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Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

I had this a week ago but didn’t take any notes at all at a friends tasting last Sunday afternoon. Have always been a huge fan of Dominus and this was from an exceptional vintage. I recall an excellent left bank Cabernet dominant style but presented as a Napa style - rich and plush but not overly so. Thoroughly enjoyable. — 3 months ago

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Bond

Matriarch Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Kept in the cellar for a while and well worth the wait. Beautiful nose full of dark blue fruits and earth tones. Big wine with complex structure and finish for days. Great bottle of wine to share with friends for the season premier of Yellowstone!! — 2 years ago

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

2018, fruit forward with great tannins, one of my favorite wines, had with dear friends and a braised beef and polenta dish to die for — 3 years ago

Ericsson, Jonathan and 9 others liked this

Piper-Heidsieck

Cuvée Rare Brut Champagne Blend 2006

David T
9.4

15 person Champagne tasting with friends.

First time having their 06. Good but not nearly as stunning as their 02. Excellent mix of reductive & oxidative qualities.
— a year ago

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Their ‘02 is an all-time favorite of mine.

Revana Family Vineyard

St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Dark gripping and full of tension. Shared with friends while 6 kids destroyed our living room. — 2 years ago

Tom, Ethan and 1 other liked this

Domaine Henry Pellé

Vignes de Ratier Morogues Menetou-Salon Sauvignon Blanc 2020

2022 Independence Day Party 🇺🇲 with several members of our Tastevin crew and extended friends.🍷 Proof that our palates are wider than Burgundy. Notes may be light, scores will be honest.

750ml
— 2 years ago

Lyle, Rob and 16 others liked this

Garrison Creek Cellars

Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Still doing great after 11 years. This could easily go another 2-3 years I think. Dark purple with faint hints of oxidation starting to show up. Plum, cherry, cola, tobacco, notes of coco, cassis, and blackberry on the palate. A hint of vegetal greenness on the nose, but otherwise plum and floral notes on the nose followed by tobacco and pepper. — 5 years ago

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Soalheiro

Allo Minho Alvarinho Loureiro 2020

No notes. Week of hosting friends at home. Superb vinho Verde with great value, nice minerality and pureness of the acid backbone. Will recommend 👍🏻 — a year ago

Douglas, Bob and 4 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Three Valleys Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend

Extreme value.
BF that knows wine: There are wines that you’d only date and there are wines you’d want a relationship with and this is a relationship wine.
Not too fussy, very consistent, medium bodied but with some spice. Financial goals are aligned. Not a trophy wife wine - but someone you’d be proud to introduce to your friends .

Me: 👀 idk what that’s description is about bc I’m in this relationship and those characteristics don’t describe me. But my thoughts: I’d buy again and it pairs well with White Lotus. I’m going to bring it to my “2023 intention setting dinner” with a group of girlfriends. Will update if it pairs well with intentions.
— 2 years ago

Leeuwin Estate

Art Series Margaret River Chardonnay 2011

At an old friends place in Scarborough on Moreton Bay having a wonderful seafood meal. The nose is textbook Art Series with ripe grapefruit, citrus and pear Toasty notes. The palate shows that rich oak is resolving with the powerful fruit - profound intensity which is a great match with the mornay seafood. Great persistence and length in this 3rd of 6. Hope I have the patience to have just one each year until 2024. — 4 years ago

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