| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Château CantemerleHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/22/2015 - barcud wrote: 85 pointsnot a happy bunnie with this wine. Despite the great year, I have just had my 7th bottle.....mean and lacking fruit. Bugger!! |
| Red |
2005 Château BeychevelleSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/2/2015 - barcud wrote: 92 pointsStill quite tight and tannic, but soft tannins, classic nose of cassis and leather. opened up after a 2 hour decant. Wonderful entrance and grip, fruit balanced by acidity. A very long life ahead. Try again 5 years |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Jaume Vinsobres Altitude 420Red Rhone Blend more |
10/21/2014 - barcud wrote: 88 pointsPopped and poured, with cold rare beef, maris peer potatoes. starting to mature, no youth on rim, big meaty nose, marmite, tinned tomatoes. Palate now integrating, good fruit soft tannins and spice. Drink now and next 3 years |
| Red |
2011 The Wine Society Moulin-à-Vent The Society's ExhibitionGamay more |
9/6/2014 - barcud wrote: 88 pointsA year after previous notes, now developing well, super gamay nose and fruit on the palate,, a little fractured at the moment, try again 6/12. Good MAV will transform into good pinot with age |
| Red |
2005 Château CantemerleHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/25/2014 - barcud wrote: 88 pointsfirst out of the case, still youthful, very closed nose. Good entrance and firm tannins. Not come together yet, try again 2 years. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Lanson Champagne Brut Black LabelChampagne Blend more |
12/4/2013 - barcud wrote: 90 pointsbeen cellared for 3 years. Pale straw with excellent mousse. digestive bix and cardboard, palate really softened and now rounded long . Shows that cellaring NV champers is worthwhile |
| Red |
2005 Domaine Durand Cornas EmpreintesSyrah more |
11/14/2013 - barcud wrote: flawedpopped and poured. purple edge has gone in last few years. Nose very muted, I decided to decant after one glass.mature nose of meat and hints of oxidation. Still harsh tannins, but fruit fading, I hope a duff bottle. |
| Red |
2006 Nicolas Potel Volnay Vieilles VignesPinot Noir more |
9/21/2013 - barcud wrote: 89 pointsPale brick, no hint of age. Nose of mellow fruits, and forest floor. Good entry, long soft tannins and cherries. very good |
| Red |
2010 Leyda Syrah ReservaLeyda Valley more |
2/4/2013 - barcud wrote: 90 pointsHuge extract, a nose with petrol hints and meat, much spice. A soft fruit bomb, with balanced acidity. Long. A bargain. |
| Red |
2007 Craggy Range Pinot Noir Bannockburn Sluicingsmore |
1/22/2013 - barcud wrote: 90 pointswonderful pinot robe, pure fruit and spice on the nose and fresh and long palate |
| Red |
2003 Château PoujeauxMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/17/2012 - barcud wrote: flawedcorked and how |
| Red |
2007 Patrick Lesec Beaumes-de-VeniseRed Rhone Blend more |
9/16/2012 - barcud wrote: 90 pointsDeep extract bright, nose of spice and tinned tomateoes. Soft entrance gentle tannins, drinking well now. |
| White |
2010 Bellingham Bernard Series Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc ViognierPaarl White Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2012 - barcud wrote: 89 pointsIf you want a Chave Hermitage Blanc at a silly price, head to Tescos and grab this SA Grenache blend. It looks like Grand Cru burg in the glass, a classic nose of peaches apricots and spice, wonderful soft entry and good acidity. This is marvellous at £7.50 on the 25% discount at Tescos, fill your boots. |
| Red |
1990 Delas Frères Côte-Rôtie Seigneur de MaugironSyrah more |
7/18/2012 - barcud wrote: flawedbrown and oxidised. oh dear |
| Red |
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Côte de Nuits Villages Vieilles VignesPinot Noir more |
5/14/2012 - barcud wrote: 87 pointsPale brick with good extract, nose of cherry fruits, palate simple and balanced. A pleasant burg at the price |
| White |
2009 Henri Prudhon & Fils Saint-Aubin Le Ban BlancChardonnay more |
5/7/2012 - barcud wrote: 87 pointspale straw, bright, a rather subdued chardonnay nose, but excellent entry and balance, very long for a simple village wine |
| White |
2009 Coche-Bizouard Bourgogne BlancChardonnay more |
5/6/2012 - barcud wrote: 88 pointsBright and very pale, buttery nose with bisquits, soft entry, good fruit and balance, rather nice |
| Red |
2005 Château PedesclauxPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/8/2012 - barcud wrote: 89 pointsNo hint of age ,extract++, a classic cassis, leather nose, soft entry with rounded tannins, good fruit with balancing acidity. Even better next day, tannins soft, but acidity more marked. A simple, most pleasant claret |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Anonymous elaboré par Alexandre Bonnet Champagne Prince William BrutChampagne Blend more |
11/7/2011 - barcud wrote: 87 pointsAfter 6 months storage, tried another bottle. Good mousse, pale, good bisquit nose and becoming much softer and rounjder on the palate. A pleasant suprise. |
| Red |
2005 Pauillac de LatourRed Bordeaux Blend more |
10/29/2011 - barcud wrote: 84 pointsDecanted two hours, still some purple on the rim. very muted nose with hints of csssis and cinnamo, good entry, but still harsh tannins masking the fruit'////dumb phase |
| Red |
2005 Château Caronne Ste. GemmeHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/2/2011 - barcud wrote: 86 pointsFirst bottle for six months, deep extract, a classic nose of cassis and leather. Good fruit on entry and tannins softening, not bad for a ten quid bottle |
| Red |
2003 Château Chasse-SpleenMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/16/2011 - barcud wrote: 89 pointsMy word, what a difference 18/12 makes. Opened and poured after an hour. Same brick red with good extract, vegetal nose with crushed summer berries, soft entry with round tannins, spice and fruit. long. This wine is at its peak and will only decline over the next few years. A real suprise for an 03 |
| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
9/2/2011 - barcud wrote: 90 pointsfollowing the duff bottle I opened another, thats better. Bright and deep, nose of fruit and spice, mellow oak. Wonderful entrance of cherries and fruit, tannins softened after an hour. Do decant at least anh our ahead. I finished the bottle the following night and the palate improved. |
| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
9/2/2011 - barcud wrote: flawedfollowing grape-apes notes, I opened my first bottle of six. Bright and good extract, only aroma on the nose was lots of oak, echoed on the palate, thin and asringent..?duff bottle |
| Red |
2004 Château CissacHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/2/2011 - barcud wrote: 83 pointsMy first bottle of a 12 case, dull looking, a classic pencil shavings nose with some cassis, some tannin, some fruit some acidity, a bit of a aa downer. Fair lunch time claret. Any offers for the next 11!! |
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