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Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008

No notes taken. A good 2nd Growth from St Estephe. Savoury palate finishing dry. — 7 days ago

Jan, Andrew and 24 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Well, very very raising the mood. Good wine. — 15 days ago

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Part of a Chateau Mouton Rothschild vertical from 1988-1990. The 1988 shows great color and is quite charming with notes of cassis, tobacco, leather some bell pepper and a cinnamon bark sort of thing on the nose. Structure remains firm and this was a little greener than the ‘89 and ‘90. There is no risk of this falling off anytime soon; probably good through 2038. — 21 days ago

Ira, David and 10 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

First time with this wine. PnP and probably could have used a decant. Great weight. Lots of black olive, herbs. Good but missing something (touch of acidity?) to make it great — 13 days ago

Ira, Jan and 9 others liked this

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Medium+ bodied. Good structure. Flows / drinks well . — 2 months ago

Ted, Norman and 3 others liked this

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

A good, solid California Cab but what’s all the fuss about? I’m seeing ratings of 98, 99, even 100 from JS. Really? No way. This is a clear case of praise crossing over into hype. Granted, still a bit young and not at its peak but after five years in the bottle and an hour of decanting it needs to be more than just fine if it wants to justify stratospheric scores. This wine compares unfavorably to Ridge Monte Bello, Stags Leap Cask 23 and other peers. It lacked sophistication and poise—where’s the promised minerality, graphite, cedar shavings, oak, leather, blackcurrant, cherry, and complex balance of fine grained tannins, fruit, acid and alcohol? Where? We chose this wine for a birthday dinner at Lawry’s Prime Rib in Beverly Hills. Not a disaster but a disappointment given our high expectations (and the high price).
— 2 months ago

Ira and "Odedi" liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

8 years, but good enough to drink. Powerful, but not so acidic. Balanced wine. Chateau Cos d’Estournel 15 @42900, Pieroth, 241115 — 8 days ago

Douglas, Tom and 2 others liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 1985

A slightly austere and blocky front to the nose., graphite and ink. Very savory and deep. Salinity and iron. Surprising. Very good. I think, atypical — 23 days ago

David Schachter
with David
Jay, Shay and 10 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Vintage 1991 | fine harmonious Nebbiolo | paired with venison fillet and mushrooms, good pairing | at restaurant IDRW Rotterdam — 2 months ago

Jay, Bob and 12 others liked this