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2016 Jean-Louis Dutraive (Domaine de la Grand'Cour) Fleurie Tous Ensemble Gamay

12/22/2020 - blisscompound Does not like this wine:

51 points

This wine is a disgrace to the dutraive record I so far have. At first it seems like the fun and super generous dutraive I am familiar with but give it 30 minutes to an hour, let alone the next day...and this is absolutely disgusting. This is bad wine. Mousy is just a word that begins to describe the defect. I have had 3 bottles of this before saying anything about it especially on a review comment and unfortunately I still have another bottle left if anyone wants it I’ll take $100 for this rare bottle. All 3 bottles did the same thing...corn chips, puke, and that sour beer note that is just vile and gross on the palette and for a long finish of disgusting. An absolute disgrace. I won’t be purchasing anymore dutraive after such a move. Disgraceful that importers and distributors also went along with selling this trash. Shameful. Truly a real disgrace of a wine. Should have just let the vintage go. This is like the sewer water of a bad storm. Just let it go. Don’t make us pay for this garbage.

Rhone Rick commented:

2/4/23, 3:54 PM - Not sure, but perhaps bad storage beige you got them. Mine are still fantastic & not mousy

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2014 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Arana Gran Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo

3/5/2022 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine:

92 points

Really good, though not as over the top as the Ardanza GRs. It is a little sweeter and almost jamier than its big brothers that spend more time on wood before bottling. Still pure pleasure, fruit, tabaco and wood, medium complexirt & integrated

Rhone Rick commented:

3/5/22, 5:42 PM - Carlo— I much appreciate the insight. I have not had the good fortune to try the 890, but I did have the 904 the prior night hence I picked this up from a local shop. Especially given the context you shared, the wine is even more impressive. As I said, I did enjoy it, just had the wrong frame of reference. Cheers!

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2015 Tenute Dettori Ottomarzo Romangia IGT Pascale di Cagliari

8/14/2017 - Eric Guido wrote:

85 points

The nose was dark and intense with dusty spices, black fruits, sweet herbs, dark soil tones and chalk dust. It was sweet on the palate with soft textures yet saturating to the senses with ripe blue fruits, sweet herbs and a coating of crushed violet that lingered on the senses. It finished fresh, yet more like a dessert wine with its ripe fruit.

Rhone Rick commented:

3/6/21, 3:51 PM - Yo Eric! I almost always agree with your reviews, and your description is accurate. Oddly, an 85 feels like a pan but the wine, though sweet, is really quite a treat.
Rhone Rick commented:

3/7/21, 4:15 PM - Ah... yes, I see your point. This is my only experience with Pascale grape, and I when I had his 2013’s I figured it for a light, funky Jura style expression. And then, per my original note on the 2015’s, I felt like someone swapped out the labels. To your point “natural to the extreme”...will always come with some pros and cons. Thanks...

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2018 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco Patagonia

5/3/2020 - Rhone Rick wrote:

86 points

Would be a fine find and good qpr at $13... delicious red fruit, smooth like a cherry Vanilla Coke, but no complexity or structure to give me any sense it will be a stunner after a few years.

Rhone Rick commented:

12/16/20, 11:38 AM - This is the $40-$50 wine. I did not rate it a good value at that price from that tasting. I will cellar the rest for a few years. My point was that it drank like a good $13 wine (or poor $40 wine) & so it had a weak qpr (quality price ratio).

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2013 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

7/10/2019 - EricLi wrote:

89 points

Had in Shanghai. Tight and unbalanced upon PnP. A couple of hours decant is a must to loose the tight grip. Medium bodied, but the mid palate is surprisingly hollow for a cal cab this caliber. Never really fully opened. Maybe slightly off due to poor storage.

Rhone Rick commented:

8/9/19, 6:15 PM - Maybe a fake?

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2005 Château La Clémence Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

5/8/2013 - Rhone Rick wrote:

96 points

Best wine I have had in long while. Classic, rich guilt fwd bordeaux. 2hr decant. Could have used a few more hours a well as a few more years in the bottle.

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10/16/16, 10:09 AM - Sadly no..... was the only one in my cellar (a gift).

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