| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2010 14 Hands Hot to Trot RedColumbia Valley Red Blend more |
6/4/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRVoid of any personality or complexity but was a nicely made quaffer. Similar in style to California. 86 |
| White |
2008 Acacia Chardonnay Carnerosmore |
2/19/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRYet to be Named Wine Club Meeting #7 (Mark and Erica's): Prevalent notes of honey, hazelnut and maple. Would almost swear there was a bit of botrytis. Reminded me of a muscat. Very dessert wine in character but lighter in body. Very interesting. |
| Red |
2005 Château d'AgassacHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/17/2013 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRShowing some maturity/complexity. Good but was hoping for more. 88 |
| Red |
2006 Agrícola Falset-Marça Montsant Etim SelecciónGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
11/14/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 89 pointsAfter 48 hours this turned into a solid, most enjoyable wine. Blackberries and ash. Hugh improvement from when first opened. |
| Red |
2006 Agrícola Falset-Marça Montsant Etim SelecciónGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
5/24/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 85 pointsNot a repeater. |
| Red |
2005 Château d'AiguilheCastillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/31/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRPopped this based on the good reviews from others, and well worth it. Drinking very nicely despite still seemingly young but obviously past closing down. Fresh with just the faintest hint of secondary notes starting to unfold. With tannin well mellowed and oak integration this is hard to resist at the moment. Almost aristocratic wine and fantastic work by Stephen. I expect this to be a 93-94 in 3 years. At the moment a 92, very seductive. |
| Red |
2009 Château d'AiguilheCastillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/9/2013 - lumpyelbow wrote: 90 pointsNo decant. Quite modern in style, sexy and appealing. Good structure and weight that will serve it well in the cellar although with air this was performing pretty well. Hints of cedar wood and some exotic spices. 90 |
| Red |
2007 Domaine des Aires Hautes Minervois-La LivinièreRed Blend more |
8/14/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 90 pointsYet to be Named Wine Club Meeting #3 (Laszlo and Ida's): Double decanted and re-corked for 30 hours. Dark midnight purple in color (Syrah). Plush, dense black fruit with notes of meat and garrigue, firm oak presence. Med-Full body. Palate of black and blue fruit, finishes with pepper, while the fruit disappears in a glycerin envelope. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine des Aires Hautes Minervois-La LivinièreRed Blend more |
8/9/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 88 pointsGood legs, deep red in color. Overall a reticent nose. Damp driftwood, baker's chocolate, spice and cassis. Dense. Similar palate with pronounced tart cherries and dusty mocha and a dense core of dark fruit. Med-Full bodied with good balance, although there were complaints of alcohol burn, which I can see being a problem for some. Should perform well with food. Overall a little monolithic but enjoyable. Good for 5 years +. |
| White |
2008 Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les FolatièresChardonnay more |
12/18/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 89 pointsHad with Giorgio for his 82 birthday. Nice wine, a surprising strong acid steak that needed food to settle it down. Apples. Expected a little more considering the price. |
| Red |
2009 Alain Jaume Vacqueyras Grande GarrigueRed Rhone Blend more |
5/22/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRMy first 2009 Rhone. Impressive, great QPR. Obviously young and aggressive but has everything it needs to make for a great Vacq. Very solid core that acts as great framework, perfect fruit ripeness. Seems to have good internal balance at this stage. Must get more. 91+ |
| Red |
2007 Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel RedemptionDry Creek Valley more |
7/16/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRCelery, candy and clove on the nose. Completely unpalatable in the mouth. Soupy, and shockingly unbalanced. Can't rate this. |
| Red |
2004 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del DueroTinto Fino, Tempranillo more |
9/25/2016 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRStored in cellar for 7 years. This surprised me - tasted the slightest reductive and tired. Still enjoyable and was consumed but wasn't on the development track I would have expected. |
| Red |
2005 Viña Almaviva S.A. AlmavivaPuente Alto Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/11/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRYet to be Named Wine Club Meeting #2 (Dustin and Tia's): Linking to tasting event |
| Red |
2006 Viña Almaviva S.A. AlmavivaPuente Alto Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/16/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRYet to be Named Wine Club Meeting #8 (Ida and Laszlo's): Wine F - $99 |
| Red |
2007 Alpha EstateAmyndaio Red Blend more |
8/25/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRDidn't take notes but this is good and would revisit. In my opinion I would wait a number of years before trying again - tannins were very aggressive and powerful. |
| Red |
2007 Alpha EstateAmyndaio Red Blend more |
8/5/2013 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRA 90+ wine. 1 bottle left. Wait 2 years. |
| Red |
2005 Altaïr Vineyards & Winery SideralRapel Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/16/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRYet to be Named Wine Club Meeting #8 (Ida and Laszlo's): Wine E - $25 |
| White |
2010 Domaine André & Edmond Figeat Pouilly-Fumé Les ChaumiennesSauvignon Blanc more |
2/11/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRAn old world rustic bit of juice. Lots of stone and mineral on the nose, quite an attack in the mouth and the finish is full of activity with a little bitterness that is just fantastic. Unrefined and a little rowdy. Pull this out for informal good times. 89-90 |
| Red |
2009 Aneto DouroRed Blend more |
2/15/2013 - lumpyelbow wrote: NROpen 24 hours. Deep, brilliantly coloured healthy looking specimen. Nose of fruit resin, spice and earth. Youthful expression and exuberance yet not overtly revealing everything. Well made with a focus on fruit rather than oak. Refreshing with good balance, fine grained tannin and a bit of tang on the finish. Get more. |
| White |
2007 Angels Gate Winery Chardonnay MountainviewBeamsville Bench VQA more |
11/1/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRBought from the winery. This is significantly better than their entry level Chard. No real notes but we enjoyed and would revisit. |
| Red |
2008 Angels Gate Winery Merlot MountainviewBeamsville Bench VQA more |
2/13/2014 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRYou could see straight through this when pouring which made me nervous but my purchase was confirmed with a sniff. I would like to believe I could blindly pick this as Cdn. We will never make a massive wine but for a med/light bodied wine we do it well. Just enough oak and a true expression of the grape - dare I say a terroir? Honest, and should gather a fan base on that merit alone. |
| White |
2010 Angels Gate Winery Pinot GrisBeamsville Bench VQA more |
7/26/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRThis is great and will definitely repeat |
| Red |
2008 Château AngélusSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/25/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2008 (Toronto - The Four Seasons): UGC Event |
| Red |
2010 Château d'AngludetMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/25/2013 - lumpyelbow wrote: NRUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2010 (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON): Was a great value at $49 - re-listed at $79 just makes me angry at the LCBO. Good fruit with a bubblegum aspect. |
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