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Tasting Notes for Marc S

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Red
5/5/2024 - Marc S Does not like this wine:
80 points
Did not care for this wine at all.
Red
10/2/2023 - Marc S wrote:
95 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raspberry, blackberry, black currant and chocolate with a full body. Fleshy texture with a long finish - The nose of the wine is perfection in a bottle. This is drinking out exceptionally well.
Red
1990 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
8/9/2023 - Marc S wrote:
99 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs and aromas of licorice anise. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raspberry, black currant and chocolate with a medium body. Satin-Like texture with a short finish - This is truly one of the best bottles of Cabernet that I have ever had.

The wine is perfectly balanced, and still has plenty of fruit. The tannins are fading quickly and I think this wine is approachable right now. It is delicious wine which should be enjoyed at this time.
2 people found this helpful
Red
6/22/2023 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Brick color with fast forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of black currant, blackberry and chocolate with a medium body. Fleshy texture with a medium finish - A wonderful nose on this wine. Still slightly tannic. Has a few more years.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1990 Château d'Yquem Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)
6/4/2023 - Marc S wrote:
95 points
- Yellow brown color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of butterscotch, honey and vanilla with a medium body. Bright texture with a medium finish - This wine has gotten much better with age. Golden brown hue with a beautiful caramel color.
2 people found this helpful
Red
2/24/2023 - Marc S wrote:
91 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry and black currant with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - This wine is ready to drink in my opinion. Nose has really mellowed.
1 person found this helpful
Red
2/24/2023 - Marc S wrote:
95 points
- Garnet color with slow forming legs and aromas of blackberry, raspberry and strawberry. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant and chocolate with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish - A real fruit bomb. Lots of strawberries and black fruit. Perfectly balance with a beautiful nose.
3 people found this helpful
Red
2/12/2023 - Marc S wrote:
96 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raspberry and strawberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Wonderful bottle of wine.
Red
12/22/2022 - Marc S wrote:
93 points
- Garnet color with slow forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry and black currant with a full body. Juicy texture with a long finish - A delicious beautiful wine. Wonderful petite Syrah
Red
2003 Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah (view label images)
8/16/2022 - Marc S wrote:
96 points
- Violet color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of blackberry, black currant and chocolate with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a short finish - The nose of this wine is utter perfection. Deep dark brick red color leaves a real impression. This wine it almost at is peak. This clearly is one of the best Shiraz is I have had. The nose is full of fruit and its very forward tasting.
Red
5/26/2022 - Marc S wrote:
86 points
- Brick color. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of blackberry with a light body. Linear texture with a short finish - This is a great every day drinking wine. This one is more than likely past its prime.
Red
4/11/2022 - Marc S wrote:
97 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raspberry, strawberry, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish - Absolutely a beautiful bouquet of wine. This is a very well balanced wine and loaded with red fruit. The red fruit permeates with every sip of this wine. A little bit of licorice with a medium to long finish.
Red - Fortified
2/21/2022 - Marc S wrote:
94 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of strawberry, black currant and blackberry with a full body. Juicy texture with a long finish - This is our give one of the best ports Ive had. The 1994 wheres vintage port is drinking very well at this time.

This wine must be decanted as it does have a lot of sediment. Beautiful sweet fruit permeates this port. It is ready to drink.
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Red
2/21/2022 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Ruby color. It's balanced and has flavours of raspberry, strawberry and chocolate with a medium body. Juicy texture with a long finish - This wine is Ruby Red color. It has slight settlement. A classic amrony that is deeply layered in all kinds of red fruit.
Red
2005 Château Talbot St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
2/21/2022 - Marc S wrote:
95 points
- Garnet color. It's in total harmony and has flavours of blackberry, black currant, licorice anise and black pepper with a medium/full body. Silky texture with a medium finish - The nose on this wine is absolutely perfect. This wine is loaded with blackberries, blueberries, Cassis and dark chocolate. This wine is drinking in an incredible way at this time but probably could use a few more years of aging.
1 person found this helpful
Red
2004 Château Lascombes Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
1/23/2022 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Brick color. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, raspberry and strawberry with a medium body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish - What a great bottle of wine. Perfect nose.
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Red
12/15/2021 - Marc S wrote:
94 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant and black pepper with a medium body. Fleshy texture with a long finish - Complex wine to say the least. A lot of blueberry fruit.
Red
12/9/2021 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Garnet color with slow forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of chocolate with a medium body. Round texture with a medium finish - Great bottle of wine.
Red
11/25/2021 - Marc S wrote:
93 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of raspberry, strawberry and black currant with a medium body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Excellent bottle of wine. Lots of red fruit in this wine.
Red
10/3/2021 - Marc S wrote:
93 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of strawberry, blackberry, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Beautiful nose on this wine.
Red
9/19/2021 - Marc S wrote:
98 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raspberry, strawberry, black currant and chocolate with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Fabulous wine. The nose is full of red berries. Perfectly balanced and a great finish. Really special wine.
Red
2005 Château Talbot St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
7/22/2021 - Marc S wrote:
91 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, black currant, raspberry, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium body. Smooth texture with a short finish - Fabulous nose on this wine. Pure Bordeaux all the way.
Red
2001 Château Montrose St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
7/7/2021 - Marc S wrote:
94 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of blackberry, black currant, cherry, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium body. Juicy texture with a short finish - Beautiful nose to say the least. Dark raspberries, cherries and licorice. This wine is ready to drink.
1 person found this helpful
Red
2003 Château Montrose St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
5/9/2021 - Marc S wrote:
98 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raspberry, blackberry, black currant and chocolate with a medium/full body. Bright texture with a medium finish - This really is sensational wine. Everything about this wine seems to be perfect. The nose is deep and rick and full of unbelievable fruit. The wine is perfection as far as the balance.
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Red
2007 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
4/15/2021 - Marc S wrote:
88 points
- Garnet color. It's lacking fruit and has flavours of blackberry with a medium/full body. Flabby texture with a medium finish - Boy the best nose. The wine seemed to be off somewhat. 2nd bottle like this. Fruit was not crisp and fresh.
3 people found this helpful
Red
2005 Château Gruaud Larose St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
3/26/2021 - Marc S wrote:
87 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of raspberry, strawberry and black currant with a medium body. Narrow texture with a medium finish - This wine is not my favorite. Good, but not great.

2 people found this helpful
Red
3/19/2021 - Marc S wrote:
97 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant, blackberry, raspberry, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Unbelievably great wine. The nose is perfectly balanced. A lot of fruit. Blueberries predominate. Loaded wit a lot of deep red fruit.
1 person found this helpful
Red
1/31/2021 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry and raspberry with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Excellent bottle of Cab for the price.
Red
2006 Marchesi Mazzei Chianti Classico Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)
1/16/2021 - Marc S wrote:
87 points
- Ruby color with medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of raspberry and strawberry with a medium body. Coarse texture with a long finish.
Red
1/16/2021 - Marc S wrote:
93 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, raspberry and strawberry with a medium body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Excellent wine.
Red
12/24/2020 - Marc S Likes this wine:
93 points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and black currant (cassis). It tastes like strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has satin-like texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
White
2003 Verget Corton-Charlemagne Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)
12/24/2020 - Marc S Likes this wine:
88 points
The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lemon, apple and banana. The body is light. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has low acidity.
Red
12/13/2020 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Brick color with fast forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, raspberry and black currant with a medium body. Smooth texture with a short finish - The nose on this wine is great. Unfortunately, it has past its peak. Drink up.
Red - Fortified
12/13/2020 - Marc S wrote:
94 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant, raspberry and strawberry with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Absolutely fabulous bottle of port. Perfectly balanced and in total harmony.
1 person found this helpful
Red
12/13/2020 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Garnet color. It's balanced and has flavours of raspberry and blackberry with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish - Great bottle of wine. This wine is ready to drink.
White
11/23/2020 - Marc S wrote:
86 points
- Yellow brown color with medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a light body. Juicy texture with a short finish.
Red - Fortified
11/22/2020 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of blackberry and black currant with a medium body. Juicy texture with a short finish.
Red
11/13/2020 - Marc S wrote:
89 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of black currant and blackberry with a medium body. Polished texture with a short finish - I find this wine to be an incredible value for $20.00. Beautiful rounded nose of black cherry which is very pronounced. There are still tannins in this wine. Finish is short.
Red
10/3/2020 - Marc S wrote:
93 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of prune and raisin with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Ripe plum fruit forward for sure. A delicious wine. Old world oak.
Red
9/26/2020 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, raspberry and strawberry with a medium/full body. Leathery texture with a medium finish - Wonderful nose and well balanced. Slight tannins still.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2007 Dolce Winery Late Harvest Napa Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)
9/26/2020 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Yellow gold color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of lemon, banana and artificial banana with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a short finish - Rally great desert wine.
Red
7/26/2020 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, black currant, strawberry and chocolate with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.
Red
2009 Opus One Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
7/17/2020 - Marc S wrote:
93 points
- Garnet color with slow forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of strawberry, black currant, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - As usual, wonderful bottle of wine. Deep red wonderful full red fruit. A vice finish.
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Red
7/5/2020 - Marc S wrote:
91 points
- Ruby color with fast forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of raspberry and strawberry with a medium body. Fleshy texture with a long finish.
1 person found this helpful
Red
5/10/2020 - Marc S wrote:
90 points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, raspberry, black currant and licorice anise with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a short finish.
Red
5/1/2020 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant, raspberry and blackberry with a medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.
Red
1999 Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah (view label images)
4/26/2020 - Marc S wrote:
84 points
Wine was corked.
Red
4/20/2020 - Marc S wrote:
92 points
- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry and black currant with a medium/full body. Angular texture with a long finish.
1 person found this helpful
Red
4/19/2020 - Marc S wrote:
- Garnet color with slow forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of raspberry, strawberry and licorice anise with a light/medium body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Wonderful Pinot. Black current, cherry and some prune.
1 person found this helpful
Red
4/15/2020 - Marc S wrote:
87 points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry jam, blackberry, black currant and chocolate with a light/medium body. Angular texture with a short finish - A beautiful Garnet color. The terroir on this wine clearly comes out as a wonderful French burgundy. The nose has slight pepper and the fruit has mellowed out. The finish is very short.
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