Fruit & Vine

Bogle Family Vineyards

Old Vine California Zinfandel 2022

Decent follow-up to their 2013 vintage we had a while back. — 25 days ago

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

Heartbreaker. Intense fruit. Loads of character and fresh. A Mahler bresse bottling which might explain the quality. Wonderful — a day ago

Chris ThalkenMatt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Chris, Matt and 2 others
Jan, Jay and 7 others liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1989

1989 vintage. Opened but not decanted. Just got a (generous) side sample of this as I was entrenched with the weekly wine rep tastings. Tasted after 30 mins and one hour after opening. Definitely bretty (as expected) for the first tastes but that mostly dissipated by the end of the glass. Light-medium body with mostly bowed tannins initially. Longer it remained in the glass, the more the tannins came out to frolic. Still plenty of structure, fruit and front-palate intrigue (usually hidden/buried by tannins). Not improving at this point but-depending on storage and/or bottle size-still more than viable and deserving of massive respect. 01.29.25. — a day ago

Ted, Douglas and 4 others liked this

Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2023

Love the raspberry fruit front and center in this lovely old vine (mostly Sonoma) Zinfandel, great acidity and balance, longish finish, really love this one!! — a month ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Ira, Jan and 3 others liked this

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

A really nice fruit forward cab that I had with a New York strip steak. Really good combination. — 5 days ago

Barb, Ted and 3 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1978

This btl was in perfect condition, drinking younger than its age showing red fruit, cassis, earth, leather, sweet spice & tobacco — 22 days ago

Shay, Rob and 8 others liked this

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

Band aid and clear fruit. Polished and pretty. Good — a day ago

Chris ThalkenMatt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Chris, Matt and 2 others
Daniel, David and 6 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

[Tasted on January 25, 2025 at Home with Tom, Kathy, Mark and Lucille]

84% Cabernet Sauvignon; 5.5% Merlot; 5.5% Cabernet Franc; 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec. Blackberry and black currant fruit, with chocolate, espresso, earth and a mineral note. Nicely balanced.
— 5 days ago

Joseph, Ted and 5 others liked this

Predator

Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel

K S
10

My Fave at Haskel Tasting. — a month ago