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2010 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro

 Roccamonfina IGT Aglianico more
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11/7/2017 - bonedoc wrote: NR

Just tried this wine and thought it was tainted, so I opened another bottle and it tasted the same. The concern is the smokiness and pepper which dominate the finish. Maybe this is the fruit profile of this wine, or maybe the barrel that both of these bottles are from was tainted - my guess is the latter. Anyone have any input? ADDENDUM: after feedback from other CT'er's, i'm thinking this is perhaps the fruit profile rather than a flaw, but for me any component of a wine that dominates the palate makes the wine less appealing to me.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    11/8/2017 7:57:00 AM - appreciate everyone's comments - thanks! i'm thinking this is perhaps the fruit profile rather than a flaw, but for me any component of a wine that dominates the palate makes the wine less appealing to me.
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2010 Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso

 Toscana IGT Cabernet Franc more
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4/4/2021 - bonedoc wrote: 94 points

Chocolate notes, oak, some red fruits also, nicely done modern style.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    4/11/2021 2:32:00 PM - Either way.... it’s delicious now, but will go another 5+.... especially in that size.
Red

2012 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary

 Napa Valley more
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11/22/2014 - bonedoc wrote: NR

Welchs grape juice, sweet, residual sugar, overripe. To a serious wine drinker, this is almost undrinkable.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    11/26/2014 7:16:00 PM - Mikefiend: your choice of words suggests, and your wine description confirms your ignorance in wine, as well as a lack of class. We are all entitled to our opinions.
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2012 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon

 Rutherford more
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1/29/2016 - ageverett Likes this wine: 100 points

Popped to celebrate the arrival of our daughter, Alexandra Grace.

Slow ox for 6 hours in hospital room. Drank over two hours with takeout from Eatzi's. Much like our girl, this is perfection.

I really can't recall a wine that was so visually captivating upon pouring. Just vibrant and beautiful. Fruit is mostly black, some red. Persistent flavors of baking spices (particularly nutmeg) and some earl grey tea. Perfectly integrated long, balanced finish. Harmonious. Stunning. The perfect way to commemorate a momentus day. One that I will never forget.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    1/30/2016 6:11:00 AM - Glad to hear I'm not the only one who sneaked some celebratory wine in the hospital for a child birth! Our youngest is 4, and we enjoyed (takeout) steak and cab for his first night. Congrats on your beautiful daughter!!
Red

2003 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain

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4/8/2017 - bonedoc wrote: 94 points

Ditto previous notes, great bottle of Napa left bank Bordeaux. Drink w decant, or hold for 5-10 yrs. (btw, I HATE the stupid wax capsule - ruins the cork and makes it a small torture to open an aged bottle.)

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    4/8/2017 9:45:00 AM - Thank you! I would drink it more often, but many times I'm just not willing to put the effort to deal with the mess of the wax capsule!!
Red

2012 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

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11/16/2019 - bonedoc wrote: 94 points

Decanted for two hours, purple and blue fruits, some savory notes, ripe but not over the top. Even with decant, still young and a bit premature. Wait a few years. 94+?

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    11/16/2019 6:53:00 PM - Totally agree with you, track record is there for 20-30 yrs easy w spottswoode.
Red

2010 Salvestrin Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Three D

 Napa Valley more
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1/18/2020 - bonedoc wrote: 94 points

On the purple fruit spectrum w some coffee and chocolate notes, good overall balance. Nicely done.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    1/18/2020 3:16:00 PM - If well cellared since release and going forward (like mine :)), should be good for min 5 likely 10 years. I like my napa cabs around age 10.
Red

2013 Ulysses Napa Valley

 Cabernet Sauvignon more
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6/19/2020 - bonedoc wrote: NR

going from memory here. i remember popping the cork, taking a sip and thinking wow this is going to be good. but, over a few hours it became a little tannic - could need a few more years. low 90 pt score for now.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    6/19/2020 10:04:00 AM - bottle variation is not talked about much, but for sure the life of an aged bottle of wine can have variability before it gets in your glass. i really wonder about bottle variation on the vineyard side.... not so much for small napa wineries where the lots/tanks are small, but for large producers that make 10 thousand cases (like bordeaux). they can't possibly blend all the wine equally so that every bottle is the same.
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2014 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon

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10/19/2021 - bonedoc wrote: NR

wow - this was really good. ripe, chocolate and hints of coffee notes, concentrated. 93+

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    10/20/2021 2:55:00 PM - sweet fruit or residual sugar?? i didn't get the residual sugar (caymus), but the fruit/tannins were sweet to me... in a good way. i think this is the best vintage of this bottling i've had so far (previously tried 2011-13, which all seemed a little grapey)
White

2009 Ramey Chardonnay Platt Vineyard

 Sonoma Coast more
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8/6/2013 - bonedoc wrote: 94 points

Compared to Ritchie, a little more rich and buttery in style. These '09 Ramey chards are top notch.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    8/9/2013 10:00:00 AM - interesting - thanks so much for your comment. First of all, we LOVE your chardonnay's (Ritchie, Hudson, Platt) - they're absolutely outstanding... thanks for being a great winemaker! I haven't tasted all of them together under the same conditions, which is probably what I should do prior to commenting but that was my interpretation by memory from recent consumption. Do you host visitors? my wife and I may be coming out in September.
White

2012 Kistler Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard

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6/1/2016 - bonedoc wrote: 92 points

didn't show well against morlet cdc/mp, hobbs ed james, peter Michael carrier, stonestreet upper barn, kind of end of the pack with some leesy/yeasty undertones. maybe needs more time.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    6/2/2016 5:59:00 AM - kistler was still very good, but not as good as the others as the competition was steep! morlet's were my favorites ma princ over coup de Coeur - in the 93-95 range. all 2012's.
Red

2004 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra

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5/18/2018 - jonnyoro wrote: 96 points

A wine full of potential but WAY too young. Much better on day two but still not giving much. Reduced for sure... violets, licorice, truffle, and plums reach out looking for freedom... from the big giant tannins... all the pieces will come together but not for another 10-12 years best guess especially if your cellar is a bit too cool. The stuffing of a great wine but the score is all about its potential. Don’t open one for a while- it’s shut down pretty tight.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    5/19/2018 4:22:00 AM - Jonnyoro, at 14 yrs old don’t you think the tannins should be softening? - I worry this wine won’t soften up before the fruit fades.
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2010 Ca' Rome' di Romano Marengo Barolo Vigna Cerretta

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10/31/2021 - bonedoc wrote: NR

This was a really delicious burgundy style Barolo with red fruits, Rose petals and blood orange, rather than tobacco leather and licorice. resolving tannins, ready to drink now or over the next 10 years. 92

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    11/1/2021 10:20:00 AM - the score is at the end of the tasting note.
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2006 Kistler Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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10/9/2013 - bonedoc wrote: 88 points

Fairly disappointing for a kistler. I overrated this wine in the past, but really never liked it. Frankly, hot, bitter, and lacking acidity and fruit - pinot Noir should not be this way. It's not a bad wine, just not up to Kistler standards.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    10/9/2013 7:52:00 PM - I, too, have been drinking Kistler for quite a while, and agree with you on their typical style. However, I don't think this bottle was an off-bottle. Of the six or so bottles I've drank of this wine, they have all seemed to be inferior in fruit, character, and style. Kistler had overdone their wines for a short period of time (although I cannot tell you which years), then pulled back more recently over the past several years to create more balanced, acidic and delicate wines. This 2006 could represent a failed, flawed style that they tried and abandoned.
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2011 Occidental Pinot Noir Cuvée Catherine Occidental Station

 Sonoma Coast more
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7/19/2015 - bonedoc wrote: 95 points

Wow- this is tremendous. Deftly balanced medium body Pinot that gives you delicious ripe California fruit, but remains light on its feet with lively acidity. Very well made wine.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    7/19/2015 1:55:00 PM - RustyRudy: thanks, much appreciated - would love to get to know other wine lovers in the Raleigh area. we host and are involved in several tastings in the area. feel free to email me at m_digiulio@yahoo.com
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2007 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène

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10/9/2016 - bonedoc wrote: 92 points

Lovely mature Burgundian Pinot w life ahead of it.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    10/10/2016 4:47:00 AM - No decant, drank over 4 hours - decant may have been a good idea.
Red

2010 Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard

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8/25/2017 - rosenst1 wrote: flawed

PnP. Perfect cork and fill. Medium red. Fragrant nose but with an odd note to it (bacon?). On the palate this is quite awkward/angular with a lot of stem influence and that bacon note again. Perhaps needs more air and more time or is quite possibly a bad bottle. Will wait and see tomorrow - reserving judgement.
Although the bacon (brett? as one fellow wine person suggested) has faded,the wine is still out of balance with a dominance of stem-like flavors. There is underlying fruit but not appealing.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    8/26/2017 3:39:00 AM - Hey, rosenst1: sounds like the bacon may have been Brett taint. I learned this a few years back w an expensive Italian wine - it didn't taste/smell like the description, rather like bacon.... I looked it up and discovered bacon aromas are a form of Brett taint. Some people don't mind it, but I don't like it at all.
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2010 Chasseur Pinot Noir Blank Vineyard

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10/23/2017 - up4wine wrote: NR

This is probably an excellent expression of this style of Pinot Noir, it just not my style. The fruit is big, round, but not showing much nuance or expression of the subtleties of this varietal. I would almost go so far as to say it is a bit heavy handed and weighty; missing most of the delicacy and richness of pinot.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    11/4/2017 4:34:00 PM - Excellent review - I appreciate your description and I think it’s objective and accurate. I like this style of Pinot, but I also like the more elegant pretty style, as well... depending on what’s for dinner and my mood!
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2012 Hartford / Hartford Court Pinot Noir Far Coast Vineyard

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3/31/2018 - bonedoc wrote: NR

Oaky Syrah in a Pinot bottle.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    4/1/2018 7:00:00 AM - bplant13, not sure whether your comments were intended to be insults or not, you may try a different approach in this community that values and respects eachother’s honest opinions. When Pinot is made in a very big style (as this one is) it can start to resemble Syrah. The oak is off the charts to my palate.
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2013 Chanin Pinot Noir Los Alamos Vineyard

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6/2/2019 - bonedoc wrote: NR

Funk on the nose, then an hour later an empty palate. No fruit, tastes like bitter stems. I usually like the wines from this producer, but this was not good. ?85... not sure what one rates a wine that isn’t good.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    6/3/2019 5:48:00 AM - i suppose it could have been flawed, but it definitely was not TCA. i do have a few other bottles.... we'll see.
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2013 Booker Vineyard My Favorite Neighbor

 Paso Robles Red Blend more
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10/18/2017 - bonedoc wrote: 92 points

Well made, balanced, concentrated wine. But, 99 PT’s from Jeb is just silly - this wine is nowhere near 99 and reduces my confidence in his ratings.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    10/18/2017 2:01:00 PM - funny you should ask... i met Eric Jensen (the owner/winemaker) about 3 years ago and he told me that he doesn't think wine should be aged bc it doesn't get better with time. i disagree (mostly) with that comment, but it makes me wonder if he is making wines that are intended for the short term rather than aging. for this wine, i decanted and drank over a few hours and i thought it was "ready" bc of the decant, although i would say it was early in it's drinking window - to my palate i would drink over the next 5 years or so.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    10/18/2017 6:18:00 PM - tomherer - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!!
Red

2014 Realm Cellars The Bard

 Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more
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7/13/2017 - sonodoc Likes this wine: 96 points

No changes from my last note. Another excellent bottle of Realm!

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    7/15/2017 11:50:00 AM - Sonodoc - are you a doctor in Cary, NC? I'm an orthopaedist in Cary.

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    7/16/2017 9:29:00 AM - i'm Milan DiGiulio, i'm guessing we probably know one another. always nice to have another local friend who enjoys good wine.
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2010 Blankiet Estate Prince of Hearts

 Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more
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11/13/2017 - bonedoc wrote: 92 points

Ditto last note

  • Comment posted by bonedoc:

    7/6/2018 7:37:00 AM - i usually pour in the decanter, and drink it right away which is enough to allow it to open up.

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