Domaine Du Petit Chaumont
Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020
I don’t think Ridge has off vintages
Right. Should have wrote “fires vintage.” I was explained the blind block selection process, and truly impressed.
Harlan Estate
Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend
Opened up but a bit disappointing for a high end wine. Richard liked it better than I. — 6 days ago
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. — 12 days ago
with Tammy
@Jan de Weerd from reviews not personal experience. Most let this wine age twenty plus years?
Montes
Purple Angel Colchagua Valley Carménère Petit Verdot 2009
Great one!
@DD Agreed! This took a week to settle in, I thought I was opening it young even after a 6h decant, and I was right. I'm not opening another until at least 2034-39. For real...
Andrew Cullimore
Quite deep ruby , pretty opaque . Quite deeply fruited and slightly spicy oak , dark blackberry , blackcurrant , with a grafite , wet slate touch. Quite a bit of grip on the palate with blackberry , spicy blackcurrant , dark cherry . More mineral and dense on the palate , quite good acidity, touch of sweet oak. Decent length with no warmth or sweetness from the alcohol. Quite serious , slightly austere perhaps but balanced and actually quite refreshing. Drink from now over the next 5-10 years . This would have been a recent release , purchased from the vineyard earlier this year. — 7 days ago