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Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow

Ivan the Fiver generously shared this bottle around last Wednesday. I really shouldn’t have been drinking… well, that was the plan but when Ivan offers you a taste of anything, be prepared to see your resolve just dissolve. So, I … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Cabernets

Monday started out sedately with the peace and quiet only interrupted by the clicking sounds coming from our computer keyboards. So when a member walked in around 4:30pm, it was a welcome distraction. Matt J wasted no time in pouring … Continue reading

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Cabernet Madness

A Cabernet avalanche came to pass Graileys’ way last Friday and surprisingly, I survived to share the tale. I was manning the bar area, hydrating with the latest release of Ozarka when a member handed me a bottle of 2007 … Continue reading

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The lady in red pants

We had a wonderful visit from winemaker extraordinaire, Helene Garcin-Leveque, who strutted into Graileys yesterday afternoon in her cool, red pants with three of her family’s Bordeaux properties in her wine bag to taste us with. Helene and her family … Continue reading

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Chateau Angelus’ Jean-Bernard Grenier @ Graileys

  The amiable, Jean-Bernard Grenier, stopped by Graileys two weeks ago before his dinner event at a Dallas restaurant. He generously shared some 2006 and 2007 Chateau Angelus with us. And just to spice things up, Simon also pulled a … Continue reading

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Canon and Pichon Lalande

A couple of fantastic bottles were shared around Graileys last Tuesday. The team just finalized the purchase of an amazing collection that featured a 17-year vertical of Pichon Lalande so, expectedly, Simon’s first cork fatality was a 1979 Pichon Lalande. … Continue reading

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1995 Lafite-Rothschild

The so-called emperor of wine certainly took its sweet time to reveal the innate complexity and beautiful perfume that it is coveted for. It was reticent in the first hour, slowly revealing subtle notes of cedar, blackcurrant, tobacco, herbs, iron, graphite, … Continue reading

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Wine of the Hour

I’ve been eyeing this bottle over the last couple of months and the time to uncork it finally came last Friday when two Italian-centric clients walked in with ‘something different’ in mind. Well, the 2001 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore … Continue reading

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Stuff of Legends

I was minding my own business attempting to ride out the avalanche of phone calls and email inquiries about the 2004 CVNE Imperial Gran Reserva… you know, Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year. I was barely surviving when a member … Continue reading

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Tuesday Wine Notes

On most Tuesdays, I usually wake up with an earnest intention not to drink. This past Tuesday was no different yet I failed, again. But this is one I will own up to any day. As soon as that bottle … Continue reading

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