France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark core with garnet rim; leather, dusty, perfumed, cedar, sandy, some animal; nice cherry, raspberry, grainy, Brett more visible on palate, cherry, dried fruit, garrigue, bitter chocolate, dry finish, harder vintage; though it was reminiscent of '09 Clos des Papes but called it '10 Felix.
Dark core though see through with larger dull maroon rim; violets, brine, olives, granite, plush with raspberry plum and cherry, black pepper; nice grip, bright acid, tart cherry, olives, slightly lighter texture lead me to Cote Rotie rather than a dense Hermitage; very good.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark crimson core with rose rim, good clarity; aged nose of mahogany, dusty red cherry, roses, fennel, maple, celery seed, slight brown sugar; nice delicately aged texture, tart raspberry, black tea, long finish of light raspberry cranberry and sour cherry; very good; called '01 Charvin.
Opaque core with thin dull carmine rim; green pepper, leather, currant, cigar, fruit cake; surprisingly softer tannin, very drinkable, classic Cabernet based Bordeaux, darker fruit, nice richness in a lesser year which I'd describe as a Bordeaux drinker's vintage.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Opaque core with dull thin maroon rim, some sediment; dark berry, tar, violets, sour plum, petroleum, slight menthol, olive, ripe cooked fruit, some grip, rope dark fruit, vanilla on the finish, big but good balance to keep it drinkable, glycerin; thought this was impressive Aussie Shiraz so I called '07 Standish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Dark ruby to rim, see through; fresh spice, dark sour cherry, rich, slightly modern, floral, fruity, slightly reductive, young, iron; taut, good tannin, plum, dark cherry, nice fat, young and fresh, overall I'd say this is a little dumb, wait longer if you have some.
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Lighter extraction with darker core and more crimson rim; dried cherry, sexy rose, cinnamon, menthol, spice; soft texture though some tannin, spice, sour plum, dried cherry; delicious; more of a style in line with Fuligni which I don't associate with Casanova di Neri; surprisingly delicious.
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark core with copper rim; high toned mint, sour plum, cherry, roses, orange oil, hard; dried red cherry, cedar, tannic; young, requires a few more years at least; a dead ringer for Barolo.
See through crimson with orange rim; dried red fruit, roses, orange zest, cedar, nickel; very dry and tannic, red cherry, medicinal, licorice; confused this as Brunello.
Darker core with dark dull garnet rim; weedy, root vegetables, earth, darker fruit along with some red, aged, nutty, kind of bizarre, a distinct green note, tannin; didn't make sense to call Nebbiolo on this but the blend kind of makes sense.
Darker core with crimson rim; red cherry, ripe though some notes of under-ripeness, tea, sandy, cedar; sour cherry on the palate, dried fruit, cedar, roses, tea, almost cinnamon, dry tannin, hard red cherry on the finish; good.
2010 Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Félix
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark core with garnet rim; leather, dusty, perfumed, cedar, sandy, some animal; nice cherry, raspberry, grainy, Brett more visible on palate, cherry, dried fruit, garrigue, bitter chocolate, dry finish, harder vintage; though it was reminiscent of '09 Clos des Papes but called it '10 Felix.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2004 Bernard Faurie Hermitage
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Dark core though see through with larger dull maroon rim; violets, brine, olives, granite, plush with raspberry plum and cherry, black pepper; nice grip, bright acid, tart cherry, olives, slightly lighter texture lead me to Cote Rotie rather than a dense Hermitage; very good.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark crimson core with rose rim, good clarity; aged nose of mahogany, dusty red cherry, roses, fennel, maple, celery seed, slight brown sugar; nice delicately aged texture, tart raspberry, black tea, long finish of light raspberry cranberry and sour cherry; very good; called '01 Charvin.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2004 Château Montrose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Opaque core with thin dull carmine rim; green pepper, leather, currant, cigar, fruit cake; surprisingly softer tannin, very drinkable, classic Cabernet based Bordeaux, darker fruit, nice richness in a lesser year which I'd describe as a Bordeaux drinker's vintage.
Post a Comment / 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue
2003 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz The Standish
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Opaque core with dull thin maroon rim, some sediment; dark berry, tar, violets, sour plum, petroleum, slight menthol, olive, ripe cooked fruit, some grip, rope dark fruit, vanilla on the finish, big but good balance to keep it drinkable, glycerin; thought this was impressive Aussie Shiraz so I called '07 Standish.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2005 Domaine Tortochot Mazis-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Dark ruby to rim, see through; fresh spice, dark sour cherry, rich, slightly modern, floral, fruity, slightly reductive, young, iron; taut, good tannin, plum, dark cherry, nice fat, young and fresh, overall I'd say this is a little dumb, wait longer if you have some.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2006 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Lighter extraction with darker core and more crimson rim; dried cherry, sexy rose, cinnamon, menthol, spice; soft texture though some tannin, spice, sour plum, dried cherry; delicious; more of a style in line with Fuligni which I don't associate with Casanova di Neri; surprisingly delicious.
Post a Comment / 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue
2006 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Santa Caterina D'Oro Vigna di Pianrosso
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark core with copper rim; high toned mint, sour plum, cherry, roses, orange oil, hard; dried red cherry, cedar, tannic; young, requires a few more years at least; a dead ringer for Barolo.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2001 Eraldo Viberti Barolo
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
See through crimson with orange rim; dried red fruit, roses, orange zest, cedar, nickel; very dry and tannic, red cherry, medicinal, licorice; confused this as Brunello.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
1998 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Langhe Quatr Nas
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Darker core with dark dull garnet rim; weedy, root vegetables, earth, darker fruit along with some red, aged, nutty, kind of bizarre, a distinct green note, tannin; didn't make sense to call Nebbiolo on this but the blend kind of makes sense.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2006 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Darker core with crimson rim; red cherry, ripe though some notes of under-ripeness, tea, sandy, cedar; sour cherry on the palate, dried fruit, cedar, roses, tea, almost cinnamon, dry tannin, hard red cherry on the finish; good.
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue