| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2009 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec CatenaMendoza more |
11/7/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 89 pointsI liked this Malbec as an everyday wine and very reasonable priced at 14.97. Easy to drink. Nice, smooth aroma and flavor of dark fruit and vanilla spice. Simple, but has substance. Well balanced. Am pleasantly surprised. |
| Red |
2009 DuMOL Syrah Eddie's PatchRussian River Valley more |
11/14/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 94 pointsWow. Absolutely delicious Syrah. Just PNP. Very smooth, rich, ripe dark fruit/berry and spice. Well balanced. Nice aftertaste. Very impressed with this producer and highly satisfied with this wine. Memorable. Will definitely try to stock up on this and consider other DuMol wines like their Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2009 Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate ReserveNapa Valley more |
3/9/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis is really good and taste delicious. Very smooth, medium weight. Nice dark fruit and finish. Will definitely look to buy more of this. Not sure how it compares to the 2010, or the Eloge version. Updated rating to 94. |
| Red |
2009 Shafer RelentlessNapa Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
10/21/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 90 pointsI liked this, but had some reservations. Easy to drink. Not sure how it will improve with age. Fruit profile on the light side, but nice vanilla, spicy, dry finish. Would have enjoyed this more if fruit was more prominent. Will not buy again at full price. |
| Red |
2008 Château Pavie MacquinSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/23/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 92 pointsI do think this is a high quality wine. Very dense black fruit and a little tannic and bitter / drying at this time. Even after three days, did not seem to evolve much. |
| Red |
2009 Château PoujeauxMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/1/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 93 pointsVery Delicious. Rich, sweet dark fruit with hint of oak/vanilla. Only decanted for about an hour. No reason to wait for this to age. A great value for $35-40. |
| Red |
2009 Justin Vineyards & Winery IsoscelesPaso Robles Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/10/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 93 pointsVery smooth with rich, dark berry flavors and vanilla undertones. Was glad I tried this based on other CT reviewers feedback. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine de la Janasse Côtes du Rhône Villages Terre d'ArgileRed Rhone Blend more |
12/9/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 91 pointsA very good wine and reasonably priced. Day 1 had an alcohol burn (young 2010), but day 2 this subsided and then started to really appreciate the quality of this wine. Previous CT user ratings and comments were right on. |
| Red |
2010 Château Puech-Haut Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry PrestigeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/4/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 90 pointsThis is really a good wine for the price $16.99. My second bottle in last few months. Very smooth. Nice fruit. Medium weight. Had some higher priced wines recently that were not as good as this. So, will buy more to have on-hand if still available. |
| Red |
2010 Château Puech-Haut Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry PrestigeRed Rhone Blend more |
11/30/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 90 pointsA blend of Grenache and Syrah. Very smooth taste of dark fruit, herbs and spice. A very good wine for the price of $16.99. Not so well known. Upped rating a point on re-evaluation. |
| Red |
2010 Shafer MerlotNapa Valley more |
1/25/2013 - Plus Ultra wrote: 89 pointsThis is a nicely crafted wine, but too intense for me. Did not enjoy this as much as prior vintages. Maybe it needs time to develop. |
| Red |
2011 Anko MalbecSalta more |
1/2/2013 - Plus Ultra wrote: 88 pointsA pretty good Malbec. Nice fruit. Lighter weight. A good everyday wine to have on-hand if price is right. |
| Red |
2009 Darioush Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
3/3/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 91 pointsA nice, smooth, good quality wine, but it does have a heavy tar component that overshadows the fruit and makes it hard to drink even a full glass. I also think it is overpriced. |
| Red |
2009 Markham MerlotNapa Valley more |
11/17/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 88 pointsVery good everyday wine and excellent value around $15. Medium weight, nice aroma and smooth taste of cherry and raspberry fruit and a little vanilla spice. Rather simple, but good. Updated note: Best after about 3 hours in open. |
| Red |
2009 La Closerie de FourtetSt. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/22/2012 - Plus Ultra wrote: 88 pointsWas smooth and easy to drink, but aroma and fruit profile kind of light. Day 2 showed a little more substance. Day 3 seemed to have put on more weight and fruit more pronounced. Was actually pretty good then. Maybe it just needed time. Upped rating by a point. Not sure I would buy again though, would rather try something else. |
| Red |
2010 DuMOL Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
11/16/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis was so delicious now. A little heavier in body than average, but this style Pinot Noir appeals to me. Very rich and smooth with bright red cherry fruit. Mild earthiness in background. Lingering aftertaste. Very high quality producer. Just signed up for their pre-release mailing list. Will order everything - their Syrah, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. |
| Red |
2009 Calera Pinot Noir Mills VineyardMount Harlan more |
1/20/2013 - Plus Ultra wrote: 90 pointsA good quality wine, but kind of boring. Strong taste of dark fruit, but diid not notice other characteristics like spice or vanilla. I liked the de Villiers better as it had a nice fruit / vanilla balance and was more flavorful and enjoyable. |
| Red |
2010 Testarossa Pinot Noir Doctor's VineyardSanta Lucia Highlands more |
12/2/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis is really delicious. Heavy weight for a Pinot Noir. Very rich. Very smooth. Dark red cherry color and flavor prevails with more subtle herbs and spices in background. WA rating of 95 may be deserved. I took it down a couple points because it was almost too rich and dense to drink more than one glass a day. While this is good, I prefer DuMol Pinot Noir. |
| Red |
2009 Samsara Syrah Melville VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
12/4/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 92 pointsVery smooth after decanting for 3 hours. Delicious. Full flavored. Aroma and taste of dark fruits and creamy vanilla. Mildly spicy. Enjoyed this. A good value. Will buy more and consider their Pinot Noir as well. |
| Red |
2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Le PetitPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/17/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 92 pointsVery smooth and creamy. Nice, tasty dark fruit with subtle earthy characteristic. Did not like this on day 1, but opened up and settled down on day 2 and even better on day 3. Very good quality and reasonably priced. |
| Red |
2010 Davis Bynum Pinot NoirRussian River Valley more |
11/30/2012 - Plus Ultra wrote: 88 pointsMy preference would be for stronger fruit profile as earthy aromatics and taste dominate. But this is a good quality Pinot Noir. Just not my style. |
| Red |
2010 DuMOL Syrah Russian River Valleymore |
3/6/2013 - Plus Ultra wrote: 90 pointsI recently had the DuMol Eddie's Patch Syrah and RRV Pinot Noir and liked both of these very much, but the RRV Syrah, while good, was weaker than those. May be it will put on more weight with time. |
| Red |
2009 Buccella MerlotNapa Valley more |
10/3/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 95 pointsWonderful Merlot. Full-bodied, smooth and expressive with deep, dark, rich and ripe fruit. Tastes so good with Brie cheese. Read everyone's notes, but did not know how good this was until I tried it. This is my top Merlot right now. Went out and bought 2007, 2008 and more 2009, and even their Cabernet which must be good. |
| Red |
2010 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valleymore |
10/19/2012 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 93 pointsFinal conclusion is this is a really good Shiraz. Day 1, decanted several hours, but did not seem to help much. Aroma not very expressive, tasted a little tart and alcohol noticeable. Day 2, decanted for 10 hours. Aroma still not very expressive, but soft, exquisite taste emerged of dark fruits and spices with nice vanilla aftertaste. Had with some Gouda cheese which helped take the edge off this young wine. Starting to enjoy this very much. |
| Red |
2008 Baldacci Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label Stags Leap Districtmore |
4/5/2013 - Plus Ultra Likes this wine: 93 pointsVery smooth, eloquent and expressive rich dark fruit and vanilla flavors. Will buy more of this. |
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