7/24/2022 - ikkaariainen Likes this wine:

Enjoyed at a Chaine des Rotisseurs dinner in Charlotte NC at the Figtree restaurant paired with a fig and brie baked Alaska and paired beautifully. Highly recommend, at this point of maturation an outstanding QPR wine and right now drinking superbly. Drink or hold, leaning on the drink but on the other hand with proper cellaring this still has years to go. Fully mature, integrated, soft mouth feel, well textured with good mouth feel and a lovely lingering long aftertaste. Nose warm with yellow apple, peach and a hint of caramel with a very different leaner flavor profile of green tea, lychee fruit, cotton candy and a floral lilac finish. Agree with the comment below that very similar to a late harvest gewurztraminer, now fully matured.

10/22/2022 - Decanting Queen wrote:

This was ok but not a huge fan. Fairly thin, not very complex. It was not unpleasant but not a wine I would seek out.

Backstory for anyone who wants to keep reading. This was about the 7th try at ordering a wine at a local (and esteemed) steakhouse. The first 5 we’re out of stock. The 6th they brought up the wrong vintage (an ‘18 instead of a ‘16). At one point I switched my food order to go with a white, but all the white burgundies were out of stock. Finally settled on this, the only ‘16 cab in the house (the rest were ‘17s or four digit price tag if they even had them who knows). So I have to say, I was a little annoyed for this to then be soooooo mediocre. It took nearly an hour of back and forth to get this wine, so it didn’t get the benefit of the decant that it probably needed. I scored a point higher than I was feeling for that reason.
This restaurant does not allow corkage which I think is pretty lame under the circumstances. Great food, so I will stick to cocktails next time.
(Sorry if I have annoyed those who hate when ppl use CT as a blog, not my intention, just trying to give the mindset that went with the tasting. AND I gave you fair warning to scroll on if you didn’t like the backstory 😂 )

5/26/2021 - talbot61 Does not like this wine:

The Italophile wife, expecting something robust and warm, found something lean and acidic, and did not like it one bit. I was also surprised, but more curious, and so tried it again the next day. Then I found that some dark fruitiness had emerged, but mostly concealed behind a wall of sourness. I confess I don't understand what the aim was, nor what the longer-term prospects might be, but I can report confidently that the experience of drinking this wine now will be pleasure-free.

10/22/2020 - Steve Simmons wrote:

10/22 Pending delivery of a case.

2/9/2019 - MindMuse wrote:

Okay, this is a nice find, as I just bought a bottle of this retail a few weeks ago as a test bottle. Ruby with still dense core and pale just beginning to brick rim. Relaxed soft vanillins and dill lead the nose, and in a pleasing way, with tobacco leaf, dried cherry, tomato leaf, herbs, kidskin leather. Medium minus body with dried cherry/strawberry/cranberry flavors and marinara notions, still some soft tannins and acid, low alcohol. Hope I can get more of this nicely aged wine as it was a steal at $20. 89-90, drink or hold a couple of years.

9/15/2013 - Paul S wrote:

Asher's 1st Birthday (Alex's place): This wine absolutely blew me away when I tasted it from barrel two years ago. Back then, manager Rémi Edange warned that it would take a good 8-10 years in the bottle before coming anywhere close to how it showed in the barrel; still, I could not resist snapping up a case en primeur. It was thus a great opportunity to see how this was doing when Ming brought a bottle to dinner. He had opened it 3 hours before serving it blind, but even then, it was far tighter and less expressive than in its infancy. No mistaking it for anything but a top-end Bordeaux blanc though, even just from its lovely nose of cream and nuts underlying the ripest gooseberries, passion-fruit and green mango scents. Tighter for sure, but still lovely. Unfortunately, the palate was really way, way too young. It showed great promise though, displaying a ripe depth alongside a lovely sense of definition, precision and focus, with solid minerality running like a laser-like beam through fleshy notes of mangoes, gooseberries, passion-fruit and cream. Along with really fresh acidity that gave a firm backbone to the whole package, this was really impressively built. - rich, deep, yet always light, almost lithe on its feet. It had a long, long finish too, slightly nutty, with some oak inflections flecking nicely round and fleshy fruit, and underlined by more of that lovely minerality and a nice, spicy linger. A baby, but so very good; actually super-complex considering how young this was. However, it was all just slightly muted compared to the exuberantly expressive, almost explosive wine we tasted from barrel. My own bottles will remain untouched for sometime yet. 93++

1/5/2018 - MikeATL Likes this wine:

1989 Vouvray Madness (Good Luck Gourmet, Doraville, GA): Sweet and a little floral with good acidity. 79 g/l RS, 7.7 g/l acidity (I've been informed that the correct acidity is 4.88, which seems more likely).

2/11/2017 - MindMuse wrote:

Quite delicious. Like ledocq's note I couldn't believe how quickly this was consumed, and I was trying to coax more from the empty bottle, my last alas.

4/1/2016 - John Nezlek wrote:

Note: I use a rating scale for which 85 represents a very good wine.

This bottle has not changed over the 8 years I have been drinking it. The acid seems to e less pronounced than before -- hence the lower score, but this is a poster child for the "Aussie stickie".
You either like 'em or you don't. I do.

3/16/2015 - Jimywags wrote:

Popped and angrily poured. Well, the last of my 5 375ml bottle purchase was the worst. A wonderful color of hazy piss-yellow greeted me and I knew we were in trouble. Moldy honey and sherry on the palate. I'm assuming this was pre-mox but who knows. I took a picture and sent it to a friend prompting him to ask, "Why do you have Widmer Hefeweizen in your burgundy stems?" Damn good question. 50-pts.

3/20/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Lioco and Sonoma Coast Tasting (House of Nanda - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind in flight of 2009s. Very mature red berry aromas and flavors with good spice. Good fruit, slightly short finish. This tasted far older than others in the flight, certainly older than i would expect from this wine. Cork was in perfect condition.

4/26/2014 - MindMuse wrote:

An all around terrific bottle, which I paid corkage on at a steakhouse where we had it with oyster and crab cake apps, then with Prime Rib, then finished it as a dessert wine. It worked better than the Blackbird Contrarian with the Prime Rib, though not as well with the Filet Mignon. Very tasty and versatile wine. Lots of succulent tree fruits - yellow apple, pear, peach, some orange. No real Petrol in this bottle. Quite weighty mouthfeel with a long finish. Ridiculous QPR, but alas a singleton. Drink or hold.

4/14/2014 - MindMuse Likes this wine:

Brought to a wine dinner. Much better showing than previous bottle of this vintage. Rounding into form nicely. Lovely quality to that Boushey fruit.

3/15/2014 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Magnificent, in all regards. Though this is just getting started, it's already quite pleasing. Very lively acids, bright orchard and citric fruits on a bed of minerals and white floral. Spice seems to dart in and out, adding further dimensions. Medium-bodied, and never cloying; pleasingly sweet, with a cool, herbal, stony finish that invites additional inquiry. Top class, and here for many more years. highly recommended, drink thru 2035

Aerated to decanter 2 hours, served non-blind, and paired very well with homemade flan. A wow wine for geeks.

3/26/2014 - MindMuse wrote:

Even better than several months ago, this gorgeous chard is rich and redolent with lemon curd, guava, pineapple, and sea-salted butter. While there is plenty of fruit, it shows such a depth and cut in the mouth as well, and unfolds new layers over time. Most of all, every sip I am just thinking - or usually involuntarily expostulating aloud - just how delicious this is. Drink now, or especially if you only have one, hold a bit longer. 93-94+

2/7/2014 - budh wrote:

Deep ruby color. The fruit aromas really smack you in the face - very intense raspberry & blackberry. The fruit is so intense, it's hard to make out the other aromas - violet, licorice, cedar. Same for the palate. Full-bodied, medium (+) acidity, nice soft & well-integrated tannins. High alcohol (14.5%) that is quite noticeable initially, but not after a few sips. Long, smooth, fruity finish. I would have hoped for a lot more tertiary aromas and flavors after 10+ years. Makes me wonder what this tasted like several years ago - even fruitier? Big wine, well balanced, smooth, good value. Day 2 update: used a Bordeaux glass instead of a Syrah glass that intensifies aromas with a narrow rim. Not sure how much of the difference is due to the different glass vs. the extra air time? The fruit has toned down a bit, and some forest floor, leather and meat notes are there. A nice improvement. Still fruity and luscious.

2/3/2013 - Eric wrote:

My goodness this is great brew. Amazingly balanced, spicy, aromatic, and pure.

11/22/2012 - Musedir wrote:

Based on memory alone this wine is always about fumbling around in the back seats of cars and surveying the inside of porcelain bowls. With such a rich heritage it would be a travesty to even open such a library wine and deprive it of its evolving elixir of life. So my score is based on cherished childhood memories of faked I.D.s and furtive grabs from parents' liquor cabinets.

1/31/2013 - MindMuse wrote:

Yes, it improved a little.

Not much though. 88-89

1/12/2013 - Tim Heaton wrote:

There's a rock in my glass. It's black in color, and it smells like diesel exhaust and schist. The smell is powerful, and it remains for a good 20 minutes before some orchard fruit, hay and mineral notes move to the fore. This needs time. Time to flesh out, and time to evolve. Great structure and really superb sense of place, but I'm not interested until this has another 18 months of bottle rest. At the moment, the SB is overwhelming the Semillon. Drink thru 2014-2019

11/30/2011 - cellarid wrote:

Can't keep my hands off these. Pristine. Crystallized Riesling with cut and purity. Rainwater, minerals, pure tropical fruits and subtle smoke.

7/28/2011 - ggb wrote:

Bof bof bof, un nez de ketchup et mélasse, sur un fond de bois. Ce vin a des qualités, mais pas dans ma bouche. Finale alcooleuse. Note : ce vin fait parti de nouveaux lots de la maison.

6/16/2011 - John McCabe wrote:

Am surprised at how good this is. It's not huge, dense or rich but it is lively and quite polished and expressive. It may lack the complexity or ageing potential of some of the more pricey Bordeaux, but it really shows what's possible at a modest pricepoint for such a fine vintage. It's quite light, but the fruit really shows and attracts. I'm taken aback. I can't belive I paid just $10 for this. This is a solid workhorse wine for Bordeaux lovers (like me) who want to pare back their expenditure a bit...

1/20/2011 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote:

2008 Raveneau Chablis (Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, California): Light canary yellow color; apple, mineral, lime nose; tasty, lime, tart lemon, mineral palate with good acidity and tension; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.

3/27/2010 - TJolley Does not like this wine:

***IMPORTANT NOTICE***PLEASE READ***
The first shipment of the Stump jump that I received was exceptional, you can see in my previous notes. I just received another shipment, the bottle now has a 90 point WS sticker on it.

I hate to be the one to call out this wine, but it is in no way the same wine that received the 90 WS rating.

The first shipment needed nearly 3 hours to open up, the new shipment is pop and pour and lacks in complexity.
We tried the first shipment side by side with the new, and it is in NO WAY the same wine what so ever. I still do not understand how something like this could be legal.

Here are my tasting notes on the juice that is currently bottled with a\the 2008 stump jump label with the 90 point sticker on it on it.

Upon opening:
Aromas of herbs asparagus, and raspberry fruit. Rich and mouth filling, the essence of fruit. very flavorless on the palate. No minerality is experianced on the finish with this one what so ever.
Where WS brags about this wines Minerality
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Here is my brief tasting note I posted when this vintage first came in: Without the 90PT WS sticker on it.
Upon opening this bottle smells like a vitamin and mineral jar. I cannot stress enough that this wine must sit open in a decanter for at least 2.5 hours before the vitamin aromas, and flavor masking, chalky tannins dissipate.
At around 3 hours after opening, this Shiraz drinks like a $30+ shiraz.
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I couldn't figure out how this wine was getting such poor ratings on CT, and now I know why, and feel sorry for those who purchased this expecting something great and never had the opportunity to try the original Stump Jump which received the actual 90 Point rating.

I have tried 7 bottles of the first shipment, and now 5 of the new in the last 8 weeks
This discovery will be a tremendous outrage to the wine community.

---->I have also confirmed from one of my resources that my discovery IS a fact.<----
Here is what you will see in the future:
Soon you will see the 2008 Stump Jump with White screw caps rather than the red screw caps originally on it, at this point this will be the 3rd different wine bottled under the 2008 Stump Jump Label.

3/20/2010 - dkoontz wrote:

Dark purple. Nose of black fruit, but savory. Nothing about it is juicy, but the palate features plenty of dark, brooding fruit and smoky meat flavors with a hint (more than a hint would be disgusting - but this works) of oyster jus. Nice med-long finish.

3/13/2010 - anubis Likes this wine:

Bottled 1990. Released 1994. [cork, 13.5% alc]. My fathers wine. Celebrating my wifes new job. Cellared in a good cellar for last 10+ years.
5:00pm Opened. Not a good start, the cork disintegrated and after some surgery, got 75% of the cork out and pushed the remaining into the bottle. Then decanted it via a fine filter. A hell of a lot of sediment in the filter and even more left in bottle. With the initial nose, there wasn't a lot of distinctive smells. 5 minutes later it started getting some moldy smells. The wife says it smells like moldy blue cheese. Not looking good. Small taste and it has an OK up front taste, nothing standing out, worryingly it has a very in your face taste right at the end, again moldy blue cheese smell. This is probably going to turn out bad. Start thinking about a backup bottle.
6:00pm I think it has improved, the moldy smells isn't as obvious. The after taste has also subsided some. Wife still says it is not good, I'd trust her taste before mine. It will be interesting to see what my father says when he tries it.
7:00pm Father arrives, has a smell and then a taste. Sort of says "it's OK", but without a lot of conviction. Opened and decanted the backup bottle, Rockford Basket Press 2005.
8:00pm Sit down to dinner with BBQ cattleman cutlets. WHAT A WINE! What an amazing change in 3 hours, especially the last hour. All 5 of of us drinking say that the wine is impressive. It's not the same wine I opened 3 hours ago, smoothness, creaminess and fullness right through the mouth. No musty/moldy smell at all.
Colour is near dark garnet, with a slight cloudiness. Up against the 2005 Basket Press it is very obviously cloudy. Nose has very slight spicyness. Taste is very subdued. Not a lot of fruit, but lots of other flavours trying to get through. Good fullness in mouth and lasted through the mouth quiet well.
Over the next hour of drinking it developed some more. Pity we didn't have a magnum to see how it would have continued to develop.
Decanting for 3 hours is a must for this wine, probably needs 4 hours. Still has plenty of life left as long as it is stored appropriately.

2/27/2010 - acintheoc wrote:

Upon opening this wine is very flat. No nose and no fruit. After decanting for several hours I got some fruit out of it but not much. This is not a sipping wine, I would definitely serve with food. It is smooth but that's about it. Drink now because it is not going to get any better.