RE: Vintage Decade: Southern Rhône 1990s

Kamlesh Yadav — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:18:43 GMT

Good Evening ladies and gentlemen

RE: Vintage Decade: Napa Valley 1980s

Brian Jackson — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:46:02 GMT

I've been working in a cellar full of 80's Mondavi, Caymus, Clos du Val, BV, Montelena, Silver Oak, Duckhorn, Keenan, Beringer...you name it...for the past 3 years. All the wines (30 cases worth, including vertical vintages of each producer) came from the same private collection, which were cellared perfectly and consistently kept in temperature, without question. The treasure of getting to open these bottles is staggering, illuminating. They are nothing like the wines made under the same label 35-40 years later. Caymus below 13% alcohol is indicative of another world entirely, a different paradigm. All these wines throughout the decade, regardless of the vintage or producer generally come out between 12.5% to 13.5% ABV at the most. I could rave on about this forever, but the most impressive standout in terms of consistency and not having opened one faulty bottle out of at least 35 (including both Napa and AV) is Silver Oak. From the same collection,1977 magnums of Clos du Val are explosive, bottle after bottle. There's a winery in Sonoma County called Laurel Glen that tastes as good as any wine of its age within the same cellar. ***Doris Metropolitan New Orleans***

RE: Etna: 2012–2022

Michael Markarian — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:26:32 GMT

Thank you!

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