| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
1992 Viña Valoria Rioja Gran ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
1/13/2013 - gregg g wrote: NRDark crimson, black cherry, oak, black pepper, green bell pepper. This is a more modern polished wine albeit still rather young. Nice, but missing some complexity. |
| Red |
2005 Ippolito Cirò Classico Superiore Liber PaterGaglioppo more |
8/15/2008 - gregg g wrote: NRPop and pour. 100% Gaglioppo. Arromatics are lush, almost candied raspberry with some funk (animal fur) and spice. One friend says it smells like Central Coast Pinot Noir. At first it shows nicely on the palate with some concentrated flavors, balanced acidity and smooth texture. With air, the tannins begin to clamp down. Needs a few years to integrate. A steal at $17. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Tanore' Di Follador G. E Figli Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Spumante Extra DryGlera more |
8/15/2008 - gregg g wrote: NRThis is a fantastic prosecco. There is actually some complexity here. Aromas of honeysuckle and freshly baked biscuits waft from the glass. The palate has some richly appointed fruit, slightly sweet, with a fine core of acidity to carry it all to a delightfully loitering finish. I need to try the cartizze now. |
| Red |
2006 Kuyam Cuvée NolanSanta Barbara County Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/1/2012 - gregg g wrote: NRPnP. Good wine. Nicely reminiscent of a left bank. Earthy, structured, tannins are well placed and grippy yet have softened considerably. Terrific effort dcore. |
| White |
2007 Ciù Ciù Offida Pecorino Le Merlettaiemore |
11/22/2008 - gregg g wrote: NRHere's my latest sushi wine discovery. 100% Pecorino which somewhat unusual as you usually find something else in the blend (Trebbiano, Passerina). Imagine if you took a great Muscadet like the Pepiere Briords, left it to age it's lees you would wind up with something close to the Le Merlettaie. With bright citrus, saline and a slight nutty component to both nose and palate. What makes this wine go up a notch is the richness and "pop' of the fruit on the palate. It's much racier than othe Pecorino based wines I've tried. Paired really nicely at the sushi bar, especially the with the Tai (Sea Bream with some wasabi and sea salt). |
| White |
2007 Freie Weingärtner Wachau / Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Terrassenmore |
3/7/2009 - gregg g wrote: NRWe popped this for dinner last week (Monday). It was nice but wound up tight and pretty unforgiving. Revisited the remaining 1/3 on Friday (4 days later) and today and the wine is magnificent. Fruit is lovely, lemons and flowers. There's stones and minerals. Laser acidity. Pure and precise flavors with a terrific lengthy finish. Great qpr wine. |
| Red |
2007 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du PyGamay more |
1/8/2010 - gregg g wrote: NRWow, this is great stuff. Really drinks well right now. Very polished for Morgon with great fruit quality. Savory, tart acidity, grippy, some sap. super length. I love this wine. I don''t see this shutting down and in fact will likely mature quicker than more structured vintages. The fruit is just so pretty right now. |
| Red |
2007 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du PyGamay more |
5/6/2010 - gregg g wrote: NRThis wine is just getting better and better. It is easily the greatest cru Beaujolais I've ever enjoyed. This grand cru Beaujolais. Sort of Gevreyish. A wine that makes you sit up and take notice. Amazing aromas of asian spice, cinnamon, white pepper and dark cherry fruits that shift and morph over the course of the night. The palate is broad and layered with the wonderful Gamay funk of earth and stone. Lively acidity and minerals fill out the initial flavors, then sappy red fruits coat the midpalate. Really nice length on the finish. Just a georgous wine that is so enjoyable at this point. I have 2 bottles left and hope to God I can hold off to see how they develop. It's wines like this that make my day. The '07 is special. The '08 is not so special. We enjoyed this with crispy pork belly with shelled beans, cippolini onions, roasted garlic, baby carrots anda wonderful sauce. Also had Wagyu beef loin with roasted fingerlings and creamed spinach. YUM!!! |
| Red |
2007 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du PyGamay more |
4/14/2012 - gregg g wrote: NRThis wine is good right now, I can't imagine it more enjoyable. |
| Red |
1993 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos des 60 OuvréesPinot Noir more |
3/15/2006 - gregg g wrote: NRVolnays at Bistro Verdu: Started off with considerable funk in the nose that eventually blew off revealing a wonderful nose of spices. The palate shows some red fruits surrounded by damp earth and sous bois. Big structured wine that, IMHO, still needs time. |
| White |
2007 Domaine Bernard Morey et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les MacherellesChardonnay more |
4/9/2016 - gregg g wrote: NRDrinking well. Perfect color. Missing a little in the mid, but seems to pick up some acidic lift on the finish. One bottle left. |
| White - Off-dry |
1983 Weingut Baumann Oppenheimer Sackträger Riesling AusleseRheinhessen more |
3/1/2008 - gregg g wrote: NROne of our favorite sushi wines. Consistent bottle with complex aromas and a touch of diesel. A smooth velvet texture and long finish with lychee, moss and chestnuts lingering. I'm a fan of this wine and the amazing price tag ($15) is easily one of the great deals ever. Only one more bottle left. I'll probably have it this year. |
| White |
2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
2/24/2013 - gregg g wrote: flawedHorribly corked. |
| Red |
1991 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña BosconiaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
1/13/2013 - gregg g wrote: NRVery tight and closed. Some musty notes give the impression of TCA, but this never really manifests. By the end of the night this is showing a bit more expressive with cherry notes and oak. |
| Red |
2003 Laimburg Cabernet Sauvignon Alto Adige - Südtirol Riserva "Sass Roà"more |
2/18/2023 - gregg g wrote: NRWhat a shockingly terrific wine! Cabernet Sauvignon from Sudtirol. A beautifully nuanced melange of cedar, cassis and pencil shavings. With air, more complexity emerges in savory, herbal notes. Textbook stuff. A great ringer for well aged, old school CA cab. One of those wines you think you catch at its zenith. I think this retailed for $30. |
| White |
1993 Robert Ampeau & Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les PerrièresChardonnay more |
2/1/2024 - gregg g wrote: NRPours dark golden. I got a sense of the beautiful fruit, but with 20 minutes, oxidized flavors prevailed. |
| Red |
2007 Carlisle Syrah Dry Creek Valleymore |
12/29/2023 - gregg g wrote: NRSadly, this bottle was unbalanced and dull. Subdued aromas with a prune and dark fruits. There is a persistent and unpleasant bitterness that overwhelms any discernible fruit flavors. Bummer. Will open the 07 RRV shortly. |
| Red |
2007 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valleymore |
7/14/2011 - gregg g wrote: NRThis was undrinkable for me on 7/14. One glass down, corked and refriged. Tonight (7/17) it actually tastes like Zinfandel. |
| Red |
2004 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
1/13/2013 - gregg g wrote: NRDark, brooding, concentrated fruits, polished but with good balance and complexity. This should be a great wine in 10 years. |
| Red |
2007 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa Old VinesSonoma Coast more |
4/7/2020 - gregg g wrote: NRVirtual WBers tasting: P’N'P. Open aromatics out of the gate. Some definite sweet and sour red fruits, perhaps raspberry. There's a slight high tone sweet note on the nose. The aromatics just pour out of the glass within 1.5 hrs. The wine enters with a lovely, even, and somewhat elegant texture. All this and the fruit is still somewhat primary flavors without a lot of tertiary notes. Red fruited, sour cherry meets raspberry flavors. The mid palate is full and carries through to a long lingering finish. You would not mistake this for anything but what it is. The Sonoma coast is smiling. |
| White |
2007 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot VineyardSonoma Coast more |
11/21/2014 - gregg g wrote: NRI've seen the notes over time regarding oxidation and I believe TRB has gone on record to explain that O2 was introduced, unintentionally, during pre-bottling. Whatever the case may be, this bottle from magnum, was glorious. One of the best CA Chard experiences I can remember. Wonderfully aromatic with a profound balance of richness, acid and length. Lemon curd, with the occasional pineapple flavors and a very complex nose. It seemed very Meursault 1er Cru to me in character (think Matrot Perrieres without the premox). This bottle never let up over the course of the evening. I kept going back to it all night and with 13 people around, not a drop left. Divine stuff! |
| White - Sparkling |
2002 H. Billiot Fils Champagne Grand Cru Brut MillésiméChampagne Blend more |
9/18/2010 - gregg g wrote: NRThis is still a relatively young Brut. Quite rich but not heavy in the least bit. Butterscotch, baked breads and green apples on the nose that improve and show greater intensity after a few hours. Flavors continue on the palate with a pronounced acidity that settles in time. The bead is fine and non intrusive. This is a superb wine that should develop into a great wine. |
| Red |
2007 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée du QuetRed Rhone Blend more |
2/24/2013 - gregg g wrote: NRDecanted for about 1-1.5 hours. Lots of hype on the RP 100 pointer. It is a massive, well endowed wine that is just loaded with ripe-bordering on over-ripe fruit. It is massively tannic and just enormous in its texture, flavors and structure. A CdP on steroids is not an exaggeration. No doubt this wine needs extended cellaring before it remotely resembles a CdP. It's not my style, but could certainly prove to be a good wine once the multiple layers of fat are shed. Judgment reserved. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier BrutChampagne Blend more |
12/28/2012 - gregg g wrote: NRSuper young and tight initially. Tart, sour fruit on my first taste. Shy aromatics. I even allowed the last glass to warm up which can bring out the profile, but not tonight. This barely budges over the course of an hour and a half. My other bottles will get at least a year of rest. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine les Grands Bois Rasteau Cuvée MarcRed Rhone Blend more |
12/1/2012 - gregg g wrote: NRBig, rich, dense & powerful. Actually has settled down a bit since I last tried it 2 yrs ago. It has the structure for further aging. |
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