| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2011 Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classicomore |
1/18/2015 - markbona wrote: 85 pointsServed with Sunday supper of Pasta Alla Olio and Eggplant Parmigianino in an Eisch wineglass. Smooth starts with a nice hint of tart grass and then rounds to a hint of grapefruit. Certainly worth the price of admission, strong enough to hold up to the garlic in the Pasta Alla Olio. |
| Red |
2004 Edna Valley Vineyard MerlotSan Luis Obispo County more |
11/3/2014 - markbona wrote: 83 pointsSurprisingly dry for a Merlot. chewy on the palette with an starts out with hints of rotted, tart fruit and transitions to pine nuts and resin - not at all typical of a Merlot. |
| Red |
2001 Casisano-Colombaio Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
9/1/2014 - markbona wrote: 90 pointsbig tart fruit - lots of acidity- Classic Brunello. |
| White |
2007 Bodega Tittarelli Torrontés ReservaMendoza more |
9/1/2014 - markbona wrote: 85 pointsWow - truly exceeded our expectations - served it with a simple Salmon Dinner that was accompanied by a nice spicy Tomato and Jalapeño salsa that Chris concocted "on the fly" to accompany the fish. Originally I was afraid the fish and salsa would simply overpower this wine but it did not. The wine: |
| White |
2009 Gadino Cellars ViognierRappahannock County more |
8/24/2014 - markbona wrote: 83 pointsPretty good even though we kept is past it's prime it aged well; thin legs, nice golden color in the glass. Minimal on the nose - mainly alcohol and oak on the nose but the palette is tart apple and American oak - drier than most Viognier but still a good wine. |
| Red |
2011 Tenuta Vicario Campania IGT Campania IGTAglianico more |
8/3/2014 - markbona wrote: 83 pointsLovely purple/blood red in the glass; thin legs in the glass as well. Nose and palette of mild oak, no complexity of note on the tongue but a nice if unremarkable wine. |
| White - Off-dry |
2011 Dr. Hans VanMüller Riesling SpätleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/1/2014 - markbona wrote: 92 pointsLovely light yellow color in the glass with a medium nose of sweet pear and light honey a truly delightful Spatlese and one of the best Rieslings I've ever had. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2005 Château Doisy-VédrinesSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
8/16/2014 - markbona wrote: 91 pointsBeautiful golden honey color and large bouquet of overripe fruit; medium legs, silky texture on the tongue starts with a sweet lychee taste on the tongue rounding to honey mixed with overripe peach ending with just a little pinch of the tongue. |
| Red |
2003 Excelsior Cabernet SauvignonRobertson more |
11/10/2013 - markbona wrote: 82 pointsAerated and decanted for 4+ hours... A bit thin but not ugly, initially a fair amount of oak and alcohol on the nose and palate then "rounds" like a bumpy tire to a mix of sour berries and tar... nit really a favorite but I think I cellared this for a couple years too long.... |
| Red |
2010 Rocca delle Macìe Sasyr Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
10/29/2013 - markbona wrote: 85 pointsMy wife loved this wine - I found it a bit schizophrenic as I felt like I could distinctly taste both the Syrah and the Sangiovese grapes ... but to each his own for the price to have found a red wine my wife really likes means I'll "put up" with the schizophrenia with high end pizza and good red gravy on a pasta dish with this wine.... |
| Red |
2009 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
4/27/2013 - markbona wrote: 92 pointsAwesome - Big Fruit, mild oak; lots of tart cherry and plum but very dry so that when you have your second glass it's all still awesome but also your tongue feels like sandpaper. Complimented our surf and turf (cajun blakened ribeye) excellently! |
| Red |
2002 Puriri Hills ClevedonNorth Island Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/9/2013 - markbona Likes this wine: 87 pointsOaky nose. Nice oak. Good acid not too much but some hints of alchohol, good now, some fruit but not alot left on the pallete. hints of cassis and spice but not overly complex or very layered in its presentation. Reasonably pleasant finish of sour/tart fruit. |
| Red |
2009 Pierre-Henri Morel Côtes du Rhône Villages SignarguesRed Rhone Blend more |
3/3/2013 - markbona wrote: 88 pointsSolid Cotes de Rhone - smooth, lots of fruit, with a nice tanin finish |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2008 Gadino Cellars Dolce SofiaRappahannock County White Blend more |
2/23/2013 - markbona wrote: 85 pointsNose of citrus and honey; lovely hone gold color with nice legs in the glass. On the pallette there are hints of sweet grass mixed with honey and slight citrus (sweet red grapfruit?) - a nice value for a solid, fun desert wine and while there is some complexity, there are no layers - everything hits the pallette pretty much at once and the finish is unexceptional. |
| Red |
2008 Puriri Hills Clevedon PopeAuckland Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/22/2013 - markbona wrote: 98 pointsBest wine I have ever tasted - it is everything you read about in all the reviews. Starts out with awesome color in the glass; and a big, spicey, complex nose that then translates and includes a hint of rough dark choclate as well as all that and more on the pallette and the finish just keeps going and going and going. Truly wonderful, layered complex heaven in a bottle! |
| Red |
2005 Château LanessanHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/18/2013 - markbona wrote: 86 pointsRuby in the glass, nice nose, very closed and tannic initially (after decanting for an hour or so) then rounded somewhat but still tannic, someone else's earlier review mentioned the hint of tabbacco and in this bottle I found that to be true, though somewaht more than a hint. Nice earthy Bordeaux, though for some reason I couldn't shake the fact that because of the nose, I kept expecting something bigger and more complex on my pallate and this wine never delievered anything like that. Pleaseant and very good with the beef dish we served it with (Beef Burgandy), held up to those foods and complimentented well but not sure it would hold up well with game like venison. |
| White |
1999 Francis Ford Coppola BiancoCalifornia White Blend more |
1/23/2013 - markbona wrote: 88 pointsOpened, and then chilled and decanted for 3+ hours. Lovely color in the glass, - lots of fruit and citrus on the nose. Starts out full and even slightly buttery on the pallete and then finishes with a fair amount of grass and citrus on the tongue. A great bottle of wine for the the price given I forgot about it and left it in my cellar for a couple years longer than I intended. Will go lovely with tonights pepercorn tilapia filets. |
| Red |
2006 False Bay PinotageWellington more |
1/18/2013 - markbona wrote: 80 pointsSolid wine - though held too long, it still has some tart fruit left, subtle hints of oak and good nose. Finishes a little chalky on the pallette. |
| Red |
2006 Keesha Vineyards Petite Sirah Keesha VineyardsLodi more |
1/13/2013 - markbona wrote: 89 pointsWow - still a fair amount of tannin; wine has great legs and a deep almost purple color in the glass. Good bouquet but still a fair amount of alchohol on the nose. Wine starts out chewy and then grabs your tongue and leaves if "leathery" on the finish. Had it with medium seasoned steak and heavily garliced green beans and kale. This wine stood up to all that and then some. Really surprised it was as good as it was... |
| Red |
2007 Domaine André Brunel Côtes du Rhône Villages Cuvée SabrineRed Rhone Blend more |
11/25/2012 - markbona wrote: 87 pointsDeep, deep purple with reasonable legs in the glass. Earthy fruit on the nose. Lots of tannin but almost no oak at all on the palette, the earthiness rounds to a sour, tart plums and cherries with no sweetness left at all. |
| Red |
2010 Marco Scolaris SchioppettinoVenezia Giulia IGT more |
11/22/2012 - markbona wrote: 87 pointsA bit sweeter than when we tasted at the store but still very fruity and good with our Thanksgiving Turkey. Not complex, just a straightforward (all fruit forward) sweeter than average red wine. Likely better paired with chocolates after dinner than as a wine with turkey but it was an experiment I wanted to try. |
| Red |
2006 Munia Toro Crianza "14 meses en barrica"Tinta de Toro, Tempranillo more |
11/12/2012 - markbona wrote: 92 pointsThe color is almost purple in the glass, awesome bouquet on the nose - starts on the pallette with Big fruit! and rounds to a really tasty sour plum finish - awesome with spiced skirt steak. |
| Red |
2009 Château PoitevinMédoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/11/2012 - markbona wrote: 88 pointsNice complexity - starts out as tart blackberry, then on comes the spice then leaves the pallette with excellent tannins and chewy flavors. |
| Red |
2000 Château Les BaziliquesSt. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/4/2012 - markbona wrote: 76 pointsUnremarkable, thin no real complexity, some spice but pretty quickly turned to oak. |
| Red |
2011 Cloud Break Pinot NoirCentral Coast more |
11/3/2012 - markbona wrote: 75 pointsPretty in the glass but unremarkable on the palette. No complexity at all but at least it's pleasant and for the price one can't complain... |
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