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Red

2018 Envinate Migan

 Canary Islands Listan Negro more
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4/4/2024 - Rollerball wrote: NR

I finally found a way to sufficiently aerate Envinate. See photo!

After 5 hours like this we melted the astringent, rubbery reduction, leaving a boundary of stone under which lived a pulsating core of crystalline red fruit.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    4/15/2024 7:09:00 AM - It’s one of the photos of this wine bottle / label on this wine’s main page.
Red

2017 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Guadalupe Vineyard

 Dundee Hills more
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3/15/2024 - slulkin wrote: 92 points

Best, and I think, last of our bottles. Dark ruby in the glass, nose of wet tobacco, black fruits and forest floor. Silky mouthfeel and the palate followed the nose. Nice medium plus finish. Wish I had one more to see if this continues to evolve.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    4/3/2024 11:01:00 AM - Interestingly the 2016 and 2015 are high scoring with many reviews on Cellar Tracker, and both available here, if you really wanted to get your hands on some.
    https://www.wizers.com/page/page/4039539.htm
Red

2014 Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées

 Pinot Noir more
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2/24/2023 - Rollerball wrote: NR

The appealingly savory and evolving bouquet keeps you coming back. Good density but not bold, mostly dark fruits but not without some strawberry, cranberries, smoke, and herbs to keep things fresh. Nice balance and acid.

A beautiful instance of the underrated 2014 Burgundies, which seem to be drinking just great right now, (though based on my tiny sample, Nuits may be better than Beaune).

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    3/22/2024 8:25:00 AM - Miss tasting with you Soyhead!
Red

2014 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana

 Etna DOC Nerello Blend, Nerello Mascalese more
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1/4/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 88 points

While I liked it, the bottle definitely underperformed expectations. Purchased after released and stored well, the wine felt older than it should have been with more evolved aromatics (elevated alcohol, some nuttiness), slight bricking in color, etc. Still very nice to drink but not fresh and lacking something I thought.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/5/2024 4:29:00 PM - Good note. Super helpful. I will pull my last one tonight and report back.
White

2020 Arnot-Roberts Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard

 Santa Cruz Mountains more
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11/26/2023 - slulkin wrote: 92 points

Drank over two nights and slightly better on night two. Pale yellow in the glass. Nose of salty air, lemon/lime and tart apples. Palate is energetic, with nice acidity and weight. All the elements from the nose follow on the palate to a medium plus length finish. Highly enjoyable.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    11/28/2023 9:16:00 AM - Slulkin, seems like you try one of these each vintage. Do you recall a favorite? Or are they pretty consistent? Does the site have some signature elements?
Red

2017 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

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9/23/2023 - slulkin wrote: 93 points

Wow!! First time I've had the pleasure of tasting a Williams Selyem and it was amazing. On the nose dark black and red fruits along with hints of mint, camp fire smoke, and eucalyptus. Just wanted to keep swirling and smelling, it was intoxicating. On the palate, the fruit on the nose was rich and mouth filling with the addition of baking spices leading to a balanced and lingering finish that just had you coming back for the next sip.

To make this even better it was a completely unexpected and generous gift from the next door neighbor of a close friend. Thank you, Mr. Grush.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    10/5/2023 2:22:00 PM - Sounds so good! I love this winery too.
White - Sparkling

NV Jean-François Ganevat Crémant du Jura Nature non dosé

 Chardonnay Blend, Chardonnay more
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1/28/2019 - Rollerball wrote: 90 points

Sommelier's Atlas of Taste w Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay (The Morris): Herbal and round with nectarine and slight oxidative notes; pairs just beautifully with smoked trout.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    9/21/2023 2:07:00 PM - :))
Red

2009 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets

 Pinot Noir more
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5/12/2023 - drrobvino wrote: 98 points

2nd bottle from a 6 pack. Last consumed about 18 mos ago.
Drank with dear friends at AQS, the wine was firing on all cylinders and approached perfection in the moment.
Splash decanted and consumed over ~45 mins...utterly refined, elegant, with red tart cherries and spice, brilliant earthy notes, long and incredibly brilliant finish with lovely tannins and supporting acidity. Drink through 2028 or so, just awesome.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    9/19/2023 6:24:00 PM - Did you aerate, Drrobvino, and for how long?
Red

2002 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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8/26/2023 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 91 points

Different experience this time. 2 hour decant, which was not enough and about one hour was in bottle before actually decanting. Browning robe. Light to medium body. Blackberry and spice flavors. Quite stemmy, with drying stemmy tannin into the finish. Not sure the fruit will hold up long enough for the tannin to integrate. That being said it is still enjoyable.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    9/19/2023 4:45:00 PM - As one prone to decant almost every red myself, I suggest--based on my experience with this wine--that a little *less* air may be better for the 02 Lambrays at this point. Maybe 30 min in the decanter then gently complete its opening over the next hour or so in the glass.
Red

2010 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino

 Sangiovese more
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5/13/2023 - slulkin wrote: 93 points

Color was deep red with slight bricking towards the edges. With a quick decant, the nose was gorgeous and full of sour cherry, flowers, leather, and hints of tar. Palate was silky yet juicy with the fruit and leather prominent. Finished long and balanced. This one really grabbed me and held my attention. Finished half the bottle on Friday and the remainder a couple days later with no degradation.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    6/10/2023 6:37:00 PM - I am loving the 2010 Brunellos right now and have a couple set aside for your visit!
Red

2015 Marcel Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Marcel Lapierre

 Gamay more
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6/5/2023 - Rollerball wrote: flawed

Dirty with some sort of bacteria and secondary firmentation.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    6/6/2023 7:18:00 AM - exactly.
White - Sweet/Dessert

2001 Château Suduiraut

 Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more
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5/28/2021 - djhammond Likes this wine: 99 points

I find myself having this wine a couple of times a year, and it never disappoints in its delivery. I always slow ox it for a couple of days and then allow time in an open decanter, but I am starting to think that at 20 years old this is becoming less necessary. It is perfection embodied with a depth on the palate and finish which is overwhelming. Orange, honey and burnt caramel combine intoxicatingly, and deliver a very special experience. I do find it needs to be drunk with food. 99+

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/18/2023 11:50:00 PM - What’s your ideal food pairing for this?

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/19/2023 11:58:00 AM - Thank you!
Red

2019 Occidental Pinot Noir Cuvée Catherine Running Fence Vineyard

 Sonoma Coast more
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9/30/2022 - P.A. Cross wrote: NR

Wonderful, clear purple, leads into fresh, high toned berries, bay leaf, sea spray and forest aromas. Pedigreed in the mouth, layers of flavors such as raspberry, Christmas spice, tangy cranberry, and oak wood. Truly coastal in make up and nothing else like it. Very, very nice.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/5/2023 4:55:00 PM - Yes, exactly how I feel about Occidental: pedigreed and nothing else like it. Well said P.A.
Red

2017 Occidental Pinot Noir Cuvée Elizabeth Bodega Headlands

 Sonoma Coast more
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1/1/2023 - Rollerball wrote: NR

Like so many Occidental bottlings, this is pure and true but funky and totally unique in its particular balance of components. The cherry, berries, flowers, iodine, orange rind, sous bois, and more are just arranged and poised differently somehow here than anywhere else. Top notch. Now - 2030.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/5/2023 4:48:00 PM - Thank you P.A.! I have not visited but would love to.
    Maybe this summer ...
Red

2019 Occidental Pinot Noir Bodega Ridge

 Sonoma Coast more
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5/10/2022 - haldolugr wrote: 88 points

Nice fruit structure. Light to medium bodied. But had a racy acid finish that was a little too tart. Hopefully it mellows with some time.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/5/2023 11:28:00 AM - Haldolugr -- looks like you have a duplicate of this note ...
Red

2006 Giorgio Pelissero Langhe Long Now

 Langhe DOC Nebbiolo Blend, Nebbiolo more
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11/16/2022 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 points

This is a blend of nebbiolo and barbera (50/50 according to online sources) aged in new oak. I’m typically resistant to anything untraditional in the wine world, but this wine works for me. It has exceptional weight and intensity, good structural balance, and a complex flavor profile. It tastes like it is still on the upswing and certainly will drink well a decade from now. For under $40 a bottle at KLWines auction, this is a steal.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    11/16/2022 10:07:00 PM - Thanks for this. I have been sitting on a couple of these. How much air did you give it?
Red

2016 San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico

 Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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11/14/2019 - Rollerball wrote: NR

Today, the day WS awarded this the #3 woty, we opened our first two bottles of a case bought last June. In sum, the balance and quality of fruit stand out— and with time a beautiful hollow iron note emerges— but this is still quite young and tannic. Decant 2-3 hours if opening today; ideally wait until 2022-

It is impossible to objectively score something on the day it received a high-profile #3woty and 95 points. Note CT gives this an 89.8 right now. Let’s see how that changes. What if we all started exclusively rating blind.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    11/16/2019 3:48:00 PM - Yeah, I can see that perspective. Great balance and stuffing though. And a friendly presence under all that good structure.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    8/26/2022 10:19:00 AM - Yes!
Red

2016 Tenuta Buon Tempo Brunello di Montalcino

 Sangiovese more
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8/20/2022 - slulkin wrote: 92 points

Drank over two nights; first night with pizza and second night with a spicy cherry tomato sauce.
Nose and flavor profile gave similar impressions to our bottle back in February. The improvement this time was there was no heat from the wine and it paired nicely both nights with what we were eating. For me, this was definitely better with food than without.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    8/26/2022 10:18:00 AM - Sounds delicious. We're pushing gently over here to drink our Brunellos younger. After we found some '04s and '06s to be too savory and balsamic for our palates, we decided to move through our '10s sooner than planned and are finding them to be perfect right now. I'm learning that--depending on the bottling--Sangiovese at 6-14 years is about right for me. Hoping to serve the remaining '10s in coming quarters on my way through a few '13s and '15s, positioning to start asap on the should-be-glorious '16s.
Red

2016 Château des Rontets Saint-Amour Côte de Besset

 Gamay more
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6/14/2022 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 89 points

Nearly translucent. Horse saddle sweat, sauvage, sour cherry, tart cranberry

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    7/30/2022 10:47:00 AM - JVPhoto -- curious how much air you gave this. I find the those horse saddle sweat components take a few hours to come into equilibrium.
Red - Fortified

2007 Dow Porto Vintage

 Port Blend more
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12/5/2020 - Rollerball wrote: NR

Drank without decanting over four weeks. Room temp. Just got better and better. Very high pleasure quotient.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    2/28/2022 5:38:00 PM - You know me. tiny sips.
Red

2003 Château Léoville Barton

 St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more
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12/26/2021 - Mr T wrote: NR

I found the wine shockingly backward for the vintage and age
PNP on Xmas evening and figured this was a Bordeaux I didn’t have to decant at cousin’s house. This needed Toni’s time to open and show its stuff and honestly never got there. Hard to keep telling folks to be patient when they keep coming back to the bar and this not showing a lot other than initial acid
And very subdued fruit. Clearly will decant all future bottles and give them tume

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    2/6/2022 1:19:00 PM - Same last night (2/5/22). Three hours into decanting, still sharp and surprisingly short. This may need to start aerating before lunch to be ready in time for dinner.
Red

2010 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Gravains

 Pinot Noir more
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1/20/2022 - Rollerball wrote: 89 points

2010 Pavelot 1er Cru: Aux Guettes vs Aux Gravains: Two very good, wines. This--the Aux Gravains--has a beautiful bouquet and is a little riper, wilder, spicier, more saline, and more structured; it's not as well balanced (as the Guettes) but offers more of its own presence and personality, especially with time in the decanter.

The Aux Guettes has a nice austerity and makes a great dinner wine if you're looking for something cleansing and classic; elements well integrated.

Each wine finishes short though the Gravains offers a bit more on the tail. Each undoubtedly has four+ years of continued great drinking ahead -2025.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/20/2022 6:58:00 PM - Agreed! thanks so much for the comment. Hope you're enjoying something great this coming weekend.
Red - Fortified

1994 Graham Porto Vintage

 Port Blend more
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12/28/2021 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 97 points

This bottle crushed it. Granted, the warmup included great aged Brunello and Barolo. We paired this appropriately with chocolate. Maybe my higher score reflects my condition as much as the bottle's. So learn from me: maybe drink great aged Italians before you get to this, then pop and pair with world-class choco and cigars. The Graham will deliver.

  • Comment posted by Rollerball:

    1/6/2022 12:44:00 PM - Big smile

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