Wines Include But Are Not Limited To:
Gros Frère et Sœur Grands Echézeaux 1995
"Tart cherries and roses nose; tart red fruit, iron and rosehips, with good balance . . ."
92+ Richard Jennings, RichardJennings.com
Vieux Château Certan 2000 (1.5L)
"Tasted blind at Bordeaux Index’s 2000 tasting in London. This has a very pure, very sensuous nose with red-berried fruit, wild strawberry, raspberry, a touch of marmalade and quince in the background. Very good definition with a faint hint of iodine developing with time. The palate is full-bodied, very pure and well defined, yet so linear at this point. This is a wine that retains its foetal position but what a future in store! It is so smooth and harmonious towards the elegant, feminine finish."
96 Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate
Grace Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 1992 (1.5L) "This wine is only available via the winery's mailing list, and I am sure there are more potential suitors than wine to be sold. Current production has dwindled, largely because much of the vineyard is in the process of being replanted . . . . For example, in 1995 only the upper block of the vineyard was in production. Only 75 cases will emerge from this vintage, further ensuring a preposterously high price. In 1994 there [were] 175 cases. These beautifully-made wines are among the finest Cabernets in California. I rarely report on them because they are, for all intents and purposes, unobtainable. Yet there is no doubting the high quality aspirations of the owner, and the skills exhibited by winemaking consultant Heidi Barrett in the production, aging, and bottling of these 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines."
Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 1988 (1.5L)
"With the passing of Bruno Giacosa the wine world loses a titan. Bruno Giacosa’s accomplishments during a career that spanned eight decades are almost too many to list. Giacosa leaves behind a rich, eternal legacy of brilliant wines and unforgettable memories for those lucky enough to have spent time with the Maestro of Nebbiolo . . . . But ultimately it is about the wines. The 1961s and the 1964s are still sublime. The 1971s are all finesse, while the 1978s are still shockingly young. I have always admired the precision of the 1982s and the exotic perfume of the 1989s. Giacosa's 1996s are just beginning to enter their sweet spots. The 2001s, 2004s, 2005s and 2007s will thrill those lucky enough to own them for years and decades to come. But Giacosa also excelled in less storied vintages. His 1969s, from a long-forgotten, rainy harvest, aged beautifully, while the 1986s, one of my personal favorite vintages (and a year Giacosa himself favored over the more hyped 1985s) remain under the radar gems . . . . Numerous visits with Giacosa and his longtime winemaker Dante Scaglione remain vividly etched in mind as some of the greatest tastings of my life. Even though being late is part of Italian culture, I was never late to a tasting with Bruno Giacosa. I did not want to miss a single minute spending time tasting with him, which I regarded as a privilege. Tasting Giacosa's wines from barrel and following their evolution from cask to bottle was thrilling. The hours passed by effortlessly. Even before he fell ill in 2006, Bruno Giacosa was a man of very few words. The suggestion of a smile occasionally appeared, but only when a wine particularly pleased him. Pointed questions elicited short, succinct replies. “É buono” (it’s good), he would say. Even so, Giacosa’s immense pride in his work was evident. Words were not really necessary. These wines spoke volumes. The feeling in the room was more than enough to understand everything. I often walked out of that tasting room with goose bumps. The wines were every bit that emotional."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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