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2014 Château GiscoursMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/9/2024 - vino_per_tutti wrote: 89 pointsAs others have noted, 2014 was not a great year, and sadly, this Giscours reflects several of the shortcomings. While the nose was characteristic, the palate seemed a muddle of flavors, with very little delineation. Mid-palate is flabby and finish unremarkable. Thankfully, enough acid and tannins to make this much more enjoyable with grilled steaks, but the wine was clearly a bit player. Perhaps a "dumb" stage? |
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2019 Sojourn Pinot Noir Sangiacomo VineyardSonoma Coast more |
2/17/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 pointsFinal bottle of this particular '19. Fully loaded at the pnp....rich red cherry, strawberry fruit with a wonderful clove spice nose and perfectly balanced acidity. Easy 94 at the pnp, but faded a point or two over the next 2+ hours. Still quite good with black tea, a trace of oak barrel and a touch of orange rind on the back end. Nice finish of 30+ seconds. 94 at the start, 92 at the end. This is the oppo of my last bottle of this about 8-9 months ago, which needed an hour to fully play out. If you want the most bang now, drink this one within the first hour of opening. My personal drinking window preference for Turley zins is consistently around 3-5 yo and for these Sojourn pinots right at around 3-4 yo.
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2015 Château La LaguneHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/26/2022 - xjtian Likes this wine: 80 pointsColor deep ruby. Nose is very light on fruit - cedar, chocolate, some faint black fruit. Palate wet slate, leather, black pepper, and some cassis. Big bold tannins and a medium finish.
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2011 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Coastlands VineyardSonoma Coast more |
2/8/2016 - Foxbat25 wrote: flawedI really love W-S wines, but not this one. Something was definitely wrong, I am not expert enough to be to describe it other than to say as one who drinks at least one bottle of W-S pinot noir per week this was bad. Perhaps it was bacteria. The bottle was fine (no sediment issues or other obvious flaws) and cork was in excellent condition, minimal penetration up the long cork. Odor seemed slightly off, rather sharp. The wine was purchased direct from W-S and cellared in a concrete vault in San Francisco. I am hoping the other bottles of this I purchased are better, this was definitely not up to W-S standards. It now goes to be used as a ~$70 cooking wine.
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2016 Clos du MarquisSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/13/2021 - Harley1199 wrote: NRBy the glass. Demanding bottle that requires patience on one hand and full enjoyment on the other. The nose is deliciously aromatic, with fruity and spicy notes. The palate needs to be rounded and show the characteristic fineness of this terroir that seems abandon this current closed texture that seems to need knife and fork and a tannic texture that hides its true potential. Matter of style.
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2016 Caiarossa Caiarossa Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
12/17/2021 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 90 pointsNapa meets Loire meets Toscano. Lush, rich aromatics of red fruits, cassis, dusty leather (cab franc is singing!), field herbs and sweet oak; palate is expansive and sweet, with black and red fruits, well behaved tannins, and more sweet oak. Short, but satisfying finish. Wife has this about right: "not much about this seems Italian, but its delicious just the same!" Drinking well now without a decant.
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2018 Fattoria Petrolo TorrioneVal d'Arno di Sopra Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
10/7/2021 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 91 pointsDark crimson color. Good on Day One; home run on Day 2. Bordeaux meets Sangiovese. Lots of dark black cherry, herbs, terroir, along with the cranberry/raisin flavors one would expect from Toscana. Medium bodied, with great acidity. Fabulous with a Bolognese sauce. Costco find. Great QPR.
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2013 Château Malescot St. ExupéryMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/31/2021 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 90 pointsCrimson color with no bricking. 2 hour decant before tasting and it really needed 4. First glass short on fruit and rough around the edges. Found its stride in the second glass, with characteristic aromatics and flavors of black and red berries, cassis, tobacco and herbs. Medium bodied with a smooth finish. Good, but not great. Hoping for better in next bottle.
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2012 Saxum James Berry VineyardPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
7/25/2020 - lucaslabelle wrote: 93 pointsAfter a long run of AVERAGE Saxum bottles this finally broke the mold and showed quite well. I think these wines need a long time in bottle to unwind and this was no exception. Beautiful wine, that reminded me what I love about Saxum however my palate has changed and I no longer desire these high alcohol full throttle wines that much.
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2010 Château Le Thil Comte ClaryPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/24/2021 - Labrador Likes this wine: 88 pointsNo formal notes, but I continue to enjoy this wine. But, of course, it is from Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte. It was a great match with lamb chops (cooked on the grill) that were extra special now that the snow is gone.
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2017 Maxem Chardonnay UV VineyardSonoma Coast more |
11/10/2020 - msuwine wrote: 96 pointsI decided to taste Chardonnays from two of my favorite California producers side-by-side tonight: it's Sam vs. Mark, each working in the 2017 vintage, drawing from a Sonoma Coast vineyard named for Ulises Valdez (may he rest in peace). And it was a tale of two styles, one hewing more full and another more pure. I appreciated both, but the Maxem clearly won the night.
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2005 Clos de l'OratoireSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/20/2020 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 pointsPrior bottle was almost exactly two years ago and the wine has improved in that time. Black cherry, plum and spice notes on the very pretty nose. Between medium and full bodied with all blackfruit notes both upfront and through the middle (especially black cherry and currant). Backside shows darker fruit (plum) and it finishes with mineral and spice notes. Acidity and tannins provide the structure, but very much in balance with the fruit. The wine came off as noticeably better than my prior bottle in terms of balance and mid-body depth. Very elegant fruit with a good backbone. This has a number of years in front of it and I'll plan to open my next bottle in June/July 2021.
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2013 Booker Vineyard EstatePaso Robles Red Blend more |
6/30/2020 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 94 pointsRich and bold Paso wine, full of black fruit, olive and licorice. This is a great wine for those who do not mind power and fruit forward wines. Do not serve to lover of French and Spanish reticence.
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2011 Denner The Ditch DiggerPaso Robles Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
5/25/2020 - vino_per_tutti wrote: 87 pointsConsistent with prior notes. This is now past its peak. Sweet red fruits and blackberry on the nose. Single sweet, syrupy note on the palate. Long but dull finish. Drink up!
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2017 Louis Jadot Pouilly-FuisséChardonnay more |
12/9/2019 - Wine Gent wrote: 85 pointsThanksgiving dinner and leftovers for several days. Nothing notable, would not buy again. Not nearly as good as Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuissé we had 2 years ago. Floral, fruity bouquet. Some hint of moderate buttery finish. Simple, refreshing, but not worth the price point. Better wines available.
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2017 Sojourn Pinot Noir Walala Vineyard Sonoma Coastmore |
3/5/2020 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 93 pointsLovely garnet color with engaging aromatics: ripe black and red cherry, cola and sandalwood. Plush and round on the palate with layers of ripe red fruit, sweet oak and tart acidity. Extended, flavorful finish. One of the best in the Sojourn line-up.
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2015 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco NubiolaNebbiolo more |
8/30/2019 - vino_per_tutti Does not like this wine: 84 pointsJust awful. Primary and secondary flavors of oak overwhelmed the fruit. Second glass only slightly better. None of the characteristics of Barberesco; more like a New World fail where the producer smothered the grapes with oak. Avoid.
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2012 Arietta Cabernet Sauvignon 88 KeysCoombsville more |
3/14/2016 - JJB007 Likes this wine: 94 pointshints of blackberry and blueberry and strong tannins
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2016 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
2/3/2020 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 90 pointsearly drinking window
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2011 L'Aventure Estate CuvéePaso Robles Red Blend more |
2/1/2020 - e-r.portzline wrote: 88 pointsDeep ruby color, fruit and pepper on the nose from the beautiful Syrah. Decanted, enjoyed after aerating and allowing to open for 30 mins. Over the course of a 2.5 hour dinner, the wine had plenty of time to open. It tightened up, restricted, became hot alcohol and chocolate. Regretfully, we didn't have time to allow it to open more. Perhaps that would have help it. It ended dark and heavy, overpowering everything else with oak and alchohol.
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Comment posted by vino_per_tutti:
3/23/2024 9:31:00 AM - Fair enough. Glad you enjoyed.