Nicolas Feuillatte
Palmes d'Or Brut Champagne Blend 2006
A beautiful Champagne. Interesting notes of baking spice, baked bread and dried fruit on the nose. Fantastic flavors of baked apple, smoked almonds and baked bread with a long, luscious finish. Subdued acidity but beautifully balanced. Loved it. — 2 months ago
Bertani
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2008
Brick red with a burnt sienna meniscus. Powerful aromas of dried fruit and spice on the nose. Dried red fruit, cocoa, and a little oak in an elegantly crafted wine that is not overstated like some Amarones can be. A fantastic finish. Loved this wine. — 3 months ago
Chappellet
Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Drinking a Napa Valley icon tonight! A deep ruby color with medium intensity notes of dark fruit and baking spices on the nose. Beautiful tastes of blackberry jam, black cherries, blueberries, vanilla, dark chocolate and cinnamon. Fantastically integrated wine with silky smooth sweet tannins, perfectly ripe fruit and outstanding acidity. A long, fruity finish with a little tannic mouthfeel at the end that says this wine is still very young and could be even better 25 or more years from now. WOW! — 6 days ago
Heitz Cellar
Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
I’ve been sitting on this one for several years after buying it at the winery. Brick red in color. An amazing nose of cinnamon, cedar and baking spices. After a 2 hour decant it was full of fantastic flavors of blackberries, dark plums, dark chocolate and herbs. The tannins were perfectly integrated with the fruit and acidity. This wine might be nearing its peak but I wish I had more bottles of it. Great long finish of dark fruit. — 3 months ago
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1985
A new experience for us tonight. A 34 year old C-D-P to celebrate our 36 year anniversary. Beautiful old red/orange color from the glass. Dried fruit and herbs, licorice and wet flint on the nose. Flavors of dried red plums and cherries, licorice , herbs and some earthiness. Still showing a slight tannic backbone. A nice long finish. — 2 months ago
Demessey
Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 1995
Unreal dark butterscotch or honey color. Marcona almonds and honeycomb on the nose with a very slight hint of citrus. I don’t think I have ever had a 24 year old white wine. Nice flavors of lemon on the front with butterscotch and honey flavors evolving mid-palate. Beautiful acidity with a very pleasant honey finish. Celebrating my birthday tonight and this wine was fantastic. — 2 months ago
Amizetta Vineyards
Estate Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Upfront confession. This is my absolute most favorite winery in Napa. The Clarke family are super people (not to mention Spencer and Amizetta are from Texas). This wine is a beautiful deep ruby leaning almost to purple in color. Great hints of dark fruit, baking spices, cedar and leather on the nose. On the palate there are fantastic flavors of blueberries, black plums, dark cherries, cocoa and dark chocolate. The tannins are fully ripe and sweet. A very balanced wine with a long fruity finish. On top of making great wines they have an unparalleled view of Lake Hennessey from their outdoors tasting area. The only thing that would make this wine better is if I was sitting there enjoying it with the Clarke’s. — 3 months ago
Mike Mayer
Beautiful light ruby color with pronounced aromas of dried flowers, red fruit and cedar on the nose. Elegant flavors of red cherries, currants, raspberries and some earthiness that really gives a sense of where these grapes were grown. Medium intensity mouthfeel with super silky tannins and crisp acidity followed by a long, powerful finish. — 11 hours ago