The Magnificent Wine Company

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Even more fantastic than the previous bottle of 2010 I enjoyed a year ago. Decanted and enjoyed over 7 hours. This was good from first pour but became great and then magnificent over the next 3.5 and 7 hours. It was still full of verve on the last sip! Early only it was more dark fruit but over time the wines softened and became a bit sweeter and rounder. Tremendous length and complexity. — 10 days ago

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Henri Goutorbe

Special Club Grand Cru Brut Champagne Blend 2006

Wow! Beautiful. Lemon curd, brioche, seashells, a bit of raisin, also some dried cherry. It keeps evolving. So glad I got to try something like this. Really magnificent. — 3 years ago

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Bond

Pluribus Napa Valley Red Wine 2008

Magnificent Magnum — 4 years ago

Shay, Paul and 4 others liked this
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2008?

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Magnificent, in the perfect dinking window. Cherry, chocolate, leather. One of the best wines of the year for me for sure. — 5 years ago

Iwan, Shay and 3 others liked this

Bond

Quella Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Power. Fragrant. Supple. Boisterous. Lingering. Deep red color. Magnificent. Busted this out for the Super Bowl. Almost made up for the result! — 2 years ago

Shay, Andrew and 11 others liked this
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Funny. Had the 2012 St Eden and 2012 Quella side by side tonight. Found the St Eden to be quintessential 2012, but the Quella seemed way more 2013 (coiled, unforgiving).

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1990

Robert Parker says it best of the 1990: “This magnificent Lynch Bages has been drinking well since the day it was released and it continues to go from strength to strength. The biggest, richest, fullest-bodied Lynch Bages until the 2000, the fully mature 1990 exhibits an unbelievably explosive nose of black currants, cedarwood, herbs and spice. The majestic, classically Bordeaux aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, voluptuously textured, rich, intense wine with superb purity as well as thrilling levels of fruit, “ — 3 years ago

Jan, Jimmy and 6 others liked this

Bergström Wines

Sigrid Chardonnay 2012

Magnificent. Perfect balance. — 5 years ago

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King

The Magnificent One Mendoza Malbec 2021

Very nice, unexpectedly for its age. — 3 years ago

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Château Simon

Cuvee Prestige Barsac 2015

Exotic fruits, pineapple, passion fruit. On the grassy side, hay, peach in syrup, apricot... superbly in place for this 2015 with a potential for evolution over the next 25 years, potential evolution towards notes of dried fruit and nuts. Sweet without saturated sugar. Digestible and light. A real wine in the refined sense of the term. Magnificent on a Roquefort cheese.

Notes fruits exotiques, ananas, fruits de la passion. Côté herbeux, foins, pêche en sirop, abricot… superbement en place pour ce 2015 avec un potentiel d’évolution sur les 25 prochaines années, évolution potentiels vers des notes de fruits secs. Doux sans sucre saturé. Digeste et léger. Un vrai vin au sens raffiné du terme. Magnifique sur un Roquefort.
— 3 years ago

Tom, Alan and 17 others liked this

Castello di Monsanto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2009

Wow. Label is totally gone so not sure what vintage this was... think 2009.

Aged beautifully for what it is. Just a big musty bouquet of gamey blackberry jam and old leather armchair and dusty books and earth and mushroom and roast lamb. A nice earthy ruby in the glass. On the palate, allspice and white pepper and delicate tannins and some subtle acidity. A little more acidity and concentration and it would have been magnificent; but still a very nice surprise.

Ah, the joys of a decent Chianti Classico ($20 originally I think) aged for 10 years.
— 5 years ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Nice! Monsanto produces fine wines...