| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2020 Mark Ryan Numbskull Bordeaux Style RedWalla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/21/2023 - keenercoug Likes this wine: 84 pointsBdx blend... Dark cherry, big fruit, chocolate. Big bold wine |
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2018 Sleight of Hand Syrah Psychedelic Stoney Vine VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
12/5/2023 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 91 pointsFirst a "thank you" to Trey from the winery, who read my previous review and replaced the bottle I thought had a little VA going on. This one certainly did not. Very much a rocks Syrah, with all the mushroom, meat and olives (sounds like a pizza) and dark, dark fruit. BIG for sure. Gonna last a while, feel free to let it rest. Decant if you're gonna pop it now.
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2008 Fattoria Galardi Terra di LavoroRoccamonfina IGT Aglianico more |
12/11/2023 - Dale M wrote: 94 pointsDecanted 2hrs. With Galardi in the past, I have found them either too young and yet full of promise or good to very good, but never quite getting over the hump for greatness. Saturdays bottle was a stand up triple and scored two runs with ease. While you could sense a little gloss of French oak, it really felt integrated and didn’t come at the expense of masking the Aglianicos robust and burly persona. In fact, it really came across as seamless, with great cut of dusty, dark plums and a little typicity of brick dust and some volcanic / pumice sprinkles. In a great spot now but this isn’t going anywhere soon. I’m excited for my last bottle in a few years and here is to hoping my tens can go equal this experience.
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2013 Tolaini Cabernet Sauvignon LegitToscana IGT more |
9/22/2023 - becassine wrote: 91 pointsPowerfull
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2010 Figgins Estate Red WineWalla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/28/2021 - hkbob Likes this wine: 95 pointsA burly, almost in-your-face blast of dark fruit, boot polish, creosote, coffee and distant toast and mineral notes. While not subtle, this wine did provide considerable pleasure with its dark-fruited, full-bodied, glycerin infused palate. Better after extended aeration. Drinking well now but with the structure to improve over another 5+ more years of cellaring.
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2019 JB Neufeld Cabernet Sauvignon Old GoatYakima Valley more |
5/5/2023 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 92 pointsBaby killing. Opened to enjoy during wine club Zoom w/ Justin and Brooke. Decanted for about 2 hours after pouring through a vinturi. The merlot component makes this very enjoyable now, but still needs time to fully integrate. Wait a while, 3+ years and this will reach potential imo
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2022 JB Neufeld Sauvignon Blanc Alder Ridge VineyardHorse Heaven Hills more |
4/12/2023 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 90 pointsSO GOOD! I just ordered more!
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2018 Hawkes Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valleymore |
4/1/2023 - Dan Gould Likes this wine: 91 pointsReally great, with a lot of depth of dark fruits. Had been giving away several as gifts so needed to try myself. Definitely can wait a few more years to mellow out some clove/menthol notes.
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2018 Sleight of Hand Syrah Psychedelic Stoney Vine VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
3/27/2023 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 94 pointsPnp from coravin and drinking so well. Wishing I could open the rest of the bottle and drink the rest, but real life is getting in the way.
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2018 Hawkes Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valleymore |
2/4/2023 - Kaybrian wrote: NRNot going to rate it. Not ready yet. Had decanted for an hour, and then on a whim threw the last 2/3 of the bottle in a blender. Marked improvement, though wouldn’t say it got over the hump. Hold.
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2021 August Forest RieslingColumbia Valley more |
2/2/2023 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 91 pointsIt was chili-garlic shrimp night at my house and THIS wine was in the fridge. What a lovely pairing. Juicy, but NOT overripe fruit, apricot, lychee and minerality and some softness that all came together for an impressive package. Bravo August Forest!
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2020 JB Neufeld Syrah Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
10/9/2022 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 93 pointsWow, luxurious, precise, pepper, length. Way young, but way good. Only way to go is up! Great job, Justin!
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2015 Château FombraugeSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/3/2022 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 91 pointsIn an amazing "ready to drink" spot. Really. Things have softened, the color is bricking, smooth, not a tannin above a whisper.
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2005 Château Rauzan-GassiesMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/7/2022 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis was a long night of observing this wine, a second growth bordeaux, a wine of esteem, go from "meh" to "hmmm" to "oh, okay" and on to "wow, hmmm". Opened with a fairly restrained nose of currant and cedar. Nothing too special. But eventually a bit of exotica moved in, bigger and better fruit flavors (it's an '05, so fruit was not what I was banking on). Later in the evening the fruit got all condensed, dried fruit, dark fruits. And my last few sips, probably 5 hours after opening the bottle, the tannins were the most notable thing. Drying, so dry, incredibly dry. This may have been an accumulative effect. I'm curious what will happen with these (I have 2 more) over the next few years. It's certainly ready to drink now, but yeah, another 5 years at this stage I am guessing.
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2013 Tenuta di Arceno Valadorna di Arcanum Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
4/21/2022 - LovesBurgundy Likes this wine: 93 pointsNo change from my earlier note - delicious but would hold on to it for a few more years to allow the tannins to soften.
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2013 Rasa Vineyards Petit Verdot Living in the Limelight Dionysus VineyardColumbia Valley more |
4/20/2022 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: NRThis happens sometimes. But I did not expect it to happen here! Going to a restaurant with your wine, to pay corkage. And the restaurant has no decent glassware. Sure, can happen anywhere, but I was at a "nicer" ($$$) place, IN SONOMA CA!!! They bring small water glasses to the table for the wine. WTF??? So, no rating here. I know it was good, but there's really no detail as to what we tasted (dense dark fruit, floral). The wine was good, food was good. Experience not good.
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2011 Proprietà Sperino LessonaNebbiolo more |
3/15/2022 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 93 pointsSo much floral...dried roses, dried tree bark. Just a very dusty nose overall. Some cola, or Dr Pepper even. Medium body, still good acidity. This is something you could pour for a Pinot lover and convince them it's a Pinot's more interesting cousin. But it's not. It's a Nebiolo, from Italy. And it's certainly more Old World than new. A few more good years ahead of it, but in a nice drinking window now for sure.
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2016 Long Shadows Wineries Merlot PedestalColumbia Valley more |
2/20/2022 - SpinnerDan Likes this wine: 91 pointsSo good. Soft and round but rich and full. The flavors have melded well so nothing really jumps out but I’d say leather, cocoa, a little mellon, and a hint of cranberry. The residual tannins are there for presence but not bitter or sour at all. …honestly, I have no idea what I am talking about so read someone else’s review for how it tastes. I definitely like it and am thrilled I have a couple more bottles. These can easily cellar at least 5 years, maybe more, no problem. Enjoy
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2018 The Walls Vineyards Stanley GroovyRed Mountain Red Blend more |
12/13/2021 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 90 pointsBuy it! As many as you can, if you find it on a deal ($25) and drink it every Tuesday night and live like a KING! Very creative packaging, blend of grapes, all of it. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
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2016 JB Neufeld Cabernet Sauvignon Old GoatYakima Valley more |
11/6/2021 - Ron Slye wrote: 92 pointsSomeone please slap my hand if I reach for this in the next two to three years. At first this has deep red fruit, some clear oak/vanilla. Still some nice complexity but not really together. Day two with just a glass left in the decanter, this is really great. Lovely savory flavors and everything seems nicely integrated. Note to self: stay away for a while!!
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2014 Anthill Farms Syrah Peters VineyardSonoma Coast more |
6/14/2021 - TallMikeWine wrote: 89 pointsA little thin for my tastes, though I think some people would rate this higher. Get to it before 2024 though.
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2013 Gundlach Bundschu Vintage ReserveSonoma Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/6/2021 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 91 pointsstarted off old world with a touch of oak
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2015 Dandelion Vineyards Shiraz Lionheart of the Barossamore |
3/3/2021 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 89 pointsA lovely Barossa shiaraz showing some bottle development.
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Comment posted by TallMikeWine:
4/11/2024 7:33:00 PM - I'm confused...the review sounds like maybe you liked it. But you scored it 80pts. Hmmmm.
Comment posted by TallMikeWine:
4/13/2024 9:47:00 PM - Yeah, the 5 point and the 100 point really don't line up. The sad part is such low ratings may bring down the over all score for the wines you rate here on CT.