| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Château LanessanHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2022 - james_timothy wrote: NRChristmas roast beef dinner with family, where this wine shone. Acidic, playful red fruit, leather in the back tones, with light tannins on the finish, very elegant. This is bottle 6 of 12, the first of which I tasted in 2010. An opportunity to show my daughter what a St Julien-like wine is- she commented on the very bubbly front taste from the acid, where I mostly focus on the fruit to leather evolution in the mid taste, harmonious to the end. One of my favorite wines. |
| Red |
2004 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/25/2022 - james_timothy wrote: NRUpon opening the bottle, a wave of fruit smells. No problem with the cork at all. 2 hour decant. Taste- fresh fruit- raspberry, darker blackberry, then leather and graphite, a hint of oak. Where other wines use oak to provide structure, this beauty uses multi-threaded fruits, acidity, and soft tannin. A really lovely wine to drink right now. |
| Red |
2004 Château d'ArmailhacPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/30/2021 - james_timothy wrote: 90 pointsLively, balanced, tobacco, graphite, mostly subtle and hidden under light fruit. A very joyful wine. We were celebrating a family dinner at the end of the pandemic- a great way to drink my second to last bottle of this. Fabulous on a cool spring night. |
| Red |
2005 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon Artist SeriesWashington more |
9/17/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRMy advice is that to really enjoy this wine pair it with a strong meat: think a thick steak. |
| Red |
2005 Château LanessanHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/30/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRWe took this downstate to a living farm embedded in the cornfields, for a wonderful all-local Sunday lunch. And you know, this wine was perfect for that- hot day, fresh pork, homegrown tomatoes, rustic table, farm hands, good company, a laid back near-St Julian. |
| White |
2005 Château Haut-Bergey BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
7/4/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRWhat a fantastic wine. Age had just improved, mellowed, made golden the edges of the grapefruit citrus wonder of this. |
| Red |
2010 Terra Blanca Syrah Arch TerraceRed Mountain more |
6/5/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRI really love Washington State Syrah. Or maybe it is Red Mountain Syarh. The Arch Terrace smelled of barnyard and flowers. The taste was lush, warm, and spicy: blackberries and black pepper. There is substantial oak around the fruit core. Second night was not as nice as the first. |
| Red |
2005 Château PotensacMédoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/27/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRDecanted for an hour. The Potensac was mild, clear, and lively, with the characteristic leather and balance of good Bordeaux, with the nuance of flowers. It seemed... not special but it seemed of very high quality. Expanding on that a bit- the Potensac was clearly a wine I preferred over the nice Spanish bottle Denise brought over, and drunk second. But as I sipped the Potensac it seemed to recede into the background, unlike blockbusters that force one to pay attention to every taste, but also unlike the similarily well-mannered but much more interesting 2004 Château d'Armailhac we had last month. 5 more bottles in my cellar, this was the first we've tried. |
| Red |
2004 Château d'ArmailhacPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/18/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRAmazing how different this was than the balance and oak-backed strength of the 2012 Viña Falernia Carménère Antakari Reserva Carménère. |
| Red |
2012 Viña Falernia Carménère Antakari ReservaElqui Valley more |
3/11/2017 - james_timothy wrote: NRBalanced- there is oak to give it structure but lively red fruit to give it life. |
| Red |
2007 Hedges Family Estate Red MountainRed Bordeaux Blend more |
10/8/2016 - james_timothy wrote: NRTonight what struck me was the balance between the bright alcohol, the solid backbone of oak, and the red lively fruit underneath. It went very well with the food, and I think i've found a secret to what what this pair of friends likes in wine: they like the upright stately naked wine that Hedges likes to produce. A very nice bottle. |
| Red |
2008 Domaine La Tour Vieille Collioure La PinèdeRed Rhone Blend more |
7/27/2016 - james_timothy wrote: NRDark and balanced, drinking very nicely in a dry windswept way. Love it. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Terrasse du DiableRed Rhone Blend more |
6/7/2016 - james_timothy wrote: NRA deep and complex wine, not overflowing with fruit. Not sure this was what my Napa Valley drinking friends |
| Red |
2011 L'Ecole No. 41 SyrahColumbia Valley more |
2/13/2016 - james_timothy Likes this wine: NRVery nice syrah-grenache blend, good for a meal with friends. |
| White |
2008 Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorinimore |
9/6/2015 - james_timothy wrote: NRLovely. More viscous than light, more complex than clear. Apples and apricot, ending with lemony citrus. Just a lovely wine. |
| Red |
2010 Altaïr Vineyards & Winery SideralRapel Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/7/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRIt starts with a full up fruit before trending to a balanced oak in the mid profile. All around a nicely done wine. |
| White |
2005 Château Haut-Bergey BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
11/27/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRThanksgiving dinner. This wine is now 9 years old. |
| Red |
2005 Château SansonnetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/31/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRFirst glass was tight, the second very nice: dark under layer with soaring tumbling fruit. |
| Red |
2011 Famille Brunier Vaucluse Le PigeouletRed Rhone Blend more |
8/6/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRGreat little wine, cooled for hot days and meat from the grill. |
| Red |
2011 Syncline Subduction Red WineColumbia Valley Red Rhone Blend more |
7/3/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRAnother fan of Syncline; I think this one is just an ok wine by Syncline's standards. Meaning that I like this wine but I don't place it on the same high level that I regarded a couple of their others, most memorably a pure syrah that rang with an astounding clarity. |
| Red |
2010 Coyote Canyon Winery Tres CrucesHorse Heaven Hills Red Rhone Blend more |
4/25/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRDeep purple plum balanced off with oak. Didn't turn me on. |
| Red |
NV Arbor Crest Cliff House RedColumbia Valley Red Blend more |
4/12/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRSurprisingly good- the winemaker notes say: |
| Red |
2006 Hedges Family Estate Three Vineyards Red MountainRed Bordeaux Blend more |
2/14/2014 - james_timothy wrote: NRThis is drinking beautifully. I should be buying more to put down till age 7 |
| White |
2008 Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorinimore |
11/25/2013 - james_timothy wrote: NRJust a great and vivacious wine. |
| Red |
2008 Château Lalande-BorieSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2013 - james_timothy wrote: NRNot in a particularly good place at the moment; still a very lovely wine. |
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