| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2003 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La LandonneSyrah more |
5/5/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 points1 hr decant. Well, first the good news: this is not at all a 2003 stewed mess. It’s surprisingly refined, balanced, with smoothed out tannins and nary a rough edge. Now the not so good news: it’s also fairly monolithic on the palate, with all the herbal, fruit and earth notes fused together in one impenetrable phalanx on the tongue. In that respect yes, it tastes modern I guess. Respect to the winemakers for pulling an elegant wine out of the 2003 heat wave. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
NV Savart Champagne Premier Cru Bulle de Rosé Extra BrutChampagne Blend more |
5/5/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 92 pointsA very nice, mild, light- to medium- bodied champagne. Strawberries, nectarine, a very smooth blend of lots of different red berry and stone fruit notes. Not aggressive, soft both in terms of mousse and acidic cut. A beautiful afternoon champagne idea. |
| White |
2000 Domaine Gigou Jasnières Saint Jacques - Vieilles VignesChenin Blanc more |
5/3/2024 - JJYoyo wrote: 92 pointsA much more oxidated smell and taste to this bottle, with green apples really taking over. Gorgeous gold color though. Not as surly as the first time I tried it; not as expressive as the last time I did. |
| Red |
2018 de Négoce Cabernet Sauvignon OG N.138Napa Valley more |
4/29/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery nice “every day” Napa cab. Approachable, surprisingly supple, lots of red fruit and a light touch of oak vanilla/spice, tannins very soft. A very likable cab that really wears its 14.8% abv well. Went great with grilled steak on a very warm April day in NJ. At dN prices a definite hit. |
| Red |
1998 Château Bel Air-Marquis d'AligreMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/27/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted and immediately poured. The faintest hint of bricking just beginning. The combination of sour earthiness, attenuated fruit, intensity and limpidity made me think of the 2007 Raffault Chinon I had a few months ago. Very prominent cranberry flavor with raspberry playing a decided second fiddle. Very strong acidity which, when coupled with a boatload of (fully resolved) tannins, gave this wine a riveting structure. The earthiness eventually turned into an intense graphite scent. Complex, masculine, but for all that it was not at all tiring to drink. |
| White |
2016 Domaine Gigou Jasnières Jus de TerreChenin Blanc more |
4/26/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 88 pointsFierce acidity, nice combination of oxidative and fleeting reduction notes. Nose has nice balance of tart and stalky elements. Palate is driven overwhelmingly by tart green apple, obliterating what promises to be more intriguing tastes underneath. Maybe a few years would mellow this out — Gigou wines can have a preternatural durability. For now: |
| White |
2018 Domaine Génot-Boulanger Puligny-Montrachet Les NosroyesChardonnay more |
4/21/2024 - JJYoyo wrote: flawedTasted over 2 days and a range of serving temperatures and this was a startlingly acidic lemon fest no matter what I did. Shocking given the vintage and so at odds with other TNs here that I hav to assume it’s a flawed bottle - although I am hard pressed to name the flaw. |
| Red |
2018 Château ValandraudSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/20/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 92 points1 hr decant. Very blue/purple color, striking to look at the decant dregs. Much sterner and more fierce than a stereotypical St Émilion. Intense dark fruit, still quite strong tannins. This is right now much more about power than precision; it was hard for me to pick out individual aromas in the bouquet or palate. Will this monolithic beast sort itself in the fullness of time? Above my pay grade to answer — I don’t have nearly the experience with Valandraud to answer. Right now, more impressive than endearing. |
| Red |
2021 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Erath Clone Chehalem Mountain VineyardChehalem Mountains more |
4/17/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 94 points1 hr air. Part of me is happy to have had such a fantastic OR Pinot and part of me is annoyed with myself because this is going to get so much better in about 7-10 years. Copious red stone fruit (cherry and plum) at the beginning, cinnamon and some stalkiness to it, along with a hint of smoke (the good kind, not the taint kind). The wine sort of shut down over the next hour or so - I say sort of, because it didn’t get surly; on the contrary, it tightened up but also revealed a gorgeous minerality and expression of spice that reminded me strongly of kasuri methi. I can imagine what this will be like at maturity and it will be fabulous. |
| White - Sparkling |
2017 Adrien Renoir Champagne Grand Cru Les EpinettesPinot Noir more |
4/14/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsCan’t top @Viniferatu ‘s TN as that is spot on and far more complete than anything I could say. The cut on this is very sharp and the finish is very long — these are more dominant impressions than the nose. Mrs Yoyo absolutely flipped for this. |
| Red |
2021 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Mourvèdre Old Vines Evangelho VineyardContra Costa County more |
4/14/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 95 points1 hr decant and served in Zalto bordeaux glasses. |
| Red |
2018 Paolo Bea Umbria San ValentinoSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
4/9/2024 - JJYoyo wrote: 94 points1 hr air. Outstanding Chianti-oid style wine, exhibiting an exhilarating mix of Sangiovese and Sagrantino, along with Montepulciano (harder for me to discern because of flavor overlap with the other two varieties). Wow. Ready to go with only a little air. Tart cherry/cranberry, tomato leaf, earl grey, telltale raw beef / blood. Substantial and very powdery tannins that are already well integrated. Probably will keep for a few years — there is plenty of acidity and tannic structure — but it’s delicious now. Outstanding value. |
| Red |
2020 Entiat Syrah Rocky Reach Double D VineyardColumbia Valley more |
4/3/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 88 pointsA solid effort. Medium bodied by Syrah standards, nose of dark fruit, pepper, cedar, menthol/eucalyptus/rubber/something like that. . Grippy tannins, not much sediment. It’s not the most complex Syrah out there but it’s really a very nice glass, a superior “everyday drinker”. Went great with gyros and Greek fries but would be even better on pizza night. |
| Red |
NV Maison Leroy Bourgogne En Hommage a l'an 2000Pinot Noir more |
3/30/2024 - JJYoyo wrote: flawedSecond bottle of this and something funky was going on. Barnyard on the nose and dull on the palate. Former did not really blow off and the latter did not resolve itself. Nowhere near what the first bottle was. |
| White |
2020 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Chendawg IICalifornia Chenin Blanc more |
4/1/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: NRSimilar notes to last time, although it was a little harder to get the exact right temperature to make this bottle shine quite as spectacularly as the earlier one. Memo to self: don’t overchill this. As it came closer to room temp it really came out of its shell. Wish I had a thermometer to give the precise temperature point. |
| Red |
1994 Château Lafite RothschildPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/31/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 90 points1 hr decant. Small amount of very fine sediment in the bottle. Nose has classic Lafite pencil lead and cedar over restrained blackberry scent. It’s not overwhelming — in other words, you could spot this as Lafite in a blind lineup if someone told you one of the wines was Lafite, but it doesn’t leap out at you like it does in a great year. The palate is closer to generic classic Bordeaux than an expression of a great claret. There’s nothing wrong with this, it’s actually very good, it’s just not special. I’m going to agree with @Jeff Leve’s note from 2017. Not going to fade any time soon, fwiw. |
| Red |
NV Xavier Vignon Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Réserve XV XVI XVIIRed Rhone Blend more |
3/25/2024 - JJYoyo wrote: 89 pointsMaybe too young, maybe my tastes have shifted, but I found this competently made and enjoyable but a little ponderous. Am I no longer liking CdP in general? I don’t think so because I had Pegau da Capo and loved that. Maybe I just don’t like multi vintage wines unless champagne — I have similar reactions to Unico Reserva Especials. I was surprised to find this was mostly Grenache after looking it up, although it does have a lot of dried herbs and leather notes. This was a de Negoce purchase and at those prices, this was very good value. Respected producer but I just wasn’t feeling it tonight — except for the 15% abv. Gonna save my other bottle for several years. |
| Red |
2021 Austin Hope Cabernet SauvignonPaso Robles more |
3/23/2024 - JJYoyo wrote: 88 pointsRestaurant bottle. I was fearing an overly extracted juice bomb with enough RS to put me in a coma. Well, this was significantly better than that. Yes you taste a little sweetness and it’s not all that complex but it is not nasty or cloying. At about $60-65 (I think?) retail it’s about right: no bargain, not a travesty. |
| Red |
2018 E. Molino Barolo Riserva del FicoNebbiolo more |
3/18/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsFrom memory so no detailed notes. A startlingly approachable young Barolo with surprisingly smooth (though ample) tannins, beautiful notes of cherry, leather, and a touch of balsamic. In a line up of 4 young Barolo this one had an extra “wow” factor for lack of a more precise explanation. Really good now and with a lot of potential (I think). But it's delightful now. |
| White |
2021 Gianni Moscardini Vermentino Sator Toscana IGTmore |
3/18/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 89 pointsLight and with a quiet aroma profile. Green apple and a little lemon. Better than a lot of Vermentinos I’ve had. Would be perfect for an aperitif on a summer day. Outclassed by the striking Viberti Papalot it was served next to. |
| White |
2022 Osvaldo Viberti Nascetta Langhe PapalotLanghe DOC more |
3/18/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsSuperlative wine, my first Nascetta AFAIK. Showed a lot of the grape variety typicity, with citrus and sage on the palate. Body on the lighter side. Very refreshing. |
| Red |
2017 Domaine Jean Guiton Aloxe-CortonPinot Noir more |
3/18/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsFrom magnum. A blast of cherry and light herbal notes. Still very primary. Very good tannic structure underneath which bodes well for a surprisingly long future. Loads of fun and a crowd pleaser. |
| Rosé |
2021 Traslanzas Cigales RosadoTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/18/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 92 pointsOutstanding rosé. Great balance and the usual strawberry flavors were replaced by a mix of cherry and bergamot. Different and delicious. Score understates how subtly different this is. |
| White |
2019 Kongsgaard ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
3/15/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: NRNot gonna rate this because it is just too young. FWIW I didn’t find this terribly buttery — and we had this with popcorn. It is a big CA chard, but it’s not overripe or flabby. This had a ferocious pithy/ mineral taste to it along with lemon and light floral aromas. |
| Red |
2018 Montevertine Toscana IGTSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
3/9/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 points5hrs slow o. Very expressive nose of cherry, cinnamon and graphite. Surprisingly silky texture on the palate for its age; the tannins catch up to you later when your head feels like it’s been hit hard. A few more years in the cellar would likely improve it. |
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