W. Donaldson

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

More power w air. — 7 years ago

Peter, Shay and 4 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

Lynch Bages is one of my favourite wines & clearly it’s too young to open this 98 pointer 09 but I’ve found a stash @ £120 so wanted to unleash a bottle for the community 😁 oh and me 😉

📍 Chateau Lynch Bages 2009 Pauillac

🏵 94 points now but 96+ potential in 3-5yrs

🍇 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, & a dollop of Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Gravel, flint & pencil lead infused soft smoked oak through earthy blackcurrant w/ wet leaves, red liquorice & mocha

👄 Med body of rich ripe blackcurrant infused with minerals, blackberry, blueberry, red liquorice & mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long touch dry vibrant earthy blackcurrant & blackberry, red liquorice, blueberry & mocha mouth coating w/ a mineral stone linger
— 8 years ago

Chris, E and 59 others liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2005

Fab £157 Sass now £234 😱 but life is short 😁

🍇 85% Cab S & 15% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Stewed & spiced blackcurrant/berry & plum through smoked earthy dusty herbs & burnt oak w/ rocky minerals, leather, prune, liquorice & vanilla choc mocha

👄 Med smooth velvet body of herby earthy blackcurrant w/ mocha, prune & red cherry/currant tones in dry minerals & a liquorice hint

🎯 Med+ earthy dark & red fruit touch dry mocha herby earthy happiness 😍
— 8 years ago

Chris, Dick and 46 others liked this
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Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣8️⃣

🗞 GPS, Mobile Phone, Space Invaders, Sony Walkman, Test Tube 👶, Ben & Jerry 🍦
🎵 Night Fever, You're the One That I Want
🎥 Grease, Animal House, Halloween, Superman
🗣 Nanoo Nanoo!, Za Plane! Za Plane!
🌍 4.223B

40yrs old & @ £105 & alive & kicking 👍

🍷 Dark ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Charred oak smoke, leather, herbs, faded blackcurrant, pencil lead, dates & minerals

👄 Med body of lively blackberry/currant w/ red berry, date & earthy liquorice dry tannins

🎯 Med dark fruit dry finish
— 8 years ago

Chris, Amr and 30 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1984

Still a big boy w room to run. Powerful structure w balance. — 9 years ago

Riddley, Bill and 7 others liked this
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I want to go to Rehab!!

Vieux Château Certan

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

Quick review as drinking w/ friends 😉 Not the best VCC I've had but still a decent aged drop 😎 @ £113

🍷 Garnet red w/ brown

👃 Rose petal perfumed mushrooms in a damp cellar filled w/ earthy soggy leaves through stewed plum, dark cocoa & smoked soft oak

👄 Med creamy smooth body of sweet blackcurrant & earthy plum in mocha

🎯 Med+ plummy mocha
— 9 years ago

Weijie, Daniel and 10 others liked this
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One of the best producers on the Right Bank.

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1959

How'd the 375ml of '59 Chevy w mid-shoulder fill show?
#LIKEABOSS!
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
— 9 years ago

David, Ira and 7 others liked this
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Club W

L'Atelier du Sud Vin de Pays d'Oc Syrah Blend 2014

Fruity but not sweet. Light & easy. — 10 years ago

Club W

Invoke Paso Robles Syrah 2014

Love this one. — 11 years ago

Serge liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 1999

🍕とワインで誕生日パーティw — 13 years ago

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

V99-Took a little while to open. Then reaching ampleness over first part of dinner. Sharper, harder as drunk and compared w same year Ch Margaux — 7 years ago

Patrice liked this

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1993

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1993 Domaine Georges de Vogue Chambolle Musigny. Fam dinner w IK at Carl Gar. Poured out of the bottle. No decanting. Perfect. — 8 years ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2005

Grabbed @ £125 in Selfridges for Mrs Es birthday hotel room night slouch cap 😁 even bough a decanter to decant 🤣 great but will show better w/ age 😉

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Peppered cherry pie, a treacle raspberry bakewell tart tone & cocoa sprinkles w/ a light earthy dry cured meat herby smokey oak backbone & black berry fruits

👄 Med+ bodied dark cherry & raspberry chocolate pie w/ fine dry tannins & a blackberry undertone

🎯 Med+ touch dry dark cherry & raspberry chocy licky lips w/ a dark fruit linger
— 8 years ago

Chris, Keith and 40 others liked this
Dick Schinkel

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A beauty 😘

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano

Top year 904 @ £75 that was drank in Zalto burg glass as its like an aged burgundy

🐽 Paired w/ Iberian Ham 😍

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick

👃 Smoked burnt oak, soggy earthy leaves, leather, dark cherry & figs w/ balsamic & damson

👄 Med body of creamy stewed cherry w/ earthy balsamic & slight mocha

🎯 Med finish of above w/ earthy balsamic linger

Reaching peak but I preferred the 95 904 over this but the 890 94 was better than the 95!
— 8 years ago

Chris, Ellen and 15 others liked this
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@Chris England Chris the total package sounds great Cheers 🍷
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@Phil A especially as we brought them both back from Barcelona 🎉🍷

W. & J. Graham's

Late Bottled Vintage Port Blend 2009

KLH
9.2

Dark fruit, black licorice, maple syrup — 9 years ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1998

Full bodied w/ leathery tannins. Cherries w/ mild hint of cassis. Tasted along side of the '98 Araujo and '97 Dalla Valle. Insignia came in third. What a fun dinner!! — 9 years ago

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with ADAM, Joe and 2 others
Joe, Jonathan and 18 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

Opaque red w slight orange rim. Iron, earth, funk, dried herb, black cherry, rose. On palate red apple peel, more metal/funk; good acid, mild tannin, slightly bitter. Mourvèdre dominant. — 10 years ago

Kim Reisman McKee
with Kim

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

At Redstone w/Shelly. Just back from Orlando w/Rettke. #pro — 11 years ago

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with Rick, Jeff and 2 others

Club W

L'Atelier du Sud Pays d'Oc Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Splendid, super easy pour. Very neutral white. — 7 years ago

W. & J. Graham's

Aged 30 Years Tawny Porto Blend

Very honeyed and less mellow than the 40 year. Still mighty complex — 8 years ago

Club W

Loves Me Not Malvasia

A surprisingly bright and crisp (like lemons and pears) white from Paso Robles, better known for its reds. Terrific summer sips here! — 8 years ago

Château Talbot

Saint-Julien Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

Another fab Talbot @ £89-£112 that’s already gorgeous but will still improve 👍

🍇 70% Cab S, 25% Mer, 4% Pet V & 1% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Oozing with enticing spiced black & red fruits bathed in smokey oak, leather, liquorice, pencil lead, minerals & gravel w/ herbs & wet earth

👄 Med body of silky smooth mouth coating creamy dark berry/current fruits w/ red fruit tones, mocha, liquorice & earthy minerals

🎯 Long gorgeous decadent dark fruit explosion w/ light mocha grounds & raspberry liquorice
— 8 years ago

Chris, Dick and 35 others liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

1990, perfection. Wonderful boutique of cedar box, clay, and sage. Medium bodied evolved tannins great depth w long finish — 9 years ago

W. B. Bridgman Cellars

Columbia Valley Syrah 2015

Smoky, peppery, almost effervescent. I'm a fan — 9 years ago

Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera

Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 1999

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1999 Gianfranco Soldera Riserva Brunello. Lunch at T w Roger S and BP. Drank alongside the '99 Insignia. Decanted this wine ~30 min. We think this was an off bottle. Thin, high acid, no finish. Too bad. — 9 years ago

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1995

Drinking this w/ Kirky and trip... Two of the best ever. "This is the nectar of the Gods!" — 10 years ago

Willie liked this

W. & J. Graham's

Malvedos Vintage Porto 1999

you better have port wine on your screen, and graham's is a big player, big in quality, though, as well!
never say "industrial" here.
qd malvedos is a sub vinery and allowed to make it's own vintage ports in years graham's doesn't declare.
this is a catch, really, if you are lucky enough to get it!
— 10 years ago

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Club W

La Muleta Garnacha

This wine is robust with moderate to high tannins, which I love. But what I love even more is that it is still very smooth. — 11 years ago