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| Taittinger |
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Champagne |
| |
Nocturne - Sec |
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NV |
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| Chateau
Talbot |
| |
St Julien,
Bordeaux |
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1990 -
Wine Spectator 90 pts -
"Dark ruby color, with mineral, berry and wet soil.
Medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a long, fresh finish.
Pretty wine. Elegant Talbot. Best after 2003." |
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1989,
1986 |
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1982 -
The Wine Advocate 93 pts -
"One of the great Talbots, the 1982 exhibits
a dark garnet/purple color as well as spectacular aromatics
consisting of melted licorice, briny olives, black currants,
aged beef, new saddle leather, and cherry liqueur. Powerful
and full-bodied, with spectacular concentration, it is not
dissimilar from its sibling, the prodigious 1982 Gruaud-Larose. |
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1981 |
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750, 3000 |
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| Tane |
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New Zealand |
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Cabernet
Franc |
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1999 |
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| Te
Kairange |
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Martinborough |
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New Zealand |
| |
Chardonnay |
| |
Reserve |
| |
2005 |
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| Tapestry |
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McLaren Vale |
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Shiraz |
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2003, 2001, 2000 |
|
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| Tatiarra |
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Heathcote |
| |
Cambrian |
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Shiraz |
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2004 |
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Taylor |
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Vintage
Port |
|
1997,
1990, 1985,1982 |
|
Quinta
De Vargellas |
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Vintage
Port |
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|
Taylor Fladgate |
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Late
Bottled |
| |
Vintage |
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Port |
| |
1994 |
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|
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| Piere
Usseglio |
| |
Cuvee de
Mon Aieul |
| |
Grand Vin |
| |
2001 |
| |
Chateauneuf
du Pape |
|
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|
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| Vieux
Telegraph |
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La Crau |
| |
Chateauneuf
du Pape |
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1999, 1998,
1996, 1995 |
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| Tedeschi |
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1997, 1998 |
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Amarone
Valpolicella |
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| Terre
Valentine |
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Sam's Cuvee |
| |
Napa Valley |
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Spring
Mountain District |
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2004 |
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| Thorn-Clarke |
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Barossa
Valley |
| |
Shotfire
Ridge |
| |
Shiraz |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Terra Barossa |
| |
Shiraz |
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2006 |
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|
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| Three Rings |
| |
Barossa
Valley |
| |
Shiraz |
| |
2004 |
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|
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| Tignanello |
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1997, 1998,
1999 |
| |
Tuscan
Reserve |
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|
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| Tir Na Nog |
| |
Land of the
Youth |
| |
McLaren
Vale |
| |
Old Vines
Grenache |
| |
2004 |
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|
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|
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|
Torbreck |
| |
Barossa Valley |
| |
Woodcutters |
| |
Shiraz |
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2005 |
| |
May 16, 2007
-
- RM
90 RP 92 - $20 - Dark inky colour. Bouquet of
mineral detracts from the huge flavors of blueberry,
blackberry, cassis and licorice on the smooth tannin
finish that closes with tinny mineral. Parker puts it
imaginatively well in his review - "The
2005 Woodcutters Shiras may be the finest David Powell
has yet produced. This beauty offers dazzling layers of
fruit, texture, richness, and purity. Blackberry jam,
crème de cassis, licorice, white flowers, and black
olive scents jump from the glass of this full-bodied,
silky-textured, gorgeous red. It is meant to be drunk
during its first 2-4 years of life. This knock-out
effort is one of the great values in the marketplace. 92
points, Wine Advocate." |
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|
Torbreck |
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Barossa Valley |
| |
The Struie |
| |
Shiraz |
| |
2004 |
| |
May 12, 2007 -
RM 92 RP96 - $40
- Full bodied, dark, purple, chewy full firm
tannins, ripe berry, black raspberry, mineral, camphor, a
finish of licorice, tar and bark. RP Review -
The
2004 The Struie is 100% Shiraz from 40-60-year old and
120-year old vineyards. Half of the fruit is from the Eden
Valley and half from the Barossa, and the wine spends 18
months in French oak (20% new). An exotic bouquet of
blackberries and other sweet fruits is followed by a
full-bodied, powerful, rich red with great purity as well as
focus, a laser-like precision, huge intensity, and a
blockbuster finish that lasts nearly a minute. It will be
even better with 2-3 more years of bottle age, and should
last for two decades. Wine Advocate #167 (Oct
2006) Robert Parker 96 points Drink 2008-2026 |
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|
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| Trevor
Jones |
|
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Australia |
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| |
Barossa |
|
Orange Muscat |
|
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NV. |
| |
Cabernet -
Merlot |
| |
1996 |
| |
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|
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| Turley |
|
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Napa Valley |
|
| |
Old Vines |
| |
Zinfandel |
| |
2004 |
| |
Atlas Peak
|
| |
Mead Ranch
|
| |
Zinfandel
|
| |
2005 |
| |
2004 |
| |
2003 |
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|
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| Twenty
Bench |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
2003 |
| |
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|
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| Two Hands |
| |
Angels
Share |
| |
McLaren
Vale |
| |
Shiraz |
| |
2004, 2003 |
|
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|
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|
Uriah |
| |
Washington
State |
| |
Spring
Valley Vineyard |
| |
Walla Walla
Red |
| |
2003 - WS 94
RM 92 |
| |
Also see
'Frederick' |
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|
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| Van Asperan |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
1994 |
|
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|
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| Venge |
| |
Penny Lane
Family Reserve |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
1992, 1998,
1999, 2000 |
| |
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|
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| Venge |
| Penny Lane
Family Reserve |
| Napa Valley |
| Sangiovese |
| 2000, 1999,
1998, 1997,
1992, 1991 |
| |
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|
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| Venge |
| |
Oakville
Family Reserve |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Merlot |
| |
1999, 1998,
1997 |
|
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|
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|
Venge |
| |
Scout's
Honor |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Blend |
| |
1996, 2005 |
|
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|
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|
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| La Muse |
| Sonoma
Valley |
| Red Wine |
| 1999 |
|
|
| |
96
points - The Wine Advocate, Robert Parker, August 2002
"Possibly the wine of the vintage, the terrific opaque
blue-purple colored wine offers up gorgeous aromas of
espresso, melted caramel, black cherry jam, tobacco, and
flowers. It reveals an unctuous texture (amazing for a
1999) as well as a huge palate impact, yet great balance,
purity, and overall harmony. This prodigious effort will
be drinkable young, yet last for 20-25 years. I believe
this is the same wine, with just a slight adjustment in
the blend, that I referred to as the 1999 Merlot in issue
#132." |
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|
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| Veuve
Clicquot |
| |
Ponsardin
Vintage
Reserve |
| |
Champagne |
| |
1985 |
| |
Magnum |
|
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|
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|
Viader |
See tasting with Delia Viader |
| |
Napa Valley, Howell Mountain |
| |
"V" Red
Table Wine (Petit Verdot) |
| |
2004
2002
2001
2000
1999 - Magnum
|
| |
Estate Red Wine -
Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc |
| |
2004 |
|
| |
2002 |
RM 94 - Scents
and flavors of that classic Howell Mtn terroir sweet currant
taste, black cherry, raspberry and hints of plum and mocha
with a long smooth polished finish. |
| |
2001 |
The Wine
Advocate 90 pts - "Good ruby-red color. Vibrant aromas
of blackberry violet tobacco cedar and chocolatey oak. Sweet
supple and silky with a burnished oak element and broad fine
tannins. Distinctly creamy in the middle even on the soft
side. Not quite as gripping as it appeared to be from barrel
a year ago but aromatic and suave. The cabernet franc was
less potent in 2001 than in 2002 notes Viader who told me
that her wine is always under 14%." |
| |
2000 |
|
| |
1999 |
RP 89 - This
blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Cabernet Franc reveals
attractive cassis and blueberry notes, subtle oak, and spice.
This wine is graceful, elegant, and medium-bodied, with sweet
ripe tannin, and a moderate finish. It will drink well for
10-12 years |
| |
1997 |
See tasting
notes May 10, 2000
|
| |
DARE Cabernet Franc |
| |
2004 |
|
| |
2003 |
RM 92 - Soft
black pepper, sweet currant, raspberry, a hint of plum and
mocha with a long smooth moderate tannin finish.
|
| |
Napa Valley Syrah |
| |
2002 |
March 19, 2008
- Viader Napa Valley Syrah 2002
- RM 90 - Complex full flavored wine with spice, hints of
cinnamon, mocha and eucalyptus lingering and overtaking and
hence detracting from the black berry and currant flavors.
Tasted at home with L. |
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|
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|
|
|
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|
 |
| Chateau
Vieux Fortin |
| |
St. Emilion |
| |
Grand Cru |
| |
Bordeaux |
| |
1995 -
March 4, 2007 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
Vine Cliff |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Oakville
Estate |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
1994 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| Vinum
Africa |
| |
Stellenbosch South Africa |
| |
Caernet
Sauvignon |
| |
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
von Strasser |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Diamond
Mountain |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
1999 |
| |
June 10, 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Columbia
Crest |
| |
Walter
Clore |
| |
Private
Reserve |
| |
Columbia
Valley Red |
| |
2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Warre's |
| |
|
| |
Vintage
Port |
| |
1997, 1990, 1985,
1983 |
| |
Late Bottled Vintage
Port |
| |
1982 |
|
Quinta da Cavadinha
Vintage Port |
| |
1995 |
| |
1990 |
| |
Warrior
Porto |
|
 |
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|
  |
|
|
|
 |
|
Wente |
| |
Riva
Ranch |
| |
Arroyo
Seco |
| |
Chardonnay |
| |
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| White
Cottage |
| |
Howell
Mountain Napa Valley |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
2000 |
| |
1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Whitehall
Lane |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon Reserve |
| |
2003
2000 - Magnum |
| |
1999 |
| |
1997
|
| |
Cabernet
Sauvignon |
| |
2004 |
| |
2002 |
| |
2001 |
| |
Merlot
|
| |
2002 |
|
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  |
|
|
|
 |
|
White Rock Vineyard |
| |
Napa Valley |
| |
Claret |
| |
2002 |
| |
A Bordeaux-style blend
of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit
Verdot.
The White Rock 2002 Claret Napa Valley is powerful & complex
with deep black fruit flavors of blackberry, plum and
blueberry, surrounded by White Rock's traditional cedar,
spicy cherry and mineral character. A frame of sweet French
oak and cabernet's thick rich tannins add backbone and lead
the wine to an ageworthy, velvety finish.
Review of previous vintage:
90 points Robert Parker:"White Rock's offerings always
possess a distinctive Bordeaux-like personality. Fashioned
from an organically-run vineyard (no pesticides or
herbicides)...medium to full-bodied and elegant, with
well-integrated tannin and subtle background oak, it
possesses wonderful sweetness, elegance, and restraint,
which are not easy to achieve in California. Drink it over
the next 10-12 years." |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Willows Vineyard |
| |
Barossa Valley |
| |
Bonesetter Shiraz |
| |
2002 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Willows Vineyard |
| |
Barossa Valley |
| |
Shiraz |
| |
2002 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
 |
|
Yalumba |
|
|
Victoria Museum Release
Muscat NV
Antique Tawny NV
Coonawara |
| |
|
|
 |
|
Yangarra |
|
|
McLaren Vale
GSM - Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
2003 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Chateau d
Yquem |
| |
Bordeaux |
| |
Sauterne |
| |
Premier Cru Supérieur |
| |
1990 - 750
- Parker:99 '...an exceptionally sweet nose of
honeyed tropical fruits, peaches, coconut, and apricots...
...The wine is massive on the palate, with layers of
intensely ripe botrytis-tinged, exceptionally sweet fruit.'
Wine Spectator:95 - 'Truly superb. Yellow with a gold hue.
Intense spice, honey and dried orange peel aromas.Full-bodied,
very sweet and very alive. Vibrant Sauternes that goes on
and on on the palate. Doesn't get much better than this.'
Tanzer:94 |
| |
1985 - 1500
- WS 94 - 'A charming Yquem that's round, thick, dense and
very honeyed. But it doesn't taste of botrytized, dried
fruit flavors (the château tried to wait for noble rot and
harvested late, into December). While creamy and opulent,
it's also refined.' Broadbent:**** '...bouquet blossoming and
penetrating, lovely flavour, weight and charm.' |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| York
Creek Vineyards |
|
|
Napa Valley
Spring Mountain District |
| Meritage |
|
2001 |
|
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