| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2013 Mvemve Raats MR de CompostellaStellenbosch Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/13/2017 - Colia wrote: 93 pointsExcellent. Ripe Cabernet Franc has no green pepper notes at all, but is brambly and complex. |
| Red |
2006 Bodegas del Jaro Ribera del Duero SembroTempranillo more |
11/21/2016 - Colia wrote: 91 pointsLeft this too long, but still delicious. |
| Red |
2003 Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
12/25/2015 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsAt its peak, unctuous and well extracted. |
| White |
2008 Booker Vineyard WhitePaso Robles White Rhone Blend more |
11/28/2015 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsFully mature and showing notes of oxidation (shellac and beautiful golden color), it is drinking like an old school white Rioja. Perfect for Thanksgiving turkey. |
| Red |
2007 Caymus Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
11/28/2015 - Colia wrote: 91 pointsSurprisingly good, after tasting more recent Wagner family vintages with so much residual sugar. Well made and at it's height. |
| White |
2013 Long Shadows Wineries Riesling Poet's LeapColumbia Valley more |
11/28/2015 - Colia wrote: 91 pointsConvincingly German, with excellent complexity and petrol. |
| Red |
2008 Delas Frères Côtes du Rhône Saint-EspritRed Rhone Blend more |
11/3/2015 - Colia wrote: 87 pointsPerfectly safe, perfectly sane. |
| Red |
2007 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
10/28/2015 - Colia wrote: 97 pointsOkay, I am understanding the hype. Besides the unforgivable sin of opening this several years too yearly, this is awesome. The play of acid to palate weight is nearly perfect. The wine is full bodied and inky and delicious without becoming sodden or flabby. Really ripe, well constructed, excellent. |
| Red |
2011 Booker Vineyard RemnantPaso Robles Red Blend more |
10/24/2015 - Colia wrote: 94 pointsNot heavy or syrupy. Mid+ weight with a lively acidity. Fully ripe, with dark fruit and a stony minerality. I know this is a kitchen sink blend, but damn it's delicious. |
| Red |
2012 Descendientes de José Palacios Bierzo PétalosMencía more |
10/17/2015 - Colia wrote: 90 pointsToo young and a bit tannic at the moment. Clearly meant for more and better with time. |
| Red |
2013 Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Nero d'Avola e FrappatoTerre Siciliane Red Blend more |
10/17/2015 - Colia wrote: 88 pointsAriana, I love your wine. But please, please, use some sulfites and a bit of oxygen so we don't get all those reduced rotten egg aromas! Otherwise, it's a lovely wine with great fruit and lovely texture! |
| Red |
2004 Rusden Shiraz Black GutsBarossa Valley more |
10/15/2015 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsFully mature and no longer a bomb of fruit. Soft, ripe, dusty tannins. Great spice and long, ripe finish. |
| Red |
2007 Penfolds Shiraz St. HenriSouth Australia more |
10/14/2015 - Colia wrote: 93 pointsDelicious and mature, with great balance and long rope finish |
| Red |
2010 Saxum Terry Hoage VineyardPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
10/12/2015 - Colia wrote: 95 pointsMuscular, tannic and full of chocolate and cassis on opening. After a few hours (and it was tough to wait), it turned seamless. Wonderful texture. A touch more midpalate would rate an even higher score. Excellent. |
| Red |
2006 Pax Syrah Nellessen Vineyard Green Valley of Russian River Valleymore |
10/9/2015 - Colia wrote: 91 pointsVibrant acidity, just entering the prime of its life, with pepper and garrigue. Dead ringer for Crozes. |
| Red |
2007 Saddleback Cellars SyrahCarneros more |
10/4/2015 - Colia wrote: 88 pointsGreat flavor, though the rustic tannin never did smooth out. |
| Red |
2010 Torrin The MavenPaso Robles Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
9/27/2015 - Colia wrote: 94 pointsVery impressive. Complex, ripe, spicy. Long finish, excellent and makes you want the net sip |
| Red |
2008 Pali Wine Co. Pinot Noir RivieraSonoma Coast more |
9/15/2015 - Colia wrote: 88 pointsWell extracted and ripe, with moderate spice. Not showing much in the way of Sonoma Coast terroir, it is very solid and a great price. |
| Red |
2007 Mollydooker Cabernet Sauvignon The Maitre D’South Australia more |
9/12/2015 - Colia wrote: 83 pointsOver the hill. |
| Red |
2009 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Clos Pepe VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
9/10/2015 - Colia wrote: 90 pointsvery dark and intense, with more palate density than one might expect from Pinot. In line with other Sta. Rita Hills, however. Ripe and spicy, with a long finish. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927more |
8/22/2015 - Colia wrote: 95 pointsnectar of figs and buttered pecans |
| Red |
2009 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Eight Iron Scarce Earth Single VineyardMcLaren Vale more |
8/22/2015 - Colia wrote: 90 pointsSome reduction evident that blew off after an hour. Less complex than Dead Arm, but well extracted and good secondary flavors. |
| Red |
2006 Harris Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Treva's VineyardCalistoga more |
8/22/2015 - Colia wrote: 94 pointsAt its peak now. |
| White - Off-dry |
2005 Dr. Loosen Erdener Prälat Riesling AusleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/15/2015 - Colia wrote: 94 pointswow. complex and secondary flavors are coming on strong. Not much petrol, but it's still there. I wish I had more of this. |
| Red |
2011 Louis M. Martini Zinfandel Gnarly Vine Monte Rosso VineyardSonoma Valley more |
8/12/2015 - Colia wrote: 92 pointsHuge and dense without being over-extracted. |
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