Stars & Dust

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Fantastic Napa cab that’s in a beautiful spot right now. Well balanced. Notes of Blackberry, Cassis, Pencil Shavings, Mint, and that ever present Rutherford Dust. — 6 months ago

Ted Miller
with Ted

Frog's Leap

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Just amazing. This vintage is really nice. Perfumed nose with flowers, white pepper, berries, dried herbs. Palate continues with violets, currants, pepper, lavender, Rutherford dust, pine tree forest. Such a great wine for the price. — 2 years ago

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Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Paul K
9.5

👃 is incredible. Black and blue fruit + olive.
Medium+ body, chewy mouthfeel. Blackberry, currant, black cherry, touch of dust, and acidity that is Corison. This is my favorite Napa Corison. Different than the ‘14s, ‘16’s, and 18’s that I love. Thanks
@Cathy Corison !!
— 3 years ago

Mark, Eric and 23 others liked this
Severn Goodwin

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2013 Napa 🎇

minimalist wines

STARS IN THE DARK Syrah

Full well rounded, wild cherry, plums, spices — 9 months ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1982

Delectable Wine
9.5

I tasted the 1982 Lynch-Bages twice within a month, both at a private dinner in London and at the château, from bottle and double-magnum on separate occasions. Both vindicate an exceptionally fine 1982, perhaps a bit overlooked in a vintage full of stars. Curiously, the bottle in Bordeaux does not fully deliver the mesmerizing freshness and energy compared to the bottle in London: pencil-lead-tinged black fruit intermixed with clove and freshly-rolled tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, perhaps just a little austere compared to its peers. Yet, indeed, the bottle in London exudes class and composure with a detailed, mineral-driven vintage belying that year's unseasonably warm period. Superb. Tasted both in London at a private dinner and at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023) — 2 years ago

Neal Family Vineyards

Rutherford Dust Vineyards Zinfandel 2013

Paul J
9.2

PnP. Medium red color. Nose has dust, chocolate, and deep cherry fruit. Wine had Amarone characteristics and a lovely texture. I don’t think Neal makes a bad wine! — 3 years ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Shay, Tom and 5 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016

John W
9.6

Tawny coloration with the slightest bit of transparency. On the nose, cherry, currants, plum, forest floor, sweet tobacco and florals. In the palate, full body, cherry, plum, spice, leather, sweet tobacco, earth/dust/minerals, tannins strong and chewy. Long finish of chocolate and sweet berry. Layered and complex wine. — 9 months ago

Flora Springs

Reserve Rutherford Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Revisiting a special wine - Rutherford dust and complexity in a glass! — 2 years ago

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Castillo Perelada

Stars Touch Of Rosé Cava Brut 2018

Always a really nice wine at a great price. — 3 years ago

Bonnie Hodur
with Bonnie

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1971

I was not supposed to open it tonight but the cork fell in the bottle while I was reorganizing my wine cellar and manipulating bottles. Mixed feelings here: disappointed and sad to open a 51 year old bottle but excited to taste.
The nose shows mostly tertiary aromas first with wet forest soil, mushrooms, then some secondary like smoke, mocha, cocoa. There is not much fruit left.
The palate is still very well made yet clearly past its prime. A strong acid backbone that makes it very long, some silky notes all around and a tiny touch of black currant, adding a touch of tanginess, there are still some tannins in the rear, leaving a layer of dust before a long tangy finish with black currant and a cocoa note. It's probably way past its peak, but it's still alive and I feel privileged to be able to drink this tonight. 90 for the experience and what this wine represents.
— 3 years ago

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Daniel M

Daniel M

@Romain Fitoussi ahah non je n'ai pas osé. J'ai hérité de cette collec de tastevins d'une grand tante et j'en suis pas peu fier 😂
Romain Fitoussi

Romain Fitoussi

@Daniel M quand tu auras la robe de chevalier qui va avec alors tu pourras 🤪
Daniel M

Daniel M

Can't wait 😂