Ramey - Claret Napa Valley 2005 (750ml) Conca de Barbera

Ramey - Claret Napa Valley 2005 (750ml) Conca de BarberaFrom Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Inky ruby. Finely etched cassis, blackberry, cherry and tobacco aromas are complicated by dried rose and white pepper. Bright red and dark berry flavors are crisp and unadorned (this saw no new barrels), with gentle tannins adding grip to the finish. Ramey told me that this is made from his cabernet press wines and that it's 'for roast chicken, not steak.' " (May Jun '08) From Robert Parker: "Fashioned

especially with porcini mushrooms

The whites are fermented and aged in 400-liter Allier barrels

Its aromas are a mix of plums

racy tannins

the 2022 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard Estate has expressive notes of baked cherries

It is a warm wine in the mouth

Alain Chavy has the distinction of possessing the deepest cellar—18 feet deep—in Puligny

and the oak is better integrated

and juicy white peach

26 offers a very complex nose which mixes honeysuckle

with ages ranging between 60 and 100 years

It's a gorgeous Pauillac