True & Daring

Lorenza

True California Carignan Rosé Blend

So light, refreshing and delicious! — a month ago

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Happy New Year Delectable!

Double decant and pour. A splendid tawny red color. On the nose: dark fruit, cigar ash, cedar, smoked meat, pencil shavings, mint. Taste: soft, silky, elegant, still fresh wine with dark red fruit, worn leather, graphite, loamy soil, spiced herbs, minty black tea and a dry medium finish. YUM! What a fun wine to end 2024 with. A wine bought at auction, and a cork which was not in the best shape, so not sure if this is a true representation of where this wine is at.

FOOD:
Island creek oyster and cavier
Lobster butternut bisque
Pan roasted duck breast
Braised beef short rib
Black forest chocolate cake
— 7 months ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
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Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Friday wine. This was a easy choice for National Women’s History month. An iconic winemaker. A true trailblazer. Exceptional wines. An endless amount of superlatives that can go with Cathy Corison. Her wines are described as having both elegance and power.

2013 Corison Cabernet was perfection in my glass last night. Winemaker notes describe the wine as having aromas and flavors tend toward the dark end of the Cabernet fruit spectrum with blueberries, black cherries, blackberries and dark plums all singing in close harmony. Complexing notes include tobacco, baking spices, chocolate, and savory herbs including sage, thyme and basil. Floral notes of violets and rose petals play with a notable stony minerality in the aromas and long finish. 13.5%ABV. I described this wine as being both elegant and stunning.

Grateful for the women who busted through those glass ceilings. Grateful for the trailblazers.
— 2 years ago

Shay, Severn and 12 others liked this
Deborah M

Deborah M

@Laura Purdy She commented on my post on Instagram! Thelawyerwineaux.

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1987

From a really fine, structured Napa vintage, this shows dark fruits and mineral notes aromatically, still has loads of Dunn Howell Mountain structure and tannin, long, lingering finish, but the finish suggests that it needs 10-20 more years of aging, simply an incredible, old school (13% ABV) Napa mountain Cabernet with amazing length and freshness, a true WOW wine (if you’re moderately unoffended by the enormous structure still remaining)!!! — 3 months ago

Jim Powers
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Tom, John and 15 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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ESF

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Holy Grail
Jan A

Jan A

We had the '95 this weekend: also very youtfull and fresh. Loved it

True Believer

Santa Maria Valley Grenache Blend Rosé

Ming L
9.3

My last bottle of this amazing 19’ Rose. Prior notes apply. — 2 years ago

Bob, Tom and 1 other liked this

C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)

Cune Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2013

Vintage 2013 | Cherries, reliable, true to type Tempranillo | with spaghetti bolognese — 4 years ago

Daniel, Rob and 15 others liked this

Outpost

True Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Ron R
9.4

I bought this as a test, given that we normally drink the regular Outpost cab. We find no perceptible difference between the True and the regular. Stick with the regular and enjoy the value.
That’s my shepherd’s pie 👊🏾
— 6 months ago

Juan, Tom and 28 others liked this
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Always enjoyable

Hammell Wine Alliance

True Believer California Red Blend 2013

2013 vintage. Pretty much identical to @Shay A's beyond excellent notes on this wine from 03.31.23. This was from an infuriatingly custom 5L bottle tho. Super-youthful. From this format? An easy 15-20 years of life. From a standard 750ml format? 12-15 years of great drinking. Right in line with Central Coast red Rhône blend/varietals usual ABV%. That is, to say, not exactly bashful. 12.06.24. — 8 months ago

Jan, Tom and 10 others liked this
Shay A

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Read recently that this label is closing shop. Also, @Antonio Galloni ‘s review of this wine is puzzling to me…

True Vineyard

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Really good as always. Had it at dessert which challenged it. — 3 years ago

Ron, Shay and 5 others liked this

Château Malescot St. Exupéry

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Red/black fruits, dried, prnounced earth with good tannin and acid, oak integrated nicely...long decant to wake up...finished in true fashion...dried and dirty fruit and long... — 4 years ago

Ryan McClellan
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