Gem & Bolt

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2009

Unexpectedly small from a Bordeaux futures LCBO order but made up for it with the surprising body of this orange gem. Thick, syrupy, lovely. — 2 years ago

Irene
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Realm Cellars

The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Inky dark purple. Solid fruit. Short decant all that is needed but this wine sings after an hour plus. Ripe blackberry and plum, some black cherry. Solid acidic backbone with medium tannins. Smooth chocolate finish. This wine is a gem of a deal from Realm. — 2 years ago

Cantina dei Produttori Carema

Carema Nebbiolo 2016

Another great bottle of this gem — 3 years ago

Sarah Bignami
with Sarah
Anthony, Eric and 12 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

Modest showing for a profound wine. A slightly tannic and drying tail was the sole detractor from a perfectly balanced, wonderfully integrated and cassis-laden gem. — 4 years ago

Stephen, Daniel P. and 32 others liked this
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Poured some great stuff. Cheers

Herman Story

Bolt Cutter Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

In mag. 47% Cab 43% Petit Verdot and the rest Syrah. Classic Herman Story boldness and fun had by all. — 8 months ago

Eric, Raul and 17 others liked this

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2005

To celebrate my 20,000 Vivino followers, here is a gorgeous wine.

A very pretty color of deep gold.

Wonderful nose of honey, citrus, yellow apples, melons, pears, tropical fruits, spices, light earth and white flowers.

Full bodied and very smooth with high acidity.

Sweet on the palate with honey, citrus, red apples, tropical fruits, spices, maple syrup and minerals.

Long finish with lemons and spices.

This is a delicious sweet wine from Bordeaux. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Showing great complexity at this point. Loved the nose, and kept smelling on it for a while. Really pretty.

Very well balanced with enough sugar for the acidity. So delicious now.

This 18 year old will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years.

A great wine from a great vintage. Buttery and creamy. Spicy and entertaining. A wonderful wine.

I've had a few different vintages of this wine, and it is always amazing.

Thank you Scott for sharing this gem with me.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

98 points.

$250 (375ml).
— a year ago

Scott McNamara
with Scott
Tom, Sagee and 25 others liked this

Hall Wines

Diamond Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Another gem from Hall. — 3 years ago

Severn, Shay and 4 others liked this

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Here’s a gem from Howell Mountain AVA, Napa Valley!

Dunn Vineyards, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon (2013).

It’s a deep ruby wine with subtle garnet influences. The nose and palate offer medium(+) intensity of ripe black cherry, blackcurrant, plum, blackberries, blueberry, creme de cassis, violet, black licorice, anise, cedar, pencil shavings, tobacco, leather, clove, balsamic, olive, peat, vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg…

On the palate, this wine is dry with medium alcohol (13.9%), medium(+) acidity, a medium(+) body, and high tannins that are silky smooth and fine grained. The finish lingers.

It’s absolutely delicious - cheers!!
— 8 months ago

Deked1
with Deked1
Deked1, Sharon and 20 others liked this

Matthiasson

Linda Vista Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

I guess I gave fallen for this gem. — 3 years ago

Michele Chiarlo

Cerequio Barolo Nebbiolo 2010

Dark Ruby with aromas of black fruits and complex notes of spice, herb and earth. It was a cooler season in 2010, resulting in higher acidity that made this wine big and needed a lot more time in the bottle, than the last time I tried in order to soften the massive tannin structure. On the palate plum and blackberry flavors with some nutty notes, wet stone and earthy herbs show harmoniously on the palate. Full body, fine tannins with a deep rich long finish. A Gem! Tasting well now! — 3 years ago

Juan, Alex and 4 others liked this
Tegan Marriott

Tegan Marriott

Nice barolo, got to try the 2000 vintage many years back it ingrained in my brain 🧠