| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2014 Bodegas y Viñedos Castro Ventosa Mencía Bierzo El Castro de Valtuille Jovenmore |
10/4/2016 - Biggsy wrote: 88 pointsQuite a bright floral nose with lots of ripe black fruits. It’s juicy and fresh with fruit that’s ripe but not over the top. There is a touch of grip and good acidity. Becomes a touch more intense at the back of the palate with a real hit of black berry fruits and spices. Youthful and easy drinking. Very good for 8.99. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/18/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 89 pointsQuite a tight nose, maybe a hint if cherry and cherry tomato juice. Quite elegant with good acidity and a bit of grip. The fruit inspire and sweet with spicy cherry fruit and a creaminess that develops with time in the glass. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| White |
2010 Chateau Montelena ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
9/26/2016 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsQuite a powerful nose with lemon and white flower blossom. Full of flavour but feels effortless with lovely poise and restraint. The fresh, mineral citrus character continues on the palate and merges with layers of oatmeal and brioche. A touch of honey on the long finish. Excellent stuff, drinking very well. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2008 Ridge GeyservilleSonoma County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
11/23/2015 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsVery nice nose, still young feeling with lots of bramble fruit and Indian spices. Very full and spicy, it’s densely packed with black fruits but there is a bit of floral character and good acidity keeping everything feeling fresh. Still a nice bit of grip from the fine ripe tannins. Good length with layers of dark chocolate and figgy raisins filling the back of the palate. Excellent. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| White |
1996 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña TondoniaWhite Blend more |
4/26/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsClassic Tondonia Blanco nose of smoky candied fruits and that slightly oxidised, sherried note. Focused and pure with delicate sweet fruit. Gains weight and depth on the mid palate with a powerful nutty sour lemon flavour. Huge length on the finish, first candied fruit then creamy caramel. Lovely. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2005 Domaine de Montille Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux ThoreyPinot Noir more |
8/6/2010 - Biggsy wrote: 90 pointsDark ruby red. Lovely nose that opens with black-cherry tart and vanilla, then reveals an iron-rich meatyness. Flavoursome and precise with youthful fine tannins, fresh raspberry and a subtle smoked meat flavour. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red - Fortified |
2003 Barbeito Madeira Tinta Negra Colheitamore |
12/25/2014 - Biggsy wrote: 89 pointsCaramel aromas with a little orange peel note. Silky and full of flavour, notes of toffee on the entry with citrus freshness across the midpalate. Richer on the finish, smoky at times, with a lingering honeyed, nutty character. Really good balance between the rich flavour and the fresh acidity. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Rosé |
2020 Château Simone Palette RoséRosé Blend more |
3/18/2022 - Biggsy wrote: 91 pointsTasted blind in week two of Blind.Faith’s tasting competition. I went for a 2018 Tempier Bandol Rose, so not tooooo far off. Quite a glossy reddish salmon colour. Powerful on the nose with candied sweets, strawberry and a little savoury edge. Lots of intensity and power on the palate, but still bright and fresh with an elegance beyond the depth of flavour. Notes of pomegranate and tinned peaches. A bit of tannin? Never had one of these - very good. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2005 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado EneaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/27/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 91 pointsBig plump nose of juicy blackberry and vanilla. So very different to the 76 alongside it. Shows what can happen in nearly 30 years of development. Dense, ripe and spicy with very youthful grippy tannins. Good acidity and a long spicy, almost minty finish. There for the long haul and there's no rush to drink these unless you want to. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White |
2012 Domaine François Cotat Sancerre La Grande CôteSauvignon Blanc more |
11/17/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 90 pointsBright zesty nose with aromas of fresh green apple. Poised and elegant, flavoured with tropical fruit and a round boiled sweet character. Has the feel of furry peach skin, gains lots of depth on the finish with a long creamy popcorn flavour. Lovely. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2004 Moss Wood Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River more |
5/9/2009 - Biggsy wrote: 90 pointsRaspberry with a red-ink core. Still youthful. A bordeaux style blend with blackcurrant, mulberry, cassis and some minty eucalyptus. Silky texture with good acidity and smooth chalky tannins. Sleek cassis and mulberrry fruit with some tobacco in the long finish. Very good. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2001 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/11/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsMuch like other 01s this is perfumed and vibrant with aromas of ripe red berries. Pure and precise with zippy red fruits and lovely acidity. Gains a bit of richness in the class revealing more red berry fruit and a touch of tobacco and delicate vanilla on the finish. Lovely, but so very young and has decades ahead of it. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2011 Penfolds Bin 389South Australia Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more |
9/10/2014 - Biggsy wrote: 87 pointsNice simple black fruit aromas. Quite pure on the entry with juicy black fruits. Tannins are fine and a little chalky, becomes a little creamy at the finish with a lingering plump blueberry and mulberry note. As a side note - when did the 389 become a £50 wine? 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
NV Sean Thackrey Pleiades XVIII Old VinesCalifornia Red Blend more |
9/30/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsReally interesting nose. On first pour there are notes of redcurrant and a little VA high tone. With time aromas develop of toast, green pepper and marzipan. Really complex but light on its feet. The first glass has the classic concentrated ripe fruit and eucalyptus character of a Barossa Shiraz yet this is light on its feet and elegantly styled. With time in the glass it becomes more creamy with waves of fruit, a little prune character, roses, frangipane and apricot. Very long finish with a lovely lingering gingerbread sweet pie crust flavour. Superb. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2006 Domaine de TrévallonVin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
11/9/2015 - Biggsy wrote: 90 pointsBlack fruits on the nose, quite primary aromas. Quite a lithe texture, almost light on the entry gaining weight and grip on the middle. The entry is dominated by quite sweet fruits and a little floral note, it then develops more of a savoury character with a cigar smoke character on the back of the palate. Very enjoyable, still quite young but drinking well. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| White |
2013 Pewsey Vale Vineyard Eden Valley Rieslingmore |
9/10/2014 - Biggsy wrote: 84 pointsReally powerful lime juice aromas. Very round and soft on the palate - not what I expected. There is some juicy citrus fruit and a nice depth but it really feels like it's missing the acidity to sharpen it up. Bad bottle? 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2005 Yarra Yering Dry Red N°2Yarra Valley Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
8/7/2015 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsThe nose is powerful but not intense, nice black bramble fruits and a little fried bacon note. Big and powerful, packed with blackcurrant and blueberry fruits and dark chocolate. Holds the 15.5% alcohol well - it feels nicely balanced (although it is undoubtedly a big wine). The tannins are well integrated, there’s the finest touch of grip left, a little bit of asian spice and the bacon fat character lingers on the back of the palate. Lovely stuff. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2010 Château Grand-Puy DucassePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/4/2011 - Biggsy wrote: 89 pointsVery dark purple with a subtle cassis and cedar nose. The aromas are clear but restrained. The palate is light in style and slightly dominated by the big woody tannins. Lovely sweet fruit-heavy toffee finish. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2010 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône BellerucheRed Rhone Blend more |
11/4/2012 - Biggsy wrote: 84 pointsServed by a Chapoutier representative at a press tasting. Unfortunately far too cold which really muted a lot of the flavour. Bright fruity nose with blackberry and cherry aromas. The tannins dominate, really brought out by the cold. Realistically better than an 84 but scored on the day. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2012 Penfolds Bin 389South Australia Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more |
11/19/2014 - Biggsy wrote: 90 pointsQuite pure aromas of plummy black fruits. Really dense and very youthful with big powerful grippy tannins. The fruit is bright, juicy and pure with a really sweet edge to it. Almost a little tight and the toasty grip on the finish makes this one to put away for a few years. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| White |
2010 Firesteed Pinot GrisOregon more |
11/3/2012 - Biggsy wrote: 85 pointsA delicate, mineral nose, a touch of tropical fruit with time in the glass. Sweet sharp citrus fruits on the entry, getting riper on the mid palate. Good balance, simple but enjoyable. |
| White |
2011 Rall WhiteCoastal Region White Blend more |
8/9/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 91 pointsBright, almost tropical aromas at times. A real intensity of fruit on the entry with lovely depth of flavour. Fresh and zippy with a little hint of bitterness at the back end of the finish. Very good. |
| White |
2011 Domaine Vincent Paris Granit BlancArdèche White Rhone Blend more |
2/13/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 89 pointsReally interesting. Quite a restrained mineral nose but the palate is much more open. The entry is ripe with apricot fruits, has a nice freshness and a nice dry, spicy bitter note on the finish. Excellent value. |
| White |
2011 Rall WhiteCoastal Region White Blend more |
9/13/2013 - Biggsy wrote: 92 pointsMineral nose with stone fruits and a hint of wooly lanolin. Really ripe powerful creamy fruit on the entry, a little more savoury across the palate with a long intense nutty character filling the finish. Excellent. |
| White |
2011 Principe Pallavicini Frascati Poggio Verde SuperioreWhite Blend more |
12/22/2012 - Biggsy wrote: 85 pointsNice simple nose of candied lemon. Simple and citrussy, well balanced and fresh with fair depth of flavour. Good value for £6. |
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