| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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1994 Bodegas López Montchenot La MarthitaMaipú Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/25/2011 - PSirah Tampa wrote: 90 pointsIn a very good place, but plenty of life left. The color is a little thin and browning, but after a little air this opens up and sizzles. Good through 2020? |
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2006 Jean Bourdy Côtes du Jura RougeRed Blend more |
3/6/2017 - PSirah Tampa wrote: 93 pointsWow. a great bottle of wine to my future self in 2025.
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2018 Saint Cosme Côtes du RhôneSyrah more |
11/5/2020 - R2-D2 wrote: 90 pointsRandomly inserted into a trade tasting. Solid Syrah from the Rhone Valley. Previous notes hold true.
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2016 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas Cuvée "Le Lieu Dit"Red Rhone Blend more |
1/12/2019 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 pointsSimilar to the Colline but more dark fruit and slightly more tannin on the finish. This was a great discovery on our trip.
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2015 Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
10/19/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 pointsRetail $50. Gambero Rosso 3. 100% Sangiovese. Under cork. In order to receive my degree from Penn, I had to write a dissertation. At first, I wanted it to be the greatest dissertation of all time. Then, after many months, I wanted it to be *really good*. Add another year? I wanted it to be "good." Finally, with my funds depleted, my wife exasperated, my ego bruised, I settled on wanting it to be "good enough" (to pass). It was. As a result of the process, I was resigned to the fact that I was an "OK (but not great) writer." Fast-forward a decade or so and there are enough people out there who think my writing is "good enough" to send me gems such as this Brunello so that I might type a few words. While my experience with the region is not vast, I know enough to say that this wine, particularly after some time open, is stellar. Loaded with rose petals, black cherry, tea leaves, and mocha (among many other sensations) on the nose, this wine had no choice but to excite on the palate, and holy mother of god, did it. Rich, but not unctuous, tart, but not bracing, fruity, but no fruit bomb, this wine has all that one searches in an Italian red. And at six years out? It has spent slightly less time in the bottle than it took to get my dissertation approved. Bravissimo.
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2007 Viñedos de Páganos Rioja Gran Reserva El PuntidoTempranillo more |
1/18/2024 - mwneil Likes this wine: 93 pointsDrank 2 bottles at Amada AC $140 per bottle, 14.5% abv, big wine but a bit hollow in the mid range, good fruit, it has aged well, probably needed to open up bit more as we PNP’ed, drank with assorted tapas, paella and T-bone steak, had a bottle of Vina Ardanza 2016 after and the group liked the Ardanza a bit more, actually a good value on the wine list, I enjoyed the aging, would drink again.
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2002 Vincent Arroyo SangioveseNapa Valley more |
11/2/2009 - PSirah Tampa wrote: 80 pointsNot my style...
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2007 Vincent Arroyo Petite SirahNapa Valley more |
8/25/2010 - Velvet wrote: 93 pointsPetite Sirah is often a little rough around the edges and generally deserves its reputation as a less-than-refined grape variety. However, Vincent Arroyo's Petite Sirahs are absolutely stunning. Still very young, this wine nevertheless drinks very well already (though it will benefit a lot from further cellaring), a wonderful, dark elixir with well-integrated tannins, a bit too much oak on the nose at first but this balances out after an hour. Very good value for money at around US$30. Arroyo's various single vineyard Petite Sirahs are even better and good value for what you get. I'd also recommend you vist the winery, a beautiful and unpretentious little place which provides a very welcome change from the usual over-commercialised wineries in Napa Valley.
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2004 Vincent Arroyo Petite SirahNapa Valley more |
10/22/2010 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 90 points14.8% alcohol. This wine was served to me in double-blind fashion at Vintage Wines, Ltd. It was serially tasted over three hours. The bottle was kindly brought by Ken Johnson. This wine shows the absolutely blackest, most opaque robe that I have ever seen. I immediately guessed this to be a Petite Sirah even before tasting it. It requires at least 90 minutes prior to making any judgment. The nose shows very intense aromas of crushed blackberries, vanilla and assorted spices. Full bodied on the palate, with low acidity, monstrous sweet tannins, well-integrated alcohol and flavors in line with the nose. The long finish is silky smooth. Drink now-12/10.
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2005 Vincent Arroyo Petite SirahNapa Valley more |
4/26/2011 - prettydeceextrap wrote: flawedCorked. I have heard disappointing rumors that most bottles from this vintage are flawed. First of four definitely corked, and undrinkable.
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2004 Vincent Arroyo Petite SirahNapa Valley more |
11/4/2013 - PSirah Tampa Likes this wine: 93 pointsNeeds more time- will be great by 2017.
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2006 Vincent Arroyo Petite SirahNapa Valley more |
3/29/2016 - Parnelli wrote: 85 pointsFor 20 years old, this one tasted a little 'hot', which I was expecting. Dark purple in the glass, dark plums and blackberries on the nose and palate. Some earth and a little vanilla, too, but overall, a little disappointing.
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2011 Vincent Arroyo Petite Sirah Greenwood RanchNapa Valley more |
10/13/2017 - 1961Vintage wrote: 88 pointsNever really came together for us. Nose full of petrol just did not blow off. Rich fruit was underneath but failed to push its way past. Hoping the rest of my bottles don't share the same fate.
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2002 Vincent Arroyo Petite Sirah Winemaker's ReserveNapa Valley more |
6/8/2022 - Vascular46 Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill deep ruby color at 20 years of age. Black fruit on the mid palate. Drank over 2 nights without significant change.
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2017 Proper Wines Estate SyrahWalla Walla Valley more |
11/23/2021 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 pointsDecent enough but would still like more structure and depth at this price. On the sweet side.
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Comment posted by PSirah Tampa:
12/16/2022 1:59:00 PM - Great to know!