Vintage Ink
Pol Roger
Extra Cuvée De Réserve Vintage Brut Champagne 2002
Medium gold colour . Quite a lot of roasted nuts , lemon peel . On the palate still lovely freshness , with a touch of vanilla , baked brown bread , brioche, meaty almost porcini richness . Good length, quite rounded on the palate but very good balance . Drink now and over the next 5-8 years , this is at a lovely stage — 3 months ago
Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1994
Simply outstanding. Birth year of my daughter, Paul sent this to me. Traveled with us from NYC to Japan. Cork was a bit problematic. Despite the label notes of timing this was still gong strong. Clearly measured up to Paul’s La Tour great vintage aspirations. Wish we had more than the remaining 1/2 bottle. Textbook wine and not just CA. — 4 months ago
Tenuta San Guido
Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2014
Sassicaia is a masterpiece of a Tuscan wine. 2014 vintage (Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, Not the Merlot), opened up and filled the pallette with fruit, spices and depth of complexity unmatched...Nose to finish one of the best Tuscan's ever. — 5 months ago
Château Margaux
Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1949
1949 vintage (!!!). Very special half bottle, but more than half the volume lost to evaporation. Opened this gem at Totoraku yesterday to go with two full bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 1996 and 1952 (!!). This Temple of Beef demands special occasion wines. Cork fell apart in the bottle so we poured it all in a decanter but did not wait to sip. Pale strawberry-orange color, surprising tart fruit nose, supremely delicate taste with just a bit of fruit and life left. Not the best bottle on the table but certainly not the undrinkable. Interesting experience. Would gladly do it again in the name of science. Oldest Red Bordeaux I have ever tasted. — 6 months ago
Moët & Chandon
Grand Vintage Brut Champagne Rosé Blend
Les bains honeymoon Paris. Extra brut not rose — 8 months ago
Black ink
California Red Blend
Super easy to drink! Will be finishing this bottle tonight. Or at least I wouldn't be surprised if I did. It's not over powering or spicy. Just very very light, a tad sweet, and a tiny sweet finish. — 8 years ago
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1995
Tobacco and dark fruit. Ink and pure midpalate. Still quite dense and lean. Good stuff. — 2 months ago
W. & J. Graham's
Vintage Port Blend 2016
My 4th spin with this vintage and it's holding steady, if a little more reserved than it was in youth. The 16s were super open and drinkable young but have added more of what you'd expect in it's youth, more structure, more density, just more serious. Decant if having right away. If you can plan it, splash decant briefly and rebottle it with the cork open for 24 hours. — 3 months ago
Château Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2004
Good but not great vintage for Mouton. Graphite, chocolate, dried pasilla. — 3 months ago
Dominus Estate
Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020
The 2020 Dominus is one of the wines of the vintage in this crazy year marked by drought and fires. There's plenty of upfront richness and fruit, but the mid-palate and finish taper off faster than they would in a higher-quality vintage. Here, too, the balance is notable, even if there is no escaping the reality that the 2020 is a relatively small-scaled Dominus. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2023)
— 4 months ago
Taylor's
Vintage Port Blend 1920
Gorgeous high-toned cherry fruit. Tea, dried roses, sweet edges. Orange peel. So pure and long. Haunting. — 2 years ago
Jermann
Vintage Tunina Venezia Giulia White Blend 2020
Crisp and tasty, but not sure it is worth the price tag. Citrus peel and wild Italian herbs. — 2 months ago
Château Pontet-Canet
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008
Vintage 2008 | tuilé rim, brown, beautiful smell: autumnleaves, eucalyptus, leather, is now in its drinking window, great balance — 3 months ago
Château Léoville-Las Cases
Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1982
1982 vintage. Great, upper shoulder fill. Long, aging cork fully saturated but removed with a Durand. Splintered a little upon removal. Decanted and threw less sed than expected. Decaying leather, cedar, hot gravel and lightly roasted button mushrooms in the nose. Light-medium/medium body. All this + some undying cherry and plum flavors mixed in amongst remaining tannins. More thrust and fruit than anticipated with expected structure firmly in place. Really beautiful specimen. Based on this bottle, can hold steady without dropoff for another 4-5 years. 1.12.24. — 4 months ago
Gosset
Celebris Vintage Extra Brut Champagne Blend 2002
Delicious — 4 months ago
Opus One
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019
The 2019 Opus One shows off the more opulent side of the vintage to great effect. Sumptuous dark fruit, spice and floral accents wrap around the palate, with a fair amount of new oak adding volume and exotic flair. This is an especially showy Opus One that will drink well with minimal cellaring. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2023)
— 4 months ago
Warre's
Vintage Porto Port Blend 1994
Opened in FLA with family on Thanksgiving 2023. Decent after almost 30 years. Tastes young. Probably better in another 10 years. — 5 months ago
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2006
Krug
Brut Champagne Blend 1996
What vintage. Stunner. Wow. Giant. — 9 years ago
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The 1959 Latour is a vintage that I have drunk many times. It contains a payload of irresistible and quite precocious red fruit on the nose with blood orange, cedar and a touch of thyme, beautifully defined. The palate has exquisite balance, poised yet powerful, with a multi-dimensional, profound finish that is one of the smoothest-textured you will find on any Latour vintage. Absolutely divine. Tasted at Arbor restaurant in Hong Kong. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2024)
— 2 months ago