| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2010 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru BougrosChardonnay more |
5/21/2021 - pifcho Likes this wine: 95 pointsThis is superb right now. A ton of electricity and complexity on the palate. Still feels very young 11 years into it, but also very open and with great depth. Wish I had another bottle. |
| White |
2010 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru ValmurChardonnay more |
5/21/2021 - pifcho Likes this wine: 91 pointsNot as blown away as last time - really solid and well put together, but was a little ordinary next to the 2010 Fevre Bougros, which completely blew me away with its concentration and energy. |
| Red |
2019 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-VillagesGamay more |
3/26/2021 - pifcho Likes this wine: 90 pointsBest $10 wine I have had in a long time. Easy drinking, yet full of interest. Balance, depth and freshness that is typical of $20+ wines. Good structure here - I think this will age well, not that it needs to. Perfect weekday / party wine. |
| Red |
2019 Broc Cellars Love RedNorth Coast Red Blend more |
2/17/2021 - pifcho Likes this wine: 92 pointsHoly Smokes, this is one delicious wine. At 12.5% alcohol, this is making its best Beaujolais impression. Needs 30 minutes of air to come together. Super fresh acidity and tasty blueberry pie juiciness that make it impossible to put down. What a fun summer red! Very well priced at ~$20 and a great example of what making old world style wines in Cali could be like. |
| White |
2016 G.D. Vajra Langhe Monterustico BiancoLanghe DOC White Blend more |
2/9/2021 - pifcho wrote: 90 pointsBought at Whole Foods for $15. Went with a good producer and this did not disappoint. Medium weight with good freshness and length. Reminded me of a good Macon unoaked Chard. |
| Red |
2016 August Kesseler Pinot Noir Daily AugustRheingau more |
2/9/2021 - pifcho wrote: 88 pointsI enjoyed this a decent bit. Screwcap. A maroon color that suggests much older wine. Good freshness. A lot of forest floor flavor. Light to medium bodied with decent length. Not bad for around $20. |
| Red |
2014 Sandhi Wines Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
11/1/2020 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis is top notch Cali Pinot. Elegant, precise and tasty. Perfect ringer for a blind Burgundian tasting - will stand up to many fine 1er and Grand Crus 2x-3x its price. Has the structure to get better but completely approachable today. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2014 Erewhon Pinot NoirNew Zealand more |
7/11/2020 - pifcho Likes this wine: 91 pointsI don’t drink a lot of NZ Pinot, but maybe I should. This really hit the spot. Well balanced with a nice spicy palate and long finish. Tough to put the glass down. Compares really well to a village burgundy 2-3x the price. |
| Red |
2016 Château BonneauHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/8/2020 - pifcho wrote: 90 pointsMy first bottle a year or so ago, was underwhelming and boring, but time has done this wine well and this bottle was a really pleasant surprise. Fruity, plush, balanced with a really attractive nose. Good to go now. Terrific for its price point. Wish I had more. |
| Red |
2018 Caruso & Minini Terre di Giumara Frappato & Nerello MascaleseTerre Siciliane Nerello Blend, Nerello Mascalese more |
6/9/2020 - pifcho wrote: 90 pointsWhat a joyous gulpable red. A little puzzled by the previous note. The wine is definitely fruit forward, but there is great balance here. Sneaky grippy tannins on the backend. Really tough to put the glass down and at around $15 a great value. |
| White |
2015 Lioco Chardonnay Russian River Valleymore |
5/21/2020 - pifcho wrote: 92 pointsReally impressed by the quality here. This has aged gracefully and shows a very good balance. The fruit is ripe but fresh. Really enjoyed it. |
| Red |
2010 Ca‘ Rozzeria Barbaresco NeiveNebbiolo more |
5/4/2020 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsTruly delicious tonight - opened up relatively quickly and it was very difficult to put down the glass. Elegant, juicy with good complexity. Excellent value |
| Red |
1985 Jean Boillot & Fils Volnay 1er Cru CailleretsPinot Noir more |
5/4/2020 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsGreat bottle. A lot of secondary development, but still quite youthful. The bottle needed over an hour to open up and it was singing as we were finishing it off. |
| Red |
1996 Andrew Will Merlot Ciel du Cheval VineyardRed Mountain more |
5/4/2020 - pifcho Likes this wine: 92 pointsFeels like this didn't budge one bit from my last note 4 years ago. Robust and very more-ish. This is an ager. |
| Red |
2011 Wind Gap Wines Nebbiolo Luna Matta VineyardPaso Robles more |
4/24/2020 - pifcho wrote: 92 pointsI will echo Oaktown's note before me. This is a clear winner and one of the finest examples of the grape outside of Piedmont that I've ever had. Reminds me of an elegant Barbaresco and would be great to sneak this into a blind tasting. I wish they kept making this. The 2006 version, which I've also had was clunkier and more Cali than Nebbiolo, but they nailed it here. Too bad they stopped making this wine. |
| Red |
2014 Campesino BaybosSonoma Coast Red Rhone Blend more |
10/21/2019 - pifcho Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery tasty at this stage - definitely new world, but has good balance. Rich palate yet very easy to drink - a great party red for the winter. |
| Red |
1999 Jean Boillot & Fils Beaune 1er Cru EpenottesPinot Noir more |
10/18/2019 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsFantastic bottle, which at the age of 20 is drinking perfectly. Vivid, rich Burgundy, reflecting the vintage, yet perfectly balanced and nuanced. |
| White |
2016 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate BlancColumbia Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
11/23/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsExcellent. One of the better domestic whites I have had in a long time. Rich, but perfectly balanced with excellent roundness on the palate. |
| Red |
2013 Bravium Pinot Noir Wiley VineyardAnderson Valley more |
11/23/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 89 pointsI really enjoyed it. Lighter style CA pinot with good balance. |
| Red |
2010 Piers Saffran Red MountainRed Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 91 pointsThis is tasty and balanced with a lot of character. |
| White - Off-dry |
1998 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling SpätleseRheinhessen more |
5/7/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsBrilliant again - two years after my last bottle it seems to me as the sweetness has taken a step back and the wine is becoming more secondary. Beautifully put together. Wish I had more |
| White |
2013 Domaine Matrot MeursaultChardonnay more |
5/3/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 89 pointsWent through two half bottles of this - perfectly fine and typical Meursault, but lacked oomph for me. |
| Red |
2005 Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les SuchotsPinot Noir more |
5/3/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 93 pointsDelicious and drinking really well at the moment. While it has the signature concentrated fruit of the vintage, it delivers it in an elegant and balanced package. Some noticeable oak when it was first open, but that integrated well quickly. Excellent length and persistent finish. While probably better in 10 years, it is totally delicious today. |
| Red |
2014 Koehler-Ruprecht Spätburgunder Kabinett trockenPfalz more |
5/3/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 91 pointsA herbal, umami version of pinot that I really liked - almost no fruit, but this is pure and elegant! I like it and really excellent value at this price point. (My wife didn't like it as much as I did, so you have to like the profile) |
| Red |
2013 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les PruliersPinot Noir more |
3/26/2018 - pifcho Likes this wine: 92 pointsSecond really good bottle of this. See my previous note |
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