| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2004 Roagna Barbaresco AsiliNebbiolo more |
1/25/2024 - Rani Likes this wine: 93 pointsTasted blind. Unbelievably this is young! Tannins were kicking so we decanted for an hour. Earthy, notes of sour plums, miso, and red cherries. In the palate very fine but gripping dry tannins, ample acidity and great length. It would improve over the five years at least. I can even imagine what the VV cuvée would be like. |
| Red |
1990 Bartolo Mascarello BaroloNebbiolo more |
7/16/2023 - Rani wrote: flawedThis tasted completely over the hill. Metallic aftertaste, nearly DOA.
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| Red |
2000 Château MontroseSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/29/2023 - gblacave wrote: 91 pointsA bottle that is just starting to approach maturity. Opened and decanted, consumed over about two hours.
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| Red |
1996 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Riserva GranbussiaNebbiolo more |
6/24/2023 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 pointsTasted blind next to its 2001 sibling. Notes of black olive tapenade. Rose petals emerged. On the palate huge acidity - really huge. Red fruit, super fine tannins. Surprinsgly accessible, but I don’t think it will improve from here.
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| Red |
1983 Château Ducru-BeaucaillouSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/10/2023 - Rani Does not like this wine: 86 pointsTasted blind next to the 1983 Lalande. Disappointing. Fully resolved, not much structure left, tastes like an older wine with a short finish.
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| Red |
1996 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/17/2022 - Rani Likes this wine: 95 pointsWow was this good. Dark, graphite nose, inky. Amazingly fruity on the palate, notes of blackcurrant and milk chocolate, but impeccably balanced. Great now and will probably continue to peak for a decade.
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| White - Sparkling |
2002 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra BrutChampagne Blend more |
2/18/2022 - the player Likes this wine: 95 pointsOne of these days I will need to try this beautiful champagne along with DP and Salon of same vintage as for my taste the Bollinger RD 2002 is one of the best champagnes out there and is in prime drinking window. Lovely light golden color, refined bubbles and a nose of brioche, minerals, orchard fruits, marzipan and honeycomb. On the palate beautiful velvety entry, great lift and balance, finishes buttery, fat and long. An absolute stunner.
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| Red |
2004 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/4/2021 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 pointsTasted blind. Obviously young. Purple, dark berries, soft tannins. Omnipresent Cabernet Sauvignon presence. Quite monolithic now, somewhat modern and will improve with a few more years, though it is approachable now.
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| Red |
2005 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos de La BussièrePinot Noir more |
8/31/2021 - dbkitc wrote: 88 pointsI’m going to let these sit for a while. This is my second bottle in a week and while better than the last bottle, it’s really not that impressive. The case was bought upon release and cellared in ideal conditions. The color is solid and the nose is fine - similar to the last bottle with maybe a hit of surmaturite. The palate has more depth but is still tannic and green in the finish. Does not meet expectations or my experience with this producer. (88?)
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| White |
2011 Domaine Rémi Jobard Meursault 1er Cru CharmesChardonnay more |
2/5/2018 - markricardo Likes this wine: 94 pointsA beautiful and expressive Meursault. Pale golden color with notes of nuts, mango, white flowers and mineral on the nose. The palate is initially very precise evolving into a more complex wine of great sophistication. Pineapple (sweet citrus), white flowers, mineral and a hint of nuttiness dominate the palate. The acid and fruit are in perfect balance leading to a long and pleasurable finish. In a blind tasting I would have thought this was a Roulot 1er Cru as it tastes very similar (but for a lot less money). Drank over 3 hours and the wine kept getting better. A wonderful wine that can be drunk now or held for a few more years.
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| Red |
2001 Pianpolvere Soprano Barolo Riserva BussiaNebbiolo more |
9/7/2019 - Rani Likes this wine: 91 pointsTasted blind. Floral, hint of roses and cut grass. Very elegant, high acidity, velvet texture and very fine red fruit and tannins. Balanced, on the elegant side rather than the powerful side.
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| Red |
1994 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
10/27/2016 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 pointsTasted blind. Red fruit, notes if earth, figs, lots of acidity. Very nice but this bottle feels older than it should be.
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| Red |
1995 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
8/8/2012 - Rani Likes this wine: 94 pointsTasted blind alongside a 1995 Bosconia Gran Reserva. Notes of mud, hung meat and licorice. Masculine compared with the Bosconia. Still young, needs another 10+ years.
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| White - Sparkling |
2001 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de CuvéeChampagne Blend more |
2/24/2013 - DuaneT wrote: 95 pointsThe best BdB I've had, period. Complex, fruity and creamy that somehow remains beautifully in balance.
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Comment posted by Rani:
1/29/2024 1:12:00 PM - Thank you, that might explain its exuberance. In CT both versions exist, and it didn’t have the VV designation on the label so I (wrongly) assumed it wasn’t the VV.