Tasting Notes for winoma

Red

2021 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Series Stags Leap District (view label images)

8/13/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

Decant or give it some time in the cellar. Enjoyable bottle and a great value

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Red

2016 Wind Gap Wines Syrah Nellessen Vineyard Sonoma Coast (view label images)

8/5/2023 - winoma Does not like this wine:

84 points

No real fruit - vegetal flavors and high acid. Did not get better after a few hour decant

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Red

2012 Domaine de Ferrand Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

8/5/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

In a great place - fruit fades after 2 hours so give a shorter decant

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Red

2009 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

7/22/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

In great place - drink up

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Red

1982 Château Cheval Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/19/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

Still has some life - elegance and balance but drink up! No complaints for 40+ year old wine!

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Red

2010 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro Roccamonfina IGT Aglianico (view label images)

6/12/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

93 points

Wonderful bottle at a great drinking window

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Red

2012 Château Le Gay Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/23/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

95 points

Great bottle of wine. Plenty of time to go but in a beautiful spot.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Decotanne Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne Blend (view label images)

5/6/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

Big crowd pleaser. Crisp

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Red

2015 Bodegas LAN Rioja Reserva Culmen Tempranillo (view label images)

3/13/2023 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

Beautiful wine - incredibly well integrated with lovely fruit and soft tannins. Will only get better with some time in the bottle

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Red - Fortified

2007 Porto Rocha Porto Vintage Port Blend (view label images)

11/26/2022 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

Lovely - good fruit - drinking well now but has time. Second bottle this week.

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Red

2008 Montevetrano Montevetrano Colli di Salerno IGT Red Blend (view label images)

4/16/2022 - winoma Likes this wine:

93 points

Give it some air and the wine opens up and is wonderful . In a great spot.

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Red

2012 Château Le Gay Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/11/2021 - winoma Likes this wine:

95 points

Spectacular bottle - young but a stunner! Glad to have more in the cellar!

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Red

2010 Piers Saffran Red Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/24/2021 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

Great balance and lovely fruit with a long finish

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Red

2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

4/11/2021 - winoma Does not like this wine:

84 points

Had another bad experience with this expensive garagiste wine. So disappointed.

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Red

2009 Corinthian Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford (view label images)

4/11/2021 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

Lovely , well integrated, elegant and soft. A winner. Plenty of time left in drinking window

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Red

1994 Château Léoville Barton St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/20/2021 - winoma Likes this wine:

93 points

In a perfect spot - beautifully integrated and balanced. Lovely fruit. Glad I have more bottles!

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Red

1994 Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/14/2021 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

Lovely, beautifully integrated, totally resolved tannins. Drink up - not going to get any better. A treat!

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Red

2010 Vignobles Mayard Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau de ma Mère Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

1/28/2021 - winoma wrote:

87 points

Feel like this bottle was off. Hope the other in the cellar r better!

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Red

2012 Domaine des Sénéchaux Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

1/9/2021 - winoma Likes this wine:

93 points

In a perfect place with beautiful balance, fruit and soft tannins. Sad this is r last bottle.

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Red

2005 Château Lagrange (Pomerol) Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/31/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

Beautiful wine - perfect time to drink - paired well with steak

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Red

2012 Le Saint-Estephe de Montrose St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/9/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Enjoyable with a meal - still has time left but somehow a bit unsatisfying

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Red

2009 Angela (Corinthian Wines) Cabernet Sauvignon Afleet Alex Rutherford (view label images)

7/2/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

90 points

Over the top big and bold - not food friendly but cocktail ready

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Red

2009 Pavillon de Léoville Poyferré St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/2/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

Lovely wine - still young - great finish

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Red

2004 Montevetrano Montevetrano Colli di Salerno IGT Red Blend (view label images)

5/15/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

90 points

Very nice wine . Great match with steak. Not a big nose but deep flavor profile and long finish. In a great drinking window. Glad to have more in my cellar.

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Red

2010 Girard Winery Petite Sirah Napa Valley (view label images)

5/15/2020 - winoma Does not like this wine:

80 points

Corked. A cloying sweet aftertaste . Bummer - I have had some lovely bottles of this wine.

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Red

1994 Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/18/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

93 points

This wine was amazing. Incredible balance and melded flavors. In a great spot .

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Red

2005 Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/12/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

Lovely wine and good value . Nice balance and a delight to drink

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Red

2012 Domaine de la Monette Mercurey Les Bourguignons Pinot Noir (view label images)

3/7/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

drinking beautifully

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Red

1994 Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/5/2020 - winoma Likes this wine:

92 points

A classic old Bordeaux flavor profile that is fully mature. Beautifully integrated and strong color without any bricking.

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Red

2011 La Ca' Növa Barbaresco Nebbiolo (view label images)

11/27/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

89 points

Enjoyable , not particularly complex. Nice with the food. Not sure more cellaring will make a difference but maybe I am wrong.

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Red

2005 Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/10/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

93 points

This wine is in a great spot. It needs a bit of air to open up but it is full body, well integrated and a great example of a modern Bordeaux.

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Red

2009 Domaine Michel-Andreotti Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir (view label images)

7/3/2019 - winoma wrote:

86 points

Way past it’s prime but still some fruit

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Red

2005 Le Pauillac de Pichon Longueville Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/15/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

Very Nice bottle - drinking beautifully right now. Pure enjoyment.

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Red

2006 Clos l'Église (Côtes de Castillon) Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/21/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Nice everyday wine with good balance, deep fruit flavors and resolved tannins. Don’t think it will improve with additional age so drink up.

Red

2000 Château Duhart-Milon Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/2/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Starting to fade but a nice wine with good balance and a nice remembrance of the year 2000! Drink up fast.

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Red

2004 Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa First Growth Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/29/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

89 points

On its way down but an enjoyable new world wine. Had this wine - but a more recent vintage - and enjoyed that more.

Red

2006 Den Hoed Marie's View Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

1/27/2019 - winoma Likes this wine:

89 points

Balanced and fine to drink but not worth the price. Garagiste mystery wine.

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Red

2000 Château Meylet St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/27/2019 - winoma Does not like this wine:

83 points

This wine was over the hill and not enjoyable to drink. It’s suppose to have 4 years left in drinking window but I would open other bottles soon.

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Red

2010 Château Saint Ahon Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/7/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Good depth and color but hasn’t quite come together. Maybe more time?

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Red

2009 Château la Grolet Côtes de Bourg Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/28/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Good food wine but fairly nondescript on its own.

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Red

2000 Château le Meynieu Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/25/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

87 points

Definitely fading with some off flavors but reasonable color and some fruit left. Drink up.

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Red

2005 Château Rochers Bellevue Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/23/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Easy drinker but don’t think it will improve any so will drink other bottles in cellar sooner rather than later

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Red

2009 Mathilde et Yves Gangloff Côte-Rôtie La Serene Noire Syrah (view label images)

9/15/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

91 points

I liked this wine and there was lots of fruit. Less impressive over time.

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Red

2009 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

9/15/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Nice wine with some fruit and balance but short finish

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Red

1999 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Palisade Vineyard Stags Leap District (view label images)

9/15/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

A real surprise. This wine still had fruit and balance. There were some vegetal flavors but a crowd favorite. Better than the regular clos du Val CS

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Red

2009 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

9/15/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

87 points

Ok wine that needs to be comsumed. No real complexity but happy to drink. Paired with a single vineyard Clos du Val 1999 which actually had a lot more life.

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Red

1995 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

9/15/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Drink up - on its last legs but still elegantly balanced. One more bottle left.

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Red

2009 Château la Grolet Côtes de Bourg Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/27/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

89 points

Needs to open but nicely balanced and perfect for a week night dinner

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White

2007 Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Chardonnay (view label images)

8/15/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

87 points

Drink up fast - still drinkable but past its peak

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2003 Feudi di San Gregorio Privilegio Irpinia Fiano (view label images)

8/6/2018 - winoma Likes this wine:

88 points

Nice secondary flavors of Carmel and dried fruit but on the decline.

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