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Château Haut-Bailly

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

David T
9.3

Happy New Year!🎈🎆🎊

From mag. Who said the2007 vintage was bad? They didn’t taste it 16 years from inception or 14 years in bottle. Excellent as our first prime rib wine.

2nd night tasting with leftovers. One glass left. It’s dark inky, round, mushy velvety tannins, dark currants, blackberries, blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, plum pudding, strawberry highlighter, dry stones, limestone powder, dark turned earth, soft, fresh & dry tobacco notes, soft lead pencil shavings, wet volcanic ash, moist clay, charcoal, sandalwood, understated dark spice, dark chocolate, just a touch of baking spices, dark & red withering flowers, violets, excellent round acidity and a well knitted structure, balanced fruit & earth, good tension with a long elegant finish that falls on a dry mineral finish lasting 90 seconds.

I always leave an inch to inch and half in the bottle to pour a bit to all at the end. I believe the expression for that is, “The Truth! From the expression, the truth is inside. It doesn’t lie and makes for more extremely concentrated sip(s). You might say it is a lot like monosodium glutamate…everything you tasted in the wine previously, taste more.
— 3 months ago

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Madame de Sainte-Hélène

Pays d'Oc Vermentino Grenache 2018

Airplane wine happiness? Seashells and texture and yes I was watching Inception — 2 years ago

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Trixie

Trixie

Exciting! 🥂 How was France? 🇫🇷
Ellen Clifford

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@Trixie it was amazing albeit way too fast a trip. Dying to go back already!

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2017

Slight berry notes at inception but then it settles into this elegance and structured Pinot. Easy to drink. Just so smooth. — 3 years ago

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Château d'Armailhac

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

David T
9.5

I am pretty sure I paid around $30-$35 a bottle in its first tranche release. Seems Millesima USA is selling it today for $149 a bottle through the app. The reason to collect and age. It is drinking well beyond that price point twenty years from inception or how I always look at wine is eighteen years in bottle. For me, that’s how I decide when to open. How many years in the bottle is its real age.

It is dark cherry, cherry, blackberry, black raspberries, strawberries, raspberries with bright florals. Amazing smoothness, bright violets, excellent acidity and a well, evenly polished finish that pairs with fatty steaks for days. Stupidly perfect from a warm/ripe Bordeaux vintage.

Happy holidays. 🎅🧑‍🎄 ☃️ 🎄 🎁 ❄️
— 3 months ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Thank you for guiding us to buy/cellar these as well 😉

Tenuta San Leonardo

Terre di San Leonardo Vigneti delle Dolomiti Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Terre di San Leonardo is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (40%), and Carmenere (10%), run by the Gonzaga family since its inception in 1724. Wine is fermented with ambient yeasts in concrete tanks and 20% is aged in French oak barrels. Ruby with aromas ripe red fruits and floral notes. On the palate flavors of rich plum and blackberry with herb, light spice and slight earthy notes. Medium+ finish, fine soft tannins, ending with fruit, floral and earthy mineral character. Tremendous value! — 2 years ago

John, Josh and 5 others liked this

Asuncion Ridge Vineyards

Inception Red Blend 2017

Nice; from Paso Robles trip. $45+ — 3 years ago

Résonance Vineyard

Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir 2013

Their 1st vintage. Excellent and at its peak. Drink up. Very Burgundian. Dark cherries, touch blackberry, cardamom, bark, black tea, orange zest, crushed marble, In my book one of the best they made since inception of this Jadot Oregon outfit. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister, Doug and 2 others liked this

E. Guigal

La Doriane Condrieu Viognier 2018

Layers of complexity, inception style wine. Apricot, golden apple, high oak, long lanolin finish. High octane at 14.5 and full bodied. Interesting wine, but I think one and done check it off the list. — a year ago

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Leeuwin Estate

Art Series Margaret River Shiraz 2018

A Margaret River-producer from the beginning, whose inception was coached by Mondavi; deep purple; nose of dark mulberry, black currant, ripe cherries, black pepper, anise and nutmeg; showing great on the palate, forceful yet elegant, with tannins, ripe fruit, acid levels and alcohol in good harmony, and a long dry finish. Promising future. — 2 years ago

"Odedi", Ron and 4 others liked this

Sanguine Estate

Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2012

Just right, balanced and a medium length finish. — 4 years ago