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Drinking Window: 2015 - 2070 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 WS, 100 WP Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 14.00% "Deep dark ruby garnet, black core, youthful reflections, fine chocolate notes on the nose, pleasant dark berry sweetness, delicate crème de cassis, multi-layered. Powerful on the plate, powerful tannins, rather dry style, dark berries on the finish, good acidity, influenced by wood, cocoa on the finish. A Muscle Man!" * Falstaff - Tasted: May 2006
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Drinking Window: 2018 - 2048 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 RP, 95 CT Region: Mount Veeder ABV: 14.4 - 14.9% "The nearly perfect, inky/purple-colored 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder boasts abundant aromas of blueberry pie, ink, violets, burning embers, and camphor. The staggeringly intense, provocatively complex aromatics are followed by a full-bodied wine with exquisite concentration as well as a stunningly pure texture. One of the most prodigious 2007 Cabernets I tasted, it should provide magical drinking in 5-6 years, and last for three decades or more." * Robert Parker - Tasted: Dec. 2009
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Drinking Window: 2020 - 2065 Size: 1500mL Critic Scores: 100 RP Region: Pomerol ABV: 13.5%"Made from 100% Merlot (one percent for each rating point I’ve assigned), this wine is explosively rich and compelling. Dense plum/purple, it boasts the remarkable delineation and freshness that are hallmarks of this vintage. From a much smaller production than normal because of Merlot’s poor flowering, the very hot, dry growing and harvest conditions, this is a super-endowed, very rich Le Pin with its exotic new oak largely buried behind its extravagant concentration, power and richness. I don’t know what its natural alcohol level is, but I suspect it is pushing 15% in 2010. Rich, tannic, but exceptionally well-endowed, this is a sublime example of Merlot at its very finest. Forget it for 5-7 years (which is somewhat unusual for Le Pin) and drink it over the following three decades." * Robert Parker - Tasted: Feb. 2013
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Drinking Window: 2020 - 2071 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 98 RP, 98 WE Region: Stags Leap District ABV: 15.5%"Among the Napa Valley's most crowning achievements in Cabernet, this vintage of Hillside Select is stunning, bright and beguiling in every way. Intensely layered, its interwoven flavors burst in black licorice, dark chocolate, pipe tobacco, gun smoke and garrigue. Spicy oak adds to the power and weight. Drinkable now, it will show even better finesse in time." * Wine Enthusiast - Tasted: January 2018
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Drinking Window: 2023-2032 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 93 ACS Region: Champagne ABV: 12.0% "Textural, balanced and salty, showcasing aromas of dried apples, cedar and pastry spices. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and thin bubbles. Precise and sharp. A blend of 43% pinot meunier, 31% pinot noir and 26% chardonnay. Dosage 2.5 g/L." * James Suckling - Tasted: May 2026
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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 94 Vinous Region: Champagne ABV: 12.5% "Smoothe, creamy, and golden, the nose of this 2014 vintage is full-bodied, its rich fruitiness reveals full maturity. The fine, discreet effervescence transports us to a realm of elegance and refinement. Notes of flint marks the origin of this historic Verzy terroir. The long finish, both saline and chalky, confirms the exceptional terroir and quality of this Verzy 2014." * Winery Notes
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Drinking Window: 2024 - 2064 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 JD, 100 WI, 100 TWI, 100 TWCI Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 15.0% "If the color does not let you know you're in for a treat, the nose is going to knock you over with its floral, smoke, cigar wrapper, black cherry and cassis notes. The purity of fruit here is off the charts. The wine is all about silk and velvet textures from that point forward. The finish is so expansive, it feels like it keeps on going, moving across an array of flavors long after you've put the wine where it is supposed to go. This is the best wine yet produced by Jean Phiippe Delmas yet. Bravo!" - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider - Tasted: May 2018
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Drinking Window: 2017 - 2030 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: Region: Toscana IGT ABV: 13.5% "Le Gemme are produced with select Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet grapes from our best vineyards in Tuscany, a truly ambitious wines that are rich in aromas and ever soft in the mouth. A perfect example of balance, clear and deep reds. Wines that tell, better than any other, the true identity of our territory." * Winery Notes
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Drinking Window: 2021 - 2050 Size: 1500mL Critic Scores: 98 JA, 97 RP, 97 OB Region: Napa Valley ABV: 14.5%"The 2016 Cardinale Red Wine is a thrilling blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Merlot crafted by superstar winemaker, Chris Carpenter. the wine was aged in 100% French oak (93% new) for twenty months before bottling. The stunning aromatics almost catch you off guard. Deep aromatics of creme de cassis, graphite, creosote, and blackberry compote all come together seamlessly in the glass. The freshness and intensity of wine is gorgeous, as the silky mouthfeel makes the wine effortlessly glide across the mid-palate. Deep dark fruits collide with chocolate covered espresso bean, tar and anise flavors all marvelously sing in unison on the palate. A truly stunning heavy hitter of a wine, the 2016 Cardinale Red Wine will be very long-lived." * Owen Bargreen - Tasted: Feb 2020
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Drinking Window: 2023 - 2035 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 95 CT Region: Napa Valley ABV: 14.8% "The 2016 Lake William reflects the totality of its provenance and the promise our founder first saw when walking the property. Each facet combines to provide a harmonic balance of freshness and energy. Deep impactful color and floral on the nose, elegant black fruit, smoke and wet stone are delicately woven alongside a sophisticated acidity across the palate. The density of fruit provides generous weight that leads to balanced tannin and a distinguished, vibrant finish." * Winery Notes
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Drinking Window: 2025 - 2034 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 93 Decanter Region: Ribera del Duero ABV: 14 - 14.6% "Quite a powerful and nicely chewy wine that manages to maintain its balance, which shows the power and potential of Ribera del Duero. Ripe but fresh blackberries, dark minerals and sweet spices with a balsamic touch. Masses of tannins delivered in a chalky, tense form. Long and still quite youthful. Certainly ambitious and structural. Drink from 2025." * James Suckling - Tasted: Nov. 2024 "A brooding and chewy Ribera del Duero with coffee, baked black cherries and blackberries on the nose. Full-bodied, powerful and extracted, with chewy tannins and a tight, flavorful finish. Try from 2026." - James Suckling - Tasted: Nov. 2024
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Drinking Window: 2020-2028 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 91 CT Region: Napa Valley ABV: 13.9% "Golden straw in the glass, the wine opens with aromas of cinnamon and ripe peach layered with melon, fig, and pear. Initially more fruit-driven than floral, notes of honeysuckle and spice soften into green apple and vanilla. The palate reveals lemon curd and ripe orange, with lively tension between supple stone fruit and bright acidity, supported by a billowy texture, subtle minerality, and a whisper of fresh-baked bread. The finish is bright and fresh, with apricot and orange marmalade accented by toasted almond and clove. *Jonathan Christaldi - Tasted: March 2026
