Château Pontet Teyssier

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

All I remember is it being a solid bottle. — a day ago

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Château Teyssier

Le Dôme Saint-Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Very good Bordeaux with final night at Villa Avellana. With a large collection of meats. Perfectly aged. — 4 months ago

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Neal Family Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Paul J
9.5

Neal never stops impressing!!! Would have guessed Bordeaux all the way. 1hr+ decant. Nose of dark cherries, cedar, and menthol. Blue and black fruit on the palate with well integrated alcohol. Medium depth and medium plus finish. Reminds me of Chateau Pontet-Canet but 1/5 of the price. Neal rocks!! — 3 years ago

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Tom, Milissa and 6 others liked this

Château Teyssier

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

2022 vintage. Owned by Jonathan Maltus ( also Le Dôme and other Saint-Emilions). A big 50 hectares estate, so the wines are readily available, and very good value. Juicy and fresh, with soft tannin, some complexity and good length. Abv. 14%. — a month ago

Ruud, Tom and 3 others liked this

Château Pontet-Canet

Les Hauts De Pontet Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

In such a good place. — 6 months ago

Brian, Ron and 2 others liked this

Sequoia Grove

Rutherford Bench Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Paul J
9.5

This was awesome! PnP’d. Very balanced wine. Medium plus depth. Integrated dark blue and black fruit with oak, vanilla, and cedar. Somewhat similar to Pontet Canet. Lovely silky texture and medium plus finish. Exactly how Napa Cab should taste! — 2 years ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
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Shay, John and 9 others liked this

Château du Champ des Treilles

Grand Vin Sainte Foy Bordeaux 2019

Very well made ste foy from the former winemaker of Pontet Canet and his wife. Super value. Merlot dominant, at least on the nose and palette. Still very young. — 3 years ago

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Paul Hobbs

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Paul J
9.7

1hr+ decant. Lovely dark red/purple color. Still has years left in it. Blue fruit with cedar and car exhaust (in a good way!). Well integrated as only Paul can do. So definitive I could guess this blind every time. Love it! Medium plus depth and finish. Would love to try this side by side with Pontet Canet. This rocks!! — a month ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
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Tom, Tom and 2 others liked this

Château Latour

Le Pauillac de Chateau Latour Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

J. Kim
9.1

The 2016 has rounder fatter fruit and less angular architecture than the 2010, and more intense structure than the 2015. The aroma is a classic old school Pauillac, black fruit, tobacco, cigar box and graphite, on top of leathery barnyard bass notes that one often finds in old Lynch Bages or Pontet Canet. More masculine than feminine with lack of vanilla and minty notes. No overripeness, over-oakiness, over-manipulation this year. Type IV Bordeaux in which the aromatic complexity and the structural intensity is well-matched. Less polish this year but the balance between the presence and the reserve is so well-judged. — 2 years ago

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World's End

If Six Was Nine Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Dense ruby red with light purple flecks. A wide brim with clear signs of bricking. The nose is certainly not tired with plenty of black olives, licorice, and chocolate cake. Old leather and coffee with dried cherries and plums. A little fat from the grill too just to make it even better.

The American project from Jonathan Maltus of Chateau Teyssier and baby, this is not your standard copy and paste Napa Cab. This is some serious stuff. Big but not huge. Full of depth but not ponderous. Rich and full throttled but not a mess of indistinct fruit. The ripeness of the fruit never crosses the line. Pronounced fruit on the palate with hedonistic cherries and explosive blue fruits. Beautiful vegetal notes along with a burst of green forest. Firm tannins and long finish. Starting to show its age a little so drink them if you got them. I’m not sure these wines are made anymore so if you see any, get them all.
— 3 years ago

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