| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2018 Weingut Keller Riesling von der FelsRheinhessen more |
11/14/2021 - tooch wrote: 92 pointsProbably my favorite bottle so far. Electric tones of peach and tangerine buzzed in my mouth and, with time, lime and white floral notes built. Just a dazzling wine. |
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2019 Model Farm Chardonnay P-M Staiger Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
11/20/2021 - tooch wrote: 90 pointsTasty chardonnay, but a bad value. Lots of citrus, a bit of brioche, and some stoniness.
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| Red |
2011 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonSanta Cruz Mountains more |
11/2/2020 - tooch wrote: 92 pointsThe Last Few Weeks; 9/1/2020-11/2/2020: Drank over dinner at The Grill on the Alley in Thousand Oaks, CA. Splash decanted by the sommelier. I really liked this! Great composition of red fruit, oaky notes, and edgy tannins. All of those elements were nicely aligned and worked well together. Simply put, this had a heck of a structure. Palate had the red fruits and some of the charcoal notes, but also had a really appealing earthy/spicy note to it. Great value.
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| Red |
2011 Marie et Pierre Bénetière Côte-Rôtie CordelouxSyrah more |
6/5/2016 - Rieslingfan wrote: NRAfter nearly 25 years of serious wine drinking it takes a special wine to stop me in my tracks. That is exactly what happened on my first sip of the Bénetière Côte Rôtie. It's an essence of all the things I look for from the appellation, ranging from floral to fruit to stone, with all the meat and smoke elements that make Côte Rôtie such a fascinating wine to drink. It's quite coiled up, which makes sense given the age of the wine. Following it over about 4 hours gave the opportunity to have it soften aromatically, but it remained quite firm on the palate the entire time. I've never had an aged wine from this producer, but all the signs point towards a positive evolution over the medium to long haul.
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| Red |
2012 Bernard Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche / La PérolineSyrah more |
5/22/2016 - tooch wrote: 96 pointsA great vintage of this great wine. Had this open for about 24 hours and the wine was lithe and earthy with beautiful dark fruits. The mouthfeel was gorgeous - silky & airy. I like the potential to age this for 10-12. Old school syrah.
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| Red |
2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvée CorceletteGamay more |
8/1/2015 - tdelorme wrote: NRWhat tooch said.....In a very good place -- might give the next bottle 2 more years.
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| Red |
2009 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette Cuvée TardiveGamay more |
7/31/2015 - tooch wrote: 91 pointsEnjoyed this a lot over the course of the evening. Had some stemmy/plummy notes at first that seemed to freshen up to feature some nice floral accents along with some berries. Undertones of wet earth emerged, too, which I liked. Great structure is present, so there's plenty of life ahead of this one.
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| White |
2012 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine ClissonMelon de Bourgogne more |
5/30/2015 - tooch wrote: NRCrystalline, bright, and focused. Brilliant.
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| White |
2002 André-Michel Brégeon Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie ReserveMelon de Bourgogne more |
7/25/2015 - tooch wrote: 92 pointsBright & zippy with nice mineral and floral elements. Opened during a backyard BBQ and couldn't have been happier.
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| Red |
2009 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les MotellesCabernet Franc more |
12/17/2014 - tooch wrote: 88 pointsNose was pretty closed down showing just a bit of pomegranate and roses. Even after 3-4 hours of decanting this was, essentially, a one-note wine with the pomegranate tone sticking around. The mouthfeel was the best part of this wine...tannins were soft and the body was very lightweight and airy.
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| Red |
1993 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Ferrington VineyardAnderson Valley more |
12/7/2014 - tooch wrote: 93 pointsWould never had guessed this was 21 years old. Color was dark, the perfume developed a gorgeous spicy note with air, and the palate was fresh with a lot of grip. Beautiful berries, damp earth, and violets on the palate....in a perfect place.
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| White |
2012 Sandlands Chenin Blanc Amador Countymore |
10/31/2014 - tooch wrote: 89 pointsLots of lanolin and floral notes on the nose. The palate had a peachy/banana note to it, a touch of cream, some leesy notes, and nice acidity. A sleek but rich Chenin...very nice.
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| Red |
2010 Château Lynch-BagesPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/23/2013 - tooch wrote: 74 pointsUGC Chicago (The Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL): The Lynch Bages of recent vintages have seemed more sappy, modern and hedonistic than the lovely wines of yesteryear. This fits into that hedonistic model. Fruit was sappy, gummy and dark. Just didn't have that sense of place and was over oaked and smokey. Disappointing.
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| Red |
2010 Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/23/2013 - tooch wrote: 72 pointsUGC Chicago (The Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL): Surprisingly, I was not a fan of this. Where were the smokey minerals? Where did all the Graves flavors and feel go? Dang...just a lot of heat and blackberries on the nose with vanilla, oak and black fruit on the palate. Big disappointment.
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| White - Off-dry |
2010 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese GoldkapselMosel Saar Ruwer more |
7/10/2014 - tooch wrote: 93 pointsGoodbye to Izzy & Rachel (and Meyer!) (Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL): From magnum. Beautiful from start to finish. Izzy gave the magnum a shake and I think it really helped liven the wine up. The nose was gorgeous with loads of peaches, smokey mangos, and lychee. Fresh, pure, stately. I was surprised how accessible this was already.
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| Red |
2009 Saxum Syrah Booker VineyardPaso Robles more |
10/4/2012 - KeithAkers wrote: 76 pointsInfanticide!!! (Publican, Chicago IL): nose: completely overblown and over ripe nose with tones of black fruits, oak, black marker tones and lots of liqueur. This wasn't all too enjoyable on the nose.
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| Red |
2010 Château PoujeauxMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/23/2013 - tooch wrote: 75 pointsUGC Chicago (The Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL): I had been tempted to buy other vintages of this at Binny's given the price and its scores. Glad I haven't. Overall, the fruits are dried out with a fair bit of menthol on the nose. Palate was dark and dense - blackberries, smokey earth, and sour cherries. Not my style.
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| Red |
1998 Penfolds GrangeSouth Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
6/9/2012 - tooch wrote: 84 pointsAcker Auction (Waldorf Astoria - Chicago, IL): Wasn't a huge fan of this. The nose was nice with meaty notes, dark fruit, and lilacs. The palate, on the other hand, was sickingly sweet and candied. Given the other beautiful wines at the table, I poured this out to focus on the other stuff!
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| Red |
2010 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban Vieille Serine Domaine de PergaudSyrah more |
12/19/2012 - tooch wrote: 92 pointsThis wine wasn't pure, elegant and sexy when I opened it. I sat here drinking it, referencing Zach and Salil's notes thinking, "wtf is wrong with me...". Fastforward to hour 4 and things are starting to make sense. The aromas have become more floral and while the dark fruit is still there in spades, they're augmented by iodine and iron notes that are really nice. Palate has this wildness to it with gamey flavors that mingle with softer floral-driven notes that soften the masculine core. I see good things ahead for this wine.
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Comment posted by tooch:
11/20/2021 10:27:00 PM - yeah, it's in a good spot.