Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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Red - Fortified |
1863 Taylor (Fladgate) Very Old Single Harvest Port Limited EditionPorto Port Blend more |
11/22/2014 - Timbalimba wrote: 100 pointsTaylor's Port: Bottled from cask, on demand. Surprisingly deep colour, like Oloroso but finer, with layers of amber and gold, and a tint of blueish green at the rim that I've never seen in a wine before. Profound nose: strong, strong. Smoke, nail varnish, dried apricot, bergamot oil. From the nose alone I can sense the soaring acidity: there's such a bite to the bouquet, such smoking mineral intensity. Great attack, fierce acidity, some tannin too, orange zest, walnuts, oak, and a wave of other exotic aromas. The finish is incredible. And it gets better in the glass, by the minute. I wish I had an entire bottle of this to myself because it is building a crescendo here. I check back to the Colheita 1965 and that wine feels ridiculously young now. I cannot see anything missing or anything I'd like to take away. This is a perfect wine. |
Red |
1995 Château AngélusSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/26/2014 - Griffeyfan04 Likes this wine: 100 pointsBirthday dinner for..............ME!!!!!!! (Cafe Med): I popped this and poured a little tiny amount before dinner to make sure it was not tainted and I was blown away. I have had many Bordeaux wines and if memory serves me correct this is my first 100 pointer. I had this wine a year or two ago when I bought three bottles from a collectors cellar and it was great at the time but this bottle is just perfect right now. Smooth, concentrated, rich, balance. Damn, this wine hits it all perfect for me. Great bright fruits, tannins integrated, some slight secondary characteristics, nice long finish, slight dryness and perfect with a veal chop!! Can this wine gain some more character? Perhaps, but why wait!! I loved it !! I don't plan on waiting too long to open my last bottle. Lightning in a bottle? I dunno?? But hit it right for me.......
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
1929 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
6/9/2023 - Papies wrote: 100 pointsA pre-50 pre Birthday Celebration; 6/9/2023-6/11/2023 (Around Zurich Area): Sourced from the impeccable cellar of Sonne Seuzach , Switzerland . Top shoulder level and with fully wet but solid cork.
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Red - Fortified |
1863 Taylor (Fladgate) Very Old Single Harvest Port Limited EditionPorto Port Blend more |
11/22/2014 - Timbalimba wrote: 100 pointsTaylor's Port: Bottled from cask, on demand. Surprisingly deep colour, like Oloroso but finer, with layers of amber and gold, and a tint of blueish green at the rim that I've never seen in a wine before. Profound nose: strong, strong. Smoke, nail varnish, dried apricot, bergamot oil. From the nose alone I can sense the soaring acidity: there's such a bite to the bouquet, such smoking mineral intensity. Great attack, fierce acidity, some tannin too, orange zest, walnuts, oak, and a wave of other exotic aromas. The finish is incredible. And it gets better in the glass, by the minute. I wish I had an entire bottle of this to myself because it is building a crescendo here. I check back to the Colheita 1965 and that wine feels ridiculously young now. I cannot see anything missing or anything I'd like to take away. This is a perfect wine.
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Red - Fortified |
1898 Achaia Clauss MavrodaphnePatras more |
11/22/2013 - Yorgos wrote: 100 pointsThis 115y old sweet wine was aged in a 13,195lt oak cask in the imperial cellar of Achaia Clauss and was bottled in 2,500 bottles on 1 March 1986. 16.9% vol., 200gr sugar/lt. Light garnet color, loads of nuts, currants in alcohol, caramel, honey, orange zest, hints of sweet spice and oak. Lively nose if ones take into account the age. Palate same as nose with med viscosity, some hints of coffee and chocolate, very fine mouthfeel, long aftertaste. An amazing experience. This is part of the Greek winemaking history and the rating reflects that
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Red |
1990 Château MargauxRed Bordeaux Blend more |
11/24/2023 - Papies wrote: 99 pointsFrom Paris with Love, 2023 Edition; 11/24/2023-11/25/2023 (Paris): A light decant definitely helps here but avoid a long one.
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Red |
1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
8/14/2013 - chablis28 wrote: 99 pointsPnP - Wow, Wow.... Wow! This is a perfect CDP but, I deducted a point just to be a jerk. Beautiful expansive nose with remarkable freshness for its age! Super silky and layered palate. Weightless but yet powefully grabs your attention. Burgundian CDP! Way fun to drink this wine! I'd pay $150 for this all day long. Drinks like a $500 plus rock star I can no longer afford.
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Red |
2010 Philip Togni Cabernet SauvignonSpring Mountain District more |
4/14/2020 - randyjc wrote: 98 pointsThis wine makes me want to sell my car and buy this wine with the cash. It is that good. |
Red |
2000 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva MonfortinoNebbiolo more |
10/19/2019 - Papies wrote: 98 pointsAnnual Pilgrimage to Piedmont - 2019 Edition; 10/17/2019-10/20/2019 (Piedmont, Italy): Tasted blind.We guessed early 2000s classic Barolo.
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Red |
2016 Château FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/5/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 98 pointsTasted next to the 2010. Dark and red fruit on the nose - notes of cassis, cherries, spices, smoke, tobacco, graphite. Very complex and layered already. On the palate concentrated, ripe, but also grippy, spicy, mineral and fresh. Again layered, with lots of power and weight. The finish is simply stunning, there is not only impressive length, but also real lift and energy. In my top 3 at this tasting, absolutely wonderful. Will probably eclipse the 2010. My only criticism is the release price - it went from £575 in 2014, £1,115 in 2015 to £1,860 in 2016 (cases of 12, in bond). £/€ didn't help, but I think one can call this ambitious. 97-98+
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château SuduirautSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
7/6/2013 - alion wrote: 98 pointsExceptional. Rich but not cloying. Balanced. Tropical fruit, citrus. But it is the finish which really makes the wine stand out. Best bottle so far. |
Red |
1996 Château Mouton RothschildPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/28/2023 - Papies wrote: 98 pointsMilan Wine Event 2 - AKA F It Dinner (Il Ristorante Trussardi alla Scala (Ristorante Trussardi by Giancarlo Perbellini), Milan): ** Our advice is open this on its own in isolation**
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White - Sparkling |
2000 Krug Champagne Vintage BrutChampagne Blend more |
5/8/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 98 pointsMoët Portfolio Tasting (Graham Georgetown Hotel - Washington, DC): Years of studying wine, tasting wine, collecting and storing it, sometimes you forget what it is about wine that drives a person to dedicate so much time, money and effort. Then a wine like this comes along and floors you, leaves you in complete awe, and reminds you that life is awesome. This Krug shows a beautiful golden apple color. A collage of rich and intense aromas: fresh biscuits, apricot, hazelnut, honey, caramel, shortbread cookies, the aromas don't quit. Dense and bold on the palate, but balanced by superb acid. Rich themes of apricot, hazelnut, honeycomb, caramel, Fuji apple, but they're contrasted with intense limestone and quinine flavors. Full and hedonistic, yet sleek and elegant, this Champagne is a beautiful contradiction. 43% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier. I'd love to taste another bottle of this again when I'm old and crotchety.
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Red |
1990 Dominus EstateNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/16/2014 - Papies wrote: 98 pointsNeeds decanting, please treat it gently as it has a lot of fine sediment. Needs like 1.5 hours to fully develop and then it is just magical. We had it side by side with the Lynch BAges 89 (Papies 95) and blew it our of the water as if the Lynch was retsina..
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Red |
2016 Château FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/5/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 98 pointsTasted next to the 2010. Dark and red fruit on the nose - notes of cassis, cherries, spices, smoke, tobacco, graphite. Very complex and layered already. On the palate concentrated, ripe, but also grippy, spicy, mineral and fresh. Again layered, with lots of power and weight. The finish is simply stunning, there is not only impressive length, but also real lift and energy. In my top 3 at this tasting, absolutely wonderful. Will probably eclipse the 2010. My only criticism is the release price - it went from £575 in 2014, £1,115 in 2015 to £1,860 in 2016 (cases of 12, in bond). £/€ didn't help, but I think one can call this ambitious. 97-98+
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White - Sparkling |
2000 Krug Champagne Vintage BrutChampagne Blend more |
5/8/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 98 pointsMoët Portfolio Tasting (Graham Georgetown Hotel - Washington, DC): Years of studying wine, tasting wine, collecting and storing it, sometimes you forget what it is about wine that drives a person to dedicate so much time, money and effort. Then a wine like this comes along and floors you, leaves you in complete awe, and reminds you that life is awesome. This Krug shows a beautiful golden apple color. A collage of rich and intense aromas: fresh biscuits, apricot, hazelnut, honey, caramel, shortbread cookies, the aromas don't quit. Dense and bold on the palate, but balanced by superb acid. Rich themes of apricot, hazelnut, honeycomb, caramel, Fuji apple, but they're contrasted with intense limestone and quinine flavors. Full and hedonistic, yet sleek and elegant, this Champagne is a beautiful contradiction. 43% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier. I'd love to taste another bottle of this again when I'm old and crotchety.
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Red |
1996 Serafin Père et Fils Charmes-ChambertinCharmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
9/29/2012 - Papies wrote: 97 pointsMagic Number 6 - 2006,1996,1986,1976,1966 (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): WOTN against very difficult competition.Opened and left to settle but no decanting.
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Red |
1985 Château Lafite RothschildPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/5/2020 - Papies wrote: 97 points2020 Athens Wine Event (Tartare, Athens): Tasted blind. The nose putting on a instant show and producing a huge smile on our faces ( Nicol actually detected something TCA at start but that was but a faint and did not spoil the wine thankfully).
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Red |
1990 Château Léoville Las CasesSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/22/2019 - Papies wrote: 97 pointsOpened and left to rest for a good hour and then decanted and served. The nose on this wine! It was singing pure Bordeaux quality like no other. Soft dark fruits still, leather , cedar and soft secondary underlay. Herby too ! The palate is still very much alive and vibrant and definitely has a lot of life ahead but frankly it is superb now. We originally gave this 95-96 but then we discussed long as to what more could we ask from it and indeed this is a solid 97-98 for those like us that love Bordeaux with age!
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White - Sparkling |
NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Les CarellesChardonnay more |
3/21/2013 - Papies wrote: 97 pointsThe Champagnes of Jacques Selosse (Roberson Wine, South Ken, London): Disgorged 13Apr2011. 100% Chardonnay, <5 g/l dosage. 2003 dominant vintage in what will eventually become a solera champagne.
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Red |
1999 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave HermitageSyrah more |
1/27/2016 - Papies wrote: 97 pointsBlind tasted with no decanting.
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Red |
1996 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele VineyardNapa Valley more |
6/10/2022 - Papies wrote: 97 pointsAfter a bad bottle from the batch that broke our heart this came to reward us for not loosing faith.
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Comment posted by Papies:
12/15/2014 2:11:00 PM - :)