Club W

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils

Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay Champagne 2015

Exquisite and delicious!!

Beautifully balanced between fresh, vibrant apple, lemon peel notes and brioche, biscuit, toasted almond, and pastry notes, with some delicate bruised pear characteristics revealing a bit of bottle age.

Mousse is fine-grained, persistent, and well-integrated. So good!
— 5 days ago

Deked1
with Deked1
Deked1, Severn and 19 others liked this

Gaston Chiquet

Special Club Brut Champagne Blend 2014

Fresh and delicious. Ripe citrus and apple. Hits the spot at Lamaii in Vegas with Thai food. — 3 months ago

Shay, Mike and 6 others liked this

Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2018

2018 vintage. Explosive but overtly chunky vs deeply grippy. Tasted after being opened approx 30 mins. Needed 7-10 hours of serious airing or a dedicated, triple-decant + air + time. Maybe gets to 9.6 with all that? Body medium-heavy w/o being syrupy. — 4 months ago

Jan, Severn and 13 others liked this

W. & J. Graham's

Aged 20 Years Tawny Port Blend

ESF
9.4

I think @Josh Morgenthau really nailed this note: recently finished Taylor Fladgate 20 yr which was always a favorite, but I picked this up in Duty Free and was blown away. Similar notes & flavor profile as TF, but the mouthfeel really sets this apart & above. So elegant, so refined, such great tension & harmony - the defined acidity highlight & elevate intense flavors. Bravo! — 7 days ago

Severn, Daniel and 11 others liked this
Josh Morgenthau

Josh Morgenthau Influencer Badge

@ESF thanks and Happy Thanksgiving! 🍷🦃❤️
ESF

ESF

Right back at ya Josh - looking forward to seeing everyone’s thanksgiving wines!

Launois Père et Fils

Special Club Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay 2008

Green apple and pear, salted lemon, baguette, med acid ✨ — 2 months ago

Shay, Severn and 5 others liked this

W. & J. Graham's

Late Bottled Vintage Port Blend 2012

Consistent with prior tastings, great port. — 4 months ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, Daniel P. and 5 others liked this

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Stellar choice always. The 2021 is a easy choice winner w outstanding mouthfeel, manageable tannins & satisfying finish. @Restaurant Beatrice — 14 days ago

W. & J. Graham's

Vintage Port Blend 1994

Red cherries fading away to place for candied cherries and wood.mint eucalyptus — 2 months ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1981

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Chateauneuf du Pape; 5 October 2023 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY — 2 months ago

David, Paul and 27 others liked this
David T

David T Influencer Badge

Sofia and I visited all but one of these producers. Nice event. Enjoy.
Severn Goodwin

Severn Goodwin Influencer Badge Premium Badge

This '81 was amazing, and showed many facets through the evening.
The Préfert was really wonderful, the first time drinking Isabel's wines, delicious.
Tom Casagrande

Tom Casagrande Influencer Badge

I fondly remember this wine. Had a couple of bottles in my dad’s cellar in the late 80’s. Some field mice got in and gnawed the top of the capsules off only two bottles in the cellar: both of the ‘81 Beaucastels! They knew. (They left the corks intact and the bottles were stellar.)