| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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| White |
2019 Dureuil-Janthial Rully 1er Cru Le Meix Cadot BlancChardonnay more |
4/28/2024 - jviz wrote: 95 pointsA fabulous bottle. Insanely reductive on opening with definite barrel toast. 2 tasters called PYCM blind. There is fabulous density and concentration on the palate, with clean notes of lemon, white peach, and a nice bit of singed brown sugar on its rather lengthy finish. Hard to ask a white burg to be much more, this was pretty grand. VDJ has become one of my very favorites producers on the white side. |
| Red |
2005 Thierry Allemand Cornas ChaillotSyrah more |
3/21/2024 - Richard P Howden wrote: 95 pointsWell, wow. Opened to a smoky, cherry, olive tapenade filled nose that kept evolving and transforming over the evening. After a couple of hours it was a field of violets, then more cherry. The palate was big, rich and had great intensity, but was also delicate and refined. So classic Allemand. Solid adult here, past the first fully fruited flush of youth but only beginning its journey to tertiary flavors. Long refreshing finish. Stepped up and was even better as food came out, notably charred edge-med rare steaks and pork leg with fig sauce. The sweetness and char of the meat danced with the complementary flavors of the Chaillots. Wonderful Syrah. I have to find some Reynard from this vintage.
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| Red |
1996 Noël Verset CornasSyrah more |
3/7/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 95 pointsRhône or Nôwhere 2.0 (Malcolm, NE): First, the Gentaz and now, Verset?! Be still my beating heart! Noël Verset is a freaking legend. His first vintage was during the period of peace between the first and second world war which means, for most of his career, Cornas was a tough place to make a living making wine. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that things began to turn around and by that time, Noël was in his 70’s. Talk about perseverance. By the time he made this 1996 vintage, he had already started selling off some of his vineyards and by 2006, he was done making wine altogether.
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| Red |
1991 Noël Verset CornasSyrah more |
10/20/2023 - ricard Likes this wine: 96 pointsA privilege to drink this glittering jewel of a wine again. Orange rim - clearly old. So unbelievably sexy - simply ridiculous. Instantly glorious. A touch of melancholy. Simply exquisite. Romantic and emotional. It's like an old person - doddery and rickety, but so many moments of wisdom and laughter. Really beautiful. A wine of love, about love, for love, from love.
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| Red |
1999 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands ÉpenotsPinot Noir more |
3/14/2023 - rc@ughey wrote: 85 pointsPoor showing. Stewed, bruised fruit. Intense but lack of focus.
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| Red |
2018 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Vendanges SélectionnéesPinot Noir more |
2/7/2023 - rc@ughey wrote: 93 pointsI've now had this a number of times and every single time it's been really superb. I don't think anyone did better in '18 than Lafarge, and this wine is a real gem. Deep and dark but with lovely balance.
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| Red |
2008 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva RabajàNebbiolo more |
1/28/2022 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 94 pointsThe '08 Rabaja is a fantastic young wine that seems like it'll benefit from spending a lot more time in the cellar. I think the Rabaja from recent vintages is a bit more polished, but the profile of the '08 is quite similar to vintages like 2013/2014/2016.
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| White |
2016 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les RuchottesChardonnay more |
11/18/2021 - WaiCellar wrote: 88 pointsButtery, foie gras. A bit floral. Not much acidity. A bit too straight forward
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| Red |
2008 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles VignesClos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
1/16/2021 - Argrath wrote: 88 points(Burgundy 2008 half-blind tasting)
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| Red |
2008 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape ReserveGrenache more |
4/6/2021 - gsquireh Likes this wine: 99 pointsThis wine is a glorious journey to euphoria. Had my first bottle in Montreal about six years ago, and when back home, I began scouring the U.S. for various vintages of this wine whose provenance I could trust. I found 2 bottles of the 2008; 1 of the 2006, 1 of the 2005, and 1 of the 2003.When the wine flows from bottle to glass, (we DID NOT decant) the color evolves from pale amber to a polished ruby red. Savory culinary notes with some hazy, soft peppery, herbal scents evolve to a fresh aromatic, classic nose of crushed almonds with a cherry bouquet. A sweet, dark earth odor, merges potting soil with the glory of truffles, accompanied by slight hints of licorice. As we drink, dine and enjoy subsequent pours, the wine becomes rich and full-bodied, evolves into a seductive structure, caressing the mouth and palate with every swirl. Am I drinking a Grand Cru Burgundy? Sure feels in every sense like one. This is my favorite CDP on mother earth. Wine-making at its best, Chateau Rayas is the pinnacle of CDP bringing honor and love to the wines of the Rhone Valley
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| White - Sparkling |
2008 Dom Pérignon ChampagneChampagne Blend more |
12/4/2020 - rc@ughey wrote: 93 pointsThis is such a powerhouse. But in contrast to some of the other notes, I think it's a bit of a shame to open these so young. It's nice for sure, but it's so dense and coiled now that the overall impression veers towards monolithic. I find that DP really needs 15-20 years from vintage and this one may need more than that. I have no doubts about the future of this wine--it's concentrated and detailed and impeccably balanced--but I'll be holding the rest of mine for at least several more years and I'm not sure this will really come into its own until the 2030s.
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| Red |
2005 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les RugiensPinot Noir more |
7/27/2020 - mike wrote: 96 pointsGreat wine, perfect balance, both dark and red fruited, Rugiens at its best.
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| Red |
2016 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-ChambertinPinot Noir more |
2/28/2020 - rc@ughey wrote: 93 pointsThis is an A+ villages -- drinks like a 1er or higher (and priced accordingly). Intense on the nose and palate. The fruit concentrated but super fresh and crunchy, and this shows moderate complexity. Long finish.
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| Red - Fortified |
1983 Fonseca Porto VintagePort Blend more |
9/5/2019 - Song103 wrote: NRThis may not be a pristine bottle, so I shall not rate it. Fading, but still enjoyable. Burdundy like in colour. Sweet and sherry like, but without much substance and complexity. Should definitey be drinking up, even if you have well stored bottles.
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| White - Off-dry |
2001 Weingut Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling SpätleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/6/2018 - prof b wrote: 96 pointsSalil and I get together for jerk chicken.: An ideal bottle of Mosel Spatlese. Incredible acidity combined with stone fruits and clear, clean sweetness.
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| Red |
2016 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les ChaignotsPinot Noir more |
7/13/2018 - rc@ughey wrote: NRSmall taste but a winner. Pure, spicy, brambly fruit. Middleweight but nice concentration.
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| Red |
2012 Domaine Michel Lafarge VolnayPinot Noir more |
6/7/2018 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 93 pointsWow, this is what I want from a red Burgundy, and it is 'only' a villages. Though, of course from the master of Volnay and in a year which included the wine usually destined for his old-vine cuvée. It is pure class. At once clean and refreshing with an underlying depth and complexity that makes each sip different from the last over the meal. Nothing out of place, no hard edges. It is not the longest, or more complex, to be sure, but boy does it beg for another sip.
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| Red |
2008 Fattoria Galardi Terra di LavoroRoccamonfina IGT Aglianico more |
3/19/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 pointsCrushed stones, tobacco, some dried fruit, earthy notes on the nose. Lots of acidity on the palate, concentrated fruit, minerality, drying tannins. A little unbalanced. 90-92
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| White |
2010 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les ClosChardonnay more |
3/18/2018 - rc@ughey wrote: 95 pointsThis is a blockbuster. Evocative saline/citrus nose introduces a huge rockwall of minerality on the palate, which also shows super-dense and concentrated citrus. Still pretty compact--and not particularly opulent--but massively impressive. Reference-quality Chablis that still may reach greater heights.
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Comment posted by rc@ughey:
4/28/2024 12:45:00 PM - Don't sleep on the reds!