The Reserve Vineyard And Gold Club
Bollinger
Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend
A standard that still brings excitement and drama. Medium gold color with plenty of small bubbles. The nose is wonderful with a ton of apples and baked bread. Nice floral accents to match the dried cherry and blackberry notes. Really, really nice.
Composed of the three traditional grapes and injected with a nice bit of reserve wines, this is just one of those bottles that’s always right on time. Powerful, muscular, masculine, and sleek. Lovely fruit on the tongue and an elegant mouthfeel. A classic for a reason. — 2 years ago
Beaulieu Vineyard
Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), CA Cabernet Pre-2000; 20 April 2023 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY — 2 years ago
Cosentino Winery
Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2017
My go to club pinot noir. Strawberry fruit with cola and spice notes — 2 years ago
Marc Hébrart
Special Club Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2013
Good enough for Covid Oscars...bright, limpid gold, round, creamy, soothing attack! Starts pushing out the ripe, red apple, dripping juicy pear.... really nice with the runny triple cream and the crumbly, salty, crystallized Pecorino. I think this wine deserves another point... maybe point and s half. Lucious glass of bubbles! Cheers! — 4 years ago
Beringer Vineyards
Private Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2017
Gold color with a nose of green apple, pineapple, and toast. Nice full bodied Chardonnay with a velvety texture. Flavors persist over a nice, smooth finish. — 5 years ago
Robert Mondavi Winery
Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), CA Cabernet Pre-2000; 20 April 2023 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY — 2 years ago
Mount Eden Vineyards
Reserve Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2009
Green gold in the glass, prodigious effort with layers of citrus, pear, honeysuckle and seamlessly integrated oak. Oh so classic — 3 years ago
Cloud Break Wines
Barrel Reserve California Chardonnay 2018
Color of bubbly light gold. Nose is a trio of roasted nuts, mineral, and ripe tropical fruits, like mangoes, and a bit oaky note. Nose is nice. Taste shows good long lasting acidity, citrusy, oak, a bit salty mineral. Quite light as the fruits notes are not pronounced. Aftertaste of good quality acidity and some more mineral. — 4 years ago
Alvin Hellemans
Daily, dry, earthy wine. — 9 months ago