| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Château Brane-CantenacMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2018 - CyroW wrote: 86 pointsDisappointing. Over-acid. Not enough to enjoy. |
| Red |
2001 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2018 - CyroW wrote: 88 pointsGave a lot of time to this Pontet Canet 2001. Nose is jammy black current, soft. Cut grass coming out almost dominant. |
| Red |
1984 Château Léoville Las CasesSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/15/2015 - CyroW wrote: 90 pointsFirst time I am having a wine from that vintage, which has such poor reputation... |
| Red |
2006 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna PaganelliSangiovese more |
2/15/2015 - CyroW wrote: 90 pointsSolid Brunello. Strong tannins, this wine decanting. Don't hesitate. Great with food, probably better with food than alone. I suspect this wine will have a long life. But it is very enjoyable now while not extraordinary |
| Red |
1966 Château Ducru-BeaucaillouSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2014 - CyroW wrote: 90 pointspast its time, but still enjoyable. I was pleased this bottle had lasted through all these years. amazing time travel, in fact, one of the of pleasures of opening such old vintages. |
| Red |
1990 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2014 - CyroW Likes this wine: 95 pointsamazing for its age, it can compete with many top names in that vintage. |
| Red |
1992 Château Léoville Las CasesSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2014 - CyroW wrote: 92 pointsliked it very much that evening, while a light claret, I enjoy very much its balance, its fruits do not show the age of this wine. Friend who shared the bottle with me, thought the wine was too much of a light weight, so i am putting 92 only, otherwise I was ready to grant 93-94. I still find this wine a great value/money proposal. |
| Red |
1998 Château La Mission Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2014 - CyroW Likes this wine: 93 pointsveyr ripe fruit, high tannins. I was expecting a little more finesse. overall a good wine, was expecting a bit more. |
| Red |
2001 Château Latour Grand VinPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2014 - CyroW Likes this wine: 92 pointsthe best of this wine a the good to great balance, between tannins, acidity and fruits. well made. I was expecting a bit more opulence from both fruits and tannins; maybe I over-expected and thought the wine was still a bit of light weight, I am hoping that with time it will become a litttle bit more "extraordinary", somehow. |
| Red |
2000 Château Malescot St. ExupéryMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2014 - CyroW wrote: 93 pointsone of best Malescot vintage, powerful wine. great tannins, fruits and acidity. so classical, personally would love a steak with it! bound for a fantastic dinner. amazing. |
| Red |
2002 Château Malescot St. ExupéryMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2014 - CyroW wrote: 91 pointsnice tannins, good acidity and fruits. good balance. tannins a bit on the rough but in the end refreshening, great value for money. lovely unassuming Bordeaux; for every day. |
| Red |
1991 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero ÚnicoTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
11/23/2014 - CyroW wrote: 94 pointsfantastic in fact. perfect example of classical Spanish Reds. almost Rioja like. great nose, with the strawberry touch, then great balance acidity, tannins as well as fruit and wood. great finesse. definitely ready to drink, at its peak. lovely! |
| Red |
2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2014 - CyroW wrote: 93 pointsbig wine. almost not ready. nose is very fresh, cherry, and vegetal as well: violet and possibly mint to me, but still lots of alcohol. In mouth, very fine balance between tannins and fruit (cherry). overall lovely but far from full maturity, it needs at least 5 years more to get everything blent in and gets full elegance. right now this is mostly a powerful big wine. a wine for meat! |
| Red |
1995 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2014 - CyroW Likes this wine: 95 pointsthis wine keeps surprising me. 1995 comes out as a vintage with many too austere wines, possibly not fully ready yet despite near 20 years of age. but this Leo Barton has a great fruity background that combines really well with its tannins making it incredibly well balanced. The nose carries is all about violet. After one day, Leo B 95 gets better with chocolate notes as well. great wine and great value. |
| Red |
1995 Château PalmerMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/2/2014 - CyroW wrote: 90 pointsstill a bit closed, and probably not fully ready to be drunk. Aromatics are coming out, this wine needs decent decanting. It is still a bit astringent, much more a wine for food in fact. It will do well with steak and even venison. Merlot not fully succesful at this stage i think. a bit of a disappointment, lets see in a few more years.... |
| Red |
1988 Château Léoville Las CasesSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/1/2014 - CyroW wrote: 94 pointsDecanted one and half hour.. This wine needs time to open up and deliver its goodies! |
| Red |
2000 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/26/2014 - CyroW wrote: 94 pointsneeds 2 hrs decanting. minimum 1hr. Plenty of fruits (black currant), plenty of aromatics, tannins are dense not yet fully matured, giving wine plenty of further aging/finesse potential. and still full of youth despite the 14 yrs age tag! very complete wine, nice! |
| Red |
1990 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/24/2014 - CyroW wrote: 95 pointsDecanted about 1 hour. |
| Red |
2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890 'Selección Especial'Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
1/20/2014 - CyroW wrote: 92 pointsone of the best (drinkable now) Gran Reserva Riojas I have come across in the past 12 months. It has both the typical great aromatics of quality Riojas (raspberry & strawberry), the balance of wood and fruits, tannins and acidity, is impressive. It lingers very well, this Rioja has everything lined up for itself. definitely top of its genre (classical Rioja), it can compete with many. |
| Red |
1992 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/20/2014 - CyroW wrote: 90 pointsaustere, nice well balanced wine. but clearly never had the stuff to make it a great wine. probably not right price for what this wine offers, but definitely a nice wine. |
| Red |
2005 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera ReservaTempranillo more |
12/22/2013 - CyroW wrote: 89 pointsa bit rustic (tanins finish a bit bitter), it has gained over time. a bit too austere to be above 90. aromatics are nice and fruit shows up nicely too. great with meat! |
| Red |
2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
12/25/2013 - CyroW wrote: 92 pointsgreat Rioja example, deep colour, it has aromaitcs and great balance between extraction/wood and fruit. this Reserva can go on for a few more years. it can actually compete with Gran Reservas by unleashing nice fruits right away. a great balance between modern and classical rioja; it is easily available a nice wine does not have to be hard to access to be really enjoyable! 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2005 Bodegas Muga Rioja ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
11/25/2013 - CyroW wrote: 86 pointsagreeing 100% with barryg comment. |
| Red |
1995 Bodegas Muga Rioja ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
11/22/2013 - CyroW wrote: 88 pointsAlmost too light. Classical acidity and raspberry combination. A bit disappointing I was expecting more but a nice Gran Reserva. It goes extremely well with food and particularly paella. |
| Red |
2001 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/17/2013 - CyroW wrote: 88 pointsVery earthy (terreux) almost too much. Will need to decant a few hours to enjoy this wine these days; we probably rushed this wine and didn't get the most out of it.. |
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