W. Hogue Vintners

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

More power w air. — 7 years ago

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

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

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

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A beauty 😘

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

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Bill Bender

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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

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One of the best producers on the Right Bank.

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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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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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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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

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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

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

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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
— 8 years ago

Chris, Amr and 30 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 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

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Hogue

Genesis Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Smooth & light for a cab — 11 years ago

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

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 1999

🍕とワインで誕生日パーティw — 13 years ago

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2014

May 16, 2019 in Tucson w/ Karen. Her wine for “a special occasion”. The occasion was special because of this wine. Wow. Just an awesome Bolgheri. — 7 years ago

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

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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

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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

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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

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9.2

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

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

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Amazing

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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

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Columbia Valley Riesling 2013

A semi-sweet Washington Riesling. Peach and stone fruit on the nose. Very fruit forward and tingly on the tongue. Well balanced between dry and sweet with bursts of peaches, pear, apples, mineral and a subtle hint of orange peel. Probably one of my favorite Rieslings I've had so far. — 11 years ago