| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2007 Tomás Achával Torrontés NomadeMendoza more |
8/20/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 pointsVery floral start, prob a little too floral with tropical fruit and ripe peach aromas and flavors. Very nice summer wine with a slightly sweet character, simple but pleasant. Perhaps this would have been better a year ago. |
| Red |
2006 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena AltaMendoza more |
11/5/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsNew World Dinner (Hughes House - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind. Not at all familiar with this wine. Black cherry and currant on nose. Good balance, good fruit, ok textures and acidity, but nothing really memorable, interesting or sophisticated. |
| Red |
2005 Viña Cobos ÚnicoMendoza Malbec Blend, Malbec more |
7/12/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsMassive black fruit in an ultra modern style with lots of dark chocolate, vanilla, coffee throughout with sweet baking spice. Lots of new oak with huge spice, clearly on the warm side, but enough substance and structure to retain balance. |
| Red |
2011 Mendoza Vineyards Malbec Gran Reservamore |
12/3/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRDinner after HDH Tasting (The Duck Inn - Chicago IL): Slightly more sweet than I'd prefer and certainly simpler. I'm not exactly sure I could think of this as anything that should be called "Gran Reserva." |
| Red |
2007 Fabre Montmayou Malbec Gran ReservaMendoza more |
8/17/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 pointsDark fruit on nose with Italian seasoning. Same black cherry continues on to the palate with less spice, but lots of tannins. It's a good value fruit-forward wine that goes well with big flavors. Had it tonight with burgers and it went really well. This has enough structure and density to hold at this level for at least 5 years. |
| Red |
2007 Fabre Montmayou Malbec Gran ReservaMendoza more |
7/23/2009 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 pointsBlack cherry and plum aromas with a liqueur aspect as well. Fruit comes across a very ripe on palate, perhaps just shy of being roasted. Good spice on finish. Give another year to soften, then drink 2010-2014. |
| Red |
2007 Fabre Montmayou Malbec Gran ReservaMendoza more |
4/10/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 pointsPlum and black cherry. Ripe and fat. Great with a burger tonight. |
| Red |
2012 El Enemigo Gran EnemigoMendoza Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/18/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsSome Wine Tasted Watching the Chicago Air & Water Show (Chicago, IL): Small glass, brief note. Modernist Bordeaux style with ripe black currant, espresso, cassis aromas and flavors with some sweet spice. Good weight and length with slightly sweet and warm finish. |
| Red |
2021 Viña Cobos Cabernet Sauvignon FelinoMendoza more |
5/20/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 85 pointsSaturday Afternoon Tasting (Vin Chicago - Chicago IL): Red, black, and blue berries are fun but slightly candied. Ok overall in its very modern style. |
| Red |
2001 Luca SyrahMendoza more |
12/12/2005 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsA couple of Syrah Blind Tastings; 12/6/2005-12/12/2005 (Chicagoland IL): Blind tasting. Showed trace of age on color. Black concentrated fruit with good balance, not much spice. Trying to identify this blind, it didn't seem Australian, thought it might have been Old World, possibly Italian Syrah. |
| Red |
2012 Doña Paula Estate Black EditionLujan de Cuyo Red Blend more |
12/27/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 pointsTasting, brief note. Easy to enjoy, nice black fruit in a forward, simple, modern style. But more than what should expected for $12. |
| Red |
1994 Bodega Weinert Cavas de Weinert Gran VinoLujan de Cuyo Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/12/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsChicago Wine Flock...Jim is Playin' Those Wine Games ("Chateau La Grange" - La Grange IL): Double blind in what turned out to be mostly Old World Cabernet. Fresh black plum and cherry, meaty with good weight and concentration, slightly less depth than some of the older wines in this flight, but very tasty right now. |
| Red |
2005 Cheval des AndesVistalba Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/10/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawedAnother Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Stewed. |
| Red |
2005 Cheval des AndesVistalba Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/26/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRWines Watching the White Sox Beat the Cubs (Riverwoods, IL): Tasted double blind alongside Gruaud Larose and Lynch Bages, I thought all three were Bordeaux. Plenty of black plum and cherry with dark chocolate and sweet spice. Very good length. Very good now. The star of the trio for current enjoyment. |
| Red |
2014 Cheval des AndesVistalba Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/17/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsFlickinger Customer Appreciation Tasting (Casino Club - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Black and blue fruit with anise, mint and thyme. Very good balance and length, showing an Old World sensibility. Mostly Malbec. |
| Red |
2016 Cheval des AndesVistalba Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/29/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 pointsBTG. An intriguing combination of mostly Bordeaux character with some faint Rhône-y olive tapenade, spice and pepper. Rich and mouth coated with wonderful balance and persistence through its long-ish finish. So good now, with further upside. |
| Red |
2001 Cheval des AndesVistalba Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/21/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsAnother Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Lush, concentrated, modern styled and forward. Slightly sweet, but with the stuffing to soften and age gracefully. |
| Red |
2002 Michel Rolland Malbec Val de FloresValle de Uco more |
6/3/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRAnother Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chevalier Fine Wines - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind. Easily identified as New World Bordeaux blend, and I didn't think it Cab Sauv based. Dense, chewy black fruit with a slightly sweet character. I somewhat enjoyed this wine, others liked it a lot more. |
| Red |
2016 Dominio del Plata BenMarco ExpresivoValle de Uco Malbec Blend, Malbec more |
9/10/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 pointsRich, fleshy and very modern styled, this is a fun and easy bottle of wine to enjoy with meat, all well balanced with good length. Nothing complex. |
| Red |
2004 Monteviejo Malbec LindaflorValle de Uco more |
9/14/2009 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 points10 Wines, 10 Varietals, Double Blind ("Chateau La Grange" - La Grange IL): Double blind tasting. Black and blue fruit, on the wrong side of the "jammy" line. Good spice and structure but I couldn't get past the oak, sweetness and liqueur-like finish. Others liked those attributes quite a bit, making it the group's #2 WOTN. |
| Red |
2020 Familia Zuccardi Malbec ConcretoAltamira more |
12/4/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 pointsWonderful pairing with my burger, this lots of pure black fruits and savory spice, coming across as rich without sweetness. Great value wine drinking well already now, but more likely even better in another year as the tannins soften a little more. |
| Red |
2004 Altocedro Malbec Ano CeroLa Consulta more |
12/4/2006 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 points"What did I buy from Garagiste?!?" third semi-annual tasting and dinner (My home - Chicago IL): Tasting. Dark and slightly ripe fruit, with nice aromatics. Well made wine, good value for money. A bit of heat on the finish. |
| Red |
2016 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y CincoPatagonia more |
7/24/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsOpened tonight because I really liked the 2017 served to me blind a few weeks ago. This 2016 is just as tasty. Strawberry aromas and flavors starting out slightly firm, then finishing bigger and nearly meaty with good+ length. Bright Chambolle-like textures to me. Good now, probably further upside from here. |
| Red |
2016 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y CincoPatagonia more |
11/21/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsAll red berry with moderate ripeness, good depth and length, ending on minerally textures I enjoyed. Put on weight with more time in glass. |
| Red |
2017 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y CincoPatagonia more |
6/27/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsA Few Miscellaneous Wines in Burgundy, Outside of Big Meals and Tastings; 6/27/2019-7/6/2019 (Burgundy): Served to us blind. Clearly Pinot Noir, but it did not seem like Burgundy, but in a Burgundian style. Great wild strawberry aromas with spice hints. Lean flavors with good energy and weight. Very good now, but likely better to cellar another year or two. |
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