Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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White |
2016 Ceritas Chardonnay Porter-Bass VineyardSonoma Coast more |
9/26/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 91 pointsCuriosity got the better of me. This is always such a subtle, steely and lifted wine. Plenty of acids frame the tart fruits with a firm mineral spine. The wine doesn't budge much during the time its open except for picking up some more floral notes. I wish I could fast forward the development of this wine but I guess I'll have to be patient instead. I have high hopes for what it'll be at plateau. |
White |
2016 Domaine du Collier Saumur BlancChenin Blanc more |
1/4/2021 - markjanes wrote: 92 pointsgold hue, deeply colored. aromatically a lot going on and all in fantastic bruised apple, wet wool, quince, floral elements... on the palate dry, very high and coarse acids, fleshy midpalate, minimal phenolics. balanced wine with very good length... excellent intensity and complexity. fantastic dry chenin that hits every note with a lot of finesse and balanve. will certainly hold in the short term.
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White - Sparkling |
NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut RéserveChampagne Blend more |
12/17/2012 - markjanes Likes this wine: 92 pointsI drink a lot of this and have never written a CT note on it... about as good as NV cuvee gets... stylistically for me it drifts towards the more oxidative and rich (Bolly) style through the use of reserve wines (not oak)... can't think of better QPR in Champagne though that is set to change soon as the brand is being redone by the owners and the bottle will be different and the price is going to be raised a fair amount... stock up now.
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Red |
2005 Château Lafon-RochetSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/3/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 91 pointsNot quite as good as the last bottle, showing its wood a bit more (maybe this was in juxtaposition to the Texier) but still good claret.
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Red |
2016 Sven Klundt Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Pinot NoirPfalz more |
11/22/2019 - markjanes wrote: flawedlow depth of color, ruby rim. after an hour or so in the decanter the wine opens up quite a bit and has very pure red cherry, florality, minerals, background barrique spices, the fruit flavors expand and begin to get very NSG for me with time (rustic forrest floor/meaty note to the fruit)... with time a note of ethyl acetate becomes evident. on the palate the wine has high acidity, has a strong bitter or lifted note up front, has low to moderate midpalate depth, firm but integrated oak tannins, low to moderate alcohol. wine is firm on the balance side, has good length, ok intensity, good complexity. Dug up my old notes from tastings at Australia Wine Research Institute for this one... clearly there is a big difference in a wine that has high VA from ascetic acid (all Barolo ie.) vs. ethyl acetate and this felt very EA to me. My wife tasted it and picked up the EA right away but it didn't bother her as much as it did me. The bitter note goes away with food but that volatile aroma remains. Be interested to hear what others think of this wine or if other bottles show similarly... think I'll call it "flawed" for now... apart from this issue the wine is clearly very well made.
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Comment posted by markjanes:
10/2/2020 12:29:00 PM - you really need to drink more really great wine... life is short my friend.