Villa Divine

Château Giscours

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1966

Delectable Wine
9.5

The 1966 Giscours is a wine I have drunk twice or three times before, though never from magnum. This was a golden age for the estate. It has a classic nose for a 1966 Left Bank: black fruit, freshly rolled tobacco, antique bureau and maybe just a hint of curry leaf. Still fresh and unashamedly conservative in style, the palate is beautifully balanced with fine weight and density. It has lost its florality, perhaps now a little more delicate than I recall, yet tremendous in terms of length with veins of blue fruit toward the finish. Utterly divine. Tasted at 67 Pall Mall for The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide dinner. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— 10 months ago

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Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc White Rhone Blend 2005

Purchased this bottle at Chateau Beaucastle in 2011. It was divine last night. — 4 years ago

Paul, Daniel P. and 3 others liked this

Domaine de Chassorney

Bedeau Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Plenty of air and a short stay in the fridge and you have divine juice.. — 2 months ago

Markus Molitor

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese Riesling 2018

Lyle Fass
9.5

Divine. Still needs 5-6 years. No formal notes. — 2 years ago

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Piero Mancini

Vermentino di Gallura 2020

Jill M
9.0

Soft, medium acidity, light citrus, very refreshing. Divine with cacio e pepe. — 2 years ago

Dave M
with Dave

Jean-Luc Colombo

La Divine Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Tasted blind...initially very tannic but settled down after a few minutes (or my palate was subdued into compliance). Elegant notes of dark, tart red fruit and earthy spices. Black pepper and smoke complimented the finish, which was tart but appropriate and enjoyable. I was surprised on the age but in hindsight this was a good thing, as the tannin has mellowed enough to allow for the fruit to really come through. Overall a very well done wine. Nice job Jean-Luc! — 5 years ago

Thierry Allemand

Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 2018

Divine!!!! — 3 months ago

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Il Borro

Toscana Red Blend 2020

Amy Spiess allowed me to experience this divine wone — a year ago

Yvon Métras

Fleurie Gamay 2019

Notes are cumbersome, so no notes today but plus side, scores are honest and I should be a professional reviewer, LOL. (This wine was crazy, one of the best Gamay I've had...)

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this final afternoon with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our guest conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is leading IVES (Psalm 90) and BEETHOVEN (Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125).

After a two-year pause, we arrive again to the day when Beethoven concludes on these hallowed grounds. The 9th by Beethoven is always bittersweet for us, as it marks the end of the official Symphony and Pops season for the BSO at their Summer home. It is a wonderful and singularly emotive piece moved with the full force of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (110+) conveying the message of a divine spark of joy that makes all people one. The music and the day almost bring me to tears on an annual basis...
'Freude, schöner Götterfunken!' / 'Joy, beauteous, godly spark!'
— 2 years ago

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