Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

A perfect bottle, direct import from a Negotiate via K&L. It has seen only Chateau & Negotiate storage.

Love, love, love the style of 80’s Bordeaux. Especially, the very good 80’s vintages. The style at this age is just so good as is the 12.5 ABV.

The fruit is still very solid & fresh. Ruby; blackberries, plums, poached strawberries, black raspberries, raspberries & blueberries hues. Lead pencil for days, some light v/a-bandaid, used tobacco w/ ash, very used leather, dark spice, understated mushroom, baking spices- light nutmeg/clove, cinnamon, vanillin, dry, river stone, limestone, dark rich soil with dry leaves, mix of dry and fresh herbs, touch of mint, moist clay, withering & dry dark, red, flowers, rainfall acidity and a well balanced, nicely structured, softly tensioned, beautiful finish that lasts 90 seconds.

Paired with/ Allen Brothers Cover Ribs. — 2 years ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Robe jaune
Nez exotique et floral
Bouche superbe avec rondeur et fraîcheur
S améliore à l air — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Nez gourmand poire et solaire dense type pierre chaude
Bouche large mais s affinant avec l air finale fraîche ample et minérale presque schisteuse — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Continuing to kick off the un-labor weekend early in the D&S Lounge.

For those of you who haven’t seen me post Kalinda, it’s a private label from K&L Wine Merchants. They buy a quality producers juice or have them make a wine for them. I don’t know who made this wine but, they are a quality Oakville producer. This bottle cost me $18.99 about eight years ago and it tastes better than some Napa Cabernets at $75 plus that I’ve had. You just have to wait on them 5-10 years. This is somewhere near its peak.

It’s a slice of blue fruit heaven. On the nose, blueberries, mulberries, olallieberries, plum, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries, vanilla, sweet mixed berry cola, light cinnamon, soft dark spice, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry top soil, black cherry licorice, a waft of dry herbs with bright dark red florals and violets.

The palate is round and full. Tannins are 80% resolved. The texture is sexy. The structure, length, tension and balance are in perfect harmony, (Seals & Croft/America on the album “Horse With No Name” style). Lush, ripe; blueberries, mulberries, olallieberries, plum, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries & strawberries. Vanilla, sweet mixed berry cola, light cinnamon, clove, touch of nutmeg, soft dark spice that penetrates the palate with some heat, tarry notes, dry stems, soft leather, tobacco with ash, graphite, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry top soil, black cherry licorice, a waft of dry herbs with bright dark red florals and violets. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finishes (minutes) is, round, lush, balanced, elegant harmony. It’s beautifully delicious.

Photos of; the D&S lounge lit up by candle power only and always. — 8 years ago

Antonio Vasco

9.1

Buenisima Rcp — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.5

Wow! Excellent heft and depth. @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher @Warren Sapp @Walter Sorensen @Ian Blackburn @Terri Walker @TheSkip @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @s@Ron R @Connor McMahon @Martin G Rivard @David L @Bill Bender @Carl Fischer — 8 years ago

Nicole Verhamme

10

Notes of pear, green apple, star fruit — 3 years ago

Morgan Leathers

9.8

Simple syrup, 12/23/21, better than I would think Albariño would be — 5 years ago

Jason Pace

8.9

D E L I C I O U S — 6 years ago

Daron Watson

9.7

Cantillon is what’s Goin On!

Fou’ Foune is a blend of lambics aged 18 to 20 months on Bergeron apricots ~ BIG pop of sour fruit up front finishing with nougat and Brie rind on the finish

S L A M M I N — 6 years ago

Andrew Lohse

9.0

D e l i c i o u s — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.4

Can’t drink 61’s and not include Latour! This was a treat but shows at 50+ years there are no great wines just great bottles. This had the floral nose I remember of roses and dried fruits l, but was a little thin and missing it’s vibrancy I remember from he last bottle I had a year ago. Still an amazing treat and very grateful for the guest who brought it. Wonderful. Dr. Latour approves! — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I’ve had at least two cases of the 97 over the last eight years or more. Our friends Jeff & Hedy brought this bottle of 97 to dinner tonight. It’s the best bottle of this wine I’ve had. We drank our last bottle roughly two years ago. The wine continues to improve. Tonight it’s so lush, ruby, elegant with blue & dark & mid red fruits. Great balance of fruit & earth. So beautiful & easy to drink. The 97 vintage was one no one wanted to buy as it was critically panned. I have said this many times, “in every difficult vintage, there are always producers that make good wine.” In the case of the Potensac, it took 15+ years to fully spread its wings and it continues to improve with another 10 years left ahead. No critic would have told you in 98 & 99 when the initial reviews came out to buy this wine. Potensac is made by the same technical team as Leoville Las Cases. Always follow good producers, even in difficult years. K&L bought 5,000 cases of this wine 10+ years after the fact. They are Masters in Bordeaux wines for this kind of value. Clyde took the shipments in two blocks of 2500 cases and sold through them in about a year or less at $24.99 a bottle. It remains the bargain of a lifetime! @Shay A This is the wine you want to buy to keep you from opening your 09’s & 10’s too early. So delicious tonight!!! Photos of; Potensac, concrete tanks, fruit near harvest and their barrel room. — 8 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Albariño from vineyards in A Pobra, in the Barbanza e Iría IGP (north of Rias Baixas). Expressive nose with aromas of green apple, citrus and some herbal notes (fennel). Slightly round, but no sign of oak. Fresh, mineral, zesty acidity, crushed rocks — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Robe or
Nez fruit jaune
Bouche pleine et précise avec un coté cristallin
Finale longue mûre et saline
Beau vin qui s améliore à l air — 5 years ago

Nooka Jones

9.2

Divine! Acidity that carries, but fully sessionable and zippy. — 6 years ago

with Andrea

Fredybeans

9.5

Jaune très clair
Nez verveine et terpène délicat herbe délicate
Bouche cristalline tendue dès son attaque touché de bouche et ultra délicat superbe équilibre et finale sur la verveine la maturité est équilibrée par une acidité mordante mais qui s effacé avec l ouverture 36 h ne lui font pas peur
Superbe et à attendre ira très loin — 7 years ago

with picolator

Fredybeans

9.0

Brun clair
Nez très ferme et cartonné et s ouvre sur des note de cendre feuille morte
La bouche fraîche pleine et précise devient très agréable par des note de guarrigue et goudronnée avec une certaine qu Rosine
Un peu trop simple et poussiéreux en finale mais vin qui a de l âme
— 8 years ago

with picolator and El

Fredybeans

8.9

Robe noire
Nez assez réduit au début s ouvrant sur ses fruit noire et notes de réglisse et de fumée
Bouche dense ample généreuse belle équilibre mais assez monolithique
Finale pierreuse
L aération achevé le vin avec des notes giboyeuse detestable
Une syrah pas très noble pour mes goûts — 8 years ago

Nathan Wegener

9.3

Nutty and sweet straw - impressive — 8 years ago