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Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2006

drinking really well. Full-bodied with delicious black fruit  — 6 days ago

Ira, Ericsson and 8 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Intense cherry with a touch of tar. Iron and dense but very pure fruit. Good stuff but still tight and unyielding — 16 hours ago

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Jeroen, Jay and 9 others liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2017

Wine 1, with rack of lamb. As my drinking history shows, Raffault is a perennial favorite. 2017 is easy access with medium weight, wild red berry fruit, tomato leaf, and earth. Drink over the next five years. Holding ‘09, ‘14, ‘15, and ‘18 with patience. — 3 days ago

romo, Andrew and 4 others liked this

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1983

Red fruit, balsamic and forest floor. — 16 days ago

Jonathan, Ira and 3 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Very impressive showing. Mature but still holding lots of fruit. Best red wine of an amazing evening! — 5 days ago

Daniel, Ira and 19 others liked this

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Has aged admirably. Cedar nose changes to fruit on the palate. — 3 days ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Drinking a 3L from 2013 in late ‘24. Love the big format bottles and aging potential. This could go a lot longer I think but is also fine to drink now.

Standard Caymus flavors and aromas that made the brand known. Dark inky crimson color. Blueberries and blackberry fruit mixed with vanilla alongside the tell-tale signs of wet band-aid. Great tannins, medium-to-big acidity, good long finish. Really nice.
— 3 days ago

Jillian Varner
with Jillian

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah

Wild fruit, leather, white pepper, dried herbs, other than fruit notes, nice acid. — 21 days ago

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Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Medium ruby , terracotta , garnet rim . Quite aromatic , with cedar , tobacco , leafy redcurrant , blackcurrant , wet earth. Slightly rounded and red fruit focused sous bois on the palate , quite high acidity , but refined and red fruit focused. Slightly green tannins , but overall reasonable mineral tinged length . This is at peak , leafy but charming — 14 days ago

Andrew, Tom and 8 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Medium ruby , terracotta /garnet rim. Quite round and ripe , red plum , cigar and ripe blackberry, touch of soy . Touch of cocoa , blackberry and ripe dark cherry , black tea . Quite sweet , rich on the palate, generous for Las Cases , slightly dried fruit , fig and red plum . Pretty decent length , balanced but quite discreet acidity , rounded tannins . This is at peak now and I don’t see much up side from here , so best to drink over the next 5 years or so, though it did hold up in the glass quite well . Atypical for Las Cases with its ripe fruit, quite low acidity , sweet tannin: also this only has 42% Cabernet Sauvignon. Overall probably the least successful of the wines in this tasting , but the level overall was very high. — 18 days ago

Daniel, Jan and 11 others liked this