| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2017 Sleight of Hand Cabernet Sauvignon The IllusionistColumbia Valley more |
4/20/2024 - Pipcelot wrote: 92 pointsJust a delicious, big old dark cherry fruit bomb with nice root complexity. Excellent QPR. |
| White |
2018 Sojourn Chardonnay Durell VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/30/2024 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 94 pointsNot for the faint of oak, so break out those big ass Burgundy glasses and enjoy a sumptuous feast of butterscotch, pineapple, and too many other tropical friits to count. An excellent batch. |
| White - Off-dry |
2020 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Grünlack SpätleseRheingau more |
12/12/2023 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 93 pointsWhite peach, white grapefruit. More fruit than minerality but nicely balanced. Nothing not to like here. |
| Red |
2016 Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella SuperioreCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
12/5/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 95 pointsAs Valpolicellas go, I don’t know how you could rate anyone higher. It’s remarkable to the point that I would never in a million years identify this as a Valpolicella. It’s dry, chalky, red fruity, balanced, a perfect pairing with puttanesca or any number of other Italian dishes. And an outstanding QPR. |
| White |
2019 Leo Steen Chardonnay Bruzzone Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
11/12/2023 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 94 pointsReally terrific all around. Ocean breeze on the nose gives way to a grassy Granny Smith apple orchard with some Meyer Lemon bushes thrown in for good measure. Super interesting. 6 minutes in Wake Up Wine. |
| Rosé |
2022 Tiberio Cerasuolo d'AbruzzoMontepulciano more |
11/3/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 90 pointsRegal Crown Sour Red Cherry Candies R Us. Which is just fine for me, if maybe a bit too tart compared to the fruit. 10 minutes in Wake Up Wine. 89+ upped to a 90 based on QPR. |
| Red |
2017 A. Rafanelli ZinfandelDry Creek Valley more |
10/13/2023 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 93 pointsThat’s some bit of deliciousness right there. Lots of time left, too. |
| Red |
2016 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Montecucco La QuerciolinaSangiovese more |
10/8/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 88 pointsNice, red fruity balance after much aeration, but lacks an underbelly. And it appears to be waning. Drink up. |
| White |
2021 Wohlmuth Sauvignon Blanc Ried SteinrieglSüdsteiermark more |
10/6/2023 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 91 pointsLike a carbonated Lemon Head, in a good way. An interesting take on Sauv Blanc, which alone is cause for celebration. |
| White |
2018 Staglin Family Chardonnay EstateRutherford more |
10/1/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 95 pointsLuscious. Beautiful deep golden hue, almost like a Sauterne; oaky (thank God for big ass, big-bowled glasses); Meyer lemon, tropical fruits; butterscotch, Kerry Gold butter creamy, a little hay. But the lusciousness sets it apart. |
| Red |
2017 Sleight of Hand The Archimage ReserveColumbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/1/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 93 pointsJust delicious: balanced, fruit forward without being a fruit bomb, and no trace of being alcohol/sugar heavy. Closed but opened up after aerated 12 minutes with WakeUp Wine. |
| Red |
2018 Papapietro Perry Pinot Noir Charles VineyardMendocino more |
9/14/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 93 pointsOutstanding balance amid an explosion of delicious red fruit. Nothing subtle about this pinot, but for sheer taste, hard to beat. |
| Red |
2016 Talty Winery Zinfandel Estate William Talty VineyardsDry Creek Valley more |
8/20/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 96 pointsSmokin’ great right now but not in an “in your face” way. Time has brought polish and elegance. |
| White - Off-dry |
2009 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling AusleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/2/2023 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill fresh, excellently bold and complex, and built to last. Apricots, peach, nectarine, with a twist of petroleum on the back end. |
| Red |
2017 Casa Vinicola Bennati Amarone della ValpolicellaCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
7/22/2023 - Pipcelot wrote: 91 pointsAlmost-too-tart-cherry fruit-forward Amarone. Still, delicious after LOTS of aeration (16 mins in Wake-Up Wine. |
| Red |
2016 Melville Pinot Noir Emery'sSta. Rita Hills more |
5/30/2023 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 95 pointsExceptional fruit, balance, and acidity. Darker fruit and more earth tones than their regular bottlings. |
| White - Off-dry |
2018 Georg Albrecht Schneider Niersteiner Hipping Riesling SpätleseRheinhessen more |
10/20/2022 - Pipcelot wrote: 95 pointsOut-STANDING! Intense pineapple, papaya, and other tropical fruits dancing on the edge of cloying-dom, but never quite tipping over the edge. |
| Red |
2017 Laurelwood Winery Pinot NoirWillamette Valley more |
9/13/2022 - Pipcelot wrote: 70 pointsHas a nice label. |
| White |
2019 Domaine Bourillon Dorléans Vouvray IndigèneChenin Blanc more |
1/18/2022 - Pipcelot wrote: 92 pointsSturdy acid with good fruit. Lemons and white peaches on the palate. Paired beautifully with Maine lobster ravioli in olive oil and parmesan. |
| Red |
2018 La Fortuna Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
1/11/2022 - Pipcelot wrote: 94 pointsTIGHT! But when it opens after 13-14 minutes of aeration in WUW, it’s glorious. Big, ripe red cherries, perfect acid, and well-balanced. Nothing complex here. A hard fastball straight down the middle of the plate, and that’s enough. |
| Red |
2016 Samuel Louis Smith Pinot Noir Albatross Ridge VineyardMonterey more |
1/9/2022 - Pipcelot wrote: 92 pointsWell-made. Slight sweetness enhanced by the roasted garlic tomato soup we had, but not cloying; strawberry predominates with secondary red cherry and raspberry components. Surprisingly tight; required 8 minutes aeration in WUW to bring out the fruit. Good acid and balance, and quite tasty. |
| White |
2016 El Enemigo ChardonnayMendoza more |
1/9/2022 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 95 pointsPapaya, apricot, pineapple, limestone undertones. Outstanding balance amid a lot of complexity. And just plain delicious both with and without food. Maybe best of all, an insane QPR of $22 from Wine Exchange. |
| Red |
2015 Tolaini Valdisanti Tenuta San Giovanni Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
5/20/2021 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 92 pointsI found this exceptional with amatriciana mezze rigatoni after 5-6 minutes of aeration with WUW. Excellent balance, good acid, red cherry on the palate with tobacco on the back end. Excellent QPR at $25. |
| Red |
2014 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
4/8/2021 - Pipcelot wrote: 88 pointsPleasant enough with the typical Brunello flavor profile, but relatively light and one-dimensional. Even with good QPR at $29 from LB, there are better options available. |
| Red |
2014 Sandhi Wines Pinot Noir RinconadaSta. Rita Hills more |
4/8/2021 - Pipcelot Likes this wine: 92 pointsOpened up after 7 minutes in WUW. An excellent poster child for the Rinconada Vineyard if that's your preferred flavor profile (its' not exactly mine): rhubarb-raspberry-red cherry with a touch of limestone. Good acid, good fruit, well balanced. Excellent QPR from LB: a virtually identical twin to the Sanford Rinconada at less than half the cost. |
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