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Wine Type	Vintage Name Variety Locale	Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More...
Red	2021 Tercero Cabernet Franc Santa Barbara County more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 5/5/2024 - klezman wrote: NR Delicious and quite Loire-like if they had as much sun as we do in California. Nice stuff. Should age nicely, too. Comment posted by klezman: 5/7/2024 10:43:00 AM - I agree, Larry! That's the nice intersection of style and place.
White - Sweet/Dessert	2011 Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc Noble Late Harvest Stellenbosch more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 4/14/2024 - klezman wrote: NR An excellent sticky. None of the signs of oxidation or other issues that others noted. Just a straightforward botrytised Sauv Blanc with almost icewine-levels of sugar. Comment posted by klezman: 4/16/2024 2:25:00 PM - Caramel gold/brown.
Red	2021 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir Arroyo Seco more	Options Post a Comment View sangee_ks@yahoo.com's profile Report Issue 9/4/2023 - sangee_ks@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 80 points Excellent balance and integration. Low in complexity, with a short finish. Garnet color and smooth light body. Great representation of anderson valley pinot noir. Good showing of the terroir. Comment posted by klezman: 1/20/2024 3:25:00 PM - You realise this is from Arroyo Seco, about 150 miles south of Anderson Valley?
White	2021 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 33 Clare Valley more	Options Post a Comment View BBrianBoogie's profile Report Issue 11/21/2022 - BBrianBoogie wrote: 60 points Nothing much to recommend here. Even on sale, it wasn't worth the price. Comment posted by klezman: 5/20/2023 4:42:00 PM - Why, exactly, did you think it was a bad wine?
Red	2014 Scott Harvey Barbera J&S Reserve Amador County more	Options Post a Comment View K&J's profile Report Issue 2/28/2021 - K&J Does not like this wine: 87 points Sorry to say but my Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) certified level 3 wife said it tasted manipulated. This means that the wine maker did something artificial in the wine making process such that there is a degree of fakeness to the grape. Comment posted by klezman: 3/20/2021 6:45:00 PM - Scott doesn't "manipulate", if by that you mean mega purple or some such crud. He often does blend, though, and this may have some Zin and/or Syrah in it.
Red	2018 Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Noir Whistling Ridge Vineyard Ribbon Ridge more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 6/24/2020 - klezman wrote: NR Very light, aromatic, and not nearly as fruity as I expected. That left the other aromas and flavours in front, which was a pleasant change from most of the Pinot I drink - even the more "Burgundian" examples from the west coast. The only downside was that this didn't open up as much as I expected over the few hours we had it open. It opened up somewhat, but probably would have done more opening if it had lasted another couple hours. Comment posted by klezman: 6/28/2020 10:37:00 AM - Thanks. That's what happens when I want to taste a too-young bottle from a new-to-me producer!
White - Sweet/Dessert	2009 Château d'Yquem Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more	Options Post a Comment View PAOK Wines Brussels's profile Report Issue 5/20/2020 - PAOK Wines Brussels Does not like this wine: 53 points Very sweet...too sweet for my liking. It wasn’t a dry wine as I expected. I just wanted a dry white wine to pair it with the frozen fish-sticks. It was the only wine standing alone in the cave of my boss, so I guess it wasn’t something important. Again, very very sweet! Comment posted by klezman: 5/30/2020 2:10:00 PM - Let's just be clear here - not a single person has faulted you for disliking the wine. (They faulted you for other things, which I will not opine on.) Sweet wines are not to everybody's taste and there is also a very wide range in how sweet wines come across, from the (hated) Sutter Home White Zin to the (venerated) Chateau d'Yquem, German and Canadian Icewines, and Ports. I, for one, assumed that your comment was an excellent piece of comedy. I couldn't care less what anybody on CT puts for a score since they're meanigless to me. But if you want to get rid of a few bottles of d'Yquem or other dessert wines I suspect you'd have an easy time generating some money from them. While you personally may not think any wine can be worth more than €150, there are many many wines that trade for 10 (or even 100) times that. They're too rich for my blood as well, but they're out there.
Red	2005 Jana Winery Cathedral Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 11/27/2019 - klezman wrote: NR This was firing on all cylinders. It's in its teenage years, still showing lots of youthful fruit and density while also showing plenty of secondary notes and interest. A lovely Cabernet. Comment posted by klezman: 12/1/2019 2:59:00 PM - Depends on your preference. This will certainly change with age, but from here on out it's a matter of taste preference to me. Tannins will be around for a long time yet. I've got one more and will probably leave it another 3-5 years or maybe wait until its 20th birthday.
Red	2003 Chateau Musar Bekaa Valley Red Blend more	Options Post a Comment View Woodbridge Brad's profile Report Issue 7/13/2018 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: NR Dinner in our backyard will the Casemates Group (Acampo): Tasting like a aged Bordeaux from the middle ranks. Medium color and weight, a very nice aged wine. Thanks to whoever brought it to the dinner. No score given as scoring is meaningless for this very nice experience. Comment posted by klezman: 7/14/2018 8:08:00 PM - Thank you Brad! Very happy you enjoyed it, and many many thanks for hosting us and everything you did for the tour.
Red	1999 Wellington Zinfandel Estate 100 Year Old Vines Sonoma Valley more	Options Post a Comment View RPerro's profile Report Issue 4/27/2017 - RPerro Does not like this wine: 60 points Yuck. Smells and tastes like stewed fruit mixed with soy sauce. Really cloudy, turning brown, definitely way past drinkable. Disappointed this was included in my Wellington "surprise pack" from Woot.com. Should have been drank about 10 years ago. Down the drain... Comment posted by klezman: 7/4/2017 11:00:00 PM - Very very fine sediment in the bottle I just had. It was laying on its side for a few months after delivery followed by upright for a couple hours before opening. Sorry you got a bad bottle, but thankful I did not!
Red	2000 Teldeschi Petite Sirah Dry Creek Valley more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 3/22/2017 - klezman wrote: NR So good - acidic, earthy, herbaceous, bright plum and blackberry fruit. Comment posted by klezman: 5/13/2017 5:13:00 PM - You're probably good either way, my friend. I don't think it's in imminent danger, but I wouldn't plan on holding on to them another 10 years.
White	2014 Charles Smith Riesling Kung Fu Girl Washington more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 10/23/2015 - klezman wrote: NR Bone dry. Initially we wondered if this was even Riesling, as it had some grassy and tropical notes we associate more with Sauv Blanc. After being open for a bit, and as it warmed up a touch, it displayed more typical Riesling qualities of citrus and mineral. Tasty wine, and at $8 a killer value. Comment posted by klezman: 10/24/2015 10:24:00 AM - Actually, so were we
Red	2007 Vino Noceto Zinfandel OGP Grandpère Vineyard Amador County more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 8/28/2013 - klezman wrote: NR Delicious. Raspberry, blackberry, leather, bright fruit but intense. Acid is balanced and present as are the tannins. Great wine, definitely in a good zone with some five spice notes on the finish. It's got a year or two to go, but drinking beautifully at the moment. Comment posted by klezman: 9/4/2013 7:14:00 PM - You know I don't use numbers for ratings!
Red	2008 Kent Rasmussen Petite Sirah Esoterica Chavez-Leeds Vineyard Rutherford more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 2/9/2013 - klezman Likes this wine: NR Delicious, even if young. Nice tannic structure and great blackberry and herb flavours. This will go the distance but will also be a thoroughly enjoyable wine in the shorter term. Comment posted by klezman: 2/13/2013 6:41:00 PM - Richard, it's not over the top tannic. I think you'd find it fine on day 2, and maybe even on day 1. I haven't had the 07 since 2010 Tour, though.
Red	2004 Hawley Wine Merlot Dry Creek Valley more	Options Post a Comment View klezman's profile Report Issue 12/23/2012 - klezman Likes this wine: NR Fantastic. Went very well with grilled steak and was just a lovely bottle overall. Opened up after only a little while, and stayed expressive for a long window until we demolished it. With a longer decant it would probably do even better. Gotta get more Hawley. Comment posted by klezman: 1/6/2013 8:02:00 PM - No you don't. These will go a long long time, I think.

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