Thousand Islands Winery

Riesling 2021

Matthew Sparling

9.0

Great wine for a hot summer day. Very sweet but not overly “graped”. — 2 months ago

Thousand Lives

Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Charene Sheaffer

9.0

Rich dark velvet taste, smooth — 2 years ago

Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Pappy Van Winkle Malt Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 10 Year 107 Proof

Alan Sevin

9.3

Somewhat lives up to the hype, but one day I'll try the others. Very smooth, bursting with oakey vanilla, burnt caramel, and honey. — 3 years ago

Montes

Purple Angel Colchagua Valley Carménère Petit Verdot 2017

Clive McNish

9.2

The Purple Angel lives up to expectations. A great blend of Carmenere and Petit Verdot which actually has a vibrant purple edge in the decanter. It is early days for this one but it can already be enjoyed with some decanting time but I think it is better than the 2016. Deep ruby and purple colour, the nose is a combination of Napa Cabernet and Australian Shiraz, rich, smokey, plenty of dark fruit and some nice burnt rubber and tar. On the palate there is blackcurrant, cherry, smoke and green and black pepper. This has a nice long finish and while it is definitely young, the tannins and acid are not overpowering. Definitely plenty of ageing potential and I think this will get better and better. Rating now is 9.2 but I’m sure it will end up at 9.5 in the future. — 4 years ago

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Ray Vanderhoff

Great analysis, Clive. Montes PA is a brilliant wine! You are correct (my opinion also) that a few more years of bottle age will be beneficial.

Clive McNish

Thanks Ray. I know I’m enjoying something when I start looking for places to buy a case before finishing the first glass. Five years and this will be a stunner.

Mollydooker Wines

Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006

Robert Munroe

9.8

This was a lucky acquisition in 2008. Two states, five cities and seven homes later, survived. I'm so happy and relieved that it kept as well as it did! A truly amazing wine that lives up to its reputation! Sublime Velvet. — 7 months ago

Thousand Lives

Malbec 2021

Lisa Pearce

9.4

Nice bottle of wine. Smooth. No after bite. — 3 years ago

Tedorigawa

Tsuyusanzen A Thousand Drops of Dew

Danielle

9.5

Soooooo good — 4 years ago

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Southold Farm + Cellar

Time of Our Lives Lagrein 2016

Joe Weinberger

9.1

Showed very well at 8 years old. Always fun to taste the older Southold wines from their time back on Long Island. — 10 months ago

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Thousand Lives

Pinot Noir 2021

Bart Agapinan

9.2

Fruity, acidic, medium bodied — 2 years ago

Simi

Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Adam Kincaid

9.1

We did a ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17 vertical tasting - highly recommend this as you get to watch the wines open up over time.

‘14 was by far and away the best, but still worth sitting on. Then, in order we liked ‘16, 17, and ‘15. The 2015 seems like it’s not going to make it as far as the others, a bit flabbier. ‘16 and ‘17 have long lives ahead of them - excited for that!

All were drinking pretty though and have varying levels of similar profiles: vanilla, cocoa, espresso, cedar, and earth tones. Hard to say no to any of them. — 3 years ago

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