Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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Red |
1989 Château Latour Grand VinPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/10/2019 - SimonG wrote: 95 pointsTop 89 Bordeaux (Noizé, London): Ruby to garnet.very smooth.quite rich,full, expansive, classic iron fist / velvet glove. Intense. Hints of 82 richness. Power, yet harmony and finesse. A class act.***** |
Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
5/10/2013 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsLa Rioja Alta (La Rioja Alta, Haro, Rioja): Spicy red fruit, some soft oak influence. A roundness here without tending to flab. A density to the fruit too. Lots upfront. Currently a slight hole in the late mid-palate though this fills with air. Long. Spicy acidity. Vibrant. **(**) possibly **(**1/2)
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Red |
1994 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/2/2017 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsTraditional Rioja (RSJ, London): Under the centenary subtitled label. Similar nose to the 95. Plush, a little oaky. Fresher on the attack, but some breadth through the mid palate. Some coconut emerging on the nose with time. ****
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Red |
1999 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/19/2022 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsA Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): A big step up from a slightly ungainly and possibly corky bottle five years ago at Piccolino. Dark, lots of blackcurrant on the nose. A touch of spice too. Mellow cassis with a powdering of pencil lead on the attack. Some spice too. Nicely grippy. Opens up to a floral, violet scented nose. Lovely, and really quite serious. ****
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White - Sparkling |
2002 Bollinger Champagne La Grande AnnéeChampagne Blend more |
12/31/2013 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsChristmas & New Year 2013; 12/20/2013-1/1/2014: March 2011 disgorgement. Nicely spicy, custard apple and warm toasted brioche on the nose. Moderately rich on the rounded attack, vanilla, warm pastry and a little ginger spice through the mid-palate to the long finish. Showing Bolly weight and richness but without fully losing sight of the surprising zing it had when first released around three years ago. ****
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Red |
2014 Domaine Meuneveaux Corton-PerrièresCorton Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
6/22/2017 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsQuite bright, light red fruit. Lots of energy. Not quite the smooth class of the 10 currently, but it's promising. Maybe not quite the density of fruit. ****
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White - Sparkling |
2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
11/14/2019 - SimonG wrote: 92 points1991 Burgundy (Chez Bruce, London): Mid straw. Good stream of fine bubbles. Quite taut on the nose. Creamy attack. Nicely rich mid-palate. Opening nicely. A touch of smoke. Fresh finish. Coming together nicely. ****
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Red |
1983 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/30/2013 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsDeep garnet, paler at the rim. Mature left bank nose, gentle aromas of cedar, herb and muted blackcurrant fruit. Good acidity and shape onthe atatck and through the mid-palate with flavours similar to the nose, joined by old leather and the damp smell of autumn. Gentle, harmonious, not profound or exciting but really very nice and classic mature claret. Bare ****
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White - Off-dry |
2006 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand Vendange TardiveAlsace Grand Cru more |
10/18/2013 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsA Ledbury lunch (The Ledbury, London): Half. Mid to full straw. Fragrant nose hinting at sweetness. A touch of botrytis, very round and quite honeyed on the mid-palate and a positive finish. Good acidity to balance but not so much that it dominates the finish. A sense of roundness and balance pervades. Excellent. ****
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White - Sparkling |
1998 Nyetimber Classic CuvéeWest Sussex Champagne Blend more |
3/5/2014 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsPaul D's Chandon de Briailles @ 28-50 (28-50, Fetter Lane, London): Blind. Nicely rich on the nose. Honeyed and mellow. Rich, rounded with a nice spice towards the finish. Just enough acidity too. A mini Bollinger in style. Wow, best English fizz I've had - really didn't stand out as non-champagne. ****
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Red |
2008 Ridge GeyservilleSonoma County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
7/4/2015 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsBobby BBQ (B&A's): Magnum. 2/3 double decanted approx five hours in advance. Nicely vibrant, briary plum and mulberry red fruit with a lick of spice. Full and plush and ripe and full, but holding it in ok without heat on the finish. Long and crying out for chargrilled bloody meat. Bare ****
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White |
2008 La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru VaulorentChardonnay more |
4/5/2016 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsPale straw. Lovely nose, all salinity and oyster shell. Positive attack with good grip, chalky minerality, mineral, saline mid palate and a long finish. Excellent. ****
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Red |
1995 Penfolds GrangeSouth Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
10/4/2016 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsHermitage La Chapelle & Grange (10 Greek Street, London): Dense and dark. Volatile lift on the nose, in the banana and acetone spectrum, though it does blow off. Dark and dense and very hard to judge. *(***)?
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Red |
2004 Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Riserva RabajàNebbiolo more |
12/27/2016 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsMid garnet. Quite full on the nose, mid to dark red fruit and a savouriness tinged with a ripe-fruited sweetness at the edges. Mid weight, good acidity and some fine tannins. Quite long. Plenty of time in hand here, but fine with some air. ****
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Red |
2007 Coche-Dury Auxey-Duresses RougePinot Noir more |
6/26/2013 - SimonG wrote: 90 pointsBurgundy WIMPS 'Col d'Aubisque' table (La Trompette, London): Mellow, dustier fruit on the nose, a little softer. Paler colour. Light to middle weight red fruit with a touch of caramel wafer. Good acidity. A leanness on the finish. Similar in profile to the Dujac but a little less clean and polished, more sauvage. More intent. ***1/2
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Red |
2007 Descendientes de José Palacios Bierzo Villa de CorullonMencía more |
7/18/2015 - SimonG wrote: 90 pointsDense dark red. Very expressive nose with a mix of white pepper and something far more lifted and floral. Dense on the attack with a good thwack of tannin amongst the dark red fruit. Robust. ***1/2
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White - Sparkling |
NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut RéserveChampagne Blend more |
12/14/2018 - SimonG wrote: 90 points08 base. Quite rich with a good dose of vanilla. Lacking some finese and elegance especially through the mid palate. Very nice, but not top flight. Maybe a slightly awkward phase? ***1/2
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White |
2018 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chardonnay Bourgognemore |
4/20/2020 - SimonG wrote: 88 pointsVery pale. Quite expressive and almost tropical on the nose with melon and lime. Lighter and leaner on the palate, some pear. The tropical flavours are balanced with a freshness and zip. Lovely, but a clear change of style here, stripping away some of the traditional PYCM luxe. ***
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
2003 Château RieussecSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
12/7/2017 - SimonG wrote: 86 pointsMainly Pinot — work folk tasting/social (Home): Oh dear, this really is going downhill. It's lost the creamy sweet coconut and has taken on a far more medicinal, vin de liqueur profile. My previous note from six years ago suggested this improved after ten days of air, reverting to it's former self. Fingers crossed... bare *** currently... but with a few days of air (as was the previous bottle) this is back to close to its old self. Not medicinal. Creamy coconut and tropical fruit. A closed phase? Whatever, it needs opening a couple of days in advance currently.
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Red |
1964 Château PalmerMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/12/2015 - SimonG wrote: 85 pointsIan A's Palmer @ Trompette (La Trompette, London): Dull garnet. First experience with this vintage of Palmer. Quite leathery and dry on the nose. Palate similar though perhaps a little fresher. A bit musty fusty though. **1/2
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Comment posted by SimonG:
12/24/2021 8:18:00 AM - Hi Jake, no a normal bottle. Super condition.