Fair Hare

Maybach Family Vineyards

Materium Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Others liked this better but I’m saying it had a slight raisin aftertaste to me which has shown up recently. I’m thinking to drink these quick but to be fair they have not been in a cold cellar so expected a faster age. — a year ago

Severn, Jonathan and 5 others liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2016

Not really fair to rate this now, so damned primary. Dark cassis and coarse cocoa, dark red fruit. Even after an hour not totally sorted but the quality burst through at the back of the palate where it lingered for >a minute. Would love to see this in 10 years. — 3 years ago

Severn, Daniel and 30 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2004

Dark ruby with a fair amount of bricking, sour cherry and cedar, some oak, high acid, lots of life left 🔥🤩 — 4 years ago

Shay, Paul and 14 others liked this

Thumbnail Moonlight

Edmunds St. John Bone - Dry Fairplay Riesling 2018

Tastes like Spring! YumPeach skin, limes and meyer lemon — 5 years ago

Chris, Sharon and 27 others liked this

Beringer Vineyards

Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Shay A
9.4

I’ve had a fair amount of either 5-7yr old PR or 20-30yr old PR, but never one in-between. I was pleasantly surprised how enjoyable this was, and seems to be drinking at peak (but certainly not fading, at least this example).

Pop and pour. Deep purple with no fading. Couldn’t believe how Bordeaux-esque this smelled! Wow. Kiss of brett to it, just enough to make it interesting. Brambly black fruits, leather, herbs de Provence, vanilla pipe tobacco too. Supremely well balanced on the palate…baked dark fruits in a dense but tantalizingly elegant profile. Integrated oak in the background. Sweet tannin on the finish. Followed over two days and stayed strong. If I could find more of these at a good price, I’d jump on them.
— 2 years ago

Tom, Peter and 38 others liked this
Ron R

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For the quality and consistency at this price, you can’t fail with Beringer. We really should have more in our cellar..

Viña Real (CVNE)

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

2020 fall. Similar to other recent bottles. Really nice wine for a fair price - I’ll be looking for some more — 4 years ago

Château La Vieille Cure

Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Did a blind taste off with this and a very high end Napa Cab. Two of six chose this one. Fair enough. It is explosive, complex and delicious. Dark fruit, leather. All very distinctly Bordeaux. Yum. — 4 years ago

Brandon, Anthony and 30 others liked this

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

W Ryan in Albuquerque- such a fun science fair!! — 2 years ago

Daniel P., Tommy and 6 others liked this

Mount Veeder Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Cork was soaked through and spongy on this 22-year old magnum, but the wine was still drinking nicely, with a fair amount of fruit still evident and balanced well with still active acidity, floral notes, secondary earthy notes, and well integrated tannins. — 3 years ago

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Chateau Montelena

Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

You really can't give this one a very true rating right now. This bottle still has a lot of red fruited baby fat. After about 3 hours of air, it started to settle into more of a black cherry with hints of blackberry kind of a wine. But it definitely was not like that sooner. It is amazing how 15 years seems to be the dividing line and the characteristics change so much. It took a little coaxing. This one has a fair amount of herb influence. Also has some menthol or eucalyptus. Not sure that was there when I tried one of these even earlier. Overall, I make no apologies for opening this one now. It is still a very good wine. But when you know how these drink at 15 to 20 years, you know that it will continue to develop and change so much. Still a lot of stiff oak astringency at the moment. — 4 years ago

Severn, Deborah and 34 others liked this