| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2000 Château Bessan SégurMédoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/19/2014 - nzinkgraf wrote: 100 pointsYeah, soft on the palate and tannin. Nice level of maturity. Earthy palate. Easy drinking. Let's let this open up more. |
| Red |
2013 Robert Oatley Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret Rivermore |
9/6/2020 - nzinkgraf wrote: 100 pointsFrom 1.5L. Sweet black fruit aromas, harmonious eucalyptus. Palate is smooth, still nicely balanced. Modest evolution of color. Tattered garnet color. |
| White |
2020 Inama Soave Classico Vigneti di CarbonareGarganega more |
11/4/2023 - nzinkgraf wrote: 100 pointsFresh and vibrant palate, lemon-lime, very mineral. I’ve always been a touch on the fence about the softer-style of Foscarino and really jamming on this expression. |
| Red |
2007 Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco MartinengaNebbiolo more |
7/8/2023 - nzinkgraf wrote: 99 pointsDeep dark cherry. Light maturity of the fruit. Excellent aromatic carry. A modest second cousin to menthol. Not there in that respect, but… |
| White |
2007 Jermann Pinot GrigioFriuli more |
6/15/2019 - nzinkgraf wrote: 98 pointsTurning into that Nikolaihof Smaragd Gruner 06. Spiced pear fruit. Guava. Still lots of freshness. |
| Red |
2002 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon MerlotMargaret River Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/2/2014 - nzinkgraf wrote: 95 pointsJust a dusting of sediment on the inside edge of the cork. It's been quite a while since I've checked in on this one. The nose immediately suggests are more harmonious expression. Violet candy and pure blackberry aroma. the green seems to have been digested into more of a mineral dustiness. a cola Bottle Cap candy aroma. blood and iron. the aroma that makes one fall in love with a wine again. |
| White |
2016 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Rully Vieilles VignesChardonnay more |
10/8/2020 - nzinkgraf wrote: 95 pointsHigh toned, has a little aldehyde, masquerading as gunflint aromas, lightly salted and a flavor/aroma I can get behind in a nuanced approach. And so in the pocket. Palate suggests partial malo. Great Chard. Maybe closer to Vasse Felix Heytesbury than the French might prefer. |
| Red |
2008 Bergström Pinot Noir Bergström VineyardDundee Hills more |
2/5/2016 - nzinkgraf wrote: 93 pointsThanks Scot for this gem. Still shows some stem to the nose. Loads of spice in the aromas. |
| Red |
2006 Inama Carménère Oratorio di San Lorenzo Veneto IGTmore |
6/22/2012 - nzinkgraf wrote: NR7 days in Italy.; 6/16/2012-6/22/2012 (Italy): MAGNUM. 100% Carmenere. '04/06/07 releases. 18 months in 50% new. |
| Red |
2009 Folk Machine Pinot NoirCentral Coast more |
11/11/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRDAY2 soft earthy, and a dark shinny wood grain. cherry fruit. there is a sweet wood element to this. this is too serious to be pinot under $20. 80% pommard, 20% dijon clones. native yeast, all neutral barrel, 10 months. |
| Red |
2009 Folk Machine Pinot NoirCentral Coast more |
11/1/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRdark cherry if you're searching for fruit here, but generally the nose shows more earth and mineral nuance. soft earthy note in the nose. the palate offers up a rather nice floral note up front. really fun balance. |
| White |
2008 Spring Seed Wine Company Chardonnay Four O'clockMcLaren Vale more |
7/5/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRcreamy nose. subtle butterscotch. nice expression at this price. unoaked with lees contact. nice easy, present acid. |
| White |
2009 silver point Riesling East Coastmore |
8/17/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRDAY2, next to 09 PacRim Organic Riesling (DAY2) light anise, black liquorice whiff in the nose. pernod quietly. new zealand like in it's hint of RS on the palate. orange vitamin flavor expressed. quick on the finish. |
| Red |
2008 Wilhelm Walch Pinot Noir PrendoVigneti delle Dolomiti IGT more |
9/8/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRcherry and just a touch of cinnamon spice in the nose. enough structure present on the palate, in a rather food friendly style as it shows nice and present tannin. |
| Red |
2003 Saracco Pinot NeroPiemonte DOC more |
6/16/2012 - nzinkgraf wrote: NR7 days in Italy.; 6/16/2012-6/22/2012 (Italy): Along side the 2009. Plantings are now 11 years old. 2003 was the first vintage. 7th vintage. 2 different Burgundy clones. |
| Red |
2009 silver point Pinot NoirEast Coast more |
9/8/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRnose offers up cranberry fruit. a touch of that new zealand meaty note, but the mid palate shows more of a soft fruited earthy. nose suggests some stem inclusion/whole cluster use. can't complain for it under $12. |
| Red |
2009 silver point Pinot NoirEast Coast more |
8/16/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRcandied cherry and dark cherry in the nose. an oak expression was present earlier in the nose, a la "buttered popcorn," noted one taster. this is light textured pinot noir. palate, color reflecting that. |
| White |
2008 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Rully Vieilles VignesChardonnay more |
2/2/2018 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRDAY 2. Maturing, of course, but still carries more than enough interest. Maturing tree fruit and hazelnut to the nose, but then the palate is fresher, still showing some oak grain/spice. Still a generous amount of oak spice on the palate. Med/+ acid. Some fresh vanilla to the palate. |
| Red |
2006 Principe Corsini Chianti Classico Don TommasoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
8/4/2011 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRThe earthier impression of Chianti. Density of flavor with powerful acidity. Grassy, licorice, nice structure, but looking for more to emerge in the flavor dept. |
| White |
2009 Hexamer Meddersheimer Rheingrafenberg Riesling QuarzitNahe more |
11/13/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRStony mineral aromas. A little grape-y. Crystal aromas. On the palate, rather fleshy. Subtle and a pretty curvy wine. |
| Red |
2009 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Pinot Noir Los Carnerosmore |
11/4/2012 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRRobert Sinskey presents... (Milwaukee, WI): Much more elegance in the aromas than the 09 Aries Pinot Noir. not nearly as fruity, shows a touch of oak and floral. floral and red fruit palate. this makes as a nice introduction. |
| White - Sparkling |
2003 L. Aubry Fils Champagne Le Nombre d'Or Brut Campanae Veteres VitesChampagne Blend more |
12/29/2008 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRChampagne Tasting (Waterford Wines Milwaukee): 40% Fromentueau, 30% Meslier, 30% Arabanne, Jouy en Montagne de Reims |
| White |
2009 Bergström Chardonnay Old StonesWillamette Valley more |
3/19/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRA the cork pull, a sheer and full lemon zest off the nose, but it opens to flash a lean and delicate pineapple note. That fills everything out just a touch. There is a little vanilla in the nose. Chantilly's lace. Sugar cookie and surely an acid that sets it apart from CA Chards. Very clean and mineral on the palate with texture that just lubes this down the tube. Palate really emphasizes a fat fruit texture. Some creaminess shows up on the finish, but that aside, oak's a quiet afterthought on the finish. |
| White |
2009 Bergström Chardonnay Old StonesWillamette Valley more |
10/7/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRIn light of the previous note, let it be noted that the wine was aged in steam bent, untoasted oak barrels. very mineral. long finish. quite quite nice. I haven't had oregon chardonnay like this before. |
| Red |
2009 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec TiliaMendoza more |
9/8/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote: NRnext to the 09 casa de campo, a little more structure shows on the palate. little more woodsy too. all the same, for under $10 this delivers. again, not green, nice balance. |
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