Tasting Notes for nogohawk

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1993 Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/28/2017 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Drank with Tom to celebrate Xmas before he left for LA

Red - Fortified

1994 Fonseca Porto Vintage Port Blend (view label images)

12/25/2017 - nogohawk wrote:

96 points

Drank with Tom for Xmas & Netflix job

Red

1999 Opus One Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/14/2014 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

94 points

Popped & poured - dark purple color with loads of fruit - excellent finish; drinking well now.

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Red

2011 Alma Negra M Blend Mendoza Red Blend (view label images)

4/4/2014 - nogohawk wrote:

88 points

Popped & poured, dark purple but lacking body, good finish; opened up a bit; good QPR

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Red

2000 Château Latour-Martillac Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/22/2014 - nogohawk wrote:

92 points

Decant 30 min
Open up nicely
Dark purple color w loads of currant, black cherry & plum
Nice finish
Drink up now

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Red

2006 Two Hands Shiraz 'Coach House Block' Single Vineyard Seppeltsfield Road, Greenock Barossa Valley (view label images)

2/1/2014 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

94 points

Decant 30 mins - purple color w loads of dark fruit and nice finish

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Red - Fortified

1994 Fonseca Porto Vintage Port Blend (view label images)

1/25/2014 - nogohawk wrote:

97 points

Decant 2 hrs
Loads of dark fruit & raisin
Drinking well now

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Red

1997 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri Sassicaia Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/25/2014 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Decant 45 min
Dark purple with loads of fruit
Nice finish - tannins are about perfect

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Red

2005 Two Hands Shiraz Bella's Garden Barossa Valley (view label images)

11/30/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Popped & poured
Dark purple with loads of dark fruit
Long finish not much spice or alcohol
Drinking well now

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Red

2004 Two Hands Shiraz Bella's Garden Barossa Valley (view label images)

10/19/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

94 points

Outstanding - drinking well now!

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White

2010 Beringer Vineyards Chardonnay Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

8/24/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

93 points

Nice golden color with a bit of oak & long rich finish

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Red

2003 Two Hands Shiraz Bella's Garden Barossa Valley (view label images)

8/24/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

93 points

Popped & poured - dark purple color with loads of fruit; drinking well now - nice finish

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2006 Two Hands Shiraz 'Coach House Block' Single Vineyard Seppeltsfield Road, Greenock Barossa Valley (view label images)

8/10/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

95 points

Decant 30 mins - opened up nicely; perfect pairing w/ ranch steaks on grill; dark purple color with plum & black cherry - a bit of smoke & oak; nice finish; drinking well now!

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Red

1998 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/3/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

93 points

Decant for 30 mins. - nice brick color w dark fruit and moderate finish; drinking well now

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2005 Bodegas y Viñedos Heras Cordon Rioja Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

7/2/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

90 points

Popped & poured - drank over 2 nights; dark ruby color w good fruit and a bit of spice - nice finish w good QPR; going to pick up a few more btls

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Red

2004 Poggio il Castellare Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

5/11/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

96 points

Decant for 1 hr - outstanding!

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Red

2008 Anima Negra ÀN/2 Vi de La Tierra Mallorca Red Blend (view label images)

4/24/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

89 points

Popped & poured - drank over several nights - different but liked the berry flavor - not too heavy - nice finish

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Red

2008 Betts & Scholl Grenache Chronique Barossa Valley (view label images)

4/6/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

90 points

Popped & poured - drank over several nights - 2n & 3rd were definitely better

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Red

2010 Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Eola - Amity Hills (view label images)

4/6/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

89 points

Popped & poured - drank over several nights - light ruby color; good pinot although I still am not a huge fan of the grape - like something with more body

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Red

2005 Montes Alpha M Colchagua Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/2/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Drank w delmonico's on grill

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Red

2007 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

2/23/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Popped & poured after 2007 Clos Apalta - nice dark fruit with a good finish - great way to end the night

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Red

2007 Clos Apalta Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/23/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Outstanding !

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Red

2001 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor Puente Alto (view label images)

2/16/2013 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Not quite up to the WS 95 but still very good - opened up nicely after 30 min decant

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2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/24/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

95 points

Popped & poured - dark purple color with loads of fruit; smooth finish

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Red - Fortified

1994 Warre Porto Vintage Port Blend (view label images)

1/19/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

93 points

Decant 2 hours - dark purple color w loads of fruit

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Red

1997 Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT SuperTuscan Blend (view label images)

1/19/2013 - nogohawk Likes this wine:

94 points

Decant for 1 hour - dark purple color w loads of fruit - nice finish

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Red

2006 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Napa Valley (view label images)

12/1/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Drank after 96 Mondavi Reserve
A bit bigger can age yet

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1996 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

12/1/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

95 points

Outstanding

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Red

1997 Lisini Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

11/27/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Opened up on day 2
Very good not great

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Red

2005 Two Hands Shiraz Lily's Garden McLaren Vale (view label images)

11/2/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

94 points

Same notes as before

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Red

2005 Two Hands Shiraz Lily's Garden McLaren Vale (view label images)

10/21/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

94 points

Popped & poured - dark purple color loaded w black fruit - got better with a bit of air - nice long finish; drink now

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Red

2009 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

10/13/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

92 points

Popped & poured - purple color with dark fruit flavors - nice finish

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Red

2010 Seghesio Family Vineyards Zinfandel Sonoma County (view label images)

9/18/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

90 points

Popped and poured - another good zin from Seghesio

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Red

2006 Bodegas LAN Rioja Crianza Tempranillo (view label images)

9/26/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

90 points

Popped & poured - good QPR

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Red

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/22/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

94 points

Outstanding! Drink now

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Red

1998 Peter Lehmann Shiraz Eight Songs Barossa Valley (view label images)

9/1/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

92 points

Popped & poured; purple color w dark fruit & nice finish; at its prime now

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Red

2008 El Enemigo Malbec Mendoza (view label images)

8/30/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

87 points

Popped & poured - drank over 2 nights - dark purple color w good berry - a bit of alcohol & bite on the finish. Might be worth getting another btl.

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Red - Fortified

1995 Ferreira Porto Vintage Port Blend (view label images)

8/25/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Decant 30 mins - this is what a great port should taste like - rich color with loads of fruit - nice long finish

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Red

1998 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Washington (view label images)

8/25/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

94 points

Decant 1 hr - dark purple color w loads of black fruit - excellent finish; drink now

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White

2006 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains (view label images)

8/24/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

90 points

Lost some of its punch - a bit past its prime

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Red

2009 Domaine Durand St. Joseph Les Côteaux Syrah (view label images)

8/21/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

91 points

Same notes as before

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Red

2007 Two Hands Shiraz Bella's Garden Barossa Valley (view label images)

8/19/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Popped & poured - drank over several nights - dark purple color with loads of fruit, smoke & spice - nice finish; drink now or hold

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Red

2007 Luis Segundo Correas Malbec Valle Las Acequias Oak Mendoza (view label images)

8/13/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

87 points

Popped & poured - drank over 3 nights; finally a VG malbec the last night

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Red

2004 Two Hands Shiraz Lily's Garden McLaren Vale (view label images)

8/11/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Dark purple w loads of black fruit flovors - nice finsih

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Red

2004 Niepoort Douro Vertente Red Blend (view label images)

8/6/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

90 points

Popped & poured - Drank over 2 nights - dark color w plum & tobacco - nice finish; good QPR for a douro

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Red

2005 Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri South Australia (view label images)

8/3/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

93 points

Same notes as before

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Red

2003 Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah Walla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/4/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

91 points

Popped & poured - a nice bordeaux style blend from WA; dark berry & nice finish but not long

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Red

2009 Clos Albertus St. Georges-St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/2/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

77 points

Same notes as before - not a winner

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Red

2007 Novy Family Wines Syrah Garys' Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands (view label images)

8/1/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

92 points

Popped & poured; Drank over several nights - excellent syrah; loads of dark fruit with smoke & spice - nice finish

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Red

2001 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor Puente Alto (view label images)

7/28/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

92 points

Popped & poured
Dark purple with berry & long finish
A bit tannic on first but opened up later

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