| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2001 Château La Tour Blanche SauternesSémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/7/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 pointsGreat half bottle but maybe not as good as the prior one. Nice botrytis, mouth feel and finish but the acidity seemed a little faded so there was some flabbiness I’d say. Still, this is nitpicking a bit on an otherwise excellent showing. |
| Red |
2013 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30Syrah more |
5/7/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 pointsFrom magnum. Great bottle and better than the last mag almost 2 years ago. Excellent QPR. Inky dark black fruit, some pepper and spice and great musk on the nose and palate too. Nice acidity and integrated tannins. Medium+ finish. Still life ahead but alas this was the last bottle. |
| Red |
2016 La Raison d'HêtreCastillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/3/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 90 pointsDrank very well with some age under its belt and has a greater QPR. Somewhat inky and palate staining with a boysenberry/blackberry thing going, a little bit of currant and spice, some tannins still present and a medium finish. Held up v well over 2 nights and was still going strong suggesting it could still develop as not much secondary characteristics yet even. |
| Red |
2018 Evesham Wood Pinot NoirWillamette Valley more |
4/15/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 91 pointsNicely aged pinot still bursting with juicy cherry and black cherry fruit and darker notes, as well as some spice. Nice chewy mouthfeel and crunchy acidity and medium finish. Great QPR for what I paid on release. |
| White |
2020 Dehlinger Chardonnay Garbro RanchRussian River Valley more |
4/16/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 90 pointsNice chard, if tasting a bit clunky to me with a bit too much oak. The underlying citrus was nice and the finish and mouthfeel were great so I might wait a bit on bottles and see if the fruit emerges a bit more as the oak integrates further. That being said, other dinner companions thought it was terrific so I was in the minority not being too wowed. |
| Red |
2017 Marcel Lapierre MorgonGamay more |
4/13/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 91 pointsCracking acidity with chewy dark cherry fruit and a crunchy mouth feel. Great food wine and a delight to drink. I think this will age for a while longer. |
| Red |
1997 Sequoia Grove Cabernet Sauvignon Estate ReserveNapa Valley more |
4/14/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 pointsPaid $23 recently in a Benchmark sale and figured worst case it would be cooking wine. Quite the opposite and what a great QPR. Super well integrated and smooth cab from a great Napa year. Dark fruit, some sweetness and smoke and tar, and a medium+ finish. Opened up nicely over 90 minutes and went great with steak. Not a huge wine but everything perfectly in its place and exactly you want in a 25 year old cab. |
| Red |
2016 Domaine Michel Lafarge BourgognePinot Noir more |
4/12/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 87 pointsSimilar notes to before. Cherry, juicy, tart but somewhat lean and one dimensional. Will try to hold last 2 bottles for a while and see if anything secondary by way of musk on the nose or extra depth or mouthfeel develops. |
| Red |
2005 Domaine Alain Burguet Chambertin-Clos de BèzeChambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
4/8/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 98 pointsAmazing wine. Really open and voluptuous from first opening with amazing perfume and Burgundian musk. Dark cherry/black cherry fruit with a silky mouthfeel and long finish. Truly awesome bottle and it arguably bettered a terrific Arlaud Clos Saint Denis 1999 cuvée unique served alongside. |
| Red |
2000 Château Mouton RothschildPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 95 pointsDrank at the Sarasota Commanderie partager event. Beautifully integrated wine with all the parts in absolutely the right place. Still bright pauillac notes alongside the dark fruit and hints of tar and pencil, medium+ finish. Starting to show some secondary characteristics but nothing tertiary yet. Amazing bottle but I felt it to be a bit softer than I was expecting. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1990 Château Rabaud-PromisSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/6/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 pointsDrank at the Sarasota Commanderie partager event. Arguably even better than the bottle from last year. Slightly darker caramel color, beautiful nose of honey, apples and botrytis, long finish. Great bottle and I believe they will last longer. Alas, this is my last. |
| Red |
2005 Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 95 pointsDrank at the same Commanderie event and agree completely w BordeauxOne’s note. An opened recorked bottle was still singing on the next night w homemade burgers. However, an 05 Leoville Barton tried alongside at the event had a lot more structure and black fruit to it. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2005 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 98 pointsSimilar notes to last July. Explosive wine and simply amazing. |
| Red |
2000 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 94 pointsDouble decanted an hour ahead of an afternoon Bordeaux tasting. Similar notes to last time as the wine still read relatively young and dark-fruited with a long finish, structure, a heady nose and power. I felt it showed better than an 00 Mouton, which was super smooth and integrated but felt at its plateau, and did very well v the other 2000s in the group, namely Cos, d’Issan, GPL. A great showing overall. |
| Red |
2004 Roar Syrah Santa Lucia Highlandsmore |
4/5/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 91 pointsTook a risk on a recent purchase and was well rewarded as this bottle was excellent and a great QPR at $26. Still dark ruby with lots of structure, chewy tannins, black fruit, tar, spice and decent amount of wood/cedar. Long finish. I think bottles of this will keep longer even but unclear if they will improve. |
| Red |
2011 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses Velles VinyesCarignan Blend, Carignan more |
4/3/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 91 pointsDark violet, intense dark fruit, tar, spice, herbs, oak, medium+ finish. A bit monolithic though even on the second day. Great QPR for what I paid but I expected a bit more honestly. |
| Red |
2016 Piaggia (Vannucci) Carmignano Riserva PiaggiaSuperTuscan Blend more |
3/31/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 pointsSimilar notes to last bottle and arguably this one was more open and inviting. Great value. |
| Red |
2014 Domaine Francois Lamarche Vosne-Romanée VillagePinot Noir more |
3/30/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis bottle had taken on some weight v the last one tasted in July 2023. The dark ruby color and amazing musk were tantalizing and the pretty dark cherry/cherry fruit really delivered with the remaining acidity and integrated tannins. Super lush mouthfeel, medium+ finish. Great bottle and great QPR then v what burgs cost these days. |
| White |
2017 Faiveley Mercurey Clos Rochette BlancChardonnay more |
3/22/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 pointsSimilar notes to recent bottle. Very bright and fresh. Touch of oak is well integrated. Excellent finish. |
| Red |
2011 Justin Vineyards & Winery Cabernet SauvignonPaso Robles more |
3/18/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 91 pointsFantastic recent purchase for $23 from Benchmark. Excellent aged Cali cab with a ruby rim, medium dark fruits, little bit of spice, resolved tannins, medium- finish. Not stupendous or huge but everything in the right spot and a great QPR. |
| Red |
2014 Bergström Pinot Noir Cumberland ReserveWillamette Valley more |
3/17/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 pointsAlas, my last bottle as this was singing. Very similar notes to Sept bottle w perhaps a touch more pronounced cola and cherry flavors. Feels like this is a great peak but that it should last a while here. |
| Red |
1998 Merryvale Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
3/15/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 pointsPurchased recently fr Benchmark for $23 as I figured my downside was limited given this was around when Bob Levy was still at Merryvale before moving full time over to Harlan. Anyway, glad I did as the wine turned out great. Still dark fruit (no real bricking at rim), with some tannin, wood, dust and tar and medium+ finish. Not huge but nicely structured w some power left. Great QPR |
| White |
2016 Domaine Vincent and Sophie Morey Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois BlancChardonnay more |
3/12/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 91 pointsSimilar notes to last bottle but it a bit monolithic and a slight woody note detracted a bit. |
| White |
2007 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Clos du BourgChenin Blanc more |
3/12/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 pointsSimilar to last bottle but even more fresh with no notes of oxidation. Hence the bump up to 93 pts. Drank the last bit on second day and remained fresh. |
| White |
2017 Faiveley Mercurey Clos Rochette BlancChardonnay more |
3/13/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 pointsDrinking really well. Nice bright fruit, citrus, touch of wood. The age really helps. Great on second day too. |
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