| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2018 Titus Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
3/11/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 94 pointsLush, rich, creamy. Wonderfully fragrant and delicious with candied cherry and crushed raspberries and sophisticated accents of espresso and bakers chocolate. In addition to tasting good, this drank line wine - well-structured with fine-grained tannins and acidity adequate to match the wine's fruit-forward nature. |
| Red |
2014 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/11/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 94 pointsA very impressive wine! Black fruit and pencil shavings on a pretty nose followed by a palate bursting with black fruit, graphite, and oak spice, and well integrated tannins. Lots of drive and length. At 10 years old, this is in a nice drinking window and definitely does not feel too young. |
| Red |
2013 Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir Bailey's Branciforte RidgeSanta Cruz Mountains more |
3/11/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 91 pointsPerfumed and elegant pinot that I picked up direct from the winery during a lovely visit to the Santa Cruz area. Flavors of mountain strawberry and spice. Still fresh, but showing some nice minerality and wet stone elements that could be attributed to aging. |
| Red |
2018 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Esola VineyardAmador County more |
3/11/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 90 pointsA surprisingly acidic zin with medium-light density. Show characteristics of cherry, cranberry and violets. Crisp and taut, but on this night I was probably more in the mood for a more fruit-driven, powerful zinfandel. |
| Red |
2019 Pakravan Papi Cancellaia di Ribarbella Toscana IGTRed Bordeaux Blend more |
3/11/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 92 pointsAn enjoyable wine which is a bit brawnier and more concentrated than the usual Tuscan. Dark berry fruit elements complemented by balsamic notes. |
| White |
2022 Orsolani Erbaluce di Caluso La Rustiamore |
3/6/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 92 pointsLight, fresh, dry with nice flavors of gooseberry, almond and white pepper. Outstanding value. Transported me to the North of Italy. |
| White |
2022 Peter Lauer Ayler Riesling Senior N°6Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
1/29/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 90 pointsSame as the other Lauer 6's I've had over the years - perfectly good - probably a bit more stony and mineral than other Rieslings in the category. |
| Red |
2018 Pierre-Marie Chermette Fleurie PonciéGamay more |
1/25/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 90 pointsOne of the more profound and brooding gamays I have had in a while - deep, concentrated, long-lasting palate showing blue and black fruits and a significant tannic backbone. Over time, it mellows and the tannins recede to reveal a lighter but still fruity profile. |
| Red |
2012 Château d'AiguilheCastillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/25/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 89 pointsFairly austere upon opening it, with prune aromas and flavors on the forefront, but this evolved over time to show more pleasant plum and berry elements. |
| White |
NV Alexandre Monmousseau Mon CheninLoire Valley Chenin Blanc more |
1/25/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 92 pointsEven though this is an NV wine, which might signal simplicity, I found it to be vibrant and electric, with zingy lime flavors and a honeyed pleasant nose. Superb QPR. |
| Red |
2018 Moshin Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Westside CrossingDry Creek Valley more |
1/25/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 89 pointsA nice, easy-drinking cab that had some pleasant rustic, brambly qualities. |
| Red |
2017 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Foss VineyardRussian River Valley more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 94 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): My favorite wine of the season. Quite concentrated for a pinot and especially so for a W-S pinot. But despite the depth and power, it was smooth and clean. Drank quite “blue” with deep flavors of blackberry and blueberry but benefited from spicy accents of clove and garrigue. Seemed to be in a good place right now. |
| Red |
2017 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles VignesPinot Noir more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 89 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Quite austere at first but it opened up nicely over time. Definitely a “hold” for now. Elements of forest floor and cherry fruit but I might have liked it better if that order were reversed. Full bodied and rich with heavy tannins. |
| White |
2021 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner LoibnerWachau more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 91 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Bright, clean, acidic, showing elegant stone fruit flavors, subtle spice accents, and a peppery finish. Fun to drink. |
| White |
2020 Domaine de Montcy Cheverny Cuvée Clos des CendresChardonnay Blend, Chardonnay more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 89 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Not sure this was worth the freight and it tasted a bit too orange (oxidized) for me. Showed characteristics of macadamias and makrut lime on a saline palate. |
| White - Sparkling |
2012 Heidsieck & Co. Monopole Champagne Gold Top BrutChampagne Blend more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 93 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Nice fragrance of saffron and toasted almonds, with a balanced and clean palate of pie crust, lemon curd and more toasted almonds. Some nice bubbles to greet 2024. |
| White |
2022 Marie Rocher Emmenez-Moi BlancVin de France Sauvignon Blanc more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 90 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Unique wine with a strong acidic punch that stands up well to food of any sort. Notes of green melon and citrus (tangerine). |
| White |
2022 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Cheverny La GravotteWhite Blend more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 92 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): The best Cheverny I’ve had and a surprise crowd pleaser at the dinner table. Such an interesting wine with evolving flavors and an enticing, crunchy mouthfeel and a cloudy, mysterious appearance. Very citrus-forward with Persian lime and mandarin notes. Intrigued and ready to explore more Puzelat wines. |
| Red |
2014 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 92 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Upon open, I felt regret for plucking it out of the cellar too soon. But it picked up considerable steam over time – hold this one although not bad now either. Observed notes of espresso, tobacco, dark red fruits. |
| Red |
2011 Le Chiuse Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 90 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Have had success with Le Chiuse in the past but maybe this is a victim of a lesser vintage. It seemed like it was smoking on open, but it closed up soon after. I wouldn’t call it austere but it was a bit dull. Picked up notes of mint, anise, forest floor, |
| Red |
2012 Ca' del Baio Barbaresco VallegrandeNebbiolo more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 92 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): In a close race on Christmas Eve, this was the favorite red. It showed a lot about what I love in Barbaresco – very similar to Barolo but a bit more gentle and finessed. This wine exuded class with fine grained subtle tannins, a cherry core, and accents of mint, pine and forest floor, with also a hit of nebbiolo’s tar and rose petal. Got better over time. |
| Red |
2015 Bodegas y Viñedos San Roman Toro Viña San RománTinta de Toro, Tempranillo more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 90 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): This continues to be a favorite for me although I’ve found earlier vintages to be more sophisticated and long. Features black berries and fruits on the forefront. Maybe got a bit lost in this menu because it was more brooding than the pinots but was out-brooded by the Barolo. |
| Red |
2016 Bertinga Toscana IGTMerlot more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 89 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): This wine was a bit of a dud with my tasters although I appreciated its Tuscan acidity and sour cherry flavors. Others found it a bit too bracing especially after some velvety, smooth pinots. |
| Red |
2013 Elvio Cogno Barolo Cascina NuovaNebbiolo more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 89 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): Perhaps it was a mistake to enter this into the lineup and it frankly is too young – I like appellation barolos at age 10 but this one needs 5 years at least. Nevertheless, it holds promise and currently shows red currant, minerals, eucalyptus, charred oak. Seemed pretty textbook to me. |
| Red |
2016 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges Vieilles VignesPinot Noir more |
1/3/2024 - pgb67 wrote: 93 pointsThe Holidays With Wine (Home is where the cellar is): The third pinot in the tasting offered a wholly different experience and drank truly Burgundian with a pretty nose of red fruit, violets, and tilled soil, followed by a powerful, rich, tannic mouth of raspberry and toasty barrel notes. A pretty serious wine with plenty of clock left on it. |
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