12/24/23, 3:26 PM - Was this bottle flawed, not stored well or just not to your taste?
9/22/20, 3:44 PM - In answer to these comments, I tried several bottles with very similar results and they would not refund without getting the bottles back which would take way too much time, effort and cost. Also note the tasting note from Chill92 who had a similar experience with steeply discounted 2015 Tensley Syrah.
9/23/20, 12:47 PM - The reason I did not just say the wine was "Flawed" was that I was not sure it would bring enough notice to what I see as a problem. This was not an issue of just one bottle. The other low rating note I referenced indicated a very similar issue from a different supplier. I do not care about not getting refund.
10/3/20, 6:45 PM - Dear Laz4wineI certainly don't have a problem if you disagree with my rating for this wine. My problem with Tensley, at least their Syrah, stem from 2010 where a wine I purchased from a local wine store was seriously flawed and as it was labelled under the wine store's name distributed to just their store, I felt justified in rating it poorly rather than flawed. The wine was labeled as coming from Colson Canyon Vineyard and described as being made by Tensley. I had purchased an earlier vintage with the same description and very much enjoyed it. This event colored my decision on the rating you objected to so vociferously. I worry about decisions made in the Tensley Winery about how to sell off excess wine. The store labelled wine and the bulk discounted wine I purchased more recently are worrying to me. Of course the wine store could have been lying about who made the wine as I have no way of checking so I may be in error through misinformation. I'm certainly sorry my decision on the current rating bothered you as I do not wish to sully the name of anyone nor participate in flaming or other troll behavior.I really don't keep score on Cellar Tracker interior popularity metrics. Thanks for your input.
5/5/19, 3:11 PM - It sat out for about 35 minutes after taking it out of the frig and then consuming over about an hour.
12/20/18, 12:39 PM - Sorry! The review you commented on was misplaced so I corrected it just after your comment.
10/4/17, 3:12 PM - Buzzzzoff I think you may have misfiled this review. It is filed as a review of the 2009 Rive Droit but I think your review is for the Blankiet Cabernet blend.
2/24/17, 2:20 PM - I don''t think the 2006 has any Cab Franc in it. What you are tasting must be the 28% Carmenere?
11/7/16, 8:31 PM - Hey Buckeye are you going for a record for reviews? You have been hitting some goood sauce! p. s. Does your computer have a caps lock key?
10/16/16, 3:23 PM - What Parker list are you talking about? This wine has been reviewed twice by WA (not Parker), one of those was a different cuvee and neither were the 2010 vintage. Just curious if he had something else to say about this wine. Year▼ Wine Name Rating Maturity Price Red Wine 2013 Click to see the Wine Advocate Review(s) of this wine Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages Combe Aux Jacques 88 Old Red Wine 1999 Click to see the Wine Advocate Review(s) of this wine Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages 87 Old Click to read Search Tips
2/16/12, 11:28 AM - I'm not sure how your tasting note can have any relation to the score you gave it??? A "Flabby mess of fruit and alcohol." doesn't sound like 90 points. Just curious. I had poor results from 2 bottles of this wine and I wonder if there was a problem with more than my bottles.
12/18/11, 3:16 PM - GODXI agree that there is no reason to say that someone doesn't know what he or she is talking about if they merely disagree with your judgement. However, there is also no need to post multiple low scoring notes on the same tasting to reinforce your opinion. The benefit of Cellar Tracker is that enough people taste a wine to give a closer to consensus view of each wine.
9/2/10, 3:46 PM - When you said "Decanted for three hours, five times in a very gentle way." What exactly did you mean? Did you pour it into a decanter and back into the bottle 5 different times over the course of 3 hours or did you do the 5 decantings one after the other then let it sit for 3 hours? I have 3 and I'm trying to decide if I want to commit infanticide on one or not.
3/23/10, 12:13 PM - I don't know if my palate doesn't mind the alcohol or if it was because I was drinking a lot of Rhones that night but I didn't notice the alcohol. Also, the wine had been opened long enough and the fruit was huge enough, that everything worked.
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