Best Rum I’ve found — 6 years ago
This £126 Talbot feels a few years past its peak but still enjoyable; mainly on the aromas 😉 prefer 03, 05 & 86 but better than 81 😁
🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick edge
👃 Gravel, soot & burnt smoked oak driven mineralised herby faded dark berry fruits w/ melted liquorice, dry cured meats, gravel, pencil lead & dirty earth
👄 Med body of liquorice infused dark fruits w/ a red berry undertone & dry mocha blackcurrant tickle
🎯 Med earthy liquorice charred dark fruit silky finale w/ a red berry kick — 6 years ago
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🗞 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 — 6 years ago
Smoky, peppery, almost effervescent. I'm a fan — 7 years ago
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 — 7 years ago
Skypark w the guys. Extremely well balanced wine with very refined nose. — 8 years ago
Fruity but not sweet. Light & easy. — 8 years ago
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. — 9 years ago
Sugar Bomb.... This will win with the other deranged tasters on Friday — 10 years ago
Splendid, super easy pour. Very neutral white. — 5 years ago
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 — 6 years ago
My 28th/29th/30th & 31st bottles of the beautiful 04 & @ £40 & they are still superb value for a stunning old world Rioja 👍 & keep getting better & better 😁
🍷 Garnet w/ brick edge
👃 Old world Seduction of soft smokey oak, leather, plum, spiced cherry, vanilla, red berry & fig jam w/ a balsamic prune tone
👄 Med body of silky creamy red cherry/berry driven earthy & oaky mashed fruits with cocoa, fig & thick balsamic
🎯 Long soft smooth oaky rich cherry fruit linger with earthy cocoa & balsamic
— 6 years ago
🎅 Advent 📆 Day 2️⃣4️⃣
💥 It’s the big £195 halfy I’ve been waiting for & wow what an Epic bottle of a top vintage Opus One 💯 Suckling Pointer 😍 Mrs E has outdone herself here 🕺 Great but needs 10yrs to shine as too overpowered 👍 95 going 98-99
🍇 79% Cab S
🍇 7% Cab F
🍇 6% Merlot
🍇 6% Pet V
🍇 2% Malbec
🍷 Inky black ruby
👃 Sticky toffee pudding covered in blueberry jam w/ blackcurrant, fig & rich cocoa cream
👄 Full+ bodied rich toffee, blueberry pancakes, blackcurrant & caramel velvet chocolate sludge
🎯 Long gloopy teeth staining dark & blue fruit caramel lip sticker w/ violet after-burn — 6 years ago
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! — 8 years ago
Off the charts great, acid, fruit and long finish. Wish I had more. — 9 years ago
1985 Sassicaia. Second red wine at Redd Wood lunch w A, S, and K. This wine was perfect. Epic. We could not believe how perfect this wine was drinking. Thoroughly enjoyed it- it was enjoyable the way truffles are- hard to describe, but pleasing to all relevant senses. — 9 years ago
Sweet, very drinkable — 9 years ago
1983 vintage. Smooth w/a lot of life still in it! Happy we still have a few more bottles in our wine room! — 5 years ago
A surprisingly bright and crisp (like lemons and pears) white from Paso Robles, better known for its reds. Terrific summer sips here! — 6 years ago
This wine has a distinct, strong lychee aroma. The palate is off-dry, with flavors of tropical fruit, grapefruit, and spice. It is light-bodied with a soft finish. Overall, it is a very enjoyable wine. My only criticism is that it is slightly lacking in acidity and crispness. — 6 years ago
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 — 6 years ago
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. — 7 years ago
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 — 7 years ago
Smooth & light for a cab — 8 years ago
Love this one. — 9 years ago
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Amazing Port to celebrate my brothers 50th birthday!!!! — 4 years ago