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Taking a Journey with 1961 Petrus
By: AJ McClellan Like walking down a gravel walkway set with granite stepping stones. The path is strewn with red rose petals and outlined by vibrant violets. At the end of the path is a quaint picnic table set in … Continue reading
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Whites of Immortality
It’s been a quiet week but we’ve had some stellar, rare wines from all over the globe. So far these mind-blowing wines are on the top of my week’s favorites list with the 1989 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Vendages Tardives … Continue reading
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A Fun Night with Tom Futo and His Napa Stunners
Last Friday we had another in a long, long line of amazing wine dinners when we hosted Tom Futo from Oakville’s Futo Winery for a memorable night of wine, food and good friends! Ivan the Fiver has long sang … Continue reading
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Daily Winners at Graileys
This week at Graileys, we have opened and tasted too many good bottles to not give them solid recognition. Each day had its own star so this blog is going to be a little different… Monday: 2000 Billecart Salmon Cuvee … Continue reading
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Graileys Annual Dom Perigon Dinner – Attack of the Great Rose!
This last week at Graileys we had one of our favorite events every year-the Annual Dom Perignon Dinner with our good friends from Moet Hennessy with some of the rarest special bottles the Dom Perignon producers! We had a memorable … Continue reading
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Bordeaux’s Holy Grail
My tongue has tasted a glimpse of Bordeaux euphoria… Last Friday, some of our best wine collectors and true Bordeaux devotees held their own Bordeaux blind tasting here at Graileys with the theme: 1982. BOOM!!! I was lucky enough to … Continue reading
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85 Leroy Gevrey Chambertin 1er and 1990 Lafite… A great Friday does make!
By: AJ McClellan The Leroy is earth reincarnate. Wet soil, compost, crushed brown leaves, and mushroom patch. There are notes of dry cherry, prunes, and spice box. After about 2 hours in the glass the wine blew off a little … Continue reading
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A Dinner with California’s Most Wanted
My apologies for my little blog hiatus but I am back in the Big D, in my wine zone at Graileys and am in full swing! After an insane week in Philadelphia for the Court of Master Sommeliers Advanced Exam … Continue reading
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A Burg of a Day
By: AJ McClellan We started with the Roulot which is stunning! Showing banana bubblegum, crushed limestone, canned peaches, and apricot. There is a searing acidity with a minute long finish. The 2000 Ponsot is meaty on the nose, almost like … Continue reading
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The Best Wine This Year!
By: AJ McClellan The 1961 Latour a Pomerol was one of the better bottles I have ever had in my life! The nose opens with oceans of black currants with a crust of dried anise, crushed graphite, bramble, and dried … Continue reading
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