Robert Young Estate Winery

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

Dark ruby in color with a wide purplish rim.

Earthy nose and medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing red and black fruits with cedar, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, mediterranean spices and chocolate notes.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and raspberries.

This Bordeaux blend from Napa Valley is extremely young and needs 10 years in the bottle to mature properly. Elegant and fruit forward, yet restrained.

I've had many different vintages of this wine, but never had it so young. Not as powerful as some other vintages, but already complex and nicely balanced.

Feels like a good quality Left Bank Bordeaux, and will continue to age nicely, and get better in the next 20 years.

Robert Parker 95 points. Wine Spectator 92 points.

A good sipping wine that will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 1% Malbec. Aged in new French oak barrels for 18 months.

14% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$490.
— 24 days ago

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Robert Mondavi Winery

The Reserve To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Classic. Slight note of hibiscus flower on the nose. Mixed with forest floor. Long finish and not over sweet and fruit forward. Drinking nicely … — 2 months ago

Allan KaneeDavid Stein
with Allan and David

Robert Mondavi Winery

Private Selection Aged in Bourbon Barrels Monterey County Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Really good cab sav someone gave us for engagement, not bitter at all but still rich (in a good way) — 3 months ago

Domaine Robert Chevillon

Les Cailles Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2015

Anniversary wine! Classic Nuit! Secondary characteristics starting to develop but still very fresh. Forest floor, dark fruits, a bit vegetal. Very layered. — 4 months ago

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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Just a brilliant Bordeaux, classic Pauillac and drinking young but well. — 6 months ago

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Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Los Carneros Pinot Noir 2016

Charlie Abbott
9.0

This wine tastes like warm California sunshine. I’d say it’s at the end of its pleasurable drinking window. Good mix of secondary/tertiary character — a month ago

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2021

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Delicious throughout. The 2021 pours a bright garnet color with transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, cranberry, red flowers, orange zest, some tar, talcum powder, dried herbs and dry, organic earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is about as sapid of a young Classico I’ve had from Produttori. It’s a bold wine right now but some time on its side will bring more into balance. Drink now with some patience through 2051. — 5 days ago

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Have six of these on hold for a bit longer.
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@Somm David T you could easily enjoy one now because the fruit is so special. But years and years to go

Robert Mondavi Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1979

Still plenty of structure, color was ruby not brown. Amazing complexity for a 79. What a treat! — 3 months ago

Domaine Robert Chevillon

Les Vaucrains Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2014

This had notes of dark berry fruits, earth, spice & mineral. — 4 months ago

Tom, Ira and 4 others liked this

Robert Biale Vineyards

Black Chicken Napa Valley Zinfandel 2023

Tao Las Vegas — 4 months ago

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Shay, Neil and 3 others liked this

Robert Keenan Winery

Napa Valley Merlot 2021

A great Merlot to say cheers to the weekend! — 5 months ago

Douglas, "Odedi" and 2 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne 2009

From Magnum.
Very young and fresh…!
— 5 months ago

Ron, Tom and 8 others liked this
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Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2022

Young but still delicious. Could use 10-15 years in the bottle. — 15 days ago

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Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Tasted blind. Medium ruby garnet , medium garnet rim . Quite classic and elegant, with cigar box , grafite and some dried earth , some slightly toasty notes also . On the palate this shows good balance , fresh acidity , classic blackcurrant , cigar box , earthy touch . Good depth and length , grafite tinged finish , quite correct and no extra sweetness or weight . Good length and a spicy , mineral , blackcurrant tinged finish . Lafite ? Still young , really well balanced. From now and over the next 10 to 15 years. This was actually the Mouton , which was a great surprise, but certainly a pleasant one ! — 3 hours ago

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Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Dark ruby in color with a purple rim.

Beautiful nose and medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing red and black fruits with cedar, licorice, chocolates, herbs, light earth, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee and light green vegetables.

Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This iconic Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Santa Cruz Mountains in California is still very young, but already delicious, even by itself.

Needs a few hours to open up properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 30 years. Showing good potential to become a 95+ point wine.

A great sipping wine that paired beautifully with my Lamb chops.

A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged in American oak barrels for 20 months.

13.8% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$300.
— 3 months ago

Jay, Tom and 11 others liked this

Robert Mondavi Winery

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Post dinner party notes. Third bottle I’ve had of this and by far the best yet. Amazing. Such a complex nose, with roasted herbal notes, dark spicy fruit, earthy mineral iodine notes Tannins just about completely resolved. Length and depth for days. Wow. — 5 months ago

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Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

Interesting. I might have this wine as well. I seem to recall it was so super oaky, couldn’t taste anything. Glad to read that it became more balanced.