| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White - Sparkling |
NV Veuve Clicquot Champagne BrutChampagne Blend more |
2/2/2013 - bpj87 Does not like this wine: 84 pointsThis would have posed a decent value as a $10-15 Prosecco. Sweetness on the attack, hollow and acidic midpalate with a carbonic/metallic note, and a sweet finish. I see how this is regarded as the antithesis of farmer-fizz. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château SuduirautSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
10/2/2016 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 100 pointsFrom a half bottle. Best after two days in the fridge, and started to appreciably decline a few days later when only a quarter of the bottle remained. |
| Red |
1966 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/23/2013 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 98 pointsLos Angeles "Bucket List" Offline (Los Angeles, California): Quintessential Graves nose: smoke, cigar tobacco, gravel, iron, forest floor, and dark fruits. Tertiary notes abound on the palate alongside black cherry and moderate acidity. The balance is flawless, and the mouthfeel is truly that of an iron fist in a velvet glove. |
| Red |
1997 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna del SorboChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
5/6/2016 - bpj87 wrote: 90 pointsDark cherry and cranberry fruits with a hint of orange rind. Right in its sweet spot now; the tannins have resolved while the ample acidity is still well framed by the fruit. |
| Red |
1978 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/27/2013 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 95 pointsWhat a treat to finally return to the bottle that started me down this slippery slope over 5 years ago – and it's as great as I remember it! Dark fruits, cigar, leather, smoke, earth, and mineral. Such a harmonious wine, and there is something perfect about drinking Haut-Brion with steak. I recently made the questionable decision of allowing myself to be seduced by Burgundy, so that will be another fun slippery slope, but mature Haut-Brion is still my ideal of great wine. |
| Red |
1998 Baron de LestacBordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/12/2009 - bpj87 wrote: NRdreadful |
| White - Off-dry |
2011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese #8Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
5/29/2013 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 92 pointsLiquid slate – cliché, I know – but the Himmelreich possesses so much minerality that all of the fruit, acidity, and sweetness take secondary roles in the overall profile. |
| White |
2011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett #16Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
10/28/2012 - bpj87 wrote: 93 pointsSpectacular and so easy to drink! Floral, ethereal nose followed by a finessed, pure fruited palate of pears and strawberries with fresh acidity and minerals. |
| White |
2010 Secret de Grand Bateau BlancBordeaux Sauvignon Blanc more |
12/27/2012 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeautifully floral nose and a tart, mineral, fruity palate with hints of vanilla. Great breed and delineation. |
| Red |
1947 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo RiservaNebbiolo more |
10/15/2013 - bpj87 wrote: 95 pointsWhile not up to the lofty standard of the prior two 47 Borgogno Baroli I tasted, this was still a memorable experience. Roses and menthol exude from the glass. With the tannin completely resolved, the palate is an ethereal delight of beautiful acids, red fruits, and baking spices. A singular mouthfeel makes the wine – the liquid floats over the palate with a certain electricity that is really special. |
| Red |
1947 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo RiservaNebbiolo more |
4/7/2012 - bpj87 wrote: 96 pointsA Tasting of Aged Old World Wines (Cambridge, MA): [Decanted 8hrs] A screeching, primal nose bombards with game, smoke, mushroomy funk, fine vinegar, tobacco & leather; there are brilliant flashes of menthol here. Mouth-watering acidity brightens unweathered fine tannin; amongst the gravitas of noble minerality, light, bright red cherry fruit adds charm to the palate. The finish haunts you. An old sage mocking the pantheon. |
| Red |
2009 Achával-Ferrer QuimeraLujan de Cuyo Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/7/2012 - bpj87 wrote: 87 pointsA Tasting of Aged Old World Wines (Cambridge, MA): New world style. Not my style. Blowsy dark fruit (opulent?), low acid (plush?), round tannin, heat, oak toast, creme de cassis, and lacking in structure (hedonistic?). |
| Red |
1966 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/5/2013 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 97 pointsBel Air Bacchanal (Los Angeles, California): After nearly a half century of evolution, the tertiary, secondary, and primary features are in perfect harmony. Cigar smoke, leather, tobacco, mushroom, and the fermentation of decaying leaves explode from the glass, each waft revealing a novel nuance. With the fine tannins nearly resolved, the flawlessly smooth and finessed palate is pure elegance: black cherries, medium-plus acidity, and earthiness. Lightness of touch is the perfect foil for such great breadth and quiet power, all reinforced by quaint tannins on the immeasurable finish. Just divine. |
| White |
2011 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Saint-Aubin Le Banc BlancChardonnay more |
11/18/2013 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 91 pointsWas really impressed a couple weeks ago by some more exalted young PYCMs, so I decided to pick one of these up to test their entry level. And I was again definitely impressed! Sure, the complexity and subtle refinement are missing, but the depth, mouthfeel, and precision are all there. In my limited experience, this is by far the most impressed I've been by white Burg at this price point. |
| Red |
2011 Gilbert et Christine Felettig Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les CarrièresPinot Noir more |
5/11/2015 - bpj87 wrote: 92 pointsReally nice after pop and pour, offering floral, smoky aromatics and a ripe yet elegant palate of red and dark fruits, mineral, spice and oak. After about an hour in the decanter, the oak became a bit prominent on the finish. This could use some time to integrate and shed it's baby fat. Despite this, the wine still displayed good purity and maintained a seamless, middleweight mouthfeel. |
| Red |
2006 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les SuchotsPinot Noir more |
2/22/2015 - bpj87 wrote: 92 pointsNot yet in its proper drinking window, but already offering a pretty floral nose and rich, round Suchots fruit on the darker end of the spectrum, balanced by good acidity. Loads of Asian spice on the nose and palate. Tannins are still prominent and could use some time to integrate. |
| Red |
1978 Château Bel-Air LagraveMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/2/2015 - bpj87 wrote: 89 pointsLovely graphite, smoke, and leather. Lightweight, fully resolved palate with the tannins and acidity just starting to overtake the fruit. Impressive how well this modest Bordeaux has aged. |
| Red |
2010 Louis Jadot Pommard 1er Cru Les RugiensPinot Noir more |
8/1/2015 - bpj87 wrote: NRClosed down. Incredibly young and showing so much structure, even from this half bottle. Leave these alone for at least 5-10 years before checking in again. |
| Red |
2007 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon MateriumOakville more |
5/12/2012 - bpj87 wrote: 76 pointsI eagerly anticipated this wine, a revered example of what some might ordain the best of Napa Cabernet. However, I was a bit apprehensive: would this turn out a caricatured example of the worst of interventionist new world winemaking? Well we opened it and, boy, was I right. Boasting a seething 14.8% alcohol by volume, heat featured prominently on the nose and palate, going so far as to impart that warm burn with which Scotch drinkers might find themselves acquainted. Overwhelming all tannic structure was layered, plush fruit, mostly plum and prune. Surely, one could call this an impressive cocktail. It really does not get more extracted and dense than this. And if one's metric of choice in evaluating wine is the magnitude of lush concentration, the Materium certainly delivers 100 points of hedonistic pleasure. |
| Red |
2010 Bernard Levet Côte-Rôtie Les Journaries / MaestriaSyrah more |
3/31/2014 - bpj87 wrote: 92 pointsWe opened the 2010 Levet Journaries ten or twenty years too soon, but it hinted at it's future promise with a great nose of violets, meat, smoke, and olives. Wild! |
| White - Off-dry |
2002 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling SpätleseRheinhessen more |
2/14/2015 - bpj87 wrote: 91 pointsAromas of smoke, petrol, funk, and ripe fruits. Great balance between the creamy richness of the palate and electric acidity, creating that prickly mouthfeel characteristic of many off-dry Rieslings. Drinking very well right now. |
| White |
2010 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
6/1/2016 - bpj87 Likes this wine: 93 pointsLess generous and showing more structure than when I first tasted this two years ago, but this is still a beauty at this stage. The palate gained some weight while remaining very pretty and ethereal. Loads of long term potential. |
| White |
2010 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Clos des Carmes BrézéChenin Blanc more |
3/11/2017 - bpj87 wrote: NRSignificant oak on the nose and palate. Needs several years to integrate. |
| Red |
2005 Charles Joguet Chinon Clos du Chêne VertCabernet Franc more |
3/11/2017 - bpj87 wrote: NRFrom memory: Pretty wine in early maturity with significant bell pepper notes. |
| White - Off-dry |
2002 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling SpätleseNahe more |
10/2/2016 - bpj87 wrote: NRA rich gold color in the glass. Delicious flavors of red fruits and fruit salad. This was notable for its weightless, airy mouthfeel. Great integration of acid and sweetness, with a more subdued presentation than young Hermannshöhle. |
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