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2019 Château Pape Clément

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2/11/2024 - theraredram wrote: 58 points

Bafflingly mace and nutmeg heavy on opening, little else. Eventually opens up with leather, strawberry and an almost Barolo like tar. Bitter chocolate on the finish. Returning five hours later, I see little improvement.
Clearly opened very early but even so, very unforgiving and rather lacklustre.

(Before you all have a strop, I use much more of a score range than your redundant 89-95)

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    2/12/2024 5:10:00 AM - Just my two cents: If everyone used their own scale for ratings, Cellartracker would be for no use to anyone.
Red

2019 Château Batailley

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1/13/2024 - theraredram wrote: 85 points

The nose has a good helping of blackberry, a little cherry, some cedar and pencil case. A lot of reviews say graphite but for me it’s certainly more remnant of the pencil, rubber and protractor set you had when you were 12. It doesn’t dominate too much however unlike some other Pauillac classroom collages I’ve had.

The palate has prominent underripe green fig with black cherry, tobacco, pencil case and a distinctly herbaceous character. It’s very much dry and in fact borderline bitter, which along with any green notes I attribute to me knowingly infanticiding the bottle. The tannin is grippy and aggressive yet the fantastic structure is clearly evident and I find myself enjoying this very much indeed.

Leather, flint and rose on the finish, like a bouquet bought fresh from the quarry by a miner in chaps.

I’ve had Batailey before but can’t quite remember enjoying it anywhere close to this one. Good vintage was it? I would absolutely love to revisit this in say half a decade’s time, if not a little longer. Great stuff.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    1/14/2024 7:21:00 AM - Yes, but it helps scoring if everyone is using the charts recommended by CT. I don’t see how one could make a difference between a score of 73 and 74 if you use the whole scale. CT guidance is as follows:
    CellarTracker uses a 50-100 point scale for rating wines.

    Score Grade Meaning
    98-100 A+ Extraordinary
    94-97 A Outstanding
    90-93 A- Excellent
    86-89 B+ Very Good
    80-85 B Good
    70-79 C Below/Average
    50-69 D Avoid

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    1/13/2024 9:37:00 PM - You seem to like it so wondering if 85p is a typo. Saw you rated Leoville-Barton at 95.
Red

2006 Parmi Priorat La Coma de Porrera

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12/3/2023 - steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 92 points

Dark fruits turning to redish with time in the glass. Very mature nose of damp forest floor and mushrooms. Would say it is in prime based on how evolved it is yet delivers a clean and precise experience on palate.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    12/3/2023 6:44:00 AM - There seems to be very little information about this wine online. I’ve tried three bottles and still have another 3 in cellar. For me they seemed a bit ”sweet” for my taste. Wondering if it’s an issue with my wines or general issue. You didn’t feel them being a bit sweet?
Red

2010 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino

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12/29/2022 - UofM Likes this wine: 52 points

Similar notes to previous tastings. Just a bit more refined and rounded. Went very well with homemade Sunday sauce w/ meatballs and sausage.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    12/29/2022 5:30:00 AM - 52? I assume you mean 92? :-)
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2006 Parmi Priorat La Coma de Porrera

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11/21/2022 - Lemmy-W wrote: NR

Not giving a rating as still struggling to identify whether or not my bottles have something wrong (possibly some slight heat damage?).

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    4/8/2023 10:46:00 AM - Mijatov, I bought mine at catawiki, too. I have a doubt that wines have not been stored correctly and therefore seem past its prime or possibly even heat damaged at some point. :(
Red

2005 Château Lascombes

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6/20/2022 - Gen NY Does not like this wine: 86 points

2 of 6. I am really unhappy with this wine. Bought on release and stored perfectly. Wine is tart and almost sour. i was hoping it would go well with Fathers Day steaks but it was not good. On Day 2 it did not improve and started to fall apart a bit. Will put in the fridge and try again in a day or two. Maybe a bad bottle?

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    6/20/2022 10:41:00 PM - Sounds like a bad bottle. tart and sour sounds like heat damaged, but in case you bought it on release and stored well, maybe it's something else (unless it was badly exposed to heat during transportation).
Red

2005 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Bosconia

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4/18/2022 - Lemmy-W wrote: 93 points

by far the best bottle I've had (and the last :-( ).

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    4/19/2022 4:24:00 AM - Sure Harley, all recommendations are more than welcome. :-)

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    4/18/2022 11:45:00 PM - I only have other vintages available: -04 (1), -06 (2) and -07 (5).
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2019 Château Valandraud

 St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more
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3/29/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 98 points

Scoring at the top of the range, this is a majestic vintage of Valandraud that is packed and stacked with waves of inky, purple colored, black cherries, plums, mint, espresso, cocoa, licorice, flowers and crushed rocks. Full-bodied, rich, intense, opulent, complex and with a fruit-filled, velvet-textured, non-stop finish, this is already a treat in your glass. Drink from 2026-2055.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    4/1/2022 2:43:00 AM - hi Jeff, thanks again for great reviews on 2019 vintage. Still waiting for my primeurs to arrive, but seems they are worth waiting. Still pondering whether or not to try any of them during this year or try to store them in cellar for years to come. Majority of my Bordeaux's are from 2016, 2018 and 2019. Any general hint on their drinking window and the best way to avoid the closed phase with those?
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2011 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

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12/13/2021 - CarolinPT Likes this wine: 80 points

Smooth drinking, flawlessly integrated tannins, oak not nearly as prominent as I feared. Alcohol high and slightly out of balance.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    12/21/2021 10:59:00 PM - hi Carolinpt, I didn't mean to be rude or anything. Personally, I see that being adjusted into CT rating system also helps reading other person's reviews on wines.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    12/13/2021 7:40:00 AM - yes, 80 is kind of ok'ish. :-)

    This is the Wine Rating Scale from Cellartracker site.

    CellarTracker uses a 50-100 point scale for rating wines.
    Score Grade Meaning
    98-100 A+ Extraordinary
    94-97 A Outstanding
    90-93 A- Excellent
    86-89 B+ Very Good
    80-85 B Good
    70-79 C Below/Average
    50-69 D Avoid
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2010 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino

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8/9/2021 - Vinogan(s) wrote: flawed

Bottle 3/6. Same issue again. I begin to suspect my whole case is affected here. Will try to return my remaining bottles. Argiano has had a real hygiene issue here with their 2010. For such a producer, this is inexcusable

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    8/9/2021 8:26:00 AM - That’s surprising. I’ve consumed three bottles and all have been good.
Red

2015 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

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5/17/2021 - BilboBaggins Likes this wine: 93 points

Opened 2 hours before dinner and enjoyed over another 2. Kept improving.

This carries the warmth of the vintage, but with notes of sunkissed earth, fresh plums and savoury notes of sundried tomatoes, oregano and thyme. No jammy notes or noticeable alcohol heat. This is in addition to the dark cherries (fresh, not preserved amarena) and tobacco leaf you expect from Rancia. Quite a different wine to the 2016, but overall just a great Chianti which can be enjoyed now or left in the cellar.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    5/17/2021 4:48:00 AM - Only 80 points? a typo?
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2004 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Bosconia

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4/10/2021 - Lemmy-W wrote: 91 points

Silky tannins and still going strong. Hard to believe this is 17 years old.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    4/10/2021 4:49:00 AM - Shame I have only one more -04 left :(
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2007 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia

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3/31/2021 - PTFighter wrote: 80 points

Elegant and smooth

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    4/1/2021 3:53:00 AM - What I struggle most is 95-100. This comes mainly from wine being complex, but sometimes I feel that my judgement and taste aren't good enough to decide which wines should go 95 and beyond. Guess I've never tasted one. :-)

    Though I agree that if wine is good (80-85), I tend to rate it between 85-88. I hardly ever go below 80, wine needs to be terrible.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    3/31/2021 9:17:00 AM - What Daniel likely means is:

    CellarTracker uses a 50-100 point scale for rating wines.

    Score Grade Meaning
    98-100 A+ Extraordinary
    94-97 A Outstanding
    90-93 A- Excellent
    86-89 B+ Very Good
    80-85 B Good
    70-79 C Below/Average
    50-69 D Avoid

    In other words 80 is quite low.
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2005 Château d'Armailhac

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3/17/2021 - Sanlucar Does not like this wine: NR

Horribly corked - poured straight down the drain!

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    3/18/2021 8:45:00 AM - Ok, guess I should try the one and only bottle I have.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    3/18/2021 8:18:00 AM - I guess no one likes corked wine :), but do dislike this wine also when it’s not corked?
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2018 Château Pavie Macquin

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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 points

The knockout nose, with all its sensations of cherry, plum liqueur, smoke, licorice, kirsch, flowers and boysenberry is all you need to know this is great wine. On the palate, the wine meshes silk and velvet textured fruits with minerality seamlessly. Long, intense, expansive, stony and character driven, this is going to offer sublime tasting experiences if you can wait for at least 7 years before pulling a cork. The wine blends 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon.

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    3/17/2021 8:11:00 AM - Thanks. Your notes have been one valuable source of information. :-)

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    3/17/2021 7:20:00 AM - Waiting for these:
    Chateau Puygueraud
    Chateau Belle-Vue Cru Bourgeois
    Chateau d'Aiguilhe
    Chateau Clos Manou Cru Bourgeois
    Chateau Haut-Brisson
    Chateau Meyney
    Chateau de Pressac Grand Cru Classe De Pressac
    Chateau Tour Saint Christophe
    Les Pagodes De Cos
    Chateau Bellefont-Belcier
    Chateau Cantenac-Brown
    Chateau Branaire-Ducru
    Clos du Marquis
    Chateau Malescot St. Exupery 3eme Cru
    Chateau Beau Sejour Becot
    Chateau Giscours
    Chateau Pavie Macquin
    Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
    Chateau Leoville-Barton
    Chateau Clinet
    Chateau Leoville-Poyferre
    Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte
    Chateau Canon
    Chateau Haut-Bailly

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    3/15/2021 7:55:00 AM - Thanks Jeff for all your notes on 2018 Bordeaux's. Good reading while waiting for them to arrive later. :-)
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2011 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

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2/20/2021 - acher1965 wrote: 86 points

Very nice. Somewhere between Australia and central Italy

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    2/21/2021 9:36:00 AM - Guess we can blame Parker rating system for that. :)

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    2/21/2021 9:35:00 AM - Yes, I know it’s a good wine as others have rated up to 91 points. :)

  • Comment posted by Lemmy-W:

    2/21/2021 6:53:00 AM - Hope you are familiar with CT rating guidance. In my opinion 80 points is quite lousy wine. Ratings are defined as below:

    CellarTracker uses a 50-100 point scale for rating wines.

    Score Grade Meaning
    98-100 A+ Extraordinary
    94-97 A Outstanding
    90-93 A- Excellent
    86-89 B+ Very Good
    80-85 B Good
    70-79 C Below/Average
    50-69 D Avoid

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