| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2017 Ribbon Ridge Winery Riesling Ridgecrest Vineyardsmore |
5/24/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsWinemaker’s tasting at okta (celler) in McMinnville. Green apples and limes, with very fresh acidity and a hint of minerality. Dry, but verging on the ‘kabinett’ side. Very long finish. Wonderful. Paired beautifully with shaved white asparagus, seared asparagus tips, and geoduck. Asked for a second glass to pair with seared scallop. |
| Red |
2005 Ribbon Ridge Winery Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Vineyardsmore |
5/24/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 pointsWinemaker’s tasting at okta (cellar) in McMinnville. Beautiful ruby color, medium bodied. Dark cherries and berries, with earthy tones. Tannins fully integrated. Medium-long finish. Wonderfully paired with coffee-crusted lamb and stuffed morels. |
| White |
2021 Marisa Cuomo Costa d'Amalfi Furore BiancoFalanghina more |
5/18/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 pointsFrom the wine list at King. Great freshness and acidity. Wonderful sidewalk lunch pairing with chicken and sea bass. |
| White |
2019 Clos Saint Joseph Côtes de Provence BlancWhite Blend more |
5/18/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 90 pointsHeavier than we had aimed for, at sidewalk lunch at King. |
| Rosé |
2017 Clos Cibonne Tibouren Côtes de Provence Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettesmore |
5/17/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsFrom the wine list at Grammercy Tavern, in magnum. Wonderfully complex, with red currant, strawberry, lavender. |
| Red |
2019 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
5/15/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsFrom the wine list, Capital Grille, NYC. Decanted at the table, with just 20 minutes to breathe. Dusty ruby color. Nose was closed to me (but that may be allergy season.) Opened a bit as dinner progressed. Red fruit on the palate, maybe cherries and cranberry, along with herbs. Tannins in check, but oh, so young, it seemed. Paired with filet and bearnaise. |
| Red |
2007 Franco M. Martinetti Monferrato Sul BricRed Blend more |
5/10/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 88 pointsAlas, the tannins have outlasted the fruit. What is to be done with the rest of the case? |
| White |
2022 Paul Prieur & Fils SancerreSauvignon Blanc more |
5/11/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsRacy and sleek? Lovely with Ryujin sushi! |
| Red |
2013 Winderlea Pinot Noir Meredith Mitchell VineyardMcMinnville more |
5/5/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 89 pointsTranslucent ruby color; medium bodied. First glass through a Venturi. Red berries and sour cherries, with a hint of stems. Acidity stronger than the fruit, for sure. Finished quite long, but mostly front and mid-palate. If I had tasted blind, I’d have guessed minor Burgundy, not Oregon. Paired with cheese board, for which it wasn’t bad, but not too fun to sip on its own. Hope it’s a 2013 thing (cold year?) and not a feature of this vineyard, as I have three later vintages waiting to try. |
| Red |
2018 Roagna Langhe RossoLanghe DOC Nebbiolo more |
4/20/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 pointsServed by the glass at King, NYC. Very correct baby barbaresco. Just lovely to be offered a glass of something nice. |
| Orange |
2015 Paolo Bea ArboreusUmbria Trebbiano Spoletino more |
4/19/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsFrom the wine list at King, NYC. Pale orange. Very hard to parse the distinct flavors, but quince and apricot from others’ notes strike me as right—but the weirdness didn’t say ‘beeswax’ to me. Very good acidity, and this made for excellent pairing with both the pan-seared clams and the roasted sea bass. |
| Red |
2009 Château Duhart-MilonPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/18/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsSimilar to prior note but really really needed more time in the decanter. |
| Rosé |
2020 Domaine Comte Abbatucci Faustine Rosé Vieilles VignesVin de France Rosé Blend more |
4/16/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 pointsAgree with other tasters that the minerality and acidity have hit a well-balanced phase. This is very good, and paired well with roast salmon with scallions and cilantro and Mexican spices. |
| Red |
2005 Château Langoa BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/12/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 pointsPoured through Venturi. Enjoyed this much more than last bottle two years ago; seems to have knit together well, with fruit outlasting the tannins. |
| Red |
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir RocheuxWillamette Valley more |
4/6/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 pointsPopped and poured, as the basketball had started and didn’t plan. Black cherry and black raspberry fruit, with spice notes more muted than prior tastes, and didn’t note any smoky notes either. Still sits in that perfect seam of savory and sweet that I love about Oregon PN…well balanced acidity, and tannins well-integrated. I see others’ notes saying time to drink up, and I suspect that’s right: I used to get the ‘complex’ vibe from this one, over the other Le Cadeau wines, and didn’t notice that this time. Paired with cheese board, and went especially well with the Brillat Savarin (from Burgundy?)… |
| Red - Fortified |
1992 Fonseca Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/3/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 92 pointsDidn’t have time to decant. Deep ruby-purple. Figs and plums, reasonably well balanced. Not as long on the palate as the ‘94 we had the previous evening. |
| Red |
2006 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina FranciaNebbiolo more |
3/31/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 93 pointsPopped and poured at Easter dinner after the Cos we’d decanted proved to be beyond its sell-by date. This was delicious, but perhaps the rack of lamb wasn’t its best pairing…. |
| Red |
1989 Château Cos d'EstournelSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/31/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 88 pointsSadly, this bottle had no fruit left to speak of. |
| Red |
2018 Thorn-Clarke Shiraz Ron ThornBarossa more |
4/1/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 90 pointsDecanted, then poured right away. Seemed like a tannic fruit bomb after tasting the mature Penfolds Grange just before. Paired with shepherd’s pie, which should have been a great match. |
| Red |
1990 Penfolds GrangeSouth Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
3/29/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 94 pointsMarvellous. Decanted half an hour ahead. Paired with shepherd’s pie—sublime match. |
| Red - Fortified |
1994 Fonseca Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/29/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 94 pointsDeep and rich. Dried plums and figs. Long finish. Paired with JP’s Basque cheesecake. |
| Red |
2012 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Pinot NoirHemel-en-Aarde Valley more |
3/12/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 90 pointsVery Burgundian, savory character. For once, I’m not sensing the fruit as much as prior bottles, so the acidity is a bit more noticeable, as are the remaining tannins, which offer a drying finish. Not as enjoyable as the Patricia Green Freedom Hill 2014 drunk beforehand with our steak. Drink up, I’d say, but will try again with food… |
| Red |
2019 Bodegas Muga Rioja ReservaTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
2/15/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 90 pointsNote is for 2nd half of the bottle, two days after opening. Dark crimson color. Cherry as well as dark fruit on the palate. Not getting the tobacco or leather that others have. Still somewhat tannic, to be expected at less than five years, but highly drinkable, and good with snacks, in this case smoked Gouda from the cheese board. Lingering finish is attractive and mouth coating. |
| White - Off-dry |
2019 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le MontChenin Blanc more |
1/25/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 93 pointsPear and honey on the nose, that wanted me to say ‘banana’…Absolutely marvellous palate of apple, pear, and honey, but complex and smooth simultaneously. Paired with pork and chickpea curry, so that the “demi-sec” had me wondering about the “molleux”… |
| Red |
2001 SeñaAconcagua Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/24/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 93 pointsDark ruby color, with transparency at the rim. Few signs of its 22+ years. Again, pure blackberry/cassis fruit, with cedar and just a hint of green pepper. Disappointed that no further secondary or tertiary notes have appeared that I can detect. Beautifully integrated tannins, and still fresh and lively. Paired with bison sausage, and with cheese board. My last bottle of this vintage, the original one that made me a convert (and caused me to load up on 2005s.) |
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