Wells & Young

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah

Young, dark, savory, smokey and delicious. — 9 years ago

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Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2001

Still young, but the development is on! — 10 years ago

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Thierry Allemand

Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2005

Alex Jones
9.4

Dark cherry, blackberry, iron, Kool cigarettes and licorice. So young but delicious. Decanted and tasted over three hours and still youthful. — 10 years ago

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Great blend of character for a young wine — 11 years ago

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2012

Paul Einbund
9.0

Tight and young but perfect as evah — 12 years ago

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Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Really on point. Brett and vegetal quality actually find great balance in this challenging vintage. Perhaps a function of better fruit making it to the pavilion. Either way I imagine this is what most young Bordeaux tasted like pre-1980s. — 10 years ago

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Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

Took time open but amazing how much young fruit it had. Viscosity increased with time as well. — 10 years ago

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2001

2001 vintage. Lovely youthful notes here. Still way too young. Plummy and mixed berries, some smokey oak, mulberries. On the palate, medium body, tannins are well integrated, hints of black pepper and nutmeg. White chocolate. Yummy despite its youthfulness. Open in 2025. — 11 years ago

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Indian Wells Columbia Valley Merlot 2011

One of the few Merlots I can drink at any time and don't have to be in the mood for. Fragrant, smooth, almost silky. — 12 years ago

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Growing soft and creamy. Young with room to grow. — 13 years ago

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Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2007

If there were ever an archetypical Syrah, Jamet's Cote-Rotie would be a strong candidate. To me this is a pure expression of a classic Northern Rhone Syrah. It is not a single site, but a blend of terroirs, encompassing over 20 sites mostly from hard rock schist bedrock with little to no topsoil. There is NO Viognier in this wine like one might expect from most Cote-Rotie that might have 1-5% co-fermented.

Importantly, there is also a lot less of the oak character that can dominate and overwhelm many Northern Rhone wines. The oak maturation, while not short at 22 months, only uses 15% new oak with no trace of it on the palate as it is perfectly integrated. Grape bunches are whole cluster fermented and macerated for up to 3 weeks.

The 2007 we have here was drinking superbly for a young wine, showing lively and racy layers of peppercorn spice, roast beef, and warm blackberry and currant fruit from the hot 2007 vintage. While from a warm vintage, not a hair is out of place. Density and purity exude from the nose and hint at what a brilliant future this wine has. Perfect acidity and fleshy ripe tannin provide the backbone structure for father time to peel back the layers of this beauty. I will be chceking back in 5 years at the earliest.
— 9 years ago

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Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2011

Took about an hour to open up but eventually opened up nicely. Sour Cherries, roses, raspberries. Still young with persistent tannins on the finish. Give it a couple more years. — 10 years ago

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Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 1988

85 P3 in Mag loved this! So young and fresh showing roasted nuts and dried fruits — 11 years ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend

Non vintage still young with blend of 1990s — 11 years ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Baking spice and tart black cherry. Too young but it's showing pretty well - 2007 — 12 years ago