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• fclarity says:

  7/14/2023 10:42:00 PM - I like the thoughts expressed in your profile notes!

• Mhbeaune says:

  5/15/2023 12:32:00 AM - Great to see your TN’s on mature Mosel’s. I completely concur with yours re Thomas Haag of Schloss Lieser were I having been visiting & buying for about 12 years. IMO in the UK top quality(I unlike supermarket samples) Kabinet & Spatlese are the ‘summer’gems’ which never seem to have found a real foothold. Being of lower alcohol I never feel guilty about consuming them on a warm summer day just pleasure .

• gokulanil says:

  5/14/2023 8:42:00 AM - Thanks for your note on the 2016 Chateau Pontet-Canet. Your notes are always helpful, and I enjoy reading them. Cheers!

• anthroman says:

  8/1/2022 1:11:00 PM - Thanks so much for your notes on the 2010 Rossignol Trapet Chapelle-Chambertin! I always look out for your notes and it was exciting to see your positive thoughts on this one. I'm just starting to expand my collection from Bordeaux into Burgundy.

• tbm1956 says:

  11/18/2021 11:00:00 AM - I hope you are well. I have something of a favor that I would like to ask you about. Can you send me an email at tbm56@aol.com and I will explain. All the best, Tom

• COWineLover says:

  4/7/2021 7:58:00 PM - Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the durability of the 1995 Montrose. With the lone bottle in 5L format, thoughts about the wine duration are most appreciated. Cheers, good health and even better wines.

• COWineLover says:

  4/6/2021 7:58:00 AM - I always appreciate your reviews and notes. Thank you for the breath and range you offer!! I recently picked up a Jeroboam of the 1995 Montrose from Millesima that is pre-arrival from their Bordeaux warehouse. Based on your experience with that wine, would love your perspective on whether this needs 10 years or more in this format. Good health and cheers to you.

• Collector1855 says:

  6/27/2019 12:09:00 AM - Thanks for the message corpse_03 - good reminder to catch up on some older MR sometime soon.

• corpse_03 says:

  6/26/2019 10:07:00 PM - Hi mate. Just reading many of your notes on Margaret River CabSav. I used to find the same difficulty as you did in understanding Margaret River Cabernet. It always came across as weak, hard, green and very underwhelming to me. Back when I first started trying it, my palate was accustomed to the bigger full bodied South Australian reds. I guess you could say I had a "Parker-esque" palate. But I kept persisting, doing my best to understand what it was that made the MR cabs so special to so many people. After many years I finally get it. They are elegant and so amazingly structured when done right and many times in blind tastings against many upper end left bank Bordeaux (I'm talking Rothschilds, Latour, Margaux etc) they have been impossible to pick out. The problem I have found is that when you're tasting them at the wineries, they are far too young. MR Cabs need time. Lots of it. Now when I go to MR cellar doors and taste cabernet I am trying to look into what it will be like in 5-10 years from now. Because young MR cabs still don't do it for me. Last night I opened a Flowstone Cabernet Sauvignon Touriga 2010 and it was amazing. And it still had many years to go but I was very happy with how it was drinking after 9 years. At 3 years old, which most wines are a cellar door, it would have been a very different wine. Anyway, I hope this has given you some food for thought and hopefully convinced you to not give up on MR cabs. Because I nearly did many years ago. But now.... I'm so glad that I didn't. Cheers.

• For the Love of Wine says:

  6/1/2018 8:17:00 AM - Hello Collector 1855. I enjoy your notes and your philosophy on picking wines. I would suggest that while reviewers can guide you in the right direction, it is important to determine how each reviewer's palate aligns with your own for each varietal and region. Also, I humbly disagree with your philosophy of buying only 1-2x your consumption, I understand my palate may change, but I feel like I know it pretty well, and would prefer buying good, age-worthy wines from stellar vintages, as well as my favorite wines from good to exceptional vintages. Of course, I try to remain conscious of the ideal drinking windows (in the hope of not having wines go over the hill before I drink them!). My reason for this is quite a few wines become too expensive as they age. Having said that, I am pretty much in a holding pattern now, and will only purchase a handful of wines, as I believe I have enough to last me the next 15-20 years. If you ever make it to the USA, specifically, the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St Paul) Minnesota, let me know! Be happy to get together for some conversation and wine!

• Nigel Davies Tas says:

  1/22/2018 7:53:00 PM - Excuse public post Collector 1855 as don't know how to message directly. Yes, Tassie pinots popular but generally prefer a savoury Bourgogne / Village Burg with some grip at around same price. Best Tas equivalents perhaps Apsley Gorge and Stoney Rise. No coincidence that both these makers have done a few vintages in Burg. Best value Tassie wine IMO is Arras Grand Vintage sparkling at around $60 - eat your heart out Moet and other NV Champagnes :).

• fc1910 says:

  4/25/2017 7:23:00 AM - Hi again Collector1855, becoming a bit curious I do glance more accurate at your CT homepage and your TNs. ELEGANCE IS KEY! And the users Empire80 and JonnyG are very right: very interesting and impressive Bordeaux- Parkerstory with YOUR pronounced view and ratings! And to claim that you are much more a red wine guy is quite well visible! ;-) Cheers again from Hamburg

• empire80 says:

  4/17/2017 2:06:00 PM - I agree with JonnyG, the Parker story was really interesting, even though I've only been lucky enough to taste a handful of those wines.

• JonnyG says:

  9/16/2016 8:14:00 AM - Just a quick note of appreciation for your epic "66x Parker 100-Pointers" tasting story. This is surely the most fascinating -- and useful -- post I have seen on CT! I have asked the tech department before to create a way to comment on tasting stories (as opposed to tasting notes), but that is not yet operative, hence my respectful visit to your home page. Cheers, Jonathan

• Derek Darth Taster says:

  8/14/2016 6:07:00 PM - Wonderful write-up on "Syrah vs. Shiraz - shoot out of the best". Thanks for all the useful insights and tasting notes!

• centvins says:

  11/22/2015 4:22:00 AM - Thank you verry much for your ChdP 2010 tasting notes. Really useful and instructive

• Zweder says:

  10/9/2015 6:45:00 PM - Just had a look at your Bdx 2009/2010 comparative tasting. WOW! That must have been a great event! Thanks for the notes!!! Cheers, Zweder.

• Zweder says:

  9/25/2015 4:57:00 PM - :-) Thanks for the tip. But Monaco or Guernsey would be a lie as well. And now I am at least honest about my locale; Europe. The text dates from 2006 and I didn’t see any reason yet to change it. Is it an idea to share a bottle next time I visit Luxembourg? (No short term plans..)

• Midde says:

  8/16/2013 10:30:00 AM - Hi! I was also there at dolder. Was just courius of witch of the persons were you! :) /robert

• Collector1855 says:

  5/3/2013 11:21:00 PM - :-)

• pavel_p says:

  5/3/2013 6:04:00 PM - Hi Collector reading through your notes I saw that you were in Taipei around 04-06, and was also surprised that Veronique Sanders visited during that time. Not too many Swiss in Taipei. What industry were you working in there? Pavel