| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2014 La Ca' Növa Barbaresco MontestefanoNebbiolo more |
4/29/2024 - bdisk1235 wrote: 91 pointsThe wine was good but not up to the standard I would have expected given some of the other reviews here and the professional reviews. Nicely integrated tannin with a lot of red fruit. Got some secondary characteristics as well of leather and forest floor. High acidity, short/medium finish. Drank initially after a couple hour decant an then returned for the rest 2 nights later - by which point it wasn't showing particularly well, having lost most of the fruit by that point. |
| Red |
2020 Ridge Monte BelloSanta Cruz Mountains Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/24/2023 - bdisk1235 wrote: NRI struggled to write this note. Opened and decanted and drank over the course of 12 hours. Tight and structured, with big fruit and tannins initially. It is evident that the fruit is excellent. Over time it mellowed and opened up a bit. The wine is well made, but something was off. I tasted with my wife (who is not aware of the 2020 issues and has a better palate than me) and she noticed it as well. At the outset, the wine had a gritty taste (if that makes sense) that hit in the back of my lower jaw. It also had a teriyaki/soy flavor that I've never experienced with any other wine. Over the course of the day, those flavors seemed to integrate a bit more, and to me there was the faintest hint of smoke in the background. Not pronounced like other smoke tainted wines I have had that taste like an ash tray, but lurking in the background as if you drank it after smoking a cigarette the day before. 7 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2014 Château d'ArmailhacPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDrank with Christmas dinner after decanting for 4 hours. Classic claret characteristics, with nicely integrated fruit, medium tannins and length. Limited aged characteristics, though it was from a magnum. Very enjoyable, though not a stunner. I think the wine is in a good place and has shed much of its baby fat to be a nice classic Bordeaux, and at the price, I would recommend. |
| Red |
2015 Château MailletPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/10/2023 - bdisk1235 wrote: 89 pointsVery fruit forward. Mostly dark fruit and little nuance. Would not have guessed pomerol blind - seemed more like a cab. |
| Red |
2022 Walter Scott Pinot Noir X-Novo VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 96 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Seemed to have a bit of everything on a very expressive nose. Very, very well rounded. The fruit was very pure, and the wine was extremely well balanced and rounded. Dark and red fruit are seamlessly integrated, with notes of baking spice. Coated the whole palate and hit every different tastebud. Medium acid and medium finish. Favorite Pinot of the night (barely beating the Sojeau and Koosah). |
| White |
2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 97 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Slight reduction on the nose, but less than all the other wines in the flight excepting the Koosah. Nose also had hints of cirrus, though was a bit muted. The flavors were wonderful and extremely well rounded. Cream soda, butterscotch, citrus, tropical fruit and floral flavors. Wife said it “had a little bit of everything”. Long finish and medium/high acid. My WOTN barely ahead of the X Novo Pinot and the Sojeau Chardonnay. |
| Red |
2022 Walter Scott Pinot Noir Sojeau VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 96 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Similar perfume-like nose to the Sojeau Chardonnay, with hints of wet leather and red currant. Prominent red cherry and raspberry flavors with an undercurrent of plum and blackberry. Long finish, medium/high acid. Round, enveloping mouthfeel. Truly lovely. |
| White |
2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay Sojeau VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 96 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Less reduction than the Freedom and Justice chardonnays. Perfume-like nose, and on the palate a more typical Chardonnay profile, with citrus notes being the most prominent. Medium, integrated acid and a long finish. A lovely Chardonnay! |
| Red |
2022 Walter Scott Pinot Noir Koosah FarmEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 95 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Another lovely Pinot from Koosah. Dark fruit and a hint of leather on the nose. Flavors plum, dried cherry and lively raspberry. This was more complex than the Freedom Hill and Justice. Medium, well integrated acid with a long finish. One of our favorites. |
| White |
2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay Koosah VineyardWillamette Valley more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 95 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Tropical fruit nose and obviously a lot less reductive than some of the other chardonnays in the tasting. Flavors of pineapple, peach and yuzu. Medium acid and relatively delicate with a long finish. One of our favorites of the tasting. |
| Red |
2022 Walter Scott Pinot Noir Justice VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 94 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Nose of dark fruit with a floral undercurrent. Fairly fruit forward with punchy raspberry and dried cherry and herbaceous notes. Nice, rounded mouthfeel. Medium acid and finish. Not as fruit forward as the Koosah, but seemed to be more in that style than the other Pinots. |
| White |
2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay Justice VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: This also had a lot of reduction. Nose of butterscotch, honey and shredded wheat. High acid and Sauvignon blanc like again. Hint of gunsmoke on the palate and lots of citrus. Overall, another very well made wine, and I’d like to see it with slightly turned down reduction. Either way, we enjoyed this very much. |
| Red |
2022 Walter Scott Pinot Noir Freedom Hill VineyardWillamette Valley more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 91 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: Both my wife and I thought that this wine was nice, though simpler than we’ve experienced from the other WS single vineyard offerings. Relatively muted nose, though there was a slight floral scent. The flavors were primarily dark fruit with a core of plum, and the finish was fairly short. Medium acid and a rounded mouthfeel. Very easy drinking. |
| White |
2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay Freedom Hill VineyardWillamette Valley more |
12/9/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsWalter Scott 2022 Vintage Zoom Tasting: The Freedom Hill Chardonnay had the most reduction of all of the wines we tasted. I like the reductive qualities, and on this wine it was probably at the maximum level where I would still enjoy the wine as I did. Nose of brioche and wet rocks. High acid, though very integrated. Flavors of citrus and I thought Ken’s note of “burnt grapefruit” was spot on. The reduction makes this wine very interesting, though at times I have to remind myself it is Chardonnay. I’d like to try this wine with a significant decant to see how it evolves in the glass. Either way, it was very nice as is. |
| Red |
2019 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Pato VineyardContra Costa County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
12/3/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 93 pointsLuscious dark fruit, medium tannins and a reasonably long finish. This was a bargain for the price, and very open for drinking now. |
| Red |
2015 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/24/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsHad with Thanksgiving dinner. Typical Bordeaux profile, with a medium length finish and integrated tannins. Very nice, but not a lot of complexity at the moment and was mostly primary with just a hint of aged characteristics. I definitely see how some reviewers said this skewed a bit more modern than other vintages of GPL. Perfectly fine to drink now (we decanted for 4 hours) but probably best to forget about these in the cellar for another decade. |
| White |
2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
11/23/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsTropical fruit flavors with zingy acidity. Hint of petrol that blew off after the bottle had been open for a while. Not the most complex, but at the $18 I paid for this, it is a steal. Not showing many aged characteristics yet, I think this will stay drinking well for another couple decades. |
| Red |
2019 Moshin Vineyards Mourvèdre Goldbud VineyardEl Dorado County more |
11/3/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsSurprisingly enjoyable! Lots of red fruit, smooth tannin and aromas of cigar box. Went great with Spanish food. Would def have again. |
| Red |
2020 Moshin Vineyards Pinot Noir EstateRussian River Valley more |
10/27/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery enjoyable. Zippy red fruit up front with a blackberry backbone. Medium finish and medium acid. Not as fruity as estate Moshin's I've had in the past which is a good thing. Very nice wine. |
| Red |
2010 Les Pagodes de CosSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/14/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 pointsNeed to reiterate that this needs a significant decant. I decanted for 3 hours before the first glass and it still had a significant barnyard aroma. It took another 3 hours (6 total) until it blew off. Definitely decant in the morning if you want to enjoy that day. After the funky notes blew off, it had the typical Bordeaux aroma and flavor, with a medium finish and minimal complexity. Score reflects the post-decanted wine. |
| Red |
2005 Château d'IssanMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2023 - bdisk1235 wrote: 94 pointsFrom a magnum. The color has shifted from the darker color of the more recent vintages to a ruby color. Many more aged characteristics than the 2010 - I was surprised it was from a magnum and would have guessed it was a 2000 based on the appearance and taste. No evidence of decline and is drinking wonderfully now. |
| Red |
2010 Château d'IssanMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 95 pointsAnother wonderful wine. Integrated and enveloping like the 2016 but with some additional aged characteristics. I tasted a bit a mushroom and leather. The fruit was still primary however and the acid and tannin were perfectly balanced. Long finish. |
| Red |
2016 Château d'IssanMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 95 pointsDelicious wine. The tannin is prominent but integrated, and flavors of blackberry, red cherry and raspberry are primary, with a very tiny hint of some aged characteristics. The wine coats the entire palate and is incredibly well balanced. This will last for a long time. |
| Red |
2019 Château d'IssanMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2023 - bdisk1235 wrote: NRNo rating right now as this wine was pretty shut down and the fruit was overwhelmed by a wall of tannin. The flavor of the wine was very nice, but this is going to need a long time and is not open for business currently. Buy some, lay them down and forget about them. |
| Red |
2018 Château d'IssanMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2023 - bdisk1235 wrote: 92 pointsFragrant bouquet and prominent fruit and surprisingly integrated tannins. Drinking well now as a youthful wine but with the bones to go to the distance. The hot year is evident in the prominence of the fruit but its not baked or too hot. Very enjoyable. |
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