| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2016 Arnot-Roberts Gamay Noir El Doradomore |
4/23/2022 - Onthelees wrote: NRTbd |
| Rosé |
2017 Domaine de la Mordorée Côtes du Rhône Rosé La Dame RousseRed Rhone Blend more |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees wrote: NROn the watermelon side of the rose experience. Liked better at the tasting than when opened at home. |
| Red |
2013 Lechthaler Teroldego Rotalianomore |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRAgree with GTFREEK’s tasting note only I loved the red fruit overtones and enjoyed the tartness. Another lighter bodied, lower alcohol and inexpensive red wine that pairs well with Virginia summers |
| Red |
2014 Ca’ Bea Colli Piacentini GutturnioBarbera more |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRTasty light bodied, high acid, red fruited summer red. My first experience with gutturnio. Will try a frizzante next. Easily worth the small change it took to buy it. |
| Rosé |
2017 Domaine Vetriccie Corse RoséRosé Blend more |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRToo long ago to remember details but this rose was unique and an excellent value at less than $11. |
| White |
2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle ChardonnayColumbia Valley more |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees Does not like this wine: NRVery light, soft apple and citrus fruit, light acidity. Disappointing. |
| Red |
2013 Arnot-Roberts Syrah North Coastmore |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRIt’s remarkable how these A-N Syrahs come out of their reductive hiding if you wait long enough. I drank this three weeks ago so details are lacking. But the experience was as recent tasters have expressed. Garnet with purple highlights, savory, bramble and vegetal elements superimposed on red fruit, smoked brisket, medium acidity and moderate length. Excellent balance. Agree with comments about lighter body which leaves me a bit wanting but the overall experience is easily positive. I just wish it didn’t take so long. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Terre di San Venanzio Fortunato Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DryGlera more |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRPale gold, aromas of apple, pear, citrus and minerals. Medium+ body, medium acidity and fine to medium bubbles. Palate reflects the nose with apple, pear, citrus and honey accompanied by minerals and a satisfying earthiness. Paired nicely with lobster risotto |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Villa Jolanda ProseccoGlera more |
7/11/2018 - Onthelees wrote: NRLight, moderately fine bubbles, apple and honey, minerals, graphite finish. Whatever it lacks in fruit, it makes up for in crispness. An inexpensive summer Prosecco. |
| Red |
2015 Arnot-Roberts TrousseauNorth Coast more |
6/24/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRA completely unique wine experience from the gem-like color, light body and transitional red-rose palate to the balanced acidity and microfine tannins. At a perfect drinking point. It took awhile to understand this wine and it’s cellaring needs, but it is eminently clear that I should have purchased more. Great summer wine too. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Gourt de Mautens (Jérôme Bressy) Vaucluse RougeRed Rhone Blend more |
6/18/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NR70% Grenache, 30% Carignan, Mourvedre, Syrah, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccares at low yields, it would seem in skilled hands. Decanted for two hours. Garnet with purple highlights; intoxicating perfume of candied cherry, cassis, stems, and a touch of vanilla; bracing at first this evolved with air over days into a wine we savored at 10 PM. Full bodied, almost unctuous; medium acidity with tannins that are firm and somewhat crunchy. Sensuous candied cherry layered with soft vanilla, savory elements, chocolate, cassis with flashes of game and brush, all augmented substantially with pursed lip suction which induced a layered cake of flavors issuing a long and mouth-coating finish. Truly a flirtatious, sexy wine that will fulfill in 2-3 years time. |
| White - Sparkling |
2008 Taittinger Champagne Brut MillésiméChampagne Blend more |
6/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRCelebrating the end of a long and lovely visit from our daughter; served with a homemade Fettuccine Alfredo with scallops and peas; straw yellow; bubbles initially roiling in the glass (“it’s alive!”); complex expansive and even round nose featuring citrus, apple, floral smoke and latte elements which combined to offer very good presence; fine effervescence and enjoyable moderate mousse; the citrus, floral, apple and smoke were sensed on the palate along with brioche and mineral substance: silky mouthfeel and excellent body with very good length. Medium acidity which worked well with the meal. The pairing worked well-I had given up on Alfredo 20 ago but this was much lighter. |
| Rosé |
2017 Domaine des Terrisses Gaillac RoséRosé Blend more |
6/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRSalmon-pink; effusive floral/tropical nose of red fruit and even papaya; light-medium bodied; just enough character and bite to separate itself on the palate from the Provence prototype. Good QPR. |
| Red |
2016 d'Autrefois Pinot Noir ReserveVin de Pays d'Oc more |
6/11/2018 - Onthelees wrote: NRNot as overwhelmed as others on this one BUT it was received as a gift for book club so value is infinite (or better still undefined). Consumed two weeks ago. Turbid darker purple; nose of earth and dark berry; slightly muddled flavors of dark berry, forest floor, average length, medium balance, average intensity. Good complexity. Soft tannins and medium acid. Not usually apply scores but if I did this would be 86ish. |
| White |
2016 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Roussillon Les Vignes de Bila-Haut BlancGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
6/11/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRconsummed two weeks ago. Recall floral aromas and flavors, silky mouthfeel, honey and and a very good QPR |
| Red |
2014 Turley Zinfandel Rattlesnake RidgeHowell Mountain more |
6/8/2018 - Onthelees wrote: NRConsumed over three days. Medium garnet with purple highlights. Muddled nose of bramble and raspberry. Palate was savory and reflected the nose in a unidimensional manner that evolved little with time. Third day was the the best albeit marginlly. Moderately light bodied, light acid and tannins, moderate intensity and OK complexity. Average length. I never felt this wine completely delivered on it’s promise. Will give the next bottle another six months. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (5) |
| Red |
2011 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco NubiolaNebbiolo more |
5/31/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRTasted with my daughter and wife in recovery from medication induced dysgeusia (taste alteration). Initially opened for a pasta and meatball dinner with 45 min of decanting. I thought I couldn’t taste it properly and set my glass aside. But in reality it was just very tight (stored at 57 degrees continuously). Decided to try the wine two days later-completely different. Sipped over two more days. This wine is about it’s overall experience rather than its components. Slightly turbid and maturing garnet color and glass coating character. Rich nose of cola, root beer and oak. The cola-root beer character carried into the palate with mature red fruits and a secondary bright flavor we had trouble identifying. Medium bodied, average acidity and fine tannic structure. But it was the combination of the umami, tannins and the well integrated oak that carried the day rather than any one flavor. Deeply satisfying and glad to have been able to taste it. Decant for a longer period. |
| Rosé |
2017 Château de Peyrassol Côtes de Provence Commanderie de PeyrassolRosé Blend more |
5/25/2018 - Onthelees wrote: NRPale pink; reticent strawberry nose; light bodied, low acidity; very pleasant, easily drinkable strawberry, vanilla and earth palate; good alone or as an aperitif. |
| White |
2015 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg RieslingMosel Saar Ruwer more |
5/24/2018 - Onthelees Likes this wine: NRYoung, closed and served with 15 minutes of aeration. With time and temperature on the warmer side of cellar temperature, this was light, slightly rounder than crisp with a medium body. Delightful mix of stone fruit, mint and light citrus. Low acidity. It did not get the best treatment but paired welll with cheeses and charcuterie as an aperitif. Needs time. |
| Red |
2013 Bogle Vineyards Petite SirahCalifornia more |
7/25/2017 - Onthelees Likes this wine: 87 pointsLayers of flavor, improved daily, terrific QPR, a steal at this price |
| White |
2015 Arnot-Roberts Old Vine White Heinstein VineyardSonoma Valley White Blend more |
7/25/2017 - Onthelees wrote: 90 pointsDelightfully bright and complex, fruit tasted Californian with no sense of oak, just layers of welcome complexity. Agree that this was the best experience with this wine to date |
| Red |
2016 Arnot-Roberts Gamay Noir El Doradomore |
7/25/2017 - Onthelees wrote: 88 pointsAgree with most of what has been written here. I felt this was a tight and needs time. |
| White |
2012 Arnot-Roberts Chardonnay Watson RanchNapa Valley more |
7/25/2017 - Onthelees Likes this wine: 92 pointsHas improved over the last bottle. Pale yellow, nose of citrus, chalk and a touch of sweetness, but quite chilled which likely covered the nose to some degree. Crisp lemon with trailing hazelnut, minerals and a silky mouthfeel, long finish sprinkled with a micron of powdered sugar. Day one was more Chablis-like but day 2 provided the greater overall satisfaction, picking up body and depth. Fabulous Chardonnay. |
| Red |
2014 Turley Zinfandel Old VinesCalifornia more |
3/10/2017 - Onthelees Likes this wine: 91 pointsEvokes exclamations, conversation and description every time it is shared. Satisfying in new ways with each glass. |
| White |
2013 Ramey Chardonnay Sonoma Coastmore |
3/10/2017 - Onthelees Likes this wine: 91 pointsMust be drinking a different wine. This bottle was amazing for an entry level Chardonnay. Medium bodied, clean yet rich citrus profile, defined minerality and good length. Can't wait to sample the vineyard level Ramey's next |
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