| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2018 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
4/22/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 93 pointsBlind. Next to the Boillot Mouchere and most assumed this was white Burgundy. Almost impossible to distinguish from the Mouchere. Flint, lemon, peach, and a saline quality. Laser-like- crisp minerality. Lively, fresh, youthful and so freaking good. |
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2015 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco BoschisNebbiolo more |
2/9/2021 - Martin Amis wrote: 90 pointsAgree with DECATURWINEDUDE. Way too much structure, tannins, whatever, to get through to access a great nose and the hint of a tasty wine beyond the barrier. It’s a struggle and not much fun. Maybe in ten years, but who knows, drinkers may still be fighting this wine in a decade.
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| Red |
1995 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña BosconiaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
11/29/2022 - chablis28 wrote: 98 pointsDavid's btl at Chez Jimmy! A great feast of Lamb & Prime rib in the hands of one of our favorite local Greeks! This flight was to die for tonight. David's btl was paired alongside Dave's '95 Tondonia Gran Rerserva. Perfect scenario for a wine flight! Both wines were weightlessly ethereal & classics! The Bosconia was just a tic more layered & tertiary while Dave's Tondonia offered up a bit more vibrant fruit. Degrees of greatness from both btls. Both mesmerizing!!! Dam it, I wish I had grabbed more of these aged Lopez Gran Reservas 10yrs ago! Thank you David & Dave for sharing these rare birds!
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| White |
2017 Chanin Chardonnay Bien Nacido VineyardSanta Maria Valley more |
11/4/2020 - decaturwinedude wrote: 91 pointsReally exciting young Chardonnay. Can't remember the last time I was this smitten by a California Chardonnay. Very Chablis- like with bright, energetic edges and a background of salinity. Still a bit wound up, but terrific balance and edge with some rounder white fruit. And it smells great. Excellent and should be even better with a little time. And what a value! Glad to have more.
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| Red |
2008 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/17/2021 - kkleg wrote: 85 pointsThis was completely underwhelming. I normally enjoy aged Rioja, but this is muted and one dimensional. If I had more, I would hold to see if maybe this is just in a dumb phase. Sadly, I doubt it.
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| Red |
2018 Halcon Vineyards Syrah AlturasYorkville Highlands more |
1/27/2022 - decaturwinedude wrote: 91 pointsI guess I should read my own notes as I said I wasn't going to open another for a couple years. Oh well, terrific wine. Even better down the road. Be patient.
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| Red |
2000 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzomore |
3/13/2023 - forceberry wrote: 89 points100% Montepulciano from organically farmed vineyards, all fruit fully destemmed. Fermented spontaneously and aged for two years in concrete tanks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 13% alcohol. Bottle no. 23052.
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| White - Sparkling |
2015 Vouette et Sorbée Champagne FidèlePinot Noir more |
12/15/2018 - decaturwinedude wrote: NRThis stuff is smoCking right now! Green apples, citrus zest, and notes of candied fruit. Yeasty flavors weave in and out. Full bodied, it is more pinot as it warms and opens. Great acidity and a nice rich texture. Great match with my leftover Detroit style pizza.
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| Red |
2016 Franny Beck Pinot Noir Johan VineyardsWillamette Valley more |
9/13/2020 - decaturwinedude wrote: NRThis is a well-made wine that just pushed my comfort level a bit in terms ripe and forward fruit. There's a dark cherry, almost kirsch liquor nose, very ripe. Palate is integrated and easy drinking. I could see this being a crowd pleaser. I agree with the comment below about round, ripe, fruit, but falling a bit flat. Felt very new world to me.
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| White |
2019 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
3/11/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 92 pointsStraight to the top of my list of 2019 Kabinetts tried recently. Expressive nose of citrus and cream and trop fruit. Slightly flinty. More tropical fruit and a smacking-lively, be happy you are alive energy on the palate. Absolutely crushable. Malange of sweet fruits and bright acidity that is vibrant, but balanced. Yes!
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| White |
2009 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña TondoniaWhite Blend more |
6/17/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 93 pointsThese LdH whites are such brilliant and beguiling wines. Complex and confounding nose that just pours from the glass: mechanical oil, honey, almond, lemon, waxy polish. The palate is slightly oxidative and waxy, then you are hit with waves of white fruit, nuts, mushroom, oak and honey. It's also wiry, rich, sweet and strong salinity - a lot of umami character that keeps drawing you in for more. Just kept coming on and was still morphing at the the three hour mark and showing no signs of tiring. Terrific.
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| White - Off-dry |
2019 Weingut Günther Steinmetz Dhroner Grosser Hengelberg Riesling MonopollageMosel Saar Ruwer more |
1/23/2022 - decaturwinedude wrote: 95 pointsStunning wine. A clear intense, mineral and smoky quality to the nose. More citrus (grapefruit) and florals come on with air. Just a lot going on. So compacted on the palate. You can sense the power and density, yet has finesse and a soft touch on the palate. Dry, but showing a deft balance of sweet fruit wrapped in minerals and intense concentration. Long umami-spiked finish that draws you back for more. This wine will outlive me, but I am glad I have more to follow for many years.
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| Rosé |
2011 R. López de Heredia Rioja Rosado Gran Reserva Viña TondoniaGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
6/19/2022 - decaturwinedude Does not like this wine: NRA Lost Weekend In NH; 6/16/2022-6/20/2022 (Lake Wentworth): Not a representative bottle Or not ready. Just rather closed up and not as complex and interesting as the wines are. Dry, dry. and it Never really popped, even after a lot of air
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| White - Off-dry |
1994 Weingut Hermann Ludes Klüsserather Bruderschaft Riesling AusleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
9/29/2022 - decaturwinedude wrote: 94 pointsAnother terrific showing. Perhaps best bottle yet. Very subtle hints of petrol, but more floral. Graceful and elegant yet girded with extract that is balanced with acidity that belies the wines age. Doesn't read like today's Auslese. On the way up throughout the night. Stellar.
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| Red |
2018 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvèdre Old Vine Evangelho VineyardContra Costa County more |
2/21/2023 - decaturwinedude wrote: NRA Good Monday: Dirty & Rowdy & EDWC YEAH! Tasting in ATL: Like so many of Hardy's wines- there's a lightness - in color and body- that belie the complexities of his wines. Lighter color- but heartier than 17. Cranberry. Crunchy. Fresh. Floral.
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| White |
2014 Kutch Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
5/19/2018 - decaturwinedude wrote: 93 pointsNose shows a very present tropical fruit, flinty-reductive aroma thing. Very deep, exotic nose. Palate is laser-focused with green apple and lime zings. Light on its feet and a backbone that is flinty-minerals and hints of sulfur, Acid is here with a rich penetrating finish. Very fine.
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| Red |
1988 Dehlinger Pinot Noir EstateRussian River Valley more |
10/29/2018 - decaturwinedude wrote: 95 pointsThe only other note on this in CT is a score of 82. LOL
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| White - Off-dry |
2000 Weingut Dr. Crusius Niederhauser Felsensteyer Riesling SpätleseNahe more |
12/18/2018 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 pointsDelicious apricots and stones with a touch of sweetness and good finishing acidity.
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| White |
2016 Domaine Roulot Bourgogne BlancChardonnay more |
8/4/2019 - decaturwinedude wrote: 88 pointsI buy Roulot's BB and Aligote fairly regularly in recent vintages as they've become the only Roulot a normal guy can "afford." lol. This '16 is showing some of the challenges of the vintage as Roulot lost much to frost. It's rather simple, straight forward, low acidity, upfront sappy white fruit. Borders on being cloying due to lacking structure/spine. It's tasty in an- open- for business way, and crowds might enjoy it on a hot day, but it lacks the complexity Roulot usually gets at this level. And when not super-successful, in hindsight the price seems outrageous. Drink up.
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| White |
2017 Domaine du Pélican Savagnin OuilléArbois more |
8/31/2020 - decaturwinedude wrote: 91 pointsBottom line: this stuff is delicious. It has a slight oxidative note, nuttiness, and layers of white fruit. It has a savory/saline note and hints of butterscotch on the finish that makes it so crushable. It just tastes good, hard to not pound the whole bottle in an a half hour. Uncanny. Silky and sophisticated, but crushable, too. Well done.
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Les CrayèresPinot Noir more |
3/22/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 95 pointsA Super Sunday (Atlanta): Best Champagne I've had in some time. Deep Gold color. Really pretty outside on a sunny afternoon. Complex palate that is Slightly oxidative, with brioche notes, touches of sweet fruit and vibrant energy. Wonderful palate texture. Sails on and on. Just Delicious in every way.
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| White |
2016 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Winninger Uhlen Riesling "B" Blaufusser LayMosel Saar Ruwer more |
10/10/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 91 pointsGuess I should read my own notes. Be patient. So much in reserve here. The warmth and power on the finish just sails on. It's Terrasenmosel in that it is a big wine. Big bones. 13.5%. Yet it's dry, dry with hints of white fruit wrapped in slate and chalk and tart/salty nut. Probably fantastic in 10 years.
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| White |
2016 Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzomore |
12/25/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 92 pointsStill showing that waxy white fruit and youthful, brisk acidity. A little less sherry this time. With grilled oysters, the saline note really shines and brings out an umami character. Again, the wine takes on various tones, flavors and scents as it morphs in the glass. Singular.
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| Red |
2011 Arcadian Pinot Noir Clos Pepe VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
5/28/2023 - decaturwinedude wrote: 91 pointsJoe knows Pinot. First time on this one for me. After dozens and dozens, somehow this one never crossed my path. Youthful. Ripe cherry fruit. Tart acids. Some black cherry/sweet cinnamon notes. Seems primary. This feels a bit more new world than some of Joe's Sleepy or Pisoni, but it's still good, and sort of scratches that Burg itch. I'd be inclined to leave bottles for a few more years if I was holding.
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Comment posted by decaturwinedude:
4/22/2021 5:03:00 AM - Hi there- Boillot was also 2018. You could see Boillot's pedigree as it sat in the glass, and it may be a more triumphant wine in 10 years. But, wow, it was hard to tell them apart last night. That X Novo is serious juice!