| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2007 Tenuta di Arceno Valadorna di Arcanum Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
3/11/2013 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 94 pointsReally nice. Drinking wonderfully and while it will probably be fine to sit on for 5+ years I enjoyed tasting and smelling it change throughout a long evening. To start, it was soft and elegant with chocolate covered blueberries but later on it was more high-toned cherry fruit with a crisp edge. The whole time it had a wonderful old world perfume. Open now to appreciate the way it progresses throughout the evening with a friend, but save it for a year or two if you want to drink with a crowd as it may go too quick to appreciate how it improves and grows with time. |
| Red |
2011 Tilia MerlotMendoza more |
2/13/2013 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 91 pointsNeil Martin nailed it! Honest Merlot at a great price. Smells fantastic with notes of cherry juice, chocolate, mineral and some flower I can't put my finger on. The palate isn't too shabby either. The tilia is decidedly soft but isn't without an delicately acidic finish. The cherry syrup flavor lingers. Like the cherry syrup you put on pancakes. This makes it sound very sweet but it isn't. However, old world it is not. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine de la Janasse Côtes du Rhône ReserveRed Rhone Blend more |
2/13/2013 - rfm9882 wrote: 92 pointsLives at the intersection of tasty and classy. Has a fruity richness that is tempered by a crisp structure, so that it finishes elegant. Really opened up with air. I did not get many tertiary notes off the wine other than the lovely mineral component, but it is young still and those will come. |
| White |
2010 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris Dundee Hillsmore |
2/7/2013 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 89 pointsMy bottle was really old world in style. Tons of mineral, crisp yellow apple; I would have thought this to be something from the macon if tasted blind. Very interesting... |
| Red |
2009 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon Artist SeriesWashington more |
2/6/2013 - rfm9882 wrote: 92 pointsRich with cherry liqueur and hot cocoa powder notes. A very nice nose with a crushed fennel seed component. All in all, a little spiky for how delicious it is. I have enjoyed other vintages more but perhaps with some bottle age this will smooth out. |
| Red |
2010 Tikal PatriotaMendoza Malbec Blend, Malbec more |
1/22/2013 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 91 pointsYears ago I would have given this a 94 or 95, but I don't drink this style of wine that much anymore: hedonistic, Over the top. |
| Red |
2006 Bodegas Orben Rioja OrbenTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
1/22/2013 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 90 pointsToo young. Tannic with muted flavors. You can tell it is going somewhere, though. I won't drink my other bottle for a few years. |
| Red |
2008 Masseria Li Veli Salice Salentino Pezzo MorganaNegroamaro more |
1/21/2013 - rfm9882 wrote: 91 pointsWow! Interesting rustic wine. Negroamaro really earns it's name with this wine. Bitter, but not to a fault; Like the bitter pieces of husk stuck in a delicious walnut and a distinct Amaro liqueur note (i.e. herb and spice infused.) A little burgundian underbrush comes and goes as the tannins integrate. Really goes through a roller coaster in the first five minutes. Really dig the nose that has flowers, and a cherry syrup thing going on. Drink now with a rosemary rubbed pork chop. |
| Red |
2011 Achával-Ferrer MalbecLujan de Cuyo more |
1/11/2013 - rfm9882 wrote: 91 pointsThis wine gave me a "Ratatouille" moment. The nose of honeysuckle flowers took me back to spring time and the wild honeysuckle vines that climbed the fence in our back yard in North Carolina where I grew up. This Sense/memory connection may have cause me to give an extra point to a wine that may not have normally merited it (at least at this time). |
| White - Sparkling |
1990 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom PérignonChampagne Blend more |
1/7/2013 - rfm9882 wrote: 93 pointsDried mangoes. Good clean acidity. I was very happy. My bottle was still lively but I am not sure how much it would gain from further aging. Pop the cork. |
| Red |
2009 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles VignesRed Rhone Blend more |
12/26/2012 - rfm9882 wrote: 92 pointsA continuously evolving nose and palate. i think Parker is off on these 09 cdps, not in score, but in when to drink. Flavors and smells kept peaking out only to disappear a moment later. It was tasty, but could be absolutely delicious in a year or two. |
| Red |
2008 Robert Keenan Winery Cabernet Franc Spring Mountain Districtmore |
12/11/2012 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 91 pointsSeems this wine is starting to wake up, but very slowly, like a hibernating bear. I would still let this sit for a year or two. |
| Red |
2009 Baptiste Cuvelier Cuvée Del MauleChile Red Blend more |
7/18/2012 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 98 pointsThis is a tasting note written from memory as an ode to one of the better wines I have ever had. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2007 Cantina del Taburno Aglianico del Taburno Fidelismore |
11/27/2012 - rfm9882 wrote: 90 pointstime has smoothed this guys edges. Soft and creamy with a little spice. Drink now. |
| Red |
2007 Fattoria Selvapiana Chianti Rùfina Riserva BucerchialeSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
11/27/2012 - rfm9882 wrote: 93 pointsThis wine is not shy. Potent sour cherry liquor with a band of milk chocolate throughout the middle. Kinda like one of those chocolate covered cherries that I used to hate, except I like this. I might could confuse this for a saint emilion from a really ripe year. I think it will integrate in time, but it's pretty interesting right now. |
| Red |
2010 Altesino Rosso di Altesino Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
11/27/2012 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 91 pointsgorgeous nose of fresh cut roses. Richness without weight. Maybe not that complex, but it is complete. The nose is worth the price of admission. |
| Red |
2011 Zolo MalbecMendoza more |
11/27/2012 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 89 pointsVery pretty raspberry, and fresh plum. Not tremendously complex but unified and very well balanced. i even detect a touch of minerality, which I rarely find in Malbec. Nice. |
| White |
2008 Domaine des Baumard SavennièresChenin Blanc more |
11/27/2012 - rfm9882 Likes this wine: 91 pointssalted goat butter, with just a touch of bitter quince on the finish. Not for everyone but will appeal to those who like a good manzanilla. |
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