Walk Around the World With Vinous Icons

What makes an icon? “Icon” is often defined as a person or thing admired for having great influence or significance. Well, we’d say the estates attending Vinous Icons meet those criteria! Dinners, more dinners, seminars, another seminar, walk-around tastings, galas, oh my! Curious which wines are being poured at the Walk-Around Tastings? We've gathered a handful of the wines with various reviews from the Delectable community! Grab your tickets and get your comfy shoes ready for the Walk-Arounds! -- Icons Tasting - Day One | The Altman Building, New York City | 4:30pm - 8pm Icons Tasting - Day Two | The Altman Building, New York City | 12:30pm - 4pm Taste a selection of the most admired wines in the world curated by our team of reviewers at the Vinous Icons walk-around tasting. Please note that a number of the wines being shown are made in very small quantities. As a result, some wineries will pour different wines on each day. -- Argentina 2018 Familia Zuccardi Finca Piedra Infinata (95pts JH) 2011 Trivento EOLO - Australia 2017 Cirillo Estate 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache (98pts AH) 2004 Cirillo Estate 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache (93 AH) - Chile 2020 Don Melchor (95pts JH) 2017 Don Melchor (94ts JH) - China 2018 Ao Yun - France – Bordeaux 2016 Château Canon (97pts NM) 2015 Léoville-Las Cases Clos du Marquis (92+pts AG) - France – Champagne 2013 Dom Pérignon (94pts AG) 1999 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill (94pts AG) - France – Rhône & Beaujolais 2016 Château du Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour (94pts JR) 2016 Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné St Joseph La Croix des Vignes (93pts JR) - Italy – North 2020 Chiara Condello Chiara Condello - Predappio 2013 Vietti Barolo Ravera (100pts AG) - Italy – Tuscany 2011 Ornellaia (97pts AG) 2015 Podere Il Carnasciale Il Caberlot Toscana (96pts AG) - Italy – South 2020 Elena Fucci Titolo by Amphora (94+pts EG) 2021 Passopisciaro Franchetti (96pts EG) - Spain 2016 Vega Sicilia Macán (95pts JR) 2014 Vega Sicilia Unico (97pts JH) - United States – Central Coast 2019 Booker Oublie (95pts JR) 2019 Rhys Horseshoe Vineyard Pinot Noir (96pts AG) - United States – Napa Valley 2019 Blankiet Rive Droite Merlot Blend (97pts AG) 2018 Realm Cellars The Bard (98pts AG) - United States – Sonoma 2019 Cornell Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (97+pts AG) 2017 Kistler Vineyard Laguna Ridge Chardonnay (97pts AG) - United States – Oregon 2021 Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay (94pts EG) -- PURCHASE YOUR VINOUS ICONS TICKETS HERE

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2013

Some specials on today at the Chelsea lounge at JFK. Thought I’d ask and look what we got. It doesn’t have as much of the typical Dom taste for me and it is still very very young, definitely still a baby. Great nose and packs a lot of citrusy flavors - they will certainly mellow over the years. Not a bad rendition, not quite hitting the super high marks with me right now, but very pleasant early p.m. bubbly on this holiday — 2 years ago

Andrew, Bob and 8 others liked this

Cornell Vineyard

Estate Grown Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

This is super enjoyable. Drank excellently over 3 days. Food friendly and a long life ahead! — 3 years ago

Ceccherini, Paul and 4 others liked this

Cirillo

1850s Old Vine Grenache 2017

Out of a Coravin. Dry, hint of bitter chocolate on the nose and some thyme and over ripe strawberries on the tongue. Very yummy! — 6 years ago

Kistler

Laguna Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

En Magnum— BTG at Kistler/SingleThread wine dinner. Solid American chardonnay. — 6 years ago

Shay, Ryan and 4 others liked this

Trivento

Eolo Luján De Cuyo Malbec 2011

Tim
9.3

Really enjoyed this, paired with amazing steak, even with some other incredible wines this stood out — 6 years ago

Kim liked this

Pol Roger

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut Champagne 1999

Soft lime and confit lemon, fresh bright white flowers on the nose. Lovely mouthfeel and texture, with some secondary notes coming through and everything in great balance. An appley sweetness to this with beautiful acidity. — 7 years ago

Bex Green
with Bex
Severn, Billy and 12 others liked this

Lingua Franca

Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2021

Delectable Wine
9.4

Wonderfully perfumed, the 2021 Chardonnay Bunker Hill opens with a cascade of dusty florals and sweet herbs, as flinty stone contrasts hints of white peach and sage. This is seductively round and textural with depths of sapid ripe stone fruits and liquid rock minerality. A lemony concentration lingers as the 2021 finishes long and lightly structured, leaving a minty freshness that punctuates the experience perfectly. The Bunker Hill is a real charmer. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 2 years ago

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019

Bigger and with more oak than I remembered last. Good but a little bit disappointing? A bit much on the spice for me. Maybe I just don’t like oak? It’s good after about an hour in a decanter. — 3 years ago

Concha y Toro

Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

This is an exceptionally well-balanced wine with acidity, velvet tannin and alcohol (14.5%) perfectly offsetting the abundant fruit. Cassis, black cherry, tobacco leaf, blackberry, eucalyptus, blueberry, violet and cedar are present plus just the hint of dried fruit showing the tertiary development to come. Very long and silky finish. A fabulous wine — 4 years ago

Paul, Tom and 3 others liked this

Realm Cellars

The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

The 18’s arrived so we uncorked The Bard. Simply delicious. — 6 years ago

D'Aun Goble
with D'Aun
Shay, Daniel and 22 others liked this
Roy Goble

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@Mark Farrell Yes yes and yes. Good wine!
Mark Farrell

Mark Farrell

@Roy Goble 👍 I’ll join the Realm list.
BTW, I think I heard you speak at a NCF event here in Louisville, KY. I have a copy of the Junkyard Wisdom book. Somehow you came up on my feed here on Delectable, and I thought the name was familiar. Small world. Cheers!
Roy Goble

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@Mark Farrell Now that’s a small world! Thanks for letting me know. Hope you are well.

Château Canon

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Wonderful rosy scent; followed by a fresh citrusy splash on the tongue — 7 years ago

Julia GeislerJames Forsyth
with Julia and James
Neil, Ceccherini and 20 others liked this

Booker Vineyard

Oublié Red Rhone Blend 2019

12/2023. What a nice red blend. Fruit, flavor and makes the palate happy. Paired so well with the petite filet at Hall’s Chophouse. — 3 years ago

Ted, Skip and 6 others liked this

Elena Fucci

Titolo Aglianico del Vulture 2020

Wow. Perfect wine to pair with a big red sauce dish like chicken Parmigiana. I recommend you open the bottle a good 30-60 minutes before drinking. So glad I have a few more bottles. — 3 years ago

Blankiet Estate

Rive Droite Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Beautiful wine. 45 days maceration and still a medium bodied wine of precision and bright red fruit. Red plum, cranberry and roasted cherries. Roses. Elegant. — 3 years ago

Ira, Shay and 1 other liked this

Concha y Toro

Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

The 30th Anniversary of this signature wine grapes Puente Alto vineyard, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and espresso notes, a blend of 98% Cab Sauv & 2% aged for 15 month in French oak (66% new). On the palate flavors of black cherry and  blackberry with herb, tobacco and smoky oak spice notes. Firm tight tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and toasty spice, needs time to develop, cellar a while! Tasting Sample! — 5 years ago

Jason, Daniel P. and 10 others liked this

Vietti

Ravera Barolo Nebbiolo 2013

Spectacular, subtle red fruit, flowers, only 7yr old but wasn't overly tight or tannic, drinking perfectly already.
Also had Rocche di C and Brunate which were nearly as good
— 6 years ago

Mark BlandfordRick Cacciapaglia
with Mark and Rick

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de la Croix des Vignes Saint Joseph Syrah 2016

Paul J
8.9

Needs air and age. Spicy flavor and long finish, but really wound up. — 7 years ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Ron, David and 1 other liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2014

Nice blend. I need more. Well done. Buy bye — 8 years ago

Keith, Eric and 10 others liked this