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Red - Fortified

1951 Gérard Bertrand Banyuls Legend Vintage

 Grenache Blend, Grenache more
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1/18/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: NR

“G8 summit – Milestones and memories of my past” (non-blind), Wine 14: Bottle #406 of 900. Port-like. Spices, plum, spice cake. Balanced and complex, with good acidity and very good length. Unbelievably fresh. Lovely!

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    9/28/2019 11:19:00 AM - I am happy to find your note. I have one bottle (501/900) that I have hesitated to open. I think it is about time.
White

2017 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire

 Alsace Gewürztraminer more
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6/8/2019 - kevkevin wrote: NR

Much drier than the 2016 vintage I tried a month ago.
Checked their website and it states 5.5 g/L residual sugar only. (2016: 77.4g/L)

Opulent honey on nose but lacks the lychee fruit I had in 2016 vintage.
Medium+ body. The bitter finish on palate is obvious as there are no trace of sweetness. The naturally low acid of Gewurz makes it tastes even more unbalanced.

After 30mins of air the bitter finish mellowed down. Maybe I pulled the cork too early. Should let it sits in cellar for two years more.

http://www.zindhumbrecht.fr/en/Nos-vins/gewurztraminer-roche-calcaire-2017/

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    8/31/2019 9:47:00 AM - The 2016 you tasted was the Lot G Roche Calcaire. The 2016 Lot H Roche Calcaire had 15.9 g/l residual sugar and 13.5 degrees alcohol versus the 11.0 degrees alcohol of the Lot G. Still more sugar than the 2017 which had a much higher 15 degrees alcohol. I do not know why they chose to produce two different lots of Roche Calcaire in 2016. It seems that 2016 was the only year they did so. Thanks for the review. I may pass on the 2017 Roche...The 2017 Clos Windsbuhl with 44.5 g/l residual sugar and 13.5 degrees alcohol will probably be more my style.
White

2014 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana

 Santa Maria Valley more
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2/8/2016 - the godfather wrote: NR

solid, I think I detected a little more wood than I prefer but I could be wrong

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    3/31/2016 4:41:00 PM - 100% neutral barrel fermentation and aging
Red

2012 Bodegas Filon Real Calatayud

 Spain Garnacha, Grenache more
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4/6/2014 - BadOyster wrote: 90 points

I'm not sure I can get a better full-bodied red for $7.50 ...

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    4/10/2014 1:38:00 PM - I agree with you G & T and I have to pay $8.90 for mine but it is well worth it. The Bodegas Atalaya La Atalaya which I buy for $12.87 is an excellent Garnacha too. Just make sure to decant it for an hour or two because it has a lot of initial funk.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    1/30/2015 3:28:00 PM - Thank goodness a local grocery store carries it. A real bargain. Buy it by the case. There is so much great Spanish wine on the market at very reasonable prices.
Red

2013 Zorzal Malbec Terroir Unico

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4/11/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NR

Concrete eggs? Doesn't taste like Pinot. Tastes like south of Franc to boot.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    10/20/2014 11:57:00 AM - I am confused. You say it doesn't taste like a Pinot. That is probably because it is a Malbec. Possibly you posted your tasting note to the wrong wine.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    11/23/2014 3:23:00 PM - Now I am really confused. I was commenting on your note which I have copied below in which is says "doesn't taste like Pinot"

    Friday, April 11, 2014 - Concrete eggs? Doesn't taste like Pinot. Tastes like south of Franc to boot.

    Anyway, I have a couple of bottles of Zorzal field blend I haven't opened yet. Will be interested to see what it tastes like.
Red

2010 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

 Stags Leap District more
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11/16/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 points

Big, bold, powerful, packed, full bodied and dense, this wine is stuffed with licorice, jammy blackberries, smoke and vanilla. This is not for timid wine tasters with all its layers of ripe and over ripe fruits. The finish really packs a punch.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    7/1/2014 4:28:00 PM - How did you get the 2010 so early? I just received the offer today for shipment in November 2014. Is your note really for the 2010 or the 2009?

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    7/3/2014 11:19:00 AM - Makes perfect sense. I knew it hadn't been released. Maybe I will buy my allotment after all.
Red

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

 Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more
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4/4/2014 - Wein Auslesen wrote: 87 points

88 Degu 3h offen in der Flasche. Scheinbar tat dem Mouton die Reise zum zur Degu nicht gut. Kurz vor dem Service kam er noch kurz in die Karaffe.

mineralisch, grosse Ansätze, aber leider verschlossen

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    4/10/2014 1:39:00 PM - Thank you for the evaluation. It might be time for me to drink my last bottles.
Red

2000 Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de la Reine des Bois

 Red Rhone Blend more
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4/6/2014 - Rollerball wrote: 94 points

This has got everything. Immediate appeal, sophistication, and age-earned complexity but lovely and just pleasurable. Wotn easy. Drink now and cherish.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    4/10/2014 1:35:00 PM - Thanks for the drink now comment. I was wondering how soon I should polish off my remaining bottles. Prior ones have been outstanding but I have a bad habit of hanging on too long some times.
Red

2011 Ortas / Cave de Rasteau Côtes du Rhône Villages "R" de Rasteau

 Red Rhone Blend more
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4/6/2014 - jviz wrote: 87 points

Nothing particularly noteworthy about this one. Full bodied Grenache blend with good balance but underwhelming flavor profile in my experience

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    4/10/2014 1:33:00 PM - My wife and I thought this was a pleasant drink now well balanced Grenache specially since we bought it on sale for $6.37 per bottle. A true QPR at that price. It is back up to about $13 a bottle now. Bought two bottles; tasted it; went back and bought a case before it was gone.
Red

2009 Bodegas Atalaya Almansa

 Grenache Blend, Grenache more
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6/27/2013 - rs Does not like this wine: 78 points

Too heavy and alcoholic. Not my kind of wine.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    2/5/2014 10:37:00 AM - Like many other young wines, I have found this wine to be much better after it is decanted for an hour or two. Once it settles down, it is an excellent wine. If you pop and pour, it is a little hard to take. A real QPR if you decant. I am paying $12.69 per bottle in case lots and it is the best value Garnacha I have found.
Red

1999 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée

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8/1/2013 - Zingrrl wrote: flawed

This was pure crap. Iodine. What a waste.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    8/2/2013 7:51:00 AM - This happens all too often with this wine. Two of my three bottles were flawed and they were bought almost on release and stored in Eurocave cabinets. Pegau is off my buy list. Too many failures. Too much money down the drain.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    8/2/2013 6:55:00 PM - I was astonished when I saw Eric LeVine give the wine a 98. I have never had one anywhere near that good. He must have a lucky star. Rhone wines can be surprising. I had a 2004 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape that was outstanding and I only paid $30 for it. You just never know. I just opened a 1997 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve Spéciale on Wednesday. The cork came out in pieces and I had to push the last 1/3 into the bottle. It took an unbleached coffee filter to remove all the tiny cork pieces. The wine however was incredible. Maybe that is part of the excitement.
Red

2003 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée

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7/4/2013 - Eric wrote: 98 points

Mmmm, deep, bloody, plummy, spicy. Classic Pegau. Wild, gamey, screaming with white pepper, starting to open up and get ready to play. This is definitely a 2003 but a raging success for sure. All of the vintage challenges (lots of alcohol, very roasted and sweet) and yet all of the successes (deep, tannic, insanely spicy and pleasurable). This is Châteauneuf-du-Pape on steroids, but this one works oh so well.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    7/4/2013 9:44:00 PM - Wow! I wish the bottle I had on Wednesday tasted like this. Mine was over the top, bright, lots of alcohol for sure, hard to identify the fruit, but white pepper overwhelmed everything else. Many other Rhones a lot better than this one. One more bottle to go and not looking forward to it. Hope this one was an enigma. Hot year showing it was a hot year all the way.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    7/5/2013 6:54:00 AM - Then there might be hope for my remaining bottles. I was so disappointed when I took my first drink and it didn't get better. I have owned these bottles since 2006 so I know where they lived. My initial concern was "What about all my '03s? Are they headed over the cliff? Hopefully just a bad bottle. It happens. The cork was a little loose and completely soaked.

  • Comment posted by PlanoWino:

    7/5/2013 4:21:00 PM - Thanks Crunge. Pegau does have a reputation for unevenness. I guess I got one at the wrong end of uneven. Neither my wife nor I enjoyed it but I couldn't bring myself to pour it out. Certainly not corked. Just not enjoyable.

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