| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2014 Sottimano Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairoleromore |
4/25/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 89 pointsContinued to improve over two days. Gritty, dark berries, soft tannin, mid-high acidity, and a long finish. Very good. |
| White |
2014 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Monts DamnésSauvignon Blanc more |
4/21/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRMedium lemon-gold color. White peach, green herbs, underripe berries on the nose. Gooseberry, lime pith, grapefruit on the palate. Intense, piercing acidity, but a round, rich, savory palate—an unexpected juxtaposition. The acidity and green fruit cut their way through the palate in an intense edge-of-pain-and-joy sort of way, with a. Long finish of slightly less punishing fruit and a bit of savory notes offer relief. I’m wishing for a drop of more ripe fruit not to balance the wine exactly but to offer the palate a bit of false hope. Interesting wine. |
| White |
2014 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Clos de BeaujeuSauvignon Blanc more |
3/27/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 pointsCitrus, traditional sauv-blanc gooseberry, some green stone fruit, lime peel. Intense steely, mineral/saline palate. Medium bodied. High acidity. Very long finish. This is starting to develop some very pretty savory notes to go with the fruit and verve. Quite enjoyable now with some air. Drink now (but give it a few hours of air) or wait--no hurry at all, though I can't speak to long-term projections. |
| White |
2011 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburg Riesling Kabinett #6Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
3/27/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 86 pointsPretty, but very soft. Stone and citrus fruit, minerality. Not at all a light or finessed Kabinett, without zing or precision. Not my style. |
| White |
2011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett #2Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
2/17/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRApples, light honey, and a bit of chalky and minty/herbal. Still quite youthful. Juicy, easy drinking, but not very complex. Fairly soft finish of apple skin. |
| White |
2013 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Ockfener Bockstein Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
2/9/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRLike rieslingdan, this bottle had a secondary cork of tartaric acid. An initial attack of sweet tropical fruit and pineapple yields to a more lean citrus and lime peel. Excellent acidity, long finish. Really yummy. |
| White |
2012 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling KabinettNahe more |
2/6/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 94 pointsWow, so much more impressive than one would (or should) expect from a modest wine that was about $20 on release. Orchard, citrus, and stone fruit, crushed brick, green herbs. An initial sweetness yields to the high acidity. Still quite youthful. More joyfully opulent and less linear than I usually expect from Donnhoff. Yum. |
| Red |
2014 Sottimano Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairoleromore |
1/20/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRComes across pretty ripe and lush but with a day's air shows a bit more restraint and sophistication. Nice spice and red berries, with low tannin and medium zesty acidity. Nice. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2018 Inman Family Pinot Noir Brut RoséRussian River Valley more |
1/5/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 83 pointsStrawberry-dominant nose and palate, with good acidity and a bit of lemon in the fairly short finish. Like past bottles, simple, lacking in complexity and depth. A very bad QPR. |
| Red |
2015 Inman Family Pinot Noir Pratt Vine HillRussian River Valley more |
12/31/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 92 pointsFairly pronounced nose of flowers and red berries. On the richer side, with a silky mouthfeel. Bright red and black berries, bit of stemminess and herbaceousness. Nicely structured; tannins and acidity are well integrated. Drinking quite well. |
| Red |
2007 Ridge GeyservilleSonoma County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
12/25/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRContinues to be a vintage that does not impress. Red berries, dusty, good acidity, but lacking complexity. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2018 Inman Family Pinot Noir Brut RoséRussian River Valley more |
12/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRI have not had much complexity from any of Inman’a sparkling wines, and this one is no different. Enjoyable, but fairly simple and short. Very overpriced for the quality. |
| Red |
2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva RabajàNebbiolo more |
12/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRVery round, sweet, but beneath that is a traditional Barbaresco with tar, rose petals, red berries. Dusty tannin, fairly low acid. A different Barbaresco than I expected, with the sweetness and lower acid, but interesting in its own right. |
| Red |
2014 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
12/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRMedium ruby. On open, surprisingly restrained nose, but explosive on the palate. Red berries, rose petals, some green stemminess. Rich, medium-full bodied, with mouth-watering acidity and low, fine tannin. Yummy. Drinking great now. |
| White |
2012 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett #2Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/19/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRJuicy; apricot and other stone fruit; rich but not heavy, lots of apple skin acidity. Still quite youthful; so gulpable and delicious. |
| Red |
2015 Inman Family Whole Buncha LoveMendocino County Red Blend more |
11/25/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRA very easy to drink wine. Plenty of black and blue fruit, mouth-watering acid, and good tannin. Not very complex, but well structured and flavorful. |
| Red |
2021 Bedrock Wine Co. Areio e Vento e Amor Evangelho VineyardContra Costa County Red Blend more |
11/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRPurple. Blueberries and spice in the pronounced nose. Rich, concentrated. Blue fruit, earth, very juicy. Still quite young but quite approachable and drinkable now, though should develop more complexity with five or more years. |
| Red |
2005 Cigliuti Barbaresco SerraboellaNebbiolo more |
11/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRMedium-dark ruby/brick. Nose of raspberries, kirsch, and a bit of horsey/Brett notes. Silky, rich mouthfeel. Berries and Brett on the palate that appeared cleaner and more pure on day 2. Still good tannin and sufficient tannin to age; some sweetness on open. A bit awkward and surprising initially that improves with a day of air. Hold. |
| Red |
2016 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Vineyard Under the MountainSanta Clara County Red Blend more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRVery pronounced nose of blackberries, herbs, warm (oak) spices. Round, full mouthfeel. Sourness and acidity through a juicy palate. Tannins suggest plenty of life yet. |
| Red |
1999 Domenico Clerico Barolo PajanaNebbiolo more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRLoads of tar with dried flowers, figs/plums and dried black fruit showing some advance age. The tannins are still prominent and the acid is mouthwatering. Very pretty wine but with some advanced sour notes. |
| Red |
2008 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Campi RaudiiColline Novaresi Nebbiolo more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRReally rich and full bodied, but excellent Nebbiolo character and structure. Medium-high tannin that may never fully integrate and medium acid. Not an amazing wine, but a great QPR. |
| Red |
2015 Château Thivin Côte de BrouillyGamay more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 90 pointsBright ruby. Cherry and stone nose. Medium-light body and tannin, medium cherry acid. Cherry, cranberry on the palate, with acid carrying the finish. Juicy. As always, a joyful wine. |
| White |
2012 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling KabinettNahe more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NRConsistent with most recent note; an absolute joy in a lean style with focused acidity. |
| White |
2011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett #2Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 88 pointsApples and honey on the palate. Sweetness seems a bit unintegrated though hopefully that resolves with time. Not the opulent joy-in-a-bottle juiciness I often get from Schaefer. |
| Red |
2005 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote: NROpen six hours. Fairly low-intensity nose, restrained nose. Palate is showing only a little fruit and solid tannin. Showing promise but still quite young and needs more years. |
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