Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Jelle Lars Heijmans

9.5

Half bottle — 5 days ago

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Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1988

Doug Powers

9.5

Cork broke in half (actually 6-7 pieces), initially some “old cork” flavors show through, yet after 5 minutes in the glass those dissipate and we’re left with a lovely aged Raveneau with mature fruit, some lemon and mineral notes as well, very nice complexity and length, I’ve always been very lucky aging my Raveneau, this is clearly a success (shaky cork notwithstanding)! — 4 months ago

with Jim

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Dave

Sounds ok to me!!!

Tom Casagrande

Wow! So cool. I have ZERO experience with Raveneau and ZERO Raveneaus in my cellar. ☹️ so your advice is purely of a hypothetical nature for me. (I’ve been lucky enough to have a few Dauvissats, however.) Did you use a Durand corkscrew? I use that with any 20 year or older bottle. Essential.

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I did not, but the cork broke into so many pieces that I don’t think what cork puller I used mattered (shrug)!

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2001

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2001 vintage. Nice fill and great cork. Opened and decanted. Expected sed but fairly minimal compared to a Cabernet-based wine. Beguiling nose. Light-medium body that had dropped any extra fat long ago. Spiced plum definitely afoot. Tasted after 15 mins open, 1 hour open, 1.5 hrs open and 8 hrs open. Remarkably consistent. Likely another half-decade at this plateau before dropping down. 10.16.24. — a year ago

Pinotman, Ron and 16 others liked this

Norman

These always seem to be delicious.

Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Clos de la Maréchale Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2011

Mathew

9.5

Armpit, earth, and musk - half bottle. Hell ya. — a month ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2015

Vino Joe

9.5

Sweet and Smokey. Loved this. Perfect mix of ripe dark fruits and kick. Great length. Half bottle. Awesome! — 5 months ago

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Audrey Nadeau

Wine Glory!

Flat Rock Cellars

Nadja's Vineyard Twenty Mile Bench VQA Riesling

P Plusquellec

9.4

"Capstone series" - Magnificent — 8 months ago

Dow's

Vintage Porto 1991

Jerry Raphael

8.9

A little caramel on the nose and the first part of taste was not much but opened up midpalate to finish with caramel and spices.

This was a half bottle that cost $13.79 back in the day. Had this with dessert at Le Virtú in Philly — a year ago

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Rombauer Vineyards

Carneros Chardonnay 2024

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Founded in 1982 by Koerner and Joan Rombauer and sits on a tree covered knoll overlooking the Napa Valley, with caves that extend for over a mile. Pale lemon color with aromas of stone and tropical fruit, sweet oak, spice and floral scents. On the palate flavors of ripe peach, melon and apple, with vanilla spice, creamy texture. Medium+ finish, well balanced with acidity, ending with mineral notes. — 2 months ago

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Main Ridge Estate

Half Acre Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016

Bob McDonald

9.5

A beautiful Mornington Peninsula Pinot drinking at its peak. A nice blend of red fruits and earthy nuances - M+ intensity on the palate. Again the lightness in colour belies that palate intensity - a sweet palate. Main Ridge Estate was an early producer in Mornington and remains highly rated - Half Acre being their Premium Cuvée. Bottles from this estate are not readily available even in Australia. NOTE DELECTABLE - this Cuvée is the Half Acre Not the Acre. — 7 months ago

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Ceccherini Cristiano

Marvellous wine!!
So unfortunate he sold
Wines are the same anymore imo
What do you think of the last vintages?

Bob McDonald

@Ceccherini Cristiano I didn’t realise the original owners had sold. I haven’t got an extensive tasting experience with Main Ridge and have not tasted their recent vintages. I do enjoy the limited vintages I have in my cellar like this one.