Flight Plan

Château Saint-Jean

Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône Villages Red Rhone Blend 2019

Good concentration. Jam mixed with black fruits and cherry. Sweet and spices. Good match with spicy Chinese food. Chateau Saint Jean Plan de Dieu @, , 241004 — a month ago

Kongsgaard

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2019

Shay A
9.3

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

As part of my white wine flight theme, I wanted to compare Hyde and Hudson side by side, then finish with Kongsgaard, since it is a blend of both.

Similar to the Hudson before it, I normally like to drink Kongsgaard on the young side, and also similar to the Hudson, on this day…it didn’t seem to have the typical opulent/massive profile. White peach and apricot upfront as well as sweet cotton candy on the nose. Ripe yellow and tropical fruits dominate the palate with sea salt, ginger and lemon cream. Faint note of butterscotch, but not near the amount I’ve found previous vintages to show. What Kongsgaard does well is have a wine of this profile but somehow find a way to have elegant qualities about it. Decant or hold a few years.
— 7 months ago

Tom, Bob and 17 others liked this

Brancott Estate

Flight Song Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

John T
9.0

Great with shrimp dishes. Very citrus forward. Very refreshing. Frankly would be great on any hot summer day. — 2 years ago

Domaine Valand

Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône Villages Red Rhône Blend 2024

Not bad. A jammy cote du Rhône with some structure. — 3 months ago

Screaming Eagle

Second Flight Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

2014, Screaming Eagle 2nd Label is a treat for sure. Color is a semi murky garnet purple. Nose - dark fruits, meaty, herbaceous menthol with floral notes, truffle, and a subtle vanilla kick at the end. Taste - black cherry and plum dominate. Concentrated and well structured, smooth and mouth coating giving it its elegant appeal. Secondary notes of mocha java, black pepper and a cedar graphite adding to its medium plus finish. — 5 months ago

Leslie PiersonKarin BlazonaJill Young
with Leslie, Karin and 1 other
Eric, Shay and 8 others liked this

Silver Oak

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997

Flight #3 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #3 was vinous and in great shape. The only wine in the group that showed stronger notes of coconut and vanilla than the others. Called Silver Oak. Drink now and through 2030. — 9 months ago

Shay, Tom and 4 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Crimeny...27 years later and the oak still hasn't settled down. Grrr...

Screaming Eagle

The Flight Oakville Red Blend 2017

Screaming Eagle The Flight 2017 - junior version. Excellent with air. — 4 months ago

Shay, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1997

Flight #2 of our 1997 Retrospective and these were the thoroughbreds. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #1 had great color, was developing, and probably the earthiest of the group but still had a lovely fruit profile. A really nice balance of fruit and non-fruits. Robust structure. Notably, this was the only bottle in the flight that had Brettanomyces…and while I found it to quite charming, this is what ultimately got me hung up on whether I thought this was the Dominus or the Monte Bello. Ultimately I called the later. I really dig this and wish I could afford more Dominus in my life. Drink now and through 2035. — 9 months ago

Juan, Paul and 19 others liked this

Free Flight

Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon

4rh of July fireworks at our house on July 3rd, Tricia and Jim brought it. — 2 years ago

Teresa Stepp
with Teresa