| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2006 Mollydooker Shiraz Blue Eyed BoySouth Australia more |
9/22/2008 - swp3 wrote: NRCandied blueberry, fruit-cocktail favors and new oak--each component at full throttle and going in a different direction. The antithesis of nuanced. |
| Red |
2005 Thorn-Clarke Shiraz Shotfire (Ridge)Barossa more |
11/20/2006 - swp3 wrote: 90 pointsDrank our second bottle tonight in as many weeks. Yummy stuff that just kind of goes down effortlessly, and I managed to pay a little attention this time. |
| Red |
2006 Mollydooker Shiraz Carnival of LoveMcLaren Vale more |
1/16/2009 - swp3 wrote: NRDrank with the Curry's at the house. A near perfect representation of what it is which is: over-the-top shiraz. Fruit driven, big new oak influence and a little sweet. I can enjoy this in the right frame of mind, but it take some effort. DRE's notes below are right on the money for me. |
| Red |
2000 Le Petit ChevalSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/15/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRfirst bottle corked. second bottle perfect drinking really well, and no rush here. |
| Red |
1998 Château Pavie DecesseSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/24/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRabsolutely singing. no rush, but this is in a great place and fresh and bright and just a little chewy. structure, fruit, penetration, complexity and nuance. whole package. |
| Red |
1997 Château de PressacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/24/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRlike a glass of porcini broth. funky mature flavors ending on a metallic note. med fine tannins and some acid give strucutre, but it's not exactly integrated. |
| White |
2000 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
5/13/2015 - swp3 Does not like this wine: NRWeeknight with LP. Oxidized. Not as extreme as the 2000 Dauvissats, but undrinkable. |
| White |
2012 Maison de Montille Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
4/5/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRClean, balanced and restrained but not especially interesting. Not a great value at $50 or $60. |
| White |
2002 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
5/13/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRweeknight with LP. Integrated but bright. Drinking perfectly. |
| White |
2000 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les PreusesChardonnay more |
5/11/2015 - swp3 wrote: flawedcompletely gone. brown-tinged and completely oxidized |
| White |
2000 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les PreusesChardonnay more |
5/11/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRAt the very outer edge of advanced. Moderate to heavy oxidation. Too bad because there's still a ton of depth and length and minerality and good secondary flavors. |
| White |
2000 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les PreusesChardonnay more |
7/30/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRSee prior note. Barely drinkable. Too bad. |
| Red |
2005 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La DominodePinot Noir more |
1/14/2008 - swp3 wrote: 88 pointsWith dinner at the bar at August in New Orleans. First glass was from a (warm) bottle opened previous day. Subsequent glasses from newly opened bottle slighly chilled. Experiences similar. Leather, earth and smoke in the nose. Fruit is cherry and cassis. Overall lean and tart with a floral dimension on the finish and a big dose of oak throughout. Tannins are light and mid-pallete acid lingers through the finish. Mildly interesting departure from my new world pinot rut, but the usual argument for this sort of wine is that it's food friendly. In that regard I think I gave it ample opportunity to shine (truffles, duck confit, gnocci, blue cheese, etc.), but it really didn't. |
| Red |
2001 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux MontsPinot Noir more |
4/4/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRThought this was great. Surprisingly forward vs what I expected from the notes. Deep dark fruit, but bright aromatics and overall well integrated. Big tannic presence on the back end. Delicious now, but hold? |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Sans DosageChardonnay more |
1/25/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRlight yeasty nose and lemon dominate. one dimensional and lean, but clean flavors and a fine bead. turns a little green and puckery on the finish. Disgorged July 2014. At $30 this would be pretty appealing as a light aperitif, but it was probably more than that. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier BrutChampagne Blend more |
9/28/2008 - swp3 wrote: 93 pointsAmazingly refined at this price point. Light and bright. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30Syrah more |
11/30/2014 - swp3 Likes this wine: NRDark fruit, smoke, black pepper. A little too much green-olive, vegetal tinge around the edges, but that integrates with a little time? Satisfying combo of linear, precise flavors, ripeness and grip. |
| Red |
2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/19/2015 - swp3 wrote: flawedquality issues with these BPW '07 CDPs continue. is this heat damage? i'd venture that the vintage was just impossibly ripe and the wines have turned into oxidized mess, but that's not evident from the notes of others. this was pretty much undrinkable. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2007 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/19/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRFirst of these 2007 CDPs from BPW that doesn't smell of oxidized, stewed fruits. Nose leads with earth, smoke and herbs followed by ripe red and dark fruit. Concentrated and long, but with structure. Runs a little hot, but really enjoyable overall. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon AïeulGrenache more |
11/16/2014 - swp3 Does not like this wine: NRVirtually indistinguishable from generic vintage port. Another reviewer wrote something akin to that and it's dead-on. Or cheap Amarone. Opened a bottle last night and didn't finish bc it tasted so overripe and oxidized and hot. Alongside a Saxum Broken Bones, which seemed restrained by comparison. Leftovers were even worse today, so opened a second bottle straight from the cellar, assuming a flaw in #1. Same experience. No bueno. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/17/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRhorrendously ripe and pruney. maybe a flawed bottle, but no the first time I've run into this with '07 CDP. wondering if these were heat damaged in transit somehow. |
| Red |
2007 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvée du PapetRed Rhone Blend more |
3/31/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRBright, fresh and well delineated flavors, in spite of the ridiculous concentration and ripeness. Finishes hot and chewy with lingering wood notes. Not my favorite, but maybe it integrates better and settles down with time. LP enjoyed more than me. Try again in 2020? |
| Red |
2003 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée La Cote RondeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/16/2007 - swp3 wrote: 89 pointsTempting nose followed by delicious, intense dark berry and cherry fruit up front. These flavors then get overwhelmed (for my taste) by leather and tobacco. Tannins still pretty grippy. Probably better integrated in a year or two. Paid $46 for this. Not a favorite at that price point. |
| Red |
2001 Baldeschi Montepulciano Marche IGTmore |
5/6/2015 - swp3 wrote: NRSecond try last night with L and similar to prior experience: overripe and oxidized with some funky, meaty flavors lurking beneath. Didn't finish the glass. Swing and a miss. |
| Red |
2006 Bodegas Ateca Calatayud Atteca Old VinesGarnacha, Grenache more |
3/24/2008 - swp3 wrote: 91 pointsBig dark fruit flavors, plus smoke and meaty depth. Chewy with a long, sweet smoky/oaky finish. On the negative side, it wouldn't be wrong to label this as brash and loud or obvious. Ripeness is on the verge of over-the-top (you smell it right away) and the oak hits you like a hammer. Overall, a lot to love and not much to hate, but it's in that ultra-forward style that annoys some people. I don't want to drink this every day, but it has its place. And it's a ton wine for the money. Amazing value. Mandatory to decant a few hours. |
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