| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2021 Lyrarakis Liatiko AggelisCrete more |
5/5/2024 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 88 pointsMedium bodied, lots of bright cherry, and savory herbal flavors. Really nice with food, especially Greek-inspired things. Will definitely go back for more. |
| Red |
2021 Pico Maccario Barbera d'Asti Lavignonemore |
2/23/2024 - Doug Fir wrote: 86 pointsThis was ok, but not what I expect from Barbera d’Asti. This is pretty high alcohol, rich, low-ish acidity, and has little of the bright red fruit I associate with Barbera. The fruit was deeper red and hinted at cherry cola. It did ok with some food but not sure I’d buy more. |
| Red |
2016 San Felice Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
2/22/2024 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 89 pointsSpot-on Chianti. Red fruit, herbs, tangy acidity, light to medium bodied but good depth and saturation of flavors. San Felice is to me the most consistently good Chianti around. Wish I’d bought a lot more of this 2016, but will just have to wait for the 2020s I have to come around. |
| Red |
2021 Cascina Cà Gialla Langhe NebbioloLanghe DOC more |
2/3/2024 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 87 pointsBeautiful ruby color. Fairly light bodied but good depth of flavor. Lots of red, red fruit - mostly red cherry/candied cherry, and some cranberry. Also a good dose of menthol in there, and some earthiness to balance it all out. Fairly simple but good Nebbiolo, and good value. |
| Red |
2018 Lyrarakis Syrah KotsifaliCrete Red Blend more |
1/19/2024 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 88 pointsInteresting take on Syrah (but also 25%Kotsifali). Very gamey/meaty and big on red fruit, also a chalky-minerally thing going on. Medium body, lighter than most Syrah I’ve had, esp new world ones. Quite good alone and with food. Good QPR at about $18 US. |
| Red |
2006 Château Carignan PrimaPremières Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/9/2024 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 91 pointsThought this might be getting too old so I only bought one bottle. Boy do I regret that! Excellent and still going strong. |
| Red |
2012 Bodegas El Coto Rioja Coto de Imaz Gran ReservaTempranillo more |
1/11/2024 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 91 pointsDark red fruits, good balance of savory (thyme, cedar) and sweeter (vanilla - or banana according to others -, butterscotch) flavors. Medium heavy body and medium acidity. Really liked this. Went well with chicken in tomato and Greek-style eggplant sauce. Thank you, winemakers (-: |
| Red |
2019 Castello dei Rampolla Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
12/31/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 88 pointsA bit on the young side, but after opened and warmed up for an hour it developed more depth and was quite good with pasta Bolognese. Dark cherry and a lot of oak. Medium bodied, medium high acid, and some grippy tannins. Guessing it will be best in 2-3 more years. |
| Red |
2010 Clos de los SieteValle de Uco Malbec Blend, Malbec more |
12/29/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 87 pointsMostly red fruits, medium body and acid, some oak vanilla. This was pretty good and not too old to my taste. Decent pairing with mid-weight food e.g. chicken-fennel-tomato pasta, and good on its own as well. Too bad these were the last two bottles available. |
| Red |
2010 Château Carignan PrimaPremières Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/17/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 91 pointsDidn’t care for this much 4 years ago, and at that time thought maybe it could use a few more years of aging. Boy howdy! This was delicious last night with roast chicken dinner and afterwards. It has softened considerably and lost the alcohol heat that I noticed last time. Luscious plum and dark fruit flavors, with some leather, tobacco, and well integrated oak. Glad I waited. |
| Red |
2019 Ontañón Rioja Viticultura EcologicaTempranillo more |
11/10/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 88 pointsAromas of menthol, red cherry, and a little funk. Flavors dominated by floral and red cherry, some vanilla too. Decent finish with the vanilla mostly at the end. Medium body, low-medium acidity. |
| Red |
2018 Tenuta di Sesta Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
11/5/2023 - Doug Fir wrote: 89 pointsThis has softened since my previous bottle a couple of years ago and was in the perfect spot for my taste. Wish I had more - |
| Red |
2016 Zenato RipassaRipasso della Valpolicella Superiore Corvina Blend, Corvina more |
11/5/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery Port-like, with almond & baking spices, and then a little tart cherry on the finish. I had heard of Amarones and maybe some ripassos that were Port- like, but never experienced it with any I drank. This was very good, especially on a cool, rainy November evening. |
| Red |
2012 Château Corbin St. Émilion Grand CruRed Bordeaux Blend more |
10/28/2023 - Doug Fir wrote: 87 pointsOk, but unremarkable and kind of disappointing. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White |
2021 Zenato Lugana San BenedettoTurbiana, Verdicchio more |
8/26/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 88 pointsPrevious notes capture it well, although I didn’t find it so acid driven as some have. Hit a good spot between dry and slightly sweet and went really well with grilled halibut. |
| Red |
2021 Seghesio Family Vineyards Zinfandel Sonoma Countymore |
7/29/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 88 pointsMedium bodied Zinfandel, not super heavy or jammy, which I liked. Classic Zin aromas and flavors: cherry, plum, lot of raspberry, cinnamon. Did the standard pairing with BBQ (chicken) and it hit the mark. Very good QPR in my book. |
| Red |
2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese more |
6/18/2023 - Doug Fir wrote: 91 pointsA little bricking around the edges. Aromas of raspberry, cherry, wood shavings, vanilla, and a little dustiness. Similar flavors but more dark cherry fruit and quite a bit of wood and vanilla, and a touch of what I would call sassafras. Medium acidity and medium heavy body. Really liked this on its own and it was great with a Greek-themed meal. |
| Red |
2020 Frank Cornelissen Susucaru RossoTerre Siciliane Nerello Mascalese more |
5/27/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 91 pointsBeautiful garnet color. Subtle nose of cherry and something a little savory. Flavors predominantly red cherry, with savory herbs, almond, and a little cedar. Light bodied with medium high acidity. Was great with a Greek style chicken dish with tomato, eggplant, onion, and feta. Very good, and would buy again (in fact just did) - though not the best QPR. |
| Red |
2020 Oak Ridge Winery Zinfandel Ancient VineLodi more |
5/14/2023 - Doug Fir Does not like this wine: 78 pointsAnother confected very ripe Cali Zinfandel …. Not my style. |
| Red |
2020 Sobon Estate Zinfandel HillsideAmador County more |
4/17/2023 - Doug Fir wrote: 75 pointsHalf a glass and the rest went in the cooking wine cabinet. Very confected, mass-production-tasting. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2013 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
4/16/2023 - Doug Fir wrote: 88 pointsNose of cherry, raspberry, a little vanilla and a little burnt rubber (just a little, and in a good way). Flavors dominated by bright cherry, oak, vanilla. Medium bodied and fairly high acidity. Pretty textbook Chianti to me, and not quite as good as other vintages of this that I’ve had but still very enjoyable and good QPR when purchased at Costco. This would be great with Tuscan or similar food. I fell flat on my face and had it with calamari and salmon…. And in fact it worked ok. But something closer to its home would really elevate both I’m sure. Even sitting here sipping the last glass after dinner, it’s quite good. Never been disappointed by Monsanto - |
| Red |
2020 Bodega Familia Schroeder Malbec Alpataco Patagoniamore |
3/25/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 89 pointsDeep red-purple. Subtle aroma, slightly gamey/meaty. Flavor was dominated by red cherries, with some of the meatiness mixed in, and a bit of vanilla. Great depth and saturation, with a good lingering finish. Nearly everything about this reminded me of a southern French wine of Grenache, Mourvedre, etc. And I guess they do Malbecs down there too. Anyway, had I tasted blind I’d have guessed a grenache-based something, though it did have less acidity and a more obvious red cherry flavor than I typically associate with those wines. Really enjoyed this and hoping I can get some more to supplement my one remaining bottle. |
| Red |
2017 Diosares Rioja CrianzaTempranillo more |
3/11/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 87 pointsGood value on sale at $16. Medium weight and acidity. Red fruit, savory herbs, a little wood shavings and vanilla. Pretty good for crianza at this price. |
| Red |
2019 Gaia Agiorgitiko by GaiaNemea more |
2/25/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 92 pointsLoved this. Red fruits, pomegranate, chalk, a little bit of savory herbs, and slight bit of vanilla. Medium + body, medium + acidity. Had some sharp bite to it when first opened but that softened after 30 minutes and some food. Went spectacularly well with a Greek chicken dish. Most enjoyable wine I’ve had in the past year or so. Birthday gift from my son and did he pick a good one. |
| Red |
2021 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
2/3/2023 - Doug Fir Likes this wine: 85 pointsA quaffing wine, but a good one. Candied cherry, medium -low acidity, low tannins, good saturation of flavor. |
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