| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2016 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
2/26/2024 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 91 pointsReally good over several nights. No detailed notes |
| Red |
2010 Château ChanteluneMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2023 - tigerpaw75 wrote: 90 pointsSolid QPR - believe I bought on WTSO about 10 years ago. Good structure. Fruit is good but not great. Smooth, ready to drink. Will last a few more years, but the fruit won’t get any better. |
| Red |
2019 Castelli del Grevepesa Settimo Toscana IGTSangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
12/12/2023 - tigerpaw75 wrote: 90 pointsThis wine was a really nice blend of Sangiovese, Syrah, and Merlot. Has some typical acidity and structure from the Sangiovese but is rounder and more fruit forward than a typical Chianti 90% Sangiovese. Drank over 3 days and held together well. |
| Red |
2019 Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon JulietNapa Valley more |
11/23/2023 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsI only got a small glass (was drinking another wine), but enjoyed it. Decanted 45 minutes, enjoyed with grilled filets and Fleming’s style mac and cheese Lots of Oak that was a bit too much in front for me. Paid $38, not a bad price but won’t rush out to buy more. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2009 Château Behere CourtinPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2023 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsSolid Left Bank Value Bordeaux I had been hanging on to for a decade. The structure was all there and it went well with our steak dinner, but the fruit is beginning to fade. Decanted 45 minutes before drinking. Drink up if you have some left. |
| Red |
2016 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
11/24/2023 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsGood solid quality CCR. Drank with homemade lasagna. More fruit than many CCRs but still had strong backbone of tannins and acidity. Still several years of life ahead for this. |
| Red |
2010 Paitin di Pasquero-Elia Barbaresco SerraNebbiolo more |
11/22/2023 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsIt was good, everyone liked it, but it was not the most memorable. Decanted ~45 minutes before drinking. Tannins were well integrated. I doubt it will develop further so drink up. |
| White |
2022 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc Single Vineyard Te Muna Road VineyardMartinborough more |
3/21/2023 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 90 pointsReally good - can echo the other comments. Really nice apple and pear notes, well balanced. Doesn’t have the vegetal notes you can get with NZ SB. Definitely a rebuy. |
| Red |
2015 Waterbrook Cabernet Sauvignon ReserveColumbia Valley more |
2/19/2023 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 90 pointsSolid 90-91 - decant helped on this one. |
| Red |
2007 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special SelectionNapa Valley more |
12/25/2022 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 94 pointsJust excellent from start to finish. Super smooth, plenty of dark blue fruits with rich but well integrated vanilla/oak/mocha tones. Enough tannic structure to support the fruit but wouldn’t want this to recede much more. First sip out of bottle was great, decanted part of the bottle but not really necessary. Could have been a pop and pour - opened up fine I bathe glass and didn’t change a lot over 2+ hours. Bought for $125 in 2009-2010 - was worth the wait. Recommend drinking within the next 2-3 years - can’t see it evolving much more. |
| Red |
2005 Secret de CardinaleSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/24/2022 - tigerpaw75 wrote: 86 pointsUnfortunately I think we waited too late and n this one. Tasted a bit port like and oxidized. Lost a lot of fruit character and what was left wasn’t that present. Drink up, maybe yours isn’t as far gone as mine! |
| Red |
2019 Markham MerlotNapa Valley more |
11/24/2022 - tigerpaw75 wrote: 86 pointsHad higher hopes but this one was a too angular, overly tart , and overly oaked. Maybe some time will help but not one I’ll go back to soon. |
| Red |
2016 Marqués del Atrio Rioja ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
9/21/2022 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsDecent on initial opening, a little thin but drinkable. With more air, the dark fruit and light vanilla oak come through. I’d by again. |
| Red |
2015 Bodegas Hidalgo Rioja La Gitana Gold LabelTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
9/17/2022 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 78 pointsBought a bottle at Costco to see if we had some good QPR here - survey says….no. Way too oaky, acidic, and a little bitter. Gave it air and didn’t improve. Put some argon on it and corked it for a couple days to see if it might soften up, but just oxidized. Down the drain. |
| Red |
1999 Michel-Schlumberger Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland WineDry Creek Valley more |
2/14/2022 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsTrying to work through the last of these, know it does not have long left. Right out of the bottle showed some nice dark cherry and plum, with some oak. Definitely some vegetal/green cab flavors as well - made me think of V8 Mixed with fruit juice. Some tannin but as expected very smooth. Slow decanted and tasted every 10 minutes or so. Peaked at about the 90 minute mark before some acidity and a little bitterness began to come to the front, although it was still interesting. |
| Red |
2009 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Oakvillemore |
9/6/2021 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 91 pointsGood bottle- decent tannins right after opening but smoothed out in the glass without decanting. Nice beam of currant and dark cherries. In good balance except for a little too much oak. Very good pairing with grilled NY strip. |
| Red |
2012 Kirkland Signature Ribera del Duero Gran ReservaTempranillo more |
1/22/2021 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 pointsOld world styled. Medium weight. Good structure. Upon opening LOTS of oak upon first opening. Good acidity. Drank over 3 nights. Best on night 3 as the oak seemed to dissipate and let the fruit through. Better with food. |
| Red |
2005 The Winemakers' Collection Michel Rolland Cuvée No. 1 Château d'ArsacHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/16/2021 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: NRJust opened - some pruny notes on the nose. Oak is not overpowering. Decanting now. Significant but smooth tannins. Seems to have enough fruit left. We’ll see where this goes. |
| Red |
2016 Bodegas Olarra Rioja Clásico CrianzaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
1/3/2021 - tigerpaw75 wrote: 86 pointsDay 1 - 85 - Ok, red more than blue/black fruit. Acid pretty high. Light to medium weight. Heavy oak treatment was off putting. On Day 2, bumpin got up to 87 as some of the oak blew off and it was more enjoyable. Decent for the price but probably wouldn’t buy again. |
| Red |
2010 Roblar Cabernet Sauvignon ReserveSanta Barbara County more |
12/24/2020 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 88 pointsFor $15 from WTSO years ago I didn’t expect a lot. I held on to one of the 4 bottles to see how it would age. While not great, it drank very well with grilled lambs chops on Christmas Eve. The wine had always had a bit too much oak and a bit too much acid, but both have mellowed and since my last bottle. Medium weight, with cranberry and currant dominating. Tannins are smooth and well integrated, but still providing a good backbone. If it had just a bit more blue/black fruit and richness it would get to 90. Wine held together over 2 nights with no sign of oxidation. |
| Red |
2016 Casa Santos Lima Colossal ReservaVinho Regional Lisboa Red Blend more |
10/11/2020 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 88 pointsReally good - outstanding QPR. The fruit is dialed back a bit from the 2015 that hit the WS top 100 list, and that’s a good thing. Easy pop and pour that won’t disappoint on a weeknight with burgers. |
| Red |
2001 Paringa ShirazSouth Australia more |
8/15/2020 - tigerpaw75 wrote: NROk, it was a $9 Shiraz that the FIL forgot about 16-17 years ago and gave to me when he was cleaning out his cellar. Expectations were not high. Cork was intact, no TCA. First sips I got some faint nose of dark fruit with nice blackberry jam, a little tannin (not much)...and a little acidity. Medium body. After about 5 minutes in the glass all structure evaporated and it is like sipping alcoholic Welch’s. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2015 Bear Flag Wine ZinfandelSonoma County more |
5/14/2020 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 91 pointsRush of dark black fruit with hints of vanilla. Full bodied. Big alcohol, but it hid it well. Smooth finish |
| Red |
2001 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
6/6/2020 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery good. Gift from FIL who was cleaning out his cellar. Cedar/cigar box on the nose with some faint dark fruit. Medium to full bodied. Tannins fully integrated...they are there but very smooth. Blackberry jam with black peppery notes. Perfect steak wine...which is what I had with it! Well stored bottled have a few years of life left. Hard to believe this one is almost 20 years old. I bought a lot of Mondavi Napa cab in the 1999-2003 period and this vintage was the best to me. |
| Red |
1999 Cambria Pinot Noir Julia's VineyardSanta Maria Valley more |
5/24/2020 - tigerpaw75 wrote: NRFIL gave this to me after he was cleaning out his wine cellar. Figured let’s see what a 21 year old Pinot tastes like. Cork was only soaked about 1/3 of the length. Fill level appeared good. |
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