Château Margaux
Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1982
The nose is profoundly layered and regal: cedar chest, humid tobacco, graphite, and dried rose petals, unfolding slowly into red currant, black tea, sandalwood, and the faintest whisper of truffle and old parchment. It’s not about intensity; it’s about dimension…
On the palate, it is seamless and sovereign. Red and black fruits are fully resolved into essence rather than flavor; currant, cherry skin, a touch of plum; all wrapped in polished leather and earth. The tannins have dissolved into silk, the acidity remains statuesque, and the finish lingers with a calm, noble persistence that feels endless rather than long.
Chateau Margaux at its absolute summit: complete, composed, and eternal; power expressed through grace, and grace sharpened by the patience of time. Do drink now. — 6 days ago
Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014
Yes—exactly that kind of wine: timeless, composed, and quietly authoritative.
It smells so good on first pour. Damp pine forest floor and clean mountain air register immediately. Everything else unravels from there; but that initial pop-and-pour sniff is pure magic.
On the palate, blackcurrant, cedar, graphite, and dried herbs unfold with control, carried by freshness and finely etched tannins in a medium body.
So classic, so intellectual, and deeply mesmerizing. Drink now or age. — 6 days ago
Alta Morra
Cusumano Etna Rosso 2021
Mount Etna, such a trendy region right now…
Lifted red fruit, sour cherry, wild herbs, and ash drift effortlessly, carried by tension and mineral snap rather than weight. Light bodied but with a decent backbone. It energetic, and somewhat complex.
It does taste of altitude, lava stone, and restraint. Exciting wine, so different than the established norm.
— 6 days ago
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016
So underrated and punching way above its weight class. Bit more delicate and pure than your high end Boudreaux. Perfect for seaside dinners. Great vintage too. — 6 days ago
Ericsson
Even the hands of time come to a halt. Now discontinued, this was a familiar and accessible goto bottle which rarely disappointed. I’m gonna miss seeing this label at restaurant lists, shelves and impromptu gatherings 🙃 — 3 days ago