| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2017 Château Ollieux Romanis Corbières AlbaGrenache more |
3/22/2024 - SwindonPaul wrote: flawedUndrinkable due to strong cork taint - wife in 100% agreement! |
| Red |
2018 Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux Gigondas Le SouirasRed Rhone Blend more |
1/24/2024 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: NR16%! 16%!! Obviously a huge wine and let's be honest, the alcohol is the overwhelming feature here and probably always will be. Small amount of sediment, nothing crazy. And nothing to speak about on the nose, just a vague danger to your nostrils due to the high alcohol. However - if you can look past this - there's some lovely fruit here which spares it the indignity of being dumped down the drain, more than spares it in fact. Note to self, pay more attention to the alcohol level in future. Drink now and in the next three years - I doubt this is going to evolve much. |
| Red |
2017 Kleinood Syrah TamboerskloofStellenbosch more |
5/28/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 89 pointsThere's a really delicious wine in here somewhere, but probably needs a bit more time to reveal itself because it's not really stitched itself together yet. |
| Red |
2016 G.D. Vajra Barolo LagarbianaNebbiolo more |
3/19/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 91 pointsReally good Barolo for being a Laithwaite's exclusive, which tells you a lot about the vintage really; you can't go wrong. |
| Red |
2014 Château Vignelaure Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence RougeRed Blend more |
3/12/2023 - SwindonPaul Does not like this wine: 84 pointsToo brash, too harsh. Not my style unfortunately. |
| Red |
2018 Poggio al Tesoro Bolgheri il seggioRed Bordeaux Blend more |
3/2/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 91 pointsReally beautiful on day 2 when some air has calmed it down. Drink now thru to 2028+. |
| White |
2020 Kumeu River Chardonnay Estatemore |
2/25/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 92 pointsDelicious, rich, benchmark New World chardonnay. Could improve further in the next 1-2 years, but honestly, why wait? |
| Red |
2015 Domaine Richeaume SyrahCôtes de Provence more |
2/25/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 91 pointsIntense on day 1, mellowed on day 2. Suggest that this will peak around the 10-year mark based on the tannic structure. Drink now thru 2030+ |
| White |
2013 Thorne & Daughters Rocking HorseWestern Cape White Blend more |
2/22/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 91 pointsFully mature and beautiful, drink up this year and next. |
| Red |
2019 Sebestyén Szekszárdi Mozaik BikavérRed Blend more |
2/20/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 86 pointsDrank over 3 days. Right on the edge of my personal limits of enjoyment, this has a distinct vegetal and savoury style which I can just about tolerate; very cabernet franc even though I doubt there's much - if at all - in the blend. Nowt wrong with the winemaking, my 86 will undoubtedly be someone else's 90 according to personal preference. |
| Red |
2012 Château CantemerleHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/6/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 88 pointsPerhaps a reminder of why vintage matters. Smelt and tasted like Bordeaux, but lighter in colour, body and power than what you might expect. You could almost chill this down and quaff on a hot summer's day, were you not still going to get slapped around by what remains of the tannic structure (which to be fair has faded mostly into the background). |
| White |
2020 Ataraxia ChardonnayHemel-en-Aarde Ridge more |
1/20/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 92 pointsAbsolutely delicious chardonnay from SA. Everything harmoniously in balance. Sure, it's not the most complex or the most fragrant, but damn, did it go down a treat. £32 from Oxford Wine Company, UK. |
| White |
2021 Lýsa AlbariñoStellenbosch more |
1/5/2023 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 86 pointsHeavy-handed on the oak and therefore the verdelho was the better wine. |
| Red |
2016 Domaine de L'Arjolle Côtes de Thongue ArlequinRed Blend more |
12/28/2022 - SwindonPaul Does not like this wine: NREvery now and again, you come across a wine that just isn't to your taste. Heavily on the savoury, rather than fruity side, this is quite austere and, for me, hard work even after throwing it into the decanter and revisting on day 2. I wonder if its the blend as even on the nose it's a little different to the usual Southern France archetypes. Oh well. |
| White |
2018 Willi Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/23/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 92 pointsPure fruit, very precise right now. A joy to drink. |
| White |
2021 Chapel Down BacchusKent more |
12/3/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 86 pointsBasically a NZ Sauv Blanc with the dial turned down to 7. Competently made, but a bit simple. |
| Red |
2001 Bodega Classica Rioja Hacienda López de Haro Gran ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
11/26/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill so fresh and vibrant after 21 years! The biggest compliment I can give is that I can't resist going back for another glass even though there's not one element I can point to as being standout. Superb balance and bless Rioja for sticking to their traditions. |
| White |
2021 Greywacke Sauvignon BlancMarlborough more |
11/26/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 91 pointsPineapple, payaya and a hint of banana on the nose, quite restrained. Nice level of acidity, quite smooth actually. Eminently drinkable, very refreshing. |
| White |
2017 Jérome Fornerot Saint-Aubin Champ Tirant BlancChardonnay more |
11/20/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 92 pointsCommon wisdom has this drinking until the end of this year. Not a chance, this has got (delicious) life in it still. Decant or let develop in your glass and you'll be rewarded. Drink until 2024. |
| White |
2017 Château de Montfaucon Côtes du Rhône Blanc Comtesse MadeleineWhite Rhone Blend more |
11/19/2022 - SwindonPaul wrote: flawedCorked. |
| Red |
2010 Silvano Bolmida Barolo BussiaNebbiolo more |
11/11/2022 - SwindonPaul wrote: flawedOh no. This is pouring more brown than red - possibly oxidised? Yup, dead after four hours and half a bottle down where I tried hard to like it, but not to be. Sour, short and unpleasant. What a shame for my first barolo. NR. |
| Red |
2017 Miles Mossop Wines MaxStellenbosch Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/29/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 90 pointsDay 1: Decanted and tasted over the course of c. 3 hours. Pure blackcurrant on the nose and the palate and very little else; very primary in all aspects. Tannins not the problem here, possibly in a dumb phase? Feels like I've committed a tiny bit of infanticide. |
| White |
2018 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja BlancoWhite Blend more |
9/23/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: NRFirst time trying a white rioja and a great first impression! |
| Red |
2016 Domaine Augustin Collioure Adeoat RougeRed Rhone Blend more |
8/20/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 91 points"Adeodat" translate to "what God gives" and who am I to argue?! |
| Red |
2019 Casa Ermelinda Freitas Palmela Dona Ermelinda ReservaRed Blend more |
8/16/2022 - SwindonPaul Likes this wine: 87 points100% good to go. Super smooth, easy drinking, barely any tannin bite at all. Would make a superb house red. |
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