Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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Red |
2008 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo Toscana IGTSangiovese more |
4/22/2024 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointsquite a bit of softening in just 12 months... beautiful fruit, but now almost getting flabby? probably time to drink unless this bottle was an outlier |
Red |
2010 Tenuta le Potazzine Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
4/22/2024 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointspretty straight down the middle bdm... |
Red |
2000 Château Troplong MondotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/2/2024 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 92 pointsSort of what I expected, no way its peaked yet. Lots of lead pencil/leather notes.. nice finith |
Red |
2008 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon WightSt. Helena more |
3/1/2024 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 93 pointsReminds me of what 1997 Cabs were like (the good ones).. Big fruit forward but still held in balance with the tannins… i wonder where this goes.. Really enjoyable right now. |
Red |
2006 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta NuovaSangiovese more |
1/14/2024 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDeep aged color, beautiful nose - think its right in the drinking zone.. |
Red |
1998 Château Latour Grand VinPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/23/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointsopened and decanted for 90 minutes... nose was beautiful but not alot of pop in the glass.. opened over next two hours and last sips were best (maybe I was intoxicated :) ) |
Red |
2005 Gemstone GYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/20/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 90 pointswith all that big fruit, its gotten a little flabby in my view.. still a cali cab bomb, just a bit our of round |
Red |
2005 Château LascombesMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/9/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 94 pointsJust a beauty. Fruit shows up a little after decant. Beautiful balance. |
Red |
2005 Château Pavie MacquinSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/9/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 94 pointsMight be even better than rated. Just beautiful balance. Softness without being light. Cassis and dark berry wrapped in a bit of leather and pencil. |
Red |
1998 Château L'ArroséeSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/26/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 90 pointsDrank with GH - showed very nicely on open and throughout evening.. by next day it was basically gone |
Red |
1998 Château Lynch-BagesPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/26/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointsdrank with GH... showed nicely, rather plump compared to the 86 Ducru we also had |
Red |
1994 Château AngélusSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/18/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 90 pointsnot very special.. but enjoyed by a large group at PCC Member Guest |
Red |
2000 Château FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/4/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 92 pointsearth, cedar, leather on the nose |
Red |
1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-EchezeauxGrands-Echezeaux Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
6/4/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 95 pointssoft refined fruit.. incredible vanilla rasberry nose |
Red |
2004 Sine Qua Non Grenache Ode to ECentral Coast more |
5/22/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 94 pointsso perfect and ready to go... stood up to our wonderful garlic filled flank steak with chimichurri... soft but ample fruit balanced perfectly with the tannins. |
Red |
2006 Sine Qua Non Grenache Raven SeriesCalifornia more |
5/22/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 93 pointsjust astonishing the intensity of flavor and the sophistication on the pallet...with great friends, flank steak w/chimiichurri |
Red |
2015 M.A. Monticelli Barolo Riserva BussiaNebbiolo more |
5/13/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointsvery unique and pleasant to drink.. not sure how much more age it has as it seems so balanced right now. special |
Red |
2008 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon WightSt. Helena more |
4/28/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 92 pointspretty tasty cali cab - had several others from 2003 before so this was a bit of a teenager but, enjoyable and looking forward to more |
Red |
2004 Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary RedRed Bordeaux Blend more |
4/28/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointswell made but just too much for a Bordeaux blend.. its big and juicy which many will love but, for me its OTT |
Red |
2003 Pahlmeyer Proprietary RedNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/28/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 93 pointsa little out of balance (fruit over tannin) but classic pretty pahlmeyer |
Red |
2003 Lokoya Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
4/28/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 94 pointsreally fine cali cab... sophisticated and sleek.. without being over the top |
Red |
2013 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's VineyardOakville more |
4/8/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 94 pointsDrank after a 94 Beringer Private Reserve and expected this to come off as a young upstart - it was so much more sophisticated and complex on the palate than I expected.. cant wait to enjoy the remaining bottles. |
Red |
2004 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private ReserveNapa Valley more |
4/8/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 95 pointsBeautiful on the nose - amazingly still quite big but very balanced... Decanted 30 min and drank over 2 hours... sad to see this lot go |
Red |
2005 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/3/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointsreally tasty but for sure near a peak. drank with a blackened pork shop and it held up/balanced things like only a well aged rhone can! |
Red |
2012 Hyde De Villaine Belle Cousine Hyde VineyardCarneros Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/28/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 91 pointstasty, got a bit of an old world feel, but still unmistakeably Cali. |