Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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Red |
2013 Halstead Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
6/3/2016 - tjmcollector Does not like this wine: 87 pointsRustic bouquet, slightly rough finish |
Red |
2011 Marchesi Mazzei Chianti Classico FonterutoliChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
5/4/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 90 pointsFull bodied, smooth chianti. |
Red |
2013 Terrazas de Los Andes Malbec ReservaMendoza more |
5/1/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 89 pointsBig fruit up front, refreshing mid, short finish, but pleasant. |
White |
2014 Paul Buisse TouraineSauvignon Blanc more |
4/18/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 90 pointsBalanced Sauvignon with a mix of floral and mineral. |
Red |
2012 Vigneti del Salento Negroamaro I Muri Puglia IGTmore |
4/4/2016 - tjmcollector Does not like this wine: 86 pointsRustic aroma, sour fruit up front, finish is acidic with notes of grass |
Red |
2013 Azienda Agricola Martilde Barbera Oltrepò Pavesemore |
3/28/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 91 pointsPleasant Bouquet, strong, lush fruit up front, balanced finished with an acid accelerator as expected from a barbera. |
Red |
2011 Ramian Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Gratitude of SixCoombsville more |
3/28/2016 - tjmcollector wrote: 89 pointsSolid Cabernet, front fruit medium, finish smooth, but missing complexity. For the price not a good value. |
Red |
2013 De Loach Pinot Noir Le RoiCalifornia more |
3/28/2016 - tjmcollector Does not like this wine: 84 pointsWeak bouquet, muddled fruit, rustic finish |
Red |
2011 Bodegas Lo Nuevo Jumilla VilataMourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
3/26/2016 - tjmcollector wrote: 88 pointsBetter than most Jumailla 100% monastrell. No barnyard bouquet. Syrah blend removes some of the rustic byte. Finish is a reasonable blend of acid and tannin. A good value for the price. |
Red |
2005 Tormaresca Negroamaro Masseria Maìme Salento IGTmore |
3/24/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 91 pointsBig wine, strong balanced tannin/acid finish. Decant to remove sediment. |
Red |
2010 Capezzana Carmignano Villa di CapezzanaSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
3/10/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 91 pointsThe balance on the finish was a bit sharp upon initial opening. The next day the balance had softened and the wine drinks well without food. |
Red |
2011 Churchill/Graham Douro Churchill's Estates Touriga Nacionalmore |
3/2/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 84 pointsRustic, somewhat barnyard bouquet, similar to a mid priced - $15 - monastrell from the south of spain |
Red |
2013 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna RossoEtna DOC Nerello Blend, Nerello Mascalese more |
2/24/2016 - tjmcollector wrote: 85 pointsSmooth, but light body. A sense of watered down wine reasonable quality wine |
Red |
2012 Rodney Strong Merlot Sonoma Countymore |
2/24/2016 - tjmcollector wrote: 87 pointsMuch better after the 2nd day. Good fruit and less tight on the finish |
Red |
2013 Franco Serra Barbera d'Asti Superioremore |
2/14/2016 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 90 pointsBright acid heightened fruit up front, smooth, lively middle, short clean finish |
Red |
2013 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valleymore |
2/13/2016 - tjmcollector wrote: 85 pointsThe wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. The body is light/medium. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes short and course. |
Red |
2014 Velenosi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Quattro Manimore |
12/16/2015 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 88 pointsNice wine for a 2014. Try again in a few years |
White |
2014 Paul Buisse TouraineSauvignon Blanc more |
12/1/2015 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 89 pointsStrong initial pear flavor, good acid, fruit carried over during the finish |
Red |
2014 Antonelli San Marco Umbria BaioccoSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
11/25/2015 - tjmcollector wrote: 86 pointsThe wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. It smells like tobacco and medium toast. The body is light/medium. The wine has narrow texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has high acidity. Sour cherry during mid-finish, light slightly acidic ending |
Red |
2014 Bodegas Castaño Monastrell Yecla Moragón Family Collectionmore |
11/17/2015 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 88 pointsStrong start for a young 2014 vintage, 100% monastrell, kept a few bottles for a couple of years of aging. Didn't have the typical monastrell barn yard aroma, closer to a merlot. Smooth finish with a balance level of tannin. |
Red |
2012 Compania de Vinos del Atlantico Yecla GordoMourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
11/17/2015 - tjmcollector Does not like this wine: 82 pointsDrank next to a Castano 100% monastrell of the same year. Though blended with cabernet the wine had a harsh mid-finish. Kept the Castano, didn't finish the Gordo |
Red |
2012 Château de Pierreux BrouillyGamay more |
10/8/2015 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 87 pointsSolid Cru rated Beaujolais from Brouilly. Light-Medium body with medium fruit and rounded acid on the finish. |
Red |
2013 Fratelli Alessandria Barbera d'Albamore |
9/26/2015 - tjmcollector Likes this wine: 90 pointsVery nice Barbera, smooth fruit start, bright acid middle, clean short finish |
Red |
2005 Château BernadotteHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/6/2015 - tjmcollector Does not like this wine: 84 pointsIt smells like black currant (cassis). The body is light/medium. The wine has narrow texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity. |
Red |
2009 Château Leydet-ValentinSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/3/2015 - tjmcollector wrote: 92 pointsExcellent wine. Very big and rich for a St. Emilion, The body is full and wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity and medium tannin. |