| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2021 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Les RomainsSauvignon Blanc more |
3/16/2024 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 92 pointsSuper tasty and interesting wine. Fresh, nice fruit and acidity, you can definitely tell that it's Sauv Blanc on the nose (and I'm generally not a fan of that) but it's super well balanced. |
| Red |
2017 Querciabella Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
3/10/2024 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 91 pointsMy favorite everyday drinking Chianti right now - nothing super complex or ambitious, but a super delicious and well made Chianti, medium body, right amount of fruit, just great! |
| Red |
2020 Fattoria La Gerla Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
3/10/2024 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 90 pointsNice Rosso, medium body, very tasty, a little earthier than I expected, some herb notes. |
| Red |
2011 Vieux Château CertanPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/10/2024 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 94 pointsVery, very good. Still needs some time to open up (I did almost 4 hours slow ox), but it’s a really well rounded pomerol, dark fruit, leather, little smoke and a few savory notes. Big but super well balanced, still has many years ahead but not a crime to drink today |
| Red |
2013 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos VineyardNapa Valley more |
2/1/2024 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 95 pointsReally great wine! Already shows some signs of age but it could benefit from some more years in the bottle. Really well balanced, lots of fruit but not sweet or too alcoholic, lots of acidity and freshness, really beautiful |
| White - Sparkling |
2006 Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Nicole Moncuit Vieille VigneChardonnay more |
1/23/2024 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: NROne of the best bottles of champagne I've had in a while, super well balanced, brioche and brightness, really nice! |
| Red |
2015 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
12/27/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeautiful as always, drinking great right now after breathing for 20-30 mins. |
| Red |
2009 Kongsgaard Syrah Hudson VineyardNapa Valley more |
12/24/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis was really impressive. Very classic Syrah flavor profile (olives, meatiness, herbs) with a lot of power but super balanced. |
| Red |
2016 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì GinestraNebbiolo more |
12/24/2023 - rraaffaa wrote: NRThe 2001 vintage of this wine is one of my favorite Barolos, but as you might expect the '16 is waaaayyyyyyyy too young. It has all the components of a great wine, but it's too early to drink now, even with a few hours of decant. Will try to find it again in 5 years and see how it's evolving. |
| Red |
2011 Antinori TignanelloToscana IGT SuperTuscan Blend more |
12/14/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis is in a really great spot right now, just slow ox'd for 30-60 mins and it was singing. Really nice fruit and structure, I'll try to find more bottles. |
| Red |
2016 Antinori TignanelloToscana IGT SuperTuscan Blend more |
11/18/2023 - rraaffaa wrote: NRDelicious but still young, dominated by primary flavors. Super enjoyable but should get a lot better! 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2006 Elio Altare Barolo Vigna Bricco CerrettaNebbiolo more |
11/3/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis is in a great spot, drinking super well. Very balanced, some cherry, classic barolo perfume. It does this powdery tannins texture that I don't love, but other than that very nice, classic barolo. |
| White |
2018 Mail Road Wines Chardonnay Mount CarmelSta. Rita Hills more |
11/3/2023 - rraaffaa wrote: 93 pointsReally nice, very balanced, some almondy flavors on top of beautiful fruit. On the early side of the drinking window, I think it'll get even better in a couple of years. |
| Red |
2017 Bietighöfer Spätburgunder GR Roter BergPfalz more |
10/28/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 91 pointsLight-to-medium body, very nice red fruit and balance, I was more impressed with their chard but also liked the Pinot quite.a.bit. impressive effort from Germany |
| White |
2021 Bietighöfer Chardonnay ReservePfalz more |
10/19/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 91 pointsThis was much better than I was expecting. Very nice and crisp, delicious! |
| White |
2021 Jim Barry Riesling Lodge HillClare Valley more |
9/27/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: NRReally nice Riesling, very sharply acidic, yellow fleshy fruit, went super well with roast pork. |
| Red |
2009 Alter EgoMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 92 pointsPretty nose, tons of red and dark fruit + violet. Very alcoholic when first opened, got better after an hour decant. Overall really good, I’m curious how this will age |
| White |
2020 Iliana Malihin Vidiano Old VinesRethymno more |
9/16/2023 - rraaffaa wrote: NRPretty unique wine -- it was great to try it but it's not I'll seek out again and again. Pretty intense flavors and a very interesting spicy note were nice to taste, but it felt a little too heavy for my taste, you can definitely feel the 14% alcohol. |
| Red |
2020 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du PyGamay more |
9/1/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeautiful raspberry and strawberry, some tartness, fresh acidity, great balance but you can feel the higher alcohol level. I wonder if it'll be a little tamer with some more age |
| Red |
2004 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo ColonnelloNebbiolo more |
7/23/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 94 pointsToday this showed a lot better than my previous bottle. After a 1 hour slow ox + 1 hour decant, it was singing and worked super well with steak and a pepper sauce. |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore OrnellaiaRed Bordeaux Blend more |
7/23/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis is a beautiful wine but I should've decanted it longer, it really started to sing at around 3-4 hours of air. At first it's super big, a little too alcoholic on the nose, tightly wound up. Once it opened, it did really great, tons of fruit and structure, really great! I personally think it'll still get better with more bottle age, but not a crime to open it now. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
1995 Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/18/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 96 pointsReally, really amazing |
| White |
2020 Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos de MosnyChenin Blanc more |
4/30/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 93 pointsReally great balance of bright acidity and fruit, loved it |
| Red |
2009 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña TondoniaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/26/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeautiful. |
| Rosé |
2021 Domaine Tempier Bandol RoséMourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
3/26/2023 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill my favorite rosé out there... crisp and fruity in perfect balance. |
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