| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2019 Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes Côte de Brouilly Cuvée des AmbassadesGamay more |
4/16/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRMy last of 6 bottles. The aromas are still lively and fresh, but the taste… the fruit is starting to fade a bit, leaving a more austere wine. I like these on the fresher side. Tanins are fully integrated, so to my taste I’d recommend drinking sooner rather than later, although that seems to go against popular opinion. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White |
2018 Tatomer Grüner Veltliner MeeresbodenSanta Barbara County more |
4/16/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRNot sure how to rate this, but I’m finding that I just don’t like Gruner Veltliner. I love olives and brine, just not in my wine. |
| White |
2019 Thorne & Daughters Rocking HorseWestern Cape White Blend more |
4/13/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: 88 pointsA strange melange. Needs 45 minutes or so to open up. No distinct flavor notes that I could discern. Ok, but nothing special. I’ve had prior vintages of this that I much preferred. |
| Red |
2016 Lingua Franca Pinot Noir EstateEola - Amity Hills more |
4/12/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRLovely nose, nice flavors (dark cherry notes, soft mossy earth, almost Burgundy-like tartness on the finish) but the intensity of both is just a little bit lacking for me. I would say it’s very good to excellent, but not fantastic. |
| Red |
2021 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Weber VineyardDundee Hills more |
4/11/2024 - Big Juicy Red wrote: NRRelaying a description from Full Pull: |
| Red |
2019 Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir Freestone VineyardsSonoma Coast more |
3/31/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRNeeds 3+ hours to fully open up, then flavors and alcohol are much better integrated. Before that, the 14.1 ABV was too noticeable for me. Also, the earthy notes come out to play then, leading to a fuller (although still big and on the rich side) wine. Certainly nice, but not my fave. |
| Red |
2018 Domaine Chasselay Morgon Corcelette "bio"Gamay more |
3/20/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRMy last of 3 bottles, and by far my favorite. Now, finally, this is drinking like a proper Morgon. Lots of complex red and blue fruit notes, something spicy, even notes of toasted wheat bread on the nose. I largely agree with @WMCCONE54’s flavor description, although 5 - 8 years left may be pushing it. But there’s a complexity to both the aromas and the taste that were missing in prior bottles. Whether that’s a matter of time and evolution or bottle variation I can’t tell, but right now, tonight, this bottle is really excellent and drinking well above its price point. |
| Red |
2019 AVERÆN Pinot Noir Eola Springs VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
3/16/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRNotes of cherry, black cherry, with some other rich underlying fruit. Unfortunately, the most noticeable aspect to me is the high alcohol (it’s 14.1%), which was immediately evident. The bite faded somewhat after an hour or so, but it’s still too “big” of a wine for my tastes. Some nice flavors, and it’s certainly enjoyable (certainly worth $30 from Garagiste back in 2022), but I wouldn’t pay much more for it. Not quite complex enough, or long enough of a finish. More of a brute force wine, rather than finesse. |
| Red |
2018 Domaine Piron & Lafont / Piron-Lameloise Chénas QuartzGamay more |
3/13/2024 - Big Juicy Red wrote: NRThis bottle was *much* better than my last one. I no longer hate it. Dark fruit notes, with a slight richness to it. Alcohol is much better integrated. Still very slushy flavors and not much complexity, but for $18 or so it’s fine. |
| Red |
2019 Rockburn Pinot NoirCentral Otago more |
3/8/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRNo detailed tasting notes, but wine was earthy, well balanced, and delicious. Moderate (13.5%) alcohol, high acid, complex, moderate plus finish. Really quite lovely. Wish I could get more here in USA. |
| Red |
2016 Carpineto Chianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
3/2/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRI was tempted to say “Got wood?” and leave it at that, but that’s not entirely fair. For the first couple of hours there was a predominance of oak, but after a long while some fruit finally came out. What there was was dark and muted though. I’m not as thrilled by this as I used to be. Maybe it’s on the downswing? |
| Red |
2015 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Weber VineyardDundee Hills more |
3/3/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRNo detailed tasting notes, but it was really delicious and drinking very well now. I seem to have gotten more sensitive to alcohol though, as the 14% bothered me more than it did with prior bottles (admittedly drunk several years ago). |
| Red |
2018 Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières GigondasRed Rhone Blend more |
3/1/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRSadly, I don’t like this, or at least this bottle. Initially it had a strong medicinal taste and the 15 octane mowed me over like my grandmother in a strong wind. After an hour more earthy elements began to appear and it got a bit more interesting, but it still just tasted wrong. I won’t rate it, as I’m hoping it’s an off bottle. |
| Red |
2019 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Côte du PyGamay more |
2/25/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRHad side by side with 2019 Daniel Bouland Les Delys Morgon, which was preferred by all. This one had strong aromas of garlic bagel (which was mostly just weird). Taste was dark fruits, a bit of earth, and a lot of spice on the finish. Possibly this is still too young, but tannins we very noticeable and it just seemed a bit weird and out of balance overall. Probably won’t buy again, but I’ve got some 2018 still, which I’ll try just to make sure. |
| Red |
2019 Daniel Bouland Morgon Les Délys Vignes plantee en 1926 Foudre Number 8Gamay more |
2/25/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRHad side by side with 2019 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote du Py, and this one was preferred by all. Dark and complex, with earth and fruit notes, and a long slightly spicy finish. Really delicious. Could age for several more years. Wish I had more. |
| Red |
2019 Pegasus Bay Pinot NoirWaipara more |
2/25/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRAromas of dry earth and rich red fruits. Taste is congruent — rich red fruits, almost candied (I keep going back to fruit roll up, for lack of a better description) and lots of earth. Finishes long, with a hint of pepper and (sadly) some alcohol bite (it’s 14%). Full bodied, moderate plus complexity, moderate plus finish. A tad disjoined between the two flavor extremes. Hopefully it will settle down with additional age. |
| Red |
2016 Ernest Vineyards Pinot Noir The SettlerSonoma Coast more |
2/24/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRNeeds two hours to open up. Not the most complex thing in the world, but some really nice flavors, good flavor intensity and finish. Mostly dark fruit notes and earth, which I love. If you can get this on sale, it’s a fantastic daily drinker for the price. |
| White |
2019 Lingua Franca Chardonnay AVNIDundee Hills more |
2/24/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRDrank a few days ago, so no detailed tasting notes. Just that it was complex and really delicious. Still had good fruit and acid; holding up well. Wish I had more. |
| Red |
2019 Kiona Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Red Mountainmore |
2/23/2024 - Big Juicy Red wrote: NRFrom Kiana: |
| Red |
2014 Joseph Swan Vineyards Syrah Solas VineyardRussian River Valley more |
2/17/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRMy second of three bottles, the prior one being 12/2022. This one showed much better. The wine is now rich and fruity, with some meat overtones and notes of fresh earth. Excellent acidity, almost no tannins, and fruit still dry and slightly tart. Really delicious, and deserving of its 91+ point rating. An interesting contrast to the Crozes-Hermitage wines I’ve been drinking recently. |
| White |
2013 Array Cellars Chardonnay Nina's ReserveWashington more |
2/14/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRPast it’s prime. Not enjoyable. |
| Red |
2019 Dievole Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
2/10/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRRustic with very evident tannins still present. Rich, dark fruit notes. Moderate plus complexity and finish. This could continue aging for several more years. Enjoyable, but I don’t think it’s to my taste. |
| Red |
2018 Holocene Pinot Noir MemorialisWillamette Valley more |
2/9/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRLargely agree with @tomlee. It’s rich (although that evens out after a few hours), spicy, complex and delicious. It’s a fabulous, well balanced, moderate alcohol pinot. Glad I’ve got 2 more bottles. |
| Red |
2011 Cantina Sociale Cooperativa Copertino RiservaNegroamaro more |
2/2/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: 89 pointsI know that in an absolute sense this is not an exceptional wine. I’ve had other Negroamaro’s with greater complexity and flavor delineation. But it’s a very good wine, and I loved it from the start. Back about four vintages ago, this was my first Negroamaro. I was mostly drinking new world wines then, but I loved this from the start. It was shockingly different, but something about it just grabbed me — that mix of fruit forwardness backed up by lots of Old World funk — and a great value. I guess I’m still emotionally attached to it. |
| Red |
2017 Tenuta Prima Pietra Toscana IGTRed Bordeaux Blend more |
1/28/2024 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine: NRI don’t have much experience with IGT, but this was very nice. Notes of leather, a bit of fireplace, restrained dark fruit notes, and a long finish. Good complexity and balance. Tannins soft but still very present. Drinking very well right now, and likely still has a lot of life ahead of it. |
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