Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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White |
1990 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña TondoniaWhite Blend more |
4/13/2023 - bags wrote: NRwows! Last bottle is going out in style. Salt, orange peel, caramel, just a whole lot of complexity. I never write this sort of nonsense, but this really deserves a big salute. Farewell, final bottle! |
Red |
2009 Château Calon-SégurSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/12/2022 - bags wrote: NRA beast that will be great in another 7-10 years |
Red |
2010 Ferrando Carema White Label (Etichetta Bianca)Nebbiolo more |
11/11/2021 - bags wrote: NRready to drink and doing so beautifully. with pizza from Al Forno in Providence, so a pretty impressive combination. |
Red |
2014 Marcel Lapierre MorgonGamay more |
9/30/2021 - bags wrote: NRI have a ton of wine that's more expensive (pls don't tell my wife!) including some Beaujolais, but I can't remember tasting anything more delicious pop 'n pour. Wow! |
Red |
2013 Domaine du Cayron GigondasRed Rhone Blend more |
9/17/2021 - bags wrote: NRseems to be entering its (long) drinking window. classic flavors. |
Red |
2017 G.D. Vajra Barbera d'Alba Superioremore |
9/6/2021 - bags wrote: NRlove this wine, but apparently not (yet, at least) this vintage. too big for my taste. |
Red |
2009 Montevertine Toscana IGTSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
8/21/2021 - bags wrote: NRthis is so ready. pop 'n pour with pasta, waiting for Hurricane Henri. Sappy, rich, and deep. Just what we want in Montevertine. |
White - Sparkling |
2007 Jose Dhondt Champagne Grand Cru Mes Vieilles Vignes Blanc de BlancsChardonnay more |
7/31/2021 - bags wrote: NRnice enough. It was open 30 minutes in the bottle. I can't help but think this needed a full decant. |
Red |
2011 Pierre Gonon St. JosephSyrah more |
7/31/2021 - bags wrote: NRwonderful as always. An hour decant and opened in the glass throughout dinner. |
Red |
2009 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les VergelessesPinot Noir more |
7/31/2021 - bags wrote: NRvery good with a 2 hr decant |
Red |
2009 Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles VignesSyrah more |
6/27/2021 - bags wrote: NR2 hr decant and this is singing. |
Red |
2002 Olga Raffault Chinon Les PicassesCabernet Franc more |
5/29/2021 - bags wrote: NRthis bottle was a touch flat, until I fully decanted the sediment. Much better, but I may have messed it up by being lazy initially. |
Red |
2009 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Franc de PiedCabernet Franc more |
4/24/2021 - bags wrote: NRstill good, but surprising settled. Is it going through a 2nd sleep? |
White |
2004 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric EmileAlsace more |
4/15/2021 - bags wrote: NRnever great, but now very, very good. I wish it had a touch more energy as the best vintages have. But I got a case at an absurdly low price, so certainly no complaints. |
Red |
2002 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña BosconiaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/11/2021 - bags wrote: NRI suppose I'll never really love Spanish reds--even with the oak pretty resolved here, it remained obvious to me in some sense. But this was good and in its drinking phase now. |
Red |
2007 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Cuvée CôtMalbec more |
3/31/2021 - bags wrote: NRprevious bottle was a little sour; this one is just perfect. Could have been 10 years ago. I have 2 bottles of CRB left...sigh.... |
Red |
2007 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Cuvée CôtMalbec more |
3/29/2021 - bags wrote: NRa bit sour. Did I wait too long, or is this just an off bottle? Others await. |
Red |
1999 Chateau MusarBekaa Valley Red Blend more |
2/6/2021 - bags wrote: NRGreat wine, of course, but the sad end of the evening is that I spilled the final glass. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
Red |
2012 Pierre Gonon St. JosephSyrah more |
1/22/2021 - bags wrote: NRjust wonderful. has several years left, but quite open already. |
Red |
2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du PyGamay more |
1/8/2021 - bags wrote: NRgreat bottle. lots of time left |
Red |
2009 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette Cuvée TardiveGamay more |
12/8/2020 - bags wrote: NRexcellent. won't get better, I think; drinking as well as it can. |
Red |
2007 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La CrauRed Rhone Blend more |
12/6/2020 - bags wrote: NRalternating between decent and pruny |
Red |
2010 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Spanna Cuvee Bernardo VallanaColline Novaresi Nebbiolo more |
12/1/2020 - bags wrote: NRAgree completely with MrOctoberfest. |
Rosé |
2000 R. López de Heredia Rioja Rosado Gran Reserva Viña TondoniaGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
11/27/2020 - bags wrote: NRsomewhere between oxidized and enjoyable. but I guess when it's paired with open faced turkey sandwiches smothered in gravy and sides of cranberry sauce and sweet potato pie covered with marshmallows, then it doesn't really matter. |
Red |
2017 G.D. Vajra Barbera d'Alba Superioremore |
10/17/2020 - bags wrote: NRdelicious, of course, because it's a fantastic produce at a fantastic price. But as others have said, a bit juicier/fruitier than normal. Maybe wait another couple of years. Plenty of time with this wine..... |