Paul Jakubowski

9.4

Absolutely love these White Burgundies from Saint Romain! Butter, lime, and vegetable elements on the nose. An absolute lovely texture is this wine’s highlight! Camomile and butter on the palate, with a nice balance of acidity and sweetness. Medium finish. Very good QPR @ £24. — 2 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

9.6

Half bottle. 30+ minute decant. Definitely a top echelon nose - perfume, flowers (violets?), dirt, dark cherry fruit etc. Well balanced wine on the palate with dark fruit and a perfect combination of richness and finesse. Medium plus finish. Aging potential but don’t give too much air. Paired great with Chinese food. All the reason I’ve been buying this wine for the better part of a decade!! — 4 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

8.7

30+ minute decant. Dark purple, almost black color. Not much in the way of nose. Dark, black fruit and caramel on the palate. An absolute behemoth of a wine. Probably drinking way too young. I would have thought the alcohol was higher than 14.5%. That being said, the texture didn’t resemble any of the above, as it was very soft. Medium minus finish. Just not my style of wine. — 11 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

9.6

Blown away by this second label! Honestly, not much difference from the first, which is crazy as 2006 was an okay vintage.

1 hour plus decant. Unique color of dark red with brownish tones resembling a prune maybe. Fantastic nose of black cherry, smoke, and graphite. Wine is well balanced with just the perfect amount of oak. Lovely velvety texture. Depth is good, but not like the 1st label. Medium plus finish. Obviously great value! — 17 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

10

Until the world makes something better this is easily a 100pt wine. Enough said!

Paired perfectly with New Zealand wagyu steaks, lemon glazed brussel sprouts, and sweet potato wedges. — 3 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

9.4

1hr+ decant, would benefit from more. Dark red color. Nose was fairly tight, but contained dark fruit and tar. Wine displayed excellent texture and medium body. More fruit forward with cherries than French terroir. Medium plus finish. Always enjoyable and developed nicely with more air. Started at 94 and ended at 95. — 10 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

8.9

Drank over 2 days, and was far superior on the 2nd. Dark gold color, almost orange. Classic Sauternes nose. Rich and thick, but a tad too much sweetness. — 16 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

9.4

Staglin tasting on Zoom via 67 Pall Mall.

2017 Chard was excellent!

2014 Cab was the WOTN! Rocks!

#2 - ‘15
#3 - ‘12
#4 - ‘16 Salus
#5 - ‘11

Great tasting with great people. Very enjoyable! — 4 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

9.7

This wine rocks! Would love to try it with some age on it. See prior notes. — 9 days ago

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Paul Jakubowski

8.8

Was in the mood for something different and this hit the mark. 30+ minute decant. Purple color with reddish tones. Muted nose of blue and black fruit. Palate is restrained with subtle hints of oak and vanilla. Some spice on the finish, which is rather short. Wine does have a lovely texture. Pretty much as desired and expected. — 16 days ago

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