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2005 Bond Matriarch

WineTalking — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0000

An interesting comparison against the bottle I opened in May of 09. That bottle was awesome right from the first pop but this time around it took a couple of hours for the wine to really come into its sweet spot. Initially there was a lot of heat on the back end and while the structure was there, it didn’t seem to have all the soldiers marching in sync. After a couple of hours, everything fell into place. – Tasted 9/5/2010.

2006 Yalumba Shiraz & Viognier Barossa

WineTalking — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0000

(88 pts.) – Tasted 9/4/2010.

2002 Mount Pleasant Wines SÃ©millon Elizabeth

WineTalking — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Coloured golden with a greenish tinge, almost glowing. Honeysuckle, bready toast, wax on the nose. Lemon, lime, some straw, talc. Lovely! (90 pts.) – Tasted 9/3/2010.

2005 Nicolas Potel Morey St. Denis Vieilles Vignes

WineTalking — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0000

(90 pts.) – Tasted 9/2/2010.

2004 Bodegas Ondarre Rioja Reserva

WineTalking — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Popped & poured. One-trick pony – cherries. Lots of cherries. But it does it well, balanced nicely with creamy vanilla (oak) and dry. Dark and tasty. Not very complex, not boring, yummy & enjoyable. Great mid-week all by itself. Not sure what you’d pair this with (maybe German chocolate cake, probably a cigar). Super QPR at $12.98. Will buy more. (89 pts.) – Tasted 9/1/2010.

1996 Krug Champagne Brut

WineTalking — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Had one bottle on Feb 2010 and another in June 2010- same carton. First bottle was quite oxidised, fruit was shockingly forward, almost materised. Perhaps a flawed bottle (90A points). Second bottle was stunning- amazing peaches and cream flavour with brilliantly balanced acidity which kept it so exciting from start to finish. This is the stuff of legends! (96 points). – Tasted 8/31/2010.

1999 ChÃ¢teau Larose-Trintaudon

WineTalking — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:01:00 +0000

(87 pts.) – Tasted 8/30/2010.

2008 Tamar Ridge Riesling Kayena Vineyard

WineTalking — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Lots of citrus, light, delicate with a long finish. (91 pts.) – Tasted 8/29/2010.

2003 Peller Estates Cabernet Franc Private Reserve

WineTalking — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:01:00 +0000

(90 pts.) – Tasted 8/28/2010.

2005 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove

WineTalking — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Great! Premature. Needs another 5 years (94 pts.) – Tasted 8/27/2010.