Stefan Dolhain

9.0

Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Syrah 40%, Cindault 15% l, and Cardigan 5%. High altitude vineyards ( 1050 m). Aged 24 months in concrete. Cherries, berries and spices. The tannins have a little rough edge, but the wine has character and would be a great match for many Lebanese dishes. Abv. 13%. — 15 days ago

B

10

1991 Dominus. Dinner with J&L B and D&M H, while staying with D&M in Santa Ynez. Opened and decanted right before serving. Loved it. Drinking beautifully. Still had some fruit in it but well balanced and some good earthy qualities. JB and I preferred this to the ‘94 Screaming Eagle we drank afterwards. — 6 years ago

Илья Кузьмичев

9.2

LionAlco
Кислые красные ягоды, пепел
Bdy m+
Int m
Ac m+
Tan m-, light green
Fin m+ l — 7 years ago

Илья Кузьмичев

8.9

LTF
Крем-брюле, цукаты, мармелад из лимона, кремень, цедра.
Body L
Ac m+
Int m
Fin m+

2011 год
Очень много йода, бинты, горечь во рту, торф
84 — 7 years ago

Lizzie Chastain

9.5

Aaron’s favorite- sparkling red. L was not a fan — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Dates back to the Crusades & Scottish navigator, George Smith, owner in 18th century, followed by M. Duffour-Dubergier, Mayor of Bordeaux, then Louis Eschenauer, wine shipper. In 1990, Daniel & Florence Cathiard now own estate. A blend of 55% Cab Sauv, 40% Merlot, 4% Cab Franc, & 1% Petit Verdot. Dark red with dark berry fruit aromas, cedar and sweet spice. On the palate rich & complex ripe black fruit flavors, oak & cacao. Firm rich tannins, full, lingering, perfect balance. L-T aging. — 8 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

Ripe Apple, pear, saline and sea aroma. M/L, m+ acid, m body. Spice, minerality, crisp. Balanced with a long finish. M+ intensity. — 10 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

2018 Vintage - nice Chardonnay quality without too much oak character apple / pear ,spice medium acidity (maybe one of the only complaints the acid seems a bit low) (partial m-l ) overall nice — 4 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

Pretty Lee’s contact apple (seems like went through m-L ) nice balance and nice acidity — 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

Илья Кузьмичев

9.2

Форт
Комплексный аромат, молодой. Отличный баланс
Body m+
Int m
Ac m
Fin m+ l — 7 years ago

Cristóbal Arellano Borges

9.1

M I N E R A L I T Y, y’all. Minerality. — 8 years ago

Emily Audette

10

Wow my new fav sparkling rose. Not too dry, right balance of acidity and sweetness. — 9 years ago

TheSkip

9.1

One of my favorite dinners was on the menu here at Chez Skip - cassoulet! And my knowledge of wine pairing is as sophisticated as a toddler eating spaghetti, I said to myself - hey I am eating French food and I like this French wine, so hey why not? And that was that. But as wine can be, it evoked its memory of when I had it first. I remember sitting out in the patio and being impressed with it. I thought to myself I could really enjoy French wines, but as history has shown, that was clearly a short lived notion.

Knowing it had been some time, I had an odd feeling, so I checked my Delectable history. Indeed, this was the very first wine I had rated!

So, to my friends, do you remember your first wine on here? Was it anything memorable? @philip Angino @Martin A. Cody @Shay Aldriedge @Anthony Lombardi @Sharon B @Bill Bender @Bob McDonald @dan boedeker @Brian Tuite @Greg Ballington @Matthew Beninati @Carl Fischer @Ryan Carey @MaJ CappS @Roman Sukley @Daryl Calhoun @David L @Palmer Emmitt @Eric Shanks @Evan Bienstock @Fraser McKinley @Jean-Francois Pelletier @jesus g @Martin G Rivard @Henrik Poulsen @Christanna Honer @Isaac Pirolo @Rob Brobst III @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Joe Lucca @Kim Stanbro @Rafael Landestoy @Ryan M @Mo Salem @Mike Smith @Mike R @"Odedi" @Paul T @Ron R @Shawn R @Janet Ross (and anyone else I accidentally left off!) — 9 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

A 07 Verite vs 08 Levy & McClellan cage match tonight (PREVIOUS NOTES APPLY for L&M, but bump rating up to 9.4).

La Muse is the pomerol style of their 3 wines with 85% merlot, 10% cab franc, 5% malbec. 1.5 hour decant (some fine/cloudy sediment). A wondrous dark ruby red color. On the nose: Beautiful perfumed nose of dark raspberry, mocha, floral, slight funky earth, minty menthol, crushed rocks. Taste: a soft, smooth dry medium plus body wine with mouth coating plum, minerals, earth, currants and a long dry spicy tea finish. Everything in place and drinking well now with a number of years to go. Cheers! — 5 years ago

with Brenda

B

10

1994 Screaming Eagle. Dinner w J&L B and D&M H while staying with D&M in Santa Ynez. Opened and waited about an hour. Decanted right before serving. Tons of jammy dark fruit. Opened more in the glass. JB mentioned full palate and balance. Great finish. Preferred this to ‘91 Dominus once this opened up. — 6 years ago

Илья Кузьмичев

9.0

LionAlco
Черная рябина, черная смородина, свежее, молодое, немного перца
Body m-
Int m
Ac m
Tan l
Fin m+
Сочное, понятное, фруктовое — 7 years ago

Илья Кузьмичев

9.3

Классика
Лакрица, лесные ягоды, шалфей, немного мокрой листвы, хорошая интенсивность.
Body m+
Int m
Tan m-, l-green
Ac m+
Fin m+
Сухое, гастрономичное, долгое. Баланс — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

M/M Paul Chaperon owned this estate in the mid-19th Century and their descendants, the Ducasse Family, have since kept the property in their able hands until 1990, Mrs. Luis Ducasse, brought in a partner, Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), insuring L-T stability. Big fruit aromas with mineral & spice notes. Blackberry flavors, almost jammy, cacao & spice, rich and full. Smooth sweet tannins, great balance, lingering ending with soft earthy character. Pricey but great. Tasting Sample. — 8 years ago

JB RAY

8.9

D accord avec toi yog ! On aimerais un peu de tension en finale , mais c est une vraie gourmandise !
A l aveugle Steph m a dit bourgogne — 9 years ago