| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2012 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo MonprivatoNebbiolo more |
9/12/2017 - alr6767 wrote: flawedCorked |
| Red |
2012 Carlisle Syrah Papa's BlockRussian River Valley more |
7/2/2017 - alr6767 wrote: NRInteresting, per my comments on the note just below, the last bottle was just... off? I didn't want to leave its only sibling in the cellar alone, and I'm glad I didn't. Pop and pour, great typical syrah nose of smoky bramble, palate is lush and dark fruited with little tannin or acid sticking out. Maybe this is just an early peaker and the last bottle was just over the hill? Huh |
| White |
2008 Domaine Jean-Michel Gaunoux Meursault 1er Cru Les PerrièresChardonnay more |
7/2/2017 - alr6767 wrote: flawedOxidized, sherry vinegar, color extremely advanced |
| Red |
2014 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani RanchSonoma Valley more |
6/10/2017 - alr6767 wrote: 93 pointsNo formal notes. Probably the best Pagani I've had across different producers and vintages back to '08, and one of the better Ridge I've had of late. Kudos to Dino and Team Ridge. |
| White |
2015 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
5/4/2017 - alr6767 wrote: 92 pointsEffervescent and amazingly refreshing, would fall in love with this over time but not surprisingly this was guzzled and revered in minutes. |
| White - Sparkling |
2002 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston ChurchillChampagne Blend more |
2/14/2017 - alr6767 wrote: 96 pointsReally stunning. Sea shells, citrus zest especially lime, brioche, little to no age showing. Creamy mouth feel with hidden acidity that surrounds the tongue, amazing focus and purity of fruit, striking persistence. Best '02 I've had yet. |
| Red |
2010 Bedrock Wine Co. Syrah Griffin's LairSonoma Coast more |
11/14/2016 - alr6767 wrote: flawedSuper corked |
| Red |
2013 Sandhi Wines Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hillsmore |
10/21/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 88 pointsThree hour decant. Very dark red. Nose of strawberry, raspberry, toasted oak. Cranberry and cherry on the palate, some grip and acidity there to provide a decent balance, though the alcohol sticks out a little bit on the finish with mild oaken tannin. |
| White |
2014 Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les ClosChardonnay more |
10/21/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 82 pointsMy first with this producer, and my first 2014. This really didn't have much to distinguish itself in the way of nose, texture, or favor, and didn't really pair well with salmon, asparagus, and potatoes. This could have been from Macon or Central CA, no Les Clos terroir that I could find. Not worth the price of admission at half the tariff. Hard pass 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2007 Kapcsándy Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (Grand Vin) State Lane VineyardYountville more |
10/20/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 97 points4 hour decant. Purple, ruby rim, very thin meniscus with slight bricking. Graphite, casis, lavender on the nose. Palate is gorgeous with blackberry, cassis, earth. Medium acidity provides ideal balance and supple mouth feel. Slight twinge of heat with very fine resolved tannin. |
| Red - Fortified |
2011 Quinta do Noval Porto VintagePort Blend more |
9/26/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 94 pointsConsumed over 7 days, this is a heck of a port. It was just starting to unfurl on the last day, but was never difficult to enjoy due to heat or tannin. The future is bright for this one. How much better can the Nacional be? |
| Red |
2011 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill RanchOakville more |
9/3/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 94 pointsConsumed over two days, left 2/3 bottle overnight in the wine fridge, the second being better for me. This shows the cool year, very tight with a green pepper line at first and opening up to more chocolate and leather nuances. Restrained cassis, a slight vanilla. Fine tannin which provide a more classic structure than a '13 of this consumed recently that was over exuberant in my opinion. Finishes balanced more than flashy and long with a slight bitterness that is pleasant to me and no detection of heat. A decent amount of sediment. Classic Napa cab lovers would do well to drink this wine over the next 5-7 years before the fruit fades and the wine becomes all bones. |
| Red |
2013 Alpha Omega EraNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/31/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NRBrought to Bobo's, this was very young, primary and inky with earth and liquor notes. No way to tell where this was going, but all really enjoyed the fruit and tannin cutting in to the flavor of the bone in rib-eye and fillet. A big wine in flavor and texture, not much heat, and a medium+ finish. Have two more, that seems about right. Will spread them out over a few more years, maybe the last one will make it in to a '13 horizontal. |
| White - Off-dry |
2011 Weingut Clemens Busch Pundericher Marienburg Rothenpfad Riesling AusleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
9/1/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 92 pointsFollowed over 4 days out of 375ml. Shimmering gold color. Petrol and quince nose transitioning to candle wax and almond. Palate very dense and sweet, zingy acidity, marzipan, perception of tannin, no fizz. Finishes medium+. Happy to have another bottle, but won't hold it more than another few years. |
| Red |
2011 Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
8/26/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NRVery well liked, the bottle was drained by the group before I got more than a few sips. I can't rate it based on the small sample, but this was a nice mountain pinot with dark cherries, herbs, and plenty of acidity. Sadly, my only bottle. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine de la Charbonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Spéciale Les Hautes BrusquièresRed Rhone Blend more |
8/27/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NRTwo years since my last bottle, and this is really in a good place, with similar characteristics to previous bottles but slightly more harmonious and settled. |
| Red |
2009 Kapcsándy Family Winery Roberta's Reserve State Lane VineyardYountville Merlot more |
8/27/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NRHard to rate this given the setting (altitude, many other wines, food ruling the day). I will say this for others though: TONS of sludge sediment, make sure you stand this up for weeks and then carefully decant and filter as I did. |
| Red |
2011 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Pagani RanchSonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
8/26/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 93 pointsEven better than the last bottle. This showed more depth and complexity with deft balance. My half baked theory is that Pagani is almost too warm in the ripe years, and really shines in the cooler years. This is certainly my fav Pagani and one of my fav Bedrock. Punches above it's weight and price. |
| Red |
2011 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Monte Rosso VineyardSonoma Valley more |
8/1/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 86 pointsThis was less enjoyable than the last bottle. I found the middle to be watery, and the finish hot and thus unbalanced. I'll chalk it up to the difficult vintage. |
| Red |
2007 Kapcsándy Family Winery Estate Cuvée State Lane VineyardYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/19/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NR5.5 years since my last bottle, this needs more time. Opens beautifully with power and finesse but quickly shuts down into a wall of tannin. I'll give my remaining bottles 4+ years. |
| Red |
2008 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Wedding VineyardSonoma County more |
3/6/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NRNo formal notes, but this was leaner and more herbaceous than the '07 recently consumed. |
| Red |
2013 Rhys Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
3/8/2016 - alr6767 wrote: NRPobega right off the truck. |
| Red |
2012 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Monte Rosso VineyardSonoma Valley more |
2/26/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 92 pointsPop and pour day 1, dark red semi opaque, very primary with a relatively muted nose and palate that share clay, dark fruits, and some floral elements. Decent acidity and medium+ mouth feel, finish is a medium with subtle fruity tannin. |
| Red |
2013 Carlisle Zinfandel Old VinesRussian River Valley more |
2/22/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 90 pointsPop and pour. Dark red-purple color slightly lighter at the edge. Fine oak, dark cherry, sweet and spicy with a hint of herb/earth nose. Sweet cherries, some tart blackberries and copious black pepper. Medium+ palate with acidity firmly in check. Finishes long and peppery with a hint of butterscotch and drying tannin that could use a few years to mellow out. Happy to have more in the cellar for the next few years where they should only improve. 15.7% |
| Red |
2012 Dehlinger Pinot Noir Goldridge Old VinesRussian River Valley more |
2/13/2016 - alr6767 wrote: 94 pointsThis is by far the best Dehlinger I've had yet. This is a pretty big one, dark and high powered from the nose to finish, but shows a balance and refinement to the concentration that makes this. Main knock is the touch of sweetness that touches off the very ripe dark fruit, but there is enough acidity to keep it from being too much. 14.5% |
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