| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2008 Stein St. Aldegunder Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett trockenMosel Saar Ruwer more |
5/25/2024 - brooklynguy wrote: NRThe nose is hanging on and can show glimpses of lovely, but this is pretty much flat and dead on the palate. |
| Red |
2021 Holger Koch Pinot Noir SFBaden more |
5/25/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NREnjoyed this wine very much on two prior occasions but on this night it was prickly on the tongue and a bit constricted on the palate - decant next time. Impression in the nose this time is similar to a Jura wine. |
| White |
2015 Peter Lauer Neuenberg Riesling Faß 17Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
5/23/2024 - brooklynguy wrote: NRmixed feelings. The nose was lovely on pulling the cork, so floral and heady. It settled down and became more about canned pineapple juice and spiced pear, and an almost funky mineral undertone, no more flowers. Balanced on the palate, but not harmonious (yet?) and also not terribly expressive. This is good wine and it is possible that someone will discover that 10 years from now it has come together quite well. I'm not seeing the magic, or the potential for magic. |
| Red |
1983 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/19/2024 - brooklynguy wrote: NRDecanted off the sediment and it's immediately beautiful on the nose, ready to go. The nose is top class, with leathery and earthy tones that permeate the gentle old fruit, which runs from dark cassis to something red, like cooked strawberries maybe. It's a layered and complex nose and it's literally mouth-watering. The palate, however, has some issues, and none f these issues surfaces in the three bottles I've previously had. There is a sour-patch kids type of tongue-cracking acidity, feels like something artificial, not about grapes. Did they acidify? There is also a sneaky slide towards VA after it's been open for a half hour. Never gets bad, but there are real hints. The capsule was firmly stuck to the neck and the cork was a bit more depressed than I like to see. Perhaps this bottle was compromised. |
| Rosé |
2023 Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina RubentisRosé Blend more |
5/19/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRExcellent, as always. Needs some air and then becomes about more than bright red fruit, showing mineral and in this vintage, an herbal complexity. Refreshing delicious and sneakily interesting wine. |
| Red |
2010 Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Les PerrièresCabernet Franc more |
5/15/2024 - brooklynguy Does not like this wine: NROpened at about 2PM and we got into it at about 7:30. The nose is dominated by violet pastilles - reminds me perfectly of those little French hard candies that come in a cute tin. The thing is, this note dominates and overshadows anything else that might be present, and that is probably because there is also a high amount of volatile acidity. On day two the wine has not improved, and has perhaps devolved, with the tannins a bit raspy on the finish. Drinking this next to the 10 Baudry Croix Boissee was helpful in understanding the fundamental problems with this wine, which in the end is marred by VA, not entirely in balance, and rendered uni-dimensional anyway. Disappointing, to say the least. I hope it's a bottle problem, not a wine problem, although that seems unlikely. |
| White |
2020 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Puligny-MontrachetChardonnay more |
4/29/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRReally great villages wine, very top quality. Opened at 1 and poured off a taste, pretty reductive so decanted and sealed til we got into at about 6:30. Pronounced marine minerality on the nose, assertive salt water, chalk, and sea shell. Also there is some fruit, but it’s subtle, some pineapple and hints of cantaloupe. I know that sounds weird but I’m talking about hints on the nose, the warm vintage gave this almost tropical nuance to whatever wisps of fruit are discernible. The body is very much Puligny, firm and lithe and for lack of a better word, more cylindrical and lean that what I experience with Chassagne and Meursault. It’s a perfectly composed and balanced wine on the nose and palate, so classy, and so dense and impactful in aroma and flavor without any excess weight at all. The lady drinking blind said “I was thinking this is Chablis because of the minerality on the nose but it doesn’t really taste like Chablis, the fruit is different.” I thought that was quite perceptive. |
| Red |
2021 Romain Chamiot Vin de SavoieMondeuse more |
4/25/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRExcellent wine - I've gone through a half case of it at sale prices below $20 per bottle, and at that price it's an outstanding value. Light bodied like a Jura red, but the fruit is darker and there are peppery notes too, and something leafy. This comes from old vines and has good intenisty without any real weight. Needs a bit of air but not so much, especially now. Two years ago it needed a decant, it's pretty much good to go now. |
| Red |
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon Les PicassesCabernet Franc more |
4/25/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRPulled the cork at noon and poured off a taste - pretty tight. Decanted at 6 an hour before drinking. This is excellent wine, as it is in every vintage. There is plush dark fruit that is completely shot through with dried flowers and smoke. It reminds me more of some right bank Bdx wines more than it does of the green pepper and lead pencil that other Picasses vintages can show. Its perfectly balanced and at 12.5% I think this will age gracefully for a long long time, and should become a beautifully expressive and harmonious wine. The thing is, it's so delicious and satisfying now after a decant that it will be hard to keep my hands off it... |
| White - Off-dry |
2009 Peter Lauer Riesling Barrel X feinherbMosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/22/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRAbsolutely lovely! The nose is mostly secondary now, very mineral, but there is good fruit still, and it’s quite complex and pungent. Good balance on the palate and although not super impactful or long, it’s got good intensity of flavor and it’s entirely delicious. And it’s 15 year old barrel X. Very cool. |
| White |
2022 Ameztoi Getariako TxakolinaHondarrabi Zuri more |
4/19/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRAs always and in every vintage, I love this wine. The old vines intensity brings verve and subtle complexity to the very mineral and salty fruit. It’s slightly effervescent, refreshing and gulpable, and very delicious. |
| Rosé |
2020 Château Pradeaux Bandol RoséMourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
4/15/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRMedicinal and a bit simple upon opening, seemed like maybe past its prime. But it just needed a bit of air - not something I remember from previous bottles. After maybe 45 mind open in the bottle it showed the same vibrant spicy fruit, herbal and mineral influences that I remember, and now with a bit of a savory streak running underneath everything. Lovely, joyous wine. |
| Red |
2006 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les CrasPinot Noir more |
4/6/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRPulled the cork at 4:30 and poured off a taste. Seemed expressive enough so that I didn’t decant. We got into it at about 7:30. This is a truly lovely wine that is expressive and harmonious on both the nose and the palate, and also shows a real sense of place. The wine is more mineral than anything else, on both nose and palate. Smoke inflected stone, and a forest floor element permeate the dark blue and black fruit. It’s a cylindrical and focused nose and it’s suave rather than explosive. This all carries through to the palate which also has this wonderfully firm structure. This is definitely of the Bonnes Mares family of chambolle. I loved it. But those looking for a panoply of fruit and flowers will be disappointed. |
| White |
2009 Immich-Batterieberg Enkircher Steffensberg RieslingMosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/6/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRAn expansive, airy, and heady perfume that shows vibrant floral, stone fruit, and intense mineral elements. It’s a gorgeous nose, one that created a quiet at the table when it was first poured. The palate, oddly, doesn’t show the energy that is suggested by the nose, nor the complexity. It’s perfectly fine, but indistinct. We popped and poured and finished the bottle in an hour so maybe it needed more air time? My instinct is no though, and I would open and enjoy these if I had more. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
NV Filipa Pato 3B Extra Bruto RoséBairrada Rosé Blend more |
4/2/2024 - brooklynguy wrote: NRGained a bit of aromatic complexity after an hour open, showing some hard spices, but this is a one-dimensional fruity bubble wine. It's not too sweet, it's perfectly drinkable, which is the best I'll say about it. |
| White |
2022 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils ChablisChardonnay more |
4/2/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRTight upon opening Double decanted, got into it a few hours later, and it was lovely and prototypical chablis, with marine inflected and bright green apple fruit and white flowers. Balanced, good density and body, energetic and refreshing. Lovely. |
| Red |
1979 Château FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/2/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRAnother fantastic bottle. The aromatics glow with gently pungent truffle-y forest floor, tobacco, cassis, and leathery scents, and the whole of the nose is complex, absolutely alluring, and worth the price of admission alone. Balanced on the palate and with a dollop of sweetness that isn't fruity, somehow. It's more articulate on the nose than on the palate, but it’s a delicious and expressive wine that shows the roundness of the right bank and offers the beauty of a mature Bdx. We were three-for-five on this wine, however - other bottles were not as great. |
| Rosé |
2021 Clos Cibonne Tibouren Côtes de Provence Cuvée Tradition Rosé Cru Classémore |
3/31/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRI love this wine. It takes maybe 15-30 minutes to harmonize but when it does it's a beautiful rose. Even those who do not find joy in the gentle flor-induced tang will enjoy the tiny mountain strawberries on the nose, the freshness and purity, and the complexity of the aromatics. The palate is snappy with acidity in an elegant way, and the flavors finish in the marine and savory realm. This is high class wine. |
| Red |
2014 Pierre Gonon St. JosephSyrah more |
3/31/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRTasted and it felt a bit tight, so double decanted about 90 minutes before serving. Then it was just gorgeous on the nose, with a floral component that permeated everything, from the red and dark fruit to the savory mineral tones, to the meaty and olive-y scents. A complex and very pretty nose. Palate is balanced, shows good density of flavor without excess of any sort, and is long and impactful. Without the detail there compared to the nose, but this is a lovely wine with many, many good years ahead of it. |
| White |
2021 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-MontrachetChardonnay more |
3/26/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRDecanted four hours before drinking. Really a lovely villages wine, complexity and depth on the nose and the palate, the richness and density one wants and also the balance and articulation. Just a classically styled and very mineral delicious wine. The finish is where the wine shows its limitations - a bit thinner and without the complexity or articulation. But that's not a knock, it's in comparison to a 1er cru or higher, which this is not. I'd happily buy this again |
| White |
2022 Lasalde Elkartea Hondarrabi Zuri Getariako Txakolina Baleamore |
3/24/2024 - brooklynguy wrote: NRThis is perfectly drinkable, and that the best that can be said about it. Won’t scratch the Txakolina itch. Kind of like a very dry wine cooler. |
| White |
2010 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le MontChenin Blanc more |
3/24/2024 - brooklynguy wrote: NRSlow to open on the nose but got there beautifully with orange oil, eucalyptus honey, candle wax, and that particular slightly funky and pungent minerality of this place. All of this, though, is delicate, not explosive, mature. The palate is not as articulate as the nose and while I want to say that it’s because it’s perfectly harmonious, I think it’s more that the wine just isn’t very strong any longer on the palate. It’s a bit salty in its mineral expression. There’s no fruit whatsoever, which is fine, but there isn’t enough detail to be compelling. |
| Red |
2018 Domaine Lafouge Coteaux BourguignonsBurgundy Pinot Noir more |
3/24/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRVery pretty nose, bright red cranberry raspberry and a leafy complexity. Good acidity and balance, juicy and vibrant in the mouth but after 45 mins open loses some brightness, particularly on the palate. Drink now and very enjoyable, art that. |
| Red |
1983 Château CanonSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/18/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRDecanted less than a half hour before drinking. Beautiful nose showing menthol, tobacco, leather, cassis, and with another 15 minutes a candied floral aspect. A fully mature and gorgeous nose. Balanced and delicious - sweet, on the palate and quite complex. But the palate begins to tail off about 45 minutes in, becomes drying on the finish. Nose stays strong though. I’d decant as I did if I were serving for 4 people but would get into it earlier for 2 - palate falls off. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2017 Dulcinea Santos Ferreira Bairrada Sidónio de SousaBaga more |
3/17/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine: NRDarkly fruited like a Crozes hermitage or something, almost black licorice in aroma, with mushroomy scents that emerge on day two. It’s quite an interesting, balanced, and drinkable wine at this price. Not a solo sipper though, this wants to sluice your palate while eating lamb or other bold food. |
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