| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2015 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/1/2022 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsCedar, plum, perfume, hints of vanilla and plum on the nose. On the palate, smooth, medium to full bodied, well balanced with red fruits and a hint of flowers, spice and minerality on the finish. Very nice wine, but still far too young. Give this another 10 years before it starts to enter prime time. If you can't wait, make sure to give this ample time to open up. After 3 hours, this was drinking quite nice. |
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2016 Château SiranMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/22/2020 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsDeep purple in the glass. Oak, dark red fruit, hints of cedar and perfume with a bit of sweetness on the nose. Medium bodied, soft, ripe red fruit, plum, touch of floral and spice on the palate. This is an incredible value from a top vintage in Bdx. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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1989 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/2/2019 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsDrank from Magnum. Needed 30 minutes to clear off some funk. A beautiful orange rim in the glass. Opened up with a nose of green pepper, spice, leather, cedar and cigar box. Tannins are smooth and integrated with some earth and forest floor on the palate. This is just at the right time to drink. |
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2011 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
6/24/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis wine continues to evolve from my last scoring. This is an excellent output for the vintage. Full bodied expression of jammy strawberry, spice, floral notes and an impressive finish of sweet blueberry. This is integrating and softening nicely. Lacks some of the tell tell signature of superior Pegau vintages, but the fingerprints are there. The heat is controlled and the price is even more controlled. An excellent value for a top-notch wine. |
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2005 Château GiscoursMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/17/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsCrimson in the glass. Cedar, cassis and dark red fruit dominate the nose. Viscous and full bodied on the palate, this is approachable, showing the typical Margaux perfume, but more integration is needed. The fruit is soft and sweet and the finish is smooth and controlled. This is less shut down than when I tasted it 3 years ago. I will stick with my 2025 drinking target for now. |
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2014 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/25/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsSpice and pepper dominated nose with notes of strawberry and raspberry. Full bodied profile, plum, kirsch, crushed flowers, rustic tannins. Not my favorite drinker today, but could surprise to the upside. Give this some time. |
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2014 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/21/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 points1 hour to open. Light garnet in the glass. Nose opens with strawberry, citrus, pepper, cherry and spice. Ripe red fruit on the palate, plum, crushed flowers. Balanced and very approachable already. Not too much heat. Fresh, clean finish. Very nice. |
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2012 Château Rauzan-SéglaMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/10/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsGave this 1 hour to open up. Deep purple in the glass. Nose opens up with blackberries, spice and flowers. This is a mouth coating wine. Still very youthful, this fat baby has the tannins and acidity to age nicely. The finish is excellent, sweet blueberries and cherries. Nice wine in the vintage. |
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2014 Château Beau-Séjour BécotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/3/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsThe nose is dominated by dark, ripe fruit. Plum, dark cherry, raspberry, tobacco, spice and wet stone. Smooth on the palate, silk tannins, balance, floral, sweet dark red fruit, blueberry, stone, a hint of game, and a very nice sweet fruit finish. This is really nice today but I think this will age well. |
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2014 Château GiscoursMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/31/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsFreshness on the nose with hints of raspberry, tobacco, dark cherry, strawberry and pencil lead. Soft and medium bodied, this exhibits a nice roundness and elegance in the mouth with plum, raspberry, floral, and even the slightest hints of pepper. The finish on this is really nice. This is drinking nice already, but I think this will improve slightly with time yet. Very enjoyable. |
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2014 Château Fleur CardinaleSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/25/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsAfter 30 minutes of air. Plum, strawberry, cassis, chocolate on the nose. On the palate, crushed flowers, spice and well structured tannins all balanced out by the softness you'd expect from a well made, Merlot dominated wine. As always, one of the best values in Bordeaux. I'm a big fan of this producer. Honestly, this drink nicely today, but in 5 years it's going to have been a steal. |
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2005 Château Beau-Séjour BécotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/21/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis wine opens with dark cherry, chocolate and licorice. The palate brings flowers, stone, hints of smoke, game and forest floor. Full bodied and well structured, yet this wine has another 1-2 points to go in my opinion. Soft enough to drink now but I think it will reward those who can hold another 3 years. Really nice wine. 93-95pts. |
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1996 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/8/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsLeather, smoke and sweet black fruit on the nose. Cedar, leather, cassis and a touch of floral on the palate. The tannins are fully integrated but still showing some structure. A soft and lingering finish. The next few years is the time to drink these in my opinion. An enjoyable bottle of aged Bordeaux. |
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2005 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/25/2018 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill quite deep purple in the glass, the nose opens with minerality, dark red fruit and a hint of game. Soft and medium bodied on the palate with some spice, acidity and nice balance. This is drinkable now but probably will continue to improve a bit. It may lack compared to more recent vintages but it is developing nicely in my opinion. An enjoyable wine. |
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2010 Alter EgoMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/30/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis was quite closed on opening. Needed 30 minutes to relax. After that...chocolate, cassis, blackberries and hints of coffee. Really nicely balanced for a second wine. This one could tick up a point or so over time. |
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2014 Château Les Carmes Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/27/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 94 pointsNose hits with smoke, dark berries and flowers. Freshness, forest floor and hints of cedar on the palate. This is smooth yet rustic at the same time. Killer finish. I love a good Pessac. I think this is really gonna knock some socks off in another 3-5 years. |
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1986 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/14/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 95 pointsElixir is the word that comes to mind on this one. |
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2014 La Dame de MontroseSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/4/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 91 pointsPigeon blood ruby in the glass with some purple hue to the rim. The nose is full of fresh dark fruit. The palate brings in spice, more red fruit and some unpolished tannins. Medium bodied, this wine is enjoyable today and will likely improve 1-2 pts in the coming years. This is available at a great price and an excellent way to keep your hands off of your Montrose Grand Vin :) |
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2010 Château Clerc MilonPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/29/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 93 points90 minutes in the decanter. This wine is crimson in the glass. Dark red berries, cassis, cedar and some wet stone on the nose. On the palate, the tannins are extremely smooth and integrated and a touch of tobacco is brought into the mix all while still showing nice freshness (but not overly bright). Finish is medium to long and well balanced. This is really tasting more elegant than I expected. This has some more development left. This could easily tick up another point. |
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2012 Château PedesclauxPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/30/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 90 pointsDecanted 30 minutes. Deep purple in the glass. Nose opens with dark plum, wet stone and a touch of heat. On the palate...medium bodied and fresh, this strikes rear palate and presents quite tannic. The fruit isn't as ripe as I'd like. I suspect another 5 years will do wonders for this wine as the tannins soften. If you like your wine tannic crack a bottle now. |
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2005 Château d'ArmailhacPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/13/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsRipe dark fruit, tobacco, wet stone and spice in the nose. Hits mid palate in the mouth with cassis, cedar and slight forest floor. Tannins are integrating nicely. I think this may have a little more to give in the coming years but in my opinion the drinking window is now to 2020. |
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2010 Château TalbotSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 90 pointsGive this an hour to open up in the decanter, it needs it. |
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2013 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée RéservéeRed Rhone Blend more |
2/26/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeing so young, this needed 30-60 minutes to relax in the decanter. The 13 is brighter than 2012 with less dark fruit, more heat and less funk on the nose. On the palate, aA good deal of pepper and heat, more floral qualities and relatively pronounced tannins as this has a dryness that other recent vintages do not. Yet, there is a sense of balance, that over time this will mature and integrate nicely and the fruit will mature and ripen. I still prefer the 12 and the 11 to the 13 but, seriously, it’s Pegau, it’s all awesome. Nice price point too. These probably need to sit for about 3 years honestly, but I will likely be drinking more to keep my hands off my earlier vintages a while longer. This is a buy for me in the vintage. |
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2013 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/1/2017 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 91 pointsHaving had this previously, I chose to decant this time. I did a quick double decant to help it get some air then gave it a short 15 minutes to open up. A nice ruby in the glass but lacking that deep pigeon blood ruby that I love in CnP. Raspberry, floral, vanilla and a little heat on the nose. The palette opens with more floral bouquet and dominated by spice with an overall medium body. Lacks some depth, complexity and fatness that I like in CnP. For 2013, a solid product. I think you can do better on the QPR. Drinks this young. |
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2012 Pavillon de Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/30/2016 - mikeharris Likes this wine: 90 pointsAs second wines go, and young ones at that, this is enjoyable. Deep ruby color. The nose hits with a light cedar, floral and dark berries. On the palate, dark cherry, pepper, and slight St Julien funk all wrapped in the brightness you'd expect from younger vines. |
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