| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2001 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/12/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRI haven’t had a Cos d’Estournel in a long time when I had the 2003, which was an abomination. This one is lovely and in a good drinking window. It’s meaty, has dark cherry fruit, and tobacco. Tannins are supple and needed just a little air to smooth the rough edges. |
| White - Sparkling |
2013 Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Champagne Blanc de Noirs Cote de BechalinPinot Noir more |
8/18/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRThe aroma of fresh baked pastry. There is baked apple on the deep and rich palate. A joy from beginning to end.
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| White |
2019 Goodfellow Family Cellars Chardonnay Durant VineyardDundee Hills more |
6/29/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRChalky, mouth filling with lemon curd, minerals, and florals, and with hazelnuts on the lingering finish. When I drink this, I ask why even bother with white Burgundy. This more than scratches that itch.
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| Red |
2001 Château La ConseillantePomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/26/2022 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRThe palate matches the aromatics. Dark fruit, violets, earth, silky with tannins taking over the lengthy finish. Has the stuffing to last longer, but it is immensely enjoyable now.
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| Red |
2018 Kelley Fox Wines Pinot Noir Coury Clone Hyland VineyardMcMinnville more |
3/29/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRI love the weightless intensity of Kelley Fox Pinots, and this one is particularly beautiful. Lovely dark fruit and herbal aromatics. More minerality on the palate along with the dark fruit and herbs, and some tree bark. No good reason not to drink it now.
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| Red |
2004 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/21/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRThis is what I want when I drink Chateauneuf du Pape, and it’s why I started out collecting them. So many changed direction but Pegau stayed true to the region. Dark cherry on the nose. On the palate, it is more subdued. It is herbaceous with prominent black pepper, black olive, and tannic. I’m glad to have 2 more, because there is so much life left.
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| Red |
2016 Scherrer Winery Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard Sonoma Coastmore |
6/5/2022 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRThis one is in the zone. Earth, berries, orange rind, good acidity, with a nice long finish. It is rich and delicious, with impeccable balance. Showed best on the second night.
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| Red |
1988 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/9/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRLovely aromas of dark fruit and lead pencil. The wine showed younger on the nose than in the mouth, where I found dried herbs, lead pencil, and fleeting fruit. Just what I hoped for.
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| Red |
2014 EMH Cabernet Sauvignon Black Cat Special SelectionNapa Valley more |
12/11/2022 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRA perplexing wine. The nose shows the deep cherry fruit I get in Black Cats, but the palate lacks any character. Little fruit and flat, and a short finish. One of us thought it was shut down, but I thought perhaps low level TCA. More than half a bottle remains, which is unusual for us.
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| Red |
2010 Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les SerpentièresPinot Noir more |
11/4/2022 - Diane (LI) wrote: NREarthy, cherry, cranberry, mineral. Serviceable but nothing more. That being said, it isn’t that I didn’t like it, I was hoping for more pleasure from it.
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| White |
2018 Schäfer-Fröhlich Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Großes GewächsNahe more |
7/13/2022 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRIt starts out vegetal, but with air and a nice chill, citrus comes through. Worked nicely as a starter at a wine dinner.
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| Red |
2014 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les CharmesPinot Noir more |
12/7/2021 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine: NRThe aromatics have really bloomed over the last few years, pretty stellar with complex spice accents to the fruit. On the palate, it’s softened, maybe too much. While pleasant enough, it comes across a bit flat. There’s good sweetness of fruit but not quite the structure or tension to match.
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| White |
2018 Ceritas Chardonnay Charles Heintz VineyardSonoma Coast more |
5/18/2021 - Diane (LI) wrote: flawedBadly corked.
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| Red |
2009 Lagier Meredith SyrahMt. Veeder more |
9/15/2017 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRThis was not my favorite vintage, but this was the best showing. Dark fruit, olive brine - leaning more towards old world. Acidity seems to be poking out a bit. It has been over 3 years since I had the 2009, and it is coming together, but maybe it needs more time.
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| Red |
2013 Scherrer Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Scherrer VineyardAlexander Valley more |
1/9/2021 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRPrime drinking now. Relaxed tannins with dark fruit and florals.
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| Red |
2015 Kelley Fox Wines Pinot Noir Momtazi VineyardMcMinnville more |
12/30/2020 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRIt has put on weight since last tasted in April. The nose is floral and berries. The palate is juicy and light bodied but has richness. Licorice, berries, and spice. Utterly delicious.
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| Rosé |
2018 Domaine Tempier Bandol RoséMourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
7/13/2020 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRIt had an intensity I haven’t found in other vintages. Peach and orange flavors, with a slight bitter note at the end, balanced by great acidity. Outstanding!
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| Red |
2011 Produttori del Barbaresco BarbarescoNebbiolo more |
7/11/2020 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRThe aromatics are lovely and those harsh tannins have softened. Florals and sour cherries on the palate with the tannins kicking in at the end but allowing a lingering finish.
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| White |
2017 Vincent Chardonnay Brick House VineyardRibbon Ridge more |
7/7/2020 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRChablis like with minerals, citrus, and salinity. Clean and crisp.
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| Red |
1994 Dalla Valle Cabernet SauvignonOakville more |
1/22/2020 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRAt peak and it is beautiful. Dark cherry fruit and minerals. Acidity is well integrated and tannins provide good structure.
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| White |
2014 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte BouguerotsChardonnay more |
10/24/2019 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 pointswow... the first of six bottles, and this thing is WOW!!... super young, with massive lift and tension... saw a note mentioning butterscotch (which makes me think premox) but this one was high and tight with loads of acidity, minerals and lemons... just what we like... perhaps time to buy another 6 or 12... I've been pleasantly surprised at the zero premox rate on W. Fevre I've had recently (tho truth be told, I don't let them get past 8 years or so)
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| Red |
2002 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/13/2019 - Diane (LI) wrote: NRI avoided the 2002 vintage, but I recently picked up this bottle. I wish I had a case of it. Beautiful aromatics and a palate that shows ripe cherries, black olives, and cigar box. A slight hollowness in the mid but a nice finish. Fantastic with our rack of lamb.
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Comment posted by Diane (LI):
11/13/2023 6:19:00 AM - I hear you regarding the 2003. It’s a vintage that has left me disappointed to the point of selling what I had, and not just Cos. I know there are people who like the 2003 Cos, I just couldn’t enjoy it. It was missing all the markers I look for in a left bank Bordeaux.
Thanks for the comments and I hope you are on the mend.
Comment posted by Diane (LI):
11/14/2023 6:12:00 PM - I would happily drink any vintage La Mission Haut Brion! The 1 2003 I did like was Sociando Mallet. I feel it is a difficult vintage in all of Europe, but Bordeaux has a way of straightening out with plenty of age, and drinking birth year wines with your daughter is the best reason to stick with it.