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Red

2020 Ridge Zinfandel Jimsomare

 Santa Cruz Mountains more
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3/16/2024 - VoteferPedro wrote: 85 points

very simple
no decant but drank this over 2+ hours

clearly a zin with enough umph to go with food but perhaps the least joyous least satisfying Ridge I have had in some time.

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wrote this and later looked at others comments below: definitely not smoke taint nor any true flaw. There is fruit and acidity in balance and it is drinkable but in a rather uninteresting way.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    3/21/2024 2:59:00 PM - True! we like something different
    I feel -having read your impression and that you you liked it so much- I should treat my other bottle with a bit of respect - light decant and up the glass (was drinking out of a relatively simple universal glass) and perhaps give a bit more cellar time before trying
Red

2012 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT

 Red Bordeaux Blend more
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12/17/2023 - YagerWine Likes this wine: 92 points

Big cab forward with grippy tannins and dark fruit. Nice structure, not sweet - savory with black pepper and leather. This is a well made BDX blend which drinks more like Paulliac than Napa. My big quandary with these wines is they don’t have a sense of place. Does that matter? I don’t know. But it’s like driving a Lexus. Yeah it’s well made but does it have soul?

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    12/18/2023 6:09:00 AM - love the Lexus analogy
    gave a very succinct feeling about how this drinks
Red

2011 Sine Qua Non Grenache Patine Eleven Confessions Vineyard

 Sta. Rita Hills more
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11/24/2023 - VoteferPedro wrote: NR

ti---i--ight!
still not ready

oh well, one more left
need to bury it and forget it

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    11/25/2023 4:08:00 PM - Ooh Boy Yes!
    I should have read your comment before I opened it
Red

2008 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia

 Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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4/15/2023 - cdimaro wrote: 94 points

Burgundian style Rioja packed with finess and character. Still filled with primary flavours such as sour cherry and floral, complemented with wooden scent and a touch of animal. Medium bodied, still loads of fruit in a sophisticated frame. A classic, old school and all but obvious Rioja, as it should be.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    4/15/2023 1:25:00 PM - how much of a decant if any did you use
Red

2016 Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard

 Paso Robles Red Rhone Blend more
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4/3/2023 - RobbieD68 Likes this wine: 94 points

Well now! Blueberries, coffee, currants, lots of various dark fruit and tar. Lovely wine; the acid up front gives way quickly and leaves noce soft tannin behind. Peak? Maybe! Age more? Probably. But this is my only 2016, so i'm going with peak

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    4/3/2023 6:29:00 PM - you know it is possible to edit the note and your score
Red

2009 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

 St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more
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2/6/2023 - tedcholl wrote: 90 points

50% Merlot, 40% Cab Franc, 10% Cab Sauv. Had high expectations for this bottle which weren't met. Should have been in it's drinking window but 10 minutes of Vspin and another 3 hours and the wine hadn't changed. Not alot of fruit and prominent flavor of sandalwood and cedar. Dark muted fruits. This was a Wine Spectator #23 wine in 2012. I'm guessing this is just an off bottle so I'm not going to give it a 87 as I tasted it.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    2/6/2023 5:37:00 PM - I agree
    these underperform.

    I tasted this at Union des Grand Crus in early 2011, poured by none other than the Count Von Neipperg himself. It was glorious and I bought a case based on that.

    I nip in now and then to try it, and it never has come close to that joy it had on that day!
Red

2001 Château Mouton Rothschild

 Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more
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11/21/2021 - VoteferPedro wrote: 94 points

8th if 12 bought en premier and properly stored

served w food after 2 hour decant but was ideal at 3hours following a trajectory seen my prior notes

it is about the sane and for me still a 94 or higher not based on the volume or intensity of flavor (california can be cranked to 11) but based in balance, translucency of flavor and constant interest inviting another sip

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    12/26/2022 6:58:00 AM - I am sorry ... can not recall exactly
Red

2013 La Serena Brunello di Montalcino

 Sangiovese more
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10/9/2022 - greedy wrote: 86 points

Average at best

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    10/9/2022 8:10:00 AM - 96 points but "average at best"?

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    10/9/2022 12:39:00 PM - Thanks
    this was helpful
Red

2016 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino

 Sangiovese more
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8/6/2022 - UKCatFan wrote: 89 points

Bright and clear. Bramble and tar on the nose. Wine seemed a bit thin relative to expectation even after decanting.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    8/6/2022 8:20:00 AM - I opened one last week and had the same impression but was not sure if my assessment was off...I felt perhaps it was too soon.
Red

2012 La Pousse d'Or Corton-Clos du Roi

 Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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4/11/2021 - Pinot Peter Likes this wine: NR

This is awesome. Drinking very well now with ample aging potential. Dark red , good acidity and fabulous balance of dark fruit flavours and soft tannins. This just gets better and better with every glass. This has great weight in the mouth and coats the palate with its fruit flavours. An impressive Corton! A pleasure to drink.
This is excellent and what I love about Burgundy reds!

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    8/19/2021 10:26:00 AM - Spot on review
    Enjoyed last night
    restaurant setting with bistro food
    excellent
Red

2006 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

 St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more
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3/11/2021 - VoteferPedro wrote: 88 points

doh!
I wished I had read my note from last year

I gave it about same treatment - 2 hour decant
its really the same as 2/21/20
aromatically correct
a bit thin on palate
fruit present but tart.

I did not rate it then but it is really 87-88 range, which is not bad but after holding on to it over a decade would like a little more oomph.
perhaps I should have waited or perhaps this is done.

seems like my bottles do not drink as well as others but it has been ideally stored and purchased on release

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    3/12/2021 9:56:00 AM - thanks for commenting
    I was not aware of the closure issue
    pretty disappointed if this is weak or faulty corks

    I have one left.
Red

2018 Ridge Evangelho

 Contra Costa County Red Rhone Blend more
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1/13/2021 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 90 points

pop 'n pour
deep hue
comes across with a concentrated fruit that is tart and sappy. It has a density and weight that to me suggests it will age but would be best with food.
fascinating backstory of field blend planted in 1888...pre-phylloxera allegedly

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    1/15/2021 1:23:00 PM - The note was night 1 (2 glassses over an hour and half)
    I nitrogen sprayed bottle, corked it and returned upright to my cellar

    Night 2 was very much the same....no decline, no evolution

    I feel this bodes well for the wine
    My next bottle I hope to recall this and decant about 3 hours first and follow it from there but it is fine with food. I feel though I have a strong preference for acidity and minerality in wine and not for flouncy plush wines and this is definitely in the first camp.
White

2009 Remoissenet Père et Fils Le Montrachet

 Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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1/16/2019 - fcxj wrote: 88 points

Zachys. Aromatically muted. Quite advanced, though rich.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    1/17/2019 1:51:00 PM - Thanks for calling out your source

    I also pyrchased this via Zachys
    not sure if the lack of aromatics suggest it is still too soon ... or flawed

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    10/24/2020 7:17:00 AM - sorry no

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    10/24/2020 7:17:00 AM - sorry no
Red

2005 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

 Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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9/30/2020 - pinoteer Does not like this wine: 85 points

Second bottle of this wine that I've opened in two days time. Both have oak treatment that tastes like wood and wet newspaper, rather than coconut or vanilla. The wood overpowers the other flavors. I opened the second bottle today thinking that maybe the first one was corked, but this second one is just the same. I really don't understand others' love of this Rioja. I like Riojas, but definitely not this one. Worst 8-bottle purchase ever.

Following the advice of Purple Tooth, I left the bottles in the frig for a few days and then left them open on the counter for 12 hours or more before drinking. The oak was much more subdued and integrated at that point. Because I'm updating this note many weeks later, I don't have revised tasting notes or even recall my sense of a revised score. Consequently, I'll go with my earlier 85 from a previous bottle. Next time, 24 hours of air before drinking and then I can maybe find greater appreciation for this wine.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    9/30/2020 6:53:00 PM - my experience is this still needs 24 hours of air
Red

2012 Copain Pinot Noir "En Bas" Kiser

 Anderson Valley more
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9/23/2020 - Aberry126 Likes this wine: 94 points

Original notes from 09/23/2020:

PNP

Deep ruby plum color, sweet cherry nose with a slight hint of prune or dried fruit. Some toasted almond and hazelnut with hints of coffee or chicory. Dried mud.

Very well rounded taste, not too acidic, not too sweet. There is a jammy quality, but it's not overpowering. Cherry and ripe raspberries are the main fruits, with some light earthy tones coming in. Cedar wood, green grass, black tea, and just a touch of chicory. The mouthfeel is medium dry with medium to high tannins. Medium finish.

Pretty nice all around wine. Still has some time in it, but there's not much that's surprising me here. Three more bottles in the cellar to see if I'm wrong!

86/100

New notes from 08/18/2023:

If you have a bottle of this sitting in your cellar, it is absolutely perfect. Same notes as before, but everything is much rounder, more developed, light tannins, soft mouthfeel. Toasted nuts and bread is mixed in with game, grilled meat, mushrooms, and forest floor. It has developed beautifully, and I’m sad this is my last bottle! I bet there’s another few years in it, but in my opinion this is peak!

94/100

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    9/23/2020 3:04:00 PM - Good detail
    I have to agree with a general underwhelmed feeling for the Kiser wines from Wells.

    So far I have not felt these achieved their proported depth on interest
    I had some early and it was meh and more recently been checking and they are well made but only adequate in the interest category

    I know that some Burgundian pinots take 12 years to come around but I can not see much evolution...
Red

2006 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm

 McLaren Vale more
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8/28/2019 - burgburgburg wrote: 89 points

Screw cap. Heavy black fruits and oak in nose. Tannin dissolved. Fruity palate. Medium body. Good acidity. Acceptable as a meat pairing fruit wine.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    8/28/2019 9:22:00 AM - an '06 with screw cap?
    I though they started it later.
Red

2007 Dominus Estate

 Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more
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8/16/2019 - gouldcampbell77 wrote: NR

This was nice on day one with sweet round fruit and gentle tannins but now on day two it's turned woody and harsh. The char from the barrels is to the fore and while the fruit it still sweet and ripe, the main flavour is burnt toast.

This is the third from a case of six and I'm seeing a lot of bottle variation. Maybe still needs time. I hope so.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    8/16/2019 4:20:00 PM - I had very similar experience with 1995
    took 14 years to smooth out
    this on maybe 15
    I have not breached my 07s
    wait until after 2021
White

2009 Copain Roussanne James Berry Vineyard

 Paso Robles more
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5/19/2019 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: NR

Still en point
I would finish any bottles before the end of 2020
This is my last
Shame he stopped making it

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    5/29/2019 5:45:00 PM - left over glass
    gassed and kept in frige a week
    gloious
    94+
White

2008 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

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5/24/2019 - Marc C wrote: flawed

Complètement oxydée... Une Montee de Tonnerre 2008 (bouchage diam) ouverte en secours était par contre trop jeune

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    5/24/2019 4:34:00 PM - I have had same issue with these '08s
Red

2007 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau

 Red Rhone Blend more
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4/12/2019 - NickA Likes this wine: 88 points

Drinking nicely and feels fully resolved. Nose and palate both pretty high-toned (although not Porty). Dark fruit, liquorice, musk. It's got a note of blackcurrent strepsils that I don't particularly enjoy. Fresh and well-made, but glad this is my only bottle.

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    4/12/2019 3:36:00 PM - Strepsils? was it overtly alcoholic?
Red

2005 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

 Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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3/15/2019 - VoteferPedro wrote: NR

so so

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    3/17/2019 8:11:00 AM - also there is a setting whereby you can hide ratings without a score
    which I also use

  • Comment posted by VoteferPedro:

    3/17/2019 8:11:00 AM - I did not feel it fair to post a score
    I decanted for an hour and returned it to bottle and assessed it over an hour at restaurant
    The glasses were not fancy but adequate
    THe wine had great aromatics at decant and became muted thereafter
    The fruit was simple and finished clipped
    I have had two glorious bottles of the '04 on the basis of which I purchased these. There was absolutely no magic but no offensive edges either. It is better than a mere generic wine but just so

    I have had this now twice with same result. A glass left over in the bottle the next day was better on fruit but showing oxidation.

    If I had to put a number on it using Parker's system it would go 5+11+12+5= 83

    I did not identify TCA or other clear flaw but felt best to say this was mediocre for what it was

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