Chatzivaritis Red Blend

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2016

Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Red fruits on the nose with light oak, spices, earth, garrigue and chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with sweet raspberries, black cherries, spices, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates, earth and black pepper.

Nice finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 9 year old Grenache blend from Southern Rhone is drinking beautifully now. Powerful, yet elegant. Fruity, rich and smooth.

Still feels very young, and more fruit forward than I expected it to be. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex and interesting.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime. Spicy and entertaining.

This 2016 vintage in the Southern Rhône was exceptional. Will continue to age beautifully over the next 10 years.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.

A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah.

14% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$140.
— 4 days ago

Ted, Tom and 21 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Such a good producer.

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

Ron R
9.7

Direct from the winery. Pristine and exquisite. So well behaved on the nose and palate. Intense fruit cake and blueberry pie. So much weight, yer balanced. Tannins have softened but still prominent. Stellar presentation overall.
Happy birthday, Drew!
— 11 days ago

Andrew Moore
with Andrew
Dawn, Somm and 34 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

The lightest 1st Growth and, consistently, the best.

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Two hour decant this 2000 Pichon Baron is exceptional! Very smooth glycerin like coating covering black and red cherries, leather, tobacco, olives and smoke simply outstanding. The finish could be a bit better though — 13 days ago

Ira, "Odedi" and 8 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Decanted for 30 minutes. On the nose: cedar, sandstone, currents, hint of leather.
On the palate: dissipating tannin, softening cedar, emerging black cherry fruit and soft sandstone.
This is a big, beautiful Bordeaux at its peak with all the softness in the last sip that comes with age.
Drink it now.
— 7 hours ago

Douglas, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2021

Great zin blend I first had at House of Prime Rib in SF. Spicy, aromatic and rich paired really well with roast lamb. — 2 days ago

Ira, Neil and 4 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1966

My first experience with a bdx with this type of age. It had a note of green pepper on the nose and had a lot of life left. — 6 days ago

Ron, Jay and 6 others liked this

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

Calm and precise. Soft plummy fruit with some contained and polished fruit. Very good. — 4 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Tom, Jay and 8 others liked this

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

1.5 hour decant(decent chunky/fine sediment). A remarkable purplish magenta color. On the nose: very aeromatic notes of black & red berries, truffles, loamy soil, worn leather, tobacco leaf, floral, herbaceous. Taste: soft, elegant, balanced, layered mouthfeel wine with blackberry, dark plum, leather, crushed granite, dried herbs, and a spiced cedar long finish with some dusty tannins. YUM! At the start of its drinking window with 20-30 years to go, so no rush. — 11 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Brenda, Cassandra and 17 others liked this
Somm David T

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Nice!!!

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

A plush, meaty open nose. Dark plum and underbrush. Some iodine and a serious, brooding midpalate. Great balance and poise, and settled. Fantastic — 4 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Jeroen, Tom and 10 others liked this

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

This was drinking beautifully with its dark fruits, cassis, plum, cedar, menthol, spice & tobacco — 3 days ago

Neil, David and 13 others liked this