The Magnificent Wine Company

Rene Rostaing

La Landonne Côte-Rôtie Syrah

inky, saturated, dark. Magnificent.
The nose full of violets, crushed rocks, black olives, cedar, black cracked pepper. Alcohol is medium.

On the palate, a masterpiece of tannin management, full throttle yet perfectly integrated, melting in dark ripe berry giving a wholesome mouthfeel and a highly pitched acidity giving lightness and brightness to the overall massive texture.
The full stem gives a lightness to the whole ensamble that is stunning and a masterclass of equilibrium and definition alike.
Buy by the case.
— 5 months ago

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.
— 2 years ago

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Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2008

Antonio Galloni
9.8

Happy New Year! A great bottle, just epic. Obviously very a young, but still magnificent! — 4 years ago

Aravind, Jeroen and 60 others liked this
Mike R

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Thank you for this - have a few but going to wait a few years to try one - happy new year sir
Mario Vaillancourt

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Can’t wait to drink the 2008 too, should be great. Happy new year!
Alan Weinberg

Alan Weinberg

I’m opening one tonight! Happy new year.

Château La Conseillante

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Delectable Wine
9.8

The 2010 La Conseillante has been spellbinding since I first tasted it from barrel. It has an intense nose with black plum, cedar and graphite. It is vibrant and compelling with scents of camphor intertwined. Wonderful delineation; there are layers of aromatic complexity. The palate is beautifully knit with a touch of black pepper and thyme filtering through the black fruit. It retains so much energy on the finish as it fans out with class and verve. Magnificent. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Icons of Bordeaux dinner at Legacy Records in New York. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2024)
— 6 months 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. — 2 years ago

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Bond

Pluribus Napa Valley Red Wine 2008

Magnificent Magnum — 3 years ago

Shay, Paul and 4 others liked this
David L

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2008?

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...

Bond

Quella Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Delectable Wine
9.8

The 2013 Quella is fabulous. Bright, racy and vibrant, the 2013 is just magnificent. There's plenty of tannin and structure, but it’s all woven so well into the wine's frame. Crushed rose petals, spice, mint, new leather and cedar build into the dense, resonant finish. The 2013 has blossomed into a truly exceptional wine. Superb. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)
— 6 months ago

King

The Magnificent One Mendoza Malbec 2021

Very nice, unexpectedly for its age. — 2 years ago

Bonnie Hodur
with Bonnie

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Delectable Wine
9.9

The 2019 Lynch Bages is every bit as magnificent from bottle as it was from barrel, if not moreso. What a wine! Towering and vertical in its bearing, the 2019 is a total stunner. There is plenty of Lynch Bages charm, but what distinguishes the 2019 most is its spine of tannin and energy. Time in the glass brings out sweet red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate and mint. The 2019 is a great, great, great Lynch Bages. It reminds me of the epic 1989, but with the youthful grip of this vintage. A towering Pauillac, the 2019 Lynch Bages will make a great addition to any cellar. (Antonio Galloi, Vinous, February 2022)
— 3 years ago

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