| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2013 Sine Qua Non Grenache Jusqu'à l'os Eleven Confessions VineyardCentral Coast more |
12/25/2022 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 pointsDecanted for 3.5 hours. Aromas of blueberry, cherry, kirsch liquor, iron and chocolate Grenache. Flavors of blueberry, raspberry, cherry, iron and coffee. Ends with a 40 second finish with raspberry notes. Needs some more time to open up. Will update. |
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2015 Hartford / Hartford Court Pinot Noir Warrior Princess Block Zena Crown VineyardOregon more |
7/24/2021 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsFrom the Coravin and let sit in the glass for 2 hours. Aromas of cherry, brown sugar, rhubarb, strawberry and a hint of earth. Flavors of strawberry, cherry, hint of cola, mushroom and earth. Ends with a nice finish of 30+ seconds with black cherry and earth notes. For $40 this is a steal. Might need to go back and get a few more.
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2017 Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
1/2/2021 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted for 1 hour. Aromas of blackberry, currant, lead pencil, black cherry, dill and mocha. Flavors of blackberry, currant, mocha, cherry and touch of iron. Ends with a 25 second finish with blackberry and iron notes. Served a bit cool but as it warmed it it got better. Will update note as needed.
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Veuve Clicquot Champagne BrutChampagne Blend more |
12/27/2020 - slywka7 wrote: 88 pointsBit light on the bubbles. Slate and cracker on the palate. Not the best bottle I’ve had but still decent.
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2006 Carlisle Zinfandel Pietro's RanchRussian River Valley more |
9/29/2020 - SineQuaNon Likes this wine: 92 pointsGoing super strong!! This has aged incredibly well. Pronounced black currant kote on the nose very similar to the nose on the 2006 Carlisle Vineyard Zin consumed recently. A weather related note from 2006? A winemaking related note from this period at Carlisle? I don’t know, but it is of Cab-like intensity. Further, all the ‘usual’ zin goodness from Carlisle; brambly fruit, both fresh and candied, chocolate, creamy malo texture, zin-spice of cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. Another masterpiece from Carlisle. What happened to this vineyard? The back label says this was the last vintage. Too bad...
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2017 Carlisle Zinfandel Montafi RanchRussian River Valley more |
9/25/2020 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 96 pointsPop and pour. Aromas boysenberry, blueberry, huckleberry, wild cherry and lavender. Nose has a lot going on. Flavors of boysenberry, blueberry, huckleberry, wild cherry, blackberry and a hint of black pepper. Ends with a long finish of 40-45 seconds with boysenberry and blackberry notes. Get some prickly tannins if the first few sips of this but not a nuisance. Probably the best Montifi in recent memory and that is saying something.
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| Red |
2015 Fattoria Viticcio Chianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
8/2/2020 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted for 1 hour. Aromas of raspberry, cherry, leather, tar and rose petal. Flavors of raspberry, cherry, leather, tar and iron. Ends with a big raspberry, cherry and iron finish of 25+ seconds. Took a while to develop but once it did it really kind of hit it's stride.
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| Red |
2015 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/8/2020 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted for 2.5 hours. Aromas of raspberry garnacha, smoked herbs, wild cherry, currant and flowers. Flavors of raspberry, touch of iron, sour cherry, roasted herbs and touch of currant. Ends with a long finish raspberry tinged finish of 25+ seconds. Note quite as impressive as the first time I had it but still an excellent wine.
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2016 Sinegal Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
4/4/2020 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted for 3 hours. Aromas of currant, blackberry, black cherry, lead pencil and touch of iron. Flavors of blackberry, iron, currant, black cherry and touch of plum. Ends with a 30-35 second finish with blackberry and currant notes. A top not Napa Cab.
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| White |
2017 Hamilton Russell Vineyards ChardonnayHemel-en-Aarde Valley more |
4/4/2020 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 pointsAromas of wet stone, lemon, Granny Smith Apple and mineral. Flavors of lemon, lime, mineral and sour apple. Ends with a 20-25 second finish. Consistently one of the best Chardonnays for the money.
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| Red |
2016 Brotte Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine BarvilleRed Rhone Blend more |
10/26/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 pointsSeymour Wine Club Meeting 10/26/19 (Home of Lew Stanio): Decanted for 1.5 hours. Aromas of herbs, raspberry garnacha, cherry and smoked meats. Flavors of chocolate, herbs, smoked meats, iron and earth. Ends with a long iron infused finish of 25-30 seconds. Got just a slight bit of heat on this but nothing I was overly concerned about. This was my favorite wine of the night. I thought it was mine and turns out I was right although it did seem this had a bit more Syrah in there than I remember. That threw me off initially. This finished 3rd on the night.
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2012 Reuling Vineyard ChardonnaySonoma Coast more |
4/29/2018 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 pointsAromas of nut, buttered popcorn, papaya and hint of flowers. Flavors of buttered popcorn, mango, vanilla, mineral and touch of banana. Ends with a buttered popcorn infused finish of 25+ seconds. This has come around since the last time I had it. Put on some weight.
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| Red |
2009 Antica Terra Pinot Noir BotanicaWillamette Valley more |
11/12/2017 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 pointsDuck Four Ways at The Spread in Norwalk (The Spread in South Norwalk): This was my favorite Pinot Noir on the night. Nose of game, dried cherry, mushroom and soy sauce. This led to flavors of cherry, soy sauce, mushroom and earth. Ends with a 35 second finish. This had some uniqueness to it. Kind of tough to characterize this as either new world or old world. Whatever was, it was working for me.
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2015 Sine Qua Non Entre Chien et LoupCentral Coast White Rhone Blend more |
11/12/2017 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 98 pointsDuck Four Ways at The Spread in Norwalk (The Spread in South Norwalk): Wow what a wine! My wine of the night! This had such an awesome nose of smoke, honeysuckle, pineapple and mineral. Really quite unique. Reminds me of a le meal I had a while back. Flavors of melon, star fruit, saline, sea salt and tangerine. The finish is like a wall of flavors that never seems to let up, lasting at least 50 seconds. This is truly some impressive stuff.
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2015 Hartford / Hartford Court Zinfandel Old Vine Russian River Valleymore |
10/28/2017 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsSeymour Wine Club Meeting 10/28/17 (Home of the Alapatt's): Tasted Blind. Aromas of huckleberry, raspberry, pepper and licorice. Flavors of raspberry, blueberry and wild cherry. Upon first tasting this it was still a tad tight but when I re-tasted 30-45 minutes later it had really opened up so I raised my score. Ended with a great 25-30 second finish. This really packs a lot of flavor in there without any heat. My wine of the night and the Group's #2.
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2008 Dominus EstateNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/27/2017 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 97 pointsSlow oxed for 5 hours. Nose of blackberry, currant, mocha, forest floor and dried cherry. Flavors of blackberry, currant, dried cherry, mocha, touch of earth and touch of herb. Ends with a long mocha infused 45+ finish. This is still quite tannic and could easily use a 4 hour decant. This score may change as the wine develops in the glass.
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2016 Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorinimore |
7/27/2017 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 pointsAromas of sea breeze, lemon, slate and mineral. Flavors of saline, star fruit, hint of lemon, sea salt and mineral. Ends with a very nice finish of 25+ seconds with the saline theme. A most unusual wine that is quite delicious. Feels more French is style but clocks in at 14% alcohol.
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| Red |
1994 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon ReserveNapa Valley more |
7/22/2017 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 pointsPop and pour. Aromas of dried cherry, mushroom, earth and iron. Flavors of dried cherry, currant, earth, dried blackberry and mineral. This has soft tannins and drinking perfectly right now. Ends with an earth and currant infused finish of 25 seconds. Probably could have used a short decant.
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2014 Fox Run Vineyards Dry RieslingFinger Lakes more |
6/30/2017 - slywka7 wrote: 88 pointsAromas of green apple, mineral, sea salt and iodine. Flavors of green apple, mineral and pear. Nose is more complex than the palate and Finger Lakes Rieslings are on the sweeter dryer side.
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2012 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Papera VineyardRussian River Valley more |
11/18/2016 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 pointsAromas of blueberry, raspberry, violets and boysenberry. Took some time to come around but started to show the hallmarks of the William Septem Zin: a Zin made like a Pinot. Flavors of blueberry, raspberry, mulberry and sour cherry. Still a jammy Zin but has a restrained elegance. Ends with a raspberry infused finish of about 20+ seconds. Sadly, my last William Selyem Zin and won't be buy anymore because they have became too expensive.
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| Red |
2008 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
2/19/2016 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsPopped and poured. Opened up nicely over 20 minutes. Aromas of blackberry, violets, cherry and white chocolate. On the palate, it has flavors of blackberry, dark cherry, melted chocolate, kirsch liquor and a touch of iron. Ends with an impressive of about 25-30 seconds. It got better as it got more air. This has developed more into a classic Napa Cabernet. When I had it initially it was more Bordeaux like. Certainly not anywhere near dead as someone suggested. Parker was spot on with this one.
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2013 Rombauer Vineyards ChardonnayCarneros more |
1/27/2016 - vintage1949 wrote: 94 pointsSorry if I elaborate on this wine. I only do so as I am worried the best part of this wine is missed. First take out of the refrigerator and decant it for 15 minutes. This is not a wine to be hurried. I use (and anything will do) Bordeaux Riedel glasses. Fill the glass about 1/8 full. If you take the palm of your had while swirling and you get a good chill the wine is too cold. I find taking my time releases incredible aromas that are balanced with perfect acid to be refreshing. I cannot tell you how many times a guest at our house comes back with a glass that has been nursed for an hour-Dave-you have to smell this-this is incredible-please take a taste. Of course that magic window does not last forever. Simply filling up a glass halfway and drinking it is like pulling the turkey out of the oven a couple hours to early. Well that was not the best metaphor but you get the idea. The wines charms for some reason-needs to be beguiled out of the glass. But the slow process warms the senses and soul. Dave
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2007 Winter Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
11/28/2015 - vintage1949 wrote: 93 pointsHad this bottle with Matt-a friend online. Well actually it was not the same bottle. Very brief explanation. I had two bottles-sent him one and we agreed to open on the same day. My bottle when first decanted had a very sour nose and taste. It was that high pitched smell that is hard to put into words. Vinegar with a touch, just a touch of nail polish. Decanted two hours-still bad. Had a large party at our house and grabbed the decanter an hour after last assessment. Poof-the ugly elements vanished. In it's place on the nose was some dark fruit mixed with some sweeter bark notes. The palate emulated the same package. This was a wine that did not hit you over the head with weight but rather glided across the palate.
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande CuvéeChampagne Blend more |
2/21/2015 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 pointsTo Kalon Night at Collyer Catering (Collyer Catering): We started things of with this Krug. Have only had this once or twice before but this is the best showing I have had with it. Lovely nose of toast, roasted nut, mineral and slate. Really wonderful nose on this and a little more forward than most Champagnes I have had. Had some great bubbles too with flavors of toast, nut, splash of citrus and yeast. Beautiful and precise. A lovely sparkling wine.
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1979 Chappellet Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
1/3/2015 - slywka7 wrote: 90 pointsCork was a disaster. Still has some fruit on the nose with aromas of dried cherry, mint, earth, spice and hint of currant. Flavors of dried cherry, mint, mushroom, blackberry and earth. Still hanging on after all these years.
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Comment posted by slywka7:
12/26/2022 2:41:00 PM - Nice. Great minds think alike.