| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2016 Grosset Riesling Springvale Clare Valleymore |
4/24/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRConsistent with previous note. Very classic orange blossom and lime but with a fantastic slaty mineral streak. Plenty of energy and intensity, drinking very well, will no doubt continue for several years. |
| Red |
2019 Stefano Mancinelli Lacrima di Morro d'Alba Superioremore |
4/24/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRPlump and soft with generous plummy fruit and stewed dark cherries. I agree with the "turkish delight" observation - it has a sweet flowery character. Soft supporting tannins. Rather inviting. |
| Red |
2010 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
4/15/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRIn line with previous notes this was showing that pipe tobacco and leather character, and plenty of raisin and fig fruit. But noticeably better on this occasion, finally seeming relaxed and resolved rather than tight for hours and hours upon opening. In my opinion this is now at its peak. |
| White |
2021 Henri Ehrhart Riesling KaefferkopfAlsace Grand Cru more |
4/13/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRMy first experience of this producer, who in Tom Stevenson's opinion is underrated. I was surprised to see a grand cru from such a highly regarded vineyard and top producer in a good vintage on sale so cheap, but I was disappointed by the wine. It was recognisably rieslingy (petrol and peach on the nose) and had definite Alsatian character, but I found it excessively fat and a bit oxidative, with too much of the wet hay character that I get on pinot blanc and don't really like. Hopefully just a bad bottle. |
| Red |
2018 Blank Canvas Winery Pinot Noir AnthemCentral Otago more |
4/13/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRA serious wine. A bit muddy-looking (in a good way), it has good pinot complexity - earth, mushrooms, cranberry and cherry. These people know what they're doing. A bit sharp and green but, you know, it's a pinot noir. |
| White |
2019 Cantine di Marzo Greco di Tufo Riserva Vigna SerroneGreco di Tufo DOCG more |
4/6/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRThis is very impressive. Didn’t open with any particular expectations, had a lovely initial impression of lemon pith, hay, dry and taut, a little bit herbal. But as it opened up it became way more complex, minerally, creamy even, and by the end I just wanted to go out and buy a case - the definitive measure of quality in my opinion. |
| Red |
2014 Château Simone PaletteRed Rhone Blend more |
4/6/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRI’d forgotten what this was made from and on opening would have said it was a mature claret - has that old leather and cigar thing going on, but with a good palate of plummy fruit. Really rather lovely. |
| Red |
2004 Moss Wood Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River more |
3/31/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRThis is a first class wine. Can't quite believe I don't have a prior note for it. Lovely nose combining mature dried fruit - prune and date - but with the fresh mint and mature cassis, and then a layer of earthy dried leaves. On the palate, a certain creamy caffe latte character. Unctuous and delicious. Perfectly mature, drink or hold. Very sad this is my last bottle. |
| Red |
2005 Château Lafon-RochetSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/31/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRDelicious, consistent with previous note although I'd perhaps be a bit less effusive this time around. |
| White |
2012 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric EmileAlsace more |
3/31/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRA very odd thing happened...went to take what I thought were my last two bottles of the 2017 from the cellar, to find that what was there was these 2 bottles of 2012 that I have no record of (and no 2017s). Have I drunk 4 bottles of 2017 not noticing that it was actually 2012? If not where did these come from? Anyway, delicious steely, classic Alsatian Riesling. Now the question is whether my previous notes for the 2017 are really for the 2012?! Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2020 Oreste Buzio Grignolino del Monferrato Casalesemore |
3/28/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRLight ruby red. On opening, utterly savoury, white pepper and olive nose with stems and something a bit earthy and dirty (in a characterful sort of way). Over time more cherry fruit emerges. Light and pleasant, enough in the way of tannin to give it some structure but not that extracted, which was welcome. Pretty good value too. |
| White |
2022 Cantina Sangro Pecorino Terre di Chieti IGTmore |
3/27/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRMy husband hated this but I thought it was ok, especially for the price. Fresh, herbal, a bit of body, perhaps a bit medicinal/stemmy/raw on the finish but I didn’t think it was that objectionable. Perhaps a bit vacant on the mid palate. |
| Red |
2018 Castello di Neive Barbaresco Albesani Santo StefanoNebbiolo more |
3/24/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRWell this blew me away. Bright transparent garnet. Highly aromatic. Really superbly polished complex aromas, yes you get florality and cherry all the rest of it but it just comes across as its own perfectly knit whole. Glossy and liqueur like. A bit sharp on opening perhaps but that's what you'd expect. Hard to resist now although I expect it would get even better. |
| Red |
2019 Abbia Nòva Cesanese del Piglio Senzavandalismimore |
3/21/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRI was prejudiced against this because of the awful label and name and expected it to be some natural rubbish but I couldn’t have been more wrong! The purity of fruit is exceptional- dark cherry and plum - with earth and wet rock too. Linear, to use that awful expression. Very good value. Was much better after a lot of air. |
| Red |
2004 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/19/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRTasting properly mature. An old school claret. Quite fine, even thin, blackcurrant fruit, much more in the way of dead leaves, fireplace. Well proportioned, classical, very enjoyable but for me I think it will become increasingly frail and it is now time to start drinking up unless you like very very old claret. But I increasingly think people fetishise age in old wines, they're not at their best just because they're old, and I think this is now headed into that territory. At time of writing only 39% of those bottles held in community cellars has been drunk, frankly I think that's ridiculous, how long are people going to wait? |
| Red |
2007 Petaluma Cabernet Merlot CoonawarraRed Bordeaux Blend more |
3/16/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRDark red tending to brown. On opening still very fruity, mature blackcurrant. But you can leave it for hours and then it develops more in the way of mature spice and leather, cigar box, meat even, and dry toast. Full, monolithic, polished, mature and still with plenty of life. Still thick and fruity, but mature fruit. Not remotely fading. |
| Red |
2018 Lungarotti Torgiano Rubesco Riserva Vigna MonticchioSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
3/15/2024 - gtilley wrote: NROh my, this is a fantastic wine. Mid to dark red, ever so slight browning. The nose is utterly complete. Plummy fruit, tending to jammy - almost Australian! - but with a full complement of mint, leather, dried herbs, spicy oak, cocoa powder. And not overbearing - open, but moderated. Palate is consistent, and when paired with food (onglet on this occasion) plunges into more dried fruit, prune territory. Complex, inviting, totally integrated. Loved every sip. |
| White |
2020 Marco Scolaris Collio Ribolla Giallamore |
3/14/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRVery pleasant. Precise, distinct aromas of lemon pith (lemon sherbet), dried herbs, liqorice, a bit of sweat (I always get this from Collio wines) and something a bit like marshmallow. Good, persistent, fresh and light. |
| Red |
2021 Tatomer Pinot NoirSanta Barbara County more |
3/11/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRRuby red. Energetic and high pitched ripe red cherry fruit, even tending towards the confected. Rather delicate on its own, rounds out and seems to have more depth and spice with food (chicken fricassee on this occasion). Quite inviting, has a certain glossiness, although not sure I see what all the fuss is about per certain reviews. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2010 Giacomo Brezza e Figli Barolo CannubiNebbiolo more |
3/8/2024 - gtilley wrote: NROh my this is delicious. Red, browning. Mature. Dark nose, raisin, leather, dried herbs. Depth to the palate, fat, rocks, dead leaves. Has depth. Complete. Resolved tannins after plenty of air. I underestimated this wine previously. It is consummate. Drinking perfectly, or hold if you like it a bit more decrepit but it offers a great deal right now. |
| Red |
2010 Giacomo Brezza e Figli Barolo CannubiNebbiolo more |
3/8/2024 - gtilley wrote: flawedCorked…badly |
| White |
2021 Corte Mainente Soave Classico NetrroirGarganega more |
3/5/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRImpressive, and incredible value. Golden. Rich and honeyed, weighty, with good complexity - peach kernel bitterness, almond, woody herbs, a bit of vanilla, mashmallow even. I later found out it is made from partly dried grapes - that would explain the weight. And barrel fermented in part. A real delight. And my husband liked it too. |
| Red |
2010 Château du TertreMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/3/2024 - gtilley wrote: flawedCorked |
| White - Fortified |
NV Gralyn Estate Classic MuscatMargaret River more |
3/3/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRI was not expecting the colour! Practically black, with alarming radioactive green tinge to it. Gloriously thick in a sort of PX way, perhaps a bit much (especially at the end of a long dinner of many wines, as this was!) |
| Red |
2004 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/3/2024 - gtilley wrote: NRAs for last time, this is just a great claret at its peak. Smoky, cigar box character but with enough fruit still there that it's not falling over yet. Good and integrated. |
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