| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2012 Suncé Aleatico Serres Ranch VineyardSonoma Valley more |
3/17/2017 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsJust a wonderful quirky wine, the nose is incredible. |
| Red |
2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Grenache Gris Gibson RanchMcDowell Valley more |
6/29/2016 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 88 pointsA quirky one-off from Bedrock but I enjoyed it. It's not really a sipper, I liked it much better with food. Closest comparison I could come up with is its like a spicy Beaujolais. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2009 Château HauraGraves Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/12/2016 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsConsumed over 2 nights and better on second night so this one needs more time. I have no doubt this will be a 90 point wine down the road if you can hold them. Dark red, no alcohol statement on the label but seems just a tad hot. Good with food and well balanced. I'll revisit in a year. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine du Château Larroque Côtes de Gascogne RougeTannat Blend, Tannat more |
6/4/2016 - jcsf420 wrote: 90 pointsJust a perfect wine right now. Great with dinner. At $14 this was a steal. It's ready to roll now but still has a few years left. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Santa Duc Cairanne Les BuissonsRed Rhone Blend more |
5/20/2016 - jcsf420 wrote: 83 pointsDisappointed in this one, not sure if this was an off bottle or if the fruit has faded to the point that the alcohol has taken oven. This was a hot mess with nothing similar to previous bottles. |
| Red |
2006 Château PlincePomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/15/2016 - jcsf420 wrote: 89 pointsVery nice wine, it's in a good place right now. Perfectly balanced, good fruit and acidity, short finish. It went perfectly with our Italian dinner. |
| Red |
2007 Ravenswood Icon Mixed BlacksSonoma County Red Blend more |
5/15/2016 - jcsf420 wrote: 92 pointsLast bottle, glad I saved one, could have held off another year or two. This is just about perfect right now, tannins are still present but just about fully integrated. The balance is now spot on. Extremely long finish and extremely enjoyable! |
| Red |
2011 La Follette Pinot Noir DuNah VineyardRussian River Valley more |
5/7/2016 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 92 pointsTom_Wine nailed it, nothing to add to that. |
| White - Sparkling |
1993 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom PérignonChampagne Blend more |
3/26/2016 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 93 pointsWow what a special bottle! Our first aged Champagne. I was little concerned by no pop on the cork but there were still quite a few bubbles left. This changed with every sip and I was sad to see it go empty. Shared with great friends made it even better! |
| Red |
1990 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo MillenniumNebbiolo more |
2/21/2015 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsThis was the third of 3 bottles that I purchased. One was horribly corked, one meh, so this one wasn't holding much hope in my eyes. I popped it tonight and to much surprise it was very nice, most notably with food. There was some sediment but not like the other bottles, big funk on the nose but blew off in the decanter after an hour. Reserved on the nose, dry and tart on the palate. A very good food wine! 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2009 Domaine de la Soleiade VacqueyrasRed Rhone Blend more |
3/14/2014 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 90 pointsWow this is good! Still has all the finesse along with perfect balance. Big nose of plum and garrigue. Good minerality and dark fruit on the palate, still can't put this down. This was only $15? |
| Red |
2010 Alliance Loire Saumur-Champigny Réserve des VigneronsCabernet Franc more |
12/12/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 88 pointsThis is a nice interesting $11 bottle of wine. Berry fruit on the nose along with green notes and minerality that's of the charts. Tarty cherry notes on the palate with ample acidity which paired well with food. Give this some air as it showed best after 2 hours. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine Rouge Garance Côtes du Rhône VillagesGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
11/17/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsWhat a nice bottle of wine this is, good stuff from the 07 vintage. Didn't get the short finish, fine medium length finish here. Could be some bottle variation. Good QPR for $14! |
| Red |
2010 Jean-Luc Colombo Côtes du Rhône Les AbeillesRed Rhone Blend more |
9/28/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 88 pointsThis was out of a 3L bottle, my first of this size. When first purchased the ratings on this one were not promising but I agree with recent notes that this is really drinking well right now. |
| Red |
2008 Gundlach Bundschu Syrah Estate VineyardSonoma Valley more |
8/16/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 91 pointsI'm regretting dropping out of the GunBun wine club with every bottle I open. This was one great example of a well balanced, fruit forward, CA Syrah. Wish I had more but there's just to much great wine out there yet to try. |
| Red |
2008 Calendal (Philippe Cambie et Gilles Ferran) Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de DieuRed Rhone Blend more |
8/16/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsI wasn't expecting much from this but it surprised me. It has finally achieved some balance with the alcohol and fruit. Its no longer a hot mess but downright enjoyable. |
| Red |
2009 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
8/9/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsA CA Pinot Noir that is full of finesse. There's a subtle nose of dark red fruit, clove and mineral on the nose. The fruit is a little short on the mid-palate but the finish is deceptively long. It had perfect balance and enough acidity to go well with food. |
| Red |
2008 Carl Roy Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Vineyard Mt. Veedermore |
8/8/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 91 pointsI have to agree that this is in a nice place right now, soft integrated tannins sweet fruit on the nose, just perfect with food. |
| White |
2010 Rombauer Vineyards ChardonnayCarneros more |
8/3/2013 - jcsf420 wrote: 88 pointsNot really my style of Chard but it went very well with our Chicken Marsala dinner. |
| Red |
2007 Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 92 pointsLast wine of the night, difficult to remember any specifics other than i was very, very good. The other tasting notes have me wondering what they were drinking? This is a big 07 CdP that needs at least a couple of hours in the decanter. I'm happy I have a few left. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Terrasse du DiableRed Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 92 pointsLast Gigondas of the night was tight as a drum upon opening but after 2 hours in the decanter it started to tell its story. Smokey nose of dark red fruit, spice and a little herbal, with mineral notes to boot. Plenty of fruit on the full bodied palate along with licorice and earth. There was too much going on with this wine to recall everything from memory. Too bad the days of this being a $25 bottle are probably long gone! |
| Red |
2007 Domaine des Bosquets GigondasRed Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 92 points3rd bottle of 07 Gigondas night, and a goodbye to my last bottle. This one has it all and seems to be the last vintage of Bosquets before Cambie's full impact. The nose developed right up to the last sip was taken. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine du Cayron GigondasRed Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2013 - jcsf420 wrote: 92 pointsI decanted our second 07 Gigondas for an 1 hour before drinking and the party was on. The time resting has worked magic on this one as the fruit and spices on the nose and palate are just about perfect. it ended with a surprisingly long finish. I need to keep an eye out for more Cayron. |
| Red |
2007 Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Romane MachotteRed Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 89 pointsThis bottle kicked off a 2007 Gigondas wine and smoked meat night. From memory the nose was open from the start and ready to roll, fully integrated tannins the bottle didn't last long. |
| Red |
2009 Bucklin Bambino Field Blend Old Hill RanchSonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
7/28/2013 - jcsf420 Likes this wine: 91 pointsSpicy, fruity, delicious! Needs time to open up and will easily go 4-5 more years. |
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