Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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Red |
2000 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/12/2013 - SenorTJ Likes this wine: 93 pointsDrinking great. Paired beautifully with my wife's delicious duck confit! Let it breathe for 20-30 minutes. |
Red |
1998 Clos FourtetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/13/2010 - SenorTJ wrote: 92 pointsExtremely smooth--tannins are nicely resolved and the wine is still a tad young perhaps but drinking very well. Berries, herbs and a tiny bit of spice. Not much terroir, but given the blend that is to be expected. Pleasantly surprised at how good this is and wish I'd bought more! |
Red |
1995 Château MontroseSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/22/2010 - SenorTJ wrote: 90 pointsReally pleasantly surprised. Chocolate, cedar and whole lot of other things going on here. Dry, nice tannins, yet bursts of fruit. Really a nice complex wine that went perfectly with coq au vin. |
Red |
1999 Château PavieSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/30/2008 - SenorTJ wrote: 94 pointsBeautiful, complex wine. A balanced right bank that will please just about any palette. My guess is another year or two of cellaring and it will be close to perfect. |
Red |
1988 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/9/2008 - SenorTJ wrote: 94 pointsDrank a bottle at a terrific restaurant with frog legs and venison. |
Red |
1997 Altesino Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
10/14/2006 - SenorTJ wrote: 88 pointsNeeds to breath, then bitterness fades to a very nice, full bodied wine. |
Red |
1986 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/1/2005 - SenorTJ wrote: 93 pointsTannins still noticable but agreeable, feels good in the mouth. Subtle, earthy. I think it improves for a few more years. |
White - Off-dry |
2001 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling SpätleseNahe more |
10/13/2005 - SenorTJ wrote: 99 pointsThis is the finest white wine I have ever tasted. The 2000 is excellent, but the 2001 really is perfect. So perfectly balanced, not too sweet and not a bit of acidic harshness. I will cry the day I finish my last bottle. |
Red |
1998 M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape La BernardineRed Rhone Blend more |
10/13/2005 - SenorTJ wrote: 91 pointsReally solid stuff with great balance. Went perfectly with a spicy bbq brisket. Drinks well today, but enough tannins that it should be even better in a couple of years. |