Beautiful Valley Cellars
Dunn Vineyards
Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1992
Enjoyed alongside some other Napa legends from the 80’s and 90’s. This was stunning and to my palate, on this night, seemed to show the best of the Napa flight. The 1992 shows classic Dunn Howell with ample dark and red fruits, tobacco, earth, leather and fine baking spices. Stout structure. Everything in beautiful balance. Drink now with unmitigated glee and through 2042 because just like Barry, this has Staying Power. — 16 days ago
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Huge wine. Took several hours to open up but had intense and beautiful blue and black fruit aromas.
— 13 days ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay
Beautiful bottle, extremely clean, crisp and the signature Chablis taste. — a month ago
La Rioja Alta
Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2016
Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of baked cherry, tomato leaf.
Dry. Flavors of dried cherry, tomato leaf, roasted herbs, spices, floral. Medium-rich, velvety tannins. Beautiful!
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 2 months ago
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1997
Girl. Sup? Shoot. This was utterly brilliant tonight. Classic Bordeaux yet, even at 26 years young, somewhat precocious still. A beautiful mix of deep, dark and red fruit with currants, blackberries and cherries with chocolate, purple flowers, green pepper, tobacco, earth, leather and awesomeness. Plenty of structure to keep this strutting for years to come. Fabulous balance and complexity. Drink now through 2047+. — 2 months ago
Frank B
Very guava, interesting crisp and tart, not overly grassy — 3 days ago