Tasting Notes for Michael

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2012 Virginia Marie Lambrix Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (view label images)

3/6/2014 - Michael Likes this wine:

89 points

fruity and balanced. definitely from California. Very good food wine and very popular when I opened it. Would definitely drink and buy again.

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Red

1917 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

12/7/2013 - Michael Likes this wine:

93 points

A beautiful old wine. Definitely a treat. Still life in it. Subtle and very elegant. Wish I had another one.

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White - Sparkling

1990 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Blend (view label images)

9/5/2013 - Michael Likes this wine:

94 points

strong apple scents. a bit super smooth and almost sweet finish. nice golden color. Showing some age but still vibrant. Very enjoyable

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Red

1994 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/19/2012 - Michael wrote:

96 points

Vibrant. Nuanced.

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Red

2003 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

9/25/2012 - Michael wrote:

91 points

excellent and still tasting young.

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Red

1990 Frog's Leap Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

4/7/2012 - Michael wrote:

90 points

Elegant smooth

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White

2000 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé Pur Sang Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

12/13/2011 - Michael wrote:

90 points

Excellent. Felt slightly older than my prior goes at this vintage

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Red

1998 Dominique Laurent Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

10/5/2011 - Michael wrote:

subtle, elegant. earthy rather than fruity. long finish.

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Red

2005 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Southing Sta. Rita Hills (view label images)

10/5/2011 - Michael wrote:

very popular with group. Opened up nicely over the hour. Lots of fruit and a crowd pleaser.

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Red

1990 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red Caldwell Vineyard Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/3/2011 - Michael wrote:

92 points

Very pleasing subtle but clear fruit. tannins completely of. Wine nicely balanced. Several more years left on win. Very nice now. No need wait but no rush.

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Red

1976 Ridge Geyserville Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel (view label images)

12/25/2010 - Michael wrote:

90 points

Still some fruit. Very nicely balanced. Hard to believe it is anywhere nears its actual age. earthiness to the nose with perhaps a touch of cola. Happy to drink again if I only had another bottle. medium length but very nice finish with a trace of tannin remaining.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2006 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Trockenbeerenauslese Wachau

12/24/2010 - Michael wrote:

96 points

Incredible. Pours like syrup but tastes otherworldly.

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Red

1961 Château Calon-Ségur St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/24/2010 - Michael wrote:

89 points

Nice age. Half bottle. Wonderful nose. Short finish.

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Red

1994 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard Napa Valley (view label images)

11/26/2010 - Michael wrote:

89 points

Tannin still very pronounced. I'd recommend either drinking this ten years ago or in anther ten. Has not yet developed complexities of age but may do so with more time and it has lost it's youthful exuberance.

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Red

1964 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

5/21/2010 - Michael wrote:

80 points

past prime. Madeira nose without sweetness

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Red

1964 Marqués de Riscal Rioja Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

4/25/2010 - Michael wrote:

91 points

Still young. Evolved nicely over first hours. hints of sweetness emerging.

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Red

1961 Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/27/2010 - Michael wrote:

97 points

Excellent! Much life ahead of it too. Drank from 375. Nose was impeccable. So many notes and so much beauty.

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Red - Sweet/Dessert

1988 Romano Dal Forno Recioto della Valpolicella Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

1/9/2010 - Michael wrote:

86 points

preferred the 85 quintarelli

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Red

2006 Sine Qua Non Grenache Raven Series California (view label images)

7/5/2009 - Michael wrote:

95 points

Beautiful. Sweet fruit. Lovely Grenache taste. Smooth. Did not want to put down. Only drinkable San I've tried yet. Syrah was all alchohol, this had alchohol but less overpowering so the sweet fruit complexity shown through. Sad when bottle was empty.

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Red

1998 Pahlmeyer Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

5/14/2009 - Michael wrote:

90 points

Favorite at the party. People drank it up quick. soft and tasty. wish I had more.

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White - Off-dry

2002 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Nahe (view label images)

5/14/2009 - Michael wrote:

93 points

yum. decades of life left but beautiful right now

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Red

1997 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville (view label images)

5/14/2009 - Michael wrote:

90 points

really nice and rich. I would weight a few more years still to drink.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2007 Pichler-Krutzler Grüner Veltliner Trockenbeerenauslese Wachau

12/26/2008 - Michael wrote:

88 points

Enjoyable but simple. Definitely plan on waiting 30 years before opening the next bottle.

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White - Off-dry

2005 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese *** Rheinhessen (view label images)

12/26/2008 - Michael wrote:

Wait at least 10 more years before opening another bottle. Seems like it could be incredible but right now it is just nothing special.

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White

1997 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc White Rhone Blend (view label images)

12/13/2008 - Michael wrote:

96 points

Beautiful. crisp. drinking perfectly. layers of flavors on the nose and below. Great to sip but perfect with the food too. One of the best dry whites I've had.

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Red

1985 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

12/13/2008 - Michael wrote:

88 points

very good and still lively. drank very well. clearly no harsh tannins left but also not showing any fabulous complexity just very very nice. Almost simple. But very good.

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Red

1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

12/13/2008 - Michael wrote:

86 points

Nice but was expecting much more from this.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

1970 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Mandelgarten Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese Pfalz (view label images)

12/13/2008 - Michael wrote:

91 points

pure brown caramel. the groups favorite of the night. Mig's favorite. unlike other TBA's I have had. A bit too coffee for me but everyone loved it.

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Red

2001 Pahlmeyer Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

12/13/2008 - Michael wrote:

90 points

fruity. young. smooth. balanced. slightly woody.

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White - Sparkling

1997 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chetillons Chardonnay (view label images)

10/20/2008 - Michael wrote:

88 points

nice but not special.

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White - Sparkling

1997 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée Champagne Blend (view label images)

10/20/2008 - Michael wrote:

95 points

Excellent. One of our favorite recent champagnes. Toasty but not overwhelming. Very nicely balanced and fresh. Should hold several more years.

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Red

1996 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Millenium Reserva Pesquera Tempranillo (view label images)

10/12/2008 - Michael wrote:

84 points

fine but no complexity and fruit was muted

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Red

1996 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville (view label images)

10/2/2008 - Michael wrote:

94 points

finesse. tannins were soft. everyone appreciated the taste. Still young but drinking nicely. restrained and beautiful. Not multi-layered but wonderful nose and finesse of taste.

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Red

1968 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

9/13/2008 - Michael wrote:

94 points

finesse absolute!

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Red

1967 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Nebbiolo (view label images)

9/2/2008 - Michael wrote:

91 points

Earthy. Traditional style. lovely. still fresh but defininitely more about the earth than the fruit. What an old Italian Barolo should taste like.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2005 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese Mosel Saar Ruwer (view label images)

3/29/2008 - Michael wrote:

95 points

Pebble Beach Food & Wine Rare Wine Dinner. Beautiful wine. Light, crisp, sweet. wonderful nose. Not as heavy or nuanced as the Gunderloch TBA's I recall but a great finish to the meal and the highlight wine of the night.

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Red

2002 Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah (view label images)

3/29/2008 - Michael wrote:

84 points

Pebble Beach Food & Wine Rare Wine Dinner. High alchohol. port like intensity. limited finesse. Doesn't match my memories of Grange. Last had at the Wine Spectator Tasting a few years back where the 1998 was incredible. Disappointing. Maybe in another 10 years it will be different but right now it was not interesting.

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Red

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/29/2008 - Michael wrote:

80 points

Pebble Beach Food & Wine Rare Wine Dinner. Wonderful cedary nose. Empty and dry on the palate. Huge disappointment.

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Red

1990 Romano Dal Forno Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

3/21/2008 - Michael wrote:

96 points

Ready to drink but will last many more years or decades. More like a quintarelli with the touch of raisin in the nose and sweet hints. Later Dal Forno's seems stronger but I loved the style of this. Probably will stick more to Quintarelli. Time to open a bottle of his and test this theory.

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Red

1968 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

2/3/2008 - Michael wrote:

94 points

still good life left. nicely balanced.

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Red

1997 Tenuta Lilliano Anagallis Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

9/28/2007 - Michael wrote:

Drinking very nicely at the moment.

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White - Sparkling

1986 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Blend (view label images)

2/25/2007 - Michael wrote:

90 points

Nicely aged. Still vibrant in an old champagne kind of way. Soft very fine bubbles.

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Red

1990 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red Caldwell Vineyard Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/14/2006 - Michael wrote:

91 points

Still needs an hour in the glass or another couple years in the bottle. strong, pleasant nose, good balance just a bit much tannin until opened up.

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Red

2002 Hundred Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Napa Valley (view label images)

9/24/2006 - Michael wrote:

91 points

Sweet, young. Evolved nicely over time. I would decant for 2 to 4 hours before drinkiing next time. Or just wait 10 years.

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White - Sparkling

1990 Comte Audoin de Dampierre Champagne Grand Cru Grand Vintage Champagne Blend (view label images)

9/16/2006 - Michael wrote:

91 points

Prefer the "family" bottling but this is very nice stuff.

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Red

1990 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux Pinot Noir (view label images)

7/8/2006 - Michael wrote:

96 points

Drinking fabulously, plenty of life left. one of my favorite burgundies that I have opened recently.

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White

1997 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Meursault Les Narvaux Chardonnay (view label images)

6/16/2006 - Michael wrote:

bad cork again

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White - Off-dry

1998 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Nahe (view label images)

6/5/2006 - Michael wrote:

96 points

Drinking well now. Plenty of life left too.

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White

1997 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Meursault Les Narvaux Chardonnay (view label images)

6/9/2006 - Michael wrote:

Not a good bottle.

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White

1996 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Chardonnay (view label images)

6/4/2006 - Michael wrote:

79 points

May just have been past its prime. Deep yellow color. Nutmeg on the nose. Good acidity but just not interested nor really enjoyable. Left most of the bottle.

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