looks to be evolving very slowly. — 8 years ago

Chappellet

Signature Donn Chappellet Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

LM Segal

9.4

Superb. Powerful nose of cassis on a (finally, as these '07s turn) smooth and velvety frame of tobacco, black fruit and licorice. Every time I drink these beautys I wonder how I can justify paying 3x for the Pritchard Hills.... — 8 years ago

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