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Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Fragrance includes mushrooms. Fantastic balance with smooth Tannins at 12+ years old. February 2025. — 3 days ago

Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

2002 vintage. Last tasted 10.06.22 (9.4). Similar "gliding along" impressions with feminine characteristics. This bottle (nice fill, cork and decent sed) was a goody. Decanted and tasted after 5 mins, 30 mins and 2 hours. Bit more structure evident after two hours open as to be a different, yet fantastic, wine. Funny how some of these underwhelming, less than aggro wines can take on another life of their own, on their terms, by gently removing all doubt. Still another 5-7 years-easy. 11.21.24. — 3 months ago

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Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Fantastic and seemed even more mature than 13 years. Dark dark but smooth and developed. It’s a focused wine in great balance. No complaints but you can tell it was a bit below the heights for Latour. Double decanted and enjoyed over 4+ hours. — 5 months ago

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GaryWEdwards

GaryWEdwards

Nice report. Thank you!!

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

2014 vintage. Last tasted 04.20.22 (9.5). Still tight but behind all the subterfuge, clouds, white lies, deception and smoke, there is a fantastic show slowly being assembled. All the performers are there and you've watched plenty of the rehearsals. Another 8-10 years will likely find this in the 9.6 and maybe 9.7 zone when the curtain finally rises. Built for future speed. If you've got the time and ca$hi$h, put a case aside and start tapping in 2035. This goes places wine doesn't have a right to. It's not asking for permission. 01.30.25. — 20 days ago

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Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Fantastic Napa cab that’s in a beautiful spot right now. Well balanced. Notes of Blackberry, Cassis, Pencil Shavings, Mint, and that ever present Rutherford Dust. — 3 months ago

Ted Miller
with Ted

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1996

Fantastic wine. Opened up beautifully in the decanter with nice tannins and a ruby color. — 5 months ago

Jessica Sohl
with Jessica
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Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1998

Fantastic and a great cork too! — a month ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Really elegant wine. Fruit is black and blue and ripe. Medium + acidity and tannins. Tannins are soft and silky. Lovely long finish. Fantastic wine. — 2 months ago

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Kosta Browne

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2021

The 2021 never disappoints. Some spice and cinnamon is starting to show. Fantastic!

Middle of the Pacific Ocean.
— 5 months ago

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Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Vintage 1989 | unbelievable youghtful, cedar, tobacco, spiced cherries, extremely balanced, a joy | with duck breast and beetroot | at Hofstede De Blaak Tilburg — 6 months ago

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