5th And Bowie

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1949

Pop and pour a glass (decanted remaining for sediment). An arresting medium tawny color. On the nose: delicate perfumed nose of red fruit, funky barnyard, herbaceous, wet soil, worn leather. Taste: a smooth, slightly creamy, silky wine with dried red plum/prunes, earth, baking spice, old leather, cigar ash, and dried herbs with a quick medium finish. What a treat to try this 75 year old 5th growth that is still just hanging on for dear life! WOW! — 2 months ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
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Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Cathy Corison
9.1

Tasting group 5th, my rating 2nd. Mineral, Cassis. Quiet. Nicely grippy — 3 years ago

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1961

Tasted blind, although we are now told that all of the reds tonight are 61's so our tasting becomes a single blind horizontal exercise. This wine is brownish tawny, translucent and very old-looking. Perfumed nose with notes of cola, rhubarb, cherry and earth. Has a light structure with faded fruit at first. We're told this bottle was a leaker with the lowest fill of all of tonight's bottles. Guesses are all over the map including Italian and very old red burg (me). We've had spectacular 61 Palmers before and in the first part of the evening, this bottle was missing it. BUT, late in the evening (and 9 hours after opening) this caught its sea legs and grew in volume, complexity and delivery. My rating was crossed out three times as I upgraded this while we all marvelled at the improvement... and in the end, this 61 Palmer showed it's pedigree and overall power. Glad we waited it out! (M's 60th bday 5th of 14) — 4 years ago

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Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Spectacular We have stored this for 11 years and enjoyed it for our 5th anniversary, paired with lamb shank and lamb chops. opens beautifully perfect time to drink. Initially the finish had notes of leather, hint of dark fried fruit. — 3 months ago

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5th Note Cellars

Dunnigan Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020

J S
9.0

Smooth buttery pale yellow — a year ago

Jacob's Creek/Orlando

Double Barrel 5th Vintage Shiraz 2015

Solid. I’ve definitely had a lot worse at this price point. — 3 years ago

Steve and Ron liked this

5th and Bowie

Bourbon Barrel Aged Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Let it breathe. Smooth. Good with steak. Ok with chocolate. Nice aroma after sitting in the glass. — 5 months ago

Domaine de la Chevalerie

Cuvée du Peu Muleau Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2014

Raspberry leaves and a beautiful vegetal structure to this wine. More full bodied than I expected and delighted with it. Happy belated 5th anniversary to my darling husband ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ — a year ago

Stags' Leap Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

5th anniversary $50 AR — 3 years ago

Vanessa, LM and 5 others liked this

Mac Forbes

Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2015

Lemon in colour. Some flint in evidence and smoky barrel ferment characters - sulphides. Sweeter on the palate than you would expect from the nose. Rich lemon characters. Overall lean in style. Tasted 41 weeks later on 19th January 2022 with consistent notes. Still in the lean citric acid style. Had another bottle 69 weeks later on 5th August 2022. It had filled out somewhat and not as lean. Excellent winemaking on show - perhaps pick a bit later for more ripeness? Mac seems to be aiming for a more elegant style. — 4 years ago

Neil, Josh and 18 others liked this