| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2017 Tyrrell's Shiraz 4 AcresHunter Valley more |
2/23/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 pointsThis is a profoundly herbal, light-touched syrah with a nose that shows some bloody notes (already?) as well as some tart red fruit. It has the lightness of something that may have seen some carbonic, but there's far more profundity here than your glou glou crap. The palate is elegant and lithe, with beautiful red fruit, florals, and brightness, along with generous acidity. The tart red berries are absolutely delicious here, and there's this big hit of bloody meat that reminds you of the grape we're talking about. There's no mistaking this for northern Rhone, but this is some serious syrah all the same. |
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2013 Mollydooker Shiraz The BoxerSouth Australia more |
7/16/2015 - Keith Levenberg Does not like this wine: 70 pointsThis was bad, obviously, although not quite bad enough to be fun for its comedic value in a Mystery Science Theatre 3000 fashion, and thus a disappointment on two fronts. It actually comes across varietally identifiable on the entry, with a saline, bacony twist to the fruit which is not quite as slathering as expected; oaked, to be sure, but still at least tasting like oak and not like a creamsicle. Then just when you're saying, "Hmmm..." that's when it gets slathering and goes down the gullet like Manischewitz. It's 16% alcohol which surely contributes to the port-like sweetness but I will admit that wasn't the only thing going on.
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| Red - Fortified |
1998 Noon Grenache Vintage PortMcLaren Vale more |
5/23/2014 - sawira wrote: 84 pointsHmmm. Interesting. I've saved this bottle for years, thinking it would be a treat. Maybe too young, but I doubt it. The fruit is fading, and this is such a cough syrupy, alcoholic, hot finish, mess. Just not my thing. I'd say this is falling apart and was better in 09, when last tasted.
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| Red |
1998 Best's Great Western Shiraz Bin No 0more |
3/13/2018 - Chomsky wrote: NRThis is a fine old bottle that has really come alive with air. It's got a classic Shiraz violets and eucalyptus/American oak nose with plummy fruit and savory balsamic aromas. Still robust but nicely resolved with a clear-running texture, there's a rusty edge to the tangy currant fruit with more eucalyptus and creosote notes. 13.5% abv in a ripe year, which is like 0.77 Mollydookers.
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| Red |
2014 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon WilyabrupMargaret River more |
4/14/2018 - acyso wrote: 95 pointsHDH Burgundy Auction; 4/13/2018-4/14/2018 (Chicago, IL): An incredible nose and palate on this wine. Like what the hell, what is this wine, why haven't I heard of it before, and how do I acquire some? The nose is brilliant -- classic Australian eucalyptus and green herbs, minty and high-toned, and so much tart black fruit. Absolutely brilliant palate as well -- lithe and powerful, with herbal tones and bright acidity. Stunning and revelatory.
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| White |
2011 Weingut Hirsch Riesling Reserve GaisbergKamptal more |
1/24/2013 - rjonwine@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 points2011 Vintage Germany and Austria: Terry Theise and WineWise/The Vienna Wine Company Trade Tasting (Fort Mason Conference Center, San Francisco, California): Light green-tinged yellow color; focused, mineral, lime, celery seed nose; focused, mineral, lime, celery seed, smoke palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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| White |
2001 Weingut Josef Jamek Riesling Smaragd KlausWachau more |
2/17/2011 - salil wrote: 91 pointsSeems fully developed now. Bright golden colour, conveying ripe white fruits, herbs and floral notes with developed smoky and faintly oily elements in a polished, medium weight package. Really nice balance, drinking beautifully right now (though I don't think this will get much better).
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| White |
2007 Prager Riesling Smaragd KlausWachau more |
7/24/2020 - drwine2001 wrote: NROpened an hour before pouring. Full yellow. Stone fruit, light petrol, and a hint of papaya. Medium weight, in fact comes across as rather elegant for this level. Fantastic clarity of fruit, glycerine feel with a touch of residual sugar, and great acidity that is perfectly folded in. Not the stoniest of Rieslings, but a good amount of soil on the finish. This has been superb on every occasion, and tonight was no different. No signs of slowing down either.
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| White |
2015 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner HollerinWachau more |
11/16/2016 - salil wrote: 94 pointsSpectacular wine. At first it's all about bright florality - sweet lilac and orchid scents with higher toned herbal notes in the background, but with some more air the ripe citrus and orchard fruit flavours become more prominent on the nose and palate. There's a saline mineral character that comes out on the (very, very long) finish, and impeccable balance with powerful acids keeping it very focused and light on its feet. Glad I've got a bunch of these.
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| White |
2015 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd HohereckWachau more |
3/13/2017 - acyso wrote: 93 pointsDinner at Boston Fish Market (Des Plaines, IL): As far as dry riesling goes, this is incredibly convincing. The nose shows tons of minerality and ripe fruit, as well as some herbal notes. The palate is where this shines, with great cut and freshness. The fruit here is relatively sweet, but it serves to balance the acidity and mineral qualities. Not thick and waxy bit light and crisp.
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| White |
2000 Nikolaihof Riesling VinothekWachau more |
11/15/2017 - acyso wrote: 93 pointsRiesling night at HaiSous (Chicago, IL): A super interesting wine, funky and complex and weird at the same time. There's a whole mix of stuff going on, tropical fruit, green herbs, rocks and stones... The palate is crisp and a little waxy, but there's enough acidity here to hold it together. For me, this isn't the most viscerally enjoyable riesling, but it is definitely a real thinker.
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| White |
2010 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd HochrainWachau more |
12/11/2016 - Chomsky wrote: NRMy last of a stash purchased at a criminally low price. Just terrific, and just starting to shed its baby fat. I drank a shit-ton of this and, you know? I'd do it again.
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| White |
2015 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd SteinertalWachau more |
4/7/2019 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 pointsEthanol, white rubbery, stonedruit, lovely. Very clean and bright. Pinch of yellow citrus zest. Palate has a big punch of fruit up front plus driving acid. Very good. For an off-the-shelf pop-and-pour that’s about perfect. Not a Riesling expert, but cellarworthy?
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| White |
1999 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd HochrainWachau more |
10/13/2021 - acyso wrote: 93 pointsDinner at Testaccio (Chicago, IL): Ugh, I hate having to admit that Salil is right (especially about stuff like dry riesling). This wine was pretty damn good. It started out very peachy and fruit forward, somewhat Keller-like but lacking the weight on the backend. There's a little bit of white pepper and spice here, but it's at the end of the dinner where this really started singing -- this became so incredibly saline, and the mineral lift emerged prominently on the finish. Compelling stuff. Am I going to run out and buy more dry Austrian riesling after this? Not yet.
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| White |
2015 Prager Riesling Smaragd Wachstum BodensteinWachau more |
6/7/2019 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 pointsJust got it, had to crack it. I love Prager's wines and have since I had my first (96 Klaus on release), and I'm always a bit nervous when I have one: will it be as awesome as I remember/hope (just like when I have Harold's after a long time.). The answer is almost always "yes" as it was tonight. Holy crap - it's one of the noses that throws your head back: so intense and potent, with aromas of steely minerals, white florals, mountain herbs, white pepper, grapefruit, lemon, brown spices. Maybe a bit of apple and peach? There isn't much of the usual broth/peach/peach pit that I get in Austrians and that is partially because this is so damn young, but also because it's like a whole different level of intensity. The flavors are great but this is so damn expansive and perfumed, while also so fresh and bright and focused. The palate started off brutally concentrated to the point where it was kind of fuzzy and overwhelming, but it did open up somewhat with time - still way way too young, but it did give some pleasure: lemon, minerals, white flowers - there is so much extract and flavor that it almost feels solid. The finish is long and crisp and minerally. A fucking monstrosity of a wine that needs 25 years to come around. Nose - 5.5+?/6, Palate - 5+/6, Finish - 5.5+?/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5+?/2 = 17.5+/20 (with 18-19/20 potential.)
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| White |
2015 Prager Riesling Smaragd Wachstum BodensteinWachau more |
3/10/2019 - edwmsteen wrote: NRSpectacular, very dry but rick classic riesling flavor
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| White |
2012 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner LiebenbergWachau more |
6/3/2016 - MJR21401 Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeautiful straw color. Very classical melon and apple notes on the nose. Smooth refined palate not reflecting the high alcohol level(13.5%). Beautiful silky finish. A wonderful wine to drink now with almost anything except red meats. Will improve for many years.
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| White |
1999 Weingut Josef Jamek Riesling Smaragd KlausWachau more |
5/19/2015 - drwine2001 wrote: NRLight golden. Peach, herbs, and petrol. Gorgeous glycerine texture. Completely dry, stone fruit and lemon, ginger, and tea. Rising finish full of shimmering acidity and distilled beverage high tones-really penetrating and powerful. Brilliant wine, that's about all I can say.
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1999 Weingut Josef Jamek Riesling Smaragd KlausWachau more |
6/24/2015 - salil wrote: 94 pointsPizza night with Austrians and random reds: Fantastic stuff. This is in a great place right now - there are layers of mature baked apple, peach, and other orchard fruit flavours with burnished tinges, and smoky and mineral accents around the fruit that keep getting more complex and layered with air, with all the flavours coming together really seamlessly on the palate. Amazing depth and complexity here with powerful acids beneath the bright fruit, and a remarkably long finish.
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| White |
2001 Weingut Josef Jamek Riesling Smaragd KlausWachau more |
6/6/2016 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 92 pointsI was dodging the blood spatters so I couldn't fully concentrate on this, but it was similar to previous bottles. Big gold nose of chicken broth, saline, bitter peach pit, sharp minerals and flint, maybe a bit of nut. Quite wicked on the palate - salty, brothy and minerals. More austere than some of the previous showings, but still classic Austrian Smaragd, albeit on the big-boned side. I liked it this time around but didn't love it as much as other times. Probably 16/20.
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| White |
1997 Nikolaihof Riesling VinothekWachau more |
12/16/2023 - salil wrote: NROne of those wines that felt more interesting than pleasurable at points - I was surprised at how oxidative this showed, with some of the savoury/slightly nutty elements I'd expect in a Jura white or a Savennieres, rather than a Riesling. There's still plenty of ripe white fruit at its core and a mineral base underneath, though the oxidative elements felt a bit distracting. Will be curious to see how leftovers develop.
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Comment posted by Seth Rosenberg:
2/23/2019 5:08:00 PM - Next up ... Carnival of Love!!!
Comment posted by Seth Rosenberg:
2/23/2019 7:17:00 PM - So I looked back at the review you did of that Aussie Cab you liked and I made the same joke. Looks like I'm a one-trick pony.