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1996 Falletto di Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva

  The day started innocently enough with the 1999 Chateau Ausone. This is drinking really well right now and is enjoyable with its deep black fruit core (plums, cassis, blackberries, and black raspberries) and smoky and crushed rock nuances. The … Continue reading

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The Singular Greatness of Richebourg

This kind of experience is how wine gets under our skin time and time again. As soon as I put my nose to a glass of 2008 Gros Frere et Souers Richebourg, I was hooked. Highly aromatic with distinct red … Continue reading

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1996 Montrose Kills It!

The 1996 Montrose was the last bottle opened for the evening and what a showing! Perfumed and rich with upfront nose of blackcurrant and black cherries laced with camphor and cedar. A subtle hint of barbecue smoke added complexity. Supple … Continue reading

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1994 Colgin Herb Lamb Takes the Trophy!

  The Line-up The ‘You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine’ Tasting is always one of Graileys’ most-awaited tastings of the year. So when it was brought up around the table one Tuesday afternoon that it has been a … Continue reading

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Champagne Friday

By the time the clock struck 5 last Friday, I was ready for a sip of something. Luckily for me, my sanity was restored not by one, but a trio of markedly different Champagne cuvees. My first sip was a … Continue reading

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Belle of the Ball – 1997 Flaccianello della Pieve

1997 Flaccianello  at Graileys A number of great bottles lined the tables at Graileys last Friday, but the WOTN for me was without question Fontodi’s 1997 Flaccianello, a pure breed Sangiovese produced from the estate’s best grapes across several vineyard … Continue reading

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Besotted with the Cabernet Family

It’s hard not to be when I have been drinking a few terrific examples of the world’s most famous red grape variety. And it’s certainly interesting to taste through a variation of styles from the same grape variety as dictated … Continue reading

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Cheval Blanc and then some….

  The sumptuous and aromatically compelling 1998 Cheval Blanc set the stage for a proper Graileys afternoon last Friday. Member Matt J pulled this one from his private stash and what a treat! Out of the bottle, it showed a … Continue reading

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Thursday Sippin’

A few descended on Graileys last Thursday and it was clear from the first bottles hitting the tables that it was going to be a fun afternoon. I decanted a 1989 Leoville Barton about two hours before the wine was … Continue reading

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Double Trouble

Fresh from some Bordeaux shenanigans last Tuesday, our Wednesday afternoon was whiled away sipping some prestige cuvee Champagne. James R was in and he didn’t waste any time in treating us to two of the most glorious bubbles around. First on … Continue reading

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