Castello dei Rampolla

Vigna d'Alceo Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Blend 2016

9.4

Too young but insane potential...going to buy more. Love this wine and its depth and complexity. Paired well with venison. — 12 days ago

Ted, Scott@Mister and 12 others liked this

Cantina Ar.Pe.Pe.

Riserva Vigna Regina Sassella Valtellina Superiore Nebbiolo 2017

Steve Anderson

9.3

Rating for night 3. Hold or give it a ton of air. — a month ago

Lyle, Austin and 4 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.3

This old Napa wine was superb. The longer the decanting the more flavorful it became. Spicy at first sip with bursts of flavor from dark berries, leathery tannins, currant, earth and strong blackberry. Gains intensity and shows its depth and concentration on the finish, which is long and detailed. — 12 days ago

with Daniel

Eric, LM and 5 others liked this

Massolino

Riserva Vigna Rionda Barolo Nebbiolo

Lavanya Manohar

Cognex send off with henri, Brian, Michael — a month ago

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2021

Vanessa

9.2

Okay this wine was amazingly delicious but was undoubtedly quite young in this present moment.

There is so much more potential to unveil over time.

It has concentrated plum, fig, red currant, pomegranate, boysenberry notes next to licorice, meat, earth, peat, clove notes. Tannins and acidity are firm.

With time, we anticipate edges will be soften and complexity will be deepen with more tertiary notes and we cannot wait to revisit this wine down the road again. — 9 days ago

with Deked1

Deked1, Ira and 18 others liked this

Jay Kline

2021 was such an outlier from the previous seven vintages in the Rhône, which were all warmer and made fairly powerful wines. For the record, I love the ‘21’s as they remind me of the 2014 vintage which I found to be more Burgundian and showed more of the rotundone I adore in Syrah.

Vanessa

@Jay Kline Thank you for your note! We can see what you mean. It was elegant, refined, with classic spicier notes. We are fans! We’ll have to keep our eyes peeled for the 2014s, too. 👀 Cheers!

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Adam Kincaid

9.6

Was handed a glass of this and without even knowing anything was incredibly impressed. Thought it to be a French wine too, had no inkling it was Napa Cab. Beautiful purple colors that showcases a robust and complex bouquet of blackberries, dark cherry, tobacco, and chocolate. Has some spices too but they are pinned back by the fruit. Medium tannins with medium+ acids, super smooth and well balanced. Vanilla cola, cedar, black currants and more tobacco and chocolate give it a robust and lively blend. Great finish! — 6 days ago

Andrew, Vin and 1 other liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2011

Raul Puga

9.4

So good. I need to drink more from this producer — 5 days ago

Shay, Peter and 6 others liked this

Guido Porro

Vigna Lazzairasco Barolo Nebbiolo 2006

John Osgood

9.5

Killer stuff — a month ago

romo and Daniel liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1997

Jeremy Pauli

9.4

Simply beautiful. Wish we had more than 1 bottle in the cellar — 2 years ago

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Vino Joe

9.3

Tight as a drum at open. Loosened to trampoline tension after 2 hours. Finally was loose after 4. Spicy and hefty. More inward. A sophisticated mix and quite good but as with most Leoville Las Cases it needs to sit longer for the next iteration. — 12 days ago

Andrew, Daniel and 19 others liked this

GaryWEdwards

Ironically, I just enjoyed a bottle of this in London and fully agree with your assessment. I am looking forward adding to my cellar. I have ‘82, ‘89, ‘01, ‘05, and ‘16 and it’s obvious that ‘09 needs to be in the mix. Only a couple of years for this juice to step to the next level and maybe
even before ‘05 . Nice find @Vino Joe

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