Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2012 Alain Voge Cornas Les ChaillesSyrah more |
8/15/2022 - AMC Eagle wrote: 92 pointsDecanted for over 3+ hours. Medium crimson-garnet in colour. Nose of ripe red berries, plums, touch of beef blood, and a hint of florals. On the palate, there are cassis with tart red berries and plums, complimented by spicy black peppers and bits of dark green herbs. Medium bodied with a medium+ finish; acidity is noticed. Opened for the final episode of "Better Call Saul"(unfortunately, I do not have a Cote Rotie to drink unlike Gus Fring). |
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NV Paul Avril Le Petit Vin d'AvrilVin de Table Français Red Rhone Blend more |
8/28/2022 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 pointsPnp. Deep ruby-purple in colour. Nose of dark plums, dark cherry compote, with hints of garrigue and blackberries. On the palate, a somewhat peppery blackberry profile is noticed along with some dark jammy fruit, a touch of tobacco, and dark herbs. Medium bodied with a medium finish. This latest version is 2/3 2019 vintage and 1/3 previous vintages.
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2018 Marcelo Pelleriti Cabernet Franc SignatureValle de Uco more |
2/20/2021 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 pointsSlow ox'ed for over an hour. Medium+ garnet in colour; there are blackberries with some candied dark fruits and wet tobacco with a touch of rubbing alcohol on the nose. On the palate there are good concentration of more blackberries with some dark chewing tobacco and hints of graphite; acidity is detectable along with its alcohol; tannins are evident. Medium+ bodied with a medium finish. Could use another year or two in the cellar -- community drinking window looks to be accurate. Very good qpr if you got this from garagiste.
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2018 Domaine Laougué Madiran Les PassionnesTannat Blend, Tannat more |
1/7/2021 - AMC Eagle wrote: 92 pointsVinturried into a decanter and let sit for over an hour. Medium ruby-garnet in colour. Nose of crushed smoky blackberries with some black currants and a hint of rose petals. On the palate, there are bright red fruits with some tanginess on them along with some brambly red currants and touches of earthy cranberries. Medium bodied with a medium finish. Impressive for its price point.
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2016 Provenance Vineyards MerlotNapa Valley more |
1/16/2021 - AMC Eagle wrote: 90 pointsPopped and poured through a vinturri. Medium-dark garnet in colour. Nose of sweet plums and baked cherries with a few other red berries. On the palate, there are somewhat dusty red cherries and plums with a touch of black olives. Medium bodied with a medium finish. A straightforward drinker.
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2019 Domaine Olivier B. Ventoux Les AmidyvesSyrah Blend, Syrah more |
5/14/2021 - AMC Eagle wrote: flawedOpened one to see about this whole spritzy thingy, and sure enough this one I opened has that spritzy-ness in it. This is like drinking a flat black cherry soda and is nowhere close to the bottles I opened late last year. Not sure what is up.
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2014 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
12/12/2020 - AMC Eagle wrote: 92 points2 1/2 hour decant. Medium garnet-brick red in colour. Nose of smoky dark red berry fruit with some kirsch and garrigue. On the palate, there are some raspberries with semi-ripe plums and a touch of black peppers with currants. Medium bodied with a medium semi-chewy finish. Can develop further with some more cellaring.
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2019 Domaine Olivier B. Ventoux Les AmidyvesSyrah Blend, Syrah more |
12/2/2020 - AMC Eagle wrote: 93 pointsOver a two hour decant. This has a dark ruby-purple in appearance. Has a plummy garrigue and black cherry nose. Has a somewhat massive palate of peppery black cherries and peppery black stone fruits along with some licorice and a touch of tar; grippy even after the decant. Medium+ bodied with a medium finish.
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2015 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes La LouisianeRed Rhone Blend more |
2/17/2020 - AMC Eagle wrote: 94 pointsVinturied into a decanter for 30+ minutes. Medium+ ruby in colour. Nose of black cherry and raspberry pate with a bit of smoke and black licorice. On the palate, there are ripe raspberries with some syrup of candied cherries along with some garrigue and black fruits in the end. Medium+ bodied with a medium+ finish. Of the three cuvees for this vintage, I think this is the best.
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2016 Château La Vieille CureFronsac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/2/2019 - AMC Eagle wrote: 92 pointsOver an hour decant. Has a medium plum-purple in colour. Nose of boysenberries, dark plum paste, some cassis and blackberries. There are black cherries and black licorice with some cassis along with charcoal and some dark unsweetened chocolate on its tannic palate. Medium bodied with a medium+ finish. Could use a couple more years in the cellar. Excellent qpr. 92+
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NV Paul Avril Le Petit Vin d'AvrilVin de Table Français Red Rhone Blend more |
8/4/2019 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 pointsPnp; has a deep ruby-purple in colour. Nose of sweet blackberry and blueberry jam and violets. Getting stewed plums and blackberries along with some cassis and black peppers where some espresso is noticed at the end. Medium bodied with a medium finish. Since the wine store I frequently visit just got this recently, I would like to think that this would be an amalgam of more recent vintages('15? '16? '17?).
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2009 Blue Hall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Camiana Howell Mountainmore |
3/12/2017 - AMC Eagle wrote: 92 points4 hour decant. Dark garnet in appearance; nose of cherry cola with some hints of spiced blackberry paste. On the palate, there are dark plums with some blackberries and cassis; hints of dark cocoa. Front palate tanins slowly dissipate with some time. Medium bodied with a medium finish; more layers of this wine is revealing itself as time goes on. Last tasted on Dec 2015.
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2011 Alain Voge St. Joseph Les VinsonnesSyrah more |
2/8/2015 - AMC Eagle wrote: 89 pointsOne hour decant and poured through a vinturri. Medium-dark ruby-garnet in appearance. Crushed rosemary, red and black cherries and cherry pits on the nose; has a bit of that barnyard funk as well that hovers around it. Palate's getting some buttery unripe raspberries, black peppers, green herbs and touches of white fruits like unripe pears or so; also am getting some of the sweet and sour candy profile as well with some hot tartiness with its medium finish; makes me wonder if there is some marsanne or roussane with this. This is drinking well right now, don't think this will develop anymore.
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2012 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes La LouisianeRed Rhone Blend more |
8/30/2015 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 points30 minute decant; appearance of medium ruby-garnet in the glass. Has a nose of spicy raspberries and red cherries with a hint of pomegranates and more dusty red fruits as well. On the palate, I am detecting some leathery strawberry shortcake, if that makes sense; also some hints of brambly ripe red fruits. Tannins are concentrated and tight. Medium bodied with a medium finish.
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2010 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Les RacinesRed Rhone Blend more |
5/9/2015 - AMC Eagle wrote: 90 pointsVinturied into a decanter and let sit for 90 minutes; poured using the vinturi. Light-medium garnet-ruby in colour; nose of very dark red fruits and some cassis with some black cherries and anise; can kinda smell the heat. The palate's getting loads of black fruits, black licorice, and some dark herbs; tannic up front and hot at the end; medium bodied with a short-medium finish. Lay this one down for a few more years before trying again.
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2000 Château Lyonnat Lussac-St. Émilion Réserve de la FamilleRed Bordeaux Blend more |
1/11/2014 - AMC Eagle wrote: 90 pointsPnp. Black cherries and some vanilla on the nose; dark red fruits with some tobacco on the palate though not that prevalent. Medium bodied with a medium finish; has a very good balance to it. Me thinks this has a few more years of life to it.
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2006 OS Winery (Owen Sullivan) M Klipsun VineyardRed Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/24/2013 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 pointsGarnet coloured in the glass; getting ripe crushed cherries and blueberries on the nose. The palate is very friendly with some more red and blue fruits along with some hints of coffee. Smooth and the tannins are just about non-existent. Drinking very well as it is.
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2010 Michel Gassier CerciusCôtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend more |
2/25/2013 - AMC Eagle wrote: 92 points30 minute decant and poured through a vinturri. Dark ruby-esque in colour. Getting some blackberries, cherries, and some licorice on the nose. The palate is getting some more black berries, black cherry licorice, with some black peppers and dark tobacco; concentrated and focused. Tannins are coarse but they're not all over the place. Medium bodied with a medium finish. This is supposedly a dead ringer for a CdP and I can kinda see that from my limited experience. Plenty of wine for the money on this one.
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Comment posted by AMC Eagle:
11/15/2022 5:12:00 PM - @Neecies Thanks for the comment and am glad that it is helpful. I always try to put in the decant/slow ox time in my notes. Cheers!
Comment posted by AMC Eagle:
11/15/2022 5:32:00 PM - @Neecies That's awesome. Such a bootlegger, you are! I love it. Maybe bring a vinturri with you to help in some airing of it.
Comment posted by AMC Eagle:
11/15/2022 5:43:00 PM - @Neecies That's a good one. I think you should drop a note at their suggestion box for the agents to have some wine training. :)