| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2011 Crios de Susana Balbo TorrontésArgentina more |
12/3/2012 - fries Does not like this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 7 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind, screw cap. Clear, pale lemon. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, aromas of ripe tropical fruits, citrus peel, musky/grapey, and an unfortunate soapy whiff of cleaning product... Mr. Clean? Palate is dry, medium- acid, medium body, with flavours of grapefruit, light tropical fruits, and once again, cleaning products. Finish is medium. Quality if acceptible, but to me the fruit aromas and flavours are overpowering and artificial. |
| Red |
2009 Alpamanta Malbec EstateMendoza more |
12/3/2012 - fries wrote: flawedWSET Level 2 Class 7 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, medium+ ruby. Nose has a peculiar reduced funk, medium+ aromas of red berries, pepper, vanilla, sweet herbs. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium tannin, medium body, with flavours of bright red fruit... plum, red currant, and vanilla. Finish is medium-. Hard to assess quality... the overwhelming impression is the stinky nose.... possible flawed bottle. |
| White |
2010 Hardys Riesling HRB D644Australia more |
11/5/2012 - fries Likes this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 4 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Stelvin cap. Clear, pale lemon-green to lemon in appearance. Nose is clean, with medium- aromas of lime, yellow grapefruit, wet stones, and a hint of smoke. Palette is dry, with medium+ acid, medium body, and flavours of citrus, white peach, and distinct mineral / stoney character. Just slightly off-dry, with medium finish. Good quality. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2006 Wolf Blass Sémillon Botrytis Gold LabelRiverina more |
12/10/2012 - fries Likes this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 8 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, medium+ amber. Nose is clean, pronouced intensity, with aromas of orange marmalade, honey, beeswax, caramel, and a spicy, slightly savoury finish. Palate is luscious, with high acid, full body, and flavours of marmalade, maple syrup, floral honey, caramelized nuts, and oak/spice. Texture is viscous, finish is long and lovely. Very good quality. |
| White |
2004 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1Hunter Valley more |
11/27/2012 - fries Likes this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 6 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, pale lemon green. Nose is clean, medium intensity increasing with areation, with aromas of bright lime, grass/bean, spice, wax, musk. Palate is dry, very high acid, medium- body, with crisp flavours of lime juice, steely minerals, smoke. Finish is medium+. Very good quality in a very strange and interesting wine... seems very youthful despite 8 years age. |
| Red |
2001 Penfolds Bin 389South Australia Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more |
10/20/2012 - fries wrote: NRCork disintegrated when pulling, decanted for 2 hours, major sediment in bottle. Clear, deep garnet with noticeable bricking. Nose was clean, with medium+ intensity; aromas evolved significantly over 3hrs of drinking, initially quite raisiny, but clean black fruit, leather and spice emerged around the 1.5hr mark. Palate was dry, with medium+ body, medium acidity, very polished medium tannins. Flavours evolved from dried black fruit (raisins/prunes) at first to ripe plums and black currents, with a meaty/savoury undercurrent. Medium+ finish. A pleasure to drink with braised lamb; in a very good place right now. |
| White |
2011 Yalumba Viognier The Y SeriesSouth Australia more |
11/27/2012 - fries wrote: NRWSET Level 2 Class 6 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind, screw cap. Clear, pale lemon. Nose is clean, pronounced aromas of rich ripe apricot, spice, and orange blossom. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium+ body, with flavours of apricot, ripe citrus, and spice, with a slightly oily texture. Finish is medium to medium+. Good quality, if a bit overpowering. |
| Red |
2010 Mollydooker Shiraz The BoxerSouth Australia more |
11/5/2012 - fries Does not like this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 4 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Stelvin cap. Clear, deep purple. Nose is clean, with pronounced aromas of sweet blueberry pie, pepper, pronounced vanilla/oak, menthol/medicinal/alcohol. Palate is dry with hint of sweetness, medium acid, medium- tannin, medium+ body, with flavours of creamy sweet brambles and blueberries, vanilla. Plush, with a medium finish that includes a lingering heat from alcohol. Quality is good, but not my style... fruity, confected and hot. |
| Red |
2009 Grant Burge The Holy TrinityBarossa Red Rhone Blend more |
11/27/2012 - fries wrote: NRWSET Level 2 Class 6 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, deep ruby. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of ripe / slightly jammy red currant and strawberry, bramble, herbs and peppery spice. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium tannin, medium+ body, with flavours of sweet boysenberry fruit, liquorish, creamy vanilla, and touch of grilled meat. Finish is medium, with a little lingering alchologi heat. Good quality New World GSM blend, if maybe a little disjointed. |
| Red |
2005 Whistler Wines The Black Piper G.S.M.Barossa Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
12/20/2008 - fries wrote: NRTrue to it's name, inky black in the decanter. Fresh out of the bottle, it's very hot, showing ample evidence of it's 15.5% alcohol. An hour and half later, the heat has receded and it's tonnes of dark fruit and spice on the nose. Palate is rich, silky and well-balanced, with a reasonably long finish. No further detail in my tasting notes, as I was too busy enjoying it with a scrumptious pre-Xmas turkey dinner. Highly recommended as a companion for a rich holiday meal... |
| Red |
2002 d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original Shiraz/GrenacheMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
5/30/2010 - fries Likes this wine: NRDecanted for 1 hr... lots of sediment. Deep ruby tending to orange at the edges... showing some age. The nose is dried berries, cherries and plums, with lots of earthy herbs and a little meaty smokiness. Palette is warm and velvety, with some really complex spicy flavours, including lingering menthol and a little pine needle. Reasonable level of acidity keeps the finish precise... no heaviness. This bottle has aged well, but the fruit is going to be gone soon, so drink up. |
| Red |
2004 d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original Shiraz/GrenacheMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
2/28/2009 - fries wrote: NROutstanding bottle. Decanted for 1 hr. Deep ruby red, a little lightening near the edges in the glass. Gorgeous spicy dark red fruit nose, dried cherries, raspberries, slightly plummy, herbes de Provence. Mouth-feel is lovely, round and very smooth, but the tannins are still assertive. Earthy cherry / berry flavors with a warm spicy / herbal finish of medium length. A slam-dunk with grilled bison steaks. |
| Red |
2007 Gemtree Vineyards Shiraz UncutMcLaren Vale more |
2/4/2010 - fries wrote: NRDeep red / purple in colour. Drank over two nights: Night 1 - Vanilla, red fruit / boysenberry, tart, lots of acid, short finish, a bit disappointing; Night 2 - darker aromas, lots of jammy cassis and blackberries, meaty, savory bacon fat, still lots of acid, more complex and enjoyable, but still shortish finish. Decent, but '06 was far better. |
| Red |
2007 Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon Gold LabelCoonawarra more |
11/27/2012 - fries Likes this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 6 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind, screw cap. Clear, deep garnet. Nose is clean, prounced intensity, with aromas of black currant, menthol/mint, leather, pepper, toast. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium+ tannin, medium+ body, with flavours of ripe black currant, black plum, mint, cedar. Nice structure, and a medium+ finish. Good to very good quality fruit forward Cabernet. |
| White |
2011 The Little Penguin ChardonnaySouth Eastern more |
10/22/2012 - fries Does not like this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 2 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, light-medium lemon in appearance. Nose is clean, with medium+ aromas of cotton candy, confected peaches (fuzzy peach candies?), no obvious oak inflence. Palate is off-dry, medium- acidity, medium- body with flavours of peach candy, dried pineapples. Finish is short, but with unpleasant sugar-weight lingering on the tongue. Acceptable quality, but little chardonnay typicity. |
| Red |
2005 Mt. Boucherie Summit ReserveBritish Columbia VQA Red Blend more |
2/5/2011 - fries Likes this wine: NRDecanted 1hr before drinking with grilled ribeyes. Minimal sediment. Medium ruby red with a touch of bricking. Nice leathery red fruit, tobacco, well integrated oak. Medium bodied, maybe lacking a touch of concentration, but with soft tannins and a pleasant crisp finish. Enjoyable with the steak... a "good value" Okanagan Bord. blend. |
| White |
2007 Twisted Tree Vineyards Viognier RoussanneOkanagan Valley White Rhone Blend more |
4/18/2010 - fries wrote: NRLight gold. Aromas of peaches and rocks. Moderately rich palette, honeyed, waxy, minearally, decent acidity. Drank over two nights, in fridge in between... good on the first night, but sadly all the goodness is gone the second night. |
| White |
2007 JoieFarm Chardonnay Un-OakedOkanagan Valley more |
12/5/2008 - fries wrote: NRThis my second note for this wine (previous one on 04/10/2008)... slightly different drinking scenario, and some exciting new aromas and flavours. Drank 1/2 bottle, left overnight in fridge capped, and finished tonight with Japanese noodles. Same sparkling pale gold color, oily viscosity. Especially on the second night after being open 24 hrs, the grassy-ness is largely gone and nose is overflowing with ripe fruit: guava, pineapple, sweet apples. The tropical fruit appear again on the palette, especially pineapple, with grapefruit, apples, honey and a mineral tang. The finish is warm and satisfying, with just enough acidity to be refreshing. Mmmmm... |
| White |
2007 JoieFarm Chardonnay Un-OakedOkanagan Valley more |
10/4/2008 - fries wrote: NRStraw-golden color, almost oily viscosity. Sharp aromas: grassy, minerally, green apples, citrus. Warm and round on the palate, crisp green apples, pineapple, yellow grapefruit, clover honey, butter. My favourite BC chardonnay in recent memory. Brilliant food match with carrot and coriander soup. |
| Red |
2006 La Frenz ShirazOkanagan Valley more |
5/5/2010 - fries Likes this wine: NRNo decant... lots of sediment when we reached the bottom of the bottle. Purple-tinged ruby. Ripe blueberries, pepper, savoury herbs with a touch of menthol. Medium-bodied, fine but assertive tannins, cool blue fruit and a crisp, spicy finish. Reminds me of a fruity Crozes-Hermitage. |
| Red - Sweet/Dessert |
2006 D'Angelo Estates Tempranillo -8Okanagan Valley more |
1/24/2010 - fries wrote: NR[Synthetic cork] Very light orangey tint with the expected high viscosity. Upon first pouring, was greeted by slightly dirty reductive aromas (probably thanks to the synthetic cork) that seemed to blow off quickly with aeration. The fruit that emerged from the funk included peaches and baked pears. The flavours reminded me of a warm peach upside-down cake... sweet stone fruit, a touch of baking spice and subtle nuttiness. The finish was fairly clean, with enough acid to keep it from being too heavy. Paired amazingly well with Long Cawston Blue Stilton. A unique icewine, but perhaps a bit simplistic. |
| White |
2006 JoieFarm MuscatOkanagan Valley more |
11/1/2008 - fries wrote: NRVij's on a rainy Saturday (Vij's restaurant, home): Light yellow, almost greenish color. Beautifully floral and very grapey on the nose, similar palete, some citrus notes, refreshing acidity. Great sipper. |
| Red |
2004 Montagu Cellars Winery Merlot Three BarrelOkanagan Valley more |
10/3/2008 - fries wrote: NRVery nice merlot. Fine structure with moderate tannins, smooth finish. Ripe dark berries, tobacco, black plums, subtle vanilla oak. Took over an hour of decant for full fruit to show through. Good now (late '08), but probably will continue to improve. |
| Red |
2006 JoieFarm PTGOkanagan Valley Gamay-Pinot Noir Blend, Gamay more |
11/24/2008 - fries wrote: NRMmmm... this is good. Medium ruby, translucent. Beautifully pure fruit aromas of strawberries and cherries, maybe a little floral. Smooth and balanced palette, smoky cherries and candied berries, spicy earthiness. Pinot and Gamay, happy together! |
| Red |
2007 Laughing Stock Vineyards PortfolioOkanagan Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/29/2012 - fries Likes this wine: NRWSET Level 2 Class 3 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby, tending to purple. Clean nose with medium+ aromas of black currant, bell pepper, spice, chocolate, coffee grounds. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium tannin, medium body, with flavours of sweet black currant, cedar, chocolate, and a slightly minty/herbal note. Texture is very smooth, and finish is medium+. Good to very good quality here, as long as you don't mind a little bell pepper in your Bordeaux blend. |
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