| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2017 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
10/12/2020 - AusWineJuan Likes this wine: 92 pointsHigh expectations with this fabled wine in Australian oenology. Only thing I realised after drinking was that I should be charged with infanticide - a beautiful wine that I did no favours to by drinking it so young. Will need to pick up some more and forget about them until 2025 as a minimum. A rich palate - plums, blackberry, cherry and fruit abound. Some integrated spices and that McLaren Vale pepper poking through. One thing holding it back though is a warmth of alcohol that (deceptively) initially appears placid but detracts from the quality of fruit used. I hope this will improve with the cellar-age. If so, 92+ for sure. |
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2007 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles VignesRed Rhone Blend more |
12/7/2013 - KristianT wrote: 92 pointsDelicious. This is first and foremost a really well made wine. You can feel the craftsmanship of the winemaker. Earthy and spicy/peppery notes. Very mouth filling with an almost chewy texture. Long and lingering aftertaste with a very fine fresh touch at the end. Very good QPR.
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1996 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/2/2011 - GlöckliWein wrote: 91 pointsThis wine is at the MOMENT not very evolved- the smelling notes ar e quite nice,
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2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
10/23/2005 - Kirk Grant wrote: 94 pointsLithe and elegant yet at the same time quite powerful. Flavors of plums, blueberries, and a hint of oak. My first Beaucastel and I think I understand why people love this wine so much...
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2003 Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/11/2010 - The Garbageman wrote: 94 pointsThis is the third bottle that I have had; one each year around this time and I have four bottles left. It seems to get better each year and more layered each time. Lots of milk chocolate with a touch of oak and understated fruit at the core. Lots more also going on. This is really starting to open up and I'm glad that I have some more bottles left. I'd give it 5 stars...excellent value.
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1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
6/2/2008 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 pointsThis dark colored Chateauneuf du Pape looks like a young wine. Jammy black cherries, licorice, cinnamon, earth and spice aromas are all over the place. Full bodied and concentrated, this youthful wine offers a rich, flamboyant, palate feel, freshness and a long, jammy black cherry finish. This might be the finest young Beaucastel ever made.This will improve with age. I am probably being a bit stingy with the high score I gave it.
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1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/31/2010 - rdsboca wrote: 95 pointsThis wine is in a great place. Fully integrated sweet tannins with a massive backbone that holds up in the mid and back palate. Upon entry, blasted with the grenache profile for cherries and a touch of forest floor. The finish was aminute long. For my tastes, these wines start to sing after the 10 year period.
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1990 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/22/2010 - tooch wrote: 96 pointsKeith's Birthday Dinner (Lula Cafe - Chicago, IL): A serious claret. Compared to the other wines of the night, this had a more distinct roasted mushroom component that I really enjoyed. In addition to the boomers, this had an attractive earthiness that I really enjoyed.
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2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/15/2010 - tooch wrote: 86 pointsNose has tart and sour cherries, with blueberry cobbler, creamy vanilla, and lush blackberries. The nose comes across as similar to a Central Coast big boy. An extremely dense and full bodied wine. After initially opening, the wine was very awkward...disjointed and hot. The mouthfeel of the wine is quite nice - quite silky. Hoping that this is just in a dumb phase of sorts, and hoping that in another 3-10 years these bottles will mature into the beauties they're "supposed" to be.
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1997 d'Arenberg The Ironstone PressingsMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
5/10/2010 - Ricky99 wrote: 93 pointsunbelievable fruit and extract.... just a nice bottle of wine
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1990 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/7/2010 - jcoleman wrote: 96 pointsjust spectacular! really hitting its stride now. great cedary bouquet, lovely complex attack, great mid palate and long long aftertaste!
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1990 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Goldert Vendange TardiveAlsace Grand Cru Gewürztraminer more |
5/5/2010 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 92 pointsDallas 2nd Wednesday Group - May 2010 (SteveW's house in North Dallas): WIML92
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1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/25/2010 - dre wrote: NR3 Decades of Chateau Beaucastel with Tomas Perrin. (Ambrosia Event Center. Victoria, BC.): Bright nose of black tea, sage, bay leaf and a touch of menthol. This smells fantastic.
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2007 Mollydooker Enchanted PathMcLaren Vale Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more |
5/5/2010 - A&C wrote: 88 pointsThis is nice, and what I've come to expect from a mollydooker. Nothing to write home about, but a well made wine with some nice fruit, and some high alcohol. Great for a weeknight quaff.
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2007 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/4/2010 - tantotinto wrote: 94 pointsTasted this at a dinner hosted by Laurence Feraud. Of the wines we sampled, the 2007 was my favorite at this point in time. It has a wonderful nose of Provencal herbs and plum. Rich and fruit-forward but not cloying. Not fully integrated at this stage. Almost Burgundian compared to the 2006 and 2005. Tannic finish but nowhere near that of the 2005 that we tasted later. She indicated that it would probably continue to drink well for another year and then shut down for about five years. Second favorite was the 2006 followed by the 2005. The 2005 is still incredibly tannic and Laurence thought it needed ten years in bottle. All three vintages should be excellent with time.
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2006 Lillian Winery SyrahSanta Barbara County more |
4/30/2010 - inkana wrote: 94 pointsAudouzed for for an hour or two, then one-half an hour in the glass before tasting. Inky purple and opaque. I agree with some that the aroma was a bit reticent at first, but it gave way quickly into aromas of blackberry, cedar, with high notes of black pepper and violet, and a touch of smoke and leather. On the palate, this was very full-bodied: blackberry, pepper, the subtle note of violets and a soft smokiness on the long finish. A deeply extracted style, but beautiful complexity, even this early. I will keep the rest for a of couple years, then check in again to see how they have developed. BTW- tasted and written before reading professional reviews.
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| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1990 Château d'YquemSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/1/2010 - Remony wrote: 94 pointsJulia's 50th (Old Rectory): A half bottle as an afterthought at the end of this very self-indulgent dinner, to follow earlier halves of Climens '59 and Yquem '01. Straight from the cellar. Deeper colour than the '01, and very appley on the nose and in the mouth. Tarte Tatin was Julia's verdict. Long, and very good indeed, but not remotely in the league of the '01. Perhaps a little unfair to judge it so late and at the end of a heavy evening.
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2007 Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma Countymore |
5/2/2010 - vinocerus wrote: 87 pointsThe strangest Carlisle I've had. Deep purple color, nice spicy/blackfruit/lavender/aniseon the nose. Smooth creamy texture but the palate had this odd citrus/saline character that were new to me with Carlisle. Definitely not corked or flawed or Bretty. Not that bad a wine, just different from my previous experience with this particular bottling.
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2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/9/2010 - gblacave wrote: 93 pointsMy first Beaucastel and a very nice experience - this was drinking incredibly. Very primary with lots of red fruits, figs and tobacco dominating the nose along with a nice dallop of asian spice. Bright and lively throughout showing nice acidity. In the mouth, it was again lively and complex with round flavors of dark fruits, lots of spice -primarily the asian variety- and a touches of tobacco and leather. Delicious and, though admittedly a novice at Beaucastel, I can only see this getting better over the next decade and a half.
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1995 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/30/2010 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 88 pointsThis wine was purchased upon release and cellared in pristine fashion. It was presented to our tasting group as part of a St. Julien single-blind theme tasting. My taste was unblinded. The wine was double-decanted, initially allowing one hour in decanter. Moderate sediment was noted. Upon arriving to the tasting, the wine was re-decanted and serially tasted over the ensuing three hours. Opaque red-garnet color. The nose showed moderately intense aromas of assorted dark fruits, exotic spices, vanilla and cola. Full-bodied on the palate, with medium acidity, somewhat coarse tannins and flavors similar to the nose. The finish is medium in length and a bit astringent. Hopefully all this needs is a bit more time in the bottle to tame the tannins, although I hope that the fruit doesn't die out before the tannins settle down. If the tannins soften and the fruit holds, it may merit a higher score. Drink 1/13-12/20.
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2006 Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/10/2010 - Zweder wrote: 91 pointsImporter tasting (@ RdG): Tasted from ½ bottle. Exclusive bouquet with good dark flavors of cassis, plums and coffee. Pleasant oak. Same in the taste. Medium to full bodied. Soft tannin. Elegant as well. Already very nice drinking.
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2007 Herman Story Grenache On The RoadCalifornia more |
4/30/2010 - NuTricks wrote: 95 pointsDeep ruby color. Wonderfully fragrant nose right outta the bottle and that only got better over the evening. Baking spice, red currant, raspberry kirsch w/ some smoke and tar. Full bodied and balanced. Great finish, but caught a bit of heat 'tho the juicy fruit mostly hid that. I, too, have to agree that this is the best Cali grenache I've had.
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1999 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de TurckheimAlsace Gewürztraminer more |
4/24/2010 - Nanda wrote: 92 pointsGolden color. Full nose of sweet lychees and rose water. Palate has medium to full body and an unctuous mouth feel. Moderately sweet. Loads of lychee, tropical fruits and spice. Long, full flavored finish. Excellent.
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2004 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Herrenweg de TurckheimAlsace more |
4/25/2010 - David Meddings Likes this wine: 89 pointsPopped and poured at 9C. Drank over 2 days and gave just as much on day 2. One of Z-H's lower end bottlings but this still gave alot of pleasure. Medium dark yellow. Complex nose, with orchard fruits predominating coupled with faint notes of petrol and gunpowder. On the palate this has a round and viscous attack that gives way to a steady development of creme brulée, lemon and sundried apricots with a saline, mineral backbone and refreshing acidity holding it all together. There is some sweetness here, but it comes across as a toasted sweetness, adding a welcome note of complexity without becoming intrusive, and as you are appreciating there's sweetness to the palate you are simultaneously experiencing a surge of acidity. All in all, the package makes for a complex, intense, and enjoyable experience. This is not a linear or particularly focused riesling. The acidity seems a bit disjointed tonight and this is all the same ever so slightly astringent on the final. Finishes long with a reverberating echo of lemons squeezed over crushed slate on a hot summer day. This wine shows better as it warms - I'd serve it at cellar temperature next time without fear of it becoming flabby.
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2005 Mollydooker Enchanted PathMcLaren Vale Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend more |
4/26/2010 - johnecase wrote: 87 pointsIs it wine or something else? Taking my last sips of this 2005 now, which I have never tasted before. I opened and served it yesterday with a great piece of filet mignon here in Wailea on vacation. Opened about 45 mins before dinner. This wine is shockingly similar on day 2 to day 1; heavy, syrupy, tannic. It tastes... good? Interesting? Strawberry and tar flavors were kind of hidden by the tannins. This wine is remarkably similar to other (less expensive) mollydookers like the Boxer. I can't reall detect varietals in it even though it clams to be Shiraz and Cabernet.
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Comment posted by KristianT:
3/3/2021 4:26:00 AM - Take it from one that has followed d'Arenberg and Dead Arm since the mid-1990s. Dead Arm ages spectacularly well, but at a glacial pace. If you open your next bottle in 2027 it will taste almost exactly as it does today (which is still a great taste, but you expect to see something in return for keeping a wine 10 years in the cellar). Only when these great wines turn about 15 years old, they start to enter the second stage of their development and at 20 years you will truly be wow'ed! Enjoy.