Vat 27
Fonseca
Bin No. 27 Finest Reserve Port Blend
Had a bit more bite to it than the standard Ruby or Tawny versions. Also had some subtle notes of dark chocolate. — 7 years ago
Tyrrell's Wines
Vat 8 Hunter Valley Shiraz Cabernet Blend 2009
16.5/20 (90/100) — 8 years ago
Château Léoville Barton
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2007
An off vintage that shouldn't have improved! @ £47 this 07 is drinking lovely right now w/ all tannins soft & integrated 👍
🍇 70% Cab S, 27% Mer & 3% Cab F
🍷 Opaque ruby
👃 Mineral & pencil lead driven earthy spiced blackcurrant & dark plum w/ leather, wet leaves, mint & smokey cedar/oak
👄 Med+ body of creamy smooth blackcurrant & dark plum w/ mocha & minerals, all well integrated now
🎯 Med+ ripe dark fruit, mocha & mineral coating — 8 years ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1989
Marked by brett, but vibrant nonetheless. Bing cherry, coco nib, menthol. Good length holding in after 27 years! — 8 years ago
De Bortoli
Deen Vat Series No 1 Durif 2013
Great value at $11 from Dan Murphys. Drinks well now — 9 years ago
Shelter Wine Company
27-29 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Fruit forward, smooth tannins, velvety mouthfeel, not overly complex. Paired beautifully with prime T-bone steak. High ABV relatively unnoticeable. — 10 years ago
Fonseca
Bin No.27 Limited Edition Finest Reserve Port Blend
Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me? You're an old hand at this with your hint of tobacco and mellowed spiciness. Yet you've still got kick. — 11 years ago
De Bortoli
Deen Vat Series No. 5 Botrytis Sémillon 2014
As good as any similar desert wines! — 6 years ago
Domaine Le Roc Des Anges
Segna de Cor Côtes du Roussillon Villages Red Blend 2015
Dark berries, plums, cocoa. Light body, nice texture. $27 — 7 years ago
Prospect 772
Black Tie Charlie California Petite Sirah Syrah 2015
Trying this next to the 2015, it is very approachable. The 15 has a little more acid and needs to settle down. Big big big wine for 27 bucks that delivers. — 7 years ago
Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
Cuvée Cuis 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay Champagne
2016 October 27 disgorgement — 7 years ago
Barrel 27 Wine Company
Bull by the Horns Red Blend
Holy crap. Bold, complex, really good 2008. In a magnum, maybe that helped this wine age so well over the years. Knockout wine. — 8 years ago
Concha y Toro
Cuartel 27 Terrunyo Carménère 2011
Carmenere exuberante! Ameixas, chocolate. — 9 years ago
Barrel 27 Wine Company
Hand Over Fist Central Coast Syrah Blend
Never seen this Barrell 27 before. Also, it was priced at $28.99 but We got it for $15.99 so it was a steal. Not sure of the blend but it was pretty good. I think the other Barrel 27s are a bit better though. — 10 years ago
Barrel 27 Wine Company
Rock And A Hard Place Grenache 2011
Thanksgiving at Bruin Woods — 10 years ago
Concha y Toro
Block 27 Peumo Vineyard Terrunyo Carménère 2009
Professor Bueno's finest — 11 years ago
Equipo Navazos
La Bota de Fino 'Macharnudo Alto' Nº 27 Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino 2011
Killer follow up to Native style hard smoke salmon — 12 years ago
Château Duhart Milon
Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot Blend 2006
The 06 vintage was more highly praised by the Bordelais than it delivered. That’s not to say, some producers didn’t deliver.
This 06 is not at its peak...still needs a few years. Will it be a wine that blows you away? Not likely but, it will deliver nice fruit, earth & balance. Especially, with a Ribeye.
The nose shows; ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry cranberries & some black plum. Saddle-wood, limestone minerals, dry stones, cinnamon, soft spice, light vanilla, black rich earth, touch of black licorice and red & dark fresh florals.
The body is round and a little lean but puts on weight with food and decanting. The structure, length & tension are falling into place. The fruits are ripe and expressive. Blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, haunting blue fruits, dry cranberries & some black plum. Saddle-wood, touch herbaceous, mint, limestone minerals, dry clay, dry stones, cinnamon, soft spice, cola, light vanilla, black rich earth, touch of black licorice and red & dark fresh florals. The acidity is round and beautiful. The finish is on the leaner side but, well balanced and lasts a full minute. 9.1 without the Ribeye, 9.2 with it.
Photos of, Duhart Milon, Cabernet ready to to be pressed, wine making facilities and their barrel room.
Producer history and notes...the Rothschild family is divided into two sects for lack of a better word. There are the ones that own Mouton Rothschild and Cleric Milon etc. and the other owns Lafite and Duhart. The two sides of the families don’t necessarily get along. However, they are two of the oldest/wealthiest families in recorded history.
Duhart Milon was originally known only as Chateau Milon. At one time the estate was the second wine of Chateau Lafite.
The story about how this came to be is interesting. The owner of Lafite at that time was the Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Segur. King Louis XV called him “The Wine Prince” because of his extensive vineyard holdings in Bordeaux. The Milon vineyards were well regarded but, not as good as Lafite, which is how the wine came to be thought of as the second wine for Lafite.
In 1815, the property was considered by some people as a fourth growth Bordeaux wine in the making. In those days, the wine was sold under the name of Chateau Mandavy-Milon. Between 1830 and 1840, the Casteja family inherited the estate.
The label of Duhart Milon, according to family tradition came about from an old legend written about one of their ancestors, Sir Duhart. Sir Duhart, was rumored to have been a pirate for Louis XV. He retired in Pauillac. The “Pirate’s House” on the Pauillac port existed up to the 1950’s. That original building inspired the label for the Duhart-Milon wines.
The Casteja family remained in possession of Duhart Milon until the first part of the 20th century. At the time, Chateau Duhart Milon was one of larger Pauillac estates with around 50 hectares of vines.
In 1937, the result of successive inheritances led to the sale of Duhart Milon. The Left Bank property went through five different owners in just 25 years. As well, the vineyards were split up and with the frost of 1956, the quality of Duhart Milon continued declining until the Rothschild family purchased the property in 1962.
At that time of the sale, Chateau Duhart Milon included 110 hectares of land, of which only 17 hectares were planted with vines. The entire vineyard was in desperate need of replanting. Major renovations were urgently needed in the vineyards, which demanded work on the drainage and replanting.
The size of their vineyards were also increased with the purchase of other parcels adding to the size of their Medoc holdings. New cellars needed to be built as well.
Chateau Duhart Milon remains one of the few 1855 Classified Growth estates without an actual Chateau. At Duhart, all you will find are the cellars, vatting rooms and barrel storages.
During the period of 1970 to 2000, the vineyards nearly doubled in size! Additionally, they constructed new cellars, renovated and modernized their wine making facilities as well in 2003. By 2008, the wine of Duhart Milon increased in quality, stature and price.
Much of the price increase had to do with the association with Chateau Lafite Rothschild, which had by that time, become the most in-demand, collectible wine in China. By the time the 2015 vintage was offered, prices had dropped to a more affordable price level due to changes in Chinese laws regarding client gifts/bribes.
The 152 hectare vineyard of Chateau Duhart Milon includes; 76 hectares of vines planted to 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. This makes Chateau Duhart Milon one of the few 1855 Classified Growths with only two grape varieties planted in their vineyards.
The average age of the vines are 30 years old. The vineyard is planted to a vine density of 7,500 vines per hectare.
Duhart Milon vineyards are located in northern Pauillac, on the western side of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, on the Milon hillside, which is not far from the Carruades plateau...now Lafite’s second wine. This places the vineyard quite close to Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Chateau Clerc Milon. However, because of micro climates, this is a slightly cooler terroir, due to its northern exposure.
The naturally cooler soils provides more freshness to the wine, and allows for later picking. The terroir of Chateau Duhart Milon is a combination of gravel, sand and limestone soils. The Duhart Milon vineyards are unique in Pauillac, as the vines are for the most part, located in 1 single, large parcel.
The vinification of Chateau Duhart Milon takes place in temperature controlled stainless vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vat. Chateau Duhart Milon is then aged in an average of 50% new French oak barrels for 14 to 16 months, depending on the vintage.
There is a second wine, Moulin de Duhart, that was created in 1986. There is also a third wine produced by the estate, Baron de Milon. — 7 years ago
Tyrrell's Wines
Vat 9 Hunter Shiraz
Lovely drop. Took some time to breath. Very smooth. — 8 years ago
De Bortoli
Deen De Bortoli Vat 5 Botrytis Sémillon 2009
Very nice wine — 9 years ago
Barrel 27 Wine Company
High On The Hog White Rhone Blend 2012
Love this white Rhone blend. — 10 years ago
Huntington Estate
Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
I love this producer and would put them in my top three estates in the country. This is their entry level Cabernet and god its good, so good! This for $27 or there about's is of the charts! It's straight Cabernet that is not released until 5 years after vintage. It just tastes so good!!! 8 years old and probably another 5 years left in the tank so to speak. I would almost put this wine/producer as my desert island wine!!! 96/100 — 10 years ago
Domaine du Pegau
Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2009
vintage 2009，2014/1/27@ Royal China Club Shanghai with Cao Pa — 11 years ago
Vat 27
Ancient Vine Cuvée Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2008
Delicious. — 12 years ago
Nicola Morvillo
On 27-7-19 — 6 years ago