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2007 Bohórquez Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)
6/28/2022 - jamesdoeser wrote:
For those of you with the 10 bottles left in cellartracker... open it up, give it a modest decant, and you'll enjoy the deep liquorice and tar complexity here.
Red
4/16/2022 - jamesdoeser wrote:
All-enveloping aroma. Somewhat crisp and tart on the palate. Needs a lengthy decant. Delish after 2hrs in the jug.
Red
3/5/2022 - jamesdoeser wrote:
See prev review (2018): corks a poppin, I hope
Red
3/2/2022 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Drink it right now. Tart cranberry and blackcurrant with a satisfying complementary palate. ideal with something porky.
Red
3/2/2022 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Absolutely delish. Drinking perfectly: congrats to me for me for being able to hold off until the start of WWIII.
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Red
2013 Rustenberg John X Merriman Stellenbosch Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
12/23/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Tasting perfectly right now.
Red
11/14/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Still plenty of life in this. One more left. Will pencil in for late 2020s. Drinking perfectly now though.
Red
2005 Château Potensac Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
11/14/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Give this a thorough decant. Drinking perfectly. Not much fruit left but fat-busting acidity still holding firm with pepper and spice
Red
9/9/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Had a hard time getting to the cork and then getting it out of the bottle, after a wobbly start and 120min in the decanter it became a very steady and elegant wine - barely a single berry of fruit left and I wouldn't hold onto yours for much longer.
Red
8/20/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Drank to celebrate opening game victory of Macclesfield FC. Lovely dark fruit and acidic bite along with all the rest.
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Red
8/20/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Freedom day dinner (UK). Too good to remember how good.
Red
8/20/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Deep dark cherry - perfectly mature, garnet colour
Red
8/20/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
flawed
Squishy cork. Ruined. Molto triste.
White
5/10/2021 - jamesdoeser wrote:
What is going on with this wine? A weird one. All the bees-waxy oily full throttle aromas one would expect and then.... The palate... slightly ghostly, tart acidity but at c. 10% alc not much weight to follow through. Enjoyable, but perhaps approach with caution. I'll give it a couple of years until I crack the next one.
White
11/12/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
77 points
Didn't love it, esp at first.... got better as the days went by. Good with pungent punchy spicy food. Maybe it needs a proper decant. Was too oxidised for my tastes, almost fino like in some ways.
Red
11/1/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Bought at cellar door after tasting pretty much everything. Was the highlight of the range. Drank back in UK with burgers. Was really excellent and not shy on those pyrazines thanks to the Cab Fr (not normally my thing).
White
10/28/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
A touch on the oxidised side for some reason. Probably past its best. Still good, but not as good as before, like so many of us. Time can be cruel.
Red
9/20/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Deelish. Would actually go fine just all by itself next time.
Red
2009 Château Domeyne St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
9/15/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
75 points
Not as bad as last one. Still, if you tasted blind you wouldn't rate it as highly or assign it to St Estph 09.
Red
9/6/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
I drink a lot of Corbieres and this is the best I've had in years. Good vintage and a now well-established winemaking team but this blew me away. The lack of oak makes for a bracing food-friendly drinkability.
White
9/6/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
90 points
Excellent, balanced and surprisingly flavourful Chard from Eng vineyards. I've had pretty thin and insipid Eng Chards in recent years but this one is elegant and I imagine will only gently improve between now and 2025ish.
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Red
8/31/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Continues to develop as expected. Nice pepper and spice starting to develop amidst the cranberry crush.
White
8/31/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Crisp, lively, apple and pear aromatics. Fantastic value. Not the deepest most enveloping Riesling in the cellar.
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Red
8/30/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Like my prev note. Something a bit off for me - acidity still going strong but fruit and the rest not up to scratch
Red
8/30/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
understated and beautiful.
Red
8/26/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Loved this - deep and earthy and stewed plummy fruit. Great with cheese or a good book.
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Red
7/13/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Dark stewed plum, olive, leather, nice balance with acidity mellowing and tanins softened.
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Red
2010 Mac Forbes Hugh Yarra Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
6/27/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Last bottle. Nice balance of primary-secondary-tertiary flavours. Beautiful. We'll miss you Hugh. RIP.
Red
6/20/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
90 points
This was fantastic - very much to my taste with all those sour dark cherries - might be a bit rough on the oak for some of you. After an hour in the decanter it was in full flow. Great value for fifteen squids a bottle.
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Red
6/14/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
90 points
Lovely stuff - perfect on a sunny day with meats grilled on the bbq. I wouldn't hang on to this for more than a few years. Its relative youth is part of its appeal, the crunchy shiny red fruit is there to be enjoyed and the depth has come from the vinification not the dust gathered in your cellar. Drink it before civilisation properly collapses.
Red
6/1/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Delicious - quite "straight up and down" Burg (tis a youngster) - nothing too earthy or herby but lots of potential. Plenty left in the cellar.
Red
5/26/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
First from the case. Youngish. A matinee idol of a wine: not quite a fruity as you might be expecting but on course for greatness once the rest of you catch on.
Red
5/26/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Consistent with last note - fully mature and tasting great
White
5/19/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Delicious but any better than cheaper AUS/NZ/SA chardonnays of a similar style... I'm not so sure any more.
Red
5/8/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
I can see why the wine trade loves this stuff: like a pinot noir with a dollop of cherry compote. Turned out to be excellent foil for osso bucco.
Red
5/3/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Note to self: buy a case of this next time you idiot.
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Red
5/3/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
90 points
This was delicious. Sorry it was my last. Drinking perfectly right now
Red
4/9/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
I don't know why I passed over these for other older or beefier CdRs in the cellar but this was really excellent - not a showstopper perhaps, but delicious. Good balance of dark and red fruit with enough acid to stand against cotechino & lentils. Not going to get any better so will drink up through rest of 2020.
Red
4/9/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Delicious - very deep and a little bit on the siropy side when the temperaure climbs from cellar to room temp.
Red
4/1/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Really great - depth of dark cherry and plum fruits with a leafy canopy lending herbaceous aromatics and a certain lift.
Red
2007 Château Ferrière Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
3/29/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
Not too bad. Tough vintage. Thought it a bit underwhelming but good depth even if lacked any brightness.
Red
3/8/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
95 points
Fantastic - depths of flavour previously unnoticed in this vintage. Glad I have some left.
Red
2/1/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
85 points
Tasty, still quite muted. Little depth but pleasant enough.
Red
1/25/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
88 points
Continues to be good. This one not as full of deep dark oopmh as prev bottles.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2001 Château Petit Védrines Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)
1/20/2020 - jamesdoeser wrote:
75 points
Was a pleasant if slightly geriatric version of this wine. Not as sweet as expected. Drink up whether you're thirsty or not.
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