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Willem The Silent

Egly-Ouriet

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

Robert Torretti
9.5

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). — 9 months ago

Ira liked this

Château de Rochemorin

Pessac-Léognan Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Joe fu
8.9

Very nice. Silent, quick finish. — 3 years ago

La Crema

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2019

Chelsie Sargent
9.2

Silent Retreat 2022 drink — 4 years ago

Ericsson liked this

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Cambus (Silent) 29 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky

Norman
9.2

Close to best of the night — 5 years ago

Ron and "Odedi" liked this

Krupp Brothers

Veraison Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

David Walser
9.2

Another “should have decanted” bottle. Started off a bit funky but blew off after awhile. Won this as part of a lot at the silent auction at the Napa Valley Wine Auction several years ago. — 6 years ago

Ira liked this

Bodegas Virgen del Águila

Agoston Garnacha & Syrah

Jacilyn Bruns
9.0

I won this at a silent auction, it was good! — 6 years ago

Bernard Magrez

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Dave Leach
9.2

Lights out from random storm in Dallas...SBD dropped this silent but deadly bottle on us...was awesome — 7 years ago

Lauren Dow
with Lauren

Château d'Armailhac

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Peter van den Besselaar
9.1

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 — 10 months ago

Dave, Jeroen and 18 others liked this

Inglenook

Rubicon Estate RC Reserve Syrah 2010

Heidi Kutcher
9.1

Part of silent auction basket — 3 years ago

Alexandre D' Almeida

Palace Hotel-Bussaco Reservado Buçaco Branco 2005

Jeroen Koenen
9.4

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

Freek, Tom and 2 others liked this

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Jan de Weerd
9.2

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. — 5 years ago

RoAnne de WeerdTammy de Weerd
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RoAnne, Matt and 6 others liked this
Ron R

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Try a younger vintage. This producer is typically outstanding.

Lucien Le Moine

Bourgogne Rouge Pinot Noir 2017

Brecht Spileers
9.3

Although often decent - I found that little red village Burgundies possess the unique elements of their superstar siblings. This one did - albeit in subtle hints, like the silent yet essential intro to a full blown concerto. This was very very good, yet most of all it made me long for a “normal” New Year’s Eve. — 6 years ago

Ira liked this
Gilbert Van Hassel

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Not this year Brecht but there is enough for future years and it is only going to get better.

Jim Brand

Silent Partner Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Simon Gilligan
9.2

Black fruited, earthy with nice Coonawarra eucalypt, grainy spread of tannin, dry but sort of just disappears. Nicely setup but finishes short - shame as i would have rated much higher otherwise. — 7 years ago

Bob, Scott and 1 other liked this

Gustave Lorentz

Reserve Alsace Gewürztraminer

Peter van den Besselaar
8.9

Vintage 2016 / Reliable producer makes a crisp and fine Gewürztraminer. Lychees in smell and taste. Sweet touch that makes the taste lively. @Willem Jan Withagen showed me to drink and appreciate more Gewürztraminer. Paired this with melon and ham, zucchini, shrimps in homemade tomatosauce and blue d’auvergne. All went well. — 7 years ago

Dick, Jan and 12 others liked this
Willem Jan Withagen

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Yup, a nice and fresh GW will do well with a lot of the more pronounced tasty foods.
But you do not have to eat something with it. 8-D

Elysian Springs

Silent Waters Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir

Takuya Namise
8.9

Wine Connection — a year ago

Glen Mhor

Silent Gordon & MacPhail 38 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey

Norman
9.1

Unlike last night this is all tongue and no bite in the cheeks. Rich in flavor as expected from the age and color. Silent referring if I recall correctly to the fact that it is closed. Don’t think it ever produced a single malt and was part of blends back in the day. ABV 40% — 2 years ago

Bob, Paul and 1 other liked this
Norman

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Evidently there were some distillery bottlings but mainly part of blends or sold to independent’s as in this case. - Ownership of Glen Mhor and Glen Albyn was transferred to Distillers Company Ltd (DCL, later Diageo)in 1972 by John Birnie's son William, but sadly the distillery was deemed to be insufficiently profitable when DCL needed to make cuts in the slump of the early 1980s, and both distilleries were closed. Glen Mhor was dismantled in 1986 and demolished in 1988. The site has now been developed into shops.
Glen Mhor's house style is described in Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion as 'Aromatic, treacly. Quite sweet. With dessert or after dinner.' Some malt was released as a distillery bottling, although most of the output went to blenders. There are still some independent bottlings available.

Fiuza & Bright

Silent Oak Reserva Tejo Alicante Bouschet Touriga Nacional 2017

Ryan Frank
8.9

2017 vintage — 5 years ago

Accornero

Bricco del Bosco Grignolino Monferrato Casalese 2018

Anthony De Blasi
9.2

A grape from Piemonte I didn’t know, apparantly lost but coming up again due to the younger generation winemakers. I’m in! Transparant in colour, gamay like taste and very light on it’s feet. But it’s a silent killer with it’s 14,5%. Very pleasant surprise! — 5 years ago

Daniel, Paul and 21 others liked this

Tentaka Shuzo

Silent Stream Junmai Daiginjo

Ed Lehrman
9.3

This one had some years on it but still maintained its “liquid steel” focus. — 6 years ago

Eric liked this

Scott Harvey Wines

Winemakers Reserve Amador County Zinfandel 2013

Donald Williams
9.4

Poured this at our church benefit wine tasting last night as a sample of a Scott Harvey Zin, hoping to encourage bids on the 3 liter bottle on the silent auction table. Wound up wishing I had poured less generously; finished it when we got home, wanting more. Everybody loved it. — 7 years ago

Bonnie Hodur
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