Glacial Till
Château Lascombes
Margaux Merlot Blend 1985
Deep garnet red with brick edges. Layered and aged nose coated in dried cherries, truffles, damp forest floor, wet tobacco, and some light baking spices. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and acidity with a medium body. Delicious and well balanced palate with red cherries, dried currants, tobacco, earthiness and leather. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2025. — 7 years ago
Clarendon Hills
Piggott Range Vineyard Syrah 2006
Dark ruby. Dark nose with loads of spices, black fruits and olives. Medium tannins (6.5/10) with balanced acidity and a full body. Layered palate with baking spices, bacon, blackberries, black cherries and a touch of olives. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2024. — 8 years ago
Spell Estate
Terra de Promissio Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Second stop in Sonoma with Andrew Berge of Spell Estate, La Pitchoune and Tiny House to name a few. First single vineyard Pinot Noir is the Terra de Promissio from the Petaluma Gap of the Sonoma Coast AVA. It is aged in 50% new French oak and only 49 cases produced.
Lush medium ruby red with a light purplish hue. Quite floral on the nose with some white pepper and strawberries. Medium acidity (6.5/10) with good tannins and a medium plus body. A bit of tobacco on the palate with some dark raspberries and gravel. Dry and medium plus finish. Drink till 2026. $$ — 8 years ago
Raats
Stellenbosch Cabernet Franc 2013
Deep ruby red with garnet edges. Quite a bit of greenery on the nose with some earthiness as well as a touch of cherries and perfume. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and medium plus body. Very young overall with notes of dark berries, chalk, earthiness and spices. Dry and long finish. Drink till 2028. — 8 years ago
Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti)
Morellino di Scansano 2016
Medium to deep ruby red. Savory and cherries on the nose. A bit of gravel too. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and balanced acidity. Medium to medium plus body. Needs a little time to open up. Cherries and lots of earthiness. Medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2024. — 9 years ago
Schrader Cellars
LPV Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Deep purplish ruby red. A little mute on the nose to start with some savory notes, layers of dark black fruits, cinnamon and some minerality. Balanced acidity with heavy tannins (7.5/10). Full bodied with tons of dark and red fruit with some sweet spices too. Long and lingering finish. Needs a long decant. Drink till 2033. — 9 years ago
Château du Cléray
Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Melon de Bourgogne 2020
Väldigt gott vin till maten som bestod av ramensoppa med skaldjur. — 4 years ago
Anselmo Mendes
Contacto Monção & Melgaço Alvarinho 2018
Lätt, härligt, mineraligt vin till persiko- och skinksalladen på balkongen. — 7 years ago
Caymus Vineyards
Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Dark garnet red with a ruby hue. Aged characteristics on the nose with some tobacco leaves, anise, damp leaves and dark berries. Medium tannins (6/10) and full bodied. Quite earthy on the palate with some dried cherries, cigar box and some light leather. Long finish with solid acidity. Drink till 2023. — 8 years ago
Château Cos d'Estournel
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1990
🏅 Rating 96/100 (4,6🌟)
Super Vintages of SuperSeconds🍷
'90 St.-Estephe Flight
Plums, cassis, cedar, full of dark fruits and leather. Supreme texture and mouthfeel. Great representation of St.-E terroir. Reached its very peak maturity.
2eme GC Classé. 60% CS, 38% M, 2% CF. Fermented in steel tanks. 18mo aging in 80% new oak. Fining, no filtration. Atypically for Medoc high portion of Merlot
80s till mid-90s was super era for Cos, now inconsistent, overpriced. — 8 years ago
De Toren
Fusion V Stellenbosch Red Blend 2014
Ninth red wine at our annual DMV South African wine tasting. Medium to deep ruby red. Muted nose to start with notes of iron, cassis, dark sweet spices, and cocoa. Heavy tannins (8/10) and full bodied. Almost caramel like on the palate with vanilla and dark berries. Nice level of richness and very long finish. Drink till 2028. — 8 years ago
Continuum
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011
Deep ruby red with garnet hue. Dark spices on the nose, notes of anise, herbs and raspberries. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium plus body. Solid acidity too. A little herbal on the palate, dark berries, crushed gravel, pencil shavings. Medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2024. — 8 years ago
Fossil & Till
Petillant Naturel Seneca Lake Riesling 2015
23 November 2017. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago
Château d'Yquem
Y Ygrec Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2005
Comparison between 05 and 18. 05 is crushing it. Such a beauty showing that an oak-influenced Sauvignon Blanc-Sémillon blend can be this good, rivals with those best whites in burgundy. If you buy newer vintages, please be patient. Wait till at least 10 years to open it! — 5 years ago
Quivet Cellars
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Deep ruby red. Perfumed nose with blueberries, black cherries, oak and some spices. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and full bodied. Lush palate with tons of oak, blackberries, black cherries and some sweet spices. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2029. (92+) — 7 years ago
Luddite Wines
Shiraz 2007
Dark garnet red with some tawny edges. A bit stinky on the nose with some cheese, wood and black cherries. Medium tannins (6/10) with a medium body. Notes of bark and dried cherries on the palate. Drinking well right now with a long finish. Drink till 2019. — 8 years ago
Round Pond Estate
Estate Proprietary Left Bank Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Second wine on the second night of the cruise at Chops Grille. Deep and dark purplish ruby red. Rich nose with cinnamon, cassis, blackberries, anise and spices. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Well rounded with great structure and dark gravel, black raspberries, blackberries, and tons of cinnamon. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2027. (93+) — 8 years ago
Kanonkop Estate
Paul Sauer Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005
Seventh red wine at our annual DMV South African wine tasting. Medium ruby red in appearance. Chalky notes coming straight out of the glass with some more layers of black cherries, twigs and light spices. Great acidity and balanced tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus bodied. Layers of red and black fruits on the palate, some cinnamon, vanilla and some chalky and earthy notes. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2022. — 8 years ago
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008
Dark ruby red. Rich and earthy with notes of dark berries, and some damp forest. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) and full bodied. Dark palate as well with dark cocoa, cigar box and black berries. Long finish and drinking well with some air. Drink till 2027. — 9 years ago
Matthew Robinson
Really good for a NZ Sauvignon Blanc. Still a little grassy for my taste but more complexity than usual — 2 months ago