Charlie Tapp

9.4

Black fruit, bramble and tobacco. Smooth and polished.

Packing the heat at 15.8% ABV. — 15 days ago

David Walser

9.3

Haven’t had a CRU for awhile. At Rutherford Grill and a friend ordered this bottle and we didn’t have much and she didn’t want it so I took it home. Wasn’t impressed at the restaurant but the second night at home it really shined! — 3 months ago

Tom Garland

9.2

Pop and pour. A majestic pale straw color. On the nose: jumping from the glass are pear, honey, hay, honeydew melon. Taste: creamy, rich wine with lemon, apricot, saline, grapefruit, and a medium minerally/green apple finish. YUM! — 8 months ago

with Brenda

Eric Urbani

9.2

Doid’t realize it was a ‘21 before opening. Like this producer although I’d let this one age 5+ more years — a month ago

Meadow Linder

9.2

Stunning. Smooth. Addictive. — 5 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Classic notes of left bank Bordeaux. 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Initially a sweet palate but after a few hours, restrained, balanced and a little dusty and herbaceous. Very fine tannins - totally resolved and seamless. A classy wine - the 2nd wine of a leading First Growth from a good vintage. — 7 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2020 vintage. A single 20 hectares vineyard within the Léoville-Poyferré estate. The name was used for the second wine Léoville-Poyferré, but it became a Saint-Julien in its own right in 2009. The 20 hectares vineyard is planted with an unusually high percentage of Petit Verdot. This 2020 is a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and 23% Petit Verdot. — a year ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Firehouse restaurant winemaker dinner with Keith Emerson of Vineyard 29.

WINES:
2021 Vineyard 29 Cru sav blanc
2021 Vineyard 29 Aida Estate Zinfandel
2021 Vineyard 29 Estate cab franc
2021 Vineyard 29 Aida Estate merlot
2019 Vineyard 29 Estate cab sauvignon
2019 Vineyard 29 Aida Estate cab sav
2013 Vineyard 29 Estate 100 pt cab sav

FOOD:
Shrimp & Rock crab cake
Braised Duck spring roll
Herb crusted lamb loin
BBQ short rib raviolo
Grilled Venison w/confit turnips/candied fig
Hazelnut fig cake — 3 months ago

with Brenda

David J. H. Ruiz

10

7/29/2024: LUX CHLOE TE U12 - FAMILLE — 6 months ago

Paul J

9.3

Magnum. PnP. Nice with solid fruit and great depth. Nothing that blew me away but wouldn’t turn down a glass.

Finished days later and was better, upgrading to 9.5. — 9 months ago

with Brooke