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Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

Okay. Again the same dilemma. If a wine does not meet expectation is it basically bad (for me)? 🤔 because in life everything is relative, right? Any thoughts on puzzling matter??The wine was well balanced, dark red fruit flavors, polished, smooth tannins, good intensity and concentration, but limited length and lacking any meaningful complexity… Eight year old left bank Bordeaux. A fourth or fifth growth winery, maybe not, can’t remember for sure. Do remember what I paid though, $120. Definitely too much for what we experienced this evening…. as to our expectations. — 2 months ago

Tammy de Weerd
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Dawn E.

Dawn E.

@Jan de Weerd from reviews not personal experience. Most let this wine age twenty plus years?

Revana Family Vineyard

St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Heidi Barrett put this winery on the map. Lush red fruit with subtle tannins that are multi tiered. Has years to continue to mature. Their wines have not stayed at this level since Heidi left. Too bad!! — 3 years ago

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Nicolas Joly

Clos de la Coulée de Serrant Savennières Chenin Blanc 2014

Not the best vintage/bottle. Still a wonderful wine w honey, apricot n the less spice notes o ginger. Les fruit than expeggeded, maybe due to oxidation/bad cork. Acididi was more prominent than expeggeded. — 6 years ago

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World's End

Good Times, Bad Times Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Big, bold Beckstoffer Cab. Not as elegant as the 2014 but a serious wine for enjoyment. — 6 months ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2013

Some specials on today at the Chelsea lounge at JFK. Thought I’d ask and look what we got. It doesn’t have as much of the typical Dom taste for me and it is still very very young, definitely still a baby. Great nose and packs a lot of citrusy flavors - they will certainly mellow over the years. Not a bad rendition, not quite hitting the super high marks with me right now, but very pleasant early p.m. bubbly on this holiday — 9 months ago

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Daou Vineyards

Pessimist Paso Robles Red Blend

Consumed 2/2019. The bottle has a quote on it that I like. It says a pessimist is never disappointed. Made me giggle. So I bought it and tried it. Not bad. Alc. 15.5% by vol. — 6 years ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Decanted and simmered for hours. By Hour 3+ this broadened into a deep and luxurious wine. Ripe fruit - currant blackberry. Nice mouthfeel with some mineral residue. Not a long tail on this but it did linger still. Not particularly fragrant. A bit inward overall but all the pieces good and bad kinda fit together and it was nonetheless quite enjoyable. — 9 months ago

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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Not bad but would have been better a few years ago, wish I had the 2000! — 3 years ago

Ets Thunevin

Mauvais Garçon (Bad Boy) Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

An easy everyday Bordeaux as it’s affordable. Very fruit forward with spice but finish is lacking. — 4 years ago

Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

An absolute pleasure of a champagne! Fine layers of flavors and long lasting finish. Not a bad way to kick off a big lunch with the family. — 6 years ago

Shawn, Kohei and 8 others liked this