Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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Red - Fortified |
2011 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
7/26/2022 - DarinC Likes this wine: NRFirst Coravined this bottle 6 years ago and just finished the last few ounces on 7/23/22. Still impressive. The tannins are smooth as silk. |
Red |
2008 Gros Frère et Sœur RichebourgRichebourg Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
6/21/2016 - DarinC Likes this wine: 95 pointsPnP Entering early maturity. Most of the oak has integrated. This shows more of the herbal, floral aspects of this vineyard. Medium body with a very long finish. Got better 2 hours after being opened and served. Lovely bottle, with a long life ahead!
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Red |
1995 Pahlmeyer Proprietary RedNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/9/2016 - DarinC Likes this wine: 97 pointsPnP. Perfect cork and fill. Completely agree with HKBOB. Drinking at prime. Very expressive nose of dark red, blue and black fruits, with a bit of new leather. Wonderful full-bodied mouthfeel with no gaps in flavor. So many layers of flavors and finishes very long with little to no tannins. Such purity and complexity. Incredibly balanced. One of the best aged Meritages I've had the pleasure to drink. The 94-95 Napa reds are great at this point in time!
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Red |
2011 Occidental Pinot Noir Cuvée Catherine Occidental StationSonoma Coast more |
5/27/2015 - Spookey wrote: flawedCarbonation. Bummer. Purchased off winebid.
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Red |
2010 Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valleymore |
7/19/2013 - JPLogan wrote: flawedUnderwhelming. Could have been the victim of a very hot car and slightly popped cork before it was gifted to me.
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Red |
2005 Michele Castellani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Collezione Ca del Pipa Cinque StelleCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
9/9/2013 - alabunka wrote: 89 pointsperhaps the expectations were too high as this wine was too austere and too dry for our idea of a lush amarone; it definitely had sophisticated taste and was long on the finish with smooth tannins but a little short on the fullness and flavor of an amarone that we would like to sip with Italian pasta.
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Red |
1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
2/10/2015 - shutto1992@gmail.com wrote: flawedThis is my 4th bottle of this wine and it too is undrinkable. Oxidized and pruney. This is 4 out of 4 bottles I purchased on futures and which were stored perfectly.
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Red |
2010 Château du RetoutHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/11/2014 - DarinC wrote: 87 pointsRipe black plum, currant and tobacco. Gravelly, drying finish. Needs at least 5 years. Good price point.
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Comment posted by DarinC:
8/1/2022 5:57:00 PM - I've had a few Coravined bottles not last as long as expected---typically whites or aged delicate wines. Fortified, young and other wines that are hardy to begin with last years in my experience. I've been using Coravin shortly after it was sold to the public.
A few Coravin tips:
--Shoot a quick spurt of argon to clear the needle and valve of oxygen before putting the needle through the cork.
--Use vintage needle on wines with 5 or more years bottle age.
--If possible, store the bottles on their sides at a cooler temp. Mine are kept in a separate wine cooler set at 50F.
--Keep the needle wiped clean.
--Older bottles should have foil cut and top of cork cleaned to prevent contamination.
--Be careful about over pressurizing older wines as you can break the seal between the cork and the bottle.
Feel free to reach out if you plan to be back in Portland or Vancouver area. Cheers!
Comment posted by DarinC:
8/2/2022 1:59:00 PM - Happy to help. I'm a big fan of the Coravin.
Like you, I only remove the top part of the foil on older wines to clean and inspect the top of the cork. I like to leave the foil in tack and punch through it for younger wines with clean corks. The foil helps trap any seepage that could drip in my cooler because I store them on their side.
It's inevitable to have some bottles that don't hold up well after being Coravined, but I hope these tips help mitigate that.