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Château de Beaucastel

Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2004

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

David, Paul and 24 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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That should have been good.
Severn Goodwin

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Needed another day of air, TBH.

Elio Grasso

Gavarini Chiniera Barolo Nebbiolo 2001

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Nebbiolo (Barolo mostly); 17 November 2022 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY — 2 years ago

Juan, Lyle and 25 others liked this

Domaine Saint Préfert

Réserve Auguste Favier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2009

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

Paul, Pooneet and 33 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Have never had a wine from this domaine.

Le Clos du Caillou / Domaine du Caillou

Les Quartz Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2000

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

David, Paul and 18 others liked this

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Textboox Bordeaux, toujours la meme constance avec PC. Café, cuir animal, graphite, une touche végétale. Belle longueur en bouche et en finale. — 2 years ago

Ira, Jean-Philip and 2 others liked this

Tenuta San Leonardo

Terre di San Leonardo Vigneti delle Dolomiti Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

A mountainous region in Northern Italy; Alto Adige is influenced by German culture. Alto Adige is made up of two separate but similar regions: Alto Adige and Trentino. This wine blend is medium red with ruby highlights. The aromas hints are of rose and cherry. A cranberry-ish tinged finish is finely enhanced with smooth tannins. Excellent pairing with Beef short rib stew. — 3 years ago

Ira, Jamie and 5 others liked this

Domaine de la Janasse

Chaupin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2005

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

David, Paul and 21 others liked this

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 — a year ago

David, Paul and 27 others liked this
David T

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

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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.)

Luigi Calissano

Riserva Speciale Barolo Nebbiolo 1967

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Nebbiolo (Barolo mostly); 17 November 2022 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY — 2 years ago

Erik, Lyle and 29 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Never heard of this producer!
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@Tom Casagrande One of the group members has a very deep, old, and obscure Italian biased cellar. I think he told us the winery hasn't been in production for a few decades 🤔
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This was the group's top bottle of the evening, all served blind.