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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 — 7 days ago

Ira, Jan and 9 others liked this

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Like a lot of the older SO this Alexander Valley didn’t last long. Opened to lots of bright fruits but died quickly. — 3 months ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Shay and 4 others liked this

Piper-Heidsieck

Rare Champagne Blend 2008

Great presence and purity. Intense with balance and tension. Still young. Great juice. — 5 months ago

Ira, Severn and 9 others liked this

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

From a 1 liter bottle. Which frankly was marketing and sales genius by the Wanner’s.

Fruity. Sweet. Lots of oak. A bit better with some bottle age. Let this breathe for quite a bit.

Did not hold a candle to the Paul Hobbs LPV
— 4 months ago

Andrew liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2006

2006 Dom w/lots of Fruit & not heavy Brioche 👏🏻Cheers 🍾🥂 — 2 months ago

Laura Milton
with Laura
Tom, Jan and 18 others liked this

Luc Belaire

Rare Rosé Blend

From Costco - flavourful and a little heavier than expected. Deep rose colour, good sipper — 3 months ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Medium deep ruby , garnet rim . Quite closed at first , touch of spice , wood smoke , grafite , coffee, cocoa . Touches of blackberry , cassis , violet . On the palate quite rich and young still , lots of tannin , balanced alcohol and fresh acidity . Cassis , tobacco , blackberry . Mineral , tobacco tinged finish of excellent length . Still young needs more time , better in 5 or 10 years and will last well a further 20. Great potential ! — 4 months ago

David, Ron and 15 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Andrew Cullimore All the stellar left bank vintages Andrew!
Andrew Cullimore

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Yes @Bob McDonald ! It was quite difficult to choose a favourite. The potential and power of the 2005 , the showy , explosive nature of the 2000 or the elegant and classic 1998… Such quality across the board

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

On nose its lots of Blackberries, oak, pine woods, leathery

On palate its so delicious, long finish, soft tannins, medium acidity, its firm and silky smooth.
Lots if fruits, with touch of vanilla, creamy. Incredible complexity. I think this wine is on its peak or another 3 years to develop. Cheers everyone!
— 3 months ago

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

2011 vintage. Decanted with some sed and tasted after 1 hour. Bigg structure with plenty of tobacco, underbrush and dark fruit. A complex kid. Lots of moving parts but really unified currently and moving towards a common goal. Total BDX ringer in a pricey blind. This has miles to go. 8.2.24. — 4 months ago

Jan, jesus and 19 others liked this

Piper-Heidsieck

Rare Millésimé Brut Champagne Blend 2006

Very good. Young and punchy fruit. Intense and grapey. Suffers a little between the 02 and 08 but very good. — 5 months ago

Gregg G
with Gregg
Severn, Ira and 7 others liked this