Château Malbec

Clos La Coutale

Cahors Merlot 2023

Simple and enjoyable. Very dark, spicy, tannic, and medium bodied. Good!
Listening to Waxahatchee
— 4 days ago

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Dave

Dave

Right on! It's so cheap I'll get a few to tuck away @Doug Powers
Peter van den Besselaar

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Before 2010 this wine needed 10 to 15 years to soften tannins, since then the producer focusses on ripe fruit and smoother tannins.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Peter van den Besselaar, I very much appreciate you posting these insights about the changes in the winery’s growing/ripening process. Those old ones, it was difficult to even guess when they’d be ready. At least the 2000 I posted on has great fruit currently, and not terribly drying tannins!!

Justin Vineyards & Winery

Isosceles Reserve Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Deep ruby color, with a brick rim. Aromas of blackberry, cassis and mocha. Black fruit on the palate, dark chocolate and baking spices.

🍇 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Merlot

🏅92 Points - Wine Spectator
— 23 days ago

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Opus One

Overture Napa Valley Petit Verdot Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Drinking better now, and for the foreseeable future, than the 2022 Opus. 6.24.26. — 25 days ago

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Norman

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Seems young. I’ve only had this as a gift and felt guilty opening it but it was a gift/let’s try kinda thing. How long would you normally hold?

Gundlach Bundschu

Mountain Cuvée Sonoma County Red Blend 2023

Red fruit, green, polished, balanced. — 3 months ago

Viña Cobos

Bramare Luján de Cuyo Malbec 2023

For the price this is hard to beat. — 4 months ago

Brian, Paul and 8 others liked this

Terrazas de Los Andes

Reserva Mendoza Malbec 2021

Álcool 14,0%.
DUFRY/SP - SLF - Abr/2025.
— 11 hours ago

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

2022 vintage. From Coravin. The same vintage Overture shows better currently and likely for quite some time. 2022 a fairly pilloried Napa vintage. Feel this could be similar to the 2011's that are finally showing to the best of their abilities now. Give this a decade and a half but don't expect it to eventually show top-notch like the 1987, 1994, 1997, 2001 or 2012. 6.24.26. — 25 days ago

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Somm David T

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Complete agreement.
Neil Valenzuela

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Miner Family

The Oracle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Plums, black pepper, sawdust, dirt and tobacco leaf. Delayed gratification, the wine is so much more interesting now than it was when it was young. — 22 days ago

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Pahlmeyer

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2018

Drinking perfectly at 8 yrs old — 22 days ago

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Quilceda Creek

CVR Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Paul J
9.4

PnP. Deep, dark fruit. Dark cherries and blackberries. Exceeded expectations. Massive depth. Really enjoyed! — 2 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
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Achával-Ferrer

Quimera Mendoza Malbec Blend 2021

This Malbec dominant Bordeaux blend from Mendoza, Argentina offers a full body with notes of black pepper, plum, and blackberry. It has smooth, developed tannins with a medium finish. This wine paired beautifully with steak. — 4 months ago

Viña Cobos

Felino Mendoza Malbec 2023

Very drinkable — 20 days ago

Rick, Sagee and 1 other liked this

Cain Vineyard & Winery

Cain Five Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

2015 vintage. Sampled from Coravin. Medium body. The monstrous tannins tamed somewhat...as they meet a decade+. Absolutely, top-notch nose. If you both respect the exuberance of youth and celebrate the wisdom of age, this is for you. A fascinating, case study currently. 6.24.26. — 25 days ago

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Somm David T

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Own this $39 recent purchase
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Somm David T Picked up a case.. Gotta dig out the invoice but resto cost was in the $30's. Do recall the 1987 vintage being $13.33 a bottle before the brand decided to make this the benchmark it is.

Orin Swift

Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Oak, sawdust, coco nibs, tobacco, black currant and blackberries. This is rich, deep and dark. Mostly secondary and tertiary flavors at this point, not a ton of fruit left. — 16 days ago

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Ramey Wine Cellars

Claret Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

2019 vintage. Sweeter than the last few vintages. 6.17.26. — a month ago

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Finca Decero

Remolinos Vineyard Malbec 2015

Meaty (charcuterie) savory notes like olive, good acidity — 3 months ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

1 hour decant(lots of sediment). A gorgeous purplish garnet color. On the nose: Intoxicating musky notes of dark fruit, potting soil, worn leather, truffles, stewed meat, slight menthol. Taste: velvety, seamless, balanced, intense wine with dark fruit, cassis, earth, tobacco, mineral, herbs, and a chocolate graphite long never-ending finish. YUM! This wine has aged gracefully and has more gas in the tank. Enjoy. — 4 months ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
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