| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1967 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
6/30/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsI have been blessed to have this wine on several occasions, but cannot recall a better bottle. The color was dark amber, which had me a touch concerned. But from the aromas of sweet apricots, molasses, almond and citrus notes any worries vanished. Ripe, luscious, powerful, and decadent. This is bursting with flavors beyond description. Smooth and viscous, yet an underlying acid cut also creates a surprisingly pretty lively wine. A true legend that has to be tasted to be believed. |
| Red |
1990 Château MargauxRed Bordeaux Blend more |
9/16/2011 - KenK wrote: 100 pointsI had big expectations and wine did not let me down. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
2/23/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsAnother perfect bottle. Rich creamy sweet tropical Flavors with unctuous mouth feel and great underlying depth of flavors. Concnetrated white fruits with wonderful acidic support that is just so well intergrated. Decades of live and love ahead as still so fresh and young. Totally decadent. Went amazing well with bannana cotton candy Beleive it or not. |
| White |
2000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti MontrachetMontrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more |
3/9/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsFrom a 3L bottle. Wow, just wow. Acacia floral scents and ripe apple pie aromas with a touch of sweet yellow corn jump from the glass in the most beguiling way. A truly epic complete and seamless wine with everything harmoniously in balance. Creamy and dense white orchard fruits give way to a clean bright lingering finish. Elegant and delicious with subtle spices through. Truly magnificent! |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/24/2017 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsBig Boy Bordeaux Spring Dinner (Morton's Northbrook): A perfect wine, aging at a glacial pace even from this 375 ml. Rich sweet profile of apples, peach, banana, and pineapple in the center of the best creme brulee on earth, yet amazingly bright and fresh with a finish that I can nearly still taste a day later. Wow, what a treat! Thanks Jeff! |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/3/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsA DC Wino hits Chi-town (RPM Steak): From 375ml, still so young, exciting, and exotic. Aromas of rich creme brulee, soft and silky texture featuring a kaleidoscope of ripe fresh tropical fruits. Dense, creamy, and lush, yet still so vibrant. This will outlive anyone alive today. Clearly, one of the best Yquem vintages ever. |
| Red |
1920 Château Latour Grand VinPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/29/2014 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsTruly epic. Pristine bottle despite a hand written stocking label saying 2001 Leoville Poyferre and being identified by imprinted capsule and cork. Begins with beautiful rich sexy bold aromas of mint chocolate, sweet lush dark cherries, and a touch of creme fresh. Large scale classic Bordeaux flavors come in waves of layers with wonderful density, purity, and has a rich mouthcoating texture that simply cannot be described fairly. Sweet cedar, creamy black cherry with a dark concentrated middle. Vibrant and so balanced. Extraoridnary long finish featuring nutmeg and allspice. A real wow wine, that blows my mind, not just for the age and condition, but for what is in the glass. Blind I would have guessed a 1990 first growth, wow. This thing is crazy great. One of the very best wines I have ever had the honor of trying. 100 Points 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
1953 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero ÚnicoTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
6/16/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 100 pointsPerhaps the best Unico ever made. Opened for Hezi's 70th. This was utterly amazing, fill to near top shoulder and a very crumbly cork, true for both Hezi and the bottle (lol) This showed a crazy dark fruit perfumed nose with unbelievable wild mint herb aromatics that were completly beguiling. The palate followed with utterly amazing flavors of big dark dried fruits, spices not of this world, crazytown. I was saving this bottle for a long time and it was opened at the perfect time. On a night when we had 1961 Lafite, Latour, 1989 HB, 1948 Yquem and so many other legends, it was unanimous among the 10 of us this was the the clear wine of the night if not of the decade, wow! Sadly, my only bottle and highly unlikely to ever try it again. I have had many many great vintages of Unico over the years and Especial and this one tops them all. Looks like I am not alone for sound bottles based on the notes here. |
| Red |
2006 Sine Qua Non Syrah A Shot in the DarkCentral Coast more |
4/8/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsOne of the best SQN wines ever? Wow, just wow! Gorgeous aromas of melted chocolated, ripe red cherries, and cinnamon. Sexy voluptuous in the palate. Silly smooth mouthcosting texture with ripe dense pure black cherries, blackberries, cocoa, and allspice. A seamless wines that goes down like chocolate milk. Long finish. Packed with sweet rich flavors from start to finish. Drinking magnificent and was simply popped and poured. Long life ahead, but rocking right now. Wow! |
| Red |
1998 Domaine Leroy RichebourgRichebourg Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
3/10/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsLa Paulee 2015: A true wow wine. Feminine and rich, a showy wine featuring great red cherry fruits in a creamy mouth coating style with nice brightness and long nutmeg spiced finish that would not quit. Aromas of rich ripe and perfumed qualities only Leroy can do. This is epic! |
| Red |
2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-ContiRomanée-Conti Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
3/9/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsWhile clearly too young to fully appreciate at this stage, this is a wine you need to really experience to really understand. Perfumed like no other wine in the line up today, this is amazingly floral, nuanced, and beautifully red fruited. This all enveloped by an alluringly silky smooth texture with a seemingly perfectly balanced structure. Its fresh, pure, serious, delicate, and complex. Ripe and dense, yet weirdly light and effortless too. A wine that both comes to you and you need to really think about. While clearly refined and regal, its also yummy even today. To realize this is only hinting at its full potential and will only get better is difficult to fully appreciate. |
| Red |
1976 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. VivantRomanée St. Vivant Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
3/10/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsLa Paulee 2015: Who woulda thunk? I had this in the cellar since mid 1980's, one of the original wines I bought. It was a risky choice to open as fill was a touch low and color of dark tea. However, upon opening aromas wafted upwards in an amazingly encompassing way that reminded me why I love Burgundy so much. Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, clover, dried black cherry, and so much more. Palate was alive and had a lovely sweet edge with completely integrated layers of delicate flavors. Finish was light, but elegant. This is what Burgundy is all about for me. |
| White |
2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet MontrachetMontrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more |
8/27/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsPerhaps a perfect wine in reality. From the aromas alone this was clearly going to be amazing. Chiseled and bright while also deep and rich with a finish that does not seem to end. The texture and balance create perfect harmony. A wine of real breed that impresses, Even served blind everyone got this right. A very special treat! Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2010 Screaming Eagle Cabernet SauvignonOakville more |
6/30/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsA true wow wine. |
| Red |
1990 Château MontroseSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/1/2014 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsBirthday Dinner at Wildfire |
| Red |
2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La TâcheLa Tâche Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
3/9/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsThis was a tad closed aromatically today, but did show wonderful big dark extracted fruit with classy Asian spices. The first sip clearly indicated this was going to be a very special wine. Texturally, smooth and long with good concentration of dark red fruits and lots of complex wild spices. The most impressive feature perhaps was the unusually long and fantastic finish that lasted easily over one minute. The combination of fruit intensity and a broad dense structure point to potentially a perfect wine with time. Rating more for potential then drinkability today. |
| White |
2000 Coche-Dury Corton-CharlemagneCorton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay more |
12/1/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsWow aromas, Pure minerality of wet stones, lemons rind, and delicate almond. Rich focused and dense fruit. An amazing wine with perfect balance and pitch. Focused and simply stunning. Begs contemplation. You can’t understand this until you try it. Words Arsenal simply no good here. Truly nectar of the gods. Not for humans. |
| Red |
2005 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape ReserveGrenache more |
10/24/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsThis was stunning and Jeff Leve just nailed it, although I think his scoring is a tad conservative. This was so fine, delicate and delicious with everything in perfect harmony. Beautifully integrated wild red strawberries, light spice, and floral notes with a seamless weightlessness that is haunting. The fresh red fruit flavor profile is off the chart on the yummy scale too. I love how this is showing and likely holds here for several years. Only problem is the price, yikes! Peeking Duck House NYC |
| Red |
1989 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/15/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsAt Acker Tribeca Grill BYOB Party. Rich sweet large scale aromas of cigar, dark fruit, and stone. One sniff and its wow already. Absolutely, packed with concentrated core of ripe creamy blackberries, tobacco, and cornucopia of dark spices. So well balanced and well framed with a wonderful structure of smooth tannins. The finish simply does not end. This lives up to its hype. Most notable feature is the wall of just the most amazing fruit flavors on the palate. It does show a touch of age, but blind you would thing this was from the mid 1990's, so lots of life left here. This defines a "WOW" wine in Bordeaux. |
| White |
2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti MontrachetMontrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more |
3/9/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsVery aromatic and showy featuring baked apples, toasted brioche, and petrichor elements. Luscious, unctuous, rich, and round with pretty underlying inner mouth energy that is only noticeable as the flavors lingers on the highly impressive finish. Power, purity, and a crazy long finish with unbelievable deliciousness. Wow! |
| Red |
1955 PétrusPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/25/2017 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 points1955 First Growth Face Off (El Ideas): Rock Star Wine. High shoulder fill, tattered label, and a cork that slid out a bit too easily out of the bottle proved once again why these signs can be completely meaningless predictors of what lies inside. For the wine was sublime. Highly fragrant aromas of dark sweet red plums, cocoa, and espresso set this up as a very special treat from the get go. A sumptuous showy wine driven by ripe sweet chocolate covered cherries with an unbelievably smooth milky texture. Baking spices galore to boot. A real wow wine which came across relatively youthful for it's rich fruit forward nature. Decadent with a wonderful finish that lingered on sip after glorious sip. Clearly in the running for my wine of the year. |
| Red |
1961 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino SpecialeNebbiolo more |
1/26/2013 - KenK wrote: 99 pointsAmazing nose classic nose of roses, tar, and tea. Shows some leather and black spice. The palate sings with utterly perfect balance and integrations. Highly nuanced notes of spice, toast, dried black fruits, and floral components. Suberb finish that is both clean, yet dusty. One of the best wines i have had in some time and I have had a lot of great bottles recently. |
| Red |
2001 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'AlbaNebbiolo more |
10/24/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 pointsA really wow wine. It has everything going on. Great classic aromas of tar and roses, but also with wonderful lift from red fruits. Perfectly balanced and full of life. A showy wine with concentrated sweet cherry and strawberry intermingle with black spices, graphite, and finely grained tannins. Quite complex with multiple layers of nuanced character that simply do not quit. Sophisticated and elegant with lots of life ahead. A truly great bottle of wine, this is special stuff. Look at all the notes on CT, this is the real deal. Drink or hold. |
| Red |
2018 MacDonald Cabernet SauvignonOakville more |
10/22/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 98 pointsNYWE very dark extracted color. Sweet pure intense ripe red berry aromas. Smooth ripe vibrant pretty elixir of the Gods. This needs to be tasted to be belived. Wow! Ripe and succulent with cornucopia of red fruit flavors. So much potential and purity. A legend in the making. Amazing. Exciting. |
| Red |
2008 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La TâcheLa Tâche Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
11/25/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 98 pointsWow, just wow! This is extremely fragrant with all kinds of wild red fruits and exotic floral aromas that comes in huge waves. One the palate, a delicate and quite feminine style, yet intense with spices and ripe strawberries. An impressively long complex finish to boot. Perfectly balanced and very showy today, open for businesses, but hints that ahead maybe even more is in store. Served at 2016 FAT party and perhaps only the 2008 Leroy Richebourg was better on this glorious eve. |
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