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Louis Latour

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018

Going for a magnum of this wonderful 2018 white Burgundy. Heavy on the alcohol and the typical Burgundy Chardonnay flavors. Hits the mark — 3 months ago

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Château Angélus

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

2000 vintage. Mid-shoulder fill with top-notch cork. Decanted and tasted after 3 hours. Medium/medium-heavy body. Jello chocolate pudding nose. Chunky mix of dark and milk chocolate flavors in the frontal palate that picked up a hitchhiking, dark plum passenger in the mid-palate and cruised to the finish without any speed bumps. Tannins almost completely integrated. Smooth, rich, weighty, crowd-pleasing finish. Wanted a small, dirty dissenting opinion to further confirm the current harmony/vibe but none was forthcoming. So much life ahead. Zero rush to crush. 08.01.25. — 8 months ago

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Douglas Braun

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Tasted there wine at the Chateau thoroughly impressed

Altesino

Brunello di Montalcino 2020

2020 vintage. Medium heavy body. Medium throttled power paired with some chunkiness. Slightly rustic. Totally delicious. 3.11.26. — 16 days ago

Ruud, Andrew and 14 others liked this

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Like all young Caymus, heavy Oak on the front. Mellowed some after about 30 min! — 5 months ago

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Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Kevin Arndt
9.2

Still going strong but happy I drank it now. A wine that is linear in texture, less viscous- think whole milk and not heavy cream. Fresh black olives, tart black currant and plum with leathery notes. Tannins are gripping but fine and integrated- no soft velvety micro-oxygenated tannin here. Structurally very pleasant and balanced. — 4 years ago

Mascota Vineyards

Unánime Gran Vino Tinto Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Dad will love this.

Why is the bottle so heavy?
— 5 years ago

Domaine Coche-Dury (J.F. Coche Dury)

Meursault Chardonnay 2007

Surprisingly reticent with no reduction getting in the way. A heavy tension and dense richness that still feels light. Full-bodied bananas foster brown butter yellow-submarine. — a day ago

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Domaine du Pegau

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2013

2013 vintage. Nice fill. Excellent cork. No Durand needed. Decanted with some sed and tasted multiple times over the course of two hours. Origin story medium-heavy body now a light-medium body but with zero loss of color intensity. Primary flavors completely evacuated with secondary and tertiary flavors rushing in to fill the nature-abhorred vacuum. Initially, pretty bretty and likely too much for many...especially those not enamored with/used to such. Black olives, garrigue and cracked black pepper throughout mitigated the sweaty saddle and in serious leather (apologies to Frank Zappa) tendencies in the first hour. Overt, bretty notes dissipated after 45 minutes, This particular wine and vintage at the zenith/absolute top of its' particular bell curve and tastes like it can hover there another 5-6 years without drop-off or apology. 10.28.25. — 5 months ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Pinotman /// Andreas Oh I bet. I’m sure Zappa and the band live was quite the experience.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Doug Powers 1990 was a banging vintage. Hoping the storage/provenance is solid. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

You mean «  may the wine Force be with you « 

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

2016. Red and black fruit with firm tannins. More of a traditionalist style but very approachable now. Rich. A lot of body without being heavy. — 5 years ago