| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2022 Felton Road Chardonnay Bannockburnmore |
2/13/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NRNew Zealand Trip; 2/10/2024-2/24/2024: Light yellow. Fragrant underripe pineapple and a dash of herbs on the nose. Medium+ weight. Seamless glycerine feel with some oak and butteriness. Deep pear, citrus, and pineapple with bright acidity. Some finishing astringency. Although the cooperage has a lighter touch than in many Chardonnays we’ve tasted, it still detracts from the overall impression created by this otherwise excellent wine. A question of preference rather than quality. |
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2010 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de TonnerreChardonnay more |
3/1/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NROpened and decanted. Yellow. Young Raveneau aromas of beeswax and honeysuckle. Medium weight, obvious oak base. Ripe pear and vanilla with a curious lack of grip and intensity. Only average acidity and little in the way of other distinguishing Chablis character. Sound but a gross disappointment. This should be far better than it showed tonight.
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2015 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Clos du BourgChenin Blanc more |
3/12/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NRDeep yellow. Crystalline, clear, pure quince and honey. Off dry, rich, focused, and penetrating. Despite the color, nothing advanced about the palate. Classic Demi-Sec. Loved this bottle.
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2001 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric EmileAlsace more |
3/9/2024 - drrobvino wrote: NRWife popped this one to enjoy with her family from out of town (they thought it would be "sweet").
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| Red |
2009 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru CelebrationPinot Noir more |
12/7/2022 - drwine2001 wrote: NRDull red. Light to medium weight. Classic mix of faded red fruit and soil with some spice and fine acidity. Very good. Ready.
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| Red |
2019 Trediberri Barolo Rocche dell'AnnunziataNebbiolo more |
2/3/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR2019 Barolo Masterclass at La Festa del Barolo (The Pool, New York): Translucent light ruby, clear edge. Powerful aromas of dark fruit and soil with warm spice joining later. Medium to light bodied. Soil runs through it from beginning to end. Tar, high acidity, and lean, dusty tannins. Surprisingly little fruit. I tried to coax it along, and it did sweeten slightly, but it remained stubbornly tart and dry. Not pleasing at all today and a disappointing first wine.
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| White |
2019 Morgen Long Chardonnay X OmniEola - Amity Hills more |
1/19/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NROregon Trip-Day 1 (Here and there, Willamette Valley): Medium yellow. Some reduction on the nose. Rich tropical fruit attack backed by leesy complexity, and a rush of citrus at the end. Terrific texture and depth. Tour de force for domestic Chardonnay.
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2021 Walter Scott Pinot Noir X-Novo VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
1/19/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NROregon Trip-Day 1 (Here and there, Willamette Valley): Medium ruby. Green herb aromas. Light to medium weight. Full of stone, soil, and great acidity with delicate red fruit and pomegranate underneath. Saline finish. This is just bristling with youthful energy. I’d never have guessed domestic Pinot Noir.
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| White |
2019 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/17/2023 - IJC Likes this wine: NRLovely fruit-sweet Riesling; honeyed, yet light; perhaps a touch low in acidity, but just sufficient to keep it balanced.
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| Red |
2010 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/16/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: NRSaturday Afternoon Bordeaux (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Very deep ruby with slightly lighter outer 10%. Fascinating perfume of dark red fruit and herbs. Much less dense than any of the 2020 or 2019 wines, almost shockingly so. Gorgeous combination of fruit, minerality, and green herbs (? more Merlot/Cabernet Franc than the younger Pauillacs). Unresolved tannins leave a gritty, dry finish. Outstanding now and should be great in 20 years once it sheds its structure.
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra BrutChampagne Grand Cru Chardonnay more |
11/9/2022 - drwine2001 wrote: NRMiscellaneous Wines from Beaune and Chablis; 11/6/2022-11/10/2022: At Le Maufoux, Chablis. Curiously, no disgorgement date was stamped on the back, but the wine staff said it was the latest release-who knows. As always with Selosse, dynamic and evanescent. Right out of the bottle, a strong mushroom scent which dissipated to reveal ginger and bitter citrus. Full, creamy, dry, and drenched with soil. We returned to it in the evening 8 hours later and some faint oxidative notes had returned, but we were even more impressed with both its stoniness and full throated “Chardonnay-ness”. Superb wine-I wish I could tell you exactly what it was!
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de RéserveChardonnay more |
10/17/2023 - The Smith Family Likes this wine: 92 pointsGood but should get better. Will leave for another year.
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| Red |
2020 Tablas Creek Le ComplicePaso Robles Adelaida District Red Rhone Blend more |
8/30/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: NRPaso Robles Winery Visits; 8/30/2023-9/1/2023: Ruby. Floral and herbal aromas. Medium weight. Lively black fruit. Round and supple but it has a funny cigar smoke component that makes me wonder if it is smoke tainted.
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2005 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-MusignyPinot Noir more |
10/21/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 91 pointsThis is one of those stubborn '05s still unwilling to show its best stuff. Even w/ 18 full years under its belt. So after a quick taste test on opening, I decided to give it a 2hr decant b4 serving w/ our cast iron pan seared Sockeye. This helped but I still think this needs at least 3 more years to hopefully reveal more layers & achieve complete silkiness. Enjoyable but there's a real sense of resistance to showing all of it cards, yet. Sort of like trying to land a determined big Brown trout only to have it snap off.
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| White - Sparkling |
2012 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
10/8/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: NRSunday Northern Rhône Survey (San Francisco): Fresh, lively, brioche and bitter citrus, excellent acidity, relatively dry.
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| Red |
1964 Château Cheval BlancSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/30/2023 - pclin wrote: 92 pointsAlmost port like on the nose. I don’t like the pruney note, keep waiting for floral notes to take over but never arrive. Incredibly young though, maybe time will do wonder to this, who knows? Apparently old vines were ripped out in ‘56, so this would have come from 8 years old vines. How did they manage to make such a complex wine with young vines?
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| White - Sparkling |
NV Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs La Colline InspiréeChardonnay more |
7/27/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: NRBook Release Wine Dinner-“The New French Wine” (The Morris, San Francisco): Unknown disgorgement date. Unpleasant aromas-reduction, aggressively herbal, and some soil. Light, lively, and mineral in the mouth, but it comes across as sharp and jagged. I did not care for this at all.
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| White - Sparkling |
2008 Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut MillésiméChardonnay more |
7/5/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: NRDull medium yellow, very good fine bead. Citrus zest and a whiff of caramel. Medium weight, excellent line of acidity, and a stony finish. I really like the balance of fresh, dry lemon and incipient oxidative notes. Probably best over the next 5 years.
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2014 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru ChampansPinot Noir more |
12/20/2022 - JustOneMoreGlass Likes this wine: 91 pointsDisappointed. Expected fireworks. Did not get them.
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2015 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Berncasteler Doctor Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
6/5/2023 - drwine2001 wrote: NRMedium yellow. A rich, rather sweet Kabinett that is really a Spatlese by any other name. Ripe citrus, peach, and even mango. A rush of stoniness on the finish compensates to some extent for noticeably low acidity. Too loose and blurry.
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| Red |
2017 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos VougeotClos Vougeot Grand Cru Pinot Noir more |
3/7/2020 - drwine2001 wrote: NRLa Paulée 2020 Grand Tasting of 2017 Burgundy (Pier 60, New York): Fat, sappy red fruit, blood orange twist, wonderful feel, and a ton of finishing earth. Young and packed with potential, but wildly delicious even now. The rare Clos Vougeot without any rough edges. One of my favorites today.
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2011 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado EneaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
4/13/2023 - topherwhatever Likes this wine: 88 pointsIn terms of oaky rioja, this one is my favorite. Oak is well integrated and the tomato juice aspect adds complexity rather than detracts.
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Comment posted by drwine2001:
3/29/2024 4:33:00 PM - HowardNZ-Thank you for your kind words and generous offer. I will surely take you up on it if I return. Exploring NZ wines was eye opening and thoroughly enjoyable.