Château Du Bois De La Garde

Château La Garde

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Impressive Pessac Leognan. Smooth tannins, slight smokey aromas, and smooth deep berry flavors. It’s a food wine, like with a nice fillet. — 21 days ago

En Garde

Reserve Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2015

Love the perfume in the glass after you let it sit a bit. Very fruit forward but somewhat darker cherry than you would expect. Really love this Polinot! — 4 months ago

Domaine De La Grand'Cour (Jean-Louis Dutraive)

Chapelle des Bois Fleurie Gamay 2018

So I guess this is a Gamay from the Rhône? Didn’t know such a thing existed but this is the best “Rhône” I’ve had in a long time - mostly bc it’s a Beaujolais through and through - classic muddy/cloudy consistency, intense fruit on the nose. Only issue is that it’s still very sparkly on the palate, so definitely needs a few more years. Or a very long decant. Tons of potential — 6 months ago

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Clos Du Bois

California Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Rich with a mild wood or nutty flavor. Full body. — 25 days ago

Château Bois Redon

Bordeaux Supérieur Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

So good to be drinking this bottle again… the 2014 vintage was what started my obsession with French Bordeaux’s year ago. Glad to report this is still a fantastic bottle! Fruity and well balanced. Tannic and fruity. I just love this wine and will continue buying it, for the price it’s a great R bank Bordeaux. #nostalgia #bordeaux — a month ago

Clos Du Bois

Sonoma Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Tart, rich fruit with a peppery, earthy body. Very nice. — 6 months ago

Château Jean-Pierre Gaussen

Longue Garde Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2010

Star of a two Bandol night, but this at age 14( minus a week or two). Deeper, plush, black violet & cassis nose; on palate tannins really nicely integrated, wild blackberries, more cassis & black currants. Crazy elegant and generous. Feels open. Distant notes of some kind of bark & forest floor. Older wild flowers.Eye opener, in sense of how far Bandol can go for me. — 6 months ago

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Peter Sultan

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Happy for Bandol-heads to emerge out of the shadows…this was a significant wine for me, very surprising- perhaps because my previous experiences were with Bandols that were still closed or too tight (Tempier, for example) @Tom Casagrande
Peter van den Besselaar

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Once had a Bandol that I thought was a bad buy. Though as nails. It openend up extremely beautiful. After twenty years. 🫣
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That you could wait on a wine for 20 yrs impresses @Peter van den Besselaar !!!!

Domaine Carneros (Taittinger)

Avant Garde Carneros Pinot Noir 2007

Enjoyed on Friday night in Palo Alto with Daniel & our home made ancient grain pizza with artichoke bruschetta adparagus leeks & brusell sprouts — a month ago

Domaine de la Mordorée

Cuvée de la Reine des Bois Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

Delicious wine that was a perfect match for the steak bavette — 6 months ago

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Happy New Year!