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Cellar Favorite: 1986 Penfolds Shiraz Kalimna Bin 28

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Australia

Neal Martin, Mar 2023

Back a few years ago, I was tasting a lot of Penfolds and was fortunate enough to participate in a few epic verticals of this iconic Australian producer. Sadly, commitments towards Bordeaux and Burgundy mean I taste bottles less frequently; however, I was reminded of their unerring longevity at a recent BYO at the Harwood Arms to celebrate my birthday.

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Cellar Favorite: 2019 Niepoort Batuta and Redoma

Portugal, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites

Neal Martin, Mar 2023

I am a big fan of Dirk Niepoort’s fortified and non-fortified wines. Earlier this year, I tasted his latest releases. Two of them will offer pleasure in the near term but are also worthy of cellaring.

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Cellar Favorite: Château Latour: 2023 Releases

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux

Neal Martin, Mar 2023

Since 2012, Château Latour has released their three wines onto the market according to when vintages are deemed ready instead of the orthodox spring following harvest. I visited the estate in late January to assess the trio due to see the light of day. where I tasted with technical director Hélène Genin.

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Cellar Favorite: Two from Mayacamas

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: California

Antonio Galloni, Feb 2023

It’s always a pleasure to spend time at Mayacamas. As much as I enjoy tasting today’s current releases, it is also a great deal of fun to go back and revisit wines made by Bob Travers before he sold the winery. These two Cabernets will delight Mayacamas fans.

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Cellar Favorite: 1923 Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Australia

Angus Hughson, Feb 2023

In 1878, Oscar Benno Seppelt started a long tradition for Seppeltsfield Para Tawny Ports when he put down his first fortified barrel destined for a century in the cellar before release. It is rare and one-of-a-kind, which explains the astronomical pricing, making it the most expensive wine in the country by volume.

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Cellar Favorite: 1992 Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: California

Antonio Galloni, Feb 2023

The 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate remains an epic wine for the Togni family.

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Cellar Favorite: 1986 Pape Clément

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux

Neal Martin, Feb 2023

I don’t drink enough mature Pessac-Léognan. I’m not alone there. It’s one of Bordeaux’s overlooked genres of wine. You do not see bottles as often as their Pauillac or Saint-Julien counterparts, as Pessac-Léognan wines do not garner the same reverence, for whatever reason. Meeting up with a friend, newly liberated from Hong Kong, we tasted this little gem.

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Cellar Favorite: 1895 Cossart Gordon Bual

Portugal, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites

Neal Martin, Jan 2023

Few wines are as indestructible as Madeira. Plenty of 19th-century wines continue to thrive. Following a recent exploration of Frédéric Mugnier’s Chambolle Les Amoureuses, we finished with this fine 128-year-old Madeira that affirmed its time-bending properties.

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Cellar Favorite: 1989 Domaine de Trévallon Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Les Baux

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France

Neal Martin, Jan 2023

In the early days of my career, I drank a lot of mature bottles from Domaine de Trévallon, including one memorable dinner in London with numerous vintages.

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Cellar Favorite: 1974 Diamond Creek Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow

cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: California

Neal Martin, Jan 2023

I have always had a soft spot for Diamond Creek Vineyards, charmed by Al and Boots Brounstein, who would regularly pour their wines in London in the early days of my career.