Open Field

Domaine de la Côte

Bloom's Field Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2020

Might have been a wood day. Lacking acid and fruit but still well made. — 16 days ago

Vanessa, Rick and 5 others liked this

Field Recordings

FreddoSangiovese 2023

Ted
8.9

Label says the wine should be chilled. It totally needs the chill. Light and fruity. — 2 months ago

Jeni
with Jeni
Tom, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008

Private Dinner on the beach to celebrate my wife birthday. The Ritz went out of their way to find this 2008 Opus One. Flavors just burst open after decanting. Fruit was smooth with hints of blackberry and cherry. No earthy or leather just smooth fruit front to back. — 3 months ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Joe and 12 others liked this

Field Recordings

Fiction Paso Robles Zinfandel Blend 2023

this is our recent go-to for steak night — it’s a healthy balance of earthy and fruity and is complicated but in a way that works well as a table wine. win-win! — a month ago

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Drinking well with its perfumed aromatics, fruit & spice that needed some air to open — 2 months ago

Mario, Tom and 8 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

A plush, meaty open nose. Dark plum and underbrush. Some iodine and a serious, brooding midpalate. Great balance and poise, and settled. Fantastic — 3 months ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Jeroen, Tom and 12 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Deep ruby , thin pink rim . Fresh cassis , blackberry , quite spicy with a touch of vanilla, red plum . Quite open and enticing . On the palate this is somewhat linear with cool dark fruits , cassis , red plum , grafite and saline touch . Fills out well with quite grippy , cool tannins , fresh acidity , and good length with grafite , cassis finish . This is obviously not ready , however it was an enjoyable wine to drink over dinner , the freshness and cool fruit character are quite apparent , and the tannins though gritty are somewhat in the background . Though it was worth the experience , I would leave bottles a further 10 years before trying another. This is an elegant and well judged wine . — 4 months ago

"Odedi", Shay and 15 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2013

2013 vintage. Sweet fill and cork. Trashy label. Slightly less sed than expected. Big nose on the decant. Tasted after 1 hour open and 5 hours open. Medium heavy body. Roasted nuts, earth, plummy fruit and grilled beef nose and flavors. Finishing palate added a finely ground black pepper note. Consistent throughout and absolutely delicious. 05.23.25. — a month ago

David, Bob and 11 others liked this

Quinta do Vallado

Reserva Field Blend Douro Red Blend 2021

80 Old vines, 30 varieties, mainly tinta roriz, 16 months French oak. Robert Parker 93 points. Berry forward, high acid, field blends are the oldest vines, highest price points — 3 months ago

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

Age 30 has 1995 Latour is in an amazing place, finally, fully open and giving wafting unmistakable Pauillac perfume, integrated and seamless and liquid velvet in the mouth with melting tannins and an explosively long finale. My fav first growth 💯 — 4 months ago

Jay, Jan and 11 others liked this