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2012 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
8/21/2019 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine:
92 points
Lovely Brunello, no need to decant, ready to drink.
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    8/21/19, 7:39 PM - To be honest, I don't even look at the score from major magazines and critics, because I usually find lots of non sense... on the other hand, CT scores, made by non professionals, are frequently useful and have a better relation with my taste. Maybe I'm not educated enough to understand the wines as Pro's do, maybe they are somehow conflicted... I don't know.

  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    8/22/19, 11:54 AM - If had to advise, I would say that keeping longer is more a matter of taste than quality here. For me it has entered it's drinking window, but some people have a preference for wines when they taste older. However, I'm not a Pro... it's just the opinion of an average wine drinker.

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2007 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova Sangiovese
5/30/2019 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine:
93 points
Always a great wine, but not as good as previous bottle. I can't say if it did not age well or if it was just some bottle variation.
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    8/8/19, 9:06 AM - I know some Bordeauxs face an odd fase during it's life, but I can't tell if that's the case here or not. What I have learned however, is that it's usually very helpful to send an e-mail to the producer, since they taste the wines constantly over time, and they can always help when it comes to defining the drinking window.

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2013 Bodegas Caro (Barons de Rothschild / Catena) Caro Mendoza Red Bordeaux Blend
12/4/2018 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine:
91 points
Same as previous bottles, really good.
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    2/27/19, 1:29 AM - Yes, it was typo, thanks for the notice!

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2012 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
8/3/2018 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine:
89 points
Less fruit and less vanilla than the bottles drunk younger. Still a good wine. Drink soon.
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    8/4/18, 5:25 PM - Did the note using a smartphone, so I guess I hit the screen accidentally... now it's correct. Thanks for your comment.

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2008 Paulo Laureano Alicante Bouschet Vinho Regional Alentejano
3/2/2018 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine:
93 points
Same as previous bottle, just great!
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    3/17/18, 3:50 PM - Clearly a typo, thanks for you comment.

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2014 Château de Landiras Graves Red Bordeaux Blend
1/10/2018 - Wilbur1 wrote:
82 points
One reviewer says this is a $40-or-so wine (that can be had for $25). Its not. Its a $14 wine that tastes like a $10 wine. Exceptionally dull. Thin, watery. Marginally better after breathing, otherwise it would not have gotten into the 80's for me. Yet another highly heralded Bordeaux that I simply can't believe people like so much. Any 1/2 decent Rhone, Spanish, Paso Robles, Australian, Portuguese, Washington State wine in this price range would blow this away.
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    1/12/18, 3:07 AM - Prices in Brazil are not comparable to prices elsewhere (wines are a lot more expensive across the board in Brazil), but here I bought it for a very good price, so I liked it since I just didn't expect much from it. I think that's a wine to buy cheap and drink on an unpretentious evening.

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2005 Château Chasse-Spleen Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
8/5/2017 - wine&roses wrote:
87 points
The tannins are still raw oak, and I am skeptical that they will resolve before the lean fruit disappears. I like this chateau, so am disappointed by this poor showing in a great year.
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    8/9/17, 6:21 AM - I know the Chateau for a while and I'm convinced that no bottle should be opened with less than 16 years for regular vintages, and 20 years for the great ones. If I had to build a raking of the wines that take longer to enter the drinking window, among all the wines I've tasted in life, this one would certainly be a Top 3. Good news is it usually pays off after the wait.

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2010 Château Chasse-Spleen Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
10/27/2015 - Supergaazz Does not like this wine:
80 points
Still too young, nothing much to say except: what a disappointment.
Doesn't fit into my wine collection due to quality under par.
Can't understand why people his wine receives good reviews, must be the name
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    10/28/15, 5:04 AM - Chasse-Spleen is one of those wines from Bordeaux that are almost undrinkable when they are too young, but turn into really great wines when they get old. Specially when it comes to great vintages, I would say hold at least 20 years. For example, the 1982 was fantastic last year.

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2004 Château d'Angludet Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
6/15/2015 - ThalesGaspar wrote:
87 points
Ruby colour, doesn't look young. Nevertheless, decanted for 1h, drank over the next hour, and I think this is probably young, or needs a lot of air.... The nose is nice and you can tell this is a good wine, but it's too tight, there is something missing, and I think it's time (and perhaps more air before drinking when opening the botlle).
  • ThalesGaspar commented:

    6/17/15, 12:13 PM - Good, thanks for the comment. As you can see from my post I was in doubt about where the problem was, and I was willing to wait 3 or 4 more years before opening the next bottle. I have two left, and I'll try another one soon then.

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