Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2006

9.6

Age is this bad boys friend. Rich black fruit on the nose. Smooth and buttery tannins. Blackberry is dominant Macerated black olive on the mid palate with eucalyptus on the longer finish. — 5 days ago

Shay, Bob and 9 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

Andrew McIntyre

9.5

Birth year Latour for our 700th wine on Delectable! Very mature but still with lots of life. Leather, graphite and earthy notes and still so much power. A great pleasure to drink! — 9 days ago

Paul, Ted and 6 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2020

Tom Garland

9.3

Decant and pour. They broke out the Giant glass.....black cherry, leather, tobacco, pepper, dried herbs, cedar, and tannic. Should round out over time. YUM! Super Tuscan tonight to start our Napa weekend...who woulda thunk. — 3 days ago

with Brenda

Tom, Brenda and 16 others liked this

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1993

Andrew McIntyre

9.4

Elegance, finesse and restraint. Always a pleasure to drink! — 8 days ago

Paul, Dick and 21 others liked this

Jan de Weerd

Wow!

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Doug Powers

9.5

Initially this was incredibly closed, but after 2 hours in the decanter it’s starting to open, tannic, very structured, very 1986 in its leanness, but incredible depth and length, not perfect, but still outstanding!! — 9 days ago

with Jim

Tom, Ron and 12 others liked this

Bob McDonald

Lean doesn’t sound so good.

Doug Powers

@Bob McDonald, I personally have mostly felt that 1986 Bordeaux reds have always shown super tight and structured, but without the riper, rounder fruit of other vintages like 1982, 1985, 1989 and 1990) — so, my use of “lean” is really intended to convey that the fruit never completely overcomes the harsh tannins and structure. I would say that after a few hours in the decanter, I’d be pretty confident that it will easily last another 10-20 years, or more. Ultimately I like my Bordeaux to show a little more elegance and charm. Hope that helps.

Bob McDonald

@Doug Powers Thanks for your thoughts Doug. I recall Jancis commenting on this wine “wondering if the tannins would ever resolve”. Obviously built for the ultra long haul. I might try my first one in the next year or so.

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Deep purple color. Aromas of blackberry, forest floor, graphite and dark chocolate. Delicate, soft wine, blue and black fruit on the palate, balanced wine.

🏅 97 Points - James Suckling
🏅 96 Points - Robert Parker
🏅94 Points - Decanter — 6 days ago

Bob, Ted and 9 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Wonderful nose! On the palate… it’s elegant, light, fresh and sinewy, — 12 days ago

Martijn, Peter and 4 others liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 1999

Steven Heydemann

9.1

The 99 is a favorite vintage for the sweetness of the fruit and the intense Mediterranean notes but this bottle was a little short on the finish. — 3 days ago

Lyle, Freek and 1 other liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Shay A

9.2

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

Fun to open birth year wines around your birthday, especially when you can do a Bordeaux and Napa side by side. While not a great vintage, this held up well after a few hours and presented as expected. Clean and zero Brett. Great color! Deep ruby with hardly any bricking. Leather, cassis, vanilla pipe tobacco on the nose. Sporting a good bit of dusty red and black fruits (mostly tart raspberries and blackberries), there was a little savory truffle note mixed with an herbal and mocha finish. Still quite grippy. Pretty. — 16 days ago

Pinotman, Tom and 18 others liked this