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Steve Greer
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I think I started down the path into the wine world with my first job, at 16, bussing tables in a Chinese restaurant. Blue Nun Riesling was the big seller (this in 1985, so don't laugh). While the Blue Nun Riesling was not an "epiphany" wine, I drank a lot of it. It was a magnum of Robert Sinskey Claret that I shared with friends while watching the 1994 World Cup that got me started reading about wine (Brazil won). My first "wow" wine was that same year, when a customer gave me a glass of 1982 Haut Brion. It was amazing. Next I found pinot noir, specifically a 1994 Whitcraft Bien Nacido, and I was hooked. I knew I wanted to sell wine so I moved from restaurants to wholesale wine sales, working for Metamora in Ohio and Kentucky. But after continued consolidation of distributors and the realization, that in wholesale you wear blinders, tasting only the wines you sell, I knew I wanted to move to the retail side. I would like to say I moved from Cincinnati just for K&L but I left the "Red" state for Los Angeles (a Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals fan in San Francisco just would not do) and I was very lucky to find the K&L store in Hollywood. The rest is history.


Reviews

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2010 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Pessac-Léognan Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-13-2013
From Barrel.... mineral, toast, spice. With beautiful red fruit on the palate balanced with mineral, earthy spice. The finish has more of the bright red fruit and a touch of tartness.
Price: $89.99 Add To Cart JS 96 RP 95 ST 92-  95
2010 Lanessan, Haut-Médoc Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-13-2013
From barrel.... some herbaceous on nose along with red fruit. Nice red fruit on mid palate with balanced finish with tons of aromatic red fruit. Can't wait to try this after bottling.
Price: $19.99 Add To Waiting List JS 91-  92
2010 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-13-2013
This was a standout for me in Bordeaux and again at the UGC tasting. From barrel.... graphite and cassis on nose. Spice, mineral and cassis palate with heady minerality and cassis on finish. At UGC a more fragrant nose, spice graphite cassis with great structure. I really love this wine and terrific candidate for the cellar.
Price: $109.99 Add To Cart JS 95 RP 95 ST 91-  94
2010 Clos Fourtet, St-Emilion (1.5L) Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-13-2013
In barrel. Tight nose, red cherry and exotic spice on the palate a bit astringent with a bright red fruit finish. At UGC from bottle.... this wine has really come together very layered and don't be surprised if Parker's score goes up along with the price. Dense dark plum more exotic spice, anise and almost liqueur like on finish. I really loved wine.
Price: $269.99 Add To Cart RP 95-  97 WS 95 JS 93-  94
2010 Clos Fourtet, St-Emilion Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-13-2013
In barrel. Tight nose, red cherry and exotic spice on the palate a bit astringent with a bright red fruit finish. At UGC from bottle.... this wine has really come together very layered and don't be surprised if Parker's score goes up along with the price. Dense dark plum more exotic spice, anise and almost liqueur like on finish. I really loved wine.
Price: $149.99 Add To Cart RP 98 WS 95 JS 93-  94
2010 La Tour de Bessan, Margaux Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-13-2013
In barrel. Coffee, red berry, toasty and slight leafy nose. Ripe fruit on the palate along with tons of oak spice and coffee. Rich and toasty.
Price: $19.99 Add To Cart WE 93 JS 88-  89
2010 Clerc-Milon, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
In barrel....(Tasted 3 times) Spice (oak spice) dominant nose blackberry very elegant nose with ripe palate and polished tannins (at Joanne's best bottle) and lots of spice on finish. (At UGC Pauillac very astringent. The warmer weather was affecting tastings)
Price: $89.99 Add To Cart JS 94 RP 94 WE 94
2010 d'Armailhac, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
Ripe nose lots of cassis, blackberry and spice with a fleshy mid palate and astringent finish.
Price: $59.99 Add To Cart JS 93 RP 93 WS 93
2010 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (3L) Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
Tight nose. Currant, cassis and blackfruit. Spicy finish slight smoke. Very very good.
Price: $4,499.00 Add To Cart JS 100 RP 98 ST 95-  98
2010 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L) Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
Tight nose. Currant, cassis and blackfruit. Spicy finish slight smoke. Very very good.
Price: $2,299.00 Add To Cart JS 100 RP 98 ST 95-  98
2010 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
Tight nose. Currant, cassis and blackfruit. Spicy finish slight smoke. Very very good.
Price: $1,129.00 Add To Cart JS 100 RP 98 ST 95-  98
2010 Barde-Haut, St-Emilion Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
In barrel...Spice and dark fruit with lots of wood spice and astringent finish.
Price: $39.99 Add To Cart WS 93 JS 91-  92 RP 92
2010 Clinet, Pomerol Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
In bottle at UGC. One of the standouts from the right bank. Dense ripe plum, graphite, vanilla with a slight creosote in the background. Rich texture hiding big tannins. I can still taste this wine.
Price: $169.99 Add To Cart JS 97 RP 96 WS 95
2010 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
In barrel. 52 Cabernet, 35 Merlot, 8 Cabernet Franc and 5 Petit Verdot. Nice pure bright red fruit, good structure with big tannins and high acidity. This is a good wine for under $40 that is built to cellar.
Price: $42.99 Add To Cart JS 94 RP 94 WE 92
2010 Capbern Gasqueton, St-Estèphe Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 2-12-2013
Great value wine of good quality. Sweet fruit on the nose with lovely cassis, asian spice and minerality. Astringent finish but nice texture.
Price: $22.99 Add To Cart WE 93 JS 90-  91
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