| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2014 Sadie Family SoldaatPiekenierskloof Grenache more |
10/12/2020 - cseanb1 wrote: 93 pointsDecanted 3 hours on Thursday, put the cork back in, and then drank Friday night. Light bodied, elegant with strawberries, rhubarb, cinnamon, and Xmas spices lingering into a long finish with earthy notes. |
| Red |
2005 Nicolas Potel Volnay Vieilles VignesPinot Noir more |
3/30/2017 - cseanb1 Does not like this wine: NRI have nothing positive to say about this wine. I decanted it, tasted it along the way over 5 hours, and then poured it down the drain. |
| Red |
2007 Phillips Hill Pinot Noir Marguerite VineyardAnderson Valley more |
7/23/2014 - cseanb1 wrote: 90 pointsDecanted 1 hour prior to consumption, but it needed another hour for the finish to extend across the palate and to fully integrate. |
| Red |
1999 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La CrauRed Rhone Blend more |
2/5/2014 - cseanb1 wrote: 91 pointsMagnum and decanted 8 hours prior to consumption. Needed every minute to open and express itself. Consumed during the second half of the Super Bowl. It was vastly more interesting than the game at that point and all in the room were thankful it was a magnum as sorrows needed drowning. Classic CdP. Enjoy! Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
1988 Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
1/17/2014 - cseanb1 wrote: 94 pointsDecanted 4 hours then placed back in bottle with cork off for another four. Insanely good and complex. Don't buy it. Don't look for it. I want all for me. If you buy it, please pop and pour, you'll hate it. |
| Red |
2008 Brooks Pinot Noir Red LetterWillamette Valley more |
12/10/2013 - cseanb1 wrote: 91 pointsStarted to sing after about four hours in the decanter. Would buy again. |
| Red |
2006 Bergström Pinot Noir de LancellottiChehalem Mountains more |
11/29/2013 - cseanb1 wrote: NRDecanted 3 hours. The wine showed no Pinot characteristics, nor Oregon profile. Reminded me of an aging new world styled CdP from a warm vintage. Stewed fruits and a rich full bodied palate. The previous bottle a few years back was much better. After a glass, I moved on to something else. |
| Red |
1990 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
11/2/2013 - cseanb1 Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted two hours and returned to the bottle for 4 hours. Should have given it three hours, but it was a fine showing none the less. Highlights were a medicinal herbal component much like a fine Amaro and a rich savory earthiness that hinted on Tahini sauce. It was still changing in the bottle up to the last glass. Magical. |
| Red |
1985 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin GinestraNebbiolo more |
10/26/2013 - cseanb1 wrote: 94 pointsDecanted four hours, placed back in bottle sealed for another four, and then decanted for another two at the restaurant. The last two hours integrated the finish and added warmth to the fruit. Mmmmm, Barolo. |
| Red |
2007 Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir Galpin PeakHemel-en-Aarde Valley more |
10/17/2013 - cseanb1 wrote: 90 pointsPop and pour. Expected little based upon other's notes, but got much more. Every now and then bottle variation is in your favor. |
| Red |
2000 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/15/2013 - cseanb1 Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted at 2:30 and consumed from 7:30 to 9. Beautifully integrated and expansive. From first to last glass, a pleasure, but the last 1/3 of the bottle showed another level. |
| Red |
2010 Bosco Agostino Barbera d'Alba Superiore Voluptamore |
6/1/2013 - cseanb1 wrote: NRPnP was a mistake. Either decant for at least an hour or better yet cellar 2-4 years. Just too young right now. |
| White |
2010 Clos Ste. Magdeleine Cassis BlancWhite Blend more |
10/25/2012 - cseanb1 wrote: 80 pointsDecanted with hopes of improvement. None observed. Dumped the second half of the bottle down the drain, no point. Life is too short. |
| Red |
2006 Ayoub Pinot NoirDundee Hills more |
6/23/2012 - cseanb1 Likes this wine: NRDecanted 3 hours prior to the start of consumption and the wine was just beginning to show. By the end of the fourth hour in the decanter, the finish was beginning to show the potential of the wine. Lesson learned. Sadly, this was a single bottle purchase, but I would buy again if I can find the vintage. |
| Red |
2003 Bergström Pinot Noir de LancellottiChehalem Mountains more |
3/11/2012 - cseanb1 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted 3 hours prior to consumption. Tasted after 1.5 hours in the decanter, there was minimal fruit and the finish was still tight with a tannic grip. With the extra 1.5 hours of air, the fruit emerged, nuances appeared, and the tannins melted into a long finish. Ahh, the power of cool climate Pinot, biodynamically farmed and spontaneously fermented! |
| White |
2010 Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Les Terres BlanchesWhite Rhone Blend more |
2/19/2012 - cseanb1 wrote: 80 pointsVenturi'd into the decanter and then decanted 45 minutes prior to serving. Now I enjoy elegance and subtlety in my wines, but this wine needs an amplifier. I even let the wine warm up to just slightly chilled and the flavors and finish are still muted. The folks at the Wine House SF were big on this one, don't know why; they must be trying to get rid of it. Not sure I'm even going to finish this bottle as life is too short and there are other wines in the house. $24 not well spent. |
| Red |
2008 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf EstateSonoma Coast more |
1/14/2012 - cseanb1 Does not like this wine: NRSmoke Tainted. If you can look past this aspect, the underlying wine is quite nice. For me, I wish they had told me so at the winery when I asked as I would have purchased the 09 instead and cellared it. |
| Red |
2009 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
9/5/2011 - cseanb1 wrote: NRDecanted 30 minutes. I needed a 1/2 bottle on labor day and whole foods was the only wine shop open. I figured was 07 good vinatge. It had some bottle age. I normally enjoy the profile of Sonoma Coast Pinots and the sign said dry and earthy. Not exactly what I was hoping to find. Wino Tim and BruceB nail it and are perhaps a tad kind. Over-priced and underdelivering. |
| Red |
2005 Phillips Hill Pinot Noir Toulouse VineyardAnderson Valley more |
8/27/2011 - cseanb1 wrote: 92 pointsDecanted 2 hours prior to the start of consumption and should have decanted 4 more. Not to say that the wine wasn't drinking well after two, but the last glass showed a a whole new level of the finish. Glad there is more and will certainly look to buy again. |
| Red |
2000 Damilano BaroloNebbiolo more |
8/26/2011 - cseanb1 wrote: 82 pointsDecanted 2 hours prior to deciding that if this were Tuesday and I was having pizza this wine would have sufficed. Since it was Thursday and I was heading to Dopo, I put this wine back in the bottle and opened a Quintarelli instead. Day Two, downhill even farther and down the drain. |
| Red |
2001 Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve SixtineRed Rhone Blend more |
7/24/2011 - cseanb1 wrote: 88 pointsDecanted 1 hour. This wine never found itself even after several hours in the decanter. Still youthful with fruit, it just never managed to find a cohesive palate. Described best as an awkward teenager, hopefully, this wine will do something down the road. Will forget the other bottle for good long while. |
| Red |
1998 Allegrini La Poja Veronese IGTCorvina more |
6/3/2011 - cseanb1 wrote: flawedTBD if Benchmark will accept a return of a corked bottle. |
| Red |
2002 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The Three RowsRussian River Valley more |
5/29/2011 - cseanb1 Likes this wine: 91 pointsDecanted 1.5 hours prior to consumption. The more air it gained the less French it became. Strangely it was earthier, funkier and less fruit foward after 1.5 hours after being decanted then 2 hours. As the night grew on, it became more fruit foward and cherry driven. A very lively wine. Enjoy! |
| White |
2000 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc RéserveWhite Rhone Blend more |
5/29/2011 - cseanb1 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted 1 hour before consumption and cumsumed over 1 hour. Upon entry to the palate the fruit is lively and fresh before the wine settles into what one would expect from a 10 year old Rayas blanc. Plenty of life left here. I think I'll shop for an older vintage to see what a fully mature Rayas blanc has to offer. |
| Red |
2001 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape ReserveGrenache more |
5/29/2011 - cseanb1 wrote: 93 pointsDecanted 4 hours prior to consumption and cosumed over 1.5. Two hours into decanting the first taste is disjointed between the fruit and acidity and frankly disappointing. Wondering almost if the bottle is off. 2 hours later, the wine has integrated and is all that I expected it to be. As Tim put it, the Rayas footprint all over the nose and palate. The last sip was the best of the bottle which leaves me to regret not decanting more like 7-8 hours. |
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