| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2008 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGTSangiovese more |
3/20/2024 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted for an hour and this was stunning. After my last bottle 2 years ago I was concerned that this would be over its peak but certainly not - great structure and a good few years left yet. |
| Red |
1986 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/4/2019 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 94 pointsOpened and decanted 90 mins before drinking. Difficult to believe this wine is well over 30 years old. It is still very concentrated and dark ruby in colour with fruit and tannins well balanced. Came across as still st the top of its game. |
| Red |
1967 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/4/2019 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 90 pointsOpened and decanted 90 mins before drinking. Good level in the bottle but the capsule disintegrated on extraction. The wine was still in good condition and opened up beautifully with aromas of straw and farmyard and still showed some depth of character - surprisingly good for a wine of this age. |
| Red |
2010 Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
9/1/2015 - Dorset Iain Does not like this wine: 80 pointsFlat and generally disappointing |
| Red |
2003 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ChampeauxPinot Noir more |
10/29/2014 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 95 pointsFantastic wine - opened an hour before drinking. Nose is fruity with a hint of chocolate. Very intense flavour, smooth with a hint of cherries. |
| Red |
1999 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La SizeranneSyrah more |
10/12/2013 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 93 pointsExcellent mature Hermitage - decanted 2 hours before drinking. Showed a powerful nose with some blackcurrent coming through, good structure & length and held its own very well with a game stew. |
| Red |
1999 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée ChaupinGrenache more |
9/14/2013 - Dorset Iain wrote: 90 pointsDecanted 2 hours before drinking - essential given the amount of sediment. Blackcurrent and slightly chemically nose. Still fruit to taste with a hint of smokiness and spices. |
| Red |
2007 Ricossa BaroloNebbiolo more |
9/13/2013 - Dorset Iain Does not like this wine: 80 pointsVery disappointing for a Barolo - thin and insipid. Missing the intense nose and body I would normally expect from a wine like this. |
| Red |
2008 Ridge Lytton SpringsDry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
8/24/2013 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 91 pointsOpened an hour before drinking. Rich cherries on the nose, intense cherry and blackcurrent to taste. A lovely smooth wine with balance - fruit comes through strongly. |
| Red |
2007 Vasse Felix HeytesburyMargaret River Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/18/2013 - Dorset Iain Likes this wine: 94 pointsOpened an hour before pouring. Rich ruby red colour, blackcurrant on the nose and to taste - rich flavour, good length & went well with beef. |
| White - Fortified |
NV Campbells Muscat Rare Merchant PrinceRutherglen more |
12/25/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 94 pointsRaisins and treacle to drink - excellent with Christmas pudding. |
| Red |
1996 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/25/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 92 pointsOpened & decanted 2 hours before drinking. Some farmyard and straw on the nose and then good length with red fruit to taste. A top Bordeaux that went very well with the Christmas goose. |
| Red |
2003 Domaine Sainte-Anne Côtes du Rhône Villages St. Gervais Les MourillonsSyrah more |
12/22/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 87 pointsOpened and decanted an hour before drinking. Fruity with still some tannin - we drank it with venison & it held it's own very well. Overall, a good drink but no wow factor. |
| White |
2009 Maycas Del Limari Chardonnay Quebrada SecaLimarí Valley more |
12/7/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 92 pointsConsistent with previous tasting note. |
| White |
2004 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les PreusesChardonnay more |
12/7/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 80 pointsVery disappointing - vegetal and yeasty. |
| White |
2006 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art SeriesMargaret River more |
12/7/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 95 pointsTasted against 2 other top chardonays & was the pick of the bunch. Opulent with great depth - buttery and smooth. |
| Red |
2003 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles VignesRed Rhone Blend more |
11/11/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 85 pointsOpened 2 hours before drinking. Tannic and bit austere to begin with but opened out after several hours but became rather tart. Overall this was a disappointment. |
| White |
2009 Maycas Del Limari Chardonnay Quebrada SecaLimarí Valley more |
6/30/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 95 pointsCitrus fruit and vanilla on the nose, slightly oaty to taste with a hint of oak, great length. This is a Chardonnay from Chile that stands it's ground well with the best from around the world. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1990 Château FilhotSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
6/30/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 93 pointsVanilla & honey to taste, excellent structure, balance of sweetness & fruit and a great match with summer fruit. |
| Red |
2008 Château de Saint Cosme GigondasRed Rhone Blend more |
1/29/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 90 pointsStrong hint of pepper on the nose and to taste with blackcurrent coming through as well. Good structure and goes well with Sunday winter roast. |
| Red |
1995 Château La ConseillantePomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/7/2012 - Dorset Iain wrote: 95 pointsOpened 2 hours before drinking. An complex nose with straw, blackcurrent and a hint of sweetness. Great intensity to taste - well balanced with velvety fruit with a hint of tobacco & very long. A fantastic mature Bordeaux. |
| Red |
1997 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGTSangiovese more |
12/22/2011 - Dorset Iain wrote: 95 pointsThe last bottle of one of my favourite wines. Opened and decanted an hour before drinking. Barn yard and red fruit on the nose and then that great length and finesse with fruit showing including a hint of raisins. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1971 Bodegas Toro Albala Montilla-Moriles Don PX Gran ReservaPedro Ximénez more |
12/25/2011 - Dorset Iain wrote: 95 pointsDeep brown colour with a fantastically syrup like consistency - taste of raisins and caramel. Perfect for accompanying Christmas pudding. |
| Red |
1998 Delas Frères Hermitage Marquise de la TouretteSyrah more |
10/22/2011 - Dorset Iain wrote: 91 pointsOpened and decanted an hour before drinking - significant deposits of sediment. Smokiness and red fruit came through on the nose. Spice and black pepper when initially tasted & the wine opened up beautifully showing good structure and length with fruit and a hint of raisins. |
| Red |
1999 Domaine des Perdrix Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux PerdrixPinot Noir more |
10/1/2011 - Dorset Iain wrote: 91 pointsBottle opened an hour before drinking. Vegetal nose with a chemically hint to it. A complex wine with blackberries coming through to taste and a good length. This is still a wonderful wine although I didn't think it had the same wow factor this time as previous bottles of it I have drunk in the last few years. |
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