Cuyo Malbec

Antigal Winery & Estates

Uno Mendoza Malbec 2024

Good afternoon a Boudoix bottle with pizza. Bold and dark berry forward but smooth and dry. Nice compliment to the other — 11 days ago

Brian Sakowicz
with Brian

Viña Cobos

Felino Mendoza Malbec 2023

Very drinkable — a month ago

Rick, Sagee and 1 other liked this

Orin Swift

Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Oak, sawdust, coco nibs, tobacco, black currant and blackberries. This is rich, deep and dark. Mostly secondary and tertiary flavors at this point, not a ton of fruit left. — a month ago

Dave and Joel liked this

Justin Vineyards & Winery

Isosceles Reserve Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Deep ruby color, with a brick rim. Aromas of blackberry, cassis and mocha. Black fruit on the palate, dark chocolate and baking spices.

🍇 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Merlot

🏅92 Points - Wine Spectator
— a month ago

Tom, Dave and 11 others liked this

Pahlmeyer

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2018

Drinking perfectly at 8 yrs old — a month ago

Neil, Diego and 1 other liked this

Ramey Wine Cellars

Claret Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

2019 vintage. Sweeter than the last few vintages. 6.17.26. — 2 months ago

David, Doug and 6 others liked this

Viña Cobos

Bramare Luján de Cuyo Malbec 2023

For the price this is hard to beat. — 4 months ago

Brian, Paul and 8 others liked this

Terrazas de Los Andes

Reserva Mendoza Malbec 2021

Álcool 14,0%.
DUFRY/SP - SLF - Abr/2025.
— 17 days ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2006

Somm David T
9.5

I recently had a conversation with a few Joseph Phelps Ambassador’s at Pebble Beach Food & Wine in April. I said, I had every vintage of Insignia back to 2006 in storage. They said, “you should really drink up the 2006.” So, I coravined an 06 last weekend, a taste. I agreed then. But tonight not the case, it shows it still has a fair amount of life. Another 5-8 yrs and perhaps plus.

My Ribcap, a definition of Medium Rare Plus.

The nose reveals floral; blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, poached strawberries, dark cherries and blue fruit notes. Melted dark chocolate, mocha, caramel, softly layered baking spices, very underrated graphite, steeped tea, mid berry cola, red licorice, limestone powder, dry top soil, dry twig, red, dark candied to slightly withering florals w/ liquid violet cola.

The palate shows well resolved, rounded, velvety M+ tannins. Nicely ripe fruits that are floral; blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, poached strawberries, dark cherries and blue fruit notes. Melted dark chocolate, mocha, caramel river, softly layered baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick & vanillin, warm caramel, dark Asian spices with palate burrowing heat, dry tobacco/ leather, cedar, grilled meats, very underrated graphite, sweet tarriness, black licorice, steeped tea, mid berry cola, red licorice, limestone powder, dry top soil, dry twig, red, dark candied to slightly withering florals w/ liquid violet cola, candied to withering; dark, red, blue florals wrapped in liquid violets, epic rainfall acidity, well balanced-structured-toned, elegant finish that lasts minutes and falls on earth & heated spice.

95-96 peaking.
— 5 days ago

Tom, Jay and 8 others liked this

Miner Family

The Oracle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Plums, black pepper, sawdust, dirt and tobacco leaf. Delayed gratification, the wine is so much more interesting now than it was when it was young. — a month ago

Dave, Joel and 1 other liked this

Opus One

Overture Napa Valley Petit Verdot Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Drinking better now, and for the foreseeable future, than the 2022 Opus. 6.24.26. — a month ago

Ted, Tom and 11 others liked this
Norman

Norman Premium Badge

Seems young. I’ve only had this as a gift and felt guilty opening it but it was a gift/let’s try kinda thing. How long would you normally hold?

Quilceda Creek

CVR Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Paul J
9.4

PnP. Deep, dark fruit. Dark cherries and blackberries. Exceeded expectations. Massive depth. Really enjoyed! — 2 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Paul, Tom and 4 others liked this

Gundlach Bundschu

Mountain Cuvée Sonoma County Red Blend 2023

Red fruit, green, polished, balanced. — 4 months ago

Clos La Coutale

Cahors Merlot 2023

Simple and enjoyable. Very dark, spicy, tannic, and medium bodied. Good!
Listening to Waxahatchee
— 21 days ago

Joel, Ray and 18 others liked this
Dave

Dave

Right on! It's so cheap I'll get a few to tuck away @Doug Powers
Peter van den Besselaar

Peter van den Besselaar Influencer Badge

Before 2010 this wine needed 10 to 15 years to soften tannins, since then the producer focusses on ripe fruit and smoother tannins.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Peter van den Besselaar, I very much appreciate you posting these insights about the changes in the winery’s growing/ripening process. Those old ones, it was difficult to even guess when they’d be ready. At least the 2000 I posted on has great fruit currently, and not terribly drying tannins!!

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

A perfect wine. Balanced and complex. A gorgeous first hit of plum with a hint of cherry. So broad fruit at first but then settles on the tongue with a noise terror of tannin. No bitterness just smooth and lovely. Girgeous wine. 2010 vintage gift bottle from Donna and Anders — 5 days ago

Paul, Dave and 1 other liked this

Cain Vineyard & Winery

Cain Five Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

2015 vintage. Sampled from Coravin. Medium body. The monstrous tannins tamed somewhat...as they meet a decade+. Absolutely, top-notch nose. If you both respect the exuberance of youth and celebrate the wisdom of age, this is for you. A fascinating, case study currently. 6.24.26. — a month ago

Somm, Doug and 6 others liked this
Somm David T

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Own this $39 recent purchase
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Premium Badge

@Somm David T Picked up a case.. Gotta dig out the invoice but resto cost was in the $30's. Do recall the 1987 vintage being $13.33 a bottle before the brand decided to make this the benchmark it is.

Finca Decero

Remolinos Vineyard Malbec 2015

Meaty (charcuterie) savory notes like olive, good acidity — 4 months ago