Weingut G & R Beck

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Le K Vin de Pays de la Vienne Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage 2010 | My last 375 ml, curious because I thought it might be too old. Instead: it is g o r g e o u s. Beautiful ripened cab franc smell, as vibrant as possible. The back label says cab franc ánd cab sauvignon. Elegant taste. This wine is from the time Frederic Brochet owned the domaine and wanted to make wines as beautiful as possible. Proof that great wines can be made in Vienne. Biological organic wine, if anyone needs proof that these wines can ripen > this is a great example. Paired with pasta and a improvisation mushroom sauce. — 2 months ago

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Carlo Revello & Figli

Barolo Nebbiolo R G 2015

Very nice. Taking one home! — 7 years ago

Frazier

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Greg Ballington
9.0

Medium ruby core with garnet edges. Aged characteristics on the nose with damp earth, a little espresso, a touch smoky, cinnamon and stewed plums. Medium tannins (6/10) and plus medium body. Dark cocoa on the attack of the palate intermingled with plums, black currants, black cherries and lots of spices. A bit of anise and the Petit Verdot coming through in the medium plus finish. Drink till 2018.
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— 9 years ago

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@TheSkip you haven’t tried the Kale yet right?
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Correct. I have not yet @Greg Ballington

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2010

Lemon, lanolin and dried flowers. Beautiful wine, you g and fresh — 5 years ago

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with Merritt and MacK

Kenzo Estate

Rindo Estate Bottled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

Slight herb aroma. A bit sweet, rich and elegant! Spicy @1700/G(15000), Kenzo R, 191011 — 7 years ago

Araujo Estate

Eisele Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Super crisp and delicious. But what I love more than this wine are the blurry folks in the background @David L @Mike R @Shawn R @Bill Bender - great Sauvignon Blanc Lunch (plus one cab) with great friends @Martin G Rivard
@Kirk Alexander @Joe Lucca @ADAM STROMFELD

‘12 Adamvs
‘14 Melka La Mekerra
‘10 Prescott Ashe/The Palace 1915
‘13 Kristine Ashe/Entre Nous
‘16 Brilliant Mistake
‘14 Favia Linea
‘00 Bryant Family Cab
‘12 Araujo Eisele
‘98 Chateau Haut-Brion
‘14 Didier Dagneau Asteroide
— 9 years ago

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Agreed! Props to @Joe Lucca it was young and shy at first but air gave it wings
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My nomination for photo of the day
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Crisp and clean.
9.5

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1978

78’ I got to enjoy this with my very good friends. Thank you @Martin G Rivard for sharing this wonderful wine with us!! @Shawn R Great to see you buddy! Love you guys! — 9 years ago

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👍 Love the Napa 70’s. Good piece of history!
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Yep before phylloxera & Parkers heavy influence. IMO
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Loved this wine!!!

Leviathan

California Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Better than the 16, not as sweet.
Jeb 94
$20.00 out the door doesn’t hurt either
Winery notes

T A S T I N G N O T E S
Seductive black cherry, blackberry and currant fruits laced with cocoa nib, sweet baking spices and cigar box with silky texture and a long, savory finish.

S O U R C I N G
Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Hills, Moon Mountain)
Syrah (Dry Creek Valley)
Cabernet Franc (Los Carneros)
Merlot (Moon Mountain, Coombsville)

T E C H N I C A L
Aged in 100% French Oak, 25% New
— 6 years ago

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Great bottle of juice!

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Shay A
9.7

One of the greatest wines I’ve had the privilege of tasting. Cab franc is a favorite of mine and to enjoy a top shelf to CF in the world is a treat...not much green pepper, more beef jerky and soy sauce than vegetal notes. Powerful even after hours of being open. Worthy of smelling for days (violet, dusted blackberries). What a pull from @Mark Flesher ! I just had to feel like a part of the WNH tonight after I saw their wines last night! @Martin G Rivard @Bill Bender @Shawn R @David L — 8 years ago

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Mark Flesher

The nose on this wine was worth a 9.2 alone. I could have sat in the corner huffing the wine for the entire night. Dried cherries, pipe tobacco and earth. One of those noses where you feel like you're transported back to the Chateau and are right in the middle of the vineyard. Wine poured a darker maroon, full to the meniscus. The entry of this wine was rather dense. Middle went to a brambled type of presentation, tar, earth, but still retaining that ever copious cherry. Finish was quite impressive. I will say that this one tasted like it was 5 to 10 years old and could last another 20 years or so. Incredible wine.
9.8
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@Shay A @Mark Flesher You are here with us in spirit my friends!! That bottle would have fit in beautifully when we did our Cheval Vertical I’d 64,82,90 and 98!!!
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It was a good night and definitely jealous of that Cheval vert! That Bara drank rather well and even better than I had remembered. We were definitely there in spirit. Cheers @Martin G Rivard !

R&G

Rioja Tempranillo

Smooth as silk; yet, great structure & elegant finish paired with spinach, shrimp & scallop lasagna in Delta One on way to Amsterdam — 9 years ago