| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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1978 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
12/25/2020 - cortoncharlie wrote: NRcorked |
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1994 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
12/31/2013 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 95 pointsServed from bottle at a dinner party. Still showing nice density in the glass. Bright aromas of violets and crushed stone, along with black currant. Completely integrated on the palate, highlighting the same floral minerality and black fruit found on the nose. Mere hints of cedar and tobacco, seamlessly woven within the wine. Completely resolved tannins, this drank with the elegance of a fine Pinot Noir, without showing compromise of its structure. No baked fruit or oxidized notes at all. Plenty of depth on the finish. An awesome wine still in its prime.
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2006 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon EstateSt. Helena more |
10/14/2018 - AllRed wrote: 94 pointsSecond Sunday Group: 2006 vs 2007 Napa Cabs/Blends (R&D's): Double blind. Deep inky crimson color. Aromas of chocolate, herbs, cassis and black fruit. Firm tannins. Cassis and black fruit with nice underlying acidity and a long finish. Develops a nice floral undertone as it opens in the glass. Terrific fruit on the palate with a floral liqueur quality as well. Balanced and pretty. I like this quite a bit. 94-95 pts.
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2012 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon EstateSt. Helena more |
9/29/2018 - Goldstone wrote: 88 pointsDinner with Beth Novak Milliken, Spottswoode Estate (The Library, Crown Wine Cellars, Hong Kong): Served blind amongst 13 mainly Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignons. Purple-red and totally opaque. Nose is all pencil lead and undeveloped. Palate is very round, easy and approachable but high alcohol and too young to the point of being a bit headachey. It did soften with a long time in the glass but was clearly a decade or two younger than the preceding 8 wines.
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1995 Seavey Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
9/22/2017 - aagrawal wrote: 89 pointsCritical Care Scholars Dinner (Home, San Francisco): Smoke, black fruits, slight green, slight brett and a bit of funk; palate is full bodied, integrated tannins, black fruit which is fading; medium finish. Good but fading fruit, past peak and starting to fade. 89-90-
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| Red |
1978 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
12/25/2020 - cortoncharlie wrote: NRcorked
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2002 Cayuse Cabernet Sauvignon The Widowmaker En Chamberlin VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
8/12/2013 - manonthemoon wrote: 92 pointsNotes from day 1, bottle open for 3 hours or so.
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1970 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage SelectionNapa Valley more |
12/26/2020 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 95 pointsBoxing Day Lunch at Home with Friends (Our Place, Hong Kong): What a beautiful wine! For those who don't know the story, the Mondavi family led by Cesare Mondavi , the family scion and lead winemaker, bought this property in the 1950s but his son Robert left in 1965 to set up his eponymous winery (at the age of 53). So this is a late vintage made by his dad.
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1997 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
9/23/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 pointsBetter on the earthy, stone, cherry and tobacco nose, than on the firm, cassis and fresh, ripe, red berry filled palate. This is a masculine, almost austere styled wine that some tasters will definitely like more than others.
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1997 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
4/14/2016 - g289519 wrote: 88 pointsVery little fruit or alcohol left, poured the last 3 bottles out
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| White - Sparkling |
2002 Dom Pérignon ChampagneChampagne Blend more |
3/10/2021 - mclanew Likes this wine: 96 pointsTerrific showing for this. Complex, sophisticated nose of orchard fruit, seashells, saline and minerals. The wine is starting to really show layers of complexity while retaining some of its youthful vigor. Really in a terrific place but I suspect the best is yet to come.
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2002 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage BrutChampagne Blend more |
2/5/2021 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 92 pointsFrom standard bottle from a perfectly stored case. In a nice early maturity stage, quite firm this comes across as a "statemen like" vintage grand marque champagne, developing some mocha notes. Will hold forever if perfectly stored as this cuvee does.
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2002 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal BrutChampagne Blend more |
11/12/2020 - Ivan Strouchki wrote: 93 pointsTranslucid but intense golden robe. Expressive albeit restrained nose of pear, white peach, green apple, fresh almonds, white flowers (esp. jasmine), some savory notes such as toasted brioche, old parmesan, or mild truffle, and an occasional sea breeze. On the palate, the key is the tension between the ethereal drive of the fine bubbles and overarching minerality vs. the creamy, (borderline heavy) lemon curd, baked apricots and red apples body of the wine. Warming up, occasional meaty notes (esp. foie gras). Great length, with enduring notes of grapefruits, crème brûlée, and hints of white pepper. On a side note, the food pairing capacities of this champagne with fine Chinese cuisine (e.g., Cantonese soup, braised pork feet, etc.) are remarkable.
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| White - Sparkling |
1999 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston ChurchillChampagne Blend more |
6/15/2014 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine: NRThis was a beauty.
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Delamotte Champagne BrutChampagne Blend more |
12/19/2021 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 89 pointsFrom a bottle with the identifier of "L63DF131616," a side cork code of C81KY and a top cork code of "Y10" (assumed to be the predominant vintage in the bottle), this light golden sparkler is a very enjoyable nonvintage Brut. A blend of 60% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 5% Pinot Meunier, it is a light-to-medium-bodied wine with a brisk small bead and aromas of quince, white peaches, jasmine and cardamom. Crisply acidic and flavorful, it delivers a gustatory payload that is congruent with the aromas, adding additional citrus and pear elements. Solid in the middle and medium length on the back end, this particular bottling can be used for holiday toasting over the next three years. Drink now-2024.
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| White - Sparkling |
1996 Dom Pérignon Champagne OenothèqueChampagne Blend more |
5/30/2013 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 95 pointsAlcohol :: 12.5%
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| White - Sparkling |
2004 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage BrutChampagne Blend more |
1/3/2020 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 91 pointsTwo bottles. Served in medium-sized white wine glasses. Straw gold colour. Major and persistent streams of tiny lively bubbles. Nose hasn't changed since last drank in May 2019 - lovely pure Chardonnay character - stable-room fresh straw, lots of toasted yeasty Hovis bread, hints of oyster shells. Palate remains young and taut.....suggestive of low dosage or just youth? Big reverb and resonance on a very heady and long Chardonnay-driven finish. Needs a few years to open although the strongly tart low dosage structure previously noted has dialed down faster than I expected. A fab Champagne and brilliant QPR at under US$70.
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| White - Sparkling |
1996 Dom Pérignon Champagne OenothèqueChampagne Blend more |
3/14/2022 - Clube Likes this wine: 100 pointsYoung at 26 yo... luminaire, vibrant, dense
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2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne Andy Warhol LabelChampagne Blend more |
7/27/2015 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 94 pointsDidn't learn my lesson…..now trying the blue…..still needs time! Razor sharp acidity still….hot tub of bubbles(funny though, no pop from the cork?)...but some air and a little warm up helps. More Salon in style than DP…..SO fresh and alive…..crushed stones…Les Perrières Puligny with bubbles! Just need to wait 5yrs or more…..please!
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| White - Sparkling |
1995 Dom Pérignon Champagne OenothèqueChampagne Blend more |
10/24/2019 - Burgnick wrote: 90 pointsNowhere as impressive as the 95 Dom P2 I had few months ago. The 95 Oenotheque was fresh and young, but not showing the layers, depth and nuances of the P2 which resembled a Montrachet with bubbles. Lacking the tension you would expect. |
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2002 Dom Pérignon ChampagneChampagne Blend more |
4/13/2016 - andrewdodd86 wrote: 90 pointsOld note, mediocre as usual, lacks complexity and finesse
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NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut RéserveChampagne Blend more |
4/23/2022 - Goldstone wrote: 87 pointsThis is the 2017 disgorgement of mainly 2011 fruit and just about the last of a case of 12 bought on release. I have drank quite a few of these since Christmas 2021 and can now declare it 'dead as a parrot' to quote the Monty Python sketch against myself, because I really wanted it to be still alive as I'd made the mistake of keeping this too long. I still have no doubt that this is a superb QPR Champagne when drank soon after release...I just don't think it ages.
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2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal BrutChampagne Blend more |
6/8/2022 - JordVW Likes this wine: 100 pointsDrank this side by side with the 2008 Dom Perignon, which was an incredible privilege.
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| White - Sparkling |
2002 Dom Pérignon ChampagneChampagne Blend more |
7/14/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 96 pointsLight gold color. Opened this for our 35th Anniversary. Split bottle over 3 hours plus. Beautiful and seamless; wonderfully toasted, brioche, pear and fine lemons, creamy mousse, roasted nuts, lightly chalky minerality. Quite elegant and a long finish. My wife always being more generous, scored this a point or two higher. I wil not be arguing with her. A great bottle on a special day. 96-K, 98-V.
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Comment posted by Goldstone:
12/26/2020 12:47:00 PM - Thanks for filling in my memory blank. We have a great group of sommeliers etc. who get together once per month to share great and 'interesting' bottles and will welcome you to the next one.