3/31/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

2 + hour decant. At peak, developed lovely tertiary flavors and evolved over 3 hours into a classic old style at peak claret. No tremendous concentration, and even a bit of Bret, defined this old school wine. Drink now!

3/31/2024 - Old Wine Maven wrote:

Corked!

3/7/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

More modern style Gigondas, but drinking well. Could age 5 more years.

2/25/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Extremely well made interesting wine. From organically grown grapes planted in 1955. Old school, old world style, almost Bordeaux like. Can age another 5 years easily if well stored, but drinking well now with one hour + decant. Dark fruits, dark cherry, bramble, a little emerging cigar box aromas.

2/17/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Much better than expected. Small Grower / Producer. Yeast notes. Not a long finish, super dry, but for $30, exceptional PQR.

2/11/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

A good, well balanced old style Saperavi.

1/9/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Still youthful, a classic Alsatian Pinot Gris, pineapple, melon flavors.

1/2/2024 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Old style Medoc. 13% ABV. Food friendly. At this price a terrific value.

12/29/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Holding up very well, faded dark fruits, at peak, or slightly past peak.

12/29/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Still ageable, but probably drinking at peak now.

12/25/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Not bad

12/23/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

A stellar Sancerre from a solid producer. A shame the prices on Sancerre is going up so much, now equal in price to a village Chablis.

12/12/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Really good, drinking well now, a bit tawny around edge on the color when tipping the glass, but the wine has years of life left, really good value!

11/23/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Very good, bright fruit. Can age another 3 years or more

11/23/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Very good, can easily age another 3 years

11/23/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Very good, toasty, yeasty grower champagne

11/18/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Stellar Riesling from a great producer. 2020 was an excellent vintage in the Fingerlakes. Could age 10 years.

11/18/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Still young, needs a long decant or 5 more years for the grippy tannins to mellow and integrate.

11/5/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Excellent value!

10/25/2023 - Old Wine Maven wrote:

Typical jammy, slightly sweet Zin, but of higher quality than others in this style. I am not personally a fan of this style Zin, but if you are a decent example.

10/7/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Gorgeous text book past peak claret nose on open, a bit thin / acidic on the palette. But over the course of 2 hours over dinner the wine blossomed into a wonderful ‘66. Past peak for sure, but graceful, dried cedar box, dried fruits, medium finish. Acquired in 1970, so bottle condition / storage was not an issue. Very high shoulder fill. A testament to both this Chateau, and the often overlooked ‘66 vintage.

10/7/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

A bit hot, decent Rioja, but not as good as their wines from past decades.

9/14/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Gorgeous round fruit, super well balanced despite 15% alc. A fantastic value.

9/2/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Still a lot of life left. Beautiful, after about an hour decant. Dark berries, super well balances. 15% alc. But it does not drink hot.

8/25/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Really good, could actually age another 5 years. At this point has started to develop nice deep flavors. Decanted 3 hours before dinner. An amazing value, comparable to a $50 + Cali Zin, or Southern French Malbec.

8/10/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Great Chablis style chard.

8/1/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Really well made, structured blend. Syrah, cab, petit Verdot and chenin blanc. Label says 15%, it drinks like a 13% Bordeaux. Could age another 5 years, dark fruits, bramble, blackberry, good acid. A super value at this price. In France would be an $80 wine.

8/1/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Small family winery. Decent, not great value for a popular Sicilian grape.

7/31/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Classic old school Cali Cab. Balanced, subtle, great food wine.

7/21/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Classic Alsatian / Finger Lakes Style Riesling. Great nose. Not much of the petrol nose on this one but all of the apricot / pineapple fruit is there. Medium finish.

I think this would age - properly cellared for another 4 - 5 years, developing more Riesling tertiary flavors.

7/21/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Good value, a bit old world style cab, with a hint of Bret. Almost Bordeaux like.

7/15/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Great value, better than many of this type wine.

7/10/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Really interesting wine with a lot of character. Almost a chard, Riesling cross in flavors, with high acid.

6/28/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Great value!

6/18/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Drinking really well. A well made Alsatian style from a stellar vintage in the Finger Lakes.

6/9/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Excellent Loire Pinot Rose. ...

5/21/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Almost slightly maderized - in a good way. An unusual small farm made Italian wine. Great for the price.

5/12/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

With a bit more age, this has smoothed out and is drinking very well right now.

5/4/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Very well made wine. Ripe Strawberries, classic Mourvèdre flavors, good body. From France or Calif, this would be a $50 wine.

5/4/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Always a good value, well made lighter Nebbiolo.

4/19/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Good value!

4/10/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

A lighter wine, but very pretty. Good value

4/10/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Needs a few hour decant, big, but well integrated tannins, good dark fruit. Could age another 5 years

4/10/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Good value, well made, small production wine. More old world style than new world.

4/2/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Needs air, a bit of spirtz, better the 2nd day. But certainly an interesting wine.

4/2/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

A terrific value, would be a $50 + wine if it came from California. Could age another 3- 4 years as well. Dark fruits, good acid. Needs a 3 hour decant.

3/23/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Great wine, needs time

3/5/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

In my cellar since purchase in 1982. Last of my ‘77’s. It did not age quite as well as the legendary ‘63’s - but still, at 48 years old, this bottle exhibited aged Port at its very best. Especially for those who are looking for finess and elegance not raw power in their aged Ports.

3/5/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Great value, textbook Loire Cab. Franc. Could age another 5 years well cellared. 2017 was not the best year in that region, so I would want to try other vintages.

2/26/2023 - Old Wine Maven Likes this wine:

Still can age more, decanted 2 hours before dinner, began to open up. Let age another 4 years.