Love this Rose, perfect balance of light fruit and dryness, not sweet. Great drinking in summer weather. Drank with Susie and Margo after Susie's 60th lunch at DeGidios. — 6 years ago
Margo gave to J.P. for his birthday. Drank with him and Mom before Mother's Day — 8 years ago
Visita comitiva a mexico con Dee Margo — 4 years ago
Unctuous. Blue and BlackBerry jam mixed with dark chocolate. Silky smooth. Only Margo can integrate oak like this. Drink now... Or whenever. — 8 years ago
w Margo, super easy drink, not too sweet, perfect chilled — 6 months ago
Margo brought this to Sara’s for bachelorette planning brunch. — 3 years ago
One of my favorite things to do when I go into K&L is to look through their library wines. From time to time, I look down and smile when I see 10-15 year old Cing Cepages. Especially, at the price they are re-sold. One the best values in Sonoma/Napa Cabernet. This 05 followed the 05 Alban Reva and it was drinking perfectly. Soft, luxurious and elegant in the mouth. Beautifully ripe; black plum, blackberries, plum, dark cherries & black raspberries. Well balanced fruit and earth, nice baking spices, excellent florals, round acidity and well polished finish. For those of you drinking your new big red wines too young, this is they way to go. Buy library wines like these to keep you from opening your very high priced red wines long before they're ready to drink. Good library wines will drink much better and cost you so much less than your new big red wine releases. For example, I find these older Cing Cepages for around $35. The lowest price for their 2013 vintage on Wine Searcher is $59. For less $$$, you're drinking beautifully elegant and READY wine. For every new producers new release you buy, buy some nice library wines. You'll reap the benefits of patience down the road. Photos of; Chateau St. Jean, their vineyard grapes and Winemakers Margo & Don Van Staaveren and the Chateau St. Jean barrel/tasting room. — 6 years ago
Sipping Fine Wine
Named after Colene’s great granddaughter, medium Ruby with aromas of berry fruit and sweet nutty spice aromas. On the palate ripe strawberry and cherry fruit flavors with tea and licorice notes, lively acidity adding herb spices. Long finish, dry tannins that need some time, ending with bright mineral tones. Nice, still can cellar for a few years. Small production. — 2 months ago