| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2015 Christophe Cordier Viré-Clessé Vieilles VignesChardonnay more |
9/16/2018 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRGreat stuff. Balance everywhere, the right levels of freshness and oak. A hint of toast, lemon too, but mainly toffee apple. Nice to be reminded that, in whites at least, Burgundy still offers value. |
| Red |
2015 Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz Billi BilliGrampians more |
9/2/2018 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: NRHad a few bottles of this, might be my first 2015. Brambly fruits and even apple on the nose, all blackberry and vanilla taste. Good concentration and length for the price (ten of the Queen's finest pounds) and a little heat on the back of the throat. Could do with a little more white pepper spice but definitely very good QPR. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Volnay Les Vieilles VignesPinot Noir more |
7/26/2018 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 91 pointsNo decanting, had to cool slightly in the fridge. Drank over an hour or two. Sensational on the nose, pure Volnay. Cherry sourz and Cola bottle sweets in the mouth. Tannins barely detectable, but nicely tart, so may go for a few years yet. Last one in the shop though ... one more tucked away. Lovely stuff, if not blockbuster. |
| Red |
2013 Coche-Bizouard Meursault RougePinot Noir more |
5/9/2018 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRJust finished a bottle. PnP drank over a couple of hours. Not great, seemed to fall between the two stools of bright fruit and savoury notes. Don't get me wrong, if I was handed a PN from just about anywhere else like this, I'd be happy, but not a great Burg. Better value at the regional level. |
| Red |
2012 Glaetzer Shiraz BishopBarossa Valley more |
4/19/2018 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 91 pointsSecond bottle, and what a turnaround! I thoroughly hated the first, thought it was jammy, almost sickly. Either my taste buds were having an off day, there's some bottle variation, or the passage of time has worked wonders, but it was lovely last night. Well balanced and far fresher than I remember, the textbook Shiraz notes of Blackberry and white pepper on the finish are all there, together with an almost burgundy sous bois earthy undercurrent. Sorry Mr Glaetzer! |
| Red |
2015 Clendenen Family Vineyards Pinot Noir The PipSanta Maria Valley more |
2/2/2018 - LiveForLunch Does not like this wine: 80 pointsGood lord, this is absolutely awful. Way too jammy for a pinot. If anyone ever says that Burg is overpriced I'll think of this. |
| Red |
2011 Domaine Coste-Caumartin Beaune 1er Cru "En Rucheret"Pinot Noir more |
5/24/2017 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 90 pointsSplendid. The usual red fruits, lots of sour cherry. Perhaps a little too sour. Fine tannins. Ok. No idea of the price, it was a present, but I'd happily pay £25 for it and consider that fair. |
| Red |
2013 Hans Igler Zweigelt ClassicMittelburgenland more |
4/24/2017 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRTricky. I've never had a Zweigelt before, so was making the obvious comparisons to Beaujolais. This bottle fell short in pleasure to a similarly priced Beaujolais Cru, mainly due to a lkack of freshness/acidity. But the flavour profile was interesting (slightly darker) and the structure drew from pleasingly smooth tannins, so I may have enjoyed more going in blind. No score, I'm clearly not overly familiar with the style. |
| Red |
2014 Château de Beauregard (Joseph Burrier) Moulin-à-Vent La SalomineGamay more |
3/17/2017 - LiveForLunch wrote: 91 pointsPerfectly balanced with a wonderful savoury flavour. Right up my street. |
| Red |
2011 Canoe Ridge Cherry Street Red BlendColumbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/28/2017 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRCan't score it, it's gone unfortunately, shook off it's mortal coils. Might have been a pleasant quaff once, but all precision gone. |
| Red |
2010 Bodegas Navajas Rioja ReservaTempranillo more |
1/24/2017 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRWeird wine. International style Rioja, concentrated, chock full of oak, oak so toasted if it was bread you'd scrape it into the sink. Inspite of that, I enjoyed it. Wine, eh. |
| Red |
2013 Edouard Leiber Pinot Noir Alsacemore |
1/24/2017 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRPleasant enough. Pop n' pour- initially more like a Beaujolais-a-like than a Burgundy one. Light and fruity, obviously without the bubblegum. As the evening wore on (well, the hour or so - bit of a thirst on) more savoury, earthy notes came into play. Bargain Bourgogne? Nah, the search goes on. Nice enough in its own right though, and decent value. |
| Red |
2010 Poderi Colla Barolo Dardi Le Rose BussiaNebbiolo more |
12/25/2016 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRWay too early. It's just a wall of coarse tannins. Whether it will ever come round, who knows. |
| White |
2012 Joseph Drouhin Montagny BlancChardonnay more |
1/4/2017 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 90 pointsCan only echo the comments of @KendraBrian, save to say we got hints of new-world chardonnay banana along with the lemon and apples. Plenty going on for the money. |
| Red |
2005 Château BrilletteMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/24/2016 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 90 pointsChristmas Eve wine alongside an Aussie Shiraz (Gleatzer the Bishop 2012) - both myself and the wife had this winning by a mile. Very good and correct expression of the vintage and region. |
| Red |
2003 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
12/28/2016 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 93 pointsWow- the star wine of the Christmas break. A model of restraint and balance - not one for those who prefer an international style of Rioja though! Drinking perfectly right now. Note to self - pay less attention to vintage charts. |
| Red |
2012 Glaetzer Shiraz BishopBarossa Valley more |
12/24/2016 - LiveForLunch Does not like this wine: 85 pointsI was looking forward to this, but ended up agreeing with @kwaky (27/11). The good new is that it's rich and concentrated, the bad is that there's little acidity to balance that out. Didn't get the white pepper on the finish I love about the grape, either. |
| Red |
2010 Lucien Lurton & Fils Chateau Cure BourseMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/4/2017 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 91 pointsOdd thought drinking it, the words "A second class return to Dottingham" came to mind, a reference Britons of a certain age will get. Basically an 80's advert for Blackcurrant cough/throat lozenges, which is exactly what this wine gives you with its strong menthol notes interplaying with the cassis. Thanks to the incompetence of the delivery firm I ended up actually paying less than a fiver a bottle, but I was wondering how I would have felt if I had paid the £30 M&S are currently charging. Not bad actually, I've paid more for less. It's a darn good Margaux with good structure and restrained fruit. |
| Red |
1996 Le Logis de la Bouchardiere Chinon Les Cornuelles Vieilles VignesCabernet Franc more |
11/26/2016 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 91 pointsReally enjoyed this. I love Loire Cab Francs anyway, but I've never had one with this many miles on the clock. A little reticent on the nose, but good flavour concentration and great structure (v. fine tannins) make up for that. Dark fruit, violet and tobacco, fantastic, and any oak is fully integrated - barely noticable. Medium bodied as expected and right for the type. Still in stock so must sneak another couple of bottles if the "accountant" approves. BTW my bottle matches the picture but not the description - no mention of old vines - so may be a different cuvee. Might explain varying opinions, though in fairness these wines aren't for everyone. |
| Red |
2012 Wither Hills Pinot NoirWairau Valley more |
8/24/2016 - LiveForLunch wrote: NRI suspect there's a rather splendid wine under all that oak, but I couldn't find it. |
| Red |
2010 Lucien Lurton & Fils Chateau Cure BourseMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/11/2016 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 92 pointsSurprisingly good. Decent concentration, structure and length. Can be got for £54 for 6 online at the moment, so awesome qpr at that price. |
| Red |
2013 Les Champs Clos Sancerre RougePinot Noir more |
7/21/2016 - LiveForLunch wrote: 87 pointsPleasant enough, if a little thin for my liking. |
| White |
2015 Weingut Josef Leitz Riesling Eins Zwei Dry "3"Rheingau more |
6/25/2016 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 91 pointsFirst had at a tasting in Chester a few months ago, where quite a few of us thought it was the standout wine. Got a bottle Thursday night (it took the edge off the Brexit nonesense) and it was as lovely as I remembered, classic dry Reisling with fantastic juicy citrus notes and a good backbone. |
| Red |
2001 Château Fourcas DupréListrac-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/20/2016 - LiveForLunch wrote: NREither past its best, or lacked concentration or length in the first place. Being my first bottle of this producer in this vintage I couldn't say. Nothing offensive, but not much of anything really, though a bit of this can be put down to the vintage. Not expensive at under £15, but better value can be had. |
| Red |
2004 Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon The MenziesCoonawarra more |
6/17/2016 - LiveForLunch Likes this wine: 91 pointsConcentrated aged and balanced Aussie Cab. Great. Threw plenty of sediment, only slight bricking. Quite firm still, but the tannins were a high frequency buzz, pleasant if you like that (I do). Just a tad jammy or would have scored higher. |
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