| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2009 Masi Tupungato Passo DobleValle de Uco Red Blend more |
4/9/2012 - P&F wrote: 85 pointsrand says coffee grounds and teacher's lounge in elementary school.... i say it's just ok. no need to buy again for $17. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2007 Two Hands Sémillon For Love Or MoneyBarossa Valley more |
11/17/2013 - P&F Does not like this wine: 82 pointsPronounced raisin-like nose, and syrup on the palate. It could well be white juice concentrate with some alcohol in it. Monolithic, unchanging, lacking complexity and freshness, and no acid to speak of. Concentrated for sure, like a handful of golden raisins, but otherwise completely uninteresting and flat. Have one more bottle and am hoping that a pairing with cheeses will help it show a little better. |
| Red |
2006 Clarendon Hills Grenache Hickinbothammore |
3/18/2014 - P&F wrote: 89 pointsFragrant and fruited, no surprises; tastes like Australian wine, clearly grenache. It's big and opulent but lacking complexity - as jammy as can be. A glass was enough! Not my style, but I imagine it would be good for someone whose taste runs toward the obviously modern and big. |
| White |
2020 Shaw and Smith Chardonnay M3 VineyardAdelaide Hills more |
2/24/2023 - P&F wrote: 90 pointsMy favorite English writer said it best: "Fine but not exciting." A little oaky for me. Flinty nose, savory but not complex palate, short-moderate finish. No need to buy more. If Burgundian, village wine at very best, generic appelation moreso. If $35 is good for your everyday+ wine, here's your bottle. |
| Red |
2019 Shaw and Smith ShirazAdelaide Hills more |
2/27/2023 - P&F wrote: 86 pointsLean and taut - too much so for my taste. I can see a comparison with Northern Rhone, but the acidity is dominant. Maybe it will ease up in the future? The fruit is not compelling enough behind the acidity at this price point for me to want to get more to find out. Raw. |
| White |
2005 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art SeriesMargaret River more |
4/1/2013 - P&F wrote: 92 pointsNose of brioche and caramelized peach, palate is really, really new world and concentrated -- Rand says that it feels less intense or concentrated over a little time after opening. Definitely well done and doesn't taste weighed down with its 14.5% alcohol, but just not nuanced enough for us right now. The finish is moderate to long -- I think a little overpriced for what I look for in a wine. |
| White |
NV Schloss Gobelsburg Tradition Heritage Cuvée 3 JahreKamptal White Blend more |
5/24/2023 - P&F wrote: 89 pointsWell balanced, but I'm not getting the tons of structure referenced in other notes. Stands up to food, somewhat off-dry. Pleasant but I wouldn't buy again. Not my taste. |
| Red |
2008 Antiyal AntiyalMaipo Valley Red Blend more |
10/21/2013 - P&F wrote: 90 pointsPretty dense with a nose that changed from tarry to obvious carmenere over an hour's decant. The palate is rich and satisfying with an appreciable length, tastes like a good Chilean wine. My experience with Carmenere is limited and I suspected I didn't much care for its flavor, and this wine, while very well made and even very enjoyable, confirms that. It's a "once in a while" flavor for me because it's so distinct. We've got 2 more, won't seek out more. Served with beef, didn't affect the meal in any remarkable way -- thus probably OK to drink on its own. |
| Red |
2008 Meli CarignanMaule Valley more |
4/12/2012 - P&F wrote: 70 pointsday 1 was scent and taste of litterbox, and day 2 was more drinkable. but why bother? Never, ever buy again. |
| Red |
2005 Montes Alpha MColchagua Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/29/2012 - P&F wrote: 89 pointsnose of xerox, mint, and earth; in taste, jammy, mineral with integrated tannins; initially a little "burny" according to Rand; medium to long finish of about 10 to 15 seconds. good now and maybe for another year or so.... we are not sure if ws's prediction of 2009 to 2015 is too generous. |
| Red |
2005 Montes Alpha MColchagua Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/27/2012 - P&F wrote: 89 pointsI agree with markjanes on this. Monochromatic but still good, and I don't think it will age much longer. I've seen it for up to $80-$90, and I can't imagine it ever being worth so much. $25-30 is more like it. |
| Red |
2005 Montes Alpha MColchagua Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/1/2013 - P&F wrote: 91 pointsSimilar as previous notes, maybe a little more vigorous than the last bottle, but I don't see this hanging on for many more years. Really enjoyable, I'd gladly drink it again. |
| White |
2017 Trimbach GewurztraminerAlsace Gewürztraminer more |
6/29/2022 - P&F wrote: 87 pointsMy first wine course, years ago, said that Alsatian wines are different from German ones in that Alsatian ones are “typically bone dry.” That is emphatically not the case here. Semi-sweet, but balanced with good typicity. |
| White |
2005 Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss Riesling Wiebelsberg La DameAlsace Grand Cru more |
9/9/2012 - P&F wrote: 90 pointsVery nice, drunk a few days ago without notes. Rand and I both thought that we'd try it young -- and it's fine with some interesting complexity. We both also thought, though, that it will be much better in a few years. Wait until at least 2015 or beyond for the next. |
| White |
2004 Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss Riesling Wiebelsberg La Dame "Partager avec toi"Alsace Grand Cru more |
5/28/2012 - P&F wrote: 88 pointsNose of oak, dried apricots, and lanolin... The taste was alcohol-forward and not so fading as I might have thought from other notes... this stilll has a good few years in it. Also kiwi, green tea, grapefruit midpalate that was slightly honeyed, and some said even a bit of tannin (?!). Smells like a dessert wine but not sweet in the least. Shortish finish of 10-15 seconds. |
| White |
2006 Château Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-BagesBordeaux Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
7/2/2013 - P&F wrote: 91 pointsWe agree with Beezer quite a lot. Rand is as confused as he, my jury is a little more definitive. Nose with a little beeswax, more green and sauvignon-blanc like than tropical or peachy; palate is thin and faint at first but opens up into slight herbaciousness, with that acidity closing in at the end. It's long and pleasant (Rand says, in contrast, that "stemmy" is the word to use). Chewable. Don't know if I'd buy again for the money. |
| White |
2005 Château Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-BagesBordeaux Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/17/2013 - P&F Likes this wine: 92 pointsNose of asparagus and Meyer lemon, really lovely. Minerally too. I agree with Rand: that's it's difficult to pin down a taste of specific fruits or flowers or anything like that - but it's crisp, clean, and fine. Reminds me a Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards white, and being from France, is almost twice the price of that. Finish is light but persistent. There are no rough edges on this, and despite others' notes, I fell like this still has a couple of years in it. |
| White |
2019 AltO de Cantenac Brown BlancBordeaux Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
8/5/2023 - P&F wrote: 90 pointsNeeds a bit of a decant to let some funk blow off, and better at a not-too-cold temperature. With food, it brought the mildest note of honey and good balance. I like it but not enough to buy again. |
| Red |
2000 Château Roland La Garde Grand VinBlaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/29/2012 - P&F wrote: 89 pointssimilar notes as last time... still seems able to go a few more years. |
| Red |
2000 Château Roland La Garde Grand VinBlaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/17/2012 - P&F wrote: 90 pointsNose of something blackened, but we're not sure what... also some earthiness and loamy quality; licorice also, perhaps. Whatever it is, it is clearly Bordeaux. Tastes similar to the nose: earthy, charred meats. Moderate finish. A good buy at $25. It probably could go another few years but is just lovely right now. Looking at earlier reviews, this is a good example of why I won't touch Bordeaux for at least 10 years in many instances (unless really thirsty for it). |
| Red |
2006 ReignacBordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/19/2012 - P&F wrote: 88 pointsNose of soil and menthol, and a simple but pleasant taste of mild peppercorns and just Bordeaux; I get some licorice but Rand says, "Absolutely not." short to moderate finish... could probably use another few years. Nice for the price ($13.99). |
| White |
2007 Château Marjosse BlancEntre-Deux-Mers Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
8/21/2012 - P&F wrote: 87 pointsSlightly minerally nose, with lime and lemon on the palate. short finish. Pleasant but probably better a little younger. Starting to lack freshness. |
| White |
2009 Clos Floridene BlancGraves Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
7/3/2015 - P&F Likes this wine: 90 pointsPretty well integrated, aging nicely. There is a lovely Semillon richness to an otherwise lean Sauvignon streak. I wouldn't say it is special but it is very pleasant. At half the price it could be a very nice everyday wine. |
| White |
2009 Clos Floridene BlancGraves Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
6/5/2013 - P&F wrote: 90 pointsVery nicely balanced. It doesn't make you sit up and take notice, but is very pleasant with nothing out of whack. My little wine book says that this chateau ages well because of the semillon/soil, so I'll hold onto one and see what happens in 4 or 5 years. |
| White |
2005 Château de Fieuzal BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
6/9/2013 - P&F wrote: 89 pointsA really fresh, clean nose of lemons and stones; the palate is nice but a little one dimensional -- faint honeyed notes, but more notable acidity and graceful sauvignon character, which makes me wonder should this age more? The finish is smooth and integrated but nothing to write home about. |
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