Tasting Notes for dgossett

White

2015 Franz Hirtzberger Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Axpoint Wachau (view label images)

11/19/2022 - dgossett Likes this wine:

94 points

Amazing Gruner.

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Red

2005 Dureuil-Janthial Mercurey Pinot Noir (view label images)

7/22/2022 - dgossett Likes this wine:

Just drank our last bottle of this. Tasted far younger than it was. Very nice — I wouldn’t have guessed it was a village-level wine, let alone that it was 17 years old.

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Red

N.V. Anthill Farms Pinot Noir North Coast (view label images)

5/26/2020 - dgossett Likes this wine:

88 points

I’m a huge fan of Anthill Pinot, and have quite a lot in my cellar. But most of them are decidedly *not* weeknight-dinner price. At $19-$20, this is though. The QPR is very high. Fairly light, not too fruity, some cherry, reasonably long taste. Nothing really to write home about, but really extraordinary for the price for Sonoma Pinot. A fabulous wine for dinner.

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White

N.V. Anthill Farms Chardonnay North Coast (view label images)

10/14/2019 - dgossett Likes this wine:

90 points

Extremely good California Chardonnay for the price — $19. Well balanced, good fruit and minerality.

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Red

1969 Pierre Ponnelle Bonnes Mares Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

12/22/2017 - dgossett wrote:

Wow. Drinking beautifully.

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Red

1997 Renzo Seghesio Barolo Ginestra Nebbiolo (view label images)

10/19/2016 - dgossett Likes this wine:

93 points

Stunning. Needed to open. Has many more years left.

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Red

2012 Fattoria Poggiopiano Chianti Classico Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

11/16/2015 - dgossett Likes this wine:

88 points

Nice pasta wine. Nothing extraordinary, but very pleasant.

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Red

2004 Antonelli San Marco Montefalco Sagrantino (view label images)

10/31/2015 - dgossett Likes this wine:

91 points

Huge, needed to open, fabulous. Will be even better in 5 years.

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Red

2010 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Abbey-Harris Vineyard Anderson Valley (view label images)

9/16/2015 - dgossett Likes this wine:

95 points

Wow. Stunning

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White - Sparkling

2007 Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut Les Beguines Pinot Meunier (view label images)

12/12/2014 - dgossett Likes this wine:

96 points

Stunning

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Red

2011 G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso Langhe DOC Nebbiolo Blend, Nebbiolo (view label images)

10/29/2014 - dgossett Likes this wine:

I've had this repeatedly, and always enjoyed it. Not fabulous wine, but a great weeknight Nebbiolo...

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White

2008 Dehlinger Chardonnay Russian River Valley (view label images)

9/3/2014 - dgossett Likes this wine:

92 points

Beautiful.

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Red

2010 Domaine Lafage Côtes Catalanes Cuvée Nicolas Grenache (view label images)

1/31/2014 - dgossett Likes this wine:

Cheap and cheerful. Good QPR.

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Red

2008 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Comptche Ridge Vineyard Mendocino County (view label images)

7/13/2013 - dgossett wrote:

92 points

We drank this the same night as an 08 Tina Marie; this took second fiddle, but was still beautiful. A bit bigger and less dictate than the TM.

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Red

2008 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Tina Marie Vineyard Russian River Valley (view label images)

7/13/2013 - dgossett wrote:

94 points

Fabulous. Decanted. Some spice, beautiful nose and taste.

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Red

2005 Dehlinger Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bottled Russian River Valley (view label images)

6/29/2013 - dgossett wrote:

94 points

EXCELLENT cab; great mouth, fullness, legs. Spicy. Will only get better for the foreseeable future....

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Red

N.V. Sokol Blosser Evolution Red 1st Edition Oregon Red Blend (view label images)

6/27/2013 - dgossett Likes this wine:

We drank this wine over two nights; it seemed as good or better the second. It was very fruit forward, but quite complex. It went fabulously with a southern-Italian pasta-and-eggplant dish. Cheap and cheerful dinner wine.

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Red

2011 Meiomi Pinot Noir California (view label images)

6/26/2013 - dgossett wrote:

Quite nice for a bottle of <$20 Costco Pinot!

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Red

2008 Piccini Chianti Classico Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

3/5/2013 - dgossett Likes this wine:

Perfectly pleasant weekday food wine; good for the price, but nothing special.

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White

2006 Conundrum Wines White Table Wine California White Blend (view label images)

12/8/2012 - dgossett Likes this wine:

Getting old.

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Red

2006 Betts & Scholl Grenache Chronique Barossa Valley (view label images)

12/1/2012 - dgossett wrote:

Pleasant but a bit over the hill, and not as good as I'd hoped.

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Red

2009 California Winetasters Society Pinot Noir North Coast (view label images)

2/25/2012 - dgossett wrote:

Very light; quite nice.

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Red

2004 Sebastien Roux Pommard Pinot Noir (view label images)

3/30/2011 - dgossett wrote:

87 points

Perfectly pleasant if not outstanding pinot; I tend to disagree with the earlier tasting notes.

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White - Off-dry

1997 Château de Chamboureau Savennières Cuvée d'Avant Clos du Papillon Chenin Blanc

2/21/2011 - dgossett wrote:

Remarkably good for its age.

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Red

2007 Quivira Syrah Wine Creek Ranch Dry Creek Valley (view label images)

2/21/2011 - dgossett wrote:

Quite nice, but give it a couple more years.

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Red

2008 G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso Langhe DOC Nebbiolo Blend, Nebbiolo (view label images)

1/23/2011 - dgossett wrote:

87 points

A great everyday wine with food; nice tannins but not too overwhelming, medium body; great for the price!

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Red

2006 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton (view label images)

1/18/2011 - dgossett wrote:

89 points

Drank this with a bunch of elegant Burgundies, and the contrast was stark. This is very American -- huge, fruity, etc. That said, we thought it was quite good.

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White

2004 Domaine de l'Oriel Gérard Weinzorn Gewurztraminer Alsace Gewürztraminer (view label images)

6/29/2010 - dgossett wrote:

Stunning gewurtz for the price; the age was ideal, and it had a great minerality without being too sweet.

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White

2007 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie (view label images)

5/15/2010 - dgossett wrote:

Cooking schlock.

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Red

2005 Lucien Muzard Santenay 1er Cru Maladière Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/15/2010 - dgossett wrote:

92 points

Still way too young, but shows great promise.

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Rosé - Sparkling

N.V. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Rosé Champagne Blend (view label images)

1/18/2010 - dgossett wrote:

92 points

I've had BS rose many times, and have always enjoyed it. I'd let this bottle age for 4 or so years, which I'd never done before to NV Billecart-Salmon; it improved on an already- fabulous bottle. The color is beautiful, the taste subtle, and the bubbles danced in the mouth.

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White

2004 Domaine de l'Oriel Gérard Weinzorn Riesling Florimont Alsace Grand Cru (view label images)

11/25/2009 - dgossett wrote:

This continues to be one of my favorite Alsatian rieslings of all time -- amazing.

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Red

2006 Quivira Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre Dry Creek Valley Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)

11/25/2009 - dgossett wrote:

Quite nice, but still way too young.

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White - Sparkling

2005 Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut Les Beguines Pinot Meunier (view label images)

4/1/2008 - dgossett wrote:

92 points

I've now served this several times, and everyone to whom I've served it -- myself included -- has simply adored it. Zero dosage, pinot meunier -- just as it should be.

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White - Sparkling

1999 Icardi Moscato d'Asti la Rosa Selvatica (view label images)

6/1/2007 - dgossett wrote:

Shockingly good; I had not intended to age this this long, and had been worried that it had turned -- but it was perfect.

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Red

N.V. Plan Pégau Vin de Table Français Lot 2002 Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

2/13/2007 - dgossett wrote:

A very nice, eminently drinkable, food-friendly red Rhone. Nothing too fancy or special, but a great every day bottle.

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Red