| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2007 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/20/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 pointsCellarTracker says I don’t have any of these in my cellar, so I must therefore conclude that the cellar fairy blessed me with a divine gift (that, or I drunkenly removed the wrong Rioja Alta at some point, but I believe the cellar fairy is more probable). |
| White |
2015 Three Sticks Chardonnay Origin Durell VineyardSonoma Valley more |
3/15/2024 - Rhone Rick Does not like this wine: NRSame as last time… not great. |
| Red |
2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/13/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 pointsYou know how you taste a bottle out of a case & it is just “off” relative to the others & you chalk it up to being a bit corked or such… is there an opposite to that?!! Just opened one expecting to really like it, like Leya but only because I have hots for the cuter sister Rachel (the 904)… but this blows the doors off. Not watery, smooth and super balanced, funk and tobacco and acid. Makes me swoon…. |
| Red |
2016 Verbena Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
3/8/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 91 pointsWas meh and unfocused on open & for first glass. Vacu-vin and fridged and opened next night & instantly special, classic brunello with depth, integration & a long fine finish. |
| Red |
2011 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
1/27/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 97 pointsJust outstanding. Classic dark and brooding Napa, tannic, smooth, toasted oak and deep red fruit. Epic. Dollar for dollar one of the best wines I have had in recent memory. |
| White |
2015 Three Sticks Chardonnay Origin Durell VineyardSonoma Valley more |
1/27/2024 - Rhone Rick wrote: 88 pointsEither defective, over the hill, but either way, feels very over oaked old school , which I normally don’t mind, but here it missed the mark. Have more… will try again. |
| Red |
2018 Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo Amphoramore |
1/14/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 90 pointsI don’t like as much as the standard Titolo. I guess I miss the wood, but there was also a very slight funk/acid to it that I did not expect. |
| Red |
2014 Woodlands MargaretMargaret River Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/5/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 pointsWould be happy at @ 5x the price. Honestly, drink as a first class mature Bordeaux with a pinch of acid & jam… just a pinch. Super balanced with beautifully long finish. This one just flourished with age. And feels like a few more years left. |
| Red |
2015 Domaine Lucien Lardy Moulin-à-Vent Les ThorinsGamay more |
12/21/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 89 pointsDrinking a bit better than I recall. Muted red fruit, balanced, but missing something from thar classic bojo profile that I am always after. |
| White |
2015 Three Sticks Chardonnay One SkySonoma Mountain more |
12/20/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 92 pointsDrinking very well. Classic CA chard & super well balanced. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
NV Tarlant Champagne Rosé Zéro Brut NatureChampagne Blend more |
12/16/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 94 pointsStellar. Crisp & piercingly dry. Mineraly fruit. |
| Red |
2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
12/1/2023 - Rhone Rick wrote: 91 pointsEverything you'd expect if you've had La Rioja Alta wines before & were expecting one of their entry level wines. Great QPR and a delight... except.. it comes across as just a little bit light, almost watery, like it is teasing you like a waiter who poured some water in your Gran Reserva 904. |
| Red |
2013 Château Golan Royal Reserve EliadGolan Heights Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/24/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 91 pointsStill drinking well. Classic Bordeaux, cab and Merlot profile, with medium body and a pinch of acidity. |
| Red |
2019 Jezreel Valley Winery AdumimIsrael Red Blend more |
11/24/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 91 pointsJust great… classic profile that morphs into something more interesting on the finish. |
| Red |
2014 Woodlands MargaretMargaret River Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/21/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 92 pointsOk… now it is drinking like a champ. Strong Bordeaux cab profile, integrated & with a long finish. |
| Red |
2019 Nevo Winery MerlotJerusalem Mountains more |
11/4/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 pointsJust d-lish! Honestly, a real stunner. Big jammy Merlot, loads of texture & well integrated red fruit profiles. Some core tannins and alcohol makes me think it has another 5yrs or more in the cellar before it peaks. |
| Red |
2012 Prats and Symington Douro ChryseiaRed Blend more |
10/28/2023 - Rhone Rick wrote: 86 pointsPast prime already?? |
| Red |
2019 Gito ShaniIsrael Red Blend more |
9/29/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 88 pointsPleasant and interesting, but nothing especially good nor bad. Wife liked it more than I. Will taste again tomorrow & see if it evolved at all. |
| Red |
2008 Quilceda Creek Red Wine Columbia ValleyRed Bordeaux Blend more |
9/22/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 92 pointsDrinking very well. Same consistent profile. |
| Red |
2002 Yarra Yering Dry Red N°1Yarra Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/2/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 91 pointsDefinitely on the decline but not sour like a few bottles ago. More like the last one, maybe a touch better. Like my last comments so won’t try to top that… my last fling with an old mistress (last bottle!!). |
| Red |
2015 Three Sticks Pinot Noir The JamesSta. Rita Hills more |
7/23/2023 - Rhone Rick wrote: flawedTainted or bad bottle My first and have a case left. 🤔 …. |
| Red |
2005 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
5/12/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 92 pointsStill lovely, but fully mature. Tobacco, bramble and red fruit… bit of acidity, but definitely peaky. |
| White |
2004 Kooyong Chardonnay EstateMornington Peninsula more |
5/6/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 91 pointsPrior one was dead. Had a lay bottle hiding in the cellar, and magically it is drinking beautifully!! Aged oaky Chardonnay with a touch of pineapple & definitely at/past its prime, but glad to have this be my last one & not have it be corked. |
| Red |
2014 Yohan Lardy Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes de 1903Gamay more |
2/11/2023 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: NRStill drinking nicely, and guessing it has another 2-3yrs perhaps. Still, will finish my last 2 in the next few months. |
| Red |
NV Entropy Cellars FusionLivermore Valley Red Blend more |
11/4/2022 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 pointsAn attention-getter! Powerful & silk with hyper (but not over) ripe red fruit, subtle oak and tobacco. Lusty. |
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