Clos Erasmus
Priorat Grenache Blend 2001
13th Anniversary Wine. A wine of great intensity!!!, this 415-case blend of 78% Grenache, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Syrah aged in 100% new French oak casks, reveals an inky/purple color as well as a tight but promising bouquet of acacia flowers, raspberries, blackberries, and hints of blueberries, smoke, and the essence of minerality. With extraordinary richness, good underlying acidity, firm tannin, and a multilayered mouthfeel, this spectacularly concentrated 2001 is only hinting at its ultimate potential. Patience will be rewarded!!! as this is a tour de force in winemaking, marrying!!! the elegance and complexity!!! of Priorat with the extraordinary concentration and intensity that comes from low yields and ripe fruit. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. — 10 years ago
Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2006
Birthday, Part III — 11 years ago
Cayuse Vineyards
En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah 2012
Normally the most exotic aromatically and with a firm tannin structure, the 2011 Syrah En Chamberlin doesn’t disappoint! Offering up notions of liquid herbs, bacon fat, exotic flowers and grilled meat, as well as a knockout core of sweet Syrah fruit, it possesses a full-bodied, structured mouthfeel that carries awesome purity of fruit, excellent mid-palate depth and chewy, firm tannin on the finish. — 9 years ago
Clos Erasmus
Priorat Grenache Blend 1994
This wine, made from a blend of very old vine Grenache and younger vine Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on terraced vineyards, is among the most exciting wines I have tasted. Unfortunately, only 300 cases are produced, all of which is exported to the United States. It is aged in 100% new French oak casks and bottled without fining or filtration. 1994 is considered to be one of Spain's all-time great vintages, so it is not surprising that this wine possesses more potential than the exceptional 1993 and 1992. Try to imagine a hypothetical blend of Petrus, l'Evangile, Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape, and Napa's 1993 Colgin Cabernet Sauvignon. The color is an opaque black/purple. The nose offers up spectacularly rich, pure aromas of blackberries, black-raspberries, minerals, and subtle vanillin from new oak barrels. Extremely rich and dense, with unbelievable levels of concentration and extract, this amazing wine is a strong candidate for a three-digit rating when it develops more maturity in 5-8 years. Since it is a newly created wine, there is no track record established for ageability, but a wine such as this should keep for 20-25 years. This is one of the most exciting young wines anyone could possibly taste. Awesome! — 10 years ago
Château Margaux
Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1982
Nick had this 9 years ago
Domaine de Bertaud-Belieu
Côtes de Provence Brut Rosé Blend
Bertaud Belieu in Jeroboam — 10 years ago
Château Lynch-Bages
Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1975
Private Vintage Dinner à la Chef Daniel Boulud. Chateau Lynch Bages, 1975 (in Jeroboam)! — 11 years ago
Nick Lobaccaro
Nick had this 8 years ago