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"A tannic and complex wine, very typical of the estate. There is an excellent overall expression: well-balanced tannins, much style, breed and powe...

"Soil composition : 60% grey clay and 40% sandy gravel, Grape varieties : 80% Merlot & 20% Cabernet Franc Average age of the vines : 35 years."...

"Light in color and fruit, this medium-bodied, elegant, bright, red currant filled wine is more complex and interesting on the tobacco, cedar, rock...

"Manual harvests, rigorous selection and ageing for 12 to 15 months produces wines with superb concentration, rich tannins and notes of spices and ...

"It is a classy, elegant example of Margaux possessing a dark ruby/purple color, and a moderately intense nose of sweet black currant fruit intermi...

 "Red Rock Terrace often expounds with dark cherry and black currant flavors, ripe, mouthcoating, velvety tannins and notes of tea, iron and savory...

The 1979 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc is a fully mature, elegant wine showing rich, nutty, and honeyed notes with a smooth, rounded tex...

Solaia is a 20-hectare vineyard on the Tignanello estate, situated at 350–400 meters above sea level with a southwest exposure. The soils are a mix...

"Big and broad, it's gloriously spicy and rich, pouring out its licorice-scented plum, prune, berry and smoke flavors like a fountain, yet it remai...

"A rather hard wine, with a firm backbone of silky tannins and sweet black olive, vanilla and berry aromas and flavors." - Wine Spectator

"Lovely and light, medium-bodied, caramel, mineral and black cherry character. From an average year in Tuscany, this '79 still shows that Sassicaia...

"Sappy aromas and flavors detract from an otherwise nicely built, smooth and buttery wine. Drinkable now." - 95/100 Wine Spectator

Bolla was founded in 1883 by Abele Bolla in Soave, to the South of Verona, starting award-winning wines. His sons expanded marketing with bars in V...

94/100 - Wine Spectator Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is produced by Caymus Vineyards, established in 1972 by Chuck Wagner. Sourced from Napa...

The blend consists mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, complemented by a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for harmony. The wine is ele...

"This year is a perfect example of a vintage that was much better for the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes than it was for the red wines. Yquem ...

"This year is a perfect example of a vintage that was much better for the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes than it was for the red wines. Yquem ...

"Geological characteristics Château Pavie has diverse terroirs: - Terroir typical of the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau composed of clay-limestone...

"In 1968, Al Brounstein planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon vines on Diamond Mountain. These vines, planted on four vineyard sites with unique soi...

"Our 1980 vintage still flaunts ruby-red color and texture for its age and tastes 15 years younger than it is. Hints of tea leaf, cherry, strawberr...

Tignanello’s 1971 debut marked a turning point for Tuscan wine. Piero Antinori’s bold move to drop white grapes and adopt Bordeaux techniques was r...

The 1980 Bolgheri Sassicaia comes from vineyards with limestone-rich soils at 80–400m altitude and west/southwest exposure. A cool vintage allowed ...

"Rather light, but nevertheless charming, elegant, fruity, and clearly marked by wood, the 1981 Calon-Segur reflects both the inconsistency of this...

"Polished, showing some intensity and lovely style. Perfumed with cherry, chocolate and tobacco; medium in body, medium tannins and a light finish....

"Seriously powerful with fabulous color and mint, cassis and berry aromas and flavors. Has a full body and is tannic; still needs time to come arou...

"Tasted from double magnum at the Stamford vertical tasting, the 1981 Montrose should be considered one of the go-to wines of this off-vintage. Per...

"Château Pontet Canet's wines have all the characteristics of great Pauillacs: a bouquet of dark fruit, dominated by blackcurrants, with notes of l...

"The Volcanic Hill is the most powerful and complete of the 1981 Diamond Creek Cabernets, and it is extremely fine. The bouquet of blackcurrant and...

"Holding well, with mature, oxidized notes of green olive, dried berry and herb." - Wine Spectator

"The bottle contains a Brut Millésimé 1981, made from 40 % Chardonnay from the Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs region, and 60 % Pinot Noir from ...

"Distinctively spicy with hints of licorice and pear, full-bodied with assertive character but nicely balanced as well. A vibrant, complex wine." -...

"This shows wonderful finesse. Brick red in color, with a garnet edge. Lovely perfumed aromas of blackberry and chocolate, with a hint of raisin. M...

"This has always been one of the great wines of the vintage and one of the greatest ever produced at this estate. Seriously dark ruby in color, wit...