Great Raft Brewing

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

What a treat to enjoy a perfectly aged Opus One with friends over dinner. The wine was gorgeous, great color, classic nose with black fruit and spice, lovely weight and texture with a long satisfying finish. I wish more people had a chance to taste this wine when it is at this age, outstanding! — 10 days ago

Ira, Bob and 2 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

You could smell the beauty of it the second you open the bottle. Takes a minute to open up, naturally but had pretty good staying power. Great structure and balance. — 19 days ago

Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 2002

This is really something. Gorgeous lemon and minerality. Lovely soft fruit. Resolved but with beautifully balanced acidity. This is in a great place right now with signs of secondary notes but dazzling refined tension. Exceptional — a month ago

Bex GreenDavid Schachter
with Bex and David
Shay, Juan and 8 others liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2013

Some specials on today at the Chelsea lounge at JFK. Thought I’d ask and look what we got. It doesn’t have as much of the typical Dom taste for me and it is still very very young, definitely still a baby. Great nose and packs a lot of citrusy flavors - they will certainly mellow over the years. Not a bad rendition, not quite hitting the super high marks with me right now, but very pleasant early p.m. bubbly on this holiday — a month ago

Andrew, Bob and 8 others liked this

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1974

A little dried in the nose and brown at the edges. Great underlying fruit, but a touch dried out — 23 days ago

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Aravind, Shay and 3 others liked this
Shay A

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Had one of these about 10 days ago. Total sherry, unfortunately. Wish I had your experience.
Conrad Green

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This wasn’t great compared to others I’ve tried. Bottle variation I guess. When there are I’m doing they’re something else

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Showing great, gave it a short decant — a month ago

Matt Six
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Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

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This is a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Napa Valley.

Dark ruby in color with a brick rim.

Full bodied and smooth.

Dry and fruity on the palate with medium acidity.

Showing blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth, light vegetables, coffee and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 23 year old is elegant and powerful. Rich and extracted, with a nice mouthfeel.

Good by itself as a sipping wine. Well balanced with great complexity. I just love these Napa Bordeaux blends.

Robert Parker 98 points. Wine Enthusiasts 94 points.

A great quality wine that will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

A blend of of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

96 points.

$400.
— 16 days ago

Stephen, Bob and 24 others liked this
Stephen Redenbaugh

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Brilliant owner, wine, vineyard, and wine-making…these wines age so gracefully.
Tom Casagrande

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Wow! Cheers!!

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

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9.3

Good wine, great pleasure to enjoy it with friends. — 7 months ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Thanks for the great wine mom! - 2/16/24 — a month ago

Vino, Ericsson and 3 others liked this