| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2007 Calera Pinot Noir Jensen VineyardMount Harlan more |
4/24/2024 - oldwines wrote: 93 pointsBrought by a friend already double decanted and tasted over several hours. Nice fully mature bottle, perhaps a touch past prime but really complex and delicious, hints of florals and earthy, stony and spicy elements surrounding a a cherry fruit core. The nose was quite captivating early on but got a little more rustic later. Nice long, slightly chocolatey finish. Warm vintage and resulting in 14.9% ABV which was not really noticeable. |
| White |
2019 Tyler Chardonnay Mae EstateSta. Rita Hills more |
4/24/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 94 pointsWonderful, old world styled chard. Bright crisp acidity, nice mineral undertones. Lovely nose that shows lots of peach, apple and pear along with nice light floral notes. Palate is more citrus oriented but very focused and precise overall. Rather saline and lime zest dominant on the finish. This is my first bottle of the Mae Estate Chard from Tyler. Impressive but if my information is correct this is the first bottling from a vineyard planted in 2016, so the fruit is quite nice and bursting with energy, it does seem to lack a little depth which am pretty sure will improve as the vines mature. This vintage could score higher in the future and I would think future vintages will be weightier and with more depth of fruit flavor over time while remaining true to its style. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2020 Black Chalk Wild RoseHampshire Champagne Blend more |
4/22/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 91 pointsLight copper pink color. Modest effervescence. Lightly yeasty, with strawberry, citrus zest, apple, and pear along with bright acidity. Pleasant enough but not worth what I paid for it, which was a decent amount above the community average. |
| Red |
2005 Cosentino Winery CE2V MeritageNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 95 pointsFrom a friend’s cellar which we had purchased together. Decanted prior to my arrival. This was beautiful and rich with smooth deep texture and fruit that is dark but not brooding. Lots of primary and secondary flavors. I don’t feel this has lost much with age, but I am an older wine guy… It didn’t seem hot at all but pretty well balanced for a modern style Cali Cab, though I do share the sentiment that these more modern style Cali Cab (especially most of the 100 pointers by the notable critics) will not age as well as the classic old-school versions from the 70’s-80’s and early 90’s. Pretty similar overall to previous bottles. |
| Red |
2019 Cavallotto Langhe NebbioloLanghe DOC more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 pointsBlinded this could easily pass for Barolo. Clean and fresh with rose petals and cherry. Nice purity of fruit if not particularly complex or long. Solid and a good value. I would concur with others that the 2021 may be a touch better… |
| Red |
2004 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco NubiolaNebbiolo more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 pointsLarge Coravin pour tasted after about 30-40 minutes and over another 90 minutes or so. It took a little while to come together but has nice depth of fruit and while it seemed slightly oak influence it was balanced and tasty. Lightly bricked and with fully resolved tannins. Perhaps not profound but a step or two above the review from Vinous would suggest. Rich with secondary notes of earth and spice. Pleasant and good value. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2000 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa MatéNebbiolo more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 pointsLarge Coravin pour in 2 glasses served blind with a friend. Tasted after 30 minutes or so in the glass and over about another 90 minutes. This bottle seemed a little tired compared to my previous notes. It showed some bricking, and a raisin/prune overtone that did fade a bit with air. Some metallic notes on the nose, perhaps iron or rust. Floral essence only come out a little later in the period. Acidity is decent but palate texture is smooth with fully resolved tannins. Overall the flavor profile seemed a little muddied. Despite all of it, there is nice depth and length to this and it shows nice drinkability if not the perfect typicity of other bottles I’ve had from a case purchased on release as my first exposure to this family winery. |
| Red - Fortified |
2011 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 95 pointsFrom 375ml bottle. Lovely balance here, not hot, not overly sweet, rich dark berry fruit, chocolatey, floral, and spicy. Easy to drink and lively. This bottle was PnP and with some air would probably nudge a bit higher. |
| White |
2018 Palmaz Vineyards Chardonnay AmaliaNapa Valley more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 pointsNicely balanced new world chard with evidence of root in the old. Moderately creamy and buttery but also bright with acidity. Long finish and nice texture. Light citrus and pear. Really nice |
| Red |
2011 Chanin Pinot Noir Bien Nacido VineyardSanta Maria Valley more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 96 pointsCoravined into a glass and tasted over several hours. Absolutely gorgeous. Fresh, lively, fragrant with red berries galore and floral notes. Palte is smooth and still crisp. Great depth of flavor and length on the finish. Really elegant and beautiful! |
| Red |
2004 Argiano Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 94 pointsCoravin pour left in the glass and tasted over a couple hours. Slightly raisined with hints of tobacco, chocolate, vanilla but also nice depth of fruit like dark cherry and pomegranate. Very long finish. Lovely. |
| Red |
2020 Diego Morra Barolo MonviglieroNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 96 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. This was a “wow” wine for me today. It is super traditional, with a 35 day maceration and aged in large botti. While quite cherry fruit forward, it is elegant, fragrant and structured. A Beautiful and ethereal wine. Surprisingly easy to drink at this early stage and very long on the finish. |
| Red |
2019 Cascina Fontana Barolo Castiglione FallettoNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 94 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. Traditional style but aged for 1 year in cement and 2 in botti. Softer than the Classico with a touch more plushness. Typical Barolo flavor profile. Good length. Rich and balanced with plenty of life ahead. |
| Red |
2019 Cascina Fontana BaroloNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. Another taste of this wine and It again shows as clean fresh and traditional in style with a light weight texture but big flavor. I rated it a little higher the last time, I think it had more aeration at the Tre Bicchieri tasting recently. |
| Red |
2020 Cascina Sòt Barolo Bricco San PietroNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Does not like this wine: 89 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. This relatively new producer (since 2008) makes a nice traditional Classico but he makes the single vineyard cru’s in a more modern style with distinct oak influence through the use of tonneau. This wine is distinctly vanilla and cherry oriented. It is a big somewhat harsh wine, I thought was much less appealing than the Classico. |
| Red |
2020 Cascina Sòt BaroloNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. The producer was a start-up in 2008, relatively new. The Classico is made in a very traditional style, aged all in larger botti. The wine is very clean and fresh with typical expressions of cherry and roses and a hint of blood orange. Very long finish. I liked this. |
| Red |
2019 Cavalier Bartolomeo Barolo San LorenzoNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines wrote: 90 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. Aged in 60% new French oak tonneau. I liked the oak influence less that the more pure Altenasso cru. |
| Red |
2020 Cavalier Bartolomeo Barolo AltenassoNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. Aged in older 30 HL French oak botti. This is a quite big wine with high tannin and acidity and lots of structure. The fruit is also big. Balanced but needs cellaring. This could be really wonderful in due time. |
| Red |
2019 Ceretto Barolo BrunateNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 91 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. Traditional or modern, I can't quite tell...seems to taste of new oak with some distinct vanilla and baking spice. Floral, cherry fruit notes and fairly brooding. Darker than the 2020 Bernadot vineyard cru. I'm somewhat ambivalent on this one... |
| Red |
2020 Ceretto Barbaresco BernadotNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. This producer has apparently, recently converted to biodynamics and returned to more traditional winemaking. I found this quite elegant and attractive. Light weight in style, like great Pinot Noir. 14% ABV. Typical flavor profile. Probably better with some cellaring. |
| Red |
2020 Ciabot Berton Barolo RoggeriNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines wrote: NRTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. Aged in both barrique and botti, modern. didn't make much of an impression.. NR |
| Red |
2020 Ciabot Berton Barolo Comune di La MorraNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. Traditional production on an entry-level wine. Aged in botti. Clean fresh, floral with bright cherry fruit. Really nice and an excellent QPR. |
| Red |
2020 Chionetti Barolo Pianpolvere Soprano BussiaNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines wrote: 88 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. More of a modern expression, aged in untoasted French oak barrels (not sure the size) 20-30 day maceration. Tastes of Oak and cherry...meh... |
| Red |
2013 Bava Barolo Contrabbasso di Castiglione Falletto ScarroneNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. Another very late release from this new-to-me producer. Very complex, with orange peel, roses, tar, raisin, and cherry. Long, elegant, balanced. Quite nice and tasting good now...only wonder if this will age well too??? |
| Red |
2016 Bava Barolo Contrabbasso di Castiglione Falletto ScarroneNebbiolo more |
3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 pointsTasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening NYC. First taste of a wine from this producer. Seems quite traditional, aged in 50 HL botti. Late release and the current one apparently. Quite elegant, light in body and texture, cherry fruit, balanced. Need to learn more. |
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