| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2011 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignesmore |
8/28/2016 - Matsutake wrote: NRBest vintage of this wine I have ever tried (I have 2005-2014 in the cellar). In fact one of the best whites I have ever had period. Not a 100 pointer because I need somewhere to go if it drinks better after a few years. That being said this was an incredible bottle showing perfect balance, elegance, complexity and length. Mind numbingly brilliant. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| White |
1997 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Blanc Château de Fonsalette ReserveWhite Rhone Blend more |
10/21/2014 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 94 pointsBottle purchased as part of an aged lot of Rayas, Pignan and Fonsalette. Provenance was direct from Fonsalette (Rayas); could not possibly be better. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Ambonnay Le Bout du ClosPinot Noir more |
11/27/2013 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 96 pointsPinot dominance clearly stood out. Full, rich, long, powerful as other have noted. Also as others have noted the nose does not do justice to the palate. Possibly we should have let it open up a bit instead of just pop-n-inhale? Quite unique and most certainly worth the neurons. |
| Red |
2008 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône La PialadeRed Rhone Blend more |
10/23/2015 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 90 pointsPerfectly ready to drink. After a flawed bottle this one was terrific considering the vintage. Typical pialade, very light red, very aromatic but this time with a persistent whiff of brett that did not put us off. |
| Red |
2008 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône La PialadeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/22/2015 - Matsutake wrote: 82 pointsFor once pialade disappoints. Decent nose but thin and pallid on the palate. Oh well. There's 2008 for ya. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Tour Trencavel Minervois Cuvée PlecandouRed Rhone Blend more |
1/4/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 88 pointsReally interesting, unique. Dark berries, smoke and earth. Drank better on second day, but good to go now. |
| White |
2010 Michel Gassier Costières-de-Nîmes Nostre Païs BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
4/30/2012 - Matsutake wrote: 89 pointsPerfectly tasty quaffer |
| White - Sparkling |
2008 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Premier Cru Terre de VertusChardonnay more |
1/9/2014 - Matsutake wrote: 87 pointsToo austere even for me, a fan of austere. Almost bitter on the finish. Maybe just needs a little more time to settle down?Possibly would be better as an apero, not with food. |
| Rosé |
2011 Château Mourgues du Gres Costières-de-Nîmes Galets RosésRed Rhone Blend more |
6/3/2014 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 88 pointsMourgues du Gres makes our favorite roses. Certainly not austere, as seems to be the fashion with some roses(basically rendering them cheap white wine colored pink). These clearly have a good fruitiness to them, typical red berry flavors (straw, rasp, etc.) that we expect from a rose, balanced with nice acid. Terrific summer sipping that also pairs well with a summer meal. This one drank well in summer 2014, but I would not have kept it for another year. |
| White |
2010 Michel Gassier Costières-de-Nîmes Lou Coucardie BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
5/11/2012 - Matsutake wrote: 90 pointsI really don't know why this isn't more widely admired as the great QPR it is. Easily competes with good white (southern) rhone. |
| White |
2010 Garnier et Fils ChablisChardonnay more |
5/10/2022 - Matsutake wrote: 89 pointsCould this little Chablis survive over a decade? Yes, yes indeed it can. Gone is the harshness of the bottles we drank in 2014 and 2015, replaced by a nice refreshing thirst quencher that cuts fat and salt beautifully. I really expected sherry or vinegar but no oxidation to be found here. What a pleasant surprise! |
| Red |
2000 Sant'Elena MerlotFriuli Isonzo more |
9/5/2014 - Matsutake wrote: 88 pointsWe opened our first bottle within a month of arrival from Garagiste and universally hated it. The better half refused it after a single sip. It was muted and dull, cloudy and short. I hoped for post-travel settling, but after a year of going through 3 more of the six pack, we were just happy our mistake had not been a very expensive one. |
| Red |
2006 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-ChampignyCabernet Franc more |
11/27/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 91 pointsIncredible how much this puppy has evolved in one year. So much potential left. Clearly not a producer to drink early. |
| White |
2010 Domaine de la Louvetrie (Landron & Fils) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Le Fief du BreilMelon de Bourgogne more |
1/6/2021 - Matsutake Likes this wine: NRExcellent at a peak. Amazing deal |
| Red |
2010 Turley Zinfandel JuvenileCalifornia more |
12/16/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 90 pointsGreat QPR. |
| Red |
2010 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
7/24/2022 - Matsutake wrote: NRStrawberries. Lots of sediment. Terrific nonetheless. |
| Red |
2009 Celler la Muntanya Alicante Almoroig Muro NegreRed Blend more |
9/8/2014 - Matsutake Does not like this wine: 79 pointsCough syrup. |
| White |
2010 Château de la Bourdiniere Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie "Tradition"Melon de Bourgogne more |
5/11/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 87 pointsFirst, I count myself lucky a drinkable, sub-10 USD, wine exists. This typical Muscadet is clearly a step above drinkable, let's go with conditionally quaffable. In my experience, drinking this too cold will kill the fruit, and make this wine austere in a bad way. Kind of like shrinkage. In a wine. |
| White |
2008 Domaine Sébastien Magnien Meursault Les Meix ChavauxChardonnay more |
3/10/2015 - Matsutake wrote: 90 pointsDrinking beautifully now. Good acid edge around a little weight. |
| White |
2010 Pierre Gaillard CondrieuViognier more |
6/12/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 90 pointsach! Too cold and disjointed when I opened it. But when it warms to just barely chilled (maybe 63 degrees?) there you go. Nose of sweet almond, palate of flowery orange. I think this may be one of the more underrated Condrieus out there and so ready to drink. I want to give it more than 90, but I know that it gets better with the octroi cuvee.... |
| Red |
2006 Domaine Le Soula Le Soula RougeCôtes Catalanes Red Blend more |
5/11/2013 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 89 pointsNeeded a few hours for the brett to blow off. Once it did, plenty of fruit and soil, balanced by acid/tannin, aging nicely and with still plenty of upside potential. I found the restraint admirable, must be a Gauby thing. |
| Red |
2009 Domaine Jean Royer Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée PrestigeRed Rhone Blend more |
2/25/2021 - Matsutake wrote: flawedWay past its day. Too much alcohol for my taste. |
| White |
2009 Delas Frères Hermitage Blanc Marquise de la TouretteWhite Rhone Blend more |
11/27/2022 - Matsutake wrote: 91 pointsDrinking beautifully right now. |
| White |
2009 Jean-Michel Gerin Condrieu La LoyeViognier more |
7/16/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 91 pointsThe notes below were taken after the remaining 1/2 bottle had been left open for 4 days (in the fridge). There was a clear evolution in this wine after 4 days : it wasn't interesting enough to take notes on when first opened. Nose: honeyed lime, yuzu, passionfruit as it warmed a bit. Palate: Syrupy and mouth coating but with an underlying acidity. Honeyed pear, tropical fruits, there was that passion fruit again. As the wine warmed a bit the acidity became more marqued as did the tropical fruits. Reminds me of yellow and white sour patch kids. Finish: fresh pineapple, nice long finish. This is a nicely balanced, elegant Condrieu that could probably use another year of patience. |
| White |
2008 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Coteau de VernonViognier more |
9/3/2014 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 94 pointsCondrieu in off years is on. This 2008 is still fresh and crisp, all the while holding onto classic Condrieu notes. Great for eats. One of my favorite wines of the year; and easily my favorite 2008 from the Rhone. Am revising the drink by date forward as this shows no sign of giving up the ghost. |
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