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Red

2019 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Maison Bleue

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1/6/2023 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 94 points

Really enjoyed but I tend to enjoy high abv wines, strong dark fruits and some coniferous notes. Would be interested to try a lower alcohol bottling of this one as it would probably offer more complexity. Also curious on how the chapelle compares.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    5/8/2024 11:27:00 AM - Thats a great wine! I've been enjoying 2021 Northern Rhône lately, rough year with lower abv in general. Great stuff if you want to drink young

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    5/8/2024 5:33:00 PM - A lot of St-Joseph fits that description. A lot are in the 40-60$ range and are delicious. Just aim for a vintage with lower ABV

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    5/10/2024 9:22:00 AM - It depends a lot on the producer but cooler vintages have been 2021, 2013 and 2008 but 08 was a pretty rough vintage overall so I'd stay away from that one. 2013 would be the ideal vintage to check seeing as it's already got some age on it as well. The Delas Côte-Rôtie 2021 Seigneur de Maugiron was around 12.5% and honestly pretty great. I think I wrote the TN on that one a couple weeks back if you want to check
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2015 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino

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11/16/2023 - Blue Jay wrote: 88 points

Dried cork. Weak wine.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    5/4/2024 10:35:00 PM - Normally we use the term "flawed" with wines like this to not affect the score of the wine how it's meant to be
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2018 Giodo Brunello di Montalcino

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2/11/2024 - DrELW Does not like this wine: 83 points

This wine has varietal characteristics, but it's rough, bitter, and tannic. I don't think it will be drinkable for at least another 25 years. There's no excuse for making a wine this mean.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    5/4/2024 9:09:00 PM - Really curious on if you got a bas bottle because the two notes on this wine contradict each other
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2021 Domaine Georges Vernay Côte-Rôtie Maison Rouge

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4/8/2024 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 86 points

Method: tasted at the domaine

Nose: violet, cherry/strawberry

Palate: violet, cherry; finish of violet, other florals, a little oak, light herbs; dry; medium body; medium+ tannin; medium lightly tart acidity

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    4/28/2024 7:29:00 PM - Is the score an error?

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    4/28/2024 9:06:00 PM - Alright very interesting! I was thinking of buying some but I think I'll go in another direction. Thank you
White

2016 Domaine Grand Savagnin Côtes du Jura

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12/25/2023 - DevenStephens Does not like this wine: 86 points

Interesting wine. Did not expect it to be this intense. A lot of oxidation. The color was light gold. The nose you could smell across the room, it was almost like cream liquor mixed with limoncello. There is some wood aging which shows on the palate, but it kinda tastes like savagnin trying to be hard liquor. I both dislike and enjoy this. Very interesting wine with a very long finish. Much better when had with old cheese as well as blue cheese. Curious to try more but I won't run after them

Edit: putting it at 86 instead of 92. After trying it again the next day, I can easily say I simply dislike this. It is extremely unique but not in way that makes you like it. I really tried forcing myself to accept it weirdness the other day and that I just wasn't used to this style. No, it's just not that good. All the flavors are out of whack and unbalanced and it just gets worse the more you taste it. Very obnoxious wine, that is very much not worth its price tag. It won't get better with age either

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    4/1/2024 1:02:00 AM - I'm fine with oxidative styles as long as they're well made. Aged Tondonia or Gravonia Blanco is amazing. This had an unbalance to it that just made it unappealing. I'm sure that some wines in this style are good. But this one based on my experience and personal taste was not.
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2020 Porseleinberg Swartland

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8/6/2023 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 93 points

Syrah's of the World Blind Tasting; 8/5/2023-8/6/2023: Syrah's of the world blind tasting! 4 Syrah's, 4 continents, 4 gems!

The 4 wines were served blind. 1st was Guigals Hermitage 2017 from France, 2nd was K Vintner, Cattle King 2015 from the US, 3rd was Porselenberg 2020 from South Africa and 4th was Penfolds St Henri 2018 from Australia.

This was more of a dark red color, the smell was incredibly funky! I got old wet hay, red fruits and coffee on the nose. On the palate this was a little less funky but very enjoyable with cherry, tobaco, smoke and pepper. Having had another South African Syrah in the past month it was very similar (but better). It also evolved really nicely in the glass. This is a really weird (in a good way) wine and finished with 93+.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    3/27/2024 9:49:00 AM - The Porselenberg is good and very funky. The St Henri is rich and packed with flavor. I preferred the Penfolds but the Porselenberg is a bit more unique
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2018 Tua Rita Keir Toscana IGT

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2/3/2023 - alu@ludvigsvensson.com wrote: 85 points

Qustionable!

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    3/6/2024 12:43:00 AM - Can you explain? Both the 19 and the 18 have 85 point scores with no notes to explain why

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    3/6/2024 11:11:00 AM - Yeah I guess that at this price point we'd expect quite a lot from a Syrah. Thanks, I won't get it
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2021 Xavier Gerard St. Joseph Le Blanchard

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12/12/2023 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 90 points

The other tasting note here hits the nail on the head. Beautiful color, dark red turning purple. Nose with black fruits, violets and some vanilla. Palate has pepper, blackberry, black cherry. Chalky tannins with a medium finish. Well made and good for the price

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    2/22/2024 3:16:00 PM - Thanks! It was a really fun wine, I love pretty much everything else from Xavier Gerard, especially the Côte-Rôtie. The Condrieu I had lately from him was also delicious!
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2019 Renato Ratti Barolo Serradenari

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10/19/2023 - Boardman84 Likes this wine: 96 points

Formal notes to come. Enjoyed over dinner at Coppa

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    2/16/2024 10:21:00 PM - Curious on your notes
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2019 Château Larcis Ducasse

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1/28/2024 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 93 points

Payed 125$. Blind tasted against a St-Emilion priced at 50$ and one at 25$ (Trianon and Jean-Pierre Moueix).

This one didnt show very well in the tasting. Very closed off, the aromatics just don't show much compared to the Trianon. (And the Trianon was in a strangely shaped glass) on the nose: the most chocolaty of the 3, almost a chocolate milk smell. Some cherry. On the palate: plum, black cherry and cassis. Chocolate and cloves. Long finish. All very subdued and closed. Need to work to get notes out. Due to the long finish it's pretty obvious that the quality is here but it's so closed off that it didn't show it's best during the tasting and took second place behind the Trianon which was way more beautiful at that moment.

I originally gave this 89points vs the Trianon's 91 (JPmoueix was 83) but I tasted this again today. Showing much better on day two with a lot more richness, Chocolate and fruits showing. I'm bumping it up to 93pts but I don't think this wine is worth it's asking price.

Another edit is that this score has been pumped up like crazy by the other tasters here. Tasting notes are a personal opinion but there's no way this gets close to 100 points ever. And I bought this due to their high ratings only to be disappointed. Fool me once.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/28/2024 4:33:00 PM - I always forget to mention that my prices are in CAD$ which comes to around 90$ for me. I am well aware that this is still too young and I'm sure with time it might gain a point or two. It's a good wine but I still feel like the score was pumped up quite a bit. At this price range, greatness should be obvious and I don't feel like I was drinking the same wine as they were.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/28/2024 5:27:00 PM - Yeah well the Trianon was really good for 50cad!
White - Sweet/Dessert

1983 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

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12/2/2023 - Rodenbach99 Does not like this wine: 81 points

La robe est belle d'un jaune or. Un nez lactique avec des odeurs de petits pieds et de yogourt. La bouche est sèche sans aucun sucre, il n'est pas moelleux. Les saveurs sont aussi lactiques. Dommage, boire un Moulin Touchais c'est un coup de dé, une bouteille sur deux n'est pas à la hauteur et l'autre est un coup de circuit.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/28/2024 4:14:00 PM - Je crois que vote bouteille était bouchoné. On vient d'en ouvrir une et il était excellent et le sucre résiduel était très évident
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2019 Vietti Barbaresco Roncaglie Masseria

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1/20/2024 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 97 points

I want to start this by saying that I feel like the nose and palate should get different scores. So I will try to separate both in this tasting note. First off the color is light red with orange in the rim.

The nose was bewitching. I swear I spent nearly 30 minutes just smelling the wine. It just has so much going on. Dried strawberries, blood oranges, grapefruit, passion fruit and candied sour cherries. I woke up a childhood memory and maybe some of you know what this is, but Strawberry Fruitopia. It's a sweet fruit drink popular around here and this has a smell that makes me think of that. Seriously though, you can smell this wine a fair distance from the glass, it comes to get you and lure you in. A smell that makes you curious about the taste but at the same time, how could it get any better? To me the smell was near perfect. I could give it 100 points, it's that special and unique. Could more aging actually make this better?

Now the palate. I have to agree with Rob, this is an electric wine with a lot of energy. Strawberries, raspberries, cranberries so on the sour red fruit side. Oranges, roses, incense and red sour cherries. Fine tannins and high acidity, it has a very long finish with some licorice hiding in there as well. It's very enjoyable to drink now but I feel like some time in the cellar would make this a stellar wine on the palate. To me where the palate is right now is worth 95 points but it can absolutely only go up from here.

Together the nose and palate make for a truly outstanding wine, an amazing experience to drink. The nose is near perfection and the palate is beautiful. Really curious on what 5-10-15+ years would do to this wine. For now, 97+ points makes sense to me. I think it could go higher with some time. I will be remembering that smell for a long time.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/20/2024 9:11:00 PM - I think it was 14.5%
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2019 Vietti Barbaresco Roncaglie Masseria

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6/8/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 96 points

The '19 Barbaresco is a wild young wine. Immediately after uncorking, a rush of floral and sweet, hard candy like fruit aromas burst out of the bottle.

In the glass, the aromatics of the wine are super expressive and captivating. I found an exotic expression with blood orange and grapefruit, hard candy like red fruits and red floral tones, spices, and chalk. On the palate, the wine is electric with high acidity and a beautiful sweetness to the fruit. There's so much energy here that it is a thrill to drink even if it is not nearly as expressive on the palate as the aromatics. Sweet red fruit and floral tones, a hint of fresh orange and grapefruit are joined by smoke / incense on the long finish, with a bit of a Pinot-like fruit and smoke/spice profile on the finish. There is a lot of tannin, but it's so fine grained and there is so much energy that the wine is fun to drink already, for my taste. That said, I think this wine is likely to be best after a long time in the cellar. This seems equally, if not more, age-worthy than the wines from Barolo from Vietti in '19.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/16/2024 11:34:00 AM - Great review! I'm curious, how would you compare it to the powerhouses at Vietti (Ravera, Lazzarito, Roche etc.) ?

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/16/2024 12:12:00 PM - Wow! Wasn't expecting such a detailed reply! Thank you so much! It makes me happy because I got some of the Ravera and the Barbaresco already. Now I just have to forget them for a while

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/20/2024 8:32:00 PM - I was too tempted and opened one of my Barbaresco's. Really an amazing wine, it's my first time having a red wine with exotic fruit notes. Any recommendations for wines in the same style?
Red

2018 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Alberdi Reserva

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12/20/2023 - WojteG wrote: 87 points

Okay, Rioja... we've had a problem here.
But let's start from the beginning. In 2018 I had a 2011 vintage and it was like 95 points wine.
How about this one. The smell is fantastic. Blackberry, blueberry, plum, smoke. All of them are very strong and well defined.
Taste? Alcohol thrives from beginning to the end. No good. And if you add acidity to the picture...
What else can I say? Drinkable, but without satisfaction.
Big disappointment.
Fortunately it's only 17€
The worst wine from this producer.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    1/5/2024 3:20:00 PM - Mightve been an off bottle. I've had multiple vintages of the Alberdi and the quality level of this vintage seems in the norm. It might be the lesser wine of LRA but it beats any other Rioja in the price range imo
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2010 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890 'Selección Especial'

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12/25/2022 - lomartin@protonmail.com Likes this wine: 82 points

At 12 years, I would give this one more time to achieve a better balance. It will certainly work for many people. I’ve had a different year prévu and it was fine. Fruits are forward for sure. Aroma of oak, berry and a bit of leather. On the palate, red berry, including cherry, dominate. Surprised by the acidity. The mild tannins were expected I would say this should drink nicely in about another 4-6 years.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    12/26/2023 8:24:00 AM - 82 points is rough on a wine of this caliber no? Low 80s is basically just saying it's uninteresting if you're scoring like other on this app
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2019 Cayuse God Only Knows

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12/13/2023 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 93 points

Grenache blind tasting of the world! Comparing Grenache from Australia, France, USA and Spain.
Order served blind was:
#1 Ochota Barrels Grenache The Fugazi 2021 (90pts)
#2 Domaine Giraud Grenache de Pierre 2019 (94pts)
#3 Cayuse God Only Knows Grenache 2019 (93pts)
#4 Alto Moncayo Garnacha 2020 (92pts)
Also included my points for each so you know where I ranked them.

Here are my notes for the Cayuse God Only Knows:
Light red color. Nose is incredible, if you've had Cayuse before you'd recognize it immediately. That barnyard funk, dry aged meat and canned mushrooms (my sister found this note and its undeniably that). Palate was a tad bitter at first and needed a couple hours to smooth out the rough edges. Still incredibly funky and extremely unique. Barnyard, meaty, mushrooms and forest floor. This was better with food honestly and the only thing showing that this is grenache is the light red fruits hidden under all the weird but interesting notes. As unique as this was, I can't give it that high a score. It's good but tries to impress by being the weird one and comes off as pretentious. I'd be really curious on trying this one with some age.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    12/13/2023 4:50:00 PM - Yeah! I guessed that it was the case at the end of the evening when it started showing its good side a bit more! I'll try and get some more bottles the next time my local store gets their allocation
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2020 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Garnacha Campo de Borja

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11/4/2023 - francoischimie wrote: NR

This us an unbelievable wine for the privé

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    12/5/2023 10:52:00 PM - The privé?
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2018 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino

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11/30/2023 - ayalao3 wrote: 94 points

Definitely have had better Brunellos. nothing too exciting but a good example. Bad QPR.

  • Comment posted by DevenStephens:

    12/5/2023 12:39:00 PM - 94 points is still high. Also curious on what you mean by bad QPR, it averages in the lowest price Brunello's near me. Do you know of any cheaper Brunello you liked more?

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