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Forever Young

Thymiopoulos Vineyards

Young Vines Xinomavro 2022

Daniel M
9.0

Super nice nose ! Very fruity with blackberry, raspberry, a bit of tar, a bit of bread yeast, a bit of pine sap. I could have called nebiollo on the nose. The palate is juicy and fruity with nice raspberry and blackberry notes, some width, some matter on the side, some dusty tannins that leave a drying layer over a nice amd fruity finish with a tiny, nice bitter note that adds a nice level of complexity to an otherwise youthful and playful wine. Good stuff ! — 6 days ago

ESF, Tom and 10 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

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Fine description, I love Xinomavro

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Andrew McIntyre
9.5

Silky silky smooth...so well made. Still young but very enjoyable. Has a long future ahead — 20 days ago

Bob, Ted and 10 others liked this
Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

Wow. You are on a roll!
Andrew McIntyre

Andrew McIntyre

@Jan de Weerd was a good night! Sore heads the next day though 😵‍💫

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1997

Victor Charcan
9.3

Tipicity! You know it’s Bordeaux, and great, the moment you smell it. Yet this dark fruit, pencil lead one took me to the wrong bank. It felt fresh, and less dark. Blackberries and plums, for sure. A great wine. So young… — 8 days ago

Ira liked this

Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Kevin Dale
9.5

Decanted for 40 minutes. Still drinking really young. Probably in its prime another 10-15 years. — 5 days ago

Joe, Tom and 6 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2021

Andrew McIntyre
9.4

Unbelievably young but already smooth. Really fruity at this stage but will evolve nicely. Was hard to identify as a Supertuscan. Would consider buying some of this vintage and forgetting about it for 10 years... — 7 days ago

Lies, Ira and 24 others liked this

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Scott Soren
9.5

At nine years old it’s still quite young. Deep garnet, color, robust nose. This is a pure pleasure a good blend of power and elegance. I will drink for the next 20 years.  — 5 hours ago

Serge and Tom liked this

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Raun Kupiec
9.0

Great tannins, balance, nose. Still quite young. — a month ago

Barbara Gazley
with Barbara

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2008

Lee Pitofsky
9.3

2008 showing very young. — 20 days ago

Tom, Paul and 7 others liked this

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

Jeroen Koenen
9.5

Just like the Togni I thought this was too young and tannic for the moment.
Others scored this a lot higher. — 7 days ago

Bob, Tom and 5 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Andrew Cullimore
9.2

Medium deep ruby , quite thin garnet rim . Quite a lot of cassis, herbal grafite notes , touch of blackberry , scorched earth , a bit for floral after a while in the glass. On the palate this shows more sweet dark fruit, touch of spicy oak, blackcurrant , dark cherry and cacau . Balanced acidity and sweet slightly grippy tannins , just balanced alcohol . Spicy sweet blackcurrant, grafite tinged finish , decent length. This is still young and quite fruit driven but is enjoyable now with food . Better in 5 years or so and will last well a further 8-10. — 8 days ago

Somm, Rob and 10 others liked this
Somm David T

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This is not a knock on anyone or this producer. For 10 years a friend of mine was the Assistant Winemaker at Opus. He is now back in Bordeaux, rebuilt & raised the quality of Clerc Milon. Now is in charge of all Rothschild properties. This is just me thinking out loud. I have been to this property many times and bought a glass of their Cabernet to take to their top deck and take in a spectacular view of the Napa Valley. Enjoyed many of their vintages in those very nice moments. However, knowing the quality of 2012 vintage and their price point, I and I think most expect & want more than a 92 point wine. Which begs the question, how long can they push bottle price with this level of quality? At what point does the quality price ratio kick in? To a bigger picture, how sustainable is the high quality respected producer wine economic model going forward? To me, a fascinating question going forward.
Andrew Cullimore

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Yes @Somm David T , this was actually served blind , the only wine at lunch ..and we had plenty of time to get to know it before the big reveal . I was trying to evaluate the quality in the glass without the distraction of the label, which is always an illuminating experience . It’s a good wine, and went very will with our steaks but it certainly doesn’t represent good value nor is it a stellar example of 2012 . I would be perfectly happy to have it again mind you , as long as I wasn’t paying .