| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2009 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec CatenaMendoza more |
4/27/2012 - dave smigielski Likes this wine: NRDessert Wine Tasting Party (Katie & Scott's House): Burnt Rubber on the nose and Dark fruits on the palate. I enjoyed this one. |
| Red |
2007 Viña Cornejo Costas Malbec don RodolfoCafayate more |
12/24/2009 - dave smigielski wrote: NRmy observations and tastes were the same as the other other tasters. Not much here worth writing about, I would have to say the 86 from Daver was very generous. just my 2 pennies. |
| Red |
2005 Oxford Landing Grenache Shiraz MourvèdreSouth Australia Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
10/11/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 79 pointsFor under 7 dollars I cannot complain. This wine tasted hot and was hot on the nose right outta the bottle, but I put it into the decanter and gave it a good swirling. I put some of it into my spaghetti sauce that we had for dinner. I think this is a decent QPR. I would spend 12 bucks and get something that tasted just a bit better, but then again, thats me. |
| Red |
2005 Layer Cake ShirazSouth Australia more |
6/8/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 89 pointsWow, the fruit on this is spectacular. what a great wine to have with pizza |
| Red |
2005 Layer Cake ShirazSouth Australia more |
7/26/2009 - dave smigielski wrote: 88 pointsThe 05 seems to be getting a little cloying. still the grape nehi but the brightness has faded. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2007 Mollydooker Shiraz The BoxerSouth Australia more |
12/7/2008 - dave smigielski wrote: 80 pointsToo many prunes and raisins for my liking. and at 16% alc, it was way too hot for me. |
| Red |
2005 Kalleske Clarry'sBarossa Valley Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
6/28/2008 - dave smigielski wrote: NRScrew cap enclosure. what is that, that I smell? a little baby diaper? How about Pate' or Foie Gras? Interesting nose. initial sample didnt have much of anything, missing the acidity that I would have expected. let it sit in the bottle for another hour and the liver nose had calmed down quite a bit and the next taste was as if the ripest raspberries had just had a 30 second sprint right down the center of my tongue. I was eating popcorn with salt, pepper and a bit of truffle oil at the time. I purchased 6 of these, and it will be interesting to see how the next bottle tastes. |
| Red |
2005 Two Hands Brave FacesBarossa Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
5/6/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 92 pointsWe put this in a magnum decanter for 1.5 hours before tasting. My wife and drank this with dinner and then i polished it off just watching the baseball game. the one thing i can say is that this wine changed for the better with every pour. I Prefer 2-3 ounce pours to notice any changes with time outta the bottle. Initial nose was a bit hot that eventually opened up to perfumy floral notes. The pallat started out really jammy and that continued to a velvety finish that was quite nice. Tannins were so very subtle, not sure i am going to be able to let the other 5 bottles wait too long to drink this. Do not drink this bottle too fast, savor it over the evening. It will tell you tales you would not have thought of. |
| Red |
2005 Two Hands Brave FacesBarossa Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
7/8/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 92 pointsokay, so I bought 6 of these to age and have now opened 2 of the bottles in the last 6 months. This wine is just spectacular. Black as ink and as the wine opens up, it just changes it should be called two hands many faces. |
| Red |
2005 Two Hands Brave FacesBarossa Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
10/31/2010 - dave smigielski wrote: 89 pointsI can't believe i haven't opened one of these since mid year 07 the fruit as subsided a bit and there is some funk on the nose upon immediately opening it. The funk wasnt bad, it was good, but the most offputting thing about this was the tartness on the finish that left me going "HUH..where did that come from?" after about an hour of small pours the tartness either went away or I was so in the bag that I didnt care about it being there. I peeled 3 points off my last score, and I still have one bottle left. lets see what that tastes like next year. |
| White |
2005 Trevor Jones Chardonnay VirginBarossa Valley more |
6/24/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 85 pointsThis is much oakier than previous vintages. this is good, but it is getting outside of my taste range for the oakiness. |
| White |
2006 Yalumba Viognier Eden Valleymore |
6/18/2009 - dave smigielski wrote: flawedi believe the bottle was flawed. will try again |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2004 Pirramimma Late Harvest RieslingMcLaren Vale more |
12/25/2009 - dave smigielski wrote: 86 pointsbeautiful golden straw color. Nose of Honey and Apricot is nails. A little too sweet for me, but perfect with our viognier cake w/ almond whipped cream. |
| Red |
2001 Yangarra Park Merlot Appellation Series McLaren Valemore |
1/4/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 84 pointsDrank this past the drinkability window, but this still had lots of fruit, jammy even. Very dark in color turning a bit rusty. We had it with spaghetti and it was very good. |
| Red |
2005 Yangarra Estate Shiraz McLaren Valemore |
12/2/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 89 pointsan unexpectedly good syrah, inky black with lots of berries that keep coming as the bottle opens up. |
| Red |
1994 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 128Coonawarra more |
12/8/2012 - dave smigielski wrote: 89 pointsI tried this at a holiday party and although I don't exactly recall the wine details, I felt that it tasted good to very good for its age and I went back for seconds. |
| Red - Fortified |
NV Yalumba Antique Tawny Museum ReserveSouth Eastern Red Blend more |
4/27/2012 - dave smigielski wrote: 91 pointsDessert Wine Tasting Party (Katie & Scott's House): wow...19% abv and this was not the highest of the evening. A very nice tawny and the best red sticky of the eveneing |
| Red |
2003 Marquis Philips Sarah's BlendSouth Eastern Red Blend more |
7/28/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: flaweda bit hot on the nose, getting whiffs of cola and maple. burnt sugar. first taste, I think i have either a bad bottle, or I just dont like this wine. I am flagging it as a bad bottle. |
| Red |
2003 Errazuriz Cabernet Sauvignon Aconcagua Valleymore |
1/27/2008 - dave smigielski wrote: 85 pointsThis needed a good 30 minutes to open up and could have used a bit more. lotsa dark berry fruit, but I thought it was a bit one dimensional. |
| Red |
2000 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don MelchorPuente Alto more |
5/17/2009 - dave smigielski wrote: 91 pointsnice and leathery with a hints of tobacco. After the young Lancaster we had previous to this, it was much more serious. It was not the ideal wine to have finishing up the night given our guests and menu. This was my oldest Don Melchor and I think its a drink now. |
| Red |
2002 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don MelchorPuente Alto more |
4/26/2010 - dave smigielski wrote: NRawesome wine, peaking right now. A shining example of the Don Melchor label. Can't wait to get into the 03's that I have. |
| Red |
2003 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don MelchorPuente Alto more |
6/9/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 91 pointsDecanted two bottle of this for several hours and this wine was fantastic, I took the other bottle home and finished it off 24 hours later Really a wonderful wine. |
| Red |
2007 La Playa Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve Block Selection Colchagua Valleymore |
12/23/2009 - dave smigielski wrote: NRreceived this as a gift, popped and poured. (sorry scott!) some tobacco and berry notes on the nose and was surprisingly drinkable. enjoyed with pizza. Go for it. |
| Red |
2000 Château Moulin de BeausejourBordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/8/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: flawedThis bottle was dead. no nose, and it tasted like nothing |
| Red |
2001 Cordier Collection PrivéeGraves Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/24/2007 - dave smigielski wrote: 80 pointswe decanted for an hour or so and it was a huge cedar box right out of the gate, the cedar finally subsided a little bit, but not much fruit at all. cigar and leather. I am not an old world fan, so this didn't get far with me. on the palate there were still a few tannins, but they seemed a bit muddled. not really smooth. it was like listening to the radio with a little bit of static. You can make out what is going on, but you aren't enjoying it. |
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