| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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| Red |
1998 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/10/2014 - peterseville Likes this wine: NRSomewhat closed - only opened 2 hours before tasting. Would have benefited from decanting, or at least opening several hours earlier. |
| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/12/2014 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: flawedSadly cooked as the last bottle was solid.
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| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/12/2014 - j30 wrote: 93 pointsInviting and complex nose of red fruits, tea, earth, sweet spice, etc. Smooth and balanced palate, slightly spicy. Medium finish. Burgundian in style, and its low alcohol content of 12.5% is a plus for me. Tasted even fresher and more integrated the next day, +1.
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| Red |
2004 Bodegas Pintia Toro PintiaTinta de Toro, Tempranillo more |
4/12/2014 - PC73 wrote: 90 pointsBeen almost a year since the last botttle, and again I should have waited longer. There is a hint more fruit that last time and a touch more sweetness, but I still think this will be much better in 3-5 years time.
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| White |
2011 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La ForestChardonnay more |
4/12/2014 - JBVino wrote: NRconsumed in new orleans...interestingly this bottle was not quite as good as other notes. solid but missed being outstanding as it missed the verve and energy. I thought it could have had a bit better balance and acidity to give it lift and the secondary flavors were not coming through on this bottle. surely good but not up to expectations.
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| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/12/2014 - Herschel Krustofski Likes this wine: 90 pointsTrial balloon: It needs an hour to mellow and an extra hour to open up. The trouble with having it in a restaurant is that the meal is over by the time it's ready (half-bottle at Tertulia, New York).
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| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/13/2014 - richshoes Likes this wine: 91 pointsshould be better than what I experienced. a little bit overhyped. great lean, elegant structure with quite a bit of smokiness and gameyness, but also unbalanced. still young
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| Red |
2009 Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir Galpin PeakHemel-en-Aarde Valley more |
4/13/2014 - JimmyBubbles wrote: 86 pointsColor oscuro, estamos en Sudafrica, algo sucio quizas?.
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| Red |
2001 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Vigneto di Monte LodolettaCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
4/12/2014 - nortonnose wrote: 93 points750ml purchased at auction, stood for weeks. Decanted for an hour and then served over the next two. Dark ruby, almost purple color. Pretty floral notes on the nose. Big, rich mouthfeel of stewed prunes and plum, with some oak present and just barely a hint of cocoa on the finish. A very enjoyable Amarone-light. I'm not sure which food I would serve with this, if any such pairing were required!
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| Red |
2001 Pierre Damoy Chapelle-ChambertinChapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
4/4/2014 - diggydan wrote: 93 pointsSo good. Nothin' but burg on the nose with pinot fruit, a bit of earth, a bit of oak.Dense fruit palate on the darker side. Power, depth, firmness, no heaviness. The finish is hamstrung with a note of bitterness or I'd rate a point higher.
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| Red |
2001 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/4/2014 - dchoo077 wrote: 91 pointsDecanted for 1hr. Very classically styled bordeaux. Still tastes young. Typical notes of blackcurrant, cedar and tobacco. Elegant and finely balanced with relatively well integrated tannins. Let down somewhat by a shorter finish. Did not evolve significantly over a 2hr dinner. Enjoyable now but still has a decade or more left in it.
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| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/4/2014 - Stockgorilla wrote: 90 pointsReddish to brown on the eyes. One of the top 25 wines for 2013. Balanced tannins. Great finish.
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| Red |
2006 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des LambraysClos des Lambrays Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
3/14/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsLa Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Ripe, lush black fruit, slightly starting to mature. Powerful, slightly sweet. Good now and for a decade+ going forward, but probably not a long-term vintage for Lambrays.
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| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/5/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawedA private dinner (Restaurant Sergi Arola **, Madrid, Spain): Second attempt. No TCA this time, but dry, raw, thin and stripped of fruit. Brett? After some discussion, the sommelier took it off the bill. We switched to something different.
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| Red |
2004 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del DueroTinto Fino, Tempranillo more |
4/7/2014 - WDK wrote: 97 pointsLike smelling fresh fruit after a cleansing rainstorm. Dark ruby, awesome intense flavors of plum, coffee, berry and mineral. Superbly balanced and long finish. This wine has come a long way.
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| Red |
2001 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des EpeneauxPinot Noir more |
4/4/2014 - Papies wrote: NRHhhmm after a couple of 92 & 93 marks this one felt a bit angular and harsh, almost drying on the finish. Bottle variation? wrong turn in the ageing cycle? Will stick to our juicy 99s for the moment
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| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/5/2014 - duggarm@outlook.com Likes this wine: 92 pointsStone fruit on the palette. Soft tannins. Good acidity. Great balance and length. Medium bodied, but floaty in a way that old vines can be. I don't yet know much about Spanish wines, but have heard that the 2004 vintage was a big one for Spain. From that perspective I was expecting bigger fruit. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this bottle.
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| Red |
1961 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero ÚnicoTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/3/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 97 pointsEight (Not Angry) Men Drinking Great Wine (Paris Club - Chicago IL): In flight of 59,60,61,65 Unico. This had the textural elegance of the 1959 in the same flight with even greater intensity and concentration vs the 1960 also in the flight. Yes, a great flight. My WOTN, one of my top wines in 2014.
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| Red |
2001 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/5/2014 - mike l. wrote: 84 pointsbalanced oaked but not much else going on. was a disappointment at french laundry.
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| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2003 Château SuduirautSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/5/2014 - juffer Likes this wine: 94 pointsI'm not usually a fan of the 2003 vintage, but this is excellent and not at all over ripe. Orange marmalade and honey nose. Rich mouth feel, moderate acidity. Sauternes always come across a bit hot to me and this one does as well, but not unreasonably. Orange and apricot marmalade continues into the mouth and finish, with the finish ending on a pleasant bitter orange rind note. Feel this is still tight and will improve substantially over time.
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| Red |
1996 Château Lynch-BagesPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2014 - MRichman wrote: NRThis wine is in its early drinking window and benefitted from several hours in the decanter. Wonderful wine.
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| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/6/2014 - chcook wrote: NRAll I smelled was wood and cherries. softened with decanting but still present. pleasant enough with food. not really my style
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Comment posted by Harley1199:
4/13/2014 11:02:00 AM - Hi there PeterSeville,
93£? You said just pricey? What a f#ck! Those of Loki know how to make their clients happy. So sorry...
I think you've to assume that an economic ticket flight to Spain plus what you've to pay for the bottle here is...cheaper!
At the same time you can enjoy food and some sunny weather :-)
Cheers!