Merlot

Duckhorn Vineyards

Three Palms Vineyard Merlot 2011

Love to target those “bad” vintages the critics dog on, in reality it forces winemakers to make an old school style wine that hold up over time! This was still fresh, with plum, cassis, leather, spice, soft tannins with great acidity on the finish — a day ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tenuta Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato Bolgheri Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

Excellent relatively light/early spring evening super Tuscan — 15 days ago

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Paul J

Paul J

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Château Lascombes

Margaux Merlot Blend 2005

Biased but I love this wine. — 13 days ago

Joe, David and 9 others liked this

Realm Cellars

The Tempest Napa Valley Red Blend 2019

I’m a Tempest fan but others preferred The Bard. Young but fantastic. Could have spent more time opening but too many people for that. Magnum. — 20 days ago

Shay, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Château Talbot

Saint-Julien Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Quite smoky & raw. Gravel & raw cacao. The fruit really hidden right now. Barely hinted. After some time a bit of cassis emerges.
Dense on the palate. And quite burly. Big tannins, juicy yet very present. Great depth. Roast, cacao, very masculine.
This is way too early to drink this, still needs time to settle down. Brilliant but way too young.
— 7 days ago

Tom, Gage and 9 others liked this

Domaine de Triennes

Vin de Pays du Var Cinsault Blend Rosé 2023

Dry, slight pear taste. As a result wine drinker, I don’t normally drink rose but while in Provence have been trying different ones. This is my fav so far. — 7 days ago

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Gaja

Ca'Marcanda Promis Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2020

Wine is full bodied, purplish. On nose its violets, black cherries, cheedar, earthy. On palate, its sweet, little spicy, i can taste the brightness from sangiovese buts its more vegal to me. The structure, merlot balanced the syrah so it does mellowed the syrah attack. Long finish, tannic, give it 1 hour decant. Best after 2028.. cheers! 🍷 — 18 days ago

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1979

Dark rubi robe with bricking at the rim. Nose of asphalt, cedar, liquorice and asian spices. Very mineral, medium bodied, complex, good length, very polished tannins. Cork was not perfect and bottle was low shoulder. Still excellent which makes us think pristine bottles might taste even better. Great stuff. — 2 days ago

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Inglenook

Rubicon Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

Delectable Wine
9.5

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is dark, supple and super-expressive. It shows higher ripeness and a stronger oak imprint than the Cabernet Sauvignon. Even so, it has aged very well. Dark plum, espresso, licorice, sweet spice and a kiss of toasted French oak lend notable complexity throughout. In this tasting, ripeness and new oak feel accented, certainly more so than when this wine was younger. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)
— 11 days ago

Tenuta San Guido

Guidalberto Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018

Nose - clay pot, thyme and cherry. Main flavors - cranberry. Chewy and lovely!! — 10 days ago