| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2016 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Côte BlondeSyrah more |
4/20/2024 - etyc wrote: NRDecanted (Voss) for ~3+hrs before serving. Somewhat subdued, in my opinion, though this wasn't as clamped up as the 2014 Clape. Very dark-purplish (almost black), there was just a slight/faint nose of pepper, spices with blackberries. Balanced on the palate, with more notes of blackberries, meat & earth, it seemed to be just plain proper (with balanced freshness) with not much excitement to shout about unlike the '08 Allemand Reynard which was definitely more showy/showing... |
| Red |
2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles VignesRed Rhone Blend more |
4/20/2024 - etyc wrote: NRDecanted (Voss) for ~3hrs before serving, alongside the 2011 SQN 11th Confession Grenache. Both high-octane blockbusters, this came across even "bigger" than the SQN. At 17-yrs (of age), this still seemed to be evolving (if at all) at a glacier pace. Nosed of blackberries, figs and some herbs, this was big, lush, concentrated, jammy (w/ hints of stewed fruits) but yet showed good freshness/acidity on the palate. Hopefully the extraction/lushness will temper down with more age, and coupled with the acidity/freshness, it'll develop into a more attractive wine... For now, quite a bruiser... |
| White - Sparkling |
2014 Romain Henin Champagne L'Appel de la Fôret Extra BrutChampagne Blend more |
4/5/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRBrought this as a starter to our RSV/Richebourg dinner. Drank side-by-side the Egly VP. I don't have much experience with Henin's champs, but with air/time in the glass, it gained amplitude/weight over the course of the evening. Biscuits/brioche, red-apples dominated the bouquet. It also exhibited some roundness on the palate, possibly aided by the high % of Pinot in the blend. Certainly a very delicious drop! |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru VPChampagne Blend more |
4/5/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRWhat a nice champ to start off the RSV/Richebourg theme'd dinner. Had thought this was a Grand Marque/House - rich/weighty with some roundness to the mouthfeel, coupled with that bit of oxidative, toasty styling. This was at the same time bright (very nice freshness/acidity) with notes of lemons/citrus & green-apples. Long mineral finish. This is definitely the more value-4-$ champ as opposed to its vintage sibling. |
| Sake |
NV Katsuyama Ren - Junmai DaiginjoJapan Rice more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... As nice/beautiful as I recalled this to be. Mesmerizing florals of Japanese muskmelons! |
| Sake |
NV Tatenokawa SHICHISEIKI 七星旗 Junmai DaiginYamagata Rice more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... A great sake! Held steadfastly against the Katsuyama Ren! Not that I was ever in doubt of the quality of this... |
| Sake |
NV Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute Premium NouveauIshikawa Rice more |
4/3/2024 - etyc wrote: NRTasted/drank... |
| White |
2015 Weingut Knoll Riesling Smaragd LoibnerWachau more |
4/3/2024 - etyc wrote: NRTasted/drank... |
| White |
2018 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna Bin 144South Australia more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... "sunshine" fruit... A very nice Chard - would count this as one of Oz's best... |
| White |
2018 Bell Hill ChardonnayCanterbury more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... This started off spewing quite a bit of "sweaty" notes, but got increasingly better (and better) through the evening with air/time... Very good towards the end... |
| Red |
2006 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le PavillonHermitage Syrah more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... |
| White |
2009 Emrich-Schönleber Halenberg Riesling Großes GewächsNahe more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRBrought this... one of the best '09 GGs I've ever tried... 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White - Off-dry |
1994 Alfred Merkelbach Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling SpätleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... the fruit-sweetness has dialed down a notch, likely due to age. Didn't expect this to be 30-yr old, though... Nice! |
| White |
2020 Château Belá (Egon Müller) Dry RieslingŠtúrovský more |
4/3/2024 - etyc wrote: NRTasted/drank... Quaffable, bit "short" on the fruit/weight... |
| White |
2017 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... really paired very very well with Pun Im's Thai cuisine. |
| White - Sparkling |
2005 Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Grand Cru Fleur de Passion BrutChardonnay more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... This was nice; Most thought it was a house champagne. |
| White - Sparkling |
2012 Marguet SapienceChampagne Premier Cru Champagne Blend more |
4/3/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRTasted/drank... |
| Red |
2021 Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir Bloom's FieldSta. Rita Hills more |
3/30/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRHad this over lunch with the family, with Peking-duck. An intoxicating nose that showed (not too overwhelmingly) some "natural" notes - stems, smoke, incense, with roses & cherries in tow... Weighty yet silky on the palate with more red/dark-red fruits. Expressive & impressive! |
| Red |
2020 Joseph Drouhin Vosne-RomanéePinot Noir more |
3/28/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRPnP'ed. Very youthful obviously but this certainly had the fruit/weight/concentration that belied its village hierarchy. Some spice/sandalwood came through after time in the glass. Almost full-bodied, with enough freshness to carry it through. A tasty wine that should improve further with age... |
| Red |
1998 Château Canon-la-GaffelièreSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/28/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRAnother wine that tasted so youthful, like it's hardly evolved. Still had primary dark fruits (black-berries), but with tannins well resolved/concealed. Some leafy notes came through that added a bit to the complexity. Nice, but could certainly use more cellar age! |
| White |
2005 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la MouchèreChardonnay more |
3/28/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRPre Good-Friday catch-up. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Les BarresPinot Meunier more |
3/28/2024 - etyc wrote: NRPre Good-Friday catch-up. |
| Red |
2010 Château des Tours VacqueyrasRed Rhone Blend more |
3/22/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRRound-2 after dinner |
| White |
2020 Dureuil-Janthial Rully 1er Cru Le Meix Cadot BlancChardonnay more |
3/22/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRRound-2 after dinner |
| White |
2018 Jean-Pierre Guyon Nuits St. Georges Les Argillats BlancPinot Gouges, Pinot Noir more |
3/22/2024 - etyc Likes this wine: NRRound-2 after dinner |
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