| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne RoséChampagne Blend more |
4/23/2024 - bigpapasquid wrote: NRWon't score....this particular bottle wasn't giving much. May need to revisit in a couple years. |
| White |
2020 Carl Loewen Riesling 1896Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
3/8/2024 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 95 pointsPinneaple; deep suave minerality. Some spice that isn't cardamom but made me think of cardamom... |
| White |
2020 Forge Cellars Dry Riesling Sunrise Hill VineyardFinger Lakes more |
11/15/2021 - bigpapasquid wrote: 92 pointsHad a few nights ago and no real notes, but from memory this is an open generous wine that has the most inviting nose. Lots of swirling was had! |
| Orange - Sparkling |
2020 Bloomer Creek Vineyard Gewürztraminer Skin Fermented Pétillant NaturelSeneca Lake more |
6/13/2021 - bigpapasquid wrote: 90 pointsThe pressure on these bottles is crazy! Set aside a solid 10 minutes to open slowly (open and then reseal like you would a bottle of shaken coke). It takes a long time to fully calm down. |
| White |
2016 Rubor Viticultores Chass!Spain Chasselas Doré, Chasselas more |
3/22/2018 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 91 pointsCloudy light gold color. Refreshing, intriguing. Simultaneously full of character and oh so gulpable. |
| White |
2014 Rubor Viticultores Vino de Mesa Protocolo Zero Melting Pot BlancoAlbillo more |
3/4/2018 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 90 pointsI liked it, the wife didn't. I see why it would divide. Combines freshness with that Norman cider funk. |
| White |
2016 Domaine du Fresche AnjouChenin Blanc more |
2/24/2018 - bigpapasquid wrote: 89 pointsApplesauce on the nose, with some earthiness as it opened. Solid if not overly exciting wine, but a solid buy at the price and it's organic! |
| White |
2013 Hexamer Grauburgunder TrockenNahe more |
2/24/2018 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 90 pointsRefreshing with a bit of intriguing funk. Somewhat creamy. Apple and a bit of cereal. Closer to a German Riesling than an Italian Pinot Grigio. |
| White |
2014 Oltretorrente Timorasso Colli Tortonesi Derthonamore |
2/17/2018 - bigpapasquid wrote: 90 pointsIf you're like me you enjoy a wine perhaps even more for the nose than the palate, and this one delivers. On the nose, lots of honey and apple, later changing offering a glimpse hazelnut chocolate at one point. Lots of honey initially. I could swirl and sniff this all night. Palate is a bit thinner than anticipated and slightly unbalanced but still interesting and pleasant with a mineral quality to it. I am quickly becoming a convert to this charming grape. I prefer Massa's but if you get the chance to taste this, do. |
| White |
2013 Le Casot des Mailloles Vin de Table Français Blanc du CasotWhite Blend more |
2/11/2018 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 90 pointsCopperish yellow color. Day one--smells very much like the Norman cider I had recently: apple, funk, bit of balloon plastic (am I the only one?). Slowly developed floral notes as evening wore on. Day two--more floral, some subtle minty notes as well, with yesterday's funk fading. Also some citrus and spice elements. Wife says that is has "mellowed a bit." Some tannin that is growing on me. I couldn't find good information on this but believe it's an "orange" wine. Fair amount of sediment as this is unfiltered. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2012 Château Lapuyade JurançonPetit Manseng more |
2/9/2018 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 92 pointsSweet, lovely, balanced beauty with subtle minerality. The spice and acid pull it together and the bottle is gone way too quickly. |
| White - Off-dry |
2013 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese #9Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/19/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 92 pointsI'm reversing my earlier impression and am going to say that this is the best of Merkelbach's 2013s. It does really need some air though. Decant this sucker. Not dissimilar to the Weisser Kunstler Enkircher Ellergrub Kabinett 2014 I had the day before, but with more apple and less flinty minerality. This has a little more weight than the WK and I find the Merkelbach less gulpable. I give WK the slight nod but these both scratch that old school elegant Mosel itch. |
| White |
2014 Weiser-Künstler Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/19/2015 - bigpapasquid wrote: 93 pointsWow...best kabinett I've had in quite a while. Delicious refreshing wine marked by an excellent interplay of fruit and mineral, of sugar and acid. Buy the hype on this one...it's all true. |
| White |
2012 J & HA Strub Niersteiner Ölberg Riesling Feinherb "Roter Schiefer"Rheinhessen more |
11/7/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 92 pointsChocolate, butter, strawberries, apple. Refreshing and with near impeccable balance. A wine that should appeal to both the trocken and pradikatswein crowd. As I said earlier, what a steal. |
| White |
2012 J & HA Strub Niersteiner Ölberg Riesling Feinherb "Roter Schiefer"Rheinhessen more |
10/31/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 92 pointsLovely fruit combined with a what I'll call a pancake batter element. Perfectly balanced and an embarassing steal at under $20. |
| White - Off-dry |
2013 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese #7Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/5/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 93 pointsThick but not cloying, notes of rasperry and tea predominate. I prefer this to the Urgluck #8 at this stage due to the attractiveness of the fruit. |
| White - Off-dry |
2013 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese feinherbMosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/1/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 90 pointsPNP, but in retrospect would recommend a decant or that you take a small glass and save the rest for the following day. The tangy/sour aspect is a bit out of proportion on day one. Some of you freaks out there probably enjoy this! Day two and the wine is really singing, displaying better balance and clean aromatics of apple, pineapple, and citrus. Yum. |
| White - Off-dry |
2012 Carl Loewen Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling SpätleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
3/19/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 93 pointsDelicious, creamy, vibrant young wine. Tempted to go with 94 but will stay with my original assesment. I'm nervously eyeing my supply at this point... |
| White - Off-dry |
2013 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese #8 'Urgluck'Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
2/12/2015 - bigpapasquid Likes this wine: 91 pointsTried side by side with the 2013 Spatlese #9. This is more approachable at this stage due to a rounder less acidic mouth feel. I gave it some time and drank both over a couple nights. The auslese began to dance a bit with spice, cream, and eventually some apricot notes emerging. I think I'll drink this young--it will age for sure, but I'm not that patient! |
| Rosé |
2011 Domaine de la Mordorée Tavel Cuvée de la Reine des BoisRed Rhone Blend more |
5/18/2012 - bigpapasquid wrote: 83 pointsHot. Very hot. There is no balance to this wine and the 14% alcohol really shows. Way too much for a Rose. |
| White - Sparkling |
2002 Henri Goutorbe Champagne Grand Cru Special ClubChampagne Blend more |
4/27/2012 - bigpapasquid wrote: 92 pointsElegant but strong aroma of fig newton (fig roll for our UK friends) on the nose. Lush and balanced on the palate. THIS is what they are talking about when they mention the blueberry that Ay champagne is famous for. |
| White |
2007 Marcel Deiss SchoenenbourgAlsace Grand Cru White Blend more |
3/10/2012 - bigpapasquid wrote: 94 pointsA beautiful wine with the sort of acrobatic aromatics that attract me to Alsatian whites. If I had tasted this blind I would have called it a Gewurz. It has the enticing floral and exotic fruit notes I expect from a good Gewurz. There was a vast array or aromas and at one point I nearly drove myself mad trying to pin down a certain aroma that was very pronounced yet somehow elusive. Twirl. Sniff. Twirl. Sniff. I know this from somewhere--what on earth is it? Finally I got it--Black licorice!! A first for me in a white wine. |
| White |
2006 Pikes Viognier Gill's FarmClare Valley more |
5/15/2009 - bigpapasquid wrote: 83 pointsI am very disappointed with this wine. Very. It got a 91 from the International wine cellar and a 91 from cellar tracker (which is where I go when I don't trust WS, RP, or Tanzer). On the nose it is actually quite interesting--a bit of butter and mineral (almost like a white burgundy), plus a bit of floral and spicy fruit notes. Yum. Once you put it in the mouth, however, the wine completely disappears. The IWC review calls it understated and clean, but I think, with all respect, that he was hoodwinked by the inviting smell. There is no flavor whatsoever. Tasted with my wife, she calls it "generic white wine flavor." I call it flavorless. It is not subtle. There is nothing there on the palate. Swirl it in your mouth and it is so light it feels like water. It has nice acidity, but that is the only positive I can think to give it taste-wise. I will be very interested to see whether future reviewers agree with me on this one. 75 points if rating on taste alone. |
| Red |
2001 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero MalleolusTempranillo more |
4/25/2009 - bigpapasquid wrote: 91 pointsNot yet ready. |
| White |
2004 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Meursault 1er Cru Les PerrièresChardonnay more |
4/25/2009 - bigpapasquid wrote: 91 pointsNose started off buttery, almost like over-cooked popcorn; with air, it began to take on more fruit and even a hint of spice and pepper. Nice. On the palate, it is indeed quite stoney, as others have mentioned. Very stoney, like a Chablis, but richer and with a more forgiving, mouth-watering finish. |
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