| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2004 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
8/6/2022 - Saint Stephen wrote: 95 pointsSinging. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2005 Château GuiraudSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
11/28/2021 - Saint Stephen wrote: 91 pointsDelicious and somewhat evolved with relatively low levels of botrytis to my palate. |
| Red |
1996 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/28/2021 - Saint Stephen wrote: 92 pointsDelicious on an evening with the nieces and nephews. Got them on the 'freshly sharpened lead pencil' train. |
| Red |
2007 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva PajèNebbiolo more |
7/30/2021 - Saint Stephen wrote: 94 pointsHaven't enjoyed a wine this much in a long time. Maybe that says more about my drinking habits than this bottle. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2000 Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/12/2020 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsCoronavirus quarantine Easter wine. Owned since release. Really nice with plenty of character but slightly soft. The Pappy makes me happy. |
| Red |
2010 Marcel Lapierre MorgonGamay more |
3/21/2020 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsFrom magnum. So great over a weekend of self quarantining. I'm 100% here for the somewhat aged great Beaujolais. |
| Red |
2008 Azelia Barolo Bricco FiascoNebbiolo more |
3/19/2020 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsDelicious with homemade manicotti and corona virus seclusion. |
| Red |
2002 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/27/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 90 pointsTasty but guarded, like your low-key hot librarian wife that you can't pry away from her Goethe. Opened along side the 03 Barton as a contrast in style for my sort-of legal nieces and nephews. This was... worse. |
| Red |
2003 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/27/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsScrumdiddlicious. Opened along side the 02 Barton for my just-legal nieces and nephews as a fun contrast in style. This was... better. |
| White |
2005 Château Haut-Bergey BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
11/1/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 89 pointsThis was very nice, with mature apple/grapefruit/pear stuff and whatnot. But I couldn't help thinking, is this 'spend thirty bucks then store it offsite for 13 years' nice? Not so sure. |
| Red |
1997 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco AsiliNebbiolo more |
10/20/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: NRFrom memory on 22nd anniversary, this was good but just didn't hit all the right notes. I'll admit I don't drink much Italian wine so I might not understand it, but what some might call structure, I found more tart/sour cherry notes that didn't hold the wine up. Still very nice. 88? |
| Red |
2009 Château Hourtin-DucasseHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/15/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 91 pointsThis is surprisingly good from magnum ten years out. Soft and evolved but with light tertiary Bordeaux notes. Yum. |
| Red |
2003 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/27/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsNo notes but from memory, delicious on this night. |
| Red |
2003 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
7/24/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsLove the Dungeon. |
| Red |
2000 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
6/1/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 87 pointsSecond to last bottle, sad that this is losing its stuffing. |
| Red |
2002 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
3/9/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 90 pointsWell bred and very nice but somewhat tired. Doesn't feel like there's a ton of tread left on these tires. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2003 Clos FourtetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/9/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 94 pointsSuch a classy wine. Broad, black fruit and smoky chocolate with full mouthfeel but not flabby. |
| Red |
1997 Château Pichon-Longueville BaronPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/31/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 90 pointsVery fragrant upon opening, this fades rather quickly. This is a very nice bottle, somewhat past its prime but still really nice, especially since I owned the case since release. |
| Red |
2003 Château LascombesMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/15/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 91 pointsReally pretty well resolved, especially for often oaky Lascombes. Delicious with sous vide chicken thighs baby. |
| Red |
2000 Clos du MarquisSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/2/2019 - Saint Stephen wrote: 87 pointsOwned and well stored since release. From memory, this was a nice medium-bodied wine, fully resolved, without much stuffing. Pleasant wine but felt a bit like butter scraped over too much bread... |
| Red |
2000 Château PipeauSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/4/2018 - Saint Stephen wrote: NRThe bottle was tired. Like mile 22 of a trail marathon tired. Still an OK drink but past its prime. Just pulled this out of long-term storage and had the nostalgic recollection of the Joe Bag of Donuts who rung me up some 15 years ago when I bought this bottle - he said it was 'good vittles' - love that. |
| Red |
2000 Le Defi de FontenilVin de France Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/25/2018 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsI bought exactly one bottle of Le Defi 15 or so years ago and have held it ever since. Why does this make it difficult to open such a bottle? Alas. This is very good wine. It is bolder than I expected. I politely disagree with the two most recent reviewers in that I find this to have copious Right Bank characteristics. Bountiful red fruit, well resolved tannin, a bit of the typical tertiary Bordeaux flavors but not much. This is great now and I doubt it will improve from here - that said, it sure feels like it's full of stuffing and will last for a long time. Cheers. |
| White |
2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
5/30/2018 - Saint Stephen wrote: 92 pointsFantastic confluence of sweetness, acidity, lovely fruit, and Oxford commas. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/27/2018 - Saint Stephen wrote: 93 pointsEleven did a very nice job of describing this wine in his 5/18/18 review. I found myself nodding in agreement as I read through it. Right on. |
| Red |
1996 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/15/2018 - Saint Stephen wrote: 94 points50th birthday, albeit mid-week semi-celebration. Beautiful wine. Very resolved, pretty. Medium bodied, given the fact that it is St. Estephe one can almost call this light bodied. Smoke, cedar wood, dark berries, a little spice. Here's to another 50. Life is good. |
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