Dark Waves

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Early mature and full of dark berries. — a day ago

Peter, Ruud and 2 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Pretty deep , narrow ruby rim. Quite rich , almost exotic nose , dark cassis , dark plum, rich spiced blackberry, touch of cocoa , vanilla, smoke. On the palate this is quite rich but also very elegant with balanced refreshing acidity . Cassis , mineral , grafite , dark cherry. Ripe but very present tannins . Long and refined finish . After a while becoming more mineral and quite serious . Needs time , better in 5-10 years and last well a further 10-15 . This is a very successful showing and though obviously very young is enjoyable and involving to drink at the moment. — 17 days ago

Daniel, Jan and 14 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Medium-dark-red color, very little browning at rim, this shows a little of the “overripe” notes I’ve found in 1990 Bordeaux (and CdPs), nice concentration and depth, long finish, the ripeness carries into the finish and detracts just a little. — 18 days ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Chris, Ira and 9 others liked this

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

diversity of reviews, interesting read,
me, ...dark fruits, smooth, light acid, mellow palate..delicious!
— a day ago

Paul, Tom and 2 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2007

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Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Strong nose of black fruits, cedar, spices, chocolates, coffee, licorice, light vanilla and black pepper.

Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, cooked cherries, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, cedar, earth, dark chocolates, licorice, cola, spices, vegetables, herbs and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This 17 year old Napa Cabernet Sauvignon feels more like a Left Bank Bordeaux. Fruit forward with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel.

Showing great complexity and delicious, but I expected more from this great 2007 vintage. I had the 2001 not too long ago, and it was so much better.

Nicely balanced and good by itself or with food. A good food wine too.

A blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$350.
— 16 days ago

Paul, Juan and 15 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2018

From magnum this wine did not disappoint as a complement to squab. Dark fruit and spice with great acidity. Admittedly we enjoyed this wine in the younger side albeit the bright fruit was enjoyed by all. — 19 days ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Rich with dark fruits, sweet spice, graphite, mocha, earth & tobacco — 12 days ago

Severn, Jan and 16 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

This old Napa wine was superb. The longer the decanting the more flavorful it became. Spicy at first sip with bursts of flavor from dark berries, leathery tannins, currant, earth and strong blackberry. Gains intensity and shows its depth and concentration on the finish, which is long and detailed. — 2 days ago

Daniel Cammarata
with Daniel
Eric, LM and 4 others liked this

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1989

After 35 years I was not expecting much. Especially when the cork disintegrated on opening. Aureated on decanting and was happily surprised. After about 20 minutes opened to dark chocolate, leather but so smooth. The last glass was pure delight. Howell Mountain at its best! — 15 days ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Tom and 5 others liked this

Penfolds

Bin 389 South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 2021

Full bodied, perfumed, good weight. Sports plenty of dark fruits, rooibos, baking spices, eucalyptus. — a month ago

Andrew and Ron liked this