The Reserve Vineyard And Gold Club
Beringer Vineyards
Private Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2021
Pale gold color.
Aromas of buttered pastry, popcorn.
Dry. Flavors of buttered popcorn, citrus.
Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 6 months ago
Cosentino Winery
Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2017
My go to club pinot noir. Strawberry fruit with cola and spice notes — 2 years ago
Marc Hébrart
Special Club Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2013
Good enough for Covid Oscars...bright, limpid gold, round, creamy, soothing attack! Starts pushing out the ripe, red apple, dripping juicy pear.... really nice with the runny triple cream and the crumbly, salty, crystallized Pecorino. I think this wine deserves another point... maybe point and s half. Lucious glass of bubbles! Cheers! — 3 years ago
Blackwell
Black Gold Special Reserve Fine Jamaican Rum
Subtle, sweet, exemplary! — 5 months ago
Beaulieu Vineyard
Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), CA Cabernet Pre-2000; 20 April 2023 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY — a year ago
Bollinger
Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend
A standard that still brings excitement and drama. Medium gold color with plenty of small bubbles. The nose is wonderful with a ton of apples and baked bread. Nice floral accents to match the dried cherry and blackberry notes. Really, really nice.
Composed of the three traditional grapes and injected with a nice bit of reserve wines, this is just one of those bottles that’s always right on time. Powerful, muscular, masculine, and sleek. Lovely fruit on the tongue and an elegant mouthfeel. A classic for a reason. — a year ago
Rock View
Reserve Chardonnay 2022
Bright gold. Inviting nose and medium full palate of lightly carameled apple, butterscotch, and white pepper. Medium plus acidity brightens it all from entry to medium short finish. The "popcorny" element of previous vintages has gone away in favor of a more balanced fruit to oak to malo ratio yielding a lighter version of the big Carneros style of Robert Lloyd's namesake offering. Very nice if you like this style. Drink now. — 5 months ago
Robert Mondavi Winery
Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), CA Cabernet Pre-2000; 20 April 2023 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY — a year ago
Mount Eden Vineyards
Reserve Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2009
Green gold in the glass, prodigious effort with layers of citrus, pear, honeysuckle and seamlessly integrated oak. Oh so classic — 3 years ago
Alvin Hellemans
Daily, dry, earthy wine. — 3 months ago