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Château de la Gardine

Cuvée des Generations Gaston Philippe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2012

A legacy CdP from the collection. Haven’t had in many years - with the age it’s certainly nice. Though, quite full bodied and somehow still somewhat austere, and with not enough acid to really keep it all refined. Nice enough with skirt steak on the grill. — 2 months ago

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Chappellet

Signature Donn Chappellet Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Very drinkable, dry not high tannin. With Larry Dunham. Capital grill
— 10 months ago

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Domaine Dujac

Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2017

A delightful surprise that this stunning Dujac opened so effortlessly. . Magic in a bottle. nIf you are ever in Charleston, SC , I highly recommend a dinner at Charleston Grill. The Master Sommelier, Andrew, is an absolute star. — 3 years ago

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Full bodied cherry tobacco . We had at the West Bank Grill Jackson hole — 8 months ago

Château Montrose

La Dame de Montrose Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Really a pretty nice second wine from a great Bordeaux house (Montrose). In general I prefer St Julien to St Estephe but this is very good. Decanted 2 hours which I recommend. Inky in the glass. Some good secondary notes on the nose. Fruit is very there, but more acid to keep it balanced than I expected. Nice with a prime ribeye on the grill. — 2 years ago

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Freemark Abbey

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Nose has ripe blackberry, medium roast coffee grounds, tannic black cherry, crushed milk chocolate, sliced red pepper, tanned black leather and ripe plum skin.

Palate has ripe blackberry, plum, milk chocolate chips, mild new oak, black currant and red clay pottery. Mild tannins are becoming integrated. Decanted 6H.

We enjoyed this bottle with mesquite smoked chuck steaks from a local farmer (Kinderhook Farm; Valatie, NY), cooked slow and low. Manage your temperature and you'll never be disappointed, on the grill for almost 25+minutes, but beautifully medium-rare.

FAW is a staple producer in our cellar, but generally I do not touch anything until at least a 10-12Y birthday. A one off bottle purchase from Costco ($40) so that I can check in on bottles we're waiting on.

75.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16.2% Merlot, 4.0% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc.
Sourced from Bosché Vineyard, Keyes Vineyard, Oakville Vineyard, Stagecoach Vineyard & Sycamore Vineyard.

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FYI, new-ish trending algorithm on Delectable only pushes wines to the feed which can be purchased through Delectable/Banquet. Kind of a 'fake news' feed of the actual popularity on wines in the platform, but what do I know?! I figured since this bottle 'trended' with no likes as of this commentary, I'd let everyone know. I generally don't drink wines that are available via Banquet registered purveyors, since most of our wines are unique or older. Same with 'Tasting Notes: Weeky Roundup' so be aware. Enjoy this tidbit of knowledge, community. 🤗 My soapbox.
— 4 years ago

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Tom Casagrande

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That’s what “Trending” has always been.
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@Tom Casagrande It's gotten much worse in the past couple of months since they 'experimented' with a new algorithm. Before wines which were well liked or quickly liked would trend. Now anything they can sell, without any respect to quality or popularity, trends.
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This has been true for a while and should be changed. This takes the “social” out of the “media”...

Stark-Condé

Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Saturday night with Bordeaux blend from South Africa,paired with friends & their own ‘asado ( Argentine grill of chorizo, entricot, & sirloin; salad w tomato, jicama etc). Plenty of black fruits, cassis, & smokiness, all reflected in nose & palate. With air becomes quite long & elegant. Great concentration but balanced. Well done. Should I be surprised? Haven’t tasted a higher end cuvée from S Africa in eons so my data points are ancient, but yes, surprised — 4 months ago

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Peter Michael Winery

Estate Vineyard Le Caprice Pinot Noir 2019

High class pinot. Feel guilty about drinking it so young, but didn’t taste green. Lovely with swordfish on the grill — 3 years ago

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