| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2019 J.L. Chave Sélection Crozes-Hermitage SilèneSyrah more |
7/20/2021 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p; drinking well right away but at its most expressive with 2+ hours of air in the bottle. Fresh violet and blueberryish fruit, olive, a leafy, herbaceous streak along the lines of bay laurel, and mustard seed and black pepper spicy notes. Similar flavors, tasty, fairly concentrated fruit but stays fresh and friendly, with good acidity and grippy but smooth tannins. Comes across as almost too smooth and polished, but ultimately quite an expressive, tasty and enjoyable wine. |
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2019 Domaine Charvin Côtes du Rhône (Le Poutet)Red Rhone Blend more |
8/9/2021 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p. Comes across as young and rough around the edges, and doesn't change much over the course of three hours. Enjoyable though. Crushed raspberries with seeds and leaves, sappy and bittersweet. Nice scrubby herbaceousness. Sandpapery tannins. Lots of acidity. Zero oak. No noticeable alcoholic heat (despite the 15% on the label). It does seem like an amped up vintage of this, and begging for a couple of years or a decade in the cellar, but nonetheless a fun wine.
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| Red |
2019 Jenny Dobson Merlot DorisHawke's Bay more |
1/7/2022 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p; best with an hour+ of air in the bottle, getting fresher, redder and more expressive. Pretty aromas of fresh red fruit skin and juicy blackcurrant, violet, smoke, black pepper, cinnamon and chocolate, with fleeting dried leaves/herbs/tobacco. Attractive, with some depth and interest. Cohesive and characterful. Oak influence is subtle. On the palate, not exactly the 'smooth' texture that one might expect from a Merlot-Malbec blend, more driven by almost crunchy acidity and medium-strength tannins, fully dry, with an appetizing streak of bitterness in the finish. Tasty/moreish, fresh/vivacious, characterful, enjoyable wine.
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| Red |
2014 Domaine de la Petite Mairie Bourgueil Butte de TyronCabernet Franc more |
8/19/2017 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p; somewhat closed at first, best with 2+ hours of air in the bottle. Typical cherryish and moss/weeds/tobacco scents, but with a spicy-sweet addition almost like yellow curry powder, and some serious earthy depth. Similar elements on the palate, minus any sweetness - dry through and through. Fresh juicy reddish fruit with fairly grippy tannins and plenty of acidity, leafy/sappy and spicy accents, dry, stony/mineral, and ever so slightly bitter towards the finish. Almost light bodied, despite the somewhat coarse/rustic tannins. Quite tasty/moreish. Nice expression of both the appellation and the vintage, very 2014ish. Good stuff, and a good value. Drinks well, but also comes across as young and very cellarable.
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| Red |
2016 Craggy Range Syrah Gimblett Gravels Vineyardmore |
8/28/2019 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p. Leathery dark-red fruit and scrubby/Bay Laurel sorts of aromas, with some earthy and savory depth and a general sense of seriousness. Fairly concentrated, but lifted by good acidity. Firm structure, with lingering grippy tannins, yet reasonably open and approachable. Enjoyable and a good value (paid 32 NZD). Comes across as young; seems like drink or hold.
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| White - Sparkling |
2007 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Pétillant Brut RéserveChenin Blanc more |
12/24/2018 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRLike lemon, golden apple, and honey, with a touch of brothy savoriness; nice combination of freshness and rich aged character. Good acidity and stony minerality seem to tie everything together. Versatile with food, and quite enjoyable. Seems to be in a good place for drinking. |
| White |
2016 Šipun ŽlahtinaKrk more |
7/15/2018 - Beerzebub wrote: NRCool, stony aroma, joined on the palate by straightforward, cool, restrained appley fruit. Adequate acidity, although more would not be a bad thing. Light in body and intensity; mineral-driven and refreshing. Best with some air in the bottle, seeming to gain focus and precision.
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| Red |
2015 Clos de l'Anhel Corbières Les DimanchesRed Blend more |
11/27/2017 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 89 pointsintensity is operative word
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| Red |
2014 Enrique Mendoza Alicante La TremendaMonastrell, Mourvèdre more |
2/13/2017 - Beerzebub wrote: NRRipe juicy cherryish fruit, flowers, earth; fresh, pleasant. On the palate, good balancing tannins and acidity, certainly modern in its fruit forwardness but balanced, fresh, tasty, drinkable; not exactly interesting, but well made and a good value at $11-14; good wine for a party at the in-laws'.
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| White |
1980 Chateau Montelena ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
5/4/2018 - Beerzebub wrote: NRCompletely shot, beyond brown apple. Blackening, sunken, worm hotel apple?
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| Red |
2013 Villa Symposia l'EquilibreLanguedoc-Pézenas Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
4/9/2017 - Beerzebub wrote: NRP&p; best with 2+ hours of air in the bottle. Dark fruit/violet, anise, black pepper, light sappy herbs, baked earth. Smooth medium strength tannins. Nice fresh acidity. Rich fruit. Cohesive, balanced, and has some typicity/character even if it is not exactly interesting. Tasty, enjoyable for what it is, and a good value at the $11 paid.
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| Red |
2010 Castel Noarna Mercuria Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGTRed Blend more |
6/22/2015 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRDecanted and began drinking immediately; enjoyable right away, despite some tightness. Aromatic smoky violet and tobacco, gravelly earth, and tight dark fruit lurking underneath. On the palate, terrific acidity, medium strength tannins (seeming lighter at first, but really just dominated by the acid), fairly light weight and drinkable, floral, stony/mineral. Interesting juxtaposition of bright/tart/fresh/floral with dark/earthy/smoky/deep/mysterious elements; the acidity manages to tie everything together. A couple of hours in, the fruit is coming out of hiding, to good effect; more red than dark, with distinct raspberry; showing a bit of meaty savoriness, too; moreish. Wish I had some to age. Good stuff!
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| Red |
2013 Antonio Vallana e Figlio SpannaColline Novaresi Nebbiolo more |
2/8/2018 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p. Flowers, sour cherry, bread crust. Plenty of tart acidity. Tannins are noticeably grippy but certainly manageable. Texture is on the watery side. All about traditional character/typicity. Fairly straightforward, enjoyable for what it is. The floral notes are nice and expressive, gaining in depth and pungency over the course of a few hours.
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| White |
2015 Domaine de l'Aigle a Deux Tetes Côtes du Jura Lices et PeriaChardonnay Blend, Chardonnay more |
1/10/2018 - Beerzebub wrote: NRP&p. Aroma of crushed apple, some cinnamon/vanilla/oak, light petrichor. Ripe, fruity, citrusy, juicy, with decent acidity, tasty, with a nice touch of silkiness to the body, but somewhat lacking in character/interest. If tasting blind, I would never guess this came from the Jura, and not just because it's ouillé. Might guess Bourgogne blanc, or even new world. A good buy at the $14 sale price and even would be at $20, but does nothing to scratch the Jura itch. Good illustration that the Jura could do international style if there was any compelling reason to, and that there isn't. But this is my first experience with the producer and it is certainly not a bad wine, so I will keep an open mind; could be partly just a vintage thing.
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| Red |
2000 Château Cheval BlancSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/12/2017 - chatters wrote: NRThe Grand Tour - day eleven (Bordeaux): Just beginning to show some tertiary leatheryness. For me this is more like an extension of the 2006 albeit a more powerful version. Taninns are bolder as well as the acidity. Just generally 'more' all round. Very nice indeed.
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| Red |
NV Marietta Cellars Old Vine Red Lot Number 64California Red Blend more |
5/16/2017 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRHeld up well over three days (refrigerated in a half bottle), with the fruit calming down and coming into balance. Dark red fruit with savory and smoky accents and general rustic authenticity. Tasty, with nice depth for the price tag. Good acidity keeps it fresh. Archetypal Tuesday night wine (but pop on Monday..?).
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| White |
2015 Dönnhoff Riesling Tonschiefer trockenNahe more |
1/21/2017 - Aravind Asok wrote: NRK&L Tasting with Cornelius Donnhoff and Andi Spreitzer (K&L Hollywood): This bottle showed very differently from my last tasting. Much darker than I remember, showing red earth on the palate. Again, fantastic acidity and very very green.
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| White |
2008 Salinia Chardonnay Heintz RanchSonoma Coast more |
9/2/2016 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p; drinking well right away. Smells good - nice combination of fresh citrus and orchard fruits, an overt yet extremely controlled Juralike oxidative streak, quite honeyed, with a light butterscotch aspect (but less of this than the 2007 from what I recall). Similar on the palate, rich/silky texture, offset by plenty of fresh citrus acidity so it's not at all heavy, and some nice salinity. Spice and stone develop toward the finish. Cohesive and balanced - nothing really sticks out - while at the same time fairly high intensity, quite characterful, complex, and just plain tasty. Air doesn't seem to induce any change for the first few hours, but after 4 or 5 hours it's gaining in the spice and general richness/gravitas departments. Good stuff!
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| Red |
2014 Domaine du Bel Air (Pierre et Rodolphe Gauthier) Bourgueil Jour de SoifCabernet Franc more |
5/28/2016 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p; this is much more ready to go than a bottle consumed just two months ago. Juicy raspberry, rose, and characteristic leafy-peppery aromas right out of the bottle. Light, juicy, quaffable, with good acidity and freshness, and some earthiness/claylike minerality giving it a bit of depth. Well balanced, with no lack nor overabundance of fruit. Always a pleasure, and a reliable value.
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| Red |
2009 Poggio dell'Otto Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
11/4/2015 - Beerzebub wrote: flawed$16 crap shoot at Grocery Outlet - bad idea. Looks and smells much older than 2009. Some dried flowers on the nose, with faded fruit. Very little happening on the palate; somewhat bitter, without anything to balance the bitterness. Drain pour. (Oxidized, and not in a good way)
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| Red |
2001 Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérome Lenoir) ChinonCabernet Franc more |
11/7/2014 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRDecanted and began drinking immediately. Smells good, deep and fresh, with aromas along the lines of cherry, clean moist earth, black tea, dried flowers, spice, orange peel, and savory-sweet tián miàn jiàng (sorry Eric Asimov!). Tastes delicious, with good acidity and freshness. Medium strength fully integrated tannins. Fairly light bodied. Highly drinkable. Good length - lingering spice, tea, and earth, with some stony minerality developing. Good stuff!
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| Red |
2002 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
6/6/2015 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRP&p; awkward at first, but drinking well with 2.5 hours of air in the bottle. Aromas of sour cherry and barrel, with a bare hint of VA (which works well), and good savory depth and pungency; nice mix of fresh/juicy and oxidative/old barrel/leathery/gamy elements. Gets even better after 4 or 5 hours; fresh and pretty, with floral and clean earthy notes developing. Similar on the palate, with good balance between pleasantly/moderately rich fresh fruit, tart acidity, understated oak barrel, and aged/meaty/savory notes. I haven't had previous vintages, so can't compare; in any case, this is full of character and typicity, and is quite enjoyable. Paired well with seared pork kidney with liberal black pepper and hot mustard.
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| Red |
2008 Tenuta Monteti Monteti Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
12/14/2014 - Bam_Man Likes this wine: 92 pointsMy first bottle of a half-case. Very earthy and powerful on the nose, with pretty hints of flowers and spice. Full-bodied and silky on the palate, this is modern in style - but not heavy or over-extracted. Shows wonderful depth and intensity to its tangy blackberry and dark currant fruit, with just the right amount of acidity. There's slightly more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend for 2008, so this is just a bit softer and not quite as tart and mouth-puckering as the 2007. The long, slightly tannic finish is loaded with dark fruit, along with prominent notes of violet and mineral. Very Bordeaux-like in character, but unmistakably Tuscan. Beautiful and delicious now, this should develop very nicely over the next 4-5 years.
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Comment posted by Beerzebub:
9/17/2023 5:44:00 PM - Nice, I hope you have the chance to give it a little air! Enjoy!