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Unicorns Do Exist
What a night! Friday was packed with members opening fantastic bottles and as you can imagine with my title, we were very privileged to experience a very rare and special wine: 2002 Haut Brion Blanc. 13 years has done a … Continue reading
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How Can The Night Get Any Better?
By: AJ McClellan Great beginning to the day! The 2009 Leroy d’Auvenay les Narvaux is a experience in a glass, absolutely amazing! Toasted popcorn with corn nuts leap from the glass, exploding on the nose. The toast is so powerful … Continue reading
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New World Cab and Old World Chard. A Beautiful Combo…
By: AJ McClellan Wow, I thought the Lafon was stunning with quince, toasted popcorn, apricot, white peach, limestone, and summer flowers. But this 95 Shafer hillside is out of this world!! Rustic ripe plum, with wild boysenberry, and blueberries. … Continue reading
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Around the World with Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Spain…
By: AJ McClellan Last week was a load of fun. We started off drinking some killer Burgs with the 1986 Mugneret Echezeaux and a 1991 Giroud Clos Blanc 1er. The 86 is showing truffle, clean earth, sour cherry, and dried … Continue reading
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Dynamic Friday
We were back at it in full swing last Friday with many terrific bottles opened on the tables and even better company to match them. We opened a bottle of the 2011 Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay for members as … Continue reading
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Tete de Cuvee Champagne Blind Tasting with Sushi
Kim and I were talking a few months back about how good all of the different Tete de Cuvee Champagnes are and we wondered aloud how much the label (ie knowing what you are drinking and the price) affects the … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Stunners
There is nothing like opening up some fantastic wines to pull you through the dog days of summer. This week we have opened some stunning bottles that are worth mentioning and definitely worth seeking for your own if you have … Continue reading
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A Special Day…
By: AJ McClellan Last night was extra special night, even in Graileys. While there were a plethora of wonderful wine opened, there were two bottles that stood out in particular… 2012 DRC Montrachet Like drinking tangerine soda in a lime … Continue reading
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California’s Elite
Last week we had an opportunity to try some of California’s most elite. When you start the evening with 2011 Tusk and 2005 SQN Atlantis Fe203-2a Grenache, you know it is going to be a great night. With the deepest … Continue reading
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2012 Dominus!
By: AJ McClellan Today we popped the almost perfect, 99 point, 2012 Dominus. I am a huge fan of the Dominus wines! Each year they make a excellent bottling that always has top notch quality, but also reflects the vintage … Continue reading
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