Magnum
Château Lynch-Bages
Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2004
A good, aged claret. A magnum shared at a family meal of braised beef roast. — 7 months ago
Château Latour
Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2007
2007 vintage. From magnum and tasted 1.5 hours after being decanted. Herbal (but not mint) and woodsy nose. Medium body. Tons of thrusters at full power initially but the dark cherry, plum and baking chocolate notes were the only remaining flavors after the leap to hyperspace. That expected and (in)famous Latour power definitely in the picture but without any other stars in the cast to make this worthy of Oscar consideration. Not a top notch vintage, yet it seems like this effort is on a giant plateau and could remain there for a decade-easy. Likely would have benefited from an additional hour or two of air time but not enough to move the needle significantly…maybe to 9.3. — 4 years ago
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
2018 vintage. From magnum. Last tasted 3.19.26 (9.4), 12.5.25 (9.4), 1.31.25 (9.4) and 10.26.23 (9.5). Decanted and tasted after one hour. Yeahhh. 7.1.26. — 3 months ago
Jean Foillard
Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2025
Wow ticked all the boxes, had this before as a double magnum which went into my top 3 and this now joins it. — 7 months ago
Billecart-Salmon
Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend 2010
From Magnum. Peach, dried berries, brioche. — 8 months ago
R. López de Heredia
Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2011
Medium ruby garnet , quite wide light garnet rim. Quite round sweet red cherry , spiced strawberry , blackberry , quite fruit driven still . With some tobacco and earthy hints . On the palate this is more red fruited , quite spiced cherry and strawberry with iodine hints and seaside notes . Good fresh acidity and quite rounded ripe tannins . Not particularly dense or intense on the palate , but well balanced and elegant with a reasonable , iron filling tinged finish . This is showing well now , and will continue to do so over the next 5-8 years. From magnum — a year ago
Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2012
From magnum. Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2012 pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with punchy notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, orange rind, red flowers, and a mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and the texture is almost chewy. The 2012 is still an awesome value; really tasty stuff. Drink now through 2042. — 3 months ago
Dunn Vineyards
Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
From magnum. Cork and wax were a mess. Totally disintegrated and required the coffee filter and everything just to pour and decant the wine
3 hour decant before dinner. Paired with wagyu ribeye steaks. Amazing. This wine was just balanced and smooth. Just delicious. — 2 years ago
Continuum
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2000
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2005 vintage. From magnum. Decanted and tasted after one hour and 2 hours. Fairly, old-school, Napa nose (trail dust, black olive, grilled dark plum, pinch of eucalyptus). Medium body. Harmonious and smooth with lots of dark cherry and an über-thin substrate of milk chocolate. Less dominant/aggressive/pushy/concentrated than previous vintages going back to the inaugural vintage but dismissing that a bit out of maggie and only a few samples over the span of two hours. Wine did not gain weight, strength, depth or intensity over those 2 hours tho. Stayed consistent. 7.24.26. — 2 months ago