| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2014 La Conreria d'Scala Dei Priorat Les Brugueres BlancGrenache Blanc, Grenache more |
4/19/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsThis wine has really come together. Well balanced, still enticing fruit, backed with enough acidity. Still in its drinking window, probably has a few years left for well-cellared bottles. |
| Red |
2014 Alcance Carignan Vigno Vignadores de Carignan Old Vines Dry FarmedMaule Valley more |
4/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 89 pointsBetter in the year since last sampled. It's come together much more than last year. Missing some of the fruit that better Carignanes display. Still, pleasant to drink with a meal. |
| Red |
2019 Franklin Son Père ZinfandelAlexander Valley more |
4/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 87 pointsTried another earlier than planned. Not much different. I sense that a year or two will improve it. Certainly bring it together better. |
| Red |
2012 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune CrianzaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 86 pointsNothing special, unfortunately. Generic flavors. Still, perfectly drinkable. Better with food. |
| Red |
2018 Nugan Estate Shiraz McLaren Parish VineyardMcLaren Vale more |
4/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 91 pointsWell balanced, delicious wine for a casual dinner. Improved as it opened in the glass. Decant next time. Developed black and red fruits, with good acidity to balance. |
| Red |
2016 Château Saint-Roch (Languedoc) Maury Sec KerbuccioGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
4/1/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsThis was delicious. Plumb, berries, coming together upon getting a little air. Classic Rousillon. |
| Red |
2012 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune CrianzaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/1/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 88 pointsSolid, uninspiring Rioja. Perfectly good with pizza, etc. But nothing that distinguishes it. |
| White |
2016 Louis Latour Viré-Clessé Les ChampsChardonnay more |
3/1/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 90 pointsEnjoyed with several quiches. Not quite as vibrant as earlier outings, but an excellent Cote d'Or bottle. |
| Red |
2016 Kalleske Shiraz MoppaBarossa Valley more |
2/22/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 90 pointsBlueberry and cherry fruits in the nose and mouth over a smoky, spicy base. Improves in the glass. I think it has 3-4 more years of development. |
| Red |
2019 Franklin Son Père ZinfandelAlexander Valley more |
2/2/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 87 pointsGood red fruit, but without the solid underlying backbone that better Zins have. Enough tannins to suggest more evolution of the plentiful fruit. A little disappointing, given the stellar reviews. Perhaps just in a dumb phase. I'll wait another six months before trying another bottle. |
| Red |
2018 Seppeltsfield Shiraz Barossamore |
2/2/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 85 pointsMiddling bottle. OK as a Tuesday night one, I guess. Just disappointed, as it lacks much Barossa characteristics. Meh. |
| Red |
2016 Storybook Mountain Vineyards Zinfandel Mayacamas RangeNapa Valley more |
1/31/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsDelicious, elegant wine. Had less of typical bramble-ness. On the second night, it became more diffuse and less focused. Still was a fine bottle. |
| White |
2015 Clos du Val Chardonnay Estate Lot One Inaugural Release Carnerosmore |
1/26/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsSimilar to previous note. Well balanced wine, excellent with a salmon dinner. Except this time, I did not perceive a strongly oaky flavor. Just a lvely wine, perfect as an accompaniment to food. |
| Red |
2015 Courier Côtes CatalanesGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
1/26/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsDelicious wine, married perfectly with appetizers before a salmon dinner. Full, but smooth and easily quaffable. But don't do that. Sip and enjoy the mingling flavors. This is a lovely wine -- not too heavy, but full of flavor. |
| Red |
2018 Seppeltsfield Shiraz Barossamore |
1/26/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 88 pointsStill seemed more generic than what I expected, without the rich vibrancy and strong Barossa flavors I find in other wines. |
| White |
2014 Trimbach Pinot Gris ReserveAlsace more |
1/26/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 86 pointsThe bottle seems to be descending into a more bitter version of its earlier self. There are still elements of the Alsatian glories of the past, but they are fading. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2009 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Knights Valleymore |
1/17/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 93 pointsDrinking beautifully. The wine features a multi-layered spectrum of aromas and tastes. Wonderful with a roast leg of lamb. Second day was down a peg -- not quite the intensity of day 1. Still wonderful. |
| Red |
2015 Château VénusGraves Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/16/2024 - LightDancer wrote: flawedCorked. |
| Red |
2015 Scott Paul Cellars Pinot Noir La PauléeWillamette Valley more |
1/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 88 pointsPerfectly good bottle of Pinot, but rather generic and without any distinguishing characteristics. Worked accompanying cheese appetizers and with the main pork and kraut dinner. |
| White |
2002 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de TurckheimAlsace Gewürztraminer more |
1/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 90 pointsThis bottle was also orange-tinged, but we didn't think it "flawed" as with previous tastings. Bottle variation? The wine worked beautifully to complement a pork and kraut dinner, with the spice and honeyed nature offsetting the main course perfectly and the acidity providing a nice balance. Tartrates in the glass at the end. One more bottle left. |
| Red |
2018 Hyland Estates Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Old VineMcMinnville more |
1/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 89 pointsBig, full bodied Pinot with good fruit and balancing acidity. Perhaps a little too big to accompany the pork and kraut dinner, but it is a solid wine. |
| Red |
2009 Caiarossa Caiarossa Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
1/5/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsWhat I said before: Excellent bottle. Well blended, with integrated red stone fruits, balancing tannins and acid. Full-bodied with lingering finish. Delicious. |
| White |
2022 Fiore Sauvignon BlancVenezia Giulia IGT more |
1/3/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 87 pointsWine seemed to open and blend after 20 or so minutes of popping the cork. Not as multidimensional as some of the other Friuli wines we have had. D didn't care for what she perceived as bitterness at the start. |
| Red |
2015 Bodegas Volver Monastrell Tarima Hill Old VinesAlicante more |
1/3/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 91 pointsBroad Monastrell-based spectrum of intense, well-integrated fruit, with black and blue berries dominating. Delicious wine. |
| Red |
2014 Delicato Syrah Unison San BernabeMonterey more |
12/18/2023 - LightDancer wrote: 92 pointsFull bodied, with lots of black and red fruit overlaying an oaky spine. Delicious with a brisket of beef. I think the extra years in the bottle helped smooth it out. |
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