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- Wine Tasted:Tasting Notes:A classico Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon at 55%, 36% Merlot and 9% cabernet franc. A deep monolith of lush dark blackberry balance. Everything you could want, solid meaty weight mouthfeel, but with a slight scankiness to the finish, which begs a thought "did I go wrong on this or vis versi"? Still class and stoic elegante, but with a sneaky suspicion of an unknown sordid background with a garish facade, like getting a date for a night in Vegas.
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Best Wines:1996 Chateau St Jean Cinq Cepages
1997 or 1998 Merryvale Profile
2000 Beausejour Becot Bordeaux
1996 Dom Perignon
1997 Silver Oak NVCS
A Peter Huwiler "Graveyard Special" He buried several bottles of Merlot (1992?) in his backyard and brought them to a party - they looked awful but tasted divine! Sorry to see him leave Merryvale. He's a fun guy!Dream Wine:I guess I'd like to try the Screamin' Eagle so I can see what makes it so "coveted."Any of the First Growth Bordeaux from 1961, 1990.
Recent Favorite:1996 Chateau St Jean Cinq Cepages - this was a #1 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 list if memory serves.
Best Wines:A relic from the cellar of a guy doing a wine tasting. I don't know what it was, sadly, but I've never tasted its equal.Dream Wine:Screaming EagleRecent Favorite:Since I can't think of it, it's been too long.
Best Wines:Silve Oak Cab, Dry Creek Old Vines Zinfandel, Franciscan Magnificat, Mt. Veeder Cab, Domaine Chandon Pinot Noir, Des Voignes Cellar's Untitled and many more that were so good, I can't remember the name, if you know what I mean.Dream Wine:I don't know. There are so many wonderful wines out there waiting to be explored.A Petite Rouge from the Valle d'Aosta region of NE Italy. Mmmmm.
Best Wines:Chateau Petrus, Chateau Latour, Sauternes (Chateau d'Yquem, Chateau La Tour Blanche etc....Dream Wine:les premiers Crus de BordeauxRecent Favorite:Vega Sicilia from Spain
Best Wines:2004 JP Belle Terrior Syrah, without considering Napa StationDream Wine:Chateau LafiteRecent Favorite:2001 Seghesio Cortina Zinfandel- Best Wines:1970 Leoville-Poyfere
1985 Bollinger RD
1997 Banfi Brunello di Montalcino
1989 Stag's Leap Chardonnay
1985 Olivier Leflaive Puligny MontrachetDream Wine:Petrus
Screaming Eagle (I know, it's a cult wine, but I want to see what all the fuss is about)
Chateau Ausone
Moulin TouchaisRecent Favorite:Jonesy tawny port - non vintage.
While a non-vintage tawny, average age is reportedly near 50 years. Absolutely stunning. Great flavor, nice acidity to balance the sugar. And less than $15. 
Best Wines:Heitz 1990 Cabernet SavignonRecent Favorite:The one last night.I've Visited:Alsace; the Pfalz and Rheinhessen in Germany; Napa
Best Wines:The ones that take me back to the place and time when I first drank them.Dream Wine:1811 Chateau d'Yquem. Can a wine really live for two hundred years?Recent Favorite:The last bottle I drank.- Best Wines:1996 Deutz Blanc de Blanc - So elegant and fresh for a wine with 13 years of age on it. I've only got one left and will drink it sooner rather than later, for I'd hate to have it get past its prime. 1995 Krug - tasted this at a trade tasting and it was typical Krug, very rich and extremely complex, with a plethora of bread, nutty and citrus components. Too bad it is so darn expensive!Dream Wine:A Tokaji Essencia - producer doesn't matter.Recent Favorite:Wild Rock Cupid's Arrow Pinot Noir - great bargain from New Zealand's Central Otago region.
Best Wines:CJ Pask Reserve Merlot 1998
The Terraces, Esk Valley 1998
Loads more, will fill them in soon.Recent Favorite:The Terraces, Esk Valley 1998I've Visited:Canterbury, Otago, Marlborough, Martinborough, Hawkes Bay, Matakana, Auckland,- Best Wines:'94-96 Ducru Beaucaillou, '90 Opus One, '89-93 Boncompagni Ludovisi Fiorano, '82 Cavallotto Bricco Boschis Riserva, '89 Francesco Rinaldi & Figli, '66 Ribolla Gialla Movia "Moon", '68 Merlot Movia, '65 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Riserva, '70 Tenute Colue, '90 Cannalicchio di Sopra Riserva Brunello, '01 Sori Paitin Barbaresco, '06 Domaine Moillard, '01 LeRoy Bourgogne RougeDream Wine:A '66 Latour with a nice neck high fill, '45 Mouton but that is stretching it, '59 Bollinger or some other amazing bubbly, an old Prosecco or Pavi, vintage Giacosa Riserva Barbaresco.Recent Favorite:2001 Sori Paitin Barbaresco.
Best Wines:from my trip to Tuscany a nd Cinque TerraDream Wine:Chateau Y'QuemRecent Favorite:Spanish Granacha, also Albareno (Rias Braxis)
Best Wines:Yet to taste best port, reckon it's dearer than I would be able to buy!Dream Wine:Well, having now visited the website it has to be that 1815 Waterloo Port! However my hub wants that Hungarian red wine we had from a friends basement last year!! Lord knows what it was called but it was the smooooothest ever! Like elixir.Recent Favorite:That Hungarian stuff from friends cellar.. will get the name... promise
Best Wines:So many of these wines are because of where I had them and who I drank them with.. 75 Palmer, 82 Lynch-Bages, 86 Pichon Lalande, 55 Gaja, 97 La Tache, 97 Sassacaia, 98 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow, 90 Cheval Blanc, 94 Dunn, 92 Rochioli H Block Pinot,Dream Wine:i've heard that every year the old school chateauneuf producers each offer fruit towards a special barrel that they assemble together and make for themselves. i'd take any year...Recent Favorite:2001 Elio Filipino 'Basarin' Barbaresco - such great depth and power without any excessive weight and richness; plus all the cinammon, tar, and tobacco you could ever ask for
Best Wines:Pomerol, Amarone, Barolo, BrunelloDream Wine:A vintage Port that is as old as I am.Recent Favorite:A red wine from the Basilicata region of Italy....Aglianico del Vulture.- Best Wines:'93 Silver Oak
'73 Robert Mondavi
'69 Chateau Palmer
'69 Chateau Pichon LalandeRecent Favorite:'00 Chateau PalmerI've Visited:North Cali, South Africa 
Best Wines:yet to be foundDream Wine:My ownI've Visited:Bev mo, Ralphs, vineyard, trader joes
Best Wines:Were balanced.Dream Wine:I dream of tasting many- I dream of owning none.Recent Favorite:Was balanced.
Best Wines:I loved Opus OneI've Visited:Napa....Pet Peeve:People who don't know anything but act like they know it all...
Best Wines:Geeze, far too many to count. But what started it off for me was an Eberle Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, from Eberle Winery in Paso Robles.Dream Wine:Screaming Eagle, Petrus, and eventually my own wine.Recent Favorite:Every week I'm fortunate to have fantastic wines at a variety of price points. Recent greats have been the 2006 Savant from Justin Winery in Paso Robles, and Inniskillen Vidal Blanc Ice Wine from Canada.
Dream Wine:Chateau LatourI've Visited:Australia, France, Nappa, and Oregon.Pet Peeve:Too much swiggling of wines.- Best Wines:Vina Chocalan Carmenere - I'm a sucker for itDream Wine:Don't really have one.Recent Favorite:2003 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon, Réserve Spéciale
Best Wines:88 LatourDream Wine:Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac and Chateau PetrusRecent Favorite:again. hmm, so many to choose from
Best Wines:Château La Nerthe. Châteauneuf du Pape 2004 Rouge #1
Le Dix DE Los Vascos
Groth 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
Ramey Jerico Canyon Cab 2003
Mateus Rose
Orphelin, St. MichelleDream Wine:..any Chateau Lafite Rothschild Paulliac. ..and guzzle it for pure fun....Recent Favorite:Châteauneuf du Pape 2004, Château La Nerthe; simply fireworks for minutes after a sip, ja?
Best Wines:Champagne Giraud Grand Cru Ay, Fut du Chenes 1998; Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf, 2005; Domaine Cornu, Corton, 1991; Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand, Ladoix 1er Cru, La Corvee...Dream Wine:A very old french wine that was fabulously made and is still singing it's own little opera.Recent Favorite:Panasau, El Vell Coster 2005; Ca d"Rocchi, 2000 Amarone Della Valipolicella, La Bastia, Tinazzi.
Best Wines:Domaine de Granajolo Blanc (100% Vermentinu) from CorsicaDream Wine:I'd really like to try a Chateau d'Yquem to see what the fuss is all about.Recent Favorite:Surprisingly, I recently finally tasted a Vino Verde I enjoyed. I had almost given up on them but found one worth trying.
Best Wines:Montes 'Purple Angel' & all of the 1st Tier Bond Estate Wines (Pluribus, St. Eden, Vecina, & Melbury)Dream Wine:Soldera 'Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG'Recent Favorite:Costers del Siurana 'Clos de l'Obac'
Best Wines:Sine Qua Non Papa, 2004 Seymour's VineyardDream Wine:Sine Qua Non into the darkRecent Favorite:2006 Cayuse Bionic Frog- Best Wines:Seasmoke pinots, some old French bordeauxDream Wine:I'd love to taste some of the new, overpriced French bordeaux - just to see if they're really all that....Recent Favorite:2005 Jayson pinot
- Best Wines:1961 Chateau Lascombes, 1971 Howell Mountain Zinfandel, 1989 Chateau Pavie, 1989 Chateau MargauxDream Wine:I don't dream about wine.Recent Favorite:T.R. Elliott Three Palms Pinot Noir
Best Wines:Bruce Rector 2003 Bien Nacido Pinot NoirDream Wine:balanced California Pinot NoirRecent Favorite:2002 homemade neutral oaked Rutherford Cab Sauvignon. Made 23 cases and had to give the grower 13 of 'em. Down to my last 2 cases.
Best Wines:Need to taste a few more before I can label any of them "the best."Dream Wine:A collection of 2008 vintages to cellar and enjoy for anniversaries.Recent Favorite:1994 Lafluer de Gay Pomerol: Had it on my honeymoon with Lamb.
Best Wines:i did an '05 Trapet lineup, Chambertin was super tastyDream Wine:dont really dream about "a wine", i mean i dont get off to labels. the other day I did wake up craving a left bank Bordeaux, i think i had dreamed about dancing in a meadow of currant, cedarpe, ncil shavings green bell pepper was there i think -we all had a good time. Didnt even brush my teeth, the taste was lingering on my mid palate 'til noon.Recent Favorite:Some kinda vouvray, love me some chenin
Best Wines:88 Mouton, 90 Pavie, RealmDream Wine:61 petrusRecent Favorite:the one I had last night
Best Wines:This certainly has to go to one of the first wines I ever really loved, even if its mostly for nostalgia's sake. The 2005 Radford Dale Gravity was perhaps the first wine I'd ever had that I truly fell in love with. It was one of the more unique wines I'd had when I tasted it and I think it remains on the top of my list.Dream Wine:Probably something from the year of my birth (1988), although I do not know what for sure.Recent Favorite:Yalumba wines from Australia have been dynamite for me recently!- Best Wines:Tandem 2006 Gewurztraminer- the nose of a chinese herb shop in downtown LA. Asian spice with a crisp and at the same time creamy mouthfeel.Dream Wine:While I don't have a specific bottle in mind. I think wine tastes of places, people and moments and feelings. I want a bottle that reminds me of the first time I fell in love.Recent Favorite:Kerner, Alto Adige 2005
Best Wines:The very few I have tasted I would have to say the most full bodied cab Napa could produce.Dream Wine:I have yet to learn of such a wine, when that it is a glass of wine that each new day brings is a dream itself.Recent Favorite:Roth, Napa valley 04'
Best Wines:Have always been with friends.Dream Wine:None. If there's a wine I want today, but I can't afford it or don't want to pay that much, I forget about it. Too many good wines out there to get caught up on a "dream" wine.Recent Favorite:2006 Monte Volpe Peppolino. Yum, Greg Graziano makes some very good wines.
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