Champagne Selection: Stephane Coquillette Marie Aimer Brut Rosé Champagne NV $47/bottle. Taste - $7 2001 Dehlinger East Face Vineyard Syrah, Russian River Valley $75/bottle. Taste - $9 2006 Dehlinger East...
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Champagne Selection: 2005 Lenoble Millesimé Brut Rosé Champagne $99/bottle. Taste - $12 2007 Château Beaucastel Vielle Vignes Blanc Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc [RP97; WS95; IWC94] $175/bottle. Taste - $22 2003 Domaine de la Janasse...
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Fri 6/14/19: California Chardonnay & Pinot Noir:Pahlmeyer Chardonnay 2003 (2; q133 call) [bottle: $145; Taste - $18]Aubert, Reuling Vineyard Chardonnay 2009 [RP94] {2} [bottle: $123; Taste - $16]Kistler Kistler Vineyard...
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Sat 6/15/19: California Cabernet SauvignonDunn Howell Cabernet 1995 [RP96] {2} [bottle: $175; Taste - $22]Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet 2001 [RP97]{6} [bottle: $155; Taste - $20] Von Strasser Diamond Mountain Reserve...
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A limited cuvee produced from 109-, 127-, and 152-year-old vineyards, this 2003 Shiraz was aged 24 months in a combination of new French and American wood as well as a...
$59.00 1
The 2008 Cappella bursts onto the palate with black cherries, smoke, menthol and licorice. This is a decidedly powerful, tannic Cappella that is going to need quite a bit of...
$298.00 3
The 2010 Cappella, ( 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Merlot) reveals a dense purple color, and even greater aromatic and flavor dimensions than...
$384.00 5
Finally in the bottle, the 2011 Proprietary Red Cappella is showing even better than it did from barrel last year (a common occurrence at Abreu). The 2011, which includes more...
$439.00 3
An absolute blockbuster, the 2010 Howell Mountain includes Malbec and Petit Verdot blended with the Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. It boasts an inky/blue/purple color as well as a sumptuous...
$388.00 2
The 2012 Las Posadas Proprietary Red is a massive fruit bomb from that high-elevation vineyard. Forest floor, floral notes, lead pencil shavings, licorice, fruitcake, cedar wood and oodles of black...
$390.00 1
The 2010 Madrona Ranch, which David Abreu told me he crop-thinned by at least 50%, is a more backward, tannic, brooding wine at present. An inky/purple color and lots of...
$398.00 3
Abreu?s 2011 Proprietary Red Madrona Ranch is all about balance. Firm, focused tannins provide the backdrop for expressive floral and red-toned nuances. At times a bit delicate for an Abreu...
$436.00 3
Although it's not entitled to any specific AVA, the 2005 Proprietary Red Thorevilos is largely two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc with some Petit Verdot and a touch...
$549.00 3
As outstanding as all the Abreu wines are, if I had to choose one that stands apart from the others it would be Thorevilos. The 2008 Thorevilos is the most...
$375.00 2
The 2010 Thorevilos seemed more tannic and backward than the 2009, which is somewhat of an anomaly in my tastings of these two vintages. Lots of espresso roast, white chocolate,...
$378.00 6
The 2016 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gains, matured in up to 35% new oak, was showing a touch of reduction on the nose like the En Remilly, although it...
$85.00 12
The 2016 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru les Folatieres has a more conspicuous marine bent to the aromatics compared to the other Puligny premier crus, with oyster shells and mudflat scents...
$85.00 12
A tiny cuvee of the finest wine, the Cornas Vieilles Fontaines spends more time in small casks, 15-20% of which are new. A candidate for the Cornas of the vintage,...
$265.00 1
Even better than the 2012 - and one of the greatest Cornas I've ever tasted - the 2010 Cornas Vieilles Fontaines comes from a tiny plot of old vines and...
$245.00 2
The 2010 Cornas Vieilles Vignes is jaw-dropping stuff. Inky colored and incredibly concentrated, with sensational notes of bouquet garni, iron (blind I might have guess 2010 Clape), violets, crushed rock...
$175.00 2
An elegant, pure and mildly earthy red berry fruit nose introduces energetic, precise and lightly mineral-infused medium-bodied flavors that possess a tangy and slightly dry finish that will probably round...
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A relatively high-toned and solidly complex nose that is both elegant and attractive possesses notes of layered red berry fruit and warm earth that can also be found on the...
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This is quite reserved, even reticent with moderate wood influence setting off cool, elegant and very pure red pinot fruit and stone aromas that marry seamlessly into the intensely mineral...
$60.00 2
Notes of slightly toasty oak and menthol add breadth to the fresh and relatively expressive black raspberry liqueur and spice aromas that evidence a background nose of the sauvage. Here...
$65.00 1
Medium red-ruby. Exotic aromas of dark cherry, bitter chocolate, mocha, fruitcake, graphite and licorice. Fat, creamy and sweet, with lovely breadth and sexy earth tones to the dark cherry fruit....
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This wine opens to a thin and streamlined appearance. The 2014 Brunello di Montalcino mirrors the main characteristics of the vintage with a clean mouthfeel and bright berry aromas. The...
$59.00 11
Montosoli is perhaps the most celebrated single vineyard site in Montalcino. Because it is farmed by multiple producers, we get a chance to taste many interesting and divergent expressions of...
$110.00 4
A beautifully elegant, stylish Cabernet Sauvignon from the Antinori outpost in Napa Valley, their 2013 has a dense ruby/purple color, a beautiful, sweet kiss of pure blackcurrant fruit, licorice and...
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This is concentrated and densely structured, offering cherry, plum, chocolate, leather, earth and tobacco flavors. Starts out fluid, turning a bit lean and chewy on the finish, yet stays long,...
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This is round, offering cherry, plum and savory, salty mineral elements. The structure is well-meshed, lending support while remaining harmonious. Almost feels approachable now, but this will be better in...
$139.00 5
The deep ruby/purple-colored 1999 Tignanello exhibits rare elegance married to considerable flavor intensity as well as power. Normally a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc...
$388.00 1
The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is a surprisingly soft, round, delicious wine that, while quite backward and tannic last year, now seems to be up-front, forward, and easy to...
$240.00 1
The 2016 Chardonnay Lauren Estate delivers incredibly intense grapefruit essence, lemon peel and green apple notes with touches of nutmeg, fresh ginger, lightly browned toast, marzipan and smoky meat. The...
$169.00 4
A barrel sample aging in 80% new barrels, the 2017 Chardonnay UV-SL is a little broody right now, slowly revealing notes of warm apricots, apple pie and pear tart with...
$139.00 2
"The 2016 Chardonnay CIX Estate is beguiling in its complexity and singularity, offering up scents of smoked nuts, waxed lemons, crushed rocks and coriander seed with hints of crusty bread,...
$410.00 1
"The 2011 Chardonnay CIX Vineyard is the least expressive of these single-vineyard wines. Bright floral notes meld into various shades of citrus. There is plenty of polish, but the CIX...
$106.00 1
Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 99"A wine that stood out for its complexity and intensity was the 2012 Chardonnay CIX Estate. Planted with the Reuling clone of Chardonnay, this vineyard is...
$229.00 5
"The 2013 Chardonnay Cix Estate, also from a Montrachet clone planted on Goldridge soils, displays plenty of peach, apricot, caramelized apples, citrus blossom and wet stones in a full-bodied, powerful,...
$159.00 2
"The 2016 Chardonnay CIX Estate is beguiling in its complexity and singularity, offering up scents of smoked nuts, waxed lemons, crushed rocks and coriander seed with hints of crusty bread,...
$189.00 3
"The 2016 Chardonnay CIX Estate is beguiling in its complexity and singularity, offering up scents of smoked nuts, waxed lemons, crushed rocks and coriander seed with hints of crusty bread,...
$168.00 7
CIX stands for "109" as this block, planted in 2008 to Montrachet clones, was originally called "parcel 109" when they purchased it. The 2017 Chardonnay CIX Estate has an incredibly...
$145.00 1
"The 2012 Pinot Noir CIX Estate was made from suitcase clones from Vosne-Romanee. It exhibits abundant notes of forest floor, blackberries, blueberries and spicy oak along with dry tannins in the finish....
$303.00 1
Robert Parker | 99"The 2012 Chardonnay East Side, a vineyard owned by top viticulturist Ulises Valdez, is a 1,000-case cuvee that reveals a liquified wet stone character intermixed with notes...
$559.00 1
"The 2016 Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard is scented of lemon tart, baking bread, crushed stones, clover honey and shaved almonds with hints of pure, sliced pears and Golden Delicious apples. Full-bodied,...
$189.00 3
"The 2016 Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard is scented of lemon tart, baking bread, crushed stones, clover honey and shaved almonds with hints of pure, sliced pears and Golden Delicious apples. Full-bodied,...
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