86 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Pale lemon green in the glass. Crisp, light aromas of flint and sweet green apple. Medium bodied with very crisp acidity. Good minerality and apple flavors. Light and refreshing.
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2004 Concilio Contessa Manci Pinot Grigio
Sunday, January 25th, 20092007 Chateau Vieux Taillefer
Thursday, January 22nd, 200987 - 89 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Dark purple and black in the core with a purple/pink rim. Young fresh red cherries aroma with a hint of charcoal and green pepper. Smooth entry on the palate. Spicy oak surrounds the dark cassis and lingers in a long, subtle, elegant finish.
100% Merlot, 100% New Oak.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
2001 Tenuta San Leonardo Vignetti delle Dolomiti
Thursday, January 22nd, 200991 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 28 May 2008
Bright ruby core with a brick rim. Explosive floral aromas surround dark cherry, fresh ginger bread, charcoal and a hint of green pepper. The wine enters the mouth with a nice soft, rich and round feel. Coffee, mocha, black cherry and sweet tobacco linger for a ling time on the finish. Blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot.
2005 Cirrus Syrah
Wednesday, January 21st, 200991 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 27 Aug 2008
Dark ruby core with a medium rim. Sweet ripe dark berry aromas with lighter floral notes and a hint of green pepper. Lots of acidity on the palate keeping it very juicy and fresh. Ripe and dense but with good balance. Spicy raspberry and black cherry with a smooth lingering vanilla and cocoa finish. Finding a Syrah from South Africa with this much elegance and complexity is refreshing. Not a cheap wine, but high quality and fun for the Syrah lover who wants to try something different.
2005 R Wines Green Lion Merlot
Wednesday, January 21st, 200991 / A+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Dec 2007
Dark purple core with a fuchsia rim. Big fruit and spice on the nose - fresh anise surrounded by rich black cherry and raspberry with warm vanilla and nutmeg. On the palate it is smooth and full with very fine tannins. The flavors are rich and juicy without getting heavy or jammy. Dark fruits are surrounded by bright cinnamon spice. This is a powerful wine yet it remains very well balanced. A top quality Merlot.
Easily one of the best values to come out of Napa in the last decade or more. Forget the movie “Sideways” and drink this Merlot. It has everything you want in a wine: great smells, rich flavors and a bright, easy-to-remember package. While the grapes come from two of the best vineyards in Napa (Pritchard Hill and Diamond Mountain), the wine itself is made as a joint effort between a Californian and an Australian winemaker. Killer stuff that is great to drink on its own but will go with a variety of cheeses, meats (bbq ribs, hamburgers) and pasta dishes (particularly with tomato sauce).
2003 Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo
Wednesday, January 21st, 200983 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 04 Jan 2008
Thick, dark purple (almost black) in the glass with a garnet rim. [On first whiff something smelled off - like old wet sponge. This mostly blew off quickly, leaving just a rustic touch of Italian barnyard.] Big cinnamon aromas over dark black cherry and a touch of plum. Notes of dry cedar and green herbs with a rustic wet earth edge. Pretty big on the palate; bold, chewy tannins. Dense core of dried dark fruits, leather and mocha.
Aglianico is a very tannic grape, and with more time this will open nicely as long as the tannins soften before the fruit dries out. Good classic old-world Italian.
NV Jean Milan Cuvee de Reserve Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
Tuesday, January 20th, 200990 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 15 Oct 2007
Medium lemon yellow color. Butter and candied lemon aromas are surrounded by a touch of oak and candied green apples. Good richness in the mouth with full and persistent yet small and creamy bubbles. Not overly acidic with good balance of fruit and toast.
2002 Jean Milan Cuvee Symphorine Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
Tuesday, January 20th, 20092003 Chateau Montrose
Tuesday, January 20th, 200998 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Feb 2007
An intensely dark, opulent black core with a bold garnet rim. Rich, heavy and spicy on the nose. Dark plum and cassis aromas push through, followed by cooler undertones of blueberry, blackberry and sweet red raspberry. Surrounding the intense fruit are pervasive aromas of mushroomy earth, wet stone, sweet tobacco and a hint of green bell pepper, followed by lingering spicy aromas of black pepper, cedar, vanilla and cinnamon. In the mouth this wine is huge. The tannic acid is strong from the front of the mouth all the way through the finish. Well integrated and balanced for such a young wine, the power of the tannic structure just keeps building on the mid-palate. Cassis, blackberry and black plum push through the thick tannins, followed by persistent vanilla and charred oak. This is an intense wine that deserves to be laid down for several years. Intense, yet balanced and distinguished with a promise of amazing future potential.
I give it a B+ on the value score, because after Robert Parker of the Wine Advocate upgraded his score to 100, importers, wholesalers and retailers worldwide raised their prices. This is still a fantastic wine, and those who picked it up before the price hike scored big time on this one.
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