| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
1954 Château Gilette SecBordeaux Supérieur Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
3/13/2019 - ryonlife wrote: 96 pointsBeautiful acid that defies all logic by still existing. It's a Granny Smith Apple dipped in caramel. Incredible wine making and must have been perfect storage and care of this bottle. What a treat. |
| Red |
1994 Château Lafite RothschildPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/3/2018 - ryonlife wrote: 91 pointsShoe polish and cedar on the nose. Flavors of tart red berries, finishing with a bit of herbaceousness. Medium body, medium tannin, medium- acid. |
| Red |
1996 Domaine Leroy Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les CharmesPinot Noir more |
8/2/2018 - ryonlife wrote: 95 pointsDeep color, liquor aromas, medium body, balanced, fruit-driven palate, flavors of raspberry tea, lucious smooth finish. |
| Red |
2001 Pio Cesare Barolo OrnatoNebbiolo more |
12/19/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 92 pointsSuper tight dark cherries. Potpourri of cedar and crumbled dry leaves, strong enough to give a little tingle in the nostrils. Taste is tart and grippy, like a little old Italian lady with an attitude. And then came the meal... And the little old lady disappeared, and she came back again, in lingerie, and she said, “Let me show you my round, lush and silky that finishes for miles and miles.” |
| Red |
2011 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille VignePinot Noir more |
12/11/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 90 pointsAromas of fresh leather shoes that just stomped on raisins. On the palate you'll find cranberries, strawberries, and mellow pomegranate rounded out with hints of vanilla. It's velvety and red fruit forward. Acid and tannins are medium. Would have guessed this one had a bit more age, but behold it's a 2011. |
| White |
2015 Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug"Wachau more |
12/8/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 89 pointsBrioche breadiness from fermentation on the lees is the first hit on the nose and then it goes to some green fruits and a hint of something tropical. Nice acidity and minerality on the palate. Pretty fantastic for $26!! |
| White |
2014 Domaine Patrick Baudouin Anjou "Effusion"Chenin Blanc more |
11/27/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 90 pointsFun wine! Melon and honeycomb. |
| Red |
1982 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/27/2017 - ryonlife wrote: NRAnother 35th bday wine. Wasn't the best bottle. Wasn't turned, but lots of shoe polish and leather. Had to really search for the fruit. Still some acidity remaining. |
| White - Sparkling |
1982 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Oenotheque Champagne Charlie BrutChampagne Blend more |
11/27/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 94 pointsDrank on my 35th bday! Toffee and absolutely delicious. |
| White |
1983 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de SerrantSavennières-Coulée de Serrant Chenin Blanc more |
11/8/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 88 pointsOur server made a disaster of the service, pushing the cork into the bottle, no filter on hand, no decanter on hand, so decanted into a water carafe and then didn’t have quite a large enough ice bucket to cool it off. Nose of dried peach, toffee, petrol. On the palate there’s high acidity that overwhelms a bit, but super impressive to taste this in an 83. Flavors of crab apple kisses. Gets better with food. |
| Red |
2014 Alain Graillot Crozes-HermitageSyrah more |
11/13/2017 - ryonlife wrote: flawedCorked |
| Red |
1998 Turley Zinfandel Dogtown VineyardLodi more |
10/31/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 91 pointsBouquet explodes with waxy golden sweet honeycomb, drizzled over strawberry jam sandwiches. Or for the more sophisticated, it's star thistle. The whiff finishes with raisins. When you take a sip, those same raisins are what you get on the tip of the tongue, not like eating raisins, but like eating the entire little red box with all the raisins in it. Then mid-palate, a bit of acid hits, then you get some Ribena—yes, the English soda juice—then it goes bold with tannins that are round but not quite silky and finishes back to that box of raisins. |
| White |
2007 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric EmileAlsace more |
10/31/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 91 pointsOn the nose there's underripe honeydew near the rind, with mild petrol spritzed around a grassy field dotted with crab apples. On the palate we have grapefruit and kumquat meets white flowers. Great acid, delicious food wine. |
| White |
2014 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs GainsChardonnay more |
10/31/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 91 pointsIf God gives you lemons... Make... Wine! Clean, refreshing lemon, high acid that cuts through the salmon we're enjoying. White flowers, toast, petrol through the finish. Young, could use time in the bottle. |
| White |
2011 Alban Vineyards Viognier Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
10/30/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 91 pointsYou know when you're underwater with your eyes closed and don't know which way is up? That's the experience of sipping this amber gold wine. Ripe blood orange pungently on the nose, followed by golden apple, vanilla and brown baking spices. Taste and nose are harmonious, layering in a smooth buttery texture. Nicely balanced medium acid and a pop of white peppercorn (or depending on who you are, the light tartness of a kiwi core) on the finish. Great balanced wine and tremendous value. |
| Red |
2014 Jean-Louis Dutraive (Domaine de la Grand'Cour) Fleurie Champagne Cuvée Vieilles VignesGamay more |
9/1/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 89 pointsAppearance is clear, medium- intensity, light ruby in color. Nose is clean with medium intensities. Aromas of tart cherries and red currants. Secondary characteristics of toast and smoke. This wine is dry with medium+ acidity and medium tannin, medium body. Flavors of red cherries, cola and white pepper with a medium finish. |
| White |
2007 Chateau Musar BlancBekaa Valley White Blend more |
8/30/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 91 pointsNose in the glass is inhaling a breeze over wet stones in an orchard. Tastes like canned peaches garnished with candles. |
| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
8/17/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 91 pointsPomegranate and cedar, leather tobacco. Tasting really prime and delicious right now. |
| Red |
2001 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Finca DofíGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
8/1/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 91 pointsNice fruit and acidity, but the tannins and structure just a touch lacking. Still very nice, but I think getting past its drinking window. |
| White |
2000 Chateau Musar BlancBekaa Valley White Blend more |
8/1/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 90 pointsCarmel, almonds, canned stone fruits. Enjoyable unique wine from Musar, as always. |
| Red |
2013 Judd's Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherfordmore |
7/24/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 87 pointsAppearance is clear, medium+ intensity, ruby in color. Nose is clean with medium+ intensity. Aromas of red fruits including cranberries, red currants, rasin. Secondary characteristics of toast, chocolate. This wine is dry, medium+ acidity, medium- tannin, medium body. Flavors of bittersweet red fruit and some muted cedar. Finish is medium. Note: WSET Level 2 tasting note. |
| White |
2014 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs GainsChardonnay more |
7/19/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis wine is clear with a pale lemon appearance. The nose is clean, medium intensity with notes of lemon and characteristics of oak. On the palate, this wine is dry, medium+ acidity, medium body with flavors of green apple, lemon lime. Secondary flavors of almond and a hint of smoke. Finish is medium+ with acidity and a minerality all the way through. I enjoyed it with a Japanese-inspired rice bowl that had a hint of heat from ginger and turmeric, and the wine, nicely balanced on its own, paired just great with the dish. Note: WSET Level 2 tasting. |
| Red |
2013 Sine Qua Non Grenache ♀Central Coast more |
7/14/2017 - ryonlife wrote: 93 pointsI get blackberry pie in the nose and violets on the nose, more cherry and vanilla on the palate. Really full bodied, high acid, high tannin but well balanced. Fun for a tase now but needs way more time to mellow. |
| Red |
2002 Greenock Creek Shiraz Roennfeldt RoadBarossa Valley more |
7/12/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 96 pointsOn the nose there's dark red fruit, eucalyptus and a mild hint of something sweet, like syrup. Coffee and chocolate hit me the most in the palate. This is big. High acidity, high tannin, high alcohol. Balanced. Finishes a bit quicker than expected. |
| Red |
2001 Viñedos Lacalle y Laorden Rioja Viña el PisónTempranillo more |
7/11/2017 - ryonlife Likes this wine: 95 pointsPoured from a Coravin and had first whiff and taste after 15 minutes in the glass. Not super robust on the nose for me, got some oak but not much fruit. Black cherries and cola on the palate. Medium tannins, high acid. Warm, black peppery finish. Still has a ton of structure and tastes young. After 45 minutes in the glass, had really opened up, more red fruits coming through and tannins much softer and silky. Really drinking well. Not that I wouldn't love to taste this again in 10 years. |
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