| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2013 DeLille Cellars D2Columbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/29/2024 - MidLifeVices wrote: 93 pointsBeautiful fruit on the nose, dense red and black fruit on the palate. Some graphite and leather, but fruit predominates yet in a good way. Soft well integrated tannins. Dense, balanced and harmonious. Very, very enjoyable. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape TélégrammeRed Rhone Blend more |
6/24/2023 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRGarnet colour, light bricking, small amount of sediment. Medium+ body, medium tannin. Stewed red fruit. Fresh and young tasting. Would drink well in 3-5 years. |
| Red |
2011 Orma Toscana IGTRed Bordeaux Blend more |
4/20/2023 - MidLifeVices wrote: 93 pointsBordeaux blend with a beautiful Tuscan bouquet. Black fruit, cherry, earth, and leather. Tannins still very present, but smooth and at a great spot. Displaying enough youth I'll save my last bottle for a few more years. |
| Red |
2010 Andrew Will Champoux VineyardHorse Heaven Hills Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/2/2022 - MidLifeVices wrote: 92 pointsDark cherry, currants and graphite. Still surprisingly tannic. Drinks like there's a little more alcohol, but that's not a bad thing considering the bottle states 13.1%. |
| Red |
2010 Andrew Will Champoux VineyardHorse Heaven Hills Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/20/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: 92 pointsAgree w/ Chateau du Fey, drinking well. |
| Red |
2011 Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d'AlbaNebbiolo more |
9/4/2022 - MidLifeVices wrote: 91 pointsCork smelled like a fresh cigar. Wine is very approachable, bordering on feminine. Tobacco, mixed cherry and rose. Tannins are very present, but not overwhelming. Medium long finish. Great with hearty northern Italian fare. |
| Red |
2009 Château Bel Orme Tronquoy de LalandeHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/6/2022 - MidLifeVices Likes this wine: 90 pointsLight brickish hue. Earth, tobacco, blackberry, and some red fruit still present on the nose. Softened, but present tannins. Still vibrant, very nice. |
| Red |
2017 Seguin-Manuel Bourgogne "Pinot Noir"more |
10/11/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRI didn't make notes on this as I was struggling for descriptors as to how poor the wine was. |
| White |
2019 Black Hills Estate ViognierOkanagan Valley VQA more |
11/8/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRThe wine wasn’t thin , but it was lighter and less mouth feel than expected. |
| Red |
2016 Produttori del Barbaresco BarbarescoNebbiolo more |
11/6/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRPowerful tannins not yet tamed by time. Will be a very nice wine. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2008 Campogiovanni (San Felice) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
3/7/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRVery soft tannins and muted fruit. Drank adjacent same wine of 2013 which had much brighter fruit and a bit more robust acidity. |
| Red |
2010 Château Grand MayneSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRFamily run since 1685. Average vine 30 years. 80% new French oak at two years. 80% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc, 5% Cab Sauv. The Cab Franc gives it the tobacco and tomato leaf notes. |
| Red |
2016 Benjamin Leroux PommardPinot Noir more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRHusky pinot, typical of Pommard. |
| White |
2011 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric EmileAlsace more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRPetrol, nectarine. Founded in 1628, now 12th generation. |
| Red |
1989 Caves São João Dão Porta dos Cavaleiros ReservaTouriga Nacional more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRRaisinated (oxidized) and delicious. |
| Red |
2014 CARM (Casa Agrícola Roboredo Madeira) Douro Grande ReservaRed Blend more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRDry, acidic, verrrry tannic. |
| Red |
2006 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña BosconiaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRVanilla, Christmas spice, dried figs and raspberry. Dry, acidic, low tannins. |
| Red |
2015 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses Laderas de PizarraGrenache Blend, Grenache more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NR55% Granache 45% Caranena. Dried violet, cocoa. Dry, acidic, tannic. |
| White |
2018 Okendo Txakolina AstobizaArabako Txakolina Hondarrabi Zuri more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRDrink upon release. Drinks similar to sauvignon blanc. |
| White |
2017 Casa Relvas ART.TERRA Amphora BrancoVinho Regional Alentejano White Blend more |
3/26/2020 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRArinto grape from Alentejo, Portugal. Dry, medium/long finish, bright acidity. |
| Red |
2009 Château CabannieuxGraves Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/27/2019 - MidLifeVices wrote: 88 pointsNo flaws, but lacking depth, tertiary flavours and palate is uninspiring. |
| Red |
2008 Brogan Cellars Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
11/27/2019 - MidLifeVices wrote: 91 pointsUnfiltered, brickish appearance. Stewed red fruit was tempered with aging that was timed well to increase complexity without being maderized. This was a great pinot. |
| Red |
2015 Marchesi Mazzei Chianti Classico Ser Lapo RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese more |
11/26/2019 - MidLifeVices wrote: 91 pointsRed fruit, with some typical Tuscan earthiness, well balanced w/ moderate acidity. A really good wine. |
| Red |
2014 Château de Vaudieu Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/15/2018 - MidLifeVices wrote: NR80% Grenache from 65 year old vines, 15% Syrah, 5% Mourverdre. Silky well integrated tannins. Very smooth. |
| White |
2014 Jérôme Quiot Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Les Combes d'ArnevelWhite Rhone Blend more |
5/15/2018 - MidLifeVices wrote: NRPeach, lemon, but a sense of sharp burning plastic? |
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