| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2004 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino CerretaltoSangiovese more |
4/25/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsI purchased a couple of these in 2012 and stored properly since. This really needs a couple hours in the decanter at least. I brought this to a restaurant and decanted it there and it was somewhat muted for most of the meal. This has dark fruits up front and it has that massive inky grip you find in Napa. However, this had much more balance and was far more polished and civilized along the way. For me, this isn’t remotely close to being in its prime. This should easily drink well for another decade plus. This paired well with a bone in filet mignon. Revisit 2030+ |
| Red |
2008 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V.Stags Leap District more |
4/23/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsPurchased a couple of these in 2012 and stored properly since. This needs a solid hour decant. Big inky grip up front that leads into a somewhat tame full bodied wine. Mostly resolved tannins. Nice finish, balance and fruit. I suspect this is in its prime but should drink well for at least 5 years. Revisit 2028 |
| Red |
2010 Blackbird Vineyards ParamourNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/20/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 pointsPurchased this magnum at a Napa tasting room in 2012 and stored properly since. This needed about 30 minutes to fully open up. Velvety plush fruits up front led into a decently balanced wine with a nice finish. This was certainly in its prime and best consumed within the next few years. I was pleasantly surprised how good this was. It started to fade somewhat around hour 3. This paired well with northern Italian cuisine. |
| White - Sparkling |
1996 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom PérignonChampagne Blend more |
4/17/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 95 points2nd of 6 and two months since my last bottle. This is still robust and youthful and benefitted from 30 plus minutes in the glass. Toast and lemon peel up front. This is well balanced with good depth throughout. Likely drinking in its prime with absolutely no rush to drink. These should drink well for a couple of decades on its balance and zippy upfront lemon zest. Revisit 2025 |
| White |
2017 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte BouguerotsChardonnay more |
4/14/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsThis was decanted for 2.5 hours which was absolutely necessary. Then this was an inviting, extremely well balanced and polished wine with a long finish. If this is decanted, it’s certainly in its prime with a decade left of prime drinking. |
| Red |
2000 Château Troplong MondotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/14/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 points11 months since my last bottle. This benefitted from a 2 hour decant. A well balanced wine that is in its prime that will continue to drink well for at least another decade. Revisit 2025 |
| Red |
2015 Maison Alex Gambal Vosne-RomanéePinot Noir more |
4/14/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 points2 months since my last bottle. This is best consumed after 30 minutes DC the glass and before 2 hours in the glass. These are drinking at absolute peak. Full bodied well delineated and well balanced wine in its absolute prime. |
| White |
2020 Zakin Estates ChardonnayAmerican more |
4/14/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 pointsThis is light on oak and high on enjoyability. This is a well balanced wine that drinks more like a Chablis then a Napa cab. Already in its prime and will drink well for another 1-3 years. |
| White |
2015 Kongsgaard ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
4/14/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 pointsLast time I had this it was a bad bottle and the 2014 was stellar. Today the 2014 was awful and the 2015 was singing. This is in its absolute peak prime and best consumed within the year. A very well balanced wine that’s light on its feet. Stellar today. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2008 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé VintageChampagne Blend more |
4/7/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 pointsA few weeks since my last bottle. Needs ten min to open up fully. These continue to drink at absolute peak. Very nice balance and finish. This paired well with oysters and avocado toast at brunch. Best consumed in the next 1-3 years. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1996 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/6/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 points4th of 12th splits. About a month since my last bottle. This continued to open and improve in glass over 5 hours until my patience and one glass ran out lol. This is a well balanced mouth coating hedonistic wine. This must be in or near its prime with decades ahead of it. I would suggest a long decant on this. This paired well with quinoa salad over lunch. |
| White |
2017 Robert Mondavi Winery Fumé Blanc To-Kalon I BlockNapa Valley Sauvignon Blanc more |
4/6/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 91 points9 months since my last bottle. 30 min decant. Unfortunately this was a slightly off bottle but was still acceptable. Missing the depth and concentration that this wine generally gives you. O well |
| Red |
2007 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero Malleolus de ValderramiroTempranillo more |
4/5/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsPurchased 2 bottles in 2012. This only needed 30 minutes in the glass to fully open up. A very nice well balanced wine with fully resolved tannins and drinking at absolute peak. This had an average finish but was overall extremely enjoyable and paired very well with northern Italian food. There’s no rush to drink these but best consumed in the next 2-3 years. Revisit 2025 |
| White - Sparkling |
2016 Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Clos Sainte SophieChardonnay more |
4/4/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsPainfully young but with a few hours in the glass this does reveal a very promising future. This is at least 5 years out from its prime drinking window and should drink well through 2040 with ease. My first time with this producer and I’ll be sure to find more of this one. Revisit 2030 |
| Red |
2005 Comte Senard Corton-Clos des MeixCorton Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
4/2/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 points3 weeks since my last bottle. This continues to drink at absolute peak and is on its way down. Time to drink up. 10 min in the glass is sufficient for this to open up. |
| White - Sparkling |
2002 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
3/30/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 points1st of 18. Poured into red burgundy glasses based on prior reviews. Although good, this must of been an off bottle based on everyone else’s reviews. There just wasn’t much going on and was almost flat. You win some and you lose some. Hopefully, the next bottle is better. If anyone has any insight on what’s going on here, let me know. |
| Red |
2007 Signorello Estate PadroneNapa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon more |
3/29/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsPurchased at the winery in 2015. This was decanted for an hour and enjoyed with bone in filet mignons at our local steakhouse. This is a full bodied wine with dark fruits up front. The tannins are fully resolved and the balance is spot on. The finish is above average. No heat detected which is a feat in and of itself at 15.3%. This is drinking at absolute peak and best enjoyed in the near term. However, these will likely hold or begin a very slow decline over the next 2-3 years. This exceeded my expectations. Sadly this was my only bottle. |
| White |
2011 Maison Leroy Meursault 1er Cru BlagnyChardonnay more |
3/28/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 94 pointsThree and a half years since my last bottle. This benefitted from a couple hours in the glass and decanting this for an hour plus would do this well. This has grand cru weight and depth with a lot of lemon toasted butter bread going on up front. Very nice balance and finish. This is probably in its prime but will drink well for several more years. Absolutely no rush. This paired very well with pompano, which is a white fish. |
| Red |
2008 World's End Cabernet Sauvignon Good Times, Bad Times Beckstoffer To Kalon VineyardOakville more |
3/26/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 pointsThis has been stored properly since release. I decanted this for about 30 minutes which was about right and it held up for a few hours thereafter without fading the least bit. This is a very subdued, fully resolved, moderately complex wine in either its absolute peak or just beginning its slow decline. I found this to be in a perfect spot for me. This paired well with Neopolitan pizza. This is best consumed near term. |
| White |
2015 Aubert Chardonnay Ritchie VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/26/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsThis benefitted from 45 min in the glass. This is still a somewhat large wine with very nice depth and breadth. No doubt new world with an abundant amount of citrus up front. Well balanced with a long finish. This is certainly in its prime and should continue to drink well for another 3-5 years. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2008 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé VintageChampagne Blend more |
3/24/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 points5 weeks since my last bottle. These are drinking at peak. This needed 10 min in a large white wine glass to completely open up. Still a good amount of bubbles upon opening. Great balance and a sustained finish. Best consumed within 1-2 years. Revisit 2025 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White |
2016 Rudd Sauvignon Blanc Mt. Veedermore |
3/23/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsThis needed about 30 min to fully open in the glass. Was pleasantly surprised by how good this was. Subdued citrus notes up front that lead into a well balanced wine with a nice finish. This is certainly in its prime and best consumed in the next few years. |
| Red |
2005 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/22/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsAbout a year since my last bottle. This really benefitted from 90 min in the glass. This is a very subtle and smooth wine. Still a bit of subdued cherry fruit up front which leads into a well balanced wine. This is borderline delicate. Finish is a bit short. This must be drinking at peak unless you prefer a fully stripped wine that is utterly boring. This is best consumed in the near term. This would pair well with chicken or fish. Revisit 2025 |
| White - Sparkling |
2013 Dom Pérignon ChampagneChampagne Blend more |
3/19/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsThis was poured into white wine glasses and really benefitted from 30 min in the glass to allow the decent amount of energy to fade. Then this presents with citrus leading into a somewhat delicate and well balanced wine. The finish lasts a minute plus. This is already outstanding but a solid 5 years out from its prime with at least 15 years of solid drinking. This may not have the depth and breadth of the best vintages but this is still delicious. This paired well with pompano. Revisit 2026 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
| White |
2012 Didier Dagueneau SilexPouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc more |
3/17/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsNearly 2 years since my last bottle. This really benefited from 90 plus min in the glass and then it was like licking river rock. All mineral, some pear and a hint of green apple. This is a very well balanced wine that is no doubt in its prime but also no rush to drink these. I’m guessing these still have 3-5 years left on them with ease. |
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