| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2022 Greek Wine Cellars (D. Kourtakis) AssyrtikoSantorini more |
4/21/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 89 pointsPnP chilled. Clear, light straw color. A very nice wine similar to Sav. Blanc with a fair amount of citrus, bright fruit and minerality. Med body, clean and refreshing. Nothing off $26 |
| Rosé |
2021 Franck et Oliver Mousset Excellence RoseSouthern Rhône Rosé Blend more |
4/15/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 pointsPnP med chilled. Clear, light salmon color. This is very good stuff. Med body, great fruit, nice acidity, complex and super drinkable. Highly recommended and nothing off. $21 |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Piper Sonoma BrutSonoma County Champagne Blend more |
3/31/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 88 pointsPnP chilled. A very nice, simple sparkler with good bubby stream and proper fruit. Good kick off for Easter dinner. Nothing off. $24 |
| Red |
2015 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlandsmore |
3/31/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 93 pointsSplash decanted and poured into glasses for 1 hour before tasting. Clear, purple ruby. Intense nose. This drank better than the 15 Gap's Crown. Classic big CA Pinot with red fruit profile, full bodied and well balanced/integrated. Powerful but smooth with a long finish. Great stuff, nothing off. $$73 Winery direct. |
| White |
2000 Alfred Merkelbach Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
3/31/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 91 pointsPnP chilled. Med straw color. Clear, slight funk nose which blew off quickly. Beautiful wine and not over the top. Classic German QbA Kabinett, just a touch of sweetness. Moderate fruit up front which expanded as time went on and warmed up. After two hours, huge acidity and fruit finished that lasted long. Don/Julie's bottle. |
| White - Sparkling |
2011 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
3/31/2024 - Barry Notes wrote: 94 pointsPnP chilled. Stunning, exceptional stuff. Lighter bodied style with just a touch of lees and toast. Clean, bright, fruit. Bubble stream was fine and light but exploded in the mouth. Long finish. You could drink the all day. |
| Red |
2015 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Gap's Crown VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/31/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 pointsPnP into decanted and into glasses for 15 mins before tasting. Clear, med/dark ruby/purple. Intense, normal KB Pinot nose. Good stuff in proper drinking window, med body/intensity. Almost a Bordeaux traits and it had a bit of a dry tannic finish. Not fruit forward, good integration/balance, nothing off. $100 winery direct. |
| Red |
2010 Château PerronLalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/24/2024 - Barry Notes wrote: 91 pointsPnP w/1 hour glass time. Clear, med purple/red color. Nose of dark fruit. This drank better than expected. Med body, resolved tannins, soft, good balance/integration, classic Claret notes. Not over the top, good drinking window, long finish. Nothing off. $36 |
| Red |
2013 Comstock ZinfandelRockpile more |
3/24/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery good stuff. Drink now. M/L bottle |
| Red |
2005 Jessup Cellars Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
3/24/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 93 pointsDelicious, perfect drinking window. M/L bottle |
| White |
2016 Domaine Fernand Girard Sancerre La GarenneSauvignon Blanc more |
3/17/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 91 pointsSN-Mike's bottle |
| White |
2017 Rombauer Vineyards Sauvignon BlancNapa Valley more |
3/17/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 91 pointsSN-Mikes bottle |
| White |
1999 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
3/16/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: NRPnP slightly chilled. Clear, light straw color. Typical Riesling nose. Althoughvery aged, this bottled showed better than expected. Although the acidity lacked a bit, did not drink flat or tired. Slightly sweet, ideal balance, still good fruit with just a touch of tartness. Smooth, clean, med finish. Drink now, nothing off. $32 |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
NV Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut RoséPinot Noir more |
2/21/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 89 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: Med coral color. Good, steady bubble stream. For the money, this is great stuff. Fresh, fruity, effervescent. Not complex but easy drinking and a real bargain. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2014 Donnafugata Passito di Pantelleria Ben RyéZibibbo, Muscat more |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 93 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: PnP w/3 hr. glass time. Clear, Maple syrup/amber color. Delicious dessert wine from Sicily, Muscat grape. Not overly sweet or raisin. Apricot, citrus, surprising acidic, smooth, balanced, wide variance from tart to candied fruit. Clean, bright with a very lingering finish. Wish I had more. Nothing off. |
| Red |
2009 Rudd Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Oakvillemore |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 94 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: Decanted 2 hrs./2 hrs. glass time. Clear, deep dark purple/ruby color. Huge intense nose. A great wine. Full body, blue/black fruit, earthy, saddle, bacon, balanced/tannins resolved with a very long finish. Nothing off. Neither hot or extracted, beautiful stuff. 3 time with this wine and only getting better. |
| Red |
2008 Rudd Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Oakvillemore |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 94 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: Decanted for 2 hrs. & 2 hrs. glass time. Clear, deep dark purple color. Intense, rich nose. Great stuff. Full body, balanced/integrated, powerful, blue/black fruit profile, dense, not over extracted, grilled meat, very long finish with proper tannins. Classic "big boy" CA Cab. Nothing off. Delicious |
| Red |
1995 Chateau MusarBekaa Valley Red Blend more |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes wrote: flawedGRAND TASTING #2: Exposed leakage/soaked cracked cork. Removed with two prong. Clear, thin brown/red color, some brown edge. Although corked to some degree, bottle was still palatable. Poured into glasses for 2 hours. Intense nose. This drank like very old/aged wine, tawny port'ish, nice fruit through the flaw. Plum, red cherry, should have been at least 93 pts if sound. Long finish. Tough luck but you get a bad bottle now and then. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La CrauRed Rhone Blend more |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: PnP w/2 hr. glass time. Clear, ruby/purple color. Med intensity nose. Ideal drinking window. Integrated, dark fruit profile, full body but not hot, aged, saddle, wet earth, tobacco, plum. Long resolved tannins. Classic CdP, nothing off. |
| Red |
2013 Clos Erasmus PrioratGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 95 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: Decanted for 2 hrs. 90 mins glass time. Clear, dark purple/red color. Med, concentrated Grenache nose. This is great stuff. Superbly balance/integrated, med/full body, bacon, red fruit, black cherry, silky, smooth, rich, seamless, merlot-like, soft edges, resolved tannins, very long proper finish. Not hot or extracted. No reason to wait although this will keep a long time yet. Outstanding juice, nothing off. |
| White |
2005 Y de YquemBordeaux Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 93 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: PnP w/1 hr. glass time. Clear, med bright straw color. Muted nose of mineral, fruit. Notes of oak, age, light/med body, light acidity, pear, vanilla, creamy, drinking blind I would have guessed Chardonnay. Wet stone, integrated. Interesting stuff, Semillon/Sav. Blanc. Nothing off, drink now. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2012 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année RoséChampagne Blend more |
2/19/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 94 pointsGRAND TASTING #2: PnP, proper chill. Med pink flamingo color. Fine, med steady bubble stream. Light strawberry nose. Wow, superb stuff. Elegant, fresh, vibrant, med+ fruit/acidity, long clean finish. Hint of light toasted yeast. 2/3 Pinot, 1/3 Chard w/touch of red. Nothing off. It just doesn't get much better than this. |
| Red |
2016 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valleymore |
2/16/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 87 pointsSame note as last tasting |
| Beer |
2022 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Biscotti StoutIllinois Malt, Grain more |
2/12/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 95 pointsDelicious. Beautifully made with notes of chocolate, almonds and anises. |
| Red |
2015 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon PalermoNapa Valley more |
12/25/2023 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted for 2 hours plus 1 hr. glass time. Clear, deep ruby/purple. A bit tight which opened up and evolved with another hour in glass. Med to full body but not at all hot considering 15+ alcohol. Good integration and balance, typical CA Cab fruit, dry, long finished, light tannins. Good drinking window. Nothing off. $40 |
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