| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2001 Linden HardscrabbleNorthern Virginia Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/19/2011 - Giladog wrote: 91 pointsAgain this wine stands out as perhaps the best I've tasted from Virginia. Better now than it was 4 years ago. |
| Red |
2004 Brunelli Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
3/3/2011 - Giladog wrote: 91 pointsMy best experience so far of Amarone, and not a heavy or viscous as some that I've tried. To me a more food friendly wine than others that I've thought more Port-like. The wine is powerful and long lasting, and a pleasure to drink. |
| Red |
2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/27/2010 - Giladog wrote: 97 pointsExcellent wine that is coming into its own. |
| Red |
2003 Château MonbousquetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2010 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsRich earthy tones an strong acidity make this a very compelling wine to me, and surprisingly evolved at this point in its life cycle. One of the best 2003 bottles I've come accross so far. |
| Red |
2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/8/2010 - Giladog wrote: 90 pointsVery good, but not great yet, in my opinion. I am still hoping for this wine to blossom in the future. |
| Red |
2000 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/3/2010 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsStil taste quite young but beginning to come around. |
| Red |
2001 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Caillou Les QuartzRed Rhone Blend more |
2/24/2010 - Giladog wrote: 94 pointsThis wine has evolved over the last couple of years to be less fruity and more gamey. The last time I opened one, the fruit was still predominant, and not in a bad way. It now has taken on more of the tobacco juice character (again, not a bad thing)that I find more reminiscent of other chateauneuf wines. I rank this particular wine among the best I've tried from that region, and it clearly still has plenty of life ahead. |
| Red |
2006 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGTSangiovese more |
12/7/2009 - Giladog wrote: NROpening this wine now was a big mistake. Even after several hours open, this wine is way to young. Tried it the second night, and still felt like it needed air. I would hold on to this another 3-5 years before opening another. Try again in 2012. |
| Red |
2003 Château MonbrisonMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/9/2009 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsVery nice, classic Margaux wine drinking well now. |
| Red |
2003 Château Latour à PomerolRed Bordeaux Blend more |
11/10/2009 - Giladog wrote: 89 pointsQuite good in my opinion, relative to the reviews. I would say that it is balanced, and mature, drinking well now. |
| Red |
2004 Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate ReserveNapa Valley more |
7/26/2009 - Giladog wrote: 94 pointsVery nice, rich round cabernet that is just entering its stride. Great expression of Napa valley fruit. |
| White |
2005 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru FolatièresChardonnay more |
6/22/2009 - Giladog wrote: 93 pointsWow. This was very balanced, and delicious chardonnay. Combination of hay and citrus zest, but not overly acidic. |
| White |
2006 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Sur les Grèves BlancChardonnay more |
3/28/2009 - Giladog wrote: 93 pointsOne of the finest Chardonnay's around. Unfortunately not for long, as I understand that the wine maker, Benoit Germain, plans to blend this cuvee into a white version of the spectacular, but underrecongnized Pinot Noir Tante Berthe. If you can find it, buy it, drink it and cellar it. Young it is intense bright and angular, aged it is veloptuous. |
| Red |
1998 Château Léoville Las CasesSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/3/2009 - Giladog wrote: flawedCorked |
| White |
2006 Walter Hansel Winery Chardonnay Cuvée AlyceRussian River Valley more |
2/6/2009 - Giladog wrote: 94 pointsOne of the best chardonnnays I've tasted. Rich and balanced. |
| Red |
2005 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard H&COakville more |
1/29/2009 - Giladog wrote: 94 pointsThis has gotten better in just a year's time in the cellar. It is pure velvet. Can it get better? |
| Red |
2003 Miguel Torres Cabernet Sauvignon Manso de Velasco Viejas Vinas Curico Valleymore |
1/28/2009 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsGreat wine. Concentrated and alive. Good mix of black fruit and old vine gnarliness. Needs rich food, preferrably game to compliment the sheer force. Gotta believe that this one can drink well for the long term. |
| Red |
2004 VJB BarberaMendocino County more |
1/27/2009 - Giladog wrote: 88 pointsThis wine is simply too big and fruity for my tastes. It tastes like boisenberry jam. |
| Red |
2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/25/2009 - Giladog wrote: 93 pointsThis wine was suggested as a pairing in a cookbook with braised lambshanks. It was a pinpoint pairing suggestion, and the wine itself provided a nice blackberry, white pepper, tobacco juice marinate for those lamb shanks. Bravo, Frank Stitts, for your suggestion in The Southern Table. |
| Red |
2002 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint GeorgesPinot Noir more |
1/25/2009 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsOne of the better Burgundy wines that I've had. Felt like a gateway drug, knowing that it is no blockbuster. Nice briary, blackfruit, floral nose. I look forward to more. |
| Red |
2001 Schiavenza BaroloNebbiolo more |
1/22/2009 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsThis wine seems to be improving over time. This is my third bottle over the last couple of years and I am encouraged as to how this is mellowing. It has nice acidity and concentration, and the power to stand up beautifully with spicier itlalian fare. |
| Red |
1999 Château MonbousquetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/19/2009 - Giladog wrote: 94 pointsDelicious Bordeaux. Perhpas the best St. Emilion wine that I've tasted. It is welll balanced between pure black fruits and meaty, smoky flavors. |
| Red |
2001 Falesco Lazio MontianoMerlot more |
1/14/2009 - Giladog wrote: 92 pointsI thought this ws a good merlot, but not extraordinary. Good value when bought that has held up well over time. It is well structured, but lacks some of the warmth that you might find in a 2000 Pomerol, or a really good 2002 Napa Merlot. |
| Red |
2004 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla ClioRed Blend more |
1/9/2009 - Giladog wrote: 95 pointsOne of the very best wines that I have encountered in my cellar. It is rich, earthy and beautifully concentrated. I only wish this wine still cost what it did in 2005. |
| Red |
2005 Andrew Will Sheridan VineyardYakima Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/9/2008 - Giladog wrote: 90 pointsNot exceptionally memorable, but very solid cabernet. Definitely worth the price, though I look forward to tasting some of the other wines from this producer. |
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