| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
12/4/2013 - Matsutake wrote: flawedPort. After several consecutive flawed examples, this is clearly a buyer beware wine/vintage mix. Our first bottle was incredible (sourced from a retailer in the Rhone whose source is the Chateau). Yet all the subsequent acquisitions purchased in the US have been flawed. |
| White |
2011 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignesmore |
8/28/2016 - Matsutake wrote: NRBest vintage of this wine I have ever tried (I have 2005-2014 in the cellar). In fact one of the best whites I have ever had period. Not a 100 pointer because I need somewhere to go if it drinks better after a few years. That being said this was an incredible bottle showing perfect balance, elegance, complexity and length. Mind numbingly brilliant. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2001 Domaine Bruno Clair Chambertin-Clos de BèzeChambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
11/1/2013 - Matsutake wrote: flawedVinegar. |
| White |
2010 Domaine de la Louvetrie (Landron & Fils) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Le Fief du BreilMelon de Bourgogne more |
1/6/2021 - Matsutake Likes this wine: NRExcellent at a peak. Amazing deal |
| Red |
2010 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
7/24/2022 - Matsutake wrote: NRStrawberries. Lots of sediment. Terrific nonetheless. |
| White |
2005 E. Guigal Condrieu La DorianeViognier more |
11/27/2011 - Matsutake wrote: NRBottle maintained in ideal conditions from release.... still. too old. |
| Red |
2009 Domaine Jean Royer Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée PrestigeRed Rhone Blend more |
2/25/2021 - Matsutake wrote: flawedWay past its day. Too much alcohol for my taste. |
| Red |
2003 Château des Tours VacqueyrasRed Rhone Blend more |
11/6/2011 - Matsutake wrote: flawedport |
| White |
2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
12/27/2014 - Matsutake wrote: flawedCorked. |
| Red |
2009 Celler la Muntanya Alicante Almoroig Muro NegreRed Blend more |
9/8/2014 - Matsutake Does not like this wine: 79 pointsCough syrup. |
| Red |
2008 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône La PialadeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/22/2015 - Matsutake wrote: 82 pointsFor once pialade disappoints. Decent nose but thin and pallid on the palate. Oh well. There's 2008 for ya. |
| Red |
2006 Mongeard-Mugneret Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les VergelessesPinot Noir more |
1/23/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 85 pointsMeh. This won't go much longer. Fresh and food friendly on day one, tired and dying on day 2. |
| Red - Fortified |
NV Domaine du Mas Blanc (Docteur Parcé) Banyuls Cuvée Dr André ParceGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
7/13/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 86 pointsRaisiny. Kinda Boring. |
| White - Sparkling |
2008 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Premier Cru Terre de VertusChardonnay more |
1/9/2014 - Matsutake wrote: 87 pointsToo austere even for me, a fan of austere. Almost bitter on the finish. Maybe just needs a little more time to settle down?Possibly would be better as an apero, not with food. |
| White |
2010 Château de la Bourdiniere Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie "Tradition"Melon de Bourgogne more |
5/11/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 87 pointsFirst, I count myself lucky a drinkable, sub-10 USD, wine exists. This typical Muscadet is clearly a step above drinkable, let's go with conditionally quaffable. In my experience, drinking this too cold will kill the fruit, and make this wine austere in a bad way. Kind of like shrinkage. In a wine. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Tour Trencavel Minervois Cuvée PlecandouRed Rhone Blend more |
1/4/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 88 pointsReally interesting, unique. Dark berries, smoke and earth. Drank better on second day, but good to go now. |
| Rosé |
2011 Château Mourgues du Gres Costières-de-Nîmes Galets RosésRed Rhone Blend more |
6/3/2014 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 88 pointsMourgues du Gres makes our favorite roses. Certainly not austere, as seems to be the fashion with some roses(basically rendering them cheap white wine colored pink). These clearly have a good fruitiness to them, typical red berry flavors (straw, rasp, etc.) that we expect from a rose, balanced with nice acid. Terrific summer sipping that also pairs well with a summer meal. This one drank well in summer 2014, but I would not have kept it for another year. |
| Red |
2000 Sant'Elena MerlotFriuli Isonzo more |
9/5/2014 - Matsutake wrote: 88 pointsWe opened our first bottle within a month of arrival from Garagiste and universally hated it. The better half refused it after a single sip. It was muted and dull, cloudy and short. I hoped for post-travel settling, but after a year of going through 3 more of the six pack, we were just happy our mistake had not been a very expensive one. |
| White - Off-dry |
2001 Müller-Catoir Gimmeldinger Schlössel Rieslaner AuslesePfalz more |
12/28/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 88 pointsStill young. |
| Red |
1999 Maurice Écard Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er CruPinot Noir more |
10/8/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 89 pointsok, but over the hill. |
| Red |
2006 Domaine Le Soula Le Soula RougeCôtes Catalanes Red Blend more |
5/11/2013 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 89 pointsNeeded a few hours for the brett to blow off. Once it did, plenty of fruit and soil, balanced by acid/tannin, aging nicely and with still plenty of upside potential. I found the restraint admirable, must be a Gauby thing. |
| White |
2010 Garnier et Fils ChablisChardonnay more |
5/10/2022 - Matsutake wrote: 89 pointsCould this little Chablis survive over a decade? Yes, yes indeed it can. Gone is the harshness of the bottles we drank in 2014 and 2015, replaced by a nice refreshing thirst quencher that cuts fat and salt beautifully. I really expected sherry or vinegar but no oxidation to be found here. What a pleasant surprise! |
| White |
2010 Michel Gassier Costières-de-Nîmes Nostre Païs BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
4/30/2012 - Matsutake wrote: 89 pointsPerfectly tasty quaffer |
| White |
2006 E. Guigal Condrieu La DorianeViognier more |
12/27/2011 - Matsutake wrote: 90 pointsReady to drink immediately. Not as beautifully golden or complex as the '06 Vernon from Vernay. Totally different in style being very oaked, which is kind of a weird thing to do to a Condrieu, IMHO. But the other half likes it, and it is clearly a good wine, just maybe not to everyone's tastes (or mine for that matter). |
| Red |
2007 Bouchard Père et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée CarnotPinot Noir more |
2/21/2021 - Matsutake Likes this wine: 90 pointsSuperb. Elegant red perfect for a roast chicken. Drinking amazingly well now. |
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