Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1988

9.5

Cork broke in half (actually 6-7 pieces), initially some “old cork” flavors show through, yet after 5 minutes in the glass those dissipate and we’re left with a lovely aged Raveneau with mature fruit, some lemon and mineral notes as well, very nice complexity and length, I’ve always been very lucky aging my Raveneau, this is clearly a success (shaky cork notwithstanding)! — 8 days ago

with Jim

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Dave

Sounds ok to me!!!

Tom Casagrande

Wow! So cool. I have ZERO experience with Raveneau and ZERO Raveneaus in my cellar. ☹️ so your advice is purely of a hypothetical nature for me. (I’ve been lucky enough to have a few Dauvissats, however.) Did you use a Durand corkscrew? I use that with any 20 year or older bottle. Essential.

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I did not, but the cork broke into so many pieces that I don’t think what cork puller I used mattered (shrug)!

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2017

Michael Amoruso

8.9

2017 vintage. Better the second day. Roses. Red fruits and gripping tannins — 2 months ago

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Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 2006

Alberto Cdm

9.4

Better few years ago — 2 months ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2015

Rob N

9.5

Always a treat. Green apple. Better flavor than Cristal but Cristal has better mouth feel. — 25 days ago

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Neil Valenzuela

Great vintage! Cheers!

Justin Vineyards & Winery

Isosceles Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Kelley Raymond

9.3

His amazing, and gets better with age — a month ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2015

Vino Joe

9.5

Sweet and Smokey. Loved this. Perfect mix of ripe dark fruits and kick. Great length. Half bottle. Awesome! — 2 months ago

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Audrey Nadeau

Wine Glory!

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2016

romo

9.4

Can this get better? Difficult to imagine but not implausible. — a month ago

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Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

George Yasutake

9.4

Deep deep purple, decanted, beautiful cab….gets better over time — a month ago

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Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1981

John Jaye

8.9

It probably would have been better a few years ago, but still a good drink. Still some tannins, but they went away as it had time to breathe — a month ago

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium deep garnet ruby , quite thin garnet terracotta rim . This is quite classic and more austere on the nose after the 1990s , grafite , cedar, sweet spice , earthiness and mint. More dry and four square on the palate compared to the 1990s but enough stuffing to fill out. Cassis , plum and blackberry , coffee , grafite . Refreshing acidity , slightly grippy drier tannin. Sous bois , grafite , herbal character with good length and earthy cassis finish . This got better with time in the glass and probably should have been decanted . This shows there is some upside , from now , with time in the glass, and over the next 10 years. The wine that improved the most during the dinner , quite impressive . — 2 months ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

A previous, all-time fave. Haven't had it in a larger format in the last decade which I feel would yield a 9.5-9.6 now. Out of a 750ml package currently, feel like the 1996 (difficult to source) is the superstar right now.