| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2015 Emmanuel Darnaud St. Joseph DardouilleSyrah more |
4/20/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 92 pointsStructurally great wine here, classic SJ. Blackberry dominates, but held in check with really solid balance. I would guess 3-5 years of good drinking. |
| Red |
2013 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Calistogamore |
4/13/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsThis is really solid, but at peak. Drink over the next 2 years. |
| Red |
2015 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Old Vine Block Peterson Family VineyardCalistoga more |
3/26/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 98 pointsThis was a nearly perfect PS. A big wine, but very refined. The fruit was balanced with pencil shavings, smoked meat and white pepper. Needed about 1 hour to really hit stride. Absolutely outstanding, drink now through 2027 |
| Red |
2018 Domaine Lionnet Cornas Pur GranitSyrah more |
3/3/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 96 pointsWow, this is a fantastic example of Cornas. Took about 1 hour for the fruit to develop, and this still needed a lot of air. This was so refined with great acidity and tannin. This could go 2 decades, EASY. Drink the Terre Brulee as this one evolves in the cellar. Hands off until 2030. |
| Red |
2018 Tamber Bey Cabernet Sauvignon Deux Chevaux VineyardYountville more |
3/2/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 90 pointsPleasent and crowd pleaser type wine. Drinks well now, not sure this has the structure to take it long-term. Drink now to 2025 |
| Red |
2014 Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon AreteStags Leap District more |
2/15/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 91 pointsGood solid cabernet. With 3- 5 years of solid drinking ahead. Mostly textbook darker berries, baking spices, graphite. refined tannins with some acidity. |
| Red |
2013 Piña Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Firehouse VineyardRutherford more |
2/3/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsWhat a great wine. Bigger style, but still in great balance. Zero flabbiness. Edges toward blackberry pie, but with good acidity so its not over the top. Well done. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1997 Domaine Patrick Baudouin Coteaux du Layon Maria JubyChenin Blanc more |
1/26/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 94 pointsVery nice. Dark caramel color/rich amber. Decadent wine, and in a good spot. |
| Red |
2012 Fongoli Montefalco Sagrantinomore |
1/13/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsThis was big and bold. Took about 1 hour to blossom. Huge black licorice and some mint menthol. Velvet blackberry on the palate. Served with rib eye, wine of the popes |
| Red |
2011 Martoccia di Brunelli Luca Brunello di Montalcino RiservaSangiovese more |
1/7/2024 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsTiny producer. Silky palette, violets and strawberries, baking spices. Incredibly well done. Buy it if you can find it. |
| Red |
2012 Realm Cellars The TempestNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/26/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 94 pointsdark, rich, outstanding,. Getting close to peak, drink over the next 4 years. |
| Red |
2012 Switchback Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon ReserveNapa Valley more |
12/26/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsoutstanding, but this is at peak. I wouldn't wait any longer. |
| Red |
2016 Domaine Pichat Côte-Rôtie Champon'sSyrah more |
12/23/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 92 pointsReally good wine. Still in the early stages of its drinking window. This was more clean dark fruits, no earth or barnyard. A bit of a new world in terms of fruit profile, but with the structure and acidity of the old world. |
| Red |
2008 Château Le Bon PasteurPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/16/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsStill a bit young. Needed about 90 minutes to start showing darker blueberry and blackberry fruits. Lush, but restrained. I might wait another 2-4 years on this. Really solid. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine Lionnet Cornas Terre BrûléeSyrah more |
12/5/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsUnder rated Cornas. Textbook, drink now, should last another 5-7 years. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2012 Ellena Giuseppe Bosco Dell'AbateLanghe DOC Nascetta more |
12/2/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 92 pointsSurprising. Aged honey, apricot, orange marmalade. Seems like it has 10 years left, but good now. |
| Red |
2013 AldenAlli Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
11/19/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 92 pointsSolid Pinot, well textured with great strawberry fruit. Still plenty of life, drink over the next 4-5 years. |
| Red |
2017 James Cole MalbecNapa Valley more |
11/10/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 91 pointsStill a little young. great example of malbec. Meaty and well balanced. |
| White |
2018 Chanticleer Pinot GrigioCarneros more |
11/8/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 91 pointsBest PG from the US. Perfect after 5 years. Buy if you can find it. |
| White |
2008 Alexandre Rochette & Cie Hermitage BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
11/8/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 90 pointsStill a great wine but past peak. Deep golden, strong honeycomb, lychee, peach. Drink now |
| White |
2014 Xavier Gerard Condrieu MarmouzinViognier more |
11/5/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 pointsoutstanding, but probably just on the slight backside of peak. Now dark golden, almost aged Chenin like. Honeycomb, peach, apricot. Nice acidity and backbone, went great with a cheese and dried fruit plate. |
| Red |
2017 Chateau St. Jean Cinq CépagesSonoma County Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/8/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 91 pointsMore on the generic side, but big and plush. Drink now |
| Red |
2009 Realm Cellars The FalstaffRutherford Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/7/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 95 pointsLast bottle i had was 2018, this seems to have improved. Pure velvet on the palate. Boysenberry, a little smoke on the nose. Really A+ cab franc. This doesn't get better from here, so not worth waiting more. |
| Red |
2009 Gamba Old Vine Zinfandel Moratto VineyardRussian River Valley more |
10/1/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 92 pointsThis is still very good. Mostly raspberry, with a lot of baking spices. Still has life, but in a really good spot. |
| Red |
2018 Cà di Bruno BarbarescoNebbiolo more |
9/23/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 87 pointsStill really tannic. Violets and under ripe strawberries. Might need more time. |
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