| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2012 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Coastlands VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/15/2021 - viking92067 Does not like this wine: NRAcquired new from mailing list. Very disappointing. Not worth drinking. Sad. |
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2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
2/17/2021 - viking92067 Likes this wine: 93 pointsAs we know wine is sometimes a magical mystery tour. On February 13th I was less than enthusiastic about this wine. I have been buying Rhys since 2008 and store them in commercial grade cellar in my home, and I said "I continue to await my Alleluia moment from Rhys Pinots."
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1998 Sportoletti Umbria Rosso Villa FideliaRed Bordeaux Blend more |
1/10/2018 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine: NRUpon uncorking, a small 1 oz pour reveals equal parts of age/funk, ripe red and black fruits, and soil. I pour myself a little more and let it unwind in my glass as I prepare dinner. 15 minutes later, the wine is more about the fruit, and less so other attributes; most of the funk is gone. The color reveals a gently bricked ruby, faded to the rim and clear. The nose, once fully open at the one hour mark, is a joyous mixture of red currants, creamy cassis fruit, a splash of vanilla, some soil, dust and a continuously recurring note of baked raspberries. The palate, also at the one hour mark, is wonderfully mature - the gentle side of full-bodied - and well complemented by a wide beam of (still!) fresh acidity. The finish is med>medium+, the tannins, sweet, caressing. An excellent example of old meets new worlds, and a testament not only to the integrity of the vines/land, but also to the attention paid that created this cheerful blend. Not sure I'd have cared for it in its youth, but today, this mature wine makes it clear it's going out in style. I loved the way this set into some serious, ripe, Cab and Merlot traits with the wine signaling New World(!) only to get clawed back moments later with notes of leaves, mushrooms, dust and soil. A rich, balanced blend from Umbria: Merlot 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Cabernet Franc 10%. Drink now or in the next several years. recommended+
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Comment posted by viking92067:
3/15/2021 6:55:00 PM - Thanks. We have had many other 2012's from WS and they were outstanding. This one was not. That said, I feel WS have raised prices too much and the quality is not commensurate and there are so many other Pinot producers that offer better value for the $.