| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2009 Terrien Wines ChardonnaySonoma Valley more |
4/13/2024 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis is so good, and such a treat to drink 15 year old Chardonnay. Green apple and bits of lemon and butter. Everything is so well integrated, with no hard edges at all. Drank two bottles, and no sign of oxidation or age on either. Excellent now, but undoubtedly fun to try again in a few years. |
| Red |
2020 Château Brane-CantenacMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/12/2023 - MaineMark Likes this wine: NRBackground: Group of 5 Family members tasted 5 young 2020 Bordeaux, all from different AOCs. Wines Tasted: Clos Fourtet, Château Clinet, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Château Pontet-Canet, Château Brane-Cantenac. |
| Red |
2020 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/12/2023 - MaineMark Likes this wine: NRBackground: Group of 5 Family members tasted 5 young 2020 Bordeaux, all from different AOCs. Wines Tasted: Clos Fourtet, Château Clinet, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Château Pontet-Canet, Château Brane-Cantenac. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2020 Château Les Carmes Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/12/2023 - MaineMark Likes this wine: NRBackground: Group of 5 Family members tasted 5 young 2020 Bordeaux, all from different AOCs. Wines Tasted: Clos Fourtet, Château Clinet, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Château Pontet-Canet, Château Brane-Cantenac. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2020 Château ClinetPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/12/2023 - MaineMark Likes this wine: NRBackground: Group of 5 Family members tasted 5 young 2020 Bordeaux, all from different AOCs. Wines Tasted: Clos Fourtet, Château Clinet, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Château Pontet-Canet, Château Brane-Cantenac. |
| Red |
2020 Clos FourtetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/12/2023 - MaineMark wrote: NRBackground: Group of 5 Family members tasted 5 young 2020 Bordeaux, all from different AOCs. Wines Tasted: Clos Fourtet, Château Clinet, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Château Pontet-Canet, Château Brane-Cantenac. |
| Red |
2015 Fontodi Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese more |
6/25/2023 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis is only starting to come around. Really nice depth and fruit, but the tannin structure remains a little harsh. I am guessing this will be even better in 5+ years. |
| Red |
2013 Montirius Vacqueyras Le ClosRed Rhone Blend more |
2/4/2023 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted for sediment, waited about 10 minutes and drank over 2 hours. Deep red and no signs of bricking. Beautiful nose of earth floor and fruit. Garrigue and black and some blue fruits. The finish might be a little short, but this delivers a huge amount of pleasure, and has benefitted tremendously from the extra 5 years in the cellar. Originally paid $<20 bottle, my wife noted: this tastes like an $85 bottle. She is right. Huge value here. |
| Red |
2012 La Ca' Növa Barbaresco Vigna Bric Mentina MonteficoNebbiolo more |
12/29/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 94 pointsWow, I get what all of the fuss is about. This was fantastic. Red fruits and earthy undertones with great acidity and still lots of tannin. This is wonderful now, and I am sure has 5++ years left of evolution. |
| White |
2020 Aubert Chardonnay Russian RiverRussian River Valley more |
12/25/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 95 pointsDouble decanted for 2+ hours, which I would highly recommend. This continued to improve throughout the evening. It may be a "down" vintage, but this proves the old adage: by the producer, not the vintage. Incredible depth and integration. Are there better Aubert's? Probably. But this is no slouch. |
| White |
2018 de Négoce Chardonnay OG N.258Russian River Valley more |
12/25/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 91 pointsDrank Christmas Eve as a back-up bottle after consuming two bottles of 2020 Aubert Russian River (thought to be Eastside declassified). The dN was excellent, but certainly showed it was not the equal of the Aubert (even with the weaker Aubert vintage). Great texture and well integrated, but lacking the depth of the Aubert. |
| Red |
2016 Delmas Syrah SJR VineyardThe Rocks District of Milton-Freewater more |
10/1/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 93 pointsUpon opening, there was a good amount of barnyard and bandaid on the nose, with some yogurt and bacon fat notes. We left it in the decanter for 45 minutes, and it was at its best about 1.5 hours after opening. The Brett notes were largely gone, and we were left with chocolate, tobacco and mushrooms. Super-smooth mouthfeel, and still very nice fruit. |
| White |
2017 Aubert Chardonnay Hudson VineyardCarneros more |
9/24/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 98 pointsI don't know what a perfect wine tastes like, but it is hard to imagine a chardonnay tasting a whole lot better than this. I am not great with descriptors, but more than anything, what struck me was there was just nothing wrong with this at all. Nothing that made you say, "this is really good, but..." Beautiful not not overpowering nose, butterscotch and fruits, a wonderful mouthfeel and a long finish. This is drinking great now, but in the interest or science we will hold our remaining bottle for the 10 year mark. Can this get any better? |
| Red |
2019 de Négoce Cabernet Sauvignon OG N.100Rutherford more |
9/11/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 92 pointsBest after the bottle was open for a couple of hours, this was excellent. The rich fruit and sligh sweetness (not at all over extracted) steal the show right now. This is really nice now with a little air, and I imagine will be even better in a few years. |
| Red |
2017 Caterwaul Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
9/11/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 93 pointsDark, rich and deep, this exceeded expectations and is drinking well now. But, in the name of science we will wait a few years before trying the remaining bottles. |
| Red |
2012 San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico Riserva Le BaroncoleChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
9/10/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 94 pointsBeautiful soft tannins, decent fruit, and great tertiary flavors starting to emerge. This certainly seems open for business and in a very nice drinking window now. |
| Red |
2017 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani RanchSonoma Valley more |
8/20/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 92 pointsI am not usually a fan of wines that are described as "jammy" but Ridge does this well, with great balance. Jammy and sweet (words that would usually make me give a wine a low 80s score) combined with nice structure and acidity make this lip smacking delicious. Drinking very well now, and no sign of deterioration. Drink now, or hold several more years. |
| Red |
2012 Tenuta Monteti Monteti Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
6/26/2022 - MaineMark wrote: 93 pointsDark garnet color, and wonderful olive tree aroma rich (but not ripe) red and blue fruits, with tannins still somewhat noticeable. This is drinking so well now but does appear to be anywhere near the end of its life. I wish it was easier to find in the US! |
| White |
2017 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Monts DamnésSauvignon Blanc more |
5/20/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 93 pointsPeaches, grapefruit, even a hit of Spearmint and butter. Wonderful, drinking very well now, and no sign of decline. Drink or hold. |
| Red |
2020 Dominique Piron Saint-AmourGamay more |
5/20/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 90 pointsTart and delicious with very nice fruit. Not a lot of depth or complexity, but paired surprisingly well with spicy chili. |
| Red |
2012 Tenuta Monteti Monteti Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
4/3/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 95 pointsI continue to think the Monteti is an extremely under appreciated (and undervalued) wine. This bottle was drinking great, with everything well integrated now, giving a wonderful smoothness and adding tertiary flavors. Garrigue-like flavors with earth and perhaps some mushroom to go with red fruit and cherry cola. Excellent. |
| Red |
2017 Pilcrow Cabernet Sauvignon Ghost BlockYountville more |
3/25/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 96 pointsOur first bottle of the Pilcrow Ghost Block, this was outstanding. As others have described, a somewhat more nuanced style of Napa cab, but absolutely packed with flavor and depth. Last fall we visited Napa and tasted many of the hottest "cult" cabs. This is right up there with all of them. Wonderful. |
| Red |
2002 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
2/13/2022 - MaineMark wrote: 89 pointsVery nice flavors of fig and plum with cocoa, but occasionally trending toward prunes. This certainly appears to be on the downward trajectory, so would recommend drinking what you have now. Given the flavor profile, we preferred this slightly chilled. |
| Red |
1996 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/12/2022 - MaineMark Likes this wine: 95 pointsA beautiful bottle. Color showed almost no signs of aging. The nose was incredible, with lots of earthy and olive tones. The taste was very nice, but honestly a bit of let down given the amazing nose. Overall, drinking great now, but certainly has years ahead of it as well. (Drank at The Modern in NYC). |
| Red |
2018 de Négoce Cabernet Franc OG N.51Sonoma Mountain more |
12/15/2021 - MaineMark Likes this wine: NRReally interesting evolution over a couple of hours. On PnP, it was crisp cranberries with a bit of earth. Over time, the sour/crisp fruit subsided somewhat and became (still somewhat sour) cherries and lots of earth and barnyard (in a good way). So different than N.101, another dN Cab Franc. |
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