Realm Cellars

Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

leon egozi

9.4

305 group annual 10 yr Napa cab retrospective — a month ago

Jose, Juan and 6 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1977

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 1977 | Rich, tertiary tones, wonderful to taste. Paired with quail. — 4 days ago

Jan, Ira and 20 others liked this

Jay Kline

🙌🏽

Peter van den Besselaar

@Peter Sultan @Bob McDonald @Tom Casagrande @Jay Kline and you may realize that Nebbiolo is not my favorite grape 🫣 amazing wine from Produttori

Jay Kline

@Peter van den Besselaar oh man…I have it bad for Nebbiolo. Easily in my top 5!

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Doug Powers

9.5

Initially this was incredibly closed, but after 2 hours in the decanter it’s starting to open, tannic, very structured, very 1986 in its leanness, but incredible depth and length, not perfect, but still outstanding!! — 7 days ago

with Jim

Tom, Ron and 11 others liked this

Bob McDonald

Lean doesn’t sound so good.

Doug Powers

@Bob McDonald, I personally have mostly felt that 1986 Bordeaux reds have always shown super tight and structured, but without the riper, rounder fruit of other vintages like 1982, 1985, 1989 and 1990) — so, my use of “lean” is really intended to convey that the fruit never completely overcomes the harsh tannins and structure. I would say that after a few hours in the decanter, I’d be pretty confident that it will easily last another 10-20 years, or more. Ultimately I like my Bordeaux to show a little more elegance and charm. Hope that helps.

Bob McDonald

@Doug Powers Thanks for your thoughts Doug. I recall Jancis commenting on this wine “wondering if the tannins would ever resolve”. Obviously built for the ultra long haul. I might try my first one in the next year or so.

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1993

Andrew McIntyre

9.4

Elegance, finesse and restraint. Always a pleasure to drink! — 7 days ago

Paul, Dick and 19 others liked this

Jan de Weerd

Wow!

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Garen Staglin

9.4

In Magnum. Excellent balance of fruit and acid. Many years to go. — 11 days ago

Rob, Jay and 1 other liked this

Silver Oak

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Kevin Dale

9.4

Took about an hour to open up. — 3 hours ago

Juan and Tom liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

Andrew McIntyre

9.5

Birth year Latour for our 700th wine on Delectable! Very mature but still with lots of life. Leather, graphite and earthy notes and still so much power. A great pleasure to drink! — 7 days ago

Paul, Ted and 6 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2023

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

Massive wine. Seems to be built for the long haul. — 11 days ago

Jan, Freek and 3 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2002

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium lemon yellow , persistent fine perlage . At first quite shy , needs a bit of time to get going . Then buttered pastry , confit lemon and roast nuts , quite bold and rich , just a hint of chalky minerality . On the palate the richer , deeper theme continues , those pastry and buttery notes , confit lemon and a creamy mouthfeel . Long balanced finish , the chalky acidity really helping to cut through richer , mouth filling profile . Coming back to this at the end of the meal , having sat 6 hours in the glass , this still shows remarkable freshness and life. This seems young to me still , certainly has everything for a long life ahead , better in 5 years perhaps and will show well a further 10-15 perhaps . — 7 days ago

Jeroen, Andrew and 14 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2020

Tom Garland

9.3

Decant and pour. They broke out the Giant glass.....black cherry, leather, tobacco, pepper, dried herbs, cedar, and tannic. Should round out over time. YUM! Super Tuscan tonight to start our Napa weekend...who woulda thunk. — a day ago

with Brenda

Tom, Brenda and 12 others liked this

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