Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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Red |
2007 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
3/30/2020 - thesternowl Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis bottle was the first from a case that was purchased direct from the winery on release about ten years ago. The 2007 Napa Valley designation Cabernet Sauvignon received over a third of its fruit from the Larkmead Vineyard and the quality shows. The color was a deep, dark, glass staining garnet with no obvious signs of age. On the nose, this was a powerful tobacco bomb with other delightful secondary characteristics such as earth and olives peaking through the curtain of opulent fruit. The palate was treated to all of the lushness and ripeness I have come to expect from the 2007 vintage in Napa valley; a velvet glove of sweet red and black fruits, leather and baking spices. Tannins are well integrated at this point and this is firing on all cylinders. Anyone with well stored examples of these will be well rewarded on the pop and pour. Drink now and over the next few years. |
White - Sparkling |
1996 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
10/5/2021 - Eric wrote: NRM&PD Tasting: Italy (Mount Baker, Seattle, WA): No notes, just recording for posterity. OMG, this was insanely delicate and lacy.
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Red |
2007 Fattoria Galardi Terra di LavoroRoccamonfina IGT Aglianico more |
4/1/2023 - Eric wrote: 96 pointsSheesh this is gorgeous. Lifted aroma, violet, hint of smoke, palate is mineral and raspberry, so pure and focused. Beautifully sweet and sour with lovely grip. This is a serious wine.
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White - Off-dry |
2011 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling AusleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/9/2022 - Dad300 Likes this wine: 99 pointsholy crap.. stumbled upon this at a wine shop in Asheville. took ii back to the hotel and proceeded to be blown way. petrol on the nose. great depth of texture and mouthfeel. lemon, apple and spices. acidity is still there. loong finish. continued to evolve. just giggled and talked about the wine all evening..even while at dinner. the same on the way home.. it just did things that make me remember why i got into wine. this is a wine that i call a chaser you have it and then you chase the feeling for the rest of your life in wine. if you can find. it. buy it! shoot buy 2 or a dozen. drink one now. savor the rest over the next 20 years. this is my 2022 wine of the year.
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White - Sparkling |
2002 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
11/9/2022 - BradE wrote: NRBBM in Atlanta: I've always been in the good but not great camp for 02 Salon, and this was exactly that.
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Red |
2018 Delmas Syrah SJR VineyardThe Rocks District of Milton-Freewater more |
11/12/2020 - Eric wrote: 93 pointsMy first ever Delmas. Clearly far too young, but this is a beautiful wine. No decanting, just Coravin. Stunning, explosive, simply soaring aromatics. Lavender, raspberry, smoke, grilled plum and just a faint, minty, leafy note. The palate is stunningly silky, creamy, lush, but also quite fresh at the same time. I am not really a texture person, but this wine is quite remarkable in this regard. The palate is pretty closed in and definitely more savory than sweet. This is where the Rocks character with some mineral funk comes out. The finish is long, with extremely fine, faintly dusty, silky tannins. Really stunning wine.
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
1993 Château Pajzos Tokaji EsszenciaFurmint Blend, Furmint more |
7/11/2010 - JohnnyBark wrote: 98 pointsI served this golden beast with Strawberry Shortbread with seared foie gras, whip creme and tazmanian honey. It was rediculous. The combination was unreal. The wine while intensly sweet also has an amazing acidic backbone. The aromas were peach apricot, cinnamon, honey, maple, and the viscosity was unreal. One of the most intriuging wines i've ever had.
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Red |
2006 Saxum Heart Stone VineyardPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
1/17/2016 - Rob MacKay wrote: 92 pointsI had been told that I wouldn't like Saxum wines because they were not my style. Too big, etc. With this wine, my first from Saxum, I was quite surprised that despite it being 15.6% abv, it was extremely well balanced and quite tasty. Really nice big cherry fruit flavors on the palate but no noticeable heat on the finish from the alcohol. Is this is part due to it being 9+ years old? Great wine.
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château RieussecSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/16/2016 - Hollowine wrote: 98 pointsFrom 375...I love this wine. I've told my wine friends that when I die, I want to be embalmed with this wine. Every time I have a bottle it just amazes me, it is so beautiful. The nose!!! As one reviewer put it, if you want to know what Botrytis smells like, open this wine. A beautiful mix of spices and mustiness, hints of honey and orange. A finish that lasts for minutes, orange and caramel and acidity. With Foie, pure heaven. Others have said the d'Yquem is even better, that may be mind altering if true.
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Red |
2007 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La CrauRed Rhone Blend more |
6/7/2015 - Hollowine wrote: NRNice bottle (375ml). Found it took about 90 min of air to hit its stride.
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Red |
2011 Cayuse Syrah Armada VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
4/25/2015 - Doc90 Does not like this wine: 83 pointsWines With A View (Capitol Grille Tasting Event) (The Spire): This was my first time having a wine from Cayuse, and it did not leave a good first impression. Both nose and palate were completely overwhelmed by black pepper and capers. Really thin bodied, notes of cranberries. This tasted like a $20 Oregon Pinot Noir. Which isn’t to say that there aren’t a lot of good $20 Oregon Pinots out there. But this masquerading as a $100+ Syrah just seemed a little offensive.
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Red |
2006 Fontodi Syrah Case Via Colli della Toscana Centrale IGTmore |
12/11/2014 - Hollowine wrote: 93 pointsWhat a great wine! This was a Secret Santa gift from someone who knew I enjoyed Syrah and liked Old World...but had very few Italian wines. Off the hook good and an eye opening exposure to Tuscan Syrah...I paired this with fresh pasta w/Oregon white truffles and poached eggs...it killed with the pairing! An old world nose and mouth feel, with the strength of Syrah in the background, I loved this wine and wish I had more.
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
1988 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
12/2/2014 - Jamie Manley wrote: 99 pointsThe "full monty", 88 Yquem has taken another step toward maturity, though with ages to go. This bottle was darker in color and darker in flavor than bottles from a few years ago. Great bottles of Yquem never cease to amaze me, the velvet fist, if you will. Aromas of Earl Grey, wet stones, candied crème brulee, orange rinds, apricot, and deep honeyed botrytis. On the palate, this is nothing short of amazing. Insane intensity, yet so light on its feet. I know that the previous sentence is so often used to describe Yquem, yet every time that I experience it I just sit and stare at the glass, and wonder how the hell they did that! What else can I say...? Thank God that all of my Yquem is not stored at home, otherwise there would be nothing but empty bottles and a trail of tears. 99 Pts
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Red |
2005 T-Vine Cellars "T" RedNapa Valley Red Blend more |
4/10/2012 - CasaHernandez wrote: NRI cannot say how sad I am that I only have one bottle left of the 2005. Sheez. Just look at my notes, roll your eyes, and be thankful to T-vine if you ever got to taste this wine.
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White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château RieussecSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
2/7/2014 - ChinaBounder wrote: flawedI’m so disappointed with this wine.
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Red |
2009 Rasa Vineyards Creative ImpulseYakima Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/5/2014 - Hollowine wrote: 94 pointsSo young! Knew this was baby killing, but the bottle was handy, was having dinner with my Physicist buddy, and wanted to bring a nice bottle. |
Red - Fortified |
1963 Fonseca Porto VintagePort Blend more |
5/10/2013 - grafstrb wrote: NRBurgundy Tasting (JBaker's in York): -- double-decanted before the event --
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Red |
1987 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
5/3/2013 - GalvezGuy wrote: 91 pointsCT Texas V - North Dallas Forty and then some; 5/3/2013-5/5/2013 (McKinney, North Dallas, TX): Nose of sweet red fruits and tobacco. On the palate, rich and full with bright cherry, raspberry, and tobacco. Interesting to contrast the two Dunns. I liked the 85 a slight bit more than the 87.
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Red |
2007 21 GramsColumbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon more |
8/11/2010 - Eric wrote: 91 pointsImpressive young juice. Not entirely sure it is to my liking but it is impressive nonetheless. Huge nose of oaky cheddar cheese, seriously, intensely oaky in fact. The first thing that greets you is a wall of blackberry that moves towards a slightly more tart element of raspberry. I quite like the underlying freshness. Supple and suave, there are evident tannins, but this is gorgeously balanced. Really so much lovely raw material. Savory and spicy with nice black currant, but then this is subterfuged by raw oak. From the handful of 2007's I have tasted, this is going to be a truly special vintage in Washington. And while this has amazing potential, why did they oak it so heavily?
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Comment posted by Hollowine:
4/15/2024 1:10:00 PM - TN is spot on. Opened one of these this weekend and was very surprised how tasty and balanced this was drinking.