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1982 Château Cheval Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
11/20/2022 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
96 points
The wine looks brick colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like fig and cherry. It tastes like cherry and fig. The body is light/medium. The wine has linear texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
Red
11/15/2022 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
96 points
The wine looks violet colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like prune and fig. It tastes like fig, prune and raisin. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.
Red
7/22/2018 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
94 points
Excellent!! Accessed with Coravin. But was great also the second day!
Cassis and raisins.
Red
8/6/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
96 points
Black fruit, balanced! Excellent! Decanted for 2 hrs. Really good and fruit forward. Has another 5-10 years easily.
Red
7/29/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
90 points
Good and balanced. A little acidic at first but better later.
White - Sweet/Dessert
7/29/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
95 points
really excellent, not cloying. Had with Mike and Helen.
Red
7/13/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Needed air. Balanced with black fruit and quite acidic at first. But then with air mellowed out. Had at Charlie Palmer Steak in DC with D. Ricky and Renee did not have any.
White - Fortified
7/7/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
used primarily for cooking. had amount that was perfect for a dish. Had been sitting around on counter.
Red
6/30/2016 - rcl1 Does not like this wine:
86 points
DeNaye drank I had a taste. Will not buy again...
Red
6/27/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
90 points
Drank by DeNaye and I tasted it. Still good with screw top 2 days after opening...
Red
6/22/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
88 points
DeNaye drank
Red
6/3/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Plenty af time left on this one. Decanted for over 1 hr. Only started to show well. Juicy and balanced.
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Red
6/3/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
92 points
Had at dinner with Len and Lisa. Excellent. Decanted for 30 min.
Red
6/3/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
88 points
DeNaye drank I did not taste...
White
5/30/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
92 points
Really good and balanced. Was even good the day after although not stored properly after opening.
White
5/30/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
95 points
Excellent! Right out of bottle. Was great!
Red
5/30/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
93 points
Decanted about an hour for the first 2 btls and then the other two were just opened and poured into the decanter. Excellent. Everyone really liked.
White
5/2/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
95 points
Excellent! Was even good 2 days later when stored on counter.
White
5/2/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
90 points
also used for making risotto in crockpot. Was very good.
Red
4/30/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
90 points
DeNaye drank.
Red
4/23/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Great wine. Not decanted but served out of bottle at Howard and Ruth's dinner.
Red
3/27/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Was much better than last bottle. Decanted.
Red
3/13/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
94 points
still too young to drink but was very good! Purple but quite tasty. Was decanted before drinking. Will give another couple of years. Had with DeNaye at Poste
Red
2/24/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
was better on 3rd day. Really good.
Red
2/20/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
92 points
Bottle was great. Better on third day. Was 'sealed' with air removed from bottle.
Red
2/10/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Great even on 3rd day after opening. The wine bottle was evacuated of air. It was a 2004.
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Red
1/20/2016 - rcl1 wrote:
92 points
best on second night.
Red
1/15/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
94 points
Excellent right out of bottle. All really liked it and commented a lot. Ready to drink but I still think will benefit from decanting.
Red
1/15/2016 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Balanced, dark fruits. Tannic at first but smoothed out after 30 min. Would have been better to decant an hour.
Red
12/25/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
91 points
Good. Much like the last bottle. Decanted though for longer and improved with air!
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Red
12/7/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
90 points
not decanted but tasted good anyway
Red
12/5/2015 - rcl1 wrote:
92 points
probably should have been decanted. Accessed with Coravin.
Red
2012 Orin Swift Abstract California Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)
12/1/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
94 points
Great wine. Even good after 2-3 days! Really excellent!
Red
11/21/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
96 points
Needed decanting. Was excellent!
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Red
11/19/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
95 points
Excellent
Red
2013 Orin Swift Abstract California Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)
10/16/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
Really good. Young. In time it will rock! Surprising for such a low priced wine. Really a lot of black fruits. Still maintained balance though.
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Red
10/12/2015 - rcl1 wrote:
89 points
just ok. too acid and funky at beginning but after about an hour in the decanter, it got a little better. 2006 is MUCH better.
Red
9/25/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
needs more cellar time. But quite good and balanced. Plenty of dark fruit. 2hrs of decanting was probably too much but needs a good 30 minutes.
Red
9/24/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
93 points
had at Rose's Luxury with Mark Soberman. Had them decant at 4 pm started drinking at 5:30 or 6. Was excellent! Needed the air. Was replete with tobacco, smoke, fruit.
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Red
9/19/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
95 points
acid at first. Decanted and needed the air. Still youthful. Will benefit from more time in cellar.
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Red
9/12/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
94 points
Was excellent and decanted for 2 hrs! Was so much better than other wines tonight. Plenty of black fruit and was quite balanced!!
White
8/22/2015 - rcl1 wrote:
94 points
Excellent. Age has helped.
White - Sweet/Dessert
7/11/2015 - rcl1 Likes this wine:
97 points
had at Rasika with Jim and Dolores. Was excellent.
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