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2019
Domaine Santa Duc Le Pied de Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
This is all about the beautiful purity to the perfectly, sweet, ripe, cherries and raspberries. Though I’m really loving the intense floral and black raspberry aromatics. This is medium-bodied, elegant, and refined, with a long, silky finish. This might not make old bones. But, so what? It’s superb right now. No decanting needed. Pop, pour and enjoy the ride. Drink from 2026-2032. 55 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2026 |
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2018
Château Fonbadet (Pauillac)
Maturing a bit quicker than anticipated, the nose is packed with black cherries, licorice, smoke, tobacco, and cocoa. Round, and lushly textured on the palate, the fruit-filled finish shows a touch of jam, along with its layers of ripe fruit. This is probably not going to make old bones, but it’s quite nice to enjoy now for its lush fruits. Drink from 2026-2040. 78 Views Tasted Aug 4, 2026 |
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1983
Château Palmer (Margaux)
A text book example of sexy-elegance in a wine. Silky beyond belief with layers of sweet, perfectly ripe cherries, plums, currants and blackberries, the accents of flowers and spice leave a lingering, seamless impression. What a wine! Drink from 2026-2040. 303 Views Tasted Aug 1, 2026 |
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2003
Château (Margaux)
One of the success stories of the vintage. Not overblown, too ripe, hot or out of balance, this is a beauty. Aromatically it’s packed with blackberries, dried flowers, violets and spice, while the lush, voluptuous palate gently coats your taste receptors with creamy tannins and layers of sweet ripe fruits. Drink from 2026-2045. 572 Views Tasted Jul 28, 2026 |
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1999
Jean-Michel Gerin Les Grandes Places (Côte-Rôtie)
With a production hovering at about 150 cases for the world, at 27 years of age it’s still youthful, yet quite developed with its smoky, cherry filled nose, herbs, spices, burning wood, and pepper filled nose. The palate is energetic with its layers of ripe, juicy, stony red fruits, pepper and iron. What a treat! Drink from 2026-2040. 425 Views Tasted Jul 20, 2026 |
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2011
Michel & Stéphane Ogier Cuvée Lancement (Côte-Rôtie)
The nose kicks in with smoke, flowers, red fruits and herbs, which is the perfect setup for its wealth of sweet, ripe, smoky red with black fruits, and elegant, silky textures. I love how this is showing today. Drink from 2026-2040. 50 Views Tasted Jul 13, 2026 |
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2023
Cathiard Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
Simply gorgeous from the initial sip and sniff. Deeply colored with black and blue fruit, chocolate, flowers, and vanilla in the nose. The rich, concentrated palate is polished, but not flashy. Opulent, but not over the top. Glossy and fresh, this is so good that if you enjoy primary fruits, you can pop a bottle now or age it for 2 decades. This is their flagship wine produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon planted on their hillside terroir. Drink from 2027-2050. 84 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2026 |
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2023
Cathiard Vineyard Founding Brothers (Napa Valley)
This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc is already strutting its blackberries, plums, dark chocolate, and array of floral notes in the perfume. Round, soft, vibrant, long, and sapid, this is so good now; we finished the bottle in record time. Drink from 2026-2045. 88 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2026 |
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2023
Château Rocheyron (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru)
The bouquet of flowers is what you initially take note of before delving into its black with red fruits, thyme, and freshly brewed espresso. The palate is poised between its supple, creamy textures paired with sweet, ripe, juicy black cherries, chocolate, and sea salt. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2050. 114 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2026 |
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1966
Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) (Saint-Julien)
At its peak, or slightly past its peak, the wine still has plenty to offer. Medium-bodied, elegant, and refined, the perfume delivers its garden herbs, cigar box, cedar, spice, and currant profile easily. The palate offers its delicately-textured tobacco-filled, spicy, earthy, sweet red berry and herb profile with ease. Drink from 2026-2031. 189 Views Tasted Jul 7, 2026 |
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2015
Château Latour-Martillac (Pessac-Léognan)
The wine opens with scents of lightly smoked herbs, dried flowers and black currants. Medium/bodied, elegant, soft, and refined, the finish completes the deal with its silky, black fruits, hints of herbs, and creamy textures. No decanting needed, just pop, pour, and enjoy. Drink from 2026-2038. 124 Views Tasted Jul 6, 2026 |
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2010
Château Hosanna (Pomerol)
A super wine that remains on its upward trajectory pops with aromas of plums, chocolate, flowers, licorice and truffle. Lush, polished, rich, ripe, and ready, this was fabulous from start to finish. Drink from 2026-2050. 113 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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1985
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Fully mature, or perhaps just a year or two past its prime, the wine needs no time in the glass to express its tobacco wrapper, bbq smoke, burning wood, currant, spice, and leafy-herb aromas. The medium bodied, elegant, refined, smoke filled palate takes on hints of cocoa as it opens in the glass. If you have a bottle, pop a cork as this is not going to improve. Drink from 2026-2035. 137 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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2023
Château d'Yquem (Sauternes)
What a difference a few months make in a young wine. In January I scored the 2023 Yquem, a very high 99 Pts. Clearly I was wrong. Retasting this a few months later was a revelation. The wine added weight, zesty, freshness and seemingly endless layers of honey-drenched vibrant fruit, with a finish looking at the 90-second mark. Today it reminds me of the 2001 in its youth, only better. Sweet wines lovers and d’Yquem fans need this wine. Drink from 2030-2100. 349 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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2000
Château Lafite Rothschild Carruades de Lafite (Pauillac)
Well past its prime, the wine is light, bright, fresh, almost crisp with strong accents of red currants, herbs, leaves and tobacco. Drink from 2026-2028. 118 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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1996
Château Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
There are wines, and there is this sublime expression of Pauillac. Everything here is perfect from start to finish. The complex perfume is intoxicating. The palate is poised, elegant, vibrant, long and hits every corner of your tasting receptors. The finish laughs at the 60-second mark and keeps on going. This is a legend in the making. Drink from 2026-2075. 204 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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2015
Château Haut-Bailly (Pessac-Léognan)
This gorgeous gem keeps on hitting all the right marks as it ages and evolves. Ripe, round, and rich, as well as elegant, refined, balanced, vibrant and complex, this is so good now, it’s hard not to pop a cork as it’s just entered its drinking window. But this has all the right stuff to age and evolve for decades. Drink from 2026-2055. 467 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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2019
Château Haut-Bailly (Pessac-Léognan)
Surprisingly drinkable as well as enjoyable, this aromatic charmer meshes vibrancy, elegance, purity, freshness, concentration and depth. There are no hard edges. Everything is in place. While an hour or two in the decanter will add a lot to the experience making this a treat to enjoy today, it has all the right stuff to age for decades. Drink from 2026-2055. 587 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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2022
Château Le Pin (Pomerol)
Chocolate, black cherries, flowers, smoke, licorice, espresso and black plums fill in the nose. The palate is the showstopper here delivering crazy, exotically-textured, opulent, hedonistic layers of rich, concentrated fruits with a just a touch of peppery spice and saffron coming in at the end of the finish as it crosses the 60 second mark and keeps right on going. Definitely in contention for one of the wines of the vintage. Drink from 2028-2055. 100 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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1950
Château d'Yquem (Sauternes)
Amber in color, with notes of flowers, oranges, saffron, crème brûlée with a lot of brûlée and butterscotch in the nose. The palate delivers its sweet and spicy message with candied orange rind, apricots, mango and honey topped tangerines from start to finish. Drink from 2026-2040. 97 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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1948
Château d'Yquem (Sauternes)
Mahogany in hue, lighter, and vibrant in style, weight and perfume, the wine is superb with its purity, and cornucopia of orange and yellow citrus, honey, caramel, butterscotch, crème brûlée, and molasses. Elegant, and refined in character, this is fully mature, though I imagine it will continue delivering its pleasures for at least another decade or two. Drink from 2026-2040. 114 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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1949
Château d'Yquem (Sauternes)
One of the great, mature vintages of Chateau d’Yquem is caramel in color. The perfume explodes with pineapples, chocolate covered dried tangerines, clementines, and spice in the honey-topped aromatics. The palate is even better! Concentrated, elegant, refined, long and packed with saffron and an array of spices; the wine delivers molten caramel, black pepper, orange rind, citrus, toasted pineapple, honey, and almonds that start off strong and never let up! The seamless finish keeps on going. Make no mistake, this is one of the greatest vintages of Yquem ever produced and that’s saying something! It’s also seemingly immortal. Drink from 2026-2075. 115 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2026 |
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2018
Domaine Saint Préfert Réserve Auguste Favier (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Flowers, black raspberries, spice, cherries, pepper, herbs and a sprig of mint fill the nose. The palate is even better with its gushing layers of sweet, ripe, dark red berries, soft tannins, and pure, spicy cherries. Do not decant. Pop, pour and enjoy. Drink from 2026-2032. 117 Views Tasted Jul 3, 2026 |
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1986
Château Climens (Barsac)
Fully mature, the predominant nite of butterscotch is there from start to finish, paired with saffron, honey-coated orange time, pineapples, spice, apricots and roasted nuts. Sweet, ripe, honey-drenched and fully mature, simply pop and enjoy. Drink from 2026-2035. 208 Views Tasted Jul 3, 2026 |
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2010
Château Larcis Ducasse (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru)
Still deeply colored, the striking bouquet pops with its notes of flowers, blackberries, cherries, smoked wood, mint, and oceanic nuances. The full-bodied palate is packed with layers of ripe, salt-tinted dark berries, a touch of cocoa, creamy tannins and minerality. 30-60 minutes of air works here. Drink from 2026-2045. 451 Views Tasted Jun 26, 2026 |
