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Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Steak & football 🏈 with my buddies.
Minimum 3-4 hour decant when drinking this so soon.
— 10 days ago

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Chateau Montelena

The Montelena Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

Absolutely beautiful Montelena Cabernet, violets, beautiful aromatics, still some structure (and this seems to have 10+ more years of ageability, long, lingering finish, really a super fine bottle of this wine (last bottle seemed fully mature)!! — 5 days ago

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with Monique and Jim
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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Oh hell yes. Leather.

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

Wine Spectator #1 wine dinner. By far the crowd favorite. — 10 days ago

Rob, Sagee and 10 others liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2013

Well. These vintages are becoming rarer and rarer now that Beyoncé and Jay Z popularize it. Plum, graphite, tobacco on the nose. Poised and elegant on the palate, with silky fruit, fine grain tannins and a minera edge to it 👌🏻 — 17 days ago

Ira, Peter and 11 others liked this

The Mascot

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

This will be a day 2 wine. 1 glass today and it just has that day 2 feeling. — 3 days ago

Tom, Jeroen and 19 others liked this

Realm Cellars

The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Rehearsal dinner wine for my nephew. I thought this probably WOTN. — 3 days ago

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Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2008


Fantastic wine, drinking beautifully now.
Celebrating Life…. 💯 for the moment..! 🥳
— 9 days ago

Lisanne, Martijn and 13 others liked this
David Koenen

David Koenen

Prachtig! Van harte gefeliciteerd broer!

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Somm David T
9.3

Something for my Wagyu Burger.

I do enjoy this producers style/craft. Also, enjoy the elegance of St. Julien. 2012 is a vintage Sofia & 1 worked harvest at Clerc Milon. So, the 2012 vintage will always be a special vintage for me, even if it was only one that was good to very good for the right terroirs and producers. Just wasn’t special like; 00, 05, 09, 10, 16 or 19 etc..

Having said all that, this Ducru is not the 2012 star of the region. It’s elegant but falls short on depth, character & umpf, which are things I have grown to expect and have experienced from this producer in many vintages.

The palate shows, soft, round & velvety M-M+ tannins. Ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, some of both plums, slightly baked strawberries & circling raspberries. Slightly dry tobacco w/ ash, soft leather, sandalwood, mid, dark, rounded spice, nutmeg, clove, some cinnamon & vanillin, dark most earth with clay & dry leaves, herbaceous notes, very soft & elegant graphite, a touch of of mid berry cola/licorice, dark withering flowers, red roses, nice acidity with nicely balance, good tension/structured, elegant finish that last nearly two minutes and long sets on rounded dark spice.

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— a day ago

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Yes, amazing the Emirates lounges are an entire floor of all their terminals. Always a great experience. Cheers! 🥂
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My first bottle of Musar was purchased in the Duty Free at DXB back in 2012. I think it was the 2001 or 2002 vintage.
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Some of their prices aren’t bad.

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1989

1989 vintage. Opened but not decanted. Tasted after one hour open. More structure than the 1990 version tasted side-by-side but leaner with slight, vegetal tones, less fruit and better tannic structure than the 1990. Couldn't find this in my Delectable reviews but feel like I've tasted this once in the last 6 or so years. Apples (1990 version)/Oranges (1989). As with the 1990, the 1989 is in a good place for another few years in the 750ml format but if you want to truly visit a 35+ year old vintage at the height of its' powers, opt-in for a large format experience. 10.10.25. — 12 days ago

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Opened this in 2019 for my wife’s 30th and I still think about that wine six years later. Stunning.

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Somm David T
9.2

The 2006 Bordeaux vintage. The vintage while wasn’t Bordeaux’s best, it certainly wasn’t one of its worst. It had the unenviable position of following a grand 2005 vintage. I think better than 2000, maybe 09 & 10? Jury is still out. The Bordelaise also got greedy and raised their prices from 05. That was a mistake when it came to selling the 2006 vintage and it laid another layer of bad taste in consumers minds.

I really enjoy Pichon Lalande’s style/craft. The 06 is good, not great. In fact, I enjoyed this better w/o the lamb.

The fruits are just ripe. Velvety, rounded M+ tannins. Brambly blackberries, dryish black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, some raspberry hues, oak barrel shavings, graphite, dry soils, dry tobacco & leather, dry clay, soft but dark spice, some dry herbs, soft baking spices- clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanillin, light milk chocolate, caramel hues, black tea, anise, some mid berry cola, dry & withering, dark & red flowers, violets, decent, round acidity, balanced, neatly structured/tensioned with an elegant finish that lasts just over 90 seconds and falls on dry earth and soft, dark spice.

Still acceding and has 15 plus yrs of good drinking ahead. Could make a case for rounding up to 93.

Paired w/ Grilled Rack of Lamb, Served with Rosemary Jus, Fondant Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli.

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— a day ago

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