Performance

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Slightly deeper ruby with a little narrower , less garnet rim . This is quite deep and slightly more herbal on the nose, floral perhaps , a little more austere. Spicy Cassis , tobacco , herbal touches . On the palate this is slightly more velvety with a riper dark fruits , mixed with a touch of dark cherry , spice and subtler , riper tannin . Quite ripe , more polished tannin. A bit bigger and riper in style , alcohol a bit more noticeable . Quite good dark cherry , dark chocolate, cassis finish . This is a little more polished , but probably needs a little more time , better in 5 years and will last well a further 10 . Overall a good showing , a classy , polished performance — 5 months ago

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Domaine Leflaive

Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 1996

Popped for our 30th and taken to Sons & Daughters in SF. Straw gold color, still looks youthful. Spectacular nose. Notes of lemon curd, marzipan, wet river stones, white acacia flowers, tan spice and some petrol. Equally amazing in the mouth, this explodes in the glass with great structure and acidity, bounded by ample fruit. In short, this is everything you want in a white burg. Still easily has a decade or more of enjoyment at this peak performance. A top all time bottle for me. — 4 years ago

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Château Lafleur

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

1983
Performance tres honnete vs son age. Texte book avec des note de cuir, mine a crayon, sous bois, prune confit etc. Manque un petit wow pour etre un grand grand vin.
— 5 years ago

Mario, Peter and 16 others liked this

Domaine Vocoret et Fils

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2021

2021 vintage. Big Thunder Mountain. Great mineral presence for the duration of the performance. Light-medium/medium body. This is rockin.’ Pick it up. 1.10.24. — 2 years ago

Bob, Jan and 12 others liked this

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2005

At peak performance but many years to go — 2 years ago

Drinkward Peschon

"Entre Deux Mères" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Magnum, Excellent QPR Co-Owner/Winemaker Francois Peschon rocked 2012 Vintage! I’m seeking out 2018’s based on this performance. Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 — 4 years ago

Neil, Paul and 24 others liked this
David L

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Hard to fine this Quality at these prices anymore. Nice pull. @Billy L.
Billy L.

Billy L.

@David L -Yes, punches well above 💰 price point! Francois makes great wine 🍇🍷Cheers

The Ojai Vineyard

Roll Ranch Vineyard Syrah 2002

Aromas of dark black fruits - blackberry, plum, blueberry. Bold and big, with soft integrated tannins that draw you into the inner sanctum of the grape varietal. A tinge of age at the ends, but not in the fore front. Nice lovely finish lasting over 30 seconds before it breaks down. Definitely at its peak of performance. Paired well with the bolognese. Even better with the veal chop with figs, pluots, and watermelon radish. As Elizabeth says, this is a gorgeous wine. “It’s a grown up, but not old”. Or as I like to say, like a 40 year old classy lady wearing an evening gown and pearls - just stunning! — 5 years ago

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Elizabeth Olson

Elizabeth Olson

I agree with everything he said. This wine is awesome. Maybe revise to a hot 50 year old in pearls...

Château Trotte Vieille

St. Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Haven't had a fairly aged red Bordeaux in a long while. It was very good. My wife and I enjoyed it very much. Can see a lot of sediment sticking to the side of the glass after the swirl. Beautiful nose of black fruits, dark chocolate, old leather and cigar box. On the palate, full body, well-balanced acidity and tanin. Long finish. This is probably at its peak performance, so better to drink now rather than cellared. — 2 years ago

Viña Real (CVNE)

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2014

Vintage 2014 | Lots of character and solid performance, vanilla driven — 3 years ago

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Julien Courtois

Savasol Menu Pineau 2015

New Year’s Eve leftovers forgotten (open) in the fridge after an epic night and a full day of napping. So after 36 hours it’s still pretty righteous amber bliss, a bitter edge with singular notes of butterscotch, anise, petrol, citrus rind, pine, and the faintest bit of untanned leather on the way way back....nice performance. very easy late morning armchair drinking. vendor says 2015 but the bottle is not marked. — 5 years ago

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Marisa Brown

Marisa Brown

So so lovely indeed. Glad it was still so lovely a day or so later! A gift indeed!