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2002 Radio-Coteau Pinot Noir - Marsh
(USA / California / Sonoma / Sonoma Coast)
ALCOHOL: 14.4%
CASES: 76
RATED: 06/13/2004
COLOR: Red Purple.
AROMA: Spice. Plum.
FLAVOR: Spice. Raspberry. Mineral.
PROFILE: Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Lean Body. Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 92
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $35
DRINK: In 1-3 years
2000 Les Forts de Latour
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 06/13/2004
COLOR: Brown Red.
AROMA: Mineral. Earthy.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Leather. Lead.
PROFILE: Balanced. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 90 +
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $65
DRINK: In 5-10 years
2001 Domaine Arlaud - Roncevie
(France / Burgundy / Bourgogne)
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RATED: 06/14/2004
COLOR: Red Purple.
AROMA: Blueberry. Plum.
FLAVOR: Light Fruits. Cherry.
PROFILE: Tart. Unbalanced. Astringent Mouthfeel. Lean Body. Light Tannin. Short Finish.
COMMENTS: Beautiful boquet, but overly tart flavors.
SCORE: 80
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $19
DRINK: Now
1997 Cooper-Garrod Cabernet Sauvignon - George's Vineyard
(USA / California / Santa Cruz / Santa Cruz Mountains)
ALCOHOL: 14.7%
CASES: 493
RATED: 06/15/2004
COLOR: Blue Purple.
AROMA: Plum. Dark Fruits.
FLAVOR: Mint. Plum. Oak. Dark Fruits.
PROFILE: Sweet. Balanced. Rich Body. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: Wonderfully complex wine on this tasting. Some bottle variation, however this bottle was up there with the best of the California cult wines!
SCORE: 96
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $35
DRINK: Now
2001 Neal Family Cabernet Sauvignon
(USA / California / Napa)
ALCOHOL: 15.2%
RATED: 06/15/2004
COLOR: Brick Red.
AROMA: Tobacco. Smoky. Oak. Raspberry. Blackberry. Black Currant.
FLAVOR: Cedar. Raspberry. Chocolate. Blackberry. Black Currant. Toast. Earthy.
PROFILE: Balanced. Rich Voluminous Body. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: The finest new wine in Napa valley since 1997.
SCORE: 96
BY: kurtzhouse
PRICE: $45
DRINK: In 10+ years
2001 Chateau Lynch-Bages
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
ALCOHOL: 13.0%
CASES: 35,000
RATED: 06/15/2004
AROMA: Tobacco. Cherry. Smoky. Raspberry. Black Currant. Leather.
FLAVOR: Oak. Raspberry. Game.
PROFILE: Crisp Acidity. Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Heavy Tannin. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 91
BY: wayne
PRICE: $36
DRINK: In 5-10 years
2002 Fritz Haag Riesling - Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr - Spatlese
(Germany / Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
ALCOHOL: 8.0%
RATED: 06/15/2004
COLOR: Colorless.
AROMA: Light Fruits.
FLAVOR: Light Fruits. Lemon. Melon. Floral. Limestone.
PROFILE: Crisp Acidity. Balanced. Effervescent Mouthfeel. Lean Body. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 92
BY: Mrs
PRICE: $20
DRINK: In 1-3 years
2002 Fritz Haag Riesling - Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr - Spatlese
(Germany / Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
ALCOHOL: 8.0%
RATED: 06/16/2004
COLOR: Colorless.
AROMA: Light Fruits. Mineral. Limestone.
FLAVOR: Apple. Lime. Limestone.
PROFILE: Crisp Acidity. Balanced. Effervescent Mouthfeel. Lean Body. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: A racy clean riesling... just my style. A strong mineral component. Fritz-Haag is quickly becoming one of my favorite German producers. This wine compliments spicy asian food very well.
SCORE: 93
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $20
DRINK: In 1-3 years
2002 Radio-Coteau Pinot Noir - Hellenthal
(USA / California / Sonoma / Sonoma Coast)
CASES: 320
RATED: 06/18/2004
COLOR: Brick Red.
AROMA: Spice. Cherry. Raspberry. Herbal.
FLAVOR: Spice. Cherry. Cedar.
PROFILE: Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: From the Hellenthal Vineyard, which is located between Cazadero and Fort Ross. Radio Coteau shares fruit from this vineyard with WH Smith. The winemaker, Eric Sussman, is turning out fantasic pinots in a more old world sytle. Let this one sit for a few years.
SCORE: 91 +
BY: Mrs
PRICE: $35
DRINK: In 3-5 years
2003 Radio-Coteau Pinot Noir - Marsh
(USA / California / Sonoma / Sonoma Coast)
RATED: 03/24/2004
COLOR: Brick Red.
AROMA: Raspberry. Earthy.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Spice. Lead. Earthy.
PROFILE: Smooth Mouthfeel. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Still coming together in the barrel, the 2003 Marsh gives the impression that it will be just as impressive as the 2002. Glad to be on this list.
SCORE: 91 +
BY: iheidt
1999 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon
(USA / California / Napa)
RATED: 06/22/2004
COLOR: Tile Red.
AROMA: Blueberry. Blackberry. Black Currant.
FLAVOR: Smoky. Oak. Blackberry. Black Currant. Coffee. Leather.
PROFILE: Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Full Bodied Body. Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: From 375ml. Intitially completely shutdown. After a couple of hours the flavors and aromas finally started to emerge. Not much experience with Montelena, but will not be touching my 750's for at least 3-5 more years.
SCORE: 89 +
BY: fwr517
DRINK: In 5-10 years
2001 Neal Family Cabernet Sauvignon
(USA / California / Napa)
ALCOHOL: 15.2%
RATED: 06/14/2004
COLOR: Red Purple.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits.
SCORE: 95
BY: mighl
PRICE: $45
DRINK: In 1-3 years
2001 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon
(USA / California / Napa)
RATED: 06/15/2004
COLOR: Brick Red.
PROFILE: Balanced. Full Bodied Body. Light Tannin. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 94
BY: mighl
PRICE: $45
DRINK: In 1-3 years
2000 Anderson's Conn Valley Sauvignon Blanc - Late Harvest
(USA / California / Napa / St. Helena)
ALCOHOL: 13.9%
RATED: 04/22/2003
COLOR: Golden.
AROMA: Sweet. Floral.
FLAVOR: Light Fruits. Honey. Floral.
PROFILE: Sweet. Balanced. Complex. Viscous Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: This wine is one of my favorite dessert wines. It has a great balance of floral and fruit flavors, without being too sweet. Available only at the winery in a 375mL bottle.
SCORE: 93
BY: Mrs
PRICE: $25
NV Bonny Doon Port - Bouteille Call
(USA / California)
RATED: 07/22/2002
COLOR: Purple.
AROMA: Raspberry. Sweet. Chocolate.
FLAVOR: Raspberry. Sweet. Chocolate.
PROFILE: Sweet. Unbalanced. Viscous Alcoholic Mouthfeel. Rich Body.
COMMENTS: This wine is really more of a novelty, with the addition of raspberry wine to the port. This makes it sweeter than I would like, however, I like it for a unique dessert wine.
SCORE: 84
BY: Mrs
PRICE: $22
DRINK: Now
1997 Brundlmayer - Brut
(Austria)
ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 03/28/2003
COLOR: Golden.
AROMA: Toast. Bread.
FLAVOR: Apple. Clove. Bread. gingerbread.
PROFILE: Crisp Acidity. Balanced. Effervescent Mouthfeel. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: This sparkling wine changes a lot while open. It starts out as a crisp apple/pear like taste and transitions to a spicy gingerbread flavor. Especially great value for the price!
SCORE: 94
BY: Mrs
PRICE: $30
DRINK: Now
1997 Brundlmayer - Brut
(Austria)
ALCOHOL: 11.5%
RATED: 02/14/2003
COLOR: Straw Yellow.
AROMA: Light Fruits. Spice. Apple. Bread.
FLAVOR: Spice. Toast. Bread. Ginger.
PROFILE: Crisp Acidity. Complex. Effervescent Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: A super-complex, mid-weight sparkler from Austria. I would throw this in with the best of what France is turning out! Very difficult to find (not generally available at retail), I have seen it only a handful of times at SF restaurants. The $50 I paid was off the list at Baccar in SF.
SCORE: 96 +
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $50
DRINK: In 1-3 years
NV Shadow Creek Chardonnay - Brut
(USA / California)
ALCOHOL: 12.0%
RATED: 05/24/2003
COLOR: Green Yellow.
AROMA: Light Fruits. Lemon.
FLAVOR: Light Fruits.
PROFILE: Unbalanced. Effervescent Mouthfeel. Lean Body. Short Finish.
COMMENTS: A very simple California sparkling wine. Don't let the name fool you, this stuff is produced by Domaine Chandon in Napa when they have too much bulk wine. Also sold in Europe under the Shadow Creek brand. Not terrible for the price.
SCORE: 81
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $7
DRINK: Now
2000 Charles Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon
(USA / California)
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RATED: 04/14/2003
COLOR: Tile Red.
AROMA: Cherry.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits.
PROFILE: Tart. Unbalanced. Astringent Mouthfeel. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: A truly disgusting wine, 730ml quickly found its way down the drain. Please don't subject your friends to this. On a more positive note, the Chardonnay from Charles Shaw isn't always THIS bad.
SCORE: 65
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $2
1993 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi - Frescobaldi-Ferre
(Italy / Central / Tuscany / Brunello di Montalcino)
RATED: 05/24/2003
COLOR: Brown Red.
AROMA: Tobacco. Smoky. Leather. Earthy.
FLAVOR: Spice. Leather. Earthy. Burnt.
PROFILE: Bitter. Balanced. Complex. Moderate Heavy Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: In its black pet-coffin like encasing with a fabric label, you hope this wine will still deliver on taste. Luckily the showy presentation is one-upped by the wine itself. A delicious Brunello after 10+ years, the dusty tannins indicate to me that it still could have slept longer. A lucky buy at BevMo in SF for $50, I have seen this wine in Italy for 300 Euros.
SCORE: 93 +
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $50
DRINK: In 1-3 years
2002 Marquis Philips Shiraz
(Australia / South Australia)
ALCOHOL: 15.5%
RATED: 07/14/2003
COLOR: Purple.
AROMA: Dark Fruits. Blueberry.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Blueberry. Plum. Black Currant.
PROFILE: Sweet. Unbalanced. Alcoholic Mouthfeel. Extracted Body. Light Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Although some may like this over the top syrupy wine from Marquis Phillips, I find the style too much for my taste. California wine lovers take note: All fruit, no structure.
SCORE: 86
BY: bask1
PRICE: $16
2000 Numanthia
(Spain / Castilla y Leon / Toro)
RATED: 10/29/2003
COLOR: Opaque Purple.
AROMA: Black Currant.
FLAVOR: Sweet. Plum. Black Currant. Earthy.
PROFILE: Sweet. Complex. Viscous Mouthfeel. Rich Voluminous Body. Moderate Heavy Tannin. Long Finish.
SCORE: 91 +
BY: bask1
DRINK: In 5-10 years
2001 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir - Botella
(USA / California / Santa Barbara / Santa Rita Hills)
ALCOHOL: 14.1%
CASES: 536
RATED: 02/12/2004
COLOR: Red Purple.
AROMA: Mineral. Floral.
FLAVOR: Cherry. Oak. Blackberry. Lead. Violets.
PROFILE: Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Rich Extracted Body. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
SCORE: 92 +
BY: bask1
PRICE: $23
DRINK: In 3-5 years
2001 La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon - 20th Anniversary
(USA / California / Napa / Howell Mountain)
ALCOHOL: 14.9%
CASES: 1,396
RATED: 05/26/2004
COLOR: Opaque Purple.
AROMA: Dark Fruits. Earthy.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Licorice. Black Currant. Earthy.
PROFILE: Unbalanced. Complex. Viscous Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: Although I should not have tapped into the 2001 La Jota's this soon, I was eager to taste this highly touted vintage from a winery that used to produce some of Napa's top wines. Since its sale by Bill and Joan Smith to Markham Vineyards, however, I have not been particularly impressed with the wines. Less tannic than I expected for a Howell Mountain cab, this bottle seems to possess potential, but came up short on its overall balance. Deep, dark and brooding... but slightly disjointed at this stage.
SCORE: 91
BY: iheidt
PRICE: $65
DRINK: In 5-10 years
2003 Josef Leitz Riesling - DragonStone
(Germany / Rheingau)
ALCOHOL: 8.0%
RATED: 06/23/2004
COLOR: Clear Yellow.
AROMA: Lime. Pineapple.
PROFILE: Sweet. Unbalanced. Effervescent Mouthfeel. Lean Body. Light Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Simple fruity and sweet. Not my favorite reisling
SCORE: 85
BY: wayne
PRICE: $15
DRINK: Now
 
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