| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2009 Rocca di Frassinello Maremma Toscana Le SughereSuperTuscan Blend more |
2/3/2013 - Colia wrote: 89 pointsRustic tannins, heavily applied. But ripe, and so is the fruit. Quite tasty, nice ripe finish. |
| Red |
1996 Trevor Jones Shiraz Dry GrownBarossa Valley more |
4/5/2009 - Colia wrote: 85 pointsGot to this too late. There was a brief burst of its former power, but it was gone in about thirty minutes. Tea colored rim, spice box and raspberry nose. On the palate, a bit thin, but a one time, this was a lion. |
| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/9/2015 - Colia wrote: 96 pointsDamn fine impression of a Gevrey-Chambertin. Sweet strawberry and cherries, black tea, and spices. Still bright and alive, but the wine was all about texture. Silk. |
| Red |
2007 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Homer Shea VineyardWillamette Valley more |
2/15/2015 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsThe 2007 vintage is starting to age well. The fruit is starting to take second fiddle to sandlewood, mushroom, and earth. Beautiful texture and long finish. |
| Red |
2007 Antica Terra Pinot NoirWillamette Valley more |
5/27/2013 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsSour red cherries, minerals, tobacco, black olive, mushroom. Middle weight, fine texture, at peak now. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2005 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
3/20/2014 - Colia wrote: 87 pointsFading. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Daniel Ginsburg Champagne Grande Reserve Sous Bois BrutChampagne Blend more |
1/25/2013 - Colia wrote: 93 pointsBarrel fermented character is excellent, the mousse is very fine and the fruit is ripe. This is hitting way way above its price point. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2000 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
9/13/2009 - Colia wrote: 100 pointsThe most delicious thing I have ever put in my mouth. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927more |
8/22/2015 - Colia wrote: 95 pointsnectar of figs and buttered pecans |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927more |
3/11/2010 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsDeep amber color. I'm no sherry expert and it can be tough for me to pick out the nuances in such a sweet sticky wine, but I did love it. Raisinettes, caramel, toffee, burnt orange, semi-sweet chocolate. The most full body and a finish that lasted twenty minutes or more. |
| White |
2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry RieslingColumbia Valley more |
7/10/2013 - Colia wrote: 83 pointsGood lime and ginger notes, but the fruit was harvested perhaps a bit too soon and it shows disappointing sour flavors. |
| White |
2011 Clean Slate RieslingMosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/14/2012 - Colia Likes this wine: 85 pointsThis is a triumph of marketing and label design. Winebow has apparently purchased a bunch of pradikatswein and desided not to call it that! They put the wine in a clean, well designed bottle without the gothic fonts and undecipherable terms from ludicrous 1971 German Wine Law. |
| Red |
2008 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara Countymore |
10/15/2009 - Colia wrote: 87 pointsClear ruby with a pale rim. Strawberry nose and a bit hot. The taste was reserved in a Burgundian way. Very bright and spicy, including clove and cinnamon. |
| Red |
2010 Bodegas Ilurce Graciano Rioja Rio Madremore |
11/19/2012 - Colia wrote: 85 pointsVery interesting to find a varietal graciano. Quite herbal, with mint and grass notes accompanying plums and black raspberries. Lots of oak (coconut and vanilla). Would have liked it a bit riper. But very interesting. |
| Red |
2005 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Oregonmore |
4/4/2009 - Colia wrote: 89 pointstwo years ago, this was foul. It's pretty darn good right now, however. Dark colored, supple, velvety. very nice. |
| Red |
2006 Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
5/28/2013 - Colia wrote: 91 pointsJust past peak and starting to take on a brick rim and tertiary flavors. Still bursting with ripe fruit and spice. Excellent. |
| White |
2011 Dr. Hermann Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
6/3/2013 - Colia wrote: 88 pointsrather more zippy and less fruity than a typical mosel kabinett. Good petrol, citrus, red fruits, high acid and clean finish. |
| Red |
2010 Denner MourvèdrePaso Robles more |
5/27/2013 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsI don't think it's very correct in a varietal sense, but it is delicious. Bright and racy, with very ripe red fruit and long finish. Just the hint of oak spice. |
| Red |
2008 Viña Cobos Cabernet Sauvignon BramareLujan de Cuyo more |
1/29/2013 - Colia wrote: 90 pointsPacked with sweet fruits, vanilla and spice. Incredible texture, massive battonage. The acid is low, I don't expectit to age, but it is pretty gorgeous right now. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Roederer Estate Brut Anderson ValleyChampagne Blend more |
11/27/2010 - Colia wrote: NRClean, correct, toasty and yeasty and food friendly. In a world of really expensive bubbly, this is the benchmark value. |
| White - Sparkling |
1998 Argyle Extended Tirage BrutWillamette Valley Champagne Blend more |
4/28/2011 - Colia wrote: 94 pointsSuch seamless integration, it just hits all the places a great sparkler should. Leesy, toasty, redolent of lemon cream, pears and corriander. Fine mousse and long finish. Goes great with proscuitto. |
| Red |
2010 M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila-Haut Occultum LapidemCôtes du Roussillon Villages Latour Red Rhone Blend more |
9/2/2013 - Colia wrote: 90 pointsTastes like they tried to make Syrah in Paulliac. Dusty pencil lead in the front, and bramble berries behind. Still young. |
| Red |
2008 Booker Vineyard VertigoPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
3/10/2012 - Colia wrote: 95 pointsThis just might make my desert island list. Big, bold and gorgeous. The fruit is just insanely ripe and hanging just so on a frame of just enough acid and tannin to show it off. It's just beautiful. |
| Red |
2005 Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir JaysonSonoma Coast more |
4/11/2010 - Colia wrote: 89 pointsVery california style that emphasizes the ripe fruit and barrel characteristics over terroir. The nose is fruity and cola nut dominates with cocoa and vanilla. A touch of dissolved gas. Medium to full bodied, the fruit comes out here, mostly in the form of brandied cherries. Very nice, but not in a style I prefer. |
| Red |
2007 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
10/28/2015 - Colia wrote: 97 pointsOkay, I am understanding the hype. Besides the unforgivable sin of opening this several years too yearly, this is awesome. The play of acid to palate weight is nearly perfect. The wine is full bodied and inky and delicious without becoming sodden or flabby. Really ripe, well constructed, excellent. |
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