| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2007 21 GramsColumbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon more |
8/11/2010 - Eric wrote: 91 pointsImpressive young juice. Not entirely sure it is to my liking but it is impressive nonetheless. Huge nose of oaky cheddar cheese, seriously, intensely oaky in fact. The first thing that greets you is a wall of blackberry that moves towards a slightly more tart element of raspberry. I quite like the underlying freshness. Supple and suave, there are evident tannins, but this is gorgeously balanced. Really so much lovely raw material. Savory and spicy with nice black currant, but then this is subterfuged by raw oak. From the handful of 2007's I have tasted, this is going to be a truly special vintage in Washington. And while this has amazing potential, why did they oak it so heavily? |
| Red |
2007 Domaine des 3 Cellier Châteauneuf-du-Pape KosherRed Rhone Blend more |
11/7/2013 - Moshe F wrote: NRtwo bottles of this in the same night. opened one and tasted like fermented cork. the second one was no better...
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| Red |
2018 Alex Foillard Côte de BrouillyGamay more |
10/12/2022 - Eric wrote: 90 pointsMmm, lifted, bright, floral nose. The palate is spicy and sleek, "cinnamon red hots" to steal a descriptor from Justin. This does have a very high acid profile and is lean, racy, not an easy wine, and really wants food. Now for me, everything I just wrote is a positive. This is tasty stuff! I will say that when I revisited this there was a bit of a odd lactic note, not off-putting but hard to place. |
| Red |
2008 Thierry Allemand Cornas ReynardSyrah more |
11/14/2021 - Eric wrote: 96 pointsWow, such a wonderful expression of Syrah. Intensely red fruit with a gamey, feral, bloody base to it. Gunpowder, white pepper and smoke are perched atop blood and venison tartare. Impressive acidity and still very present tannins show this has a loooong way to go, but the structure is so suave and permissive that it is shockingly approachable. This really is an otherworldly expression of Syrah, nearly singular.
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| Red |
1999 Altesino Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
12/7/2023 - Eric wrote: 92 pointsSheesh, explosive, stunningly fresh, powerful, quite big, amazingly big for a nearly 25 year old Brunello. Love where this is heading.
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| Rosé |
2009 Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina RubentisRosé Blend more |
3/27/2010 - Brix wrote: 89 pointsIt's always a happy spring day when a new vintage of this wine lands in Portland. Ballerina-pink, with bright pink grapefruit, orange, and briney sea water notes on the nose and palate. The spritz and minerality are both gentler than they were in '08. The '08 was almost painfully acidic, and much as we loved it, it really needed food to come into balance. Like the '07, the '09 is perfectly drinkable on its own. We'll be drinking bottle after bottle of this all spring and summer.
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| Rosé |
2012 Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina RubentisRosé Blend more |
5/5/2013 - Billigan Does not like this wine: 82 pointsI think Brix really nailed it with his note here in terms of the wine's characteristics with the exception being that I found this rather joyless. For me, rose is about refreshing, energetic, food-friendliness, and if it has some additional complexity (like in a Baudry rose or a Mordoree Tavel), then that's bonus. But this wine delivered none of those qualities. Sour, spritzy, and a bit of a slog to drink on what was a nice spring picnic with my family.
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| Red |
2005 Andrew Will Champoux VineyardHorse Heaven Hills Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/16/2010 - Eric wrote: NRA slightly off-putting element to this nose, slightly acrid, some smoke and pepper. Mmm, the palate is spicy with bright notes of raspberry and pomegranate, pretty nice.
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| Red |
2005 Château AngélusSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/28/2020 - Eric wrote: NRM&PD Zoom Tasting: Bordeaux (Zoom): Super young. My initial guess was a ridiculous 2016 just based on how primary and fruity this was. Dense. Just an absolute wall of decadent fruit. Blackberry. Super juicy. John hinted that maybe there was some coffee showing, and at that point (power of suggestion) there was clear espresso and coffee on the nose. It seemed like the clear and obvious Right Banker at that point.
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| Red |
2001 AR.PE.PE. Valtellina Superiore - Sassella Riserva Rocce RosseNebbiolo more |
10/25/2014 - gilrbo Likes this wine: NRBarolo-Barbaresco 2001 (and perhaps older...). (Bern): More elegant and vinous, classic Nebbiolo nose, but less explosive. On the palate it is very elegant, earthy, serious, ferrous, salty. Very mineral, very good. No, even fantastic.
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| Red |
2002 AR.PE.PE. Valtellina Superiore - Sassella Riserva Rocce RosseNebbiolo more |
8/14/2021 - Eric Likes this wine: 95 pointsWow!
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| Red |
2007 Arcadian Pinot Noir Sleepy Hollow VineyardSanta Lucia Highlands more |
6/23/2011 - etherscreen wrote: NRanyone who believes this to be drinking well now, really needs to do themselves a favor and wait a min of 7-8 years. arcadian sleepy hollow with 10 years of age is really something special.
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| White |
2016 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Estate VineyardSonoma Coast more |
5/12/2020 - davidb18 Does not like this wine: 82 pointsI've had fantastic California chardonnay for many years. Tasted the greats from late 70s to the present. This is not one, notwithstanding the scores. There are currently a few great wine makers in CA who make wonderful CA chardonnay that is not of this heavy style. Looking at the scores, there must be a new taste preference that is radically different than mine. This is a wine with too much weight, candied fruit, spice and alcohol. Maybe it should be used as a syrup for a vanilla sundae.
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| Red |
2010 Avennia Syrah ParapineYakima Valley more |
4/12/2012 - Eric wrote: NRFollowed across two days.
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| Red |
1997 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Grandi AnnateSangiovese more |
12/9/2012 - Reptibark wrote: 92 pointsServed this blind to a friend who soon after tasting guessed that it was a Portuguese red, a pretty fair assumption in my opinion as it showed extracted fruit, soft tannins and very round, plush fruit. Tons of delicate blue and black fruits, wood and more. Lovely and while I would recommend drinking it sooner rather than later, it's a wonderful treat now.
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| Red |
2018 Domaine Denis Bachelet BourgognePinot Noir more |
8/12/2022 - Eric wrote: 90 pointsAbsolutely delicious, twangy and vibrant, dark fruit, shockingly silky texture for a Bourgogne. Bloody intensity yet light, dancing, vibrant. This doesn't seem like something to age much, but it has killer purity, depth and focus for such a young wine. Super tasty!
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| Red |
1989 Pierre Barge Côte-RôtieSyrah more |
3/6/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NRThe wine is off the top but still lots of life left. The sediments make the wine cloudy after the first pour, but the wine gets better and better with air, there is still plenty of fruit left. @ $90 it's a baaaagn! and expresses aged CR pretty well.
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| Red |
1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
3/12/2023 - Benoit Hardy wrote: flawedfake bottle
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| Red |
1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
3/23/2010 - Herve wrote: 89 pointsIn the middle of its life - still fruit oriented but start of evolution aromas. Decanted 2 hours. Not as long finish as expected. Well balanced still. A very good one but not outstanding.
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| Red |
1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
6/13/2023 - Eric wrote: 89 pointsUtterly perfect cork. Long, dark dime on the bottom, not one iota of staining up the side. Perfect storage.
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| Red |
2000 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
11/24/2012 - chitowncdpguy wrote: NRSinging, soaring even. Decanted for sediment but ready from opening the bottle. Gorgeous floral nose with a bit of tar and hints of smoke. Rich palate with plums, spices, more hints of tar. Long smooth finish. Terrific!
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| Red |
1981 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
11/24/2012 - LWI wrote: 92 pointsSlim, intense, long, still a little garrique left, some complexity in the finish. Surprisingly good, but has just started irs descent.
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| Red |
2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
11/24/2012 - bboy wrote: 90 pointsFinnaly I had a chance to try this wellkown cndp.
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Comment posted by Eric:
8/19/2010 10:20:00 AM - RJ of RJ's wine blog brought this over. We popped and poured and then followed from the bottle for several hours. If anything I liked it a bit more when first opened than several hours later. Such gorgeous raw materials. Soooo much evident oakiness.