Gran Conti

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano

Beautiful tempranillo led wine with 10% graciano from one of the benchmark vintages in the past 25 years. This Gran Reserva has legs for the long run but perfectly approachable now! — 9 days ago

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Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2010

Wine of the Year by WS in 2020. Revisiting this jewel is magical. Wine is aging incredibly well. Showing secondary and tertiary characteristics. The tannins are becoming fine grain and velvety. The fruit even more consentrated. — 11 days ago

Norman, Peter and 9 others liked this

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 2002

Both intense and haunting at the same time. Lovely clear complex fruit with raspberry, deep cherry, a hint of orange rind. Spice and brooding dark gnarly fruit underneath but still light and deft. This is so complex and beautiful — 13 days ago

Matt Lichtenberg
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Jay, Bob and 7 others liked this
Alan Weinberg

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Was it pretty open? Decanted or aired first?
Conrad Green

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Decanted for a good few hours in advance. Showed really well

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Marey-Monge Romanée-St. Vivant Pinot Noir 2007

Tangy and vivid. Punchy fruit plum and violets and rose with real clarity and intensity. Black pepper and vines taste. Very 2007. Loads of character. Great — 14 days ago

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Bob McDonald

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@Conrad Green I have a bottle of this very wine. Thanks for your note - I will probably drink this early next year.
Conrad Green

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It will definitely be better many years from now. There’s no rush
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Thanks Conrad.

Marqués de Cáceres

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2016

Delish. At first blush, it seems like this will be lighter than it should be, but then a rush of raspberry and brambleberry, with dried spice and earth comes in. Lovely. Had it with steak, and I think the steak over powered it a bit. Maybe better with a cheese plate or chicken or duck… would happily drink this again. — 16 days ago

Casa Gran del Siurana

GR-174 Priorat Grenache Blend 2022

Clear, medium ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of cherries, hibiscus, and charred oak; on the palate, it's dry with medium acidity, medium tannins, high (but well integrated) alcohol, medium body, and pronounced primary flavors of stewed strawberries, black plums, and camphor with a long finish. This wine is balanced and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. Nellie likes it, too. — 8 days ago

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Grands Échézeaux Pinot Noir 2009

Medium ruby garnet with a quite wide garnet rim . Quite explosive from the off with spicy , stemmy violet , smoky darker fruits, touch of cassis with some dark cherry , and allspice. On the palate this again shows quite exotic fruit , mix of red and dark , dry spices with smoky violets . This has quite a generous mouthfeel with some noticable tannin still and balanced acidity . Quite long and mineral tinged on the palate , with smoky , cherry , black tea finish . Still pretty young and fruit driven , balanced alcohol and ripe tannin. Probably better in 5 - 10 years and will last well a further 10. — 19 days ago

Jan, Scott@Mister and 6 others liked this

Gran Moraine

Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir 2021

2021 vintage. 10.23.25. — 6 days ago

Daniel, Doug and 15 others liked this

Conti Costanti

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2010

Deep garnet with a tawny rim. A savoury earthy mushroom note coming through - also balsamic notes. Fading red cherry on the palate. An excellent Brunello from a good vintage, travelling well at 15 years. A fabulous food wine with homemade fettuccine. I will probably drink my last bottle in 2027/28 although I have a drinking window through to the early 2030s. — a month ago

Joe, Ira and 22 others liked this
Jan de Weerd

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I enjoyed the ride, great description!

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Romanée-St. Vivant Pinot Noir 2012

Spectacular. Well balanced. Elegant super long finish. We should revisit every decade Lovely. — 7 days ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@Bruce Leboff At what stage of evolution do you believe the wine to be? Thanks
Bruce Leboff

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It’s a baby. Good for 10-20 years. Or more!!
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@Bruce Leboff Thanks. The problem is I’m not a baby .🤫