| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2001 Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/19/2016 - djdaqm Likes this wine: 93 pointsDon's 48th (Home): Decanted and aerated for about 2 hours before drinking. Solid example of aged Bordeaux although maybe a little closed at this point. Some pencil lead and autumn leaves on the nose. More earthy than fruity. Nice balance of acidity, concentration, and flavors. |
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2005 Château PuygueraudFrancs Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/30/2014 - djdaqm wrote: 89 pointsIt is getting to a good place. Decent wine for the price. Plenty of tannins still left. Make sure to drink all the bottle in one day. The wine does not hold up.
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2004 Antinori TignanelloToscana IGT SuperTuscan Blend more |
6/2/2014 - djdaqm Likes this wine: 92 pointsStarting to show some browning in color. On the nose there is grilled meat and smoke along with dark berries. Lots of acidity and good concentration on the palate. A touch of earthiness. Tannins are still strong, but not overbearing. There is a lot of potential left in this wine. I think it could continue to improve for another 10 years.
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2006 Lewis Cellars Alec's BlendNapa Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
7/27/2013 - SpoochMan wrote: 89 pointsHmm, a bit torn on this one. It's a polarizing style. Huge, dense black fruit, thick mouthfeel, and great concentration. Some hints of spice but not much in the way of secondaries. On the negative side, this really lacks acidity and so it borders on flabby and gloppy, just not enough structure. The alcohol heat is reasonably well in check when served at cellar temp, but as this warms up toward room temperature, look out if you are sensitive to heat. We decanted this for a couple of hours (in the cellar), and it did open a bit but there was not a huge change.
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2001 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
5/10/2013 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 95 pointsquite a contrast to the 64` with more vibrant fresh ripe fruit including plum, blackberry and red currant topped with a hint of leather and spice with all continuing on through a long finish.
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| Red |
2002 Calabretta Etna RossoEtna DOC Nerello Mascalese more |
12/9/2013 - djdaqm wrote: 88 pointsRemarkably light color on the cork for an 11 year old wine. The cork looked like it could have come from a recent vintage Beaujolais Nouveau wine. Very clear and sparkly in its look, with a touch of brick color. On the nose it has a mild tobacco and spice, with gentle fruit flavors tending towards cherry. On the palate it's smooth and well integrated, although not particularly long or complex. Fairly one-note, but nice for the price as an everyday drinker.
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| White |
2010 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de SerrantSavennières-Coulée de Serrant Chenin Blanc more |
9/20/2012 - Tigg wrote: 93 points(Tasted and purchased at winery.) The best (and most expensive at US$60/btl) of the Chenin Blancs we tasted on our Loire Valley trip. Good structure, acidity, complexity, and the right amount of sugar for a demi-sec. A range of floral and fruit notes presented. A pleasure to drink by itself and will hold up well against food or strong cheese when one wants a bit of sweetness. Too bad I was driving and had to spit.
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2004 Gaetano D'Aquino Amarone della Valpolicella ClassicoCorvina Blend, Corvina more |
2/4/2009 - jerobb wrote: 89 pointsI've recently become infatuated with amarone wines so I was jazzed when I walked into Cost Plus and saw they put this wine on their half-price sale. I immediately bought a bottle to try and after drinking it, went back and bought the remaining 3 bottles the following day. I find it interesting that the of range of ratings for this wine is so broad, from 70's to 90's. I think it is partly the nature of amarone, it's such a distinct style. This is classic with a deep full color and body, just screaming rich. At first taste, this has huge fruit but that is quickly followed by the slightly bitter/herbal edge that I so enjoy with this wine. I know it's heresy to compare wine to cocktails, but if any of you like Negronis or Manhattans or any of those cocktails that use angostora bitters, you'll know the taste I'm referring to. Very pleasing. Great finish on this wine. Not the most complex amarone I've had but then again, I'm just starting to learn this wine.
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1989 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/15/2005 - Eric wrote: 100 pointsBordeaux Legends with Leve at Sona (Los Angeles, CA): OK, here we go. Finally, tonight I saw the 1989 Haut Brion strut, and it is a freaking wonder. OMFG, smoke, tobacco, leather, soy and salt abound on this wildly complex nose. And the palate gets an OMFHG, huge, seamless, endless, bloody, sweet, savory, so powerful and yet at the same time so smooth and seamless. Wow, this really speaks to you, and the comparison to the other wines in the flight was dramatic. They were simply all hard, choppy and tannic by comparison to this stunning youngster. Wow, I am hooked!
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Comment posted by djdaqm:
3/24/2016 8:40:00 PM - I think there's plenty of life left in this wine. If you're going to drink it now I would suggest considerable aeration beforehand. I would guess that it'll continue to improve over the next 5 years, and will hold well for at least another 5 years beyond that.