| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Garagiste StarFire Walla Walla ValleyRed Bordeaux Blend more |
11/29/2019 - alexrad Likes this wine: 91 pointsThis is my last bottle, and by far the best. Just goes to show what 14 years does to a good wine. It is now all smooth, pleasant leather, though there's still some brightness in the glass. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Pere Mata Cava Cupada #15Macabeo-Xarello-Parellada Blend more |
5/27/2018 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsNot spectacular, but a really good, dry Cava. There's nothing better on a hot summer day |
| Red |
2012 Evening Land Vineyards Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
2/6/2018 - alexrad Likes this wine: 88 pointsThis isn't a great Pinot Noir. There's fruit, and everything is reasonably integrated, but it doesn't have the depth or the lightness of an aged / young Pinot. It's just fine. And that's not the worst thing in the world |
| Red |
2007 Château HourbanonMédoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/27/2018 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsAge has been good to this wine. It's not all that complex, but it is a dignified exemplar of a reasonable Medoc with some age on it. |
| Red |
2014 G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo Claret J.C.Langhe DOC more |
3/13/2017 - alexrad Likes this wine: 90 pointsThis is a really good, typical Langhe Nebbiolo. It tastes just like it should. If you open it now-ish, you should do what I didn't: open, wait a few hours, and then pour. It starts out a bit fizzy, and a bit weird. It needs either air, or more time in the bottle |
| Red |
2013 Scout and Cellar Malbec AdelanteLa Consulta more |
3/5/2017 - alexrad Likes this wine: 88 pointsJust a decent, steak-appropriate wine. |
| Red |
2010 Ca‘ Rozzeria Barbaresco NeiveNebbiolo more |
9/5/2016 - alexrad Likes this wine: 90 pointsThis needs a few more years, or at least a good few hours to open up. It is fairly light, but all the goodness of Langhe is there. Very good with food, so long as you're not overpowering it. |
| Red |
2009 L'Arco Rosso Veronese IGTRed Blend more |
9/5/2016 - alexrad Likes this wine: 88 pointsA bit too sweet, unless you pair it just right. I actually had this with some pork, with a mushroom gravy, and it went really well. Medium body, and just tasty enough. I'd drink it now. |
| Rosé |
2013 Domaine de L'Idylle Vin de Savoie RoséRosé Blend more |
5/24/2015 - alexrad Likes this wine: 88 pointsNot a lot of complexity, but a great warm weather rose. Just right at the moment, I don't see this improving from now on. |
| White |
2008 Robert Karcher Gewurztraminer HarthAlsace Gewürztraminer more |
5/18/2015 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsThis is excellent now, and I don't think it will get any better. A little fizzy upon opening, and a little sweeter than I like, but with the right (Mexican) food it is great. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Pere Mata Cava Cupada #11Macabeo-Xarello-Parellada Blend more |
5/10/2015 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsA wonderful wine for brunch. I could have this every weekend. |
| Red |
2009 L'Arco Rosso Veronese IGTRed Blend more |
4/28/2015 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsVery sweet, only part of which is due to the age. But it's not cutting, and with the right food, it's a pleasure. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Le Point du JourPinot Blend, Pinot Noir more |
2/7/2015 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsA light blend of pinot noir and gamay, which tastes exactly as you'd expect: strawberries, rhubarb, and light tannins. It's not sweet by any means, but it is delicious in a fairly restrained manner. I'd drink this every day, unless I was trying to match some hearty stuff, which it couldn't stand up to. |
| Red |
2010 Vecchie Terre di Montefili Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
1/21/2015 - alexrad wrote: 89 pointsClassic, good Chianti. Ready to drink with some hearty, winter food. |
| Red |
2010 Prince Ştirbey Negru de Drăgăşani SecDealurile Olteniei more |
11/16/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 92 pointsUpon opening, it smells and tastes a bit funky. 30 minutes of air dealt with all that, leaving a light wine that begins with inoffensive berries, but then has an unexpectedly complex middle, and a long, fairly tannic, and slightly bitter end. I would drink this wine every week if I could get it. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine Didier Grappe Côtes du Jura InsouciantesRed Blend more |
10/26/2014 - alexrad wrote: 81 pointsA bit muted, and rather uninteresting. Little fruit, just a bit of earth, just not much there. It went fine with a beef stew, but I wouldn't buy this again. |
| Red |
2012 France Gonzalvez CueilletteVin de France Gamay more |
9/7/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 88 pointsA very light gamay, great with a light dinner. Just a wonderful little everyday wine. |
| Red |
2010 Le Rocher des Violettes Côt Vieilles VignesTouraine more |
8/10/2014 - alexrad wrote: 85 pointsSweeter than a Cot has any right to be, and unidimensional. OK for a weekday when you're not feeling all that particular, I guess. Won't buy it again though. |
| Red |
2011 Les Vins de la Madone (Gilles Bonnefoy) Côtes du Forez MigmatiteGamay more |
8/10/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 89 pointsTastes like perfumed blood. Very good with food, and quite unexpected from Gamay. |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Duseigneur Lirac l’AstrolabeRed Rhone Blend more |
8/10/2014 - alexrad wrote: 88 pointsA bit too sweet for me, but otherwise quite pleasant. Hard to pair with food. |
| Red |
NV Frank Cornelissen Contadino 7Sicilia Nerello Blend, Nerello Mascalese more |
8/9/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 90 pointsRating this wine doesn't feel quite right. It was certainly one of the more interesting wine-type experiences I've had. I went to a restaurant, and the waiter warned us about this wine; he was right to do so. Still, I have to say it was less funky than other vintages. Anyway: drink up, if you still have any bottles lying about. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine David-Beaupère Juliénas La Croix de la BottiereGamay more |
6/2/2014 - alexrad wrote: NRThis was a mistake: the wine is way too young to be able to tell anything. wait on this one for a couple of years. |
| Red |
2011 Crama Atelier Băbească Neagră Ferma 5 "Lângă lizieră"Colinele Dobrogei more |
5/31/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 90 pointsFresh, and not overly light. A good wine for the beginning of the evening, great with food, though it wouldn't stand up to strong aromas. A very good example of babeasca neagra. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2007 Bodega Piedra Negra (François Lurton) PasiteaMendoza White Blend more |
5/31/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 88 pointsA bit too sweet, and not quite enough depth; but it was good, not overly cloying, and it is much cheaper than a Sauternes. |
| Red |
2009 Yamhill Valley Vineyards Pinot NoirMcMinnville more |
5/31/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 91 pointsNot your usual American oaky Pinot. I really liked this; and it can definitely be drunk now. |
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