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Paul T HB

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Monsieur Ètain Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Paul T HB

9.6

Opened this last night as well since I knew it was day 2 wine.
The Mascot & this M-Etain even on day 2 need Steak 🥩 so I’m doing a quick thaw and Sous Vide & sear. So I probably shouldn’t have scored until I had the beef ready. Oh well, I’ll up the score if my thinking is correct.
— 3 days ago

Paul, Rob and 14 others liked this

TOR Kenward Family Wines

Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Franc 2013

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Paul T HB

9.5

A little more light bodied than expected — 10 days ago

Paul, Somm and 15 others liked this

Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Paul T HB

9.7

Steak & football 🏈 with my buddies.
Minimum 3-4 hour decant when drinking this so soon.
— 10 days ago

Paul, Jeroen and 20 others liked this

Abreu Vineyards

Las Posadas Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

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Paul T HB

9.9

Not to decant this is even now let alone 5-8 years ago is a big mistake. 1-3 hours depending on storage. Fantastic with a Wagyu New York Strip — 13 days ago

Somm, Tom and 15 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Decant that bleep, draw off the sed and give the wine a chance to excel. The great/excellent/above average wines need to be decanted for them to realize their potential. That Abreu demands it. People afraid to decant shizz like it's gonna vanish. Okay...maybe if it's a 1923 DRC red burg or 1877 Lafite but otherwise, decant. If the wine is as great as you think/expect, decant it unless planning on spending most of the day/evening.

The Mascot

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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Paul T HB

9.4

This will be a day 2 wine. 1 glass today and it just has that day 2 feeling. — 4 days ago

Tom, Jeroen and 20 others liked this

Domaine de la Bongran

Cuvée Levroutée Viré-Clessé Chardonnay 2017

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Paul T HB

9.6

This exceeded expectations-Notes from retailer We’ve long been fans of Domaine de la Bongran, a curious little estate in Viré-Clessé producing delicious and distinct white Burgundies. Their Cuvée Levroutée is only made in exceptional years, using some botrytised fruit and made in an off-dry style; as with their other wines, it is aged exclusively in stainless steel to allow the terroir to shine. The 2017 is the first release of the cuvée in over a decade, with the previous vintage produced 2006. The fruit comes from specific parcels with marl-rich soils that retain humidity and therefore encourage the development of noble rot, while also producing Chardonnay with a beautiful backbone of acidity.

The 2017, made with around 25% botrytised fruit, is still incredibly young, with the bite of Seville orange pith, honey and richer peach on the nose, leading on to a lush palate that offers a rush of stone fruit, reined in by a line of mineral citrus. The 17g/l residual sugar is beautifully integrated, and zesty notes linger on the long finish, keeping the wine impressively fresh and balanced. Winemaker Gautier Thévenet tells us that within three to five years the wine tends to seem dry, the sugar integrating with the body of the wine and becoming even more complex. Just 4,200 bottles were produced.

Wine Advocate 95 review

The 2017 Viré-Clessé Cuvée Levroutée is now on the market, and it is the first time the Thevent family has been able to produce this cuvée since 2006. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, caramelized pineapple, mandarin, white flowers, pine resin and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and textural, with a layered core, racy acids and appreciable residual sweetness and structural tension, but it's already more integrated and expressive than it was last year, so it appears to be coming into its stride.
— 7 days ago

Paul, Tom and 15 others liked this
Paul T HB

Paul T HB

I normally get the regular Bongran at $40-45 but when I saw this available I jumped on it
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Kobalt

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

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Paul T HB

9.6

Drinking as well as it did 2 years ago, another soft cork that needed the Durand to open. But 30 minutes of air to blow off 23 years. After that it was fantastic — 7 days ago

Paul, Tom and 11 others liked this

Sami-Odi

Little Wine #12 Syrah

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Paul T HB

9.7

Nice closer after Steak & Cabs — 10 days ago

Jeroen, Somm and 11 others liked this
Jeroen Koenen

Jeroen Koenen

Now that’s a great way to finish an event! 🤙🏻

Vineyard 29

The Essentials 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

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Paul T HB

9.7

It’s been awhile since I’ve had some Vineyard 29.
Soft & silky with some air the nose really pops.
— 11 days ago

Tom, Rob and 13 others liked this

Lagar de Costa

Maio 5 Rías Baixas Albariño 2021

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Paul T HB

8.9

Read much more interesting than it was. I probably opened too soon

WA rating 93+ points "The 2021 MAIO5 is the old-vine cuvée from an ungrafted 90-year-old plot of Albariño on sandy granite soils and was kept in stainless steel for one year, the first six months of which was with the lees. This is fresh, tasty and age-worthy, and it has good ripeness, 13% alcohol and good acidity and minerality. It's sharp, clean, precise, tasty and long, vibrant and fresh. 3,000 bottles were filled in January 2023. (LG)"
— 15 days ago

Somm, Tom and 8 others liked this