Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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Red |
1971 Cantina Mascarello BaroloNebbiolo more |
6/27/2019 - esh44 wrote: NRMuddled and awkward. I think a sound bottle but probably too much transport before opening. |
Red |
2010 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos VougeotClos Vougeot Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
11/1/2018 - esh44 wrote: NRThe past few 2010 H-N's I've opened had a subtle but very noticeable tanginess to them. This was no exception, although subdued and it mostly blew off after an hour. At the far end of the red berry fruit spectrum -- very silky, classy wine without any rough edges. Have yet to have a shut-down 2010 H-N. Very nice bottle. And yes, the cork was almost fully saturated although not full-on seeping.
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Red |
2015 Marcel Juge CornasSyrah more |
1/29/2018 - esh44 Likes this wine: NRPretty svelte for the vintage, although still big dense fruit and obviously needs much time. Savory with layers of goodness (floral notes came out after hard swirling which I usually don’t get with Juge). Beautiful wine. So sad we won’t see this anymore.
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Comment posted by esh44:
8/21/2019 10:27:00 AM - Very true -- never know what to expect w/ bottlings during this period. Incidentally, I opened another bottle recently that had very nice fruit and texture, but an overwhelming amount of VA...