Willem The Silent

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Cuvée des Grands Côtés Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Coteaux Champenois Ambonnay Pinot Noir 2014

What a great wine! Pinot Noir from the Cote Champenois. Very mineral, with some nice red fruit on the palate. You can taste where a Blanc de Noir gets its profile from in this wine. Great to have this “Grand Cru” with some age on it (9 years). I picked up two bottles up in the silent bid auction of the 2025 Wine on Wheels event. Such a lucky buy. Enjoyed with home cooked grilled lamb, sautéed mushrooms with a Sherry reduction, asparagus and wild rice medley. Pretty good, although probably a touch better with something more along the lines of poultry (roast chicken or duck, maybe turkey). — 24 days ago

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Inglenook

Rubicon Estate RC Reserve Syrah 2010

Part of silent auction basket — 2 years ago

La Crema

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2019

Silent Retreat 2022 drink — 4 years ago

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Château d'Armailhac

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Vintage 2010 | last year our Brabantse Wine Society wine friends @Eric Hoepelman @Willem Jan Withagen @Rob van Kalmthout @Martijn went to the worldchampionship blindtasting and visited Mouton R. This year they are so kind to share experiences with @Berry Marinussen @Liselotte Brouwers Maarten Drop and myself who will attend this year in Jura. This was one of the beautiful wines in the line up — 2 months ago

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Alexandre D' Almeida

Palace Hotel-Bussaco Reservado Buçaco Branco 2005

Complex, unique, still young..!
Thank you, Willem.
— 3 years ago

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Glen Mhor

Silent Gordon & MacPhail 38 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey 1965

Glen Mhor 38yr 1965 - the color on this was deep and I so wanted to love it but it was missing something. Just a bit hollow. Might be a function of old bottle, plus a sample, plus holding the sample too long. — 4 months ago

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But still, 9.7!
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Error. 9.1
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Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

I love good wine and don’t mind paying for it if it is truly exquisite. This one didn’t meet that expectation. Medium body with a nice finish but it lapsed in the middle when it almost went silent. Had hoped it would express more over time but after about 2 hours it fell flat. Oh well, win some, lose some. — 4 years ago

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Try a younger vintage. This producer is typically outstanding.