| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2009 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/2/2016 - Zweder wrote: 98 pointsBordeaux: Second wines in great vintages. (Valuas): This is my 20,000th Tasting Note in Cellartracker and that should be a special wine. A few weeks ago I tasted this wine (with 100 Parker points) again, and it is really great! I have a few and many users of Cellartracker have it as well, so that is why I saved this tasting note to be my 20,000th. In the bouquet beautiful cassis, cedar, smoke and luxurious oak. On the palate enormously concentrated black berry fruits with a beautiful harmony between acidity and sweetness. Soft but powerful tannin. This is a true beauty and will probably last for at least another 30+ years. 98+ |
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2018 Château CanonSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/21/2021 - FransS wrote: 97 pointsThe 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): The colour younger than of most other '18's; cherries, soft peppers, a kind of cool/sleek taste, super elegant, concentrated as H-B and S H-L.
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| Red |
1975 Château Léoville Las CasesSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/30/1985 - FransS wrote: 96 pointsBordeaux 1975 ten years after the harvest; tasted blind, only the vintage was known: a very deep, red colour. a very elegant, broad and flowery bouquet, very creamy and meaty in the midtaste; a very long and refined aftertaste with lots of very edible tannins.
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| Red |
2020 Château La LaguneHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/6/2023 - FransS wrote: 95 pointsThe 2020 vintage UGCB tasting in Amsterdam 03/06/2023 (Amsterdam): Very refined from start to finish, from the gently perfumed, somewhat exotic bouquet with well dosed elegant wood and vanilla, to the very subtle and superbly balanced aftertaste and inbetween the concentrated mix of smooth fruit and super gentle bitters; at the wow-wine level!
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| Red |
2015 E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) Barolo Via NuovaNebbiolo more |
7/30/2021 - FransS wrote: 95 pointsSummer of '21-Le Lavandou vice versa: major league, a superb impression (explosion) of roses in the bouquet supported by a well chosen dose of wood and vanilla. The taste is elegant and also firm, but refined with supporting ripe acidity; everything is in the right place; only the tannins need some years to ripen.
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| Red |
2018 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/21/2021 - FransS wrote: 95 pointsThe 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): From nose to finish absolutely lovely. hints of mocha, but missing the complexity and the refined dimensions of Léoville-Barton, but, for sure, a very good L-P.
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| White |
2011 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La ForestChardonnay more |
3/20/2020 - FransS wrote: 95 pointsExtremely refined, balanced and focused; the purity starts in the bouquet with a whiff of vanilla, some grass and a stony style. In the taste the persistence is perfect, as is the aftertaste with gentle almonds and a dry finish as you want it. The elegant citrus in the backbone gives the wine an extra dimension. Drink this wine now, it can't get any better.
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| Red - Fortified |
1985 Kopke Porto Vintage Quinta São LuizPort Blend more |
1/12/2024 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsOnly one glass remained in the bottle for more than two weeks; an impressive deep, ripe and vivid colour, a complex bouquet with spicy wood, a whiff of vanilla and something like cinnamon. The taste is super smooth with ripe fruit and a ripe citrus backbone. The alcohol becomes covered by the concentration of the wine and the balanced aftertaste hardly disappeared. Not an eternal live, but be sure, there is still 100% live in this wine.
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| Red |
2018 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/21/2021 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsThe 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): Tea, iron, I've noticed this more often with older vintages of Branaire; normally it it is a sign of ripeness, but not in this young wine. It is a part of the complexity of this classic made wine with an interesting tension.
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| Red |
2009 Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/30/2020 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsQuite impressive, colour as you expect, bouquet partly closed (even at day two), elegant wood/vanilla, soft peppers, cherries, black currents, a hint of leather. The taste, like the bouquet, still hides a part of its dimensions, structured, dense, close to smooth, finishing with lovely bitters and lots of noticeable, but ripe tannins. Give it another 4 to 5 years.
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| White |
2017 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La ForestChardonnay more |
3/27/2020 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsAfter the excellent '11 I have tasted this '17 (to inform Harley1199 ☺and) to experience the difference between young and ripe.
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| Red |
2016 Domaine Saint Préfert Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
2/12/2019 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsAs written before: voluptuous, cherries and other fruit beneath, creamy, round, but with well chosen edges where they belong, super elegant, concentrated and refined with its acidity in the backbone and a basket of super ripe tannnins in the finish. This is only the basic cuvée!!
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| Red |
2016 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/25/2019 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsThe 2016 vintage UGCB tasting in Amsterdam 2/25/2019; 2/25/2019-2/27/2019 (Amsterdam): A wine with a bite, noticeable, but perfect acidity; a bit aggressive in its style, at the moment less sophisticated than the Léoville-Barton; lots of hope for an excellent future.
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| Red - Fortified |
1992 Niepoort Porto VintagePort Blend more |
11/5/2016 - Andre-Raafs wrote: 94 pointsDiep rode kleur, in de neus rijp fruit, pruimen, vijgen, hint van chocolade, koffie, zwarte peper en walnoten. In de mond, afgeronde tannines en zwoel, beetje onbalans in alcohol, verder erg goede port! Lange intense afdronk, na 24 uur open te hebben gestaan komt deze port nog beter tot zijn recht! |
| White - Sparkling |
2006 Bollinger Champagne Vieilles Vignes FrançaisesPinot Noir more |
11/18/2016 - Barry Rothof wrote: 94 pointsBOLLINGER (Wijnhandel Peeters @ Rotterdam , the Netherlands.): A total of 3 300 bottles were produced. Exceptional complexity on the nose with powerful candied fruit and bread aromas. On the palate round, creamy and wonderful balanced, with exceptional richness. Youthful with endless aging potential.
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| Red |
2009 Château Latour à PomerolRed Bordeaux Blend more |
1/26/2014 - FransS wrote: 94 pointsI often agree with Jeff Leve's tasting notes, but from time to time I find his rating too high, but not this time. Power, ripe merlot, perfect tannins, lots of black fruit, creamy and balanced. You can only say that the wine is a bit square at the moment due to its childhood.
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| Red |
2011 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
10/4/2018 - FransS wrote: 93 pointsJust opened the wine showed a fragrant bouquet of red fruit, roses and gentle acidity, in the taste the wine was as a ballerina, concentration, persistance, refinement, not power. To be slightly negative I noticed a whiff of unripness. Two days later, tasting the last glass, that was gone. I've bought recently two bottles, each € 25, in Belgium!
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| White - Off-dry |
1983 Deinhard Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling AusleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
7/18/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 pointsTasting note No. 20,000. Time to open something appropriate and this Auslese is altogether fitting. My interest in wine started with the German wines which my late father used to drink in the 1980's, I started taking notes in 1983 and this bottle is from the personal cellar of Hugh Johnson, whose annual Pocket Wine Book has guided me from the start. AP 1 576 281 004 84. Level 1.5 cm below the cork, excellent for age. Lively appearance, pale to medium buttercup yellow with golden reflections; perfectly fresh nose, citrus and smoky slate, no botrytis, waxy bottle-age and a hint of spiced peach; the palate is delicately sweet, with juicy lemon and a hint of unripe strawberry, cracking acidity and gentle bitters, still lots of energy and drive; very good persistence, complete finish with very good length. Completely ready but no hurry. Impressive and absolutely delightful for elevenses. Develops well in the open bottle, and after a two hours notes of fresh green apple emerge, joined after six hours by a touch of salted butter and flower honey.
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Comment posted by FransS:
1/1/2017 5:29:00 AM - Dear Zweder,
Congratulations with tasting note 20,000!
I think that P-C 2009 is a worthy wine for this milestone.
Thanks for this actual note; I will also take soon a bottle to (I hope to) confirm its qualities.
Greetings FransS