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Brendan Rea

74 wines • 16 followers • 50 following

Chapelle d'Ausone

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

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Brendan Rea

9.7

Wine of the night. Extremely focused cassis and black fruit flavors, no oak or Brett, light tannins that just tasted like that of a perfectly sweet fresh black raspberry. Didn't want to finish this bottle — 8 years ago

Prudence, Glendora and 15 others liked this

Esprit de Pavie

Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

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Brendan Rea

9.1

Nice bottle, shows just a glimpse of its big brother, very good value. — 8 years ago

Pont Neuf

"Les Rouges" Russian River Valley Red Blend 2011

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Brendan Rea

9.1

Reminds me of beaucastel, dark ripe red and black fruit and dusty tannins, flowers and oak, really beautiful — 8 years ago

Château Cheval Blanc

Le Petit Cheval St. Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

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Brendan Rea

9.6

Beautiful and elegant, very little tannin, ripe red and black fruit and sage, had some barnyard to the nose but as it opened became very soft and elegant, floral notes appeared, really good could last 20 more years — 8 years ago

Krug

Clos du Mesnil Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2003

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Brendan Rea

9.9

This was way too young, but absolutely stunning. Exotic fruit flavors and layer upon layer of sophistication. Really special — 8 years ago

Waterstone

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

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Brendan Rea

8.7

Tasty stuff, dark fruit, ripe blackberries and some chocolate flavors, could be more interesting in 5 years — 8 years ago

Château Haut-Brion

La Clarté de Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2010

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Brendan Rea

9.6

This is great wine. Exotic fruit flavors turned to roasted Asian pear and oily spices as it sat. Gotta get more — 8 years ago

Château Haut-Brion

Le Clarence de Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

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Brendan Rea

9.4

Very left bank style, berry and iron flavor, tannins that would have made this last another 15+ years. — 8 years ago

Selbach-Oster

Klosterberg Kabinett Riesling 2015

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Brendan Rea

9.4

Brendan had this 8 years ago

Domaine Anne Gros

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Pinot Noir 2014

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Brendan Rea

8.9

Light and elegant, great acidity, sour cherry with beautiful structure — 8 years ago