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Jeremy |
Lindemans |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Western Cape |
2005 |
Bouquet of plum, spice, cinnamon and smoke. Aroma of plum and milk chocolate forward, picking up a note of basil midpalate, along with some violet and orange peel notes, with a pronounced streak of game showing aft. Aftertaste becomes a bit stewy and muddled, with game, basil and bark-like notes competing. |
Red |
82 |
$5.49 |
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Jeremy |
Chateau Ste. Michelle |
Washington |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of dark chocolate, cherry, cedar and black olive. Aroma of cherry and black olive forward, picking up notes of mocha, cinnamon, dark chocolate and vanilla midpalate, with anise, cedar, plum and blueberry notes showing aft. Aftertaste echoes plum, cedar, cinnamon, chocolate, olive and anise. |
Red |
88 |
$23 |
Canoe Ridge Vineyard imprint |
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Jeremy |
St. Francis |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
2003 |
Bouquet of cassis, mocha and spice. Aroma of cassis, chocolate and toast forward, picking up notes of cherry and plum midpalate with some mocha and vanilla showing aft. Aftertaste echoes cassis, sour cherry, with some notes of oak. Perhaps better in late 2008. |
Red |
84 |
$16 |
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Jeremy |
Banrock Station |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry. Straightforward aroma of cherry, becoming progressively grapey midpalate. Gets a bit dusty aft, along with an herbal note and a bit of sour cherry. |
Red |
79 |
$3.69 |
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Jeremy |
Cellar No, 8 |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
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2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, coffee and leather. Aromas of cherry and cassis forward, giving way to cigar, prune, leather and cardamom mid-palate, with chocolate and cedar showing aft, Aftertaste echoes coffee, cigarbox and cherry. |
Red |
88 |
$8.99 |
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Jeremy |
Greg Norman Estates |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Padthaway |
2000 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry, bleu cheese, cassis and cherry. Aromas of blackberry and toast forward, picking up shadings of canteloupe, nutmeg, bleu cheese and cassis midpalate. Blueberry, vanilla and dark chocolate show aft, along with an extra burst of blackberry. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, vanilla, cassis and yeast. Quite smooth and marvelously well-integrated. Second tasting (Feb 2007, 27 months apart). |
Red |
95 |
$33.75 |
(Reserve) |
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Jeremy |
Hickory Creek |
Michigan |
Riesling |
Lake Michigan Shore |
2005 |
Bouquet of apricot, honeyscukle, nectarine and rosepetal. Aroma of lemon, orange peel and apricot forward, picking up notes of stone and nectarine midpalate, along with honeysuckle aft. Aftertaste echoes lemon and nectarine. |
White |
91 |
$20 |
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Jeremy |
Casa Lapostolle |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Colchagua Valley, "Cuvee Alexandre" |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, cocoa and cassis. Aroma of cherry and dark chocolate forward, picking up cassis and plum midpalate, along with some smoky meat and blackberry characters aft. Still somewhat youthful. Aftertaste echoes cherry, blackberry and cassis. |
Red |
89 |
$17 |
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Jeremy |
Jardin |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Bouquet vaguely stemmy in character, with hints of chocolate, dark fruit and earth. Aromas of turnips and beets forward, picking up a pronounced stemmy note midpalate, along with some slightly stewed flavours aft. Aftertaste shows some rotted fruit character, metal shavings. Decidedly nonvinous. |
Red |
66 |
$23 |
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Jeremy |
Aquinas |
California |
Merlot |
Napa Valley |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and citrus. Aroma of plum and spice forward, picking up notes of cherry and cassis midpalate, along with an astringent character aftpalate. Aftertaste echoes basil, cherry. |
Red |
82 |
$9 |
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Jeremy |
Greg Norman |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Coastal |
2003 |
Bouquet of cassis. Simple aromas of cassis and cherry, gradually flattening to nil on the aftertaste. |
Red |
81 |
$14 |
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Jeremy |
Domaine Berrien |
Michigan |
Wolf's Prairie Red |
Lake Michigan Shore |
2004 |
Bouquet of smoke, cherry and cassis. Straightforward aromas of cherry, dark chocolate and cassis, picking up raspberry and smoky notes midpalate. Aft shows a slight metallic character, along with plum. Aftertaste echoes smoky raspberry. blend of deChaunac and Chelois |
Red |
84 |
$10 |
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Jeremy |
Lemon Creek |
Michigan |
Meritage |
Lake Michigan Shore |
2003 |
Bouquet of raspberry, plum and herbs. Aroma of cherry and raspberry forward, with some notes of plum and milk chocolate midpalate, along with blackberry, green pepper and smoke aft. Aftertaste echoes smoky cherry, plum. Rather loosely knit and dilute. |
Red |
80 |
$24 |
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Jeremy |
Lindemans |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Western Cape |
2005 |
Bouquet of game, cassis and chocolate. Aroma of smoke, game and cherry forward, picking up cassis, plum and espresso midpalate, along with some pepper and mulberry aft. Aftertaste echoes fennel, mulberry, cassis and gamy notes. |
Red |
83 |
$5.49 |
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Jeremy |
Frontera |
Chile |
Carmenere |
Valle Central |
2005 |
Bouquet of cherry and grape candy. Aroma of cherry, plum and smoke forward, picking up a sharp flavor of green pepper midpalate, along with a bit of mocha and some stemmy character aft. An uncomfortable wad of dusty tannins accompanies. Aftertaste echoes smoke, green pepper and sawdust. |
Red |
73 |
$3.19 |
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Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of smoke, cherry, pomegranate and plum. Aroma of cherry, smoke and blackberry forward, picking up plum, pomegranate and dark chocolate midpalate, with smoky plum and mocha notes driving aft. Large, smoky, and very attractive. Aftertaste echoes mocha, smoke, hazelnut, blackberry and cherry. |
Red |
92 |
$9 |
Wine Spectator "Smart Buy", #64 in Top Wines of 2006 |
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Jeremy |
Matua |
New Zealand |
Pinot Noir |
Marlborough |
2004 |
Bouquet of raspberry, cranberry and lingonberry. Aroma of raspberry and cherry forward, picking up distinct cranberry, along with some slight smokiness midpalate. Aft shows some light floral characteristics, along with montmorency cherry, slight alomond and milk chocolate notes. Aftertaste redolent of cranberry, lingonberry and cherry. |
Red |
86 |
$11 |
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Jeremy |
Crane Lake |
California |
Sangiovese |
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2005 |
Bouquet of sweet cherry, vanilla and raspberry. Aroma of cherry and raspberry forward, picking up some vanilla and chocolate midpalate, along with some cedar and candied notes aft. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, becoming somewhat astringent. |
Red |
82 |
$2.75 |
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Jeremy |
Concha y Toro |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Puente Alto, Marques de Casa Concha |
2004 |
Bouquet of sage, tobacco, cherry and mocha. Aroma of cherry, blackberry and sage forward, picking up hints of tobacco, earth and black tea midpalate, showing some dark chocolate, plum and mocha character deep aft. Aftertaste echoes mocha, sage, chocolate and tobacco. |
Red |
92 |
$17 |
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Jeremy |
Crane Lake |
California |
Petite Sirah |
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2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry and dark chocolate. Straightforward and grapey, picking up notes of cherry and blackberry midpalate, along with some chocolate and mocha flavours aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, blackberry. |
Red |
80 |
$2.75 |
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Jeremy |
Two Tone Farm |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of cedar, cassis, herbs and mocha. Aroma of cassis, plum and cherry forward, picking up cedar, some tannin, vanilla and mocha mid-palate, with chocolate, plum and some raspberry showing aft. Aftertaste echoes cedar, cassis, herbs and chocolate. Smooth and pleasant. |
Red |
87 |
$8 |
Wine Spectator "Best Buy" |
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Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2005 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry and some berry fruit. Aroma of cherry, raspberry and cedar forward, picking up some cassis and chocolate midpalate, along with spice notes aft. Aftertaste echoes notes of cassis and milk chocolate. |
Red |
85 |
$4.99 |
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Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Pinot Noir |
Southeastern Australia |
2006 |
Bouquet of sour cherry, some funk. Aroma of raspberry and cherry forward, picking up some cheesiness and a mushroom note midpalate. More sour cherry aft, echoing mushroom, bitter raspberry on the aftertaste. |
Red |
80 |
$5.49 |
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Jeremy |
Stonehaven |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of plum and vanilla. Faint aromas of plum and cherry forward, picking up some blackberry and spice characters, but all are very dilute. Aftertaste faintly echoes mint and berry character. |
Red |
77 |
$5 |
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Jeremy |
Frontera |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot |
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2005 |
Bouquet of grape candy, bark and some nitrogen. Aroma of grape candy and nitrogen forward, picking up a progressivelu bark-like note midpalate, along with sharp green pepper and vegetation. Aftertaste pungently of rotted plums, iron filings. |
Red |
72 |
$4 |
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Jeremy |
Bolla |
Italy |
Chianti |
Chianti |
2004 |
Bouquet of raspberry and vanilla. Aroma of raspberry, sour cherry and vanilla, picking up some herbal and grassy notes midpalate, finishing slightly bitter. Rather thin. Aftertaste faintly echoes raspberry and milk chocolate. |
Red |
79 |
$8 |
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Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Merlot |
Alexander Valley |
1999 |
Bouquet of cassis, yeast, blackberry and mocha, with some notes of espresso and graphite. Aroma of blackberry, plum, coconut, coriander, nutmeg, vanilla and ginger, picking up notes of orange peel, apricot kernel and cassis midpalate. Aft shows chocolate and toast characters, along with more citrus and some graphite. Aftertaste shows blackberry, cassis, chocolate, espresso, nutmeg, alomnod, mace and cinammon with some notes of vanilla, smoke. |
Red |
94 |
$18 |
#18 in Wine Spectator's Top Wines of 2002 |
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Jeremy |
Domaine du Gour de Chaule |
France |
Gigondas |
Gigondas |
2001 |
Bouquet of dark chocolate, loam, dark cherry. Aroma of raspberry, black cherry and dark chocolate forward, along with some coffee and mineral notes midpalate, also showing terroir and leather aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, dark chocolate, espresso and mineral, but with an odd note of sour cherry. |
Red |
87 |
$26 |
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Jeremy |
Bogle |
California |
Merlot |
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2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and vanilla. Aromas of cherry, raspberry and yeast forward, picking up a note of cashew midpalate, along with some blackberry aft. Aftertaste echoes berries, vanilla and cedar. |
Red |
85 |
$9 |
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Jeremy |
Adolf Schembs |
Germany |
Blauer Spätburgunder |
Rheinhessen |
2001 |
Bouquet of blueberry, vanilla, plum and cherries. Aroma of blueberry, cherries, plum and sweet Christmas spices (cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, coriander). Picks up oaky, yeasty and vanilla notes midpalate, with additional blueberry, butter and pecan notes aft. Aftertaste echoes blueberry pie, buttered pecan, vanilla, cream, cherry, and mace. |
Red |
94 |
$37 |
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Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Estate Blend |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of cassis, smoke, blackberry fruit, coffee, tar and espresso. Aroma of cherry, raspberry and blackberry fruit forward, along with some notes of chocolate, picking up notes of smoke and coffee mid-palate, along with some plum, blueberry and vanilla aft. Aftertaste shows volumes of sour cherry, raspberry, smoke and game aromas, along with cassis, graphite and espresso. |
Red |
96 |
$41 |
(Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz) |
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Jeremy |
Red Diamond |
Washington |
Merlot |
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2002 |
Bouquet of cherry and cocoa. Aromas of raspberry, cherry and mocha forward, picking up notes of vanilla and cassis mid-palate, with plum, some spice aft. Aftertaste echoes plum, cherry, raspberry and spice. |
Red |
86 |
$9 |
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Jeremy |
Canyon Oaks |
California |
Shiraz |
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2004 |
Bouquet of violets, cherry and cocoa powder. Aroma of cherry, violet and orange peel forward, picking up notes of cocoa powder midpalate, along with some cassis. Aft shows more citrus peel, vanilla. Aftertaste echoes cocoa, orange peel. |
Red |
86 |
$4 |
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Jeremy |
Barnard Griffin |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of cassis, lilac, cherry and mocha. Aromas of cassis, cherry, coffee and dark chocolate forward, picking up notes of violet and lilac midpalate with fine tannins, sour cherry, boysenberry and yeast aft. Aftertaste echoes floral notes, cinnamon, cherry, raspberry and boysenberry. |
Red |
92 |
$14 |
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Jeremy |
Lindemans |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Western Cape |
2005 |
Bouquet of mint, eucalyptus and cassis. Aroma of mint and eucalyptus forward, picking up notes of cherry mid-palate, with some chocolate and sanguine flavors aft. Aftertaste echoes mint and stewy notes. Interesting, but rather too green. |
Red |
82 |
$6 |
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Jeremy |
Salvestrin |
California |
Retaggio |
Napa Valley |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherries and violets. Aroma of sweet cherry, plum and milk chocolate forward, picking up a metallic tinge mid-palate along with some raspberry and vanilla. Aft shows some sweet vanilla. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, floral notes. |
Red |
86 |
$25 |
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Jeremy |
Marquis Philips |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry, cassis, leather and herbs. Aroma of cherry, blackberry and raspberry forward, picking up heavy herbal notes midpalate along with some gritty tannins. Slight orange peel, dark chocolate and coffee characters show aft. aAftertaste echoes vanilla, herbs, blackberry and cherry. |
Red |
90 |
$14 |
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Jeremy |
Canyon Road |
California |
Merlot |
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2004 |
Bouquet of plum, spice and bark. Pronounced aroma of bark and cherry forward, picking up some notes of raspberry and plum midpalate, along with a bit of chocolate aft. Aftertaste echoes bark, woodshavings and sawdust. |
Red |
78 |
$4.99 |
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Jeremy |
Jindalee |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of prunes and spice. Aromas of prune forward predominate on the palate, picking up some proximately vinous notes aft. Aftertaste shows some meat and prune characters, but is mostly flat. |
Red |
76 |
$5.99 |
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Jeremy |
Wente |
California |
Merlot |
Livermore Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of yeast, cocoa, black cherry, cassis and espresso. Aroma of cookie dough, cassis and black cherry forward, picking up notes of anise, cinnamon and nutmeg midpalate. Aft shows raspberry, chocolate and vanilla character. Doughy and yeasty characters echo on the aftertaste. |
Red |
88 |
$14 |
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Jeremy |
Goats do Roam |
South Africa |
Goats do Roam in Villages |
Coastal Region |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, pomegranate and cassis. Aromas of cherry, cassis and cranberry forward, picking up notes of vanilla, milk chocolate and raspberry mid-palate, with some coffee and pomegranate aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry and pomegranate. |
Red |
84 |
$11 |
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Jeremy |
Sullivan Vineyards |
California |
Merlot |
Rutherford (Napa Valley Estate) |
2002 |
Bouquet of strawberry, licorice, cocoa powder, anise, graphite and ink. Aroma of cassis, plum, strawberry, cocoa powder and bitter chocolate forward. picking up notes of anise, cardamom and basil mid-palate, along with graphite, espresso and mocha notes aft. Aftertaste echoes black walnut, blackberry, strawberry, anise and espresso. Quite smooth. |
Red |
94 |
$55 |
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Jeremy |
Rodney Strong |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, cassis and herbs. Aroma of plum, raspberry and mocha, picking up notes of spicy oak mid-palate, along with vanilla and dark chocolate. Herbal shadings show aft, along with sour cherry and cocoa powder. |
Red |
88 |
$13 |
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Jeremy |
Domaine Drouhin |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
1999 |
Bouquet of spice, plum, cassis and vanilla, with slight notes of toast, hazelnut. Aroma of plum, cassis and walnut forward, picking up notes of toast, vanilla and cassis mid-palate. Some chocolate and raspberry show aft. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, plum and toast. Rather oaky in effect, still (24. December. 2006). Burgundian. |
Red |
90 |
$40 |
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Jeremy |
Jindalee |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of plum cherry and berry fruit with some basic spice. Aroma of plum, blackberry and yeast forward, picking up notes of dark chocolate and cinnamon mid-palate, with cleansing floral notes aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, vanilla and plum. |
Red |
87 |
$5.99 |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Shiraz |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of berries, cocoa powder. Aroma of cherry and raspberry forward, picking up some notes of dusty cocoa mid-palate, with some grapey notes aft. Aftertaste echoes sour cherry, chocolate and a slight herbal note. |
Red |
84 |
$5.99 |
Two Vines |
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Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, cassis, dark chocolate and herbs. Aroma of black cherry, cassis, black tea and almond, picking up notes of espresso, graphite, blackberry, blueberry and violets mid-palate, with plum, additional cassis, black tea, hazelnuts, basil and smoke aft. Aftertaste echoes black tea, hazelnuts, cardamom, allspice, blackberry and sweet cherry. |
Red |
91 |
$14.99 |
Second of two bottles. |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of plum, clove and cherry. Aroma of sweet cherry, plum, clove and chocolate, with some notes of vanilla and brown sugar, with a bit of blackberry aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, brown sugar and clove. |
Red |
83 |
$8.99 |
Grand Valley Estates |
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Jeremy |
Simi |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alexander Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry, cassis--reminiscent of stewed fruit. Aromas of cherry, basil forward, picking up some notes of gorgonzola, plum and cocoa, showing dusty tannins aft, with some faint notes of plum on the aftertaste. |
Red |
81 |
$23 |
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Jeremy |
Penascal |
Spain |
Tempranillo |
Castilla y Leon |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and spice. Simple grapey aromas forward, picking up some notes of plum and cherry mid-palate, along with a slight herbal note aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, vanilla and metal. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Seghesio |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, tar, smoke, almond and mocha, along with a few lingering leathery tannins. Aroma of black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, tar, picking up notes of dark chocolate, coffee, leather and some yeast mid-palate. Aft shows vanilla, more chocolate, basil hazelnut, and gobs of blackberry fruit. Fresh, open, accessible, and somewhat syrupy in character. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Peju Province |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cassis, cherry, tobacco and dark chocolate. Aroma of cassis, tobacco and bark forward, picking up cherry, plum and raspberry mid-palate, with more tobacco shadings, cedar and espresso aft, along with hints of graphite and bark deep aft, with some leather. Aftertaste echoes black raspberry, dark chocolate, vanilla. |
Red |
88 |
$30 |
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Jeremy |
St. Donatus Estate |
Hungary |
Merlot |
Balatonboglari |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and lilac gives way to miscellaneous vinous scents. Aromas of morello cherry and some spice show forward, picking up notes of milk chocolate, vanillin mid-palate, with a stony, mineral undertone keeping it from getting too sweet. Light-bodied and somewhat sweet, but very pleasant, if somewhat simple. |
Red |
85 |
$4.29 |
Trader Joe's |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cassis, cocoa, coconut and cherry. Aromas of black currant, cocoa, coffee and violets forward, picking up cherry and coconut notes mid-palate. Aft shows notes of chocolate, sweet spices and cocoa powder. Aftertaste echoes coconut, currant, cinnamon and smoke. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
Reserve (engraved label on bottle) |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of cassis, cherry and chocolate. Aroma of cassis, cherry and cocoa powder forward, picking up a note of smoky blackberry mid-palate with some graphite and tannin creeping in deep aft. Aftertaste echoes cassis and cherry, but feels disappointingly flabby: as though it ought have been much better-knit. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
Third tasting. First two bottles this vintage (Grand Valley Estates) received 81, 84 respectively. |
Grand Valley Estates |
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Jeremy |
Chateau Ste. Michelle |
Washington |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Columbia Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cocoa. Aromas of blackberry and cocoa forward, picking up some peppery tannins mid-palate, along with a slight cedariness. Seems tight. A slight vegetal taste shows aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry and vanilla. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
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Cold Creek Vineyard |
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Jeremy |
Domaine de la Tourade |
France |
Cotes du Rhone Rose |
Rhone |
2003 |
Bouquet of strawberry, smoke, morello cherry. Aroma of strawberry, morello cherry and rose petal, picking up smoke and watermelon mid-palate. Some pomegranate shows aft, along with a basil note. Aftertaste echoes muddled notes of charred watermelon. |
Rose |
78 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Montes Alpha |
Chile |
Syrah |
Colchagua Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, violet, cocoa and cassis. Aromas of cherry, blackberry and cocoa forward, picking up a delicate note of violet, cassis and mineral mid-palate, with some gentle raspberry, coffee, and hazelnut notes aft. Aftertaste echoes violet, lilac, mineral, blackberry, graphite, espresso and chocolate. |
Red |
92 |
$21 |
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Jeremy |
Pepperwood Grove |
Chile |
Pinot Noir |
Valle Central |
2005 |
Bouquet of raspberry, pomegranate. Aromas of raspberry and cherry forward, picking up some notes of watermelon, herbs and pomegranate mid-palate, and some strawberry aft. Aftertaste echoes strawberry, vanilla, and iron filings. |
Red |
80 |
$5.99 |
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Jeremy |
Kellys Revenge |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of plum, cocoa and raspberry. Aromas of plum and raspberry forward, picking up notes of spice, cocoa powder, mid-palate, with chocolate, blackberry and some cedar showing aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, dark chocolate and spice. |
Red |
85 |
$3.70 |
bought on clearance at Meijer. Normal price likely closer to $6 |
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Jeremy |
Kellys Revenge |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry fruit. Straightforward aroma of plum on the palate, picking up notes of cherry and cocoa powder mid-palate, with some spice showing aft. Aftertaste echoes generic cherry, berry flavors, before becoming flat. |
Red |
80 |
$3.70 |
bought on clearance at Meijer. Normal price likely closer to $6. |
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Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of black cherry, red pepper, currant, plum, blackberry, chocolate, allspice and vanilla. Aroma of cherry, fig, currant and plum with a large wad of peppery tannin mid-palate, along with some dark chocolate, vanilla notes. Coffee, blackberry, cinnamon, allspice shows aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, coffee, fig, pepper and blackberry. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
Reserve |
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Jeremy |
Penmara |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of mint, cassis. Aromas of cherry, cassis, beef and black pepper forward, picking up notes of mint, vinegar and coffee mid-palate, finishing with an unpleasant pepper/vinegar blast. |
Red |
69 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Crane Lake |
California |
Merlot |
|
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, raspberry, dark chocolate, violets and vanilla. Aroma of cherry, plum, raspberry, dark chocolate forward, picking up violet, cassis notes mid-palate, vanilla and coffee aft. Aftertaste echoes cassis, coffee and floral notes |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Kellys Revenge |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, cassis, chocolate and a slight herbal edge. Aromas of cherry and tomato forward, picking up a plummy note mid-palate, with some vanillin. Prune shows aft. Aftertaste echoes prune, cassis, milk chocolate. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Crane Lake |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2003 |
Bouquet of smoke, earth, cherry, tomato and coffee grounds. Aroma of cherry, plum and coffee forward, picking up notes of tomato, blackberry mid-palate, with a note of earthy damson plum aft. Aftertaste echoes tomato, basily cherry. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Villa Borghetti |
Italy |
Valpolicella |
Verona |
2004 |
Bouquet of cassis, cherry, vanilla and milk chocolate. Aromas of cassis and cherry forward, picking up some notes of tomato, dark chocolate, oregano and basil mid-palate. Aft shows cinnamon, vanilla. Aftertaste echoes cherry, raspberry, cassis. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Warwick |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry, cassis, smoke, chocolate and earth. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, smoke and chocolate forward, picking up notes of vanilla, black cherry, coffee, espresso bean and graphite mid-palate. Notes of raspberry, blackberry, bramble show aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, beef, smoke, chocolate, vanilla and black cherry. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mont Rochelle |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Franschoek |
2005 |
Bouquet of apple, lime, cut grass and gooseberry. Aroma of lime, apple and gooseberry forward, picking up notes of apricot, lemon and peach mid-palate, with some nectarine showing aft. Aftertaste echoes key lime, grass, and a slight apricot-flint note. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Aranleon |
Spain |
Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon |
Uitel-Requena |
2000 |
Bouquet of dark cherry, pitch and chocolate. Aroma of raspberry, cherry, currant and strawberry forward, picking up a smoky note midpalate along with milk chocolate. Vanilla, caramel and watermelon show aft, with sweet cherry, vanilla echoing vaguely on the flat aftertaste. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Affentaler |
Germany |
Pinot Noir |
Baden |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, raspberry fruit, picking up touches of milk chocolate, vanilla. Aroma of morello cherry, raspberry forward, picking up notes of strawberry and milk chocolate mid-palate, along with some vanilla and cream textures aft, followed by a slight smokiness and some earthy cherry notes. Aftertaste echoes a straightforward cherry, blackberry. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Valckenberg |
Germany |
Dornfelder |
Rheinhessen |
2004 |
Bouquet of morello cherry, milk chocolate and vanilla. Aroma of morello, black cherry, milk chocolate forweard, picking up notes of black raspberry, black mid-palate, along with some vanilla and floral shadings aft. Aftertaste echoes black currant, cherry and vanilla. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Elyse |
California |
Syrah |
Napa Valley |
1999 |
Bouquet of chocolate, cocoa powder, cherry, blackberry, tar, game and anise. Aromas of cherry, blackberry, cocoa bean, tar, picking up notes of anise, cola, hazelnut and espresso bean mid-palate. Aromas of chocolate, cherry and raspberry push through aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, black cherry, smoke and espresso in a rather muddled manner. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Neil Ellis |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Western Cape |
2004 |
Bouquet of mint, cherries, dark chocolate, smoke and cedar shavings. Aroma of cherries, blackberry, raspberry and mint, picking up notes of dark chocolate, smoke, cedar mid-palate, along with sanguine and espresso notes aft palate. Aftertaste echoes cherry, vanilla and smoke. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Edios |
Argentina |
Shiraz |
Mendoza |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, coffee, cocoa and oregano. Aromas of raspberry, blackberry and cocoa on the palate, picking up notes of cinnamon, oregano and coffee mid-palate, with a note of meat, graphite aft. Becomes somewhat muddled on the aftertaste, picking up a metallic astringency, along with blueberry, blackberry and cocoa powder. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Nostreda |
Spain |
Tempranillo |
Tarragona |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, raspberry and vanilla. Aromas of red and black cherry, raspberry and vanilla, picking up a note of milk chocolate mid-palate, along with tarragon and caramel aft. Aftertaste echoes tarragon, caramel and cherry. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Casa LaPostolle |
Chile |
Merlot |
Apalta |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cassis, vanilla, cherry, cocoa bean and allspice. Heavy aromas of plum, black cherry and cassis dominate forward, picking up notes of smoke, coffee and dark chocolate mid-palate, with blackberry, vanilla, mocha and cinammon notes trailing aft. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, plum, tar, blackberry, black cherry and vanilla |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
Cuvee Alexandre |
|
|
Jeremy |
Stellenzicht |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, black raspberry, coffee bean and sanguine notes. Aroma of cherry, black raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, espresso and cocoa bean, picking up raspberry, lemon, graphite, cedat, vanilla and sanguine aromas mid-palate, with tea leaf, bark, dark chocolate and cranberry aft. Aftertaste shows blackberry, lemon peel, coffee bean, sanguine aromas and raspberry. |
Red |
96 |
unknown |
Veritas: Double Gold |
|
|
Jeremy |
Saint Clair |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2004 |
Bouquet of passion fruit, papaya, grass. Aromas of papaya, pineapple and passion fruit forward, picking up notes of mango and honeysuckle mid-palate. Aft shows apricot, grapefruit skin, orange peel aromas, along with additional notes of papaya, guava. Aftertaste echoes papaya, guava, mango, apricot and lemon peel. |
White |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of raspberry, plum, vanilla and cedary oak. Aroma of cherry, raspberry and plum forward, picking up notes of chocolate, vanilla and blackberry midpalate. A caramel toffee fflavour shows aft, along with additional vanilla, some boysenberry flavor on the aftertaste, which also echoes cherry, plum. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
First bottle |
|
|
Jeremy |
Seghesio |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2004 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cedar, cherry, chocolate and pencil shavings. Aroma of cherry, chocolate and plum forward, picking up notes of coffee bean, raspberry and graphite mid-palate, along with some gritty tannins. Aft shows notes of cedar, blackberry, along with a slight flavour of bramble. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, hazelnut, raspberry, with some vanilla, oak, cedar. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sadler Wells |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Sonoma Coast |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, raspberry and smoke. Aromas of cherry, raspberry forward, picking up notes of coffee, dark chocolate mid-palate, along with vanilla and some strawberry aft, followed by notes of smoke and earth. Aftertaste echoes black cherry, dark chocolate. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Castello di Brolio |
Italy |
Chianti Classico |
Chianti |
1999 |
Bouquet of dark cherries, plum, cassis and blueberry. Aromas of dark chocolate, blackberry and cherry forward, picking up notes of coffee, cocoa bean, blueberry mid-palate, along a slight graphite note deeper aft. Aft shows mocha, ink and cassis, with some slightly chewy tannins. Aftertaste echoes blueberry, cassis, mocha and hazelnuts. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Querceto |
Italy |
Chianti Classico Riserva |
Chianti |
2000 |
Bouquet of dark chocolate, cassis, blackberry fruit and plum. Aroma of blackberry, montmorency cherry, cassis and milk chocolate forward, picking up notes of coffee, violets mid-palate, and strawberry, cassis, toffee and dark chocolate aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry and tart cherry with cocoa bean, vanilla character. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Merlot |
Alexander Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of dark and milk chocolate, cedar, cherry, with hints of plum, cassis and vanilla. Aroma of cedar, cherry and cassis, followed by a note of oak and plum aft. Aftertaste echoes vanillin, chocolate and oak. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Allyngrove |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Second tasting shows pronounced note of cedary oak mid-palate, along with cassis and milk chocolate flavors. Vanilla, plum and dark cherry show aft, along with a hint of raspberry aromatics. Somwhat sweet aftertaste, with morello cherry, smoke, cedar and damson plum. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Allyngrove |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, berry fruit. Aromas of cherry and raspberry forward, picking up a hint of cassis mid-palate, along with some coffee and smoke. Aft shows plum, some vanillin. Aftertaste echoes cherry, raspberry, and smoke. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Signal Mountain |
California |
Grenache |
Lodi |
2005 |
Bouquet of cherry, raspberry and cedar predominates. Aroma of sour cherry forward, picking up notes of cedar, raspberry and grass mid-palate. Aft shows a sharply metallic note, along with persistent sour cherry. Aftertaste echoes sour cherry, some prune, plum pushing through, but subsumed by astringence. |
Red |
79 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Calina |
Chile |
Carmenere |
Maule |
2003 |
Bouquet of black cherry, plum and vanilla. Aromas of plum and cherry forward, picking up a pronounced herbal note along with a slight oakiness mid-palate. Aft becomes rather too herbal, before finishing with a rather unattractive push of milk chocolate. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Waterford |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Bouquet of funk, toast, currants nad bacon fat, along with a slight note of chocolate. Aroma of cassis, blackberry and funk forward, picking up notes of toast and bacon fat mid-palate, along with some raspberry. Cocoa bean shows aft, with a slight note of vanilla. Aftertaste echoes toast, bacon fat and graphite. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
Kevin Arnold, Michael Ian |
|
|
Jeremy |
Jardin |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Stellenbosch |
2004 |
Bouquet of cut grass, lemon and passion fruit. Aroma of apricot, grass, lemon, picking up notes of papaya and honey, with notes of orange peel and blossom aft, along with a slight note of vanilla. Aftertaste echoes pineapple, orange peel. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Montevina |
California |
Zinfandel |
Amador County |
2003 |
Bouquet of mission fig, cocoa and dark chocolate. Aroma of mission fig and cocoa powder forward, picking up notes of calmyrna fig, black cherry, boysenberry, and coffee mid-palate, followed by some notes of graphite, dark chocolate aft. Aftertaste echoes fig, cocoa, black cherry. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
Terra d'Oro |
|
|
Jeremy |
Montevina |
California |
Zinfandel |
Amador County |
2002 |
Bouquet of raisins, cocoa and dark cherry. Aroma of black cherry, black raspberry, cassis and cocoa forward, picking up notes of dark chocolate, coffee and toffee. Aft shows further notes of blackberry, black cherry, along with some tannin and a slightly smoky note. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Simi |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2005 |
Bouquet of apricot, peach and hazelnut. Aroma of apple, hazelnut, piking up notes of pear, peach and almond mid-palate. Aft shows notes of almond, honey, with a slight brown sugar character. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Villa Cerrina |
Italy |
Montepulciano |
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aroma of cherry forward, picking up some grassiness and a slightly metallic note mid-palate, along with black currant and gorgonzola aft. Aftertaste echoes bing cherry. |
Red |
78 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Golden Kaan |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, beef and chocolate. Aromas of cherry, raspberry and plum forward, picking up a pronounced sanguine note mid-palate, along with shadings of chocolate aft. Aftertaste echoes sanguine notes, herbs, and sour cherry. Stewy. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Golden Kaan |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry and meat. Aromas of cherry, plum and black raspberry forward, picking up some rather stewed notes mid-palate, along with notes of coffee and vanilla aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, beef and smoke. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Trader Joe's |
France |
Syrah |
d'Oc |
2004 |
Bouquet of balsamic vinegar, prunes. Aroma of balsam and cherry forward, picking up a vaguely prune-like flavor mid-palate, with a slight vinegariness and notes of cranberry trailing aft. Vinegar and cherry echo on the aftertaste. |
Red |
76 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Ravenswood |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of blackberry and leather. Aromas of blackberry, black cherry and mocha forward. Picks up some leathery and dusty tannins mid-palate, along with a note of dark chocolate and a vague herbal character. Becomes rather muddled aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, tomato. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Gaetano d'Aquino |
Italy |
Chianti |
Firenze |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, dark chocolate and earth. Aromas of cherry and dark chocolate forward, picking up some notes of plum, leather and bark mid-palate. Slight aroma of raspberry aft, along with some dusty tannins. Aftertaste echoes cherry, dust. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Oasis |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Santa Barbara |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, strawberry and cola. Aromas of strawberry, cola and dark chocolate forward, picking up notes of sweet cherry and black raspberry mid-palate. Chocolate, mocha notes push through aft. Cherry, cola nut echo on the aftertaste. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Seghesio |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, tar, smoke, almond, and mocha, along with a few lingering leathery tannins, and some notes of stone dust. Aroma of black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, tar forward, picking up notes of dark chocolate, coffee, some leather, yeast mid-palate. Aft shows vanilla, more chocolate, basil, hazelnut, and gobs of blackberry fruit, with a touch of stone. Finishes open, accessible, and very syrupy, but leaves deep aft both a stoniness and a slight bitter note. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and cocoa. Aromas of the same forward, picking up notes of chocolate, sage mid-palate. Some tannins aft, also showing raspberry and a bit of mocha. Raspberry notes persist on the aftertaste. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
Grand Valley Estates |
|
|
Jeremy |
Egri Bikaver |
Hungary |
Bulls' Blood (Egri Bikaver) |
Eger |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum and sour cherry. Aromas of the same, picking up some notes of spice mid-palate, and a slight note of montmorency, which lingers on the aftertaste. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Charles Shaw |
California |
Merlot |
California |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and raspberry. Shows aromas of the same, along with a slight note of caramel mid-palate and some chocolate aft. Picks up some herbal and brown sugar notes. Cherry, raspberry and bark echo on the aftertaste. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Charles Shaw |
California |
Shiraz |
California |
2004 |
Bouquet of blackberry and spice. Aroma of Welch's grape juice forward, picking up blackberry and some spice shadings mid-palate. Aft shows a faint hint of chocolate, but tastes primarily of Welch's. |
Red |
77 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Affenthaler |
Germany |
Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) |
Baden |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, vanilla and sweet spices. Soft aromas of cherry and raspberry on the palate, picking up notes of violet and lavendar mid-palate, with notes of vanilla, milk chocolate and some sweet spice aft. Echoes pretty floral aromas, sweet cherry (morello, montmorency and dark) aft, with a slight graphite note trailing. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Goats do Roam |
South Africa |
Cotes du Rhone |
Western Cape |
2004 |
Bouquet of raspberry, spice, chocolate with some undertone of cherry. Aroma of cherry forward, picking up notes of meat and smoke, with some metallic taste mid-palate. Aft begins to show chocolate, but collapses into a concatanation of barnyard aromas. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
by Charles Back, Fairview Vineyards |
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of blackberry, vanilla and spice. Pleasant aromas of prune and blackberry forward, picking up notes of chocolate, raspberry and spice mid-palate, with vanilla notes aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry and spice. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Juno |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Western Cape |
2004 |
Bouquet of raspberry, blackberry and plum with spice undertones. Aromas of raspberry and plum forward, picking up notes of spice and blackberry mid-palate, with shadings of coffee and chocolate aft. Aftertaste echoes plum, cream and blackberry. Pronounced aromas of black pepper show aft, giving this wine somewhat of a painful burn. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Concha y Toro |
Chile |
Merlot |
Valle Central |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry and oregano. Aromas of cherry and cocoa forward, picking up sharp notes of bell and black pepper mid-palate which linger on the aftpalate. Aftertaste echoes bell pepper, and becomes somewhat astringent. |
Red |
78 |
unknown |
Frontera range of wines; magnum format. |
|
|
Jeremy |
KWV |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Pronounced sanguine notes on the bouquet, obscuring more delicate notes of prune and chocolate. Aromas of cherry, plum and chocolate forward give way to notes of smoke and bacon fat mid-palate along with some pepper showing aft. Aftertaste echoes smoke and bacon fat: a veritable frying pan in one's mouth. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Franz Reh und Söhne |
Germany |
Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) |
Baden |
2001 |
Bouquet of caramel and tomato juice. Pronounced aromas of tomato, caramel, raspberry and turf. Tomato notes increase in prominence as wine moves aftpalate. Wine echoes tomato, a slight note of bitter cherry. |
Red |
79 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Black Swan |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Straightforward bouquet of cherry candy. Aromas of cherry candy, some currant fruit forward, picking up a slight astringence aft along with a vague raspberry character. Mildly astringent. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosenblum |
California |
Zinfandel |
California |
2004 |
Bouquet of earth, cherry and dark fruit. Aroma of cherry and plum forward, picking up some notes of pepper, vanilla and blueberry mid-palate. Aft echoes earthy blackberry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
Vintners' Cuvee XXVII |
|
|
Jeremy |
Wynn's Coonawarra Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chocolate, currant and spice. Aromas of blackberry, plum, cherry and dark chocolate forward, picking up notes of vanilla, raspberry, cassis and nutmeg. More nutmeg, cinnamon aft, with coffee trailing. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, vanilla. Extremely full in the mouth. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
E. Guigal |
France |
Côtes du Rhone |
Rhône |
2003 |
Bouquet of sour cherry, leather, copper and cassis. Aroma of cherry, plum, raspberry, picking up some notes of vanilla and mushroom mid-palate. Aft shows some cassis, cocoa powder aromas, some leather. Aftertaste echoes cherry, vanilla. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Francis Coppola |
California |
Zinfandel |
California |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry, figs and spice. Aroma of black cherry, black mission fig and cocoa powder, picking up notes of coffee, raspberry and blackberry mid-palate. Brown sugar notes show aft. Aftertaste echoes fig, vanilla and raspberry. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Shingleback |
Australia |
Shiraz |
McLaren Vale |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chocolate, mulberry and mocha, with a hint of oak. Aroma of black raspberry, blackberry, cocoa and vanilla, picking up notes of mulberry, currant and hazelnut mid-palate. Some plum, spice notes show aft. Aftertaste echoes vanilla, blackberry, mulberry. Best after 2007. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Ste. Michelle |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of blueberry, leather, earth and cocoa. Aroma of cherry, blueberry and raspberry forward, acquiring notes of leather, vanilla and cocoa mid-palate, along with some tannin. Mocha flavours show aft, along with some lingering cherry, blueberry. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Argyle |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2004 |
Bouquet of strawberry, raspberry, and floral notes. Aroma of strawberry, lilac and violet forward, picking up some notes of chocolate, almond and cherry midpalate. Raspberry, vanilla and strawberry show aft. Aftertaste echoes strawberry, vanilla, and lilac. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Marquis Philips |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, cassis, cranberry and herbs. Aroma of cherry, plum, cassis and cedar forward, picking up cranberry, chocolate and raspberry notes mid-palate. Herbs, raspberry and a slight bit of vanilla push through aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, raspberry and graphite. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Pinot Evil |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Santa Barbara County |
2004 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry and spice. Aroma of strawberry, raspberry, plum and cherry forward, picking up herbal and chocolate notes mid-palate. Vanilla shows aft, along with a beam of strawberry. Aftertaste echoes strawberry, vanilla, raspberry. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Finca Luzon |
Spain |
Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo |
Jumilla |
2003 |
Bouquet of black and red raspberry, marionberry, blackberry, chocolate and espresso bean. Aroma of raspberry, cherry and huckleberry forward, picking up heavy notes of oak, chocolate midpalate. Aft shows espresso bean character, along with a revived push of raspberry, cherry, marionberry. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, cherry, with some persistent finegrained tannins. Best after 2007. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Barnard Griffin |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cherry, cassis, chocolate and herbs. Aroma of cherry, plum, cassis, raspberry and herbs forward, picking up violets, chocolate, chamomile and coffee mid-palate. Floral notes chase aft, hints of herb, raspberry, rose aft. Rose persists on the aftertaste. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chocolate, cassis, herbs and cherry. Aroma of cherry, chocolate, herbs, picking up some muddled notes of coffee and leather midpalate, along with an unpleasant gob of tannins. Somewhat dusty as such. Aftertaste echoes herbs, cocoa bean. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Don Miguel Gascon |
Argentina |
Malbec |
Mendoza |
2004 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cassis, loam and smoke. Aromas of cherry, blackberry, vanilla, cassis and loam forward, picking up smoke, leather and chocolate mid-palate. Spice shows aft, along with sanguine notes. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, loam, smoke and bacon fat. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sokol Blosser |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry, vanilla, plum and cocoa bean. Seductive and aromatic. Aroma of cherry, currant fruit, raspberry forward, picking up notes of vanilla, leather, cocoa, mocha and smoke mid-palate, with strawberry, hazelnut aft. Aftertaste echoes almond skin, smoke, strawberry. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wildekrans |
South Africa |
Cabernet Franc/Merlot |
Walker Bay |
2003 |
Bouquet of hcerrym vanilla, black currant, hazelnut. Aromas of cherry, raspberry and meat, picking up notes of cocoa, coffee and walnut mid-palate, along with some black raspberry and spice shadings aft, with meat. Aftertaste echoes meat, walnuts. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Graf Neipperg |
Germany |
Spätburgunder, Lemberger, Trollinger |
Württemberg |
1999 |
Bouquet of black and morello cherry, cassis. Aroma of cherry, plum, picking up some leather on the mid-palate, along with brazil nut and damson plum aft and a slight herbal note. Aftertaste echoes cherry, toast. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
The Little Penguin |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of berry, cocoa and cherry fruit. Forthright aromas of raspberry and cocoa pick up a slight note of cinammon spice mid-palate, along with some additional cocoa shadings aft. Aftertaste echoes briar, cocoa and blackberry. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Franciscan |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma Coast |
2002 |
Bouquet of cassis, blackberry and smoke. Aromas of cassis, raspberry and cherry forward, picking up notes of herbs and chocolate mid-palate, along with some tannins aft. Aftertaste echoes herbs and earth. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Brancott |
New Zealand |
Pinot Noir |
Marlborough |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, smoke, cassis and chocolate. Aroma of cherry, strawberry, raspberry forwar, picking up notes of leather, coffee mid-palate. Some chocolate and cassis come through aft. Aftertaste echoes smoke, raspberry and spice. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bogle |
California |
Petit Syrah |
|
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, blueberry, briar and chocolate. Aroma of blackberry, plum and cassis forward, picking up notes of vanilla and kirsch mid-palate. Some briar and mushroom notes resonate aft. Flabby. Aftertaste echoes herbs, blackberry and mushrooms. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of currant, blackberry fruit. Fairly straightforward aromas of blackberry and currant, picking up a slight note of cocoa mid-palate. Some herbal notes resonate aft. Aftertaste echoes cranberry and cassis. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Franciscan |
California |
Zinfandel |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cola nut, herbs, blackberry. Aroma of blackberry, cola and chocolate forward, picking up some pepper mid-palate, along with an herbal note and some grassiness. Astringent aft. Aftertaste echoes herbs, grass and spice. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Torresella |
Italy |
Pinot Grigio |
Venezie |
2003 |
Bouquet of apricot, apple and mineral. Aroma of lime, apple, honeysuckle and apricot, picking up mineral, lemon notes mid-palate, with apricot and lime echoing aft. Aftertaste echoes lime, lemon. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Riff |
Italy |
Pinot Grigio |
Venezie |
2003 |
Bouquet of apricot, lime, honey and apple. Aromas of peach, apple and stone forward, picking up notes of honey, lime mid-plate, with apricot showing aft. Aftertaste echoes apricot, peach, citrus peel. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Magnificent Wine Co. |
Washington |
"House Wine" |
Columbia Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum and herbs. Aroma of plum, cassis and raspberry forward, picking up notes of chocolate, cherry and leather mid-palate, along with some vanilla aft. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, cherry. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
Cabernet Sauvignon 59%, Merlot 31%, Syrah 9%, Cabernet Franc 1% |
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Sonoma Coast |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry, plum and vanilla. Aroma of dark cherry, coffee bean forward, picking up notes of smoke, dark chocolate and yeast mid-palate. Black raspberry, vanilla and nutmeg show aft. Aftertaste echoes herbs, plum, vanilla, blackberry, lavender. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chehalem |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of raspberry, blackberry, chocolate, earth and plum. Aromas of raspberry, cherry and chocolate on the palate, picking up blackberry, cassis, blueberry and plum mid-palate. Aftertaste echoes coffee, blackberry, raspberry, cherry and cream. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
Ridgecrest Vineyards |
|
|
Jeremy |
Talus |
California |
Pinot Noir |
|
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, chocolate and some oak. Aromas of cherry, plum and grape juice. Picks up some vanilla aft, along with a slight astringence and grape candy. Dusty aftertaste. |
Red |
77 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Kanonkop |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of smoke, bacon, earth, cherry, meat, chocolate and blackberry. Aromas of cherry, plum, bacon forward, picking up blackberry, cassis, raspberry, meat, smoke, leather and earth mid-palate, with vanilla, coffee, and bitter chocolate notes showing aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, cassis, smoke and blackberry. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Firesteed |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
|
2002 |
Bouquet of tomato, smoke and basil. Aromas of tomato, raspbbery and herbs, picking up notes of pepper, smoke and basil midpalate. Some vanilla and strawberry aft. Aftertaste echoes tomato, raspberry, cassis and herbs. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Villa Mt. Eden |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Santa Maria Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of raspberry, cherry, smoke, chocolate. Aromas of blackberry, raspberry, cherry, plum, strawberry and cassis. Notes of vanilla, smoke and coffee show mid-palate, with blackberry, chocolate, nutmeg and meat echoing aft. Aftertaste resonates blackberry, raspberry, cassis, vanilla, allspice and chocolate. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
Bien Nacido Vineyard, Grand Reserve |
|
|
Jeremy |
King Estate |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of smoke, cherry and chocolate. Aromas of cherry, plum and earth forward, picking up notes of milk chocolate, smoke, strawberry and leather mid-palate. Aft shows vanilla, raspberry and yeast. Aftertaste echoes cherry, smoke, metal. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Montevina |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sierra Foothills |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, raisins, vanilla, fig and dark chocolate. Aroma of fig, blackberry and cassis forward, picking up notes of chocolate, vanilla and plum mid-palate. Some earth, date shows aft. Aftertaste echoes fig, blackberry, date, vanilla and spice. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Clos du Bois |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of raspberry, chocolate and oregano. Aroma of blackberry and menthol forward, picking up notes of oregano, vanilla, and gorgonzola mid-palate. Slightly funky aft, with more menthol. Aftertaste of funk, menthol, and blackberry. |
Red |
76 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of cherry, vanilla, and prune. Aromas of cherry, vanilla, and prune forward, picking up a note of milk chocolate mid-palate, along with a vaguely morello cherry note aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, chocolate, Madagascar vanilla bean, raisins. Probably the best bottle of this that I've opened. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
Bin 40 |
Fourth tasting note. Prior scores 76, 82, 85. |
|
Jeremy |
Van Duzer |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2003 |
Rich bouquet of cherries, tea, chocolate, vanilla, smoke, strawberry and raspberry. Surprisingly full-bodied, this shows aromas of cherry, smoke, strawberry, plum, raspberry, black tea, earth and bacon fat forward picking up notes of chocolate, strawberry, cassis and cranberry mid-palate. Aft displays some cola nut, pomegranate and coffee shadings along with herbal notes. Aftertaste echoes morello cherry, pomegranate, chocolate, raspberry, cassis and vanilla. |
Red |
94 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Red Wine Walter Clore |
Columbia Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, chocolate, currant and berries. Aroma of raspberry, blackberry, marionberry, cassis, plum and almond forward, picking up notes of chocolate, leather, espresso bean and basil mid-palate. Notes of earth, cassis, vanilla and blueberry show aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, cassis, tea, leather, coffee and dark chocolate, picking up some earthiness, herbal notes. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
Private Reserve |
|
|
Jeremy |
Shingleback |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
McLaren Vale |
2002 |
Bouquet of cassis, blackberry, chocolate, mint and clove. Aroma of black cherry, blackberry, coffee and earth forward. Mid-palate, this picks up notes of cassis, clove, dark chocolate and smoke. Mint, herbs, vanilla show aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, clove, hazelnut and coffee. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Clos du Bois |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Sonoma County |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, smoke, chocolate and vanilla. Aroma of cherry, raspberry forward, picking up notes of chocolate, vanilla and plum mid-palate. Smoke, herbs and leather show aft. Slightly metallic on the backtaste. Aftertaste echoes cherry, smoke, steel. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wild Horse |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Central Coast |
2001 |
Bouquet of raspberry, plum, cherry, cola, cocoa, clove and anise. Aroma of raspberry, currant, plum, strawberry and chcoloate forward, picking up notes of smoke, earth, clove, cola nut, vanilla and leather mid-palate. Espresso bean, black raspberry and strawberry push through aft. Aftertaste echoes vanilla, clove, black raspberry, cherry, cocoa and smoke |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Badischer Winzerkeller |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Baden |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, smoke, earth, leather, chocolate and herbs. Aroma of cherry, raspberry, smoke forward, picking up notes of strawberry, leather and chocolate mid-palate. Aft shows cherry, vanilla and strawberry. Strawberry, vanilla, chocolate and herbs echo on the finish. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Long Neck |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of beef stew, cherry. Aroma of meat, cherry forward, picking up a grassy note mid-palate, along with some chocolate. Sanguine and smoke notes follow aft. Aftertaste trails meat, cherry. Not nearly as good as the first bottle--seems improbable that it should be so *old* in June 2005. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Oberon |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cassis, leather, tobacco, blackberry and chocolate. Aromas of cassis, milk chocolate, herbs and tobacco forward, picking up notes of cherry, earth, bread crust, and espresso mid-palate. Sour cherry, blackberry, yeast and cranberry show aft, undercut by vanilla, mocha. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, raspberry, cassis and coffee. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Grass clippings and sour cherry. Aromas of same, picking up notes of iron filings and graphite. Sharp. Not pleasant. Aftertaste of juniper berries and cherry. |
Red |
76 |
unknown |
|
Third tasting note; previous scores: 85, 82. Likely bad bottle. More accurate range seems 83-85. |
|
Jeremy |
Pesenti |
California |
Zinfandel |
Paso Robles |
1998 |
Bouquet of cherry, licorice, tar, loam, earth, smoke and crushed berries. Absolutely redolent of blackberry, cassis and coffee. Mid-palate, cherry, vanilla, prune, tobacco, leather and earth show. Aft, notes of dark chocolate, raspberry, and loam echo, undercut by smoke. Slightly vegetal on the lengthy blackberry, chocolate aftertaste. (three bottles tasted consistent with this: 2/05, 4/05, 5/05) |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
Third tasting note; previous scores: 92, 85. Range seems 85-92, with most bottles falling 90-92. Drink now. |
|
Jeremy |
Pesenti |
California |
Zinfandel |
Paso Robles |
1998 |
Bouquet of tar, loam, licorice and blackberry. Aromas of blackberry, raspberry, and cassis. Seems slightly faded. Acquires a vanilla, chocolate note mid-palate, along with a slight bit of anise, smoke aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry. This bottle showed its age. Heavy sediment deposits, so much precipitation as to impact the body. (5/05) |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
second tasting note; previous score: 92 |
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Robust bouquet of cherry, plum. Aromas of cherry and plum forward, picking up some leatheriness mid-palate, along with fairly straightforward notes of vanilla and milk chocolate aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, oddly vegetal notes. Vaguely flabby. "Green" cork, perhaps? |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
second tasting note; previous score: 85 |
|
Jeremy |
Montevina |
California |
Zinfandel |
Amador County |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, fig, mocha, chocolate and earth. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, black and green fig, and coffee forward, picking up notes of cherry, green tea, bitter chocolate and smoke mid-palate. Earth, vanilla, and tobacco characters show aft. Echoes blackberry, fig, leather on the aftertaste. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
Terra d'Oro range |
|
|
Jeremy |
Yellow Tail |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeastern Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry and spice. Robust aroma of blackberry, cherry and plum forward, picking up notes of mocha and spice mid-palate. Cassis, chocolate and vanilla characters show aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, spice. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
La Crema |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Sonoma Coast |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, chocolate, smoke, berries and vanilla. Aromas of black cherry, herbs and cola forward, picking up raspberry, strawberry, currant and chocolate mid-palate. Herbal, smoke, vanilla and black cherry notes dominate aft. Aftertaste of cola, black cherry, strawberry, and smoke. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Brancott |
New Zealand |
Pinot Noir |
Marlborough |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, leather and loam. Aromas of sour cherry, prune, spice, vanilla forward, picking up notes of strawberry, chocolate and smoke mid-palate. Leather, cream notes trail aftpalate. Aftertaste shows sour cherry, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, smoke. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Greg Norman Estates |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Limestone Coast |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cocoa, plum, mint, spice and white pepper. Aromas of cherry, plum, cassis, blackberry, dark chocolate, and espresso forward, picking up notes of graphite, leather and cocoa mid-palate. Spice, some earth show aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, dark chocolate, mocha and spice. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wolf Blass |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet |
South Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of black cherry, plum, chocolate, mint and cassis. Aroma of cherry ,plum, chocolate and raspberry forward, picking up notes of leather, coffee and earth mid-palate. Mint, herbs, cocoa show aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, raspberry, mint. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wyndham Estate |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
South Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of cassis, strawberry. Aromas of raspberry, strawberry, leather and vanilla forward, picking up notes of chocolate, some dustiness, herbs aft, along with a flavour of funk. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Buckeley's |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet |
South Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of mulberry, chocolate, coffee bean. Aroma of cassis, blackberry, mulberry, picking up notes of anise, mocha mid-palate, and some gritty tannins aft. Finish shows berry, mocha. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wolf Blass |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of plum, chocolate, blackberry and mocha. Aroma of plum, blackberry, cassis, spice and chocolate forward, picking up notes of vanilla, mocha, and leather midpalate. Blackberry echoes aft. Aftertaste shows blackberry, chocolate, vanilla. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Long Neck |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of smoke, cherry and chocolate. Aromas of smoky cherry, bacon forward, picking up notes of chocolate, plum and blackberry mid-palate. Aft shows some game, meat aromas. Aftertaste echoes cherry, smoke and earth. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Bouquet of blackberry, plum, mint, chocolate and coffee. Aroma of cherry, plum, blackberry and cassis forward, picking up some leatheriness mid-palate along with chocolate, mint and mocha. Aft shows hazelnut, yeast. Aftertaste of blackberry, plum and mint. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Oberon |
California |
Merlot |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of black cherry, raspberry, leather, earth and chocolate. Opulent aroma of black cherry, raspberry, blackberry forward, picking up notes of mocha, earth, leather, chocolate and vanilla mid-palate. Plum, herbs and smoke show aft. Aftertaste echoes black cherry, cassis, raspberry, vanilla, cream and almond. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wirra Wirra |
Australia |
Shiraz |
McLaren Vale |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chocolate, vanilla and mocha. Aromas of blackberry, raspberry, and cassis forward, picking up notes of vanilla, earth and chocolate mid-palate. Cherry and mocha aromas show aft. Blackberry, vanilla and smoke echo on the aftertaste. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
"Scrubby Rise" |
|
|
Jeremy |
Belvedere |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry, leather, mint and herbs. Aroma of cherry, tomato, leather forward, picking up notes of plum, chocolate and copper mid-palate. Slightly metallic aft, shading mint, leather, raspberry. Aftertaste echoes raspberry, tomato |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
Healdsburg Ranches |
|
|
Jeremy |
Fairvalley |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Cape Region |
2003 |
Bouquet of earth, cherry and plum. Aromas of cherry, plum, raspberry and smoke forward, picking up notes of coffee bean, chocolate and meat mid-palate. Sanguine and smoky aromas unfold aft, trailing vanilla and herbal notes. Aftertaste echoes cherry, plum and game. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Bouquet of raspberry, chocolate, cherry, herbs. Aromas of blueberry, raspberry and black cherry forward, picking up herbal and chocolate notes mid-palate, along vanilla, mocha, dill and plum aft. Aftertaste echoes blueberry, black cherry, notes of vanilla and chocolate. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Trinchero |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Lake County |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, cassis, cedar and anise. Aromas of cherry, blackberry and anise forward, picking up notes of mocha and cassis mid-palate, with vanilla and herbs aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, cassis, cedar. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot |
Southeastern Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry and plum. Flat aroma of cherry candy forward, picking up some notes of plum, chocolate and iron filings mid-palate. Metallic on the aftpalate, showing an aftertaste of fruit cocktail, aluminum and cherries. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot |
|
|
Jeremy |
Gallo of Sonoma |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of cassis, blackberry and plum. Aromas of blackberry, plum and cassis forward, picking up notes of black olive and toast mid-palate, along with vanilla, bitter chocolate and cherry aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, chocolate, and cherry. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Neil Ellis |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Coastal Region |
2004 |
Bouquet of grass, guava, papaya, sweetpea and orange rind. Aroma of guava, papaya, banana on palate, picking up notes of apricot, flint and sweetpea, along with orange rind and peach skin aft. Aftertaste of apricot, peach, stone and papaya. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
"Sincerely" |
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum and cherry, with hints of vanilla. Aromas of plum and cherry, along with a note of blackberry forward. Acquires notes of chocolate and raspberry mid-palate, following vanilla. Extremely full. Shows plum, vanilla aft. Aftertaste gushes plum. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
Bin 40 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Estancia |
California |
Merlot |
Central Coast |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry and herbs. Aroma of cherry, green pepper and raspberry forward, picking up notes of leather and black olive mid-palate, and plum aft. Aftertaste echoes cherry, jalapeno pepper, leather, cream, mocha, and milk chocolate. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Glatzer |
Austria |
Zweigelt |
Carnuntum (Göttlesbrunn) |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry candy, herbs and bitter chocolate. Aggressive aromas of cherry, with tarragon and oregano forward, picking up notes of dark chocolate, blueberry and plum mid-palate, along with a mineral note and some nutmeg aft. Aftertaste shows cherry, vanilla and leather. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wallace Brook |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, earth, leather and tobacco. Aromas of cherry, strawberry and plum forward, picking up notes of earth, leather and coffee mid-palate, following sour cherry, cupric flavours, dark chocolate, and vanilla notes. Aftertaste echoes strawberry, cherry, and vanilla. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Gallo of Sonoma |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry and plum. Aromas of cherry, blackberry and vanilla forward, picking notes of coffee and cedar mid-palate. Some chocolate shows aft. Aftertaste shows dark cherry, vanilla. Light. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Guardian Peak |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Western Cape |
2002 |
Bouquet of berry, chocoloate, tar and earth. Aromas of raspberry, cherry, mint and tarragon forward, picking up yeasty flavours, bitter chocolate, black tea and mocha mid-palate, along with oregano, blackberry, cream and brazil nut aft. Aftertaste shows sanguine flavours, raspberry, tobacco and oregano. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
Shiraz 42%, Merlot 15% |
|
|
Jeremy |
Hahn Estate |
California |
Merlot |
Monterey |
2002 |
Bouquet of morello cherry, earth and chocolate. Aroma of sweet cherry, raspberry and plum forward, picking up notes of mocha, leather and black tea. Some tannins show aft. Aftertaste echoes sweet, dark cherry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Merlot |
Alexander Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of raspberry, chocolate, earth, blackberry and black berry. Aromas of raspberry, damp earth, cherry and blueberry forward, picking up notes of blackberry, chocolate and vanilla mid-palate, with slight leather and graphite shadings following aft. Aftertaste of raspberry, blackberry, blueberry and vanilla. Raspberry, mocha, and vanilla notes persist on the finish. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
Appellation Selection |
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aroma of cherry, raspberry and dust. Picks up some grittiness mid-palate, along with vanilla and dutch cocoa notes. Aftertaste dusty, cherry with plum, some blueberry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
Grand Valley Estates |
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Shiraz |
Columbia Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of cocoa, berry. Aromas of blackberry, plum, vanilla and cocoa forward, pciking up notes of raspberry, mocha. Aftertaste shows blackberry, vanilla. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
Two Vines |
|
|
Jeremy |
A Mano |
Italy |
Primitivo |
Puglia |
2002 |
Bouquet of raisin, spice and earth. Aroma of raspberry, cherry, raisin and meat forward, picking up a slight leatheriness mid-palate, along with some chocolate. Cinammon, vanilla aft, echoing raspberry, sanguine and raisin notes. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rothbury Estate |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, meat. Aroma of cherry, plum and chocolate forward gives way to grape PEZ. Aftertaste of grape PEZ. Cloying. |
Red |
77 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Pesenti |
California |
Zinfandel |
Paso Robles |
1998 |
Immense bouquet of meat, tar, blackberry, earth, leather, chocolate, mocha and spice. Inky, with aromas of cherry, chocolate, caramel and cassis, picking up notes of tobacco, oregano, hazelnut, blueberry and espresso bean mid-palate, along with vanilla, smoke and blackberry aft. Aftertaste of blackberry, chocolate, cedar, caramel, leather, and loam. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Penfolds |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Coonawarra |
2001 |
Bouquet of cedar, blackberry, raspberry and chocolate. Rich aroma of raspberry, picking up cedary tones along with coffee, mocha, cinnamon and plum mid-palate. Blackberry and vanilla show aft, along with some chocolate, yeast. Black raspberry on aftertaste, acquiring a slight metallic note, leather. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
Bin 128 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Long Neck |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of chocolate, plum, cherry and earth. Aroma of cherry, plum, tomato and green pepper on the palate, picking up some dusty tannins mid-palate, along with aa cupric note. Sanguine, fig and berry notes aft, echoing berry, tomato and meaty aromas. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, herbs, oregano, cherry and chocolate. Aromas of cherry, plum, blackberry forward, picking up notes of coffee, cookie dough and chocolate midpalate, along with a slight earthiness. Shows some herbal tones aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, mocha, cranberry, hazelnut. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, mocha and spice. Aroma of blackberry, raspberry, plum and vanilla on the paqlate, picking up notes of coffee, chocolate and spice mid-palate, along with a slight graphite note aft. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, vanilla, meat, plum, bitter chocolate. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Pinot Noir |
Southeast Australia |
2004 |
Pleasant bouquet of cherry, vanilla. Aromas of cherry, leather, cranberry. Picks up a metallic note aft, along with soap and black pepper. Slightly herbal, turning astringent. Finishes cherry, grass. |
Red |
79 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rothbury Estate |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry. Forthright aromas of plum, cherry, picking up a slight vanilla and spice note. Cherry echoes on the aftertaste, along with faint chocolate, cocoa. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wyndham Estate |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, raspberry and vanilla. Aroma of cherry, raspberry, picking up a chocolate note mid-palate, along with vanilla. Cherry, plum and vanilla aft, echoing cherry, leather. Flabby. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2004 |
Bouquet of raspberry, vanilla. Aromas of blackberry, currant, plum on palate, picking up raspberry, vanilla and chocolate aft. Aftertaste shows mocha, leather, blackberry echoing. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
Bin 50 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Long Neck |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of meat, berry and pepper. Sanguine and smoky aromas pick up notes of cherry, raspberry mid-palate, along with coffee and chocolate shadings. Some pepper shows aft, along with mocha, tea. Aftertaste displays smoke, meat, earth, raspberry, brown sugar. Surprisingly muscular. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wyndham Estate |
Australia |
Cabernet-Merlot |
Southeast Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry and spice. Aromas of cranberry, some cherry, plum. Picks up a slight herbal note, along with some dustiness mid-palate. Aft shows plum, leather, vanilla and grass. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, plum. Forward aromas of blackberry, plum and cherry, picking up a slight leatheriness mid-palate. Aft shows mocha, spice, echoing blackberry. Finish shows blackberry, spice. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry candy, mint. Aromas of blackberry, plum and cassis, picking up notes of mocha, vanilla, and herbal shadings. Resonates plum and cassis aft, along with a slight cherry tone, which grows progressively more pronounced. Aftertaste of plum, cassis. Cherry candy flavour odd, objectionable. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
daddy |
Ca' Del SOlo |
California |
Big House Red |
|
2003 |
Nice body. Smooth flavors of plum, black cherry. Nice back taste of loam, cedar and blueberry |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
real mixed breed red |
|
|
daddy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Pinot Noir |
Bin 99 |
2003 |
Aroma of strawberry/blackberry. Light body. Flavors light and pleasant; mostly of blackberry and cedar. Back taste of lemon, cherry & loam. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Smoking Loon |
California |
Merlot |
Napa Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of black cherry, chocolate and loam. Aromas of black cherry and grass, picking up notes of vanilla, chocolate and coffee. Some woodiness shows aft. Finish echoes cherry, vanilla. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Red Knot |
Australia |
Shiraz |
McLaren Vale |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chocolate and spice. Aromas of blackberry, plum and coffee, picking up notes of chocolate and spice. Finish echoes blackberry, mocha and cinnamon. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
daddy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Shiraz |
Two Vines |
2002 |
Good body- aromas of blackberry, black cherry and currant. Balanced tannins, smokey flavor, with fruity blackcherry, blueberry (plum?), and currant. Lingering blackberry after tastes. Very nice wine. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
daddy |
Snoqualmie |
Washington |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2000 |
Extremely smooth with lots of blackberry, black cherry flavors. There is a nice back taste of blueberry and cedar. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, cassis and leather. Aroma of cherry candy, picking up notes of cassis and elderberry. Leathery and minty tannins show aft, along with some dustiness. Aftertaste echoes cherry and loam. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Buckeley's |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2002 |
Forthright bouquet of raspberry jam and vanilla. Aromas of blackberry, raspberry, and chocolate on the palate, picking up shadings of plum, vanilla and pepper. Aftertaste echoes berry fruit, pepper. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Georges Duboeuf |
France |
White |
|
2002 |
Bouquet of apple and guava. Apple, pear and guava on the palate. Neutral flavour. Mild aftertaste of apple, yeast. |
White |
77 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Galway Pipe |
Australia |
Tawny Port |
Barossa |
1990 |
Powerful bouquet of orange peel, hazelnut, and butter. On the palate, shows toasted hazelnut, orange peel, nutmeg, cinnamon, and brown sugar tones, acquiring notes of almond, walnut, and apricot. The fruit resonates on the fine finish, with the aftertaste acquiring caramel, vanilla, peach skin and nectarine shadings. |
Dessert/Sweet |
94 |
unknown |
|
Twelve to Fifteen Year-Aged (bought Fall 2004) |
|
Jeremy |
Moselland |
Germany |
Riesling |
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer |
2002 |
Bouquet of apple, pear flower. Aroma of apricot, peach, apple and pear, picking up light floral shadings. Some lime notes aft, gathering a honeyed character. Aftertaste resonares apricot, lime and honey. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Woop Woop |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2003 |
Bouquet of berry, chocolate and some undertones of spice. Aroma of cherry and plum forward, picking up some notes of coffee, chocolate and raspberry. Aftertaste shows raspberry, blackberry and vanilla shadings. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mc Guigan |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Limestone Coast |
2002 |
Bouquet of plum and berries. Soft aromas of plum, chocolate and blackberry, picking some vanilla shadings aft. Aftertaste acquires a slight note of briar and coffee. Reasonably smooth and round. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
Bin 2000 |
|
Jeremy |
Francis Coppola |
California |
Rosso |
|
2002 |
Bouquet of plum, oak and some berry. Aroma of blackberry, plum, cherry and vanilla, acquiring coffee and cocoa midpalate, along with some leathery tannins aft. Aftertaste shows black cherry, berry and vanilla. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
|
Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry, tar, game, leather and tobacco. Aroma of game, plum, dark chocolate, coffee, blackberry, smoke, with cherry, blueberry and graphite showing mid-palate. Leather and marionberry follow aft, along with a slightly tobacco and cigar box note. Aftertaste shows game, smoke tar and berry fruit echoing, with espresso, graphite and blackberry lingering. |
Red |
94 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Louis Bernard |
France |
Cotes du Rhone-Villages |
Rhone |
2000 |
Bouquet of leather, mocha and cherry. Aroma of cherry, plum, mocha, leather and chocolate. Acquires a cupric taste midpalate. Aftertaste shows vanilla, cherry and copper. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Georges Duboeuf |
France |
Syrah/Merlot |
|
2002 |
Bouquet of wet earth. Brief flavours of cherry, clove and loam on the palate, fading mid-palate. Finishes astringent, essentially devoid of flavour. |
Red |
74 |
unknown |
|
Free Wine from World Cellars in Highlands Ranch |
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Grand Valley Estates |
2001 |
Bouquet of hcerry, earth and leather. Aroma of cherry, blueberry, chocolate on the palate, picking up notes of cedar and vanilla midpalate, along with some shadings of coffee aft. Aftertaste of cherry, plum, berry and chocolate. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#52 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
1997 |
Bouquet of blackberry, plum and chocolate. Aroma of blackberry, olive, pencil lead and tobacco, picking up earth, smoke and coffee mid-palate. Aft shows chocolate, cassis and tar. Aftertaste is gamy, with a beam of dark fruit coursing through. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
#92 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 1999 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Finca Luzon |
Spain |
Red Wine |
Jumilla |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum, leather. Aroma of plum, cherry and leather. Picks up a note of brown sugar and anise. Shows some grass and herbal notes aft, along with a slight flavour of cassis. Aftertaste displays cherry and berry. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wolf Blass |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Barossa Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of smoke, blackberry, chocolate and cassis. Aroma of coffee, tar, blackberry and spice. Picks up cassis, smoke, chocolate and vanilla notes mid-palate. Finishes with a gush of cherry and blueberry fruit. Atypical Australian shiraz. Aftertaste of blackberry, chocolate and mocha. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#73 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
Gold Label |
|
Jeremy |
Stags Leap |
California |
Petite Syrah |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cassis, chocolate and blackberry. Heavy aromas of espresso, blueberry, cherry, blackberry forward, give way to spice, cassis, tar, and leather on the mid-palate. Tannins are slightly rough, leathery. Aftertaste of blackberry, chocolate, mocha, spice, and a slight leatheriness, pushing through to mint. Best decanted. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Clocktower |
Australia |
Tawny Port |
|
2000 |
Bouquet of hazelnut and apricot. Shows apricots, hazelnut, walnut and brown sugar on palate. Finishes slightly honeyed, with apricot echoing. |
Dessert/Sweet |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bogle |
California |
Petite Syrah |
|
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry and vanilla. Aroma of blueberry, brown sugar and chocolate. Shows some toast and vanilla mid-palate. Aft demonstrates currant. Aftertaste of blueberry jam. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Faithful Hound |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry and leather. Aroma of cherry, raspberr,y leather and smoke on palate. Picks up a chocolate and mocha note midpalate, along with a blackberry flavour. Some alomond displayed aft. Aftertaste shows smoky cherry and raspberry aromas. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Mourvedre, Petit Verdot |
|
Jeremy |
Fritz Allendorf |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Rheingau |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry and some berry. Shows cherry and blackberry notes, along with some smokiness and earth, before disappearing into a gob of leathery tannins. Aftertaste echoes cherry, strawberry and watermelon candy. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Yangarra Park |
Australia |
Shiraz |
McLaren Vale |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, plum, some smoke and a faint mintiness. Aroma fo blackberry, plum, currant and some cherry on palate, along with coffee, chocolate notes. Aft shows mint, raspberry, vanilla. Aftertaste of nlackberry, mint, chocolate and vanilla persists. Second tasting: December 2004 |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
#36 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Boschkloof |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Coastal Region |
2001 |
Bouquet of loam, smoke, blackberry and herb. Aroma of loam, blackberry, currant, marionberry, black tea and cocoa on palate, picking up mocha, smoke, and sanguine notes mid-palate. Displays some plum aft along with integrated espresso, cherry and bitter chocolate. Tannins fine. Shows some vanilla. Aftertaste resonates blackberry, loam and smoke. Flavours beautifully integrated. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
Double Gold at Veritas, 2002 |
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Bin 50 |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum and some berry. Aroma of blackberry, some plum, picking up a cocoa character mid-palate. Turns oddly herbal aft. Aftertaste of raspberry candy, with some grassiness and a vaguely metallic taste. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Merlot |
Bin 40 |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry, cinnamon. Aroma of cherry, leather. Picks up some dustiness mid-palate, showing some plum, spice shadings. Aftertaste shows cherry. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Greg Norman Estates |
Australia |
Shiraz (Reserve) |
Padthaway |
2000 |
Bouquet of blackberry, mint, vanilla, cocoa bean, white pepper and cherry. Muscular aroma of blackberries, brown sugar, tar, anise and earth forward, picking up raspberry, plum, marionberry, chocolate, coffee shadings on the mid-palate. Massive tannins are tinged with cocoa. Picks up hazelnut, white pepper and mint aft. Aftertaste throws waves of blackberry, cassis, cocoa, coffee and cherry forward. |
Red |
98 |
unknown |
#8 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Frei Brothers |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Russian River Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, earth and blackberry. Simple and clean aromas of cherry, earth and blackberry forward, picking up slight strawberry and vanilla notes mid-palate along with floral and chcolate characters aft. Aftertaste shows strawberry and vanilla. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau St. Jean |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Bouquet of black cherry, plum, coffee bean and smoke. Attractive aromas of black and morello cherry forward, along with a slight smokiness. Picks up vanilla, chocolate and mocha midpalate, along with leathery tannins. Plum, cassis, marzipan and raspberry fill out aft. Aftertaste of black cherry, chocolate, smoke and marzipan. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estates |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Mudgee Hill of Gold |
2002 |
Bouquet of raspberry, cherry and chocolate. Aroma of raspberry, black cherry and cinnamon on palate, picking up notes of plum, coffee, mid-palate, along with chocolatey tannins. Vanilla and blackberry notes fill out aft. Aftertaste of cranberry, raspberry, blackberry and sweet spice. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of tar, earth, tobacco, coffee and smoke with some berry shadings. Monstrous smoky and gamy aromas on the palate, weaving into dark cherry, blackberry flavours, picking coffee, herbal, chocolate, jalapeno pepper and vanilla notes up mid-palate. A slight taste of graphite shows aft, along with some leather and plum. Aftertaste of cherry, blueberry, plum, leather and a meaty note, along with resoundingly smoky tannins. A massive and brooding wine, worth short-term cellaring. |
Red |
95 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Shiraz |
Two Vines |
2001 |
Bouquet of berries, leather. Aromas of raspberry, blackberry, coffee, cocoa and earth on the palate, picking up a darker chocolate undertone, along with some spice. Leather aft, wityh plum and cassis. Echoes blackberry, cocoa and mocha. Second tasting: December 2004 |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Peter Lehmann |
Australia |
Clancys Red |
Barossa Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, tar, vanilla, earth and cassis. Prominent aromas of coffee, chocolate, blackberry forward, picking up a plum note mid-palate, along with prominent cranberry, raspberry and vanilla tones. Cherry, black tea and leathery notes aft. Finish shows coffee, blackberry, cherry, plum, cassis and mulberry. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Geyser Peak |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alexander Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cassis, vanilla, coffee bean and mint. Aroma plum and cherry on palate, picking up a vague grassiness, along with coffee and cassis mid-palate. Slightly metallic aft with a moderate astringence. Aftertaste of sour cherry and cassis. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Fairview |
South Africa |
Goat-Roti (Shiraz/Viognier) |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Massive bouquet of blackberries, raspberry, earth, coffee, tar and spices. Aroma of blackberry, plum, cinnamon forward, picking up cherry tart, raspberry and currant aromas mid-palate, along with a slight floral note. Some pepper aft, showing along with a beam of coffee bean, vanilla. Aftertaste of blackberry, vanilla, bitter chocolate and pencil lead. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
#59 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Penfolds |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
South Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of currants, leather and herb. Aroma of cherry, currants and plum, picking up a wad of leathery tannins, along with an herbal notwe and sour cherry mid-palate. Some chocolate aft. Aftertaste of currant, leather and sour cherry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
Bin 407 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Contessa |
Michigan |
Rose d\'Amore |
Coloma |
2003 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aromas of plum and grass, picking up a raspberry, along with iron filings, mid-palate. Slight leatheriness aft, along with some dust. Aftertaste of sour cherry. |
Red |
75 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Francis Coppola |
California |
Merlot |
Diamond Series |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, oak and leather. Aroma of cherry, plum, leather, vanilla and coffee on palate, picking up cassis along with some heavy tannins. Chocolate and black currant aft. Aftertaste of almond, cream, cherry and vanilla. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Beringer |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Knights Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of herbs, cedar, cassis and chocolate. Aroma of chocolate, blackberry, cassis, leather and tar forward, picking up meaty tannins along with an espresso note and some plum with smoky cedar mid-palate. Adds a vanilla note aft, along with grilled chestnut. Aftertaste of coffee, blackberry, smoke and cedar. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Argyle |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2003 |
Dense bouquet of prunes, blackberries and coffee. Muscular aromas of plum, raspberry and cassis forward, picking up tones of coffee, brown sugar and smoke aft. Turning slightly earthy, with chocolate and blackberry. Finish displays cherry, plum, blackberry and coffee. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rodney Strong |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Bouquet of blackberry and licorice. Aromas of cherry, plum, blackberry forward, picking up earth, coffee, chocolate, vanilla and licorice tones. Acquiring a slight leatheriness aft, along with hints of warm spice. Aftertaste of blackberry, almonds, licorice and coffee. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Warwick |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Stellenbosch |
2003 |
Bouquet of menthol, cherry, currant and chocolate. Cherry, plum, currant and raspberry aromas forward, picking up sanguine and gamy tones mid-palate, weaving in coffee bean and espresso flavours, along with some chocolate aft. Game, berries and funky earth on the aftertaste. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
Old Bush Vines |
|
Jeremy |
Seghesio |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2003 |
Bouquet of blackberry and wood. Aromas of blackberry, anise, pepper on the palate, picking up smoke, cedar and plum mid-palate. Finishes mocha with a slight tarriness, and cinnamon. Aftertaste of blackberry and coffee. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Markowitsch |
Austria |
Carnuntum |
Göttlesbrunn |
2003 |
Attractive bouquet of blackberries, chocolate. Aroma of plum and leather on palate, picking up a slight raspberry, tea and tomato note, along with some mushroomy tannins. Dusty plum and coffee aftertaste. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Fürst |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Franken |
2001 |
Bouquet of chocolate, plum, mocha and turned earth. Aromas of plum, strawberry, kirsch, picking up smoke and coffee tones mid-palate, along with an earthy cocoa flavour aft, turning smokier on the finish, with a burst of violets. Aftertaste echoes blackberry, plum, smoke and chocolate. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, smoke, espresso bean and pencil shavings. Aroma of cherry, bitter chocolate and mocha forward, picking up sanguine, smoke , game, blackberry and tea flavours along with a light caramel note mid-palate. Adds graphite, espresso aft, with another wave of smoke, plum and cherry. Aftertaste resonates black cherry, tar and game notes, tinged with vanilla. |
Red |
96 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Meinert |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry, chocolate, sage and vanilla. Aroma of smoke, earth and funk, giving slow way to blackberry, cherry, coffee and tarry notes mid-palate, picking up herbal and vanilla overtones, along with some gritty tannins. Finish of blackberry, cherry, smoke and game. Sanguine notes persist on aftertaste. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Francis Coppola |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Black Label |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, anise and sage. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, mint and sage, picking up some cinnamon, along with an oakiness, mid-palate. Coffee, pencil shavings and green pepper follow. Aftertaste shows peppery berry fruit. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
Diamond Series |
|
Jeremy |
Schloß Schönborn |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Rheingau |
1997 |
Bouquet of raspberry, chocolate and smoke. Aromas of cherry, earth and tea, picking up a smokiness midpalate, along with some gritty tannins on the finish, showing cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, and some black pepper through. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
Spätlese |
|
Jeremy |
Franciscan |
Calfornia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, leather, chocolate, licorice. Aroma of blackberry, cherry, plum, cocoa, coffee, picking up notes of anise and licorice, along with some leathery tannins. Aftertaste of plum, lead pencil. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Grenache/Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aromas of cherry, currant, watermelon candy on palate, picking up a sweet raspberry note and some chocolate. Aftertaste of raspberry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Warwick |
South Africa |
Three Cape Ladies |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of earth, smoke, tar, blackberry. Aromas of game, leather, smoke forward, interweaving with blackberry, cherry, currant and lingonberry fruit flavours, picking up a coffee, chcolate, hazelnut note mid-palate, folding effortlessly into sanguine waves of smoke, finishing with a burst ogf blackberry, cassis, smoke, earth. |
Red |
96 |
unknown |
#71 on Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage |
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Ste. Michelle |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley, Reserve |
2000 |
Bouquet of cedar, blueberry, cream. Aromas of cedar, grass, blackberry, currant, blueberry interweave on the palate, picking up chocolate and cream notes aft along with slight lead pencil and smoky tannins. Aftertaste of blackberry, blueberry |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Vier Jahreszeiten |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Pfalz |
2001 |
Bouquet of primrose, violet. Aromas of cherry, smoke on palate, picking up touches of rose, cinnamon and nutmeg aft. Finish interweaves cherry and raspberry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
De Trafford |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Stellenbosch |
1998 |
Bouquet of blueberry, blackberry, leather, cedar. Aromas of cherry, chocolate, earth, tar, acquires a cedar note, shadings of jalapeno pepper, black tea, black raspberry aftpalate, along with mint, coffee, herb. Aftertaste of black raspberry, cedar, cherry. chocolate. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Weingut Karl J. Molitor |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Rheingau |
1999 |
Bouquet of smoke, tar, blackberry. Aromas of cherry and cranberry intermingle on the palate, picking up earthy, smoky and mushroom notes, before finishing with a wave of cherries. Aftertaste shows smoke and cherry. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Estancia |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Monterey |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, smoke. Aroma of cherry, currant, smoke on palate, picking up a mushroom, earth, blackberry note, finishing with a slight funkiness, notes of cherry, blackberry, tomato, mushroom. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Van Duzer |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherries, blackberry, chocolate. Tightly wound aromas of sour and black cherry, picking up blackberry, currant, black tea, smoke and violet notes mid-palate. Aftertaste echoes cherry, smoke, cedar. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
#70 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Casa Lapostolle |
Chile |
Syrah |
Rapel Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of dark chocolate, fresh blackberry. Aromas of blackberry, cherry, currant, weaving in coffee, mocha, tea, picking up a dense tannic character mid-palate, before echoing into blackberry, lead pencil, vanilla on aftertaste. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
Cuvee Alexandre |
|
|
Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeast Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aroma of cherry, currant, cranberry, picking up a slight herbal edge. Aftertaste tinged with raspberry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Aromas of blackbery, spice, currant on palate, picking up a note of mocha. Aftertaste herbal. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Governors\' Bay |
New Zealand |
Pinot Noir |
South Island |
2002 |
Bouquet of mushroom, raspberry. Aroma of raspberry, currant, picking up an herbal edge mid-palate, along with some earthiness, funk. Aftertaste of raspberry, youngberry, cream. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Puente Alto (Rapel Valley) |
2002 |
Bouquet of currant, raspberry, olive. Aroma of olive, currant, blackberry, picking up coffee, chocolate shadings, along with a hint of herb aftpalate. Slight vanilla deep unfurling. Finish of blackberry, coffee. Medium-weight. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Buena Vista |
California |
Merlot |
|
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aroma of raspberry, herb, chocolate. Slightly astringent. Aftpalate marred by dusty leather. Finishes leather. |
Red |
78 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
South Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry. Picks up tomato, bitter chocolate, black tea and a meatiness midpalate. Finish of cherry candy, currant fruit, slight spice. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Kenwood |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, cedar. Delicate herbal aroma with raspberry, mocha apparent aft. Finishes rough, peppery. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Bin 50 |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Intense jammy aroma. Blueberry, raspberry, chocolate, slight vanillin on palate. Finish echoes blackberry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cline |
California |
Zinfandel |
Contra Costa |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry. Aroma of cherry, tobacco, blackberry. Picks up a slight mint note and sharp pepper taste. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Shiraz |
Two Vines |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Blackberry, coffee, sweet spice and cocoa aromas weave together, building to fine leathery tannin. Finishes with blackberry, cherry, cocoa. Supple. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Foxhorn Vineyards |
California |
Zinfandel |
|
1999 |
Bouquet of caramel. Aroma of blackberry, tobacco and molasses. Aftertaste of burnt sugar and ash. Acidically imbalanced. |
Red |
73 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Estancia |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Monterey |
2001 |
Bouquet of strawberry, cranberry. Aromas of cranberry, herb, earth give way to strawberry. Picks up some vanillin notes, adding a slight lingon taste aft. Aftertaste of strawberry and herb. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Corbett Canyon |
California |
Zinfandel |
|
1999 |
Faint bouquet of cherry. Aroma of tomato, grass, molasses. Astringent. Aftertaste of earth and burnt sugar. |
Red |
75 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
South Australia (Reserve) |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, cherry and cedar. Forthright aroma of cherry, cedar, coffee flavours, pciking up plum, slight smoke with cassis. Finishing smoky blackberry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans’ |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, vanilla. Aroma of blackberry, vanillin, some chocolate on the palate, picking up pepper, raspberry, chocolate shadings. Blackberry, vanilla notes echo on finish. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Concannon |
California |
Petit Syrah |
Central Coast |
2002 |
Bouquet of raspberry, cherry. Aromas of raspberry, coffee, blackberry on palate, picking up notes of pencil lead, pepper, bitter chocolate and plum. Finish of blackberry and bitter chocolate. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mirassou |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2001 |
Bouquet of black cherry, anise. Aroma of black cherry, green pepper and anise, picking up herbal notes and peppery tannins. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Seghesio |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberries, earth, mint. Aroma of blackberry, plum, anise, pciking up leather, earth, plum and raspberry notes mid-palate,along with vanilla and mocha aft. Currant follows, along with reinvigorated blackberry. Aftertaste of mint, blackberry, coffee, bitter chocolate, and slight blueberry notes. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
#11 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Turkey Flat |
Australia |
Grenache |
Barossa Valley |
2000 |
Redolent of raspberries. Aroma of raspberry, tarragon, basil, sweet cherry, picking up a note of lingon mid-palate, along with a vanilla note aft, slight caramel. Caramel and raspberry on aftertaste. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Grand Valley Estates |
2001 |
Bouquet of herb, cranberry. Aroma of sour cherry, cranberry, currant and grass on palate. Picks up weediness and astringency mid-palate, along with cedar and pepper notes. Aftertaste of cranberry. Moderately astringent. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Francis Coppola |
California |
Claret (Cabernet Sauvignon) |
Oakville |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chocolate and vanilla. Aroma of blackberry, currant, chocolate, leather on palate, picking up some dusty tannins mid-palate, along with a slight coffee and cherry note. Aftertaste of blackberry, faint pepper. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Franciscan |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2000 |
Powerful bouquet of blackberry, mint, chocolate. Aroma of blackberry, mint, coffee, chocolate on palate, picking up notes of almond, cherry, plum mid-palate, along with a slight creaminess and vanilla aft. Finishes with gently oaky fruit, showing particularly blackberry, raspberry currant and chocolate. Second tasting: 25 July 2004 |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#72 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Meinert |
South Africa |
Devon Crest |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, chery, herb. Aromas of cherry, raspberry, blackberry and blueberry on the palate, picking up notes of coffee and black tea, adding currant aft. Aftertaste of blackberry, blueberry, mint and tea. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Stellenzicht |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Bouquet of herb, cedar, currant. Aromas of currant, cherry, plum and mint, picking up a cedar and oak edge, with shadings of chocolate and coffee. Aftertaste of cherry, herb. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Hex vom Dasenstein |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Baden |
2002 |
Bouquet of berries, spice, wood and wild rose. Aroma of cherry, raspberry, blackberry, picking up cinnamon, oak, cedar tones mid-palate. Finish of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, almond and berries. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lanzerac |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of plum, vanilla, grass. Aroma of youngberry, chocolate, cream on palate, picking up notes of plum, cinnamon, clove, vanilla, raspberry. Aftertaste of cream, plum, vanilla and hay. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Kanonkop |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of meat, smoke, cherry and chocolate. Aroma of smoke, with bacon, meat, game and earth flavours giving slow way to berry, cherry fruit, picking up a tannic note with cassis mid-palate, before adding coffee on the aft, with cocoa bean and dark chocolate. Aftertaste of chocolate, berry, smoke and game. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Weingut Salwey |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Baden |
1999 |
Bouquet of cherry, berry, and herb. Aroma of cherry, blackberry, raspberry, currant on palate, picking up notes of coffee, leather, tannin, ok, hazelnut, chocolate, sour cherry. Finishing with an easy line of pepper, cherry, blackberry and a slight gaminess. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Versus |
South Africa |
Red Wine |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum, blackberry. On the palate, shows smoky cherry, plum, raspberry, coffee and earth notes, before seguing into chocolate, leather. Aftertaste of smoke, game, blakberry. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rooiberg Winery |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Robertson |
1999 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum. Aroma of cherry, basil, blackberry, stone on palate. Soft. Picks up smoke and earth on aftertaste, along with sour cherry and vanilla. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
De Trafford |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, chocolate and blackberry. Explosive blackberry, plum and smoke on the palate, picking up notes of coffee, cocoa, hazelnut, chocolate and wet earth. Fruit explodes again on the aftertaste, highlighting blueberry, blackberry, prune plum, plum, fig, before falling elegantly into an envelop of thyme, chocolate and Maragogype coffee, and landing by dutch cocoa, raspberry, black currant, tea, smoke, game and blackberry. |
Red |
95 |
unknown |
#24 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Buitenverwachting |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Constantia |
2000 |
Bouquet of plum, vanilla, cocoa, sour cherry. Aroma of sour cherry, cream, cedar, vanilla, cocoa. Picks up plum and white pepper notes mid-palate. Finish herbaceous, with cherry and prune notes. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
De Trafford |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of smoke, cocoa, and loam. Thick aroma of woodsmoke, toast flavour. Plum, cocoa, blackberry course through underneath, picking up somewhat on the finish. Dense, meaty wine. Dark cherry pronounced mid-palate. Finish of earth, cocoa, plum. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Mauvinon |
France |
Bordeaux |
St.-Emilion |
2000 |
Bouquet of leather and plum. Aromas of plum, dark cherry, earth, leather on the palate, picking up a note of chocolate. Some raspberry o the aftertaste along with plum and slight grassiness. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Peter Lehmann |
Australia |
Clancys Red |
Barossa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, coffe, chocolate. Aromas of chocolate, blackberry, mint, earth, cigar box and tobacco. Picks up a distinct mulberry note mid-palate, along with cranberry and tannin. Slight leather aft-palate, with coffee. Aftertaste of plum, blackberry, raspberry, leather and earth. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
#62 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Kanonkop |
South Africa |
Paul Sauer |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of mulberry, cassis and chocolate. Heavy flavours of mulberry, blackberry, boysenberry, tea, chocolate, earth and cedar. Picks up a cigar box character mid-palate, pulling in red and black currant, dark cherry. Bitter chocolate, coffee and graphite notes become pronounced on the aftertaste. Aftertaste of coffee, blackberry, sage, currant and tobacco. |
Red |
96 |
unknown |
#88 in Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Winzerkeller Sommerach |
Germany |
Domina |
Franken |
2002 |
Bouquet of leather, cherry. Aroma of cherry, mulberry, earth. Picks up a bitter chocolate note. Slight yeastiness. Aftertaste of plum, cherry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Stony Cape |
South Africa |
Cinsault/Pinotage |
Breede River Valley |
2003 |
Bouquet of raspberry earth and funk. Mild aroma of raspberry. Very funky. Incredibly drying and astringent. Somewhat acid backtaste, with aftertaste of lead pencil and grass. Aroma of vomit. |
Red |
63 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Villa Puccini |
Italy |
Chianti |
Chianti |
1999 |
Aroma of berry and spice. Flavours of cherry, plum, meat, earth on the palate. Picks up notes of chcolate, spice, wood. Aftertaste of cherry, beef. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Stellenzicht |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Heacy bouquet of plum, spice and berry fruit. Intense aroma of blackberry, mocha, dark chocolate and earth forward. Picking up leather notes, blueberry, almond, oregano, cinnamon mid-palate. Heavy, rich and tarry. Aftertaste of berry fruit, chocolate, black tea, oregano, earth, game smoke and almond. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Südtiroler Weinbauerverband |
Italy |
Grauvernatsch |
Südtirol |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry. Intense leather, raspberry, plum aromas. Sharply drying mid-palate. Picks up a slight chocolate note. Aftertaste of raspberry, cherry. Sharply tannic. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Felix Baron Longo |
Italy |
Kalterer See |
Südtirol |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry. Aroma of plum, thyme, rosemary, earth, leather, raspberry on a thin frame. Easy, soft and surprisingly full in the mouth. Aftertaste of cherry, plum, thyme. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Oberbergener Bassgeige |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Baden |
2002 |
Bouquet of berries, vanilla. Aroma of cherry, plum, violet, blackberry, vanilla. Intensely aromatic and fine. Picks up slight strawberry taste aft. Aftertaste of strawberry, vanilla, blackberry, coffee bean. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Renzo Masi |
Italy |
Chianti |
Chianti |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, chocolate. Aroma of morello cherry. Changes to black pepper mid-palate. Sharp. Aftertaste of tomato, pepper, berry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Ora del Lago |
Italy |
Teroldego Rotaliano |
Südtirol |
2003 |
Massive bouquet of almond, plum, cherry fruit. Soft aromas of plum, fig, almond predominate, picking up a dark chocolate and boysenberry note. Aftertaste of boysenberry, toast and almond. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Adam Mueller |
Germany |
Blauer Portugieser |
Baden |
2001 |
Faint bouquet of cherry. Aroma of watermelon and asparagus. Thin. Watery. Aftertaste of watermelon candy, grass. |
Red |
70 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Alde Gott |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Baden |
2002 |
Bouquet of kirsch, vanilla, almond. Blackberry aroma heavily pronounced, boysenberry, raspberry, cherry, slight almond blossom, vanilla notes. Well-structured with a slight acid edge. Aftertaste of sour cherry, blackberry, raspberry, almond. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Hans Stich den Buben |
Germany |
Regent Rotwein |
Baden |
2002 |
Bouquet of lingon, cassis. Aroma of cassis, mineral, stone, plum, picking up a metallic note along with blackberry, chocolate, coffee. Aftertaste of cassis, coffee. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Adam Mueller |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Baden |
2002 |
Bouquet of chocolate, blackberry. Aroma of blackberry, cherry, and tomato. Picks up a slight bell pepper note. Finishes currant, tomato. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Ruffino |
Italy |
Chianti |
Chianti |
2002 |
Bouquet of sweet chocolate, maraschino. Aroma of cherry, morello, plum, chocolate. Slight woodiness to the wine, picking up a slight vanilla note. Aftertaste of cherry, tomato. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Südtiroler Weinbauerverband |
Italy |
St. Magdalener |
Südtirol |
2002 |
Bouquet of boysenberry and vanilla. Aroma of morello, plum, vanilla in mouth, picking up a slight leather, metallic note, vanilla and boysenberry. Aftertaste of boysenberry, blackberry. Suprisingly delicate. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
WGH Mussbach |
Germany |
Dornfelder |
Pfalz |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum. Cherry, blackberry, slight vanilla on palate. Faint aftertaste of cherry. |
Red |
76 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Nuviana |
Spain |
Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon |
Valle de Cinca |
2003 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry. Aroma of leather, earth, cherry, plum. Slight vanilla and metallic notes. Moderately thin on finish. Finish dusty. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Peter Lehmann |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Barossa Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, blueberry. Blueberry, juicy and forward, opening into blackberry, pepper, and mint. Lively finish of blueberry, mocha and chocolate forward. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#95 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Warwick |
South Africa |
Trilogy |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of raspberry. Aroma of raspberry, currant, leather, menthol. Acquires intense white pepper, persisting through to finish. Aftertaste of green pepper, currant. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lenz Moser |
Austria |
Zweigelt |
Niederösterreich |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, plum. Deep blue colour. Intense flavour of blueberry, blackberry, vanilla. Picks up a slight edge of plum, raspberry, mid-palate. Shows some spice as well, before wrapping it all into chocolate. Tomato on aftertaste. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
A Mano |
Italy |
Primitivo |
Puglia |
2001 |
Bouquet of raisin, blackberry, cherry. Aroma of raisin, plum, vanilla, chocolate. Aftertaste of chocolate, raisin. Slight meat note. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Frank und Frei |
Germany |
Rotwein Cuvee |
Franken |
2002 |
Bouquet of plum, violet. Plum, blackberry, cherry, chocolate on the palate, picking up a slight coffee note. Finish of dark cherry. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Muratie |
South Africa |
Pinot Noir |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of kirsch, earth. Birar, earth, cherry, spice, oak on palate, picking up slight leatheriness. Moderate edge to the tannin. Finish of oak, cherry, cranberry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Warwick |
South Africa |
Trilogy |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of spice, mocha. Blackberry, mocha, coffee, meat, cinnamon, herb on palate. Picks up a giant oomph mid-palate, with meat, sanguine flavours coursing through. Finish of berry, currant, plum. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#90 in Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2002 |
Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage, Cabernet Franc) |
|
Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Estate Blend |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of dark berries, chocolate, coffee. Colossal olfactory. Aroma of blackberry, currant, lingonberry on palate, picking up cocoa, chocolate, tar, meat, mint and cinnamon as it progresses through. Aftertaste of blueberry, blackberry, coffee, vanilla, hazelnut, mocha, earth and leather. Olga\'s favourite. |
Red |
97 |
unknown |
#81 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
(Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinotage) |
|
Jeremy |
Reichsrat von Buhl |
Germany |
Spätburgunder |
Pfalz |
2002 |
Bouquet of oak, cherry, vanilla. Aroma of cherry, plum, cinnamon on palate. Acquires slight meat note, cassis mid-palate. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Schembs |
Germany |
Dornfelder |
Rheinhessen |
1999 |
Bouquet of chocolate, blackberry, raspberry. Raspberry, strawberry, vanilla in mouth. Picks up moderate tannin, pepper mid-palate. Finishes raspberry, bitter chocolate, coffee. Uncommonly heavy in body. Tarry. Slight hazelnut note. Bouquet becomes redolent of marzipan. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sella e Mosca |
Italy |
Cannoneau di Sardegna |
Sardinia |
2002 |
Bouquet of cherry, currant, cinnamon. Cherry, dark berries, pepper and a slight tomato note upon the palate. Finishes with a slight chocolate note and blackberry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
DeFalco |
Italy |
Lacryma Christi |
Tuscany |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry, pepper. Cherry, dark fruit, blackberry, cinnamon on palate. Aftpalate shows pepper. Silky. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Burgunder Linie |
Germany |
Schwarzriesling |
Baden |
2000 |
Bouquet of marzipan, cherry. Cranberry, anise, blackberry notes on palate, giving way to pepper in finish. Slightly astringent. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Francis Coppola |
California |
Claret (Cabernet Sauvignon) |
Oakville |
2001 |
Bouquet of spice, blackberry, kirsch. Aroma of blackberry, currant, cherry, anise, pepper, cinnamon notes on palate. Picks up note of clove mid-palate, along with leather. Finish of dark fruit, chocolate, spice. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Argyle |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of violet, blackberry. Blackberry, lilac, violet, chocolate, raspberry, and briar on the palate. Silky finish of blackberry. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#98 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Bodega Norton |
Argentina |
Malbec |
Mendoza |
2002 |
Bouquet of raspberry, cherry. Blackberry, raspberry, cherry on palate. Slight dark chocolate, vanilla. Very forward, ripe fruit. Pleasant aftertaste of raspberry. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Zenato |
Italy |
Valpolicella |
Valpolicella |
2000 |
Bouquet of oak, leather, plum. Powerful aroma of blackberry, mint, kirsch, plum on palate, picking up oak. Picks up a shading of coffee. Finish soft. Aftertaste shows blackberry and chocolate. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lanzerac |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Stellenbosch |
1997 |
Bouquet of plum, mocha. Powerful aromas of plum, blackberry, mingling with oak on the palate. Picks up shades of coffee, chocolate and marzipan. Finish tannic, with blackberry and strawberry. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Saffer |
Italy |
Salice Salentino |
Veneto |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry, blackberry. Aromas of blackberry, chocolate, mocha, smoke. Pungent. Soft finish of plum, blackberry, bitter chocolate. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Castellani |
Italy |
Sangiovese |
Tuscany |
2001 |
Bouquet of raisin. Cherry, raisin, spice on palate picking up a meatiness and slight olive. Fades on finish. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sylvan Vale |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Stellenbosch |
1998 |
Bouquet of youngberry, cassis. Heavy game aroma on palate, muting blackberry, dark chocolate, cocoa. Sharp tannins. Aftertaste of bitter chocolate, youngberry. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Welgemeend |
South Africa |
Douelle |
Paarl |
1997 |
Bouquet of blackberry, cinnamon. Chocolate, cherry, currant, and slight olive on the palate. Picking up herbal, grass, blackberry and slight mocha notes. Aftertaste of coffee. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Weingut Ernst Russler |
Germany |
Dornfelder |
Rheingau |
2001 |
Bouquet of berry, currant, plum. Pronounced aroma of currants. Moderately astringent, picking up a slight lingonberry note. Finish of cassis, slight spice. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Flagstone |
South Africa |
Dragon Tree |
Western Cape |
2001 |
Bouquet of currant and earth. Cherry, mocha, coffee, chocolate, tar, blackberry on palate. Picking up notes of herb, Finishes with berry, dark fruit, chocolate. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau du Tailhas |
France |
Bordeaux |
Pomerol |
1997 |
Bouquet of boysenberry, chocolate, earth. Red fruit, leather, earth. Moderately astringent. Delicate aftertaste of raspberry, vanilla and chocolate. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Weingut Juliusspital |
Germany |
Domina |
Franken |
2002 |
Bouquet of chocolate. Cherry, chocolate, plum on palate. Full in mouth. Aftertaste of earth and plum. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Scaranto |
Italy |
Colli Eugene |
Riolite |
1999 |
Bouquet of vanilla, currant, chocolate. Pronounced aroma of bell pepper, cherry, chocolate, white pepper aft-palate. Well-structured, neat. Aftertaste of plum and currant. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Grand Barrail |
France |
Bordeaux |
St.-Emilion |
1994 |
Bouquet of violet, cherry and cinnamon. Aroma of raspberry, cinnamon, leather, earth, currant. Picking up black pepper aft. Attractive finish of raspberry, echoing softly on aftertaste. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Estate Blend |
Stellenbosch |
1999 |
Bouquet of mocha, cassis, chocolate. Aroma of cherry, plum, blackberry, mocha, tar, chocolate. Acquires currant, a slight herbal note, coffee, earth. Aftertaste of blackberry, cassis, blueberry, opening into chocolate. |
Red |
97 |
unknown |
#82 in Wine Spectators Top 100 Wines of 2002 |
(Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinotage) |
|
Jeremy |
Castellani |
Italy |
Primitivo |
Puglia |
2002 |
Bouquet of almond, smoke and cherry. Forward berry upon the palate, with moderate tannin structure, notes of meat, spice, vanilla follow, with aftertaste of berry. Neat, compact, attractive. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Nederburg |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Western Cape |
2001 |
Bouquet of raspberry. Raspberry, meat, funk and cherry on palate, finishing with cassis, vanilla. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Carruades de Lafite |
France |
Bordeaux |
Pauillac |
1999 |
Bouquet of dark fruits. Heavy aroma of currant, cherry, blackberry, mocha. Slight earthiness, mineral edge. Some tarriness, moderately peppery on the aftpalate. Aftertaste of currant, cherry. Somewhat delicate. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Vallone |
Italy |
Salice Salentino |
Veneto |
2000 |
Bouquet of berry, chocolate. Raspberry, earth, meat, cherry, mocha on palate, picking up chocolate shadings. Finish of raspberry, bitter chocolate and leather. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Neil Ellis |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Coastal Region |
2000 |
Bouquet of cassis, berry. Aromas of game, berry, currant, chocolate on the palate with a slight mineral edge. Aftertaste of cranberry and pepper. Tannins harsh. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Hawequas |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Coastal Region |
1999 |
Heavy bouquet of berry, dark fruit. Dark fruit aromas on palate, picking up mineral, bark and tar notes, along with slight vanilla. Moderately dusty tannins. Aftertaste of dark fruit. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cordici |
Italy |
Nero d'Avola |
Sicily |
2001 |
Heavy bouquet of woodsmoke. Dusty and earthy on the palate. Moderately astringent. Slight dark fruit. Finishes leather, sour cherry. |
Red |
79 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Simon Hackett |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
McLaren Vale |
2000 |
Bouquet of berry, herb. Strong blueberry and cassis notes on the palate, picking up vanilla, herb, earth. Polished and smooth with finish echoing blueberry. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Golden Kaan |
South Africa |
Pinotage |
Western Cape |
2002 |
Bouquet of strawberry. Strawberry, blackberry, meat with a slight earthiness on palate. Solid wine. Echo of vanilla and berry on the finish. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lamberti |
Italy |
Valpolicella |
Valpolicella |
1999 |
Bouquet of kirsch, tomato. Tomato, cherry and slight woodiness on the palate. Moderately astringent and slightly bitter. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Allesverloren |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Swartland |
2001 |
Bouquet of plum, blackberry. Neat, with solid structure. Blackberry, cassis, cinnamon on palate. Acquires some pepper aft. Aftertaste of blackberry, spice. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Vriesenhof |
South Africa |
Kallista |
Stellenbosch |
1999 |
Bouquet of kirsch and cassis. Somewhat thin. Sour kirsch, plum, cinnamon and slight vanilla on palate. Aftertaste of sour cherry. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Blaauwklippen |
South Africa |
Cabriolet |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of berries, chocolate and mint. Cherry, raspberry, mint, herb aromas predominate on palate, acquiring notes of mocha, chocolate, and a slight metallic edge on the long finish. Tannins slightly rough. Could stand with better decanting. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
(Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot) |
|
Jeremy |
Peter Lehmann |
Australia |
GSM |
Barossa Valley |
1999 |
Bouquet of berries and herb. Cherry on the palate. Extremely sour and tight. Acerbicly astringent. Opens marginally to minty sour cherry, with an aftertaste of cassis. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Casaltorre |
Italy |
Valpolicella |
Valpolicella |
2001 |
Pleasant aromas of cherry, herb, mineral, with moderately drying tannins. Slight meat and cherry notes on the palate. Aftertaste of cherry, oregano. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bodegas Terrazas de los Andes |
Argentina |
Malbec |
Mendoza |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Blackberry, plum, cassis aromas, picking up toas, vanilla notes, along with an echoing finish of blackberry. Tannins rough. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sequoia Grove |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2000 |
Pleasant bouquet of dark fruit. Currant, herb, blackberry and chocolate in aroma. Firm tannins, with light body. Slight herbal note aft. Moderate astringence. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Domenico Clerico |
Italy |
Dolcetto d'Alba |
Piedmont |
2001 |
Lovely bouquet of plum and berries. Plum, berry, mineral and mint on palate, finishing with a slight acid edge and lingering fruit. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Greg Norman Estates |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot |
Limestone Coast |
2000 |
Bouquet of menthol and blackberry. Currant, sour cherry, blackberry on palate, picking up a slightly minty edge, with an herbal, blackberry aftertaste. Moderately astringent. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bogle |
California |
Zinfandel |
|
2001 |
Strawberry, menthol and vanilla on palate, picking up an astringence midpalate. Finish of vanilla, strawberry and slight chocolate. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Domaine de la Terre Rouge |
California |
Syrah |
Amador County |
2001 |
Bouquet of pomegranate, yeast and mocha. Pomegranate, mocha and dark fruit on the palate, picking up spice, slight oak and chocolate notes. Yeasty. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Belvedere |
California |
Jest Red |
|
0000 |
Slight bell pepper, herb, eucalyptus and cherry fruit, picking up a slight earthiness. Soft, muted tannin. Finish of bell pepper and cherry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Grand Valley Estates |
2000 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Cherry, cedar on palate. Picks up slight blueberry note. Finishes herb, chocolate. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Syrah |
Grand Valley Estates |
2001 |
Bouquet of herb, currant. Blackberry, cherry on palate. Intensely tannic. Picks up herbal, chocolate edge. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rust en Vrede |
South Africa |
Shiraz |
Stellenbosch |
2000 |
Bouquet of berry, mint. Shows layers of cassis, berry, leather upon decanting. Layers of currant, bitter chocolate, leather, blackberry, eucalyptus and mint, shows tight tannin, unwinding to aftertaste of black cherry, cassis, blueberry and smoke. |
Red |
94 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
HRM Rex Goliath |
California |
Merlot |
Central Coast |
0000 |
Bouquet of earth, herb, berry. Forward leather, raspberry, cassis, wood, eart, picking a slight metallic edge midpalate. Finishes herbal with a note of kirsch. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Allesverloren |
South Africa |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Swartland |
1999 |
Bouquet of mint, dark cherry. Cherry, plum, currant, cedar, picking up a slight earthiness; herbal note on midpalate. Very little tannin. Herbal aftertaste. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Valeyrac |
France |
Medoc |
Bordeaux |
2000 |
Bouquet of berry and leather. Raspberry, cherry, menthol, leather on palate, picking up a slightly grassy flavour. Silky. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Storch |
Austria |
Blaufränkisch |
Burgenland |
2002 |
Bouquet of plum and kirsch. Cherry, grass, plum, with a slight metallic edge. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Grafen Neipperg |
Germany |
Schwarzriesling |
Württemberg |
2000 |
Bouquet of wood and currant. Flavours of blackberry, currant, plum, with a crisp acidity. Aftertaste of wood and cassis. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Santera |
Italy |
Primitivo |
Manduria |
2001 |
Bouquet of earth and pine. Earth, tar, cedar, pine on palate, picking up inky fruit, tobacco mid-palate, along with a slightly acid note. Peppery. Aftertaste of pepper, herb and game. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Vollmer |
Germany |
Dornfelder |
Pfalz |
2002 |
Bouquet of soap. Currant, plum, and slightly soapy on the palate, becoming progressively soapier aft. Slight pepper aftertaste. |
Red |
78 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Staatsweingut Weinberg |
Germany |
Lemberger |
Baden-Württemberg |
2001 |
Bouquet of raspberry. Slight mineral, aromas of wet earth, raspberry, cassis, currant. Soft metallic note. Aftertaste of dark fruit. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Weingut Juliusspital |
Germany |
Domina |
Franken |
2002 |
Kirsch. Damaged, possibly bad cork. Vinegary. |
Red |
66 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Napier |
South Africa |
Red Medallion |
Wellington |
1997 |
Bouquet of oak and berry. Plum, vanilla, mocha, cassis, tar, earth and smoke on the palate, picking up a metallic definition. Slight tannin emerging. Follows distinctly blackberry, plum, cassis. Aftertaste of dark fruit, black cherry. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lamberti |
Italy |
Valpolicella Classico |
Valpolicella |
2001 |
Bouquet of spice. Slightly thin in body, a bit of tomato and cherry on palate, picking up a slight mineral edge. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Montecelli |
Italy |
Valpolicella Superiore |
Valpolicella |
2001 |
Bouquet of cherry. Cherry, meat and a slight earthiness on the palate, picking up a light metallic note. Dark cherry emphasis. Finishes cherry, plum. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Amselfelder |
Kosovo |
(lieblich) |
|
2001 |
Extremely pale colour, exceptionally translucent. Slight bouquet of berry, alcohol. Tastes of cranberry, with a slightly herbal note mid-palate. Moderately drying. Sweet forward, mouth-filling, thinning markedly aft. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Nuviana |
Spain |
Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon |
Valle de Cinca |
2002 |
Bouquet of cedar and cherry. Currant, cherry, cedar, slight tar, earth and peppermint on palate. Dark fruit, cedar, herb aft. Finishing slightly earthy, with a rich herbal taste. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Franz Wilhelm Langguth |
Germany |
Dornfelder |
Baden-Württemberg |
2000 |
Bouquet of cherry, dark fruit, rose. Aromas of watermelon, cherry, morello cherry mingle on the palate, leading to a moderately drying finish with a slight cupric note and sharp sour cherry. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau La Loge-Saint Leger |
France |
|
Bordeaux |
2002 |
Thin, acrid and bitter, with a weedy taste on the palate. Metallic on finish. |
Red |
74 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Goubin |
France |
Costieres de Nimes |
Costiere de Nimes |
2000 |
Attractive bouquet of cassis and spice. Currant and cassis on palate, simple dark fruit forward. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cantina d'Isera |
Italy |
Marzamino |
Trentino |
2000 |
Bouquet of cassis. Dark fruit, cassis, some earth on palate. A slight cupric note acquired mid-palate. Soft, light, acquiring moderate astringence. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Valle Central |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2002 |
Aroma of kirsch and leather. Cassis, currant, cranberry on palate; picks up a dusty taste mid-palate, before fading into a two-tiered finish. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Coyote Creek |
California |
Merlot |
Santa Rosa |
2001 |
Soft aroma of blackberry, cassis. Leather, cassis, smoke, wood, dark fruit on palate. Picking up blackberry mid-palate, finishing slightly oaked. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bliss |
Slovenia |
Merlot |
Goriska Brda |
2000 |
Very subtle aroma of blackberry and dark fruit. Muted flavour of cassis on palate. |
Red |
76 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Yangarra Park |
Australia |
Shiraz |
McLaren Vale |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry and mint. Blackberry, plum, cassis, note of blackberry drape on the palate, fading to a tinge of peppermint, plum, blackberry echoing on finish. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#36 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Columbia Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of dark fruit and earth. Raspberry, cherry, some chocolate, picking up a slight tannic note. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans? |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry, mint, herb. Blackberry, plum, cherry, chocolate on the palate, picking up smoke, mint and herb. Finish of herb and mint. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Tortoise Creek |
France |
Merlot/Cabernet |
Languedoc |
2002 |
Bouquet of blackberry and yeast. Flavours of blackberry, plum and yeast on palate. Finishes blackberry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Tortoise Creek |
France |
Syrah/Mourvedre |
Languedoc |
2002 |
Bouquet of raspberry and leather. Flavours of raspberry, cherry, herb and leather on palate, picking up a peppery note. Aftertaste shows berry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Oxford Landing |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz |
South Australia |
2001 |
Bouquet of raspberry. Raspberry, plum and spice forward. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Tortoise Creek |
France |
Merlot/Cabernet |
Languedoc |
2001 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Blackberry, plum, dark fruit with shadings of vanilla, pepper. Blackberry echoes on the finish. Slightly yeasty. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Jacob's Creek |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Aroma of blackberry, plum, some spice. Sharp black pepper aft. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rothbury Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Candied cherry and floral flavours predominate. Aftertaste of plum. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Tortoise Creek |
France |
Syrah/Mourvedre |
Languedoc |
2001 |
Bouquet of leather and cherry. Cherry, cassis, leather on the palate, with yeasty aromatic. Slightly herbal, with some copper. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Simi |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alexander Valley |
2000 |
Bouquet of dark cherry and sage. Flavours of cassis, plum and herb. Picks up sage, chocolate, blueberry mid-palate. Very fine tannins. Moderately robust, finishing sage, herb, with a slight blueberry note. Somewhat herbal; exceptionally smooth. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2001 |
Inky aroma. Heavy. Flavour of blackberries, pick up some spice notes. Slight vanilla on aftertaste, with softly echoing berry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Gallo of Sonoma |
California |
Merlot |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of berry and cherry fruit. Flavours of mocha, cherry and plum on palate. Picks up tannin mid-palate, along with herbal and white pepper notes. Pepper and cherry on the finish. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
La Vielle Ferme |
France |
Cotes du Ventoux |
Rhone |
2001 |
Bouquet of leather and cherry. Flavours of cherry, earth, leather and mineral. Acquires moderate tarriness along with a pepper and berry character. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
GSM |
Barossa Valley |
2000 |
Aroma of berry, pepper, leather. Beautifully integrated. Flavours of mocha, berry, chocolate, some pepper. Resonating gently, showing berry and chocolate. Finishes blueberry and mocha. |
Red |
94 |
unknown |
#37 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2002 |
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre blend |
|
Jeremy |
Cline |
California |
Syrah |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Aroma of blackberry jam. Flavour of blackberry, cassis, strawberry. Some meat, some tannin. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wolf Blass |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2001 |
Elevated aromas of berry and spice. Flavour of raspberry, cinnamon, spice, blackberry. Flavors echo nicely. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Seghesio |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Aromas of dark fruit, wood. Flavors of cassis, cedar, chocolate and anise. Picking up mocha and oak mid-palate, some tannin. Aftertaste of spice and vanilla. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Paringa |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2002 |
Floral bouquet. Floral, cinnamon and cherry flavours with a peppery note. Soft and neat. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Puente Alto (Rapel Valley) |
2001 |
Aroma of olive, oak and cherry. Flavours of cherry, oak, dill and herb on palate, picking up tannin mid-palate. Slight tarry note, carrying kirsch, mocha and vaniila. Aftertaste of cherry. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet |
|
2002 |
Aroma of cherry, turf. Cherry, plum, pepper, somewhat austere. Vaguely bitter. Somewhat herbal on finish, turning more austere. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Merlot |
Rapel Valley |
1998 |
Aroma of cedar, game, cherry and leather. Flavours of plum, leather, game, chocolate on the palate. Very soft tannin. Picking up cedar, mocha mid-palate along with a smoky undercurrent. Aftertaste of mocha, earth. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Yalumba |
Australia |
Shiraz |
South Australia |
2001 |
Aroma of stewed plum. Creamy texture, plum , cassis, some berry. Cinnamon and slight clove. Finish of stewed plum. |
Red |
79 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
M. Chapoutier |
France |
Cotes du Rhone |
Rhone |
2000 |
Aroma of cherry and leather. Cherry, leather, pepper, and dust. Vaguely sour aroma. Moderately burning. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Louis Bernard |
France |
Cotes du Luberon |
Rhone |
2001 |
Aroma of strawberry. Slight leather. Cassis, leather and some strawberry. Heavy tannin, slight pepper note, some grittiness. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sterling Vineyards |
California |
Merlot |
Napa Valley |
2000 |
Aroma of oak, mocha and berry. Flavors of cherry, berry, mocha and slight plum. Some tannins. Notes of chocolate and smoke on the finish. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Argyle |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2001 |
Violet, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry; aroma of berry and currant fruit. Smooth and restrained. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#63 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
J. Heinrich |
Austria |
Zweigelt |
Siglos |
2000 |
Sparkles. Heavy particulate. Cherry, cassis with some dill. Tarry flavour mid-palate, moderate tobacco aft. Slightly effervescent in texture. Yeasty. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Franciscan |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Oakville |
2000 |
Moderatey oaky with berry, mocha and tar notes. Flavor of coffee grounds, mocha and tannin mid-palate. Elegant. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#72 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Wolf Blass |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Aroma of blackberry. Moderate leather, tannin on palate. Flavour of black cherry, blackberry and some mint. Persistent blackberry. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
1999 |
Mint-laced blackberry and dark cherry on the palate. Aroma of leather and cherry. Mocha and slight oak in the tannin. Finish of oak and mint. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rancho Zabaco |
California |
Zinfandel |
Dancing Bull |
2001 |
Somewhat thin, with aroma of strawberry. Strawberry, menthol, blackberry and some vanilla. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Mudgee Hill of Gold |
2000 |
Aroma of blackberry. Blackberry, raspberry, plum on a metallic structure. Very rich. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sterling Vineyards |
California |
Merlot |
Central Coast |
2000 |
Aroma of raspberry and chocolate. Blackberry, raspberry and chocolate on palate, picking up some leather. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Castano Solanera |
Spain |
Yecla |
Monastrell |
2000 |
Aroma of earth, leather and cherry. Flavour of somke, dark cherry, some copper. Slightly soured. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Peter Lehmann |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Barrossa |
2000 |
Aroma of blackberry. Blackberry, integrated oak, toast and vanilla on palate, picking up tannins. Finishing with a cassis-like flavour and some spice. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#93 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Carmen |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Campo d'Oro |
2001 |
Aroma of herb, rhubarb, mulch and dark fruit. Blackberry, plum, chocolate and smoke on palate. Smoky plum on aftertaste. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Vino de Eyzaguirre |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
San Francisco de Montaxes |
2000 |
Aroma of grass clippings, sour cherry, with some nitrogen. Metallic and gritty on palate. Unpleasant. |
Red |
70 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Louis Bernard |
France |
Cotes du Rhone |
Rhone |
2000 |
Aroma of dark fruit and leather. Dark fruit, leather, mineral, and cream on palate. Supple. Lacking in body. |
Red |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Domaine de la Terre Rouge |
California |
GSM |
Amador County |
1997 |
Chateauneuf style. Supple, elegant, smooth. Aroma of mocha, tar and cassis. Flavours of plum, mocha, smoke, mineral, cassis, tar. Picking up a slight mineral beam mid-palate along with leather. Finish of leather, some game, and plum. |
Red |
92 |
unknown |
#91 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2000 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Calera |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Central Coast |
1998 |
Aroma of smoke and blackberry. Sharply oak, blackberry and plum on palate. Slight mushroom note. Soft, open-textured, alanced mouth feel. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Louis Latour |
France |
Pinot Noir |
Burgundy |
2000 |
Thin, with flavours of blackberry and bramble. Somewhat tight forward, but opens as it moves on the palate. |
Red |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alexander Valley |
1998 |
Aromas of herb, blackberry. Flavours of blackberry, chocolate, tar, black tea, picking up tannin and vanilla mid-palate. Finish of briar, vanilla and currant. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Puente Alto (Rapel Valley) |
2000 |
Aroma of dark cherry, earth. Leather, black cherry, sage, fig, coffee on palate. Picks up some tannins, along with a vanilla note. Finishes smoke and cherry. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#56 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Merlot |
Peumo (Rapel Valley) |
2001 |
Aroma of cherry, earth and blackberry. Sage, blackberry, cassis, earth, tar, smoke on palate, picking up tannins. Finishing with cherry, chocolate, vanilla. Acquiring bitter chocolate mid-palate, persisting. Some soft oak. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#47 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Foppiano |
California |
Merlot |
Russian River Valley |
1999 |
Tar, basil, oregano, smoke, mulch, and cherry dominate. Aroma primarily of mulch with a mushroom note. Mature, tannins fine. |
Red |
81 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Paul Jaboulet |
France |
Cotes du Rhone |
Rhone |
2000 |
Aroma of cherry. Flavours of copper, mineral, earth, mushroom and plum. Somewhat dense. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Simi |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alexander Valley |
1999 |
Aroma of cassis. Flavours of cassis, plum, cherry. Picks up sage mid-palate, along with blueberry. Fine tannins. Robust. Aftertaste of sage. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
#86 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Merlot |
Peumo (Rapel Valley) |
2000 |
Aromas of blackberry and sage. Flavours of cherry, leather, toast, and vanilla. Picks up a tannic beam mid-palate, along with blackberry, sage, and chocolate. Finishes plum, vanilla and chocolate. Some soft oak shows mid-palate. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#48 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Merlot |
Alexander Valley |
1998 |
Chocolate, cherry, cassis and sage on palate. Aromas of cassis and dark fruit. Tannins both fined and relaxed. Picks up bitter chocolate mid-palate. Finish of cherry. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
La Vielle Ferme |
France |
Cotes du Rhone |
Rhone |
2000 |
Cherry, plum, leather, earth and copper. Aroma of cherry. Open-textured. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Santa Fe Vineyards |
New Mexico |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Taos |
1995 |
Aroma of smoke and cherry. Tannins dusty on the palate. Flavours of dark fruit, jalapeno and bark. Peppery finish, turning somewhat austere on it. Full on the palate. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
R. L. Buller |
Australia |
Muscat |
Victoria |
0000 |
Rich and unctuous, with prune, toffee, mocha and apricot flavours unfolding slowly. Lovely finish shows caramel, pecan, hazelnut and apricots. Beautiful. |
Sweet/Dessert |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Willamette Valley Vineyards |
Oregon |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
1999 |
Bouquet of blackberry. Elevated flavour of tart cherry, followed by blackberry and bramble. Long finish primarily of blackberry. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Black Swan |
Australia |
Merlot |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Oddly buttery. Flavours of aspirin, lead pencil and spoiled cherries. |
Red |
75 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Grand Valley Estates |
2000 |
Aroma of blueberry and woodsmoke. Cassis, cherry, blueberry on palate, picking up smoke and slight dill note. Finish of berry. Tannins well-integrated. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Reynolds |
Australia |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
New South Wales |
2001 |
Aroma of raspberry and currant. Currant, chocolate, and a dill note on palate. Turns austere. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Beaulieu Vineyards |
California |
Zinfandel |
Coastal Region |
2000 |
Atypical. Thinner. Aroma of kirsch and nettle. Flavours of cherry, violet and nettle on palate, picking up some pepper and finishing kirsch and spice. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Calina |
Chile |
Carmenere |
|
2001 |
Plum, currant and bell pepper notes, aroma of smoke. Somewhat thin with spotty tannins. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Snoqualmie |
Washington |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2000 |
Aromas of plum, dark fruit and spice. Plum and blackberry on palate, picking up oak mid-palate, along with a cinnamon note. |
Red |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Pinot Noir |
Bin 99 |
2001 |
Aroma of strawberry. Strawberry, mushroom and tannin. Picks up incongruous oak mid-palate. Thin, almost watery. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
E. Guigal |
France |
Cotes du Rhone |
Rhone |
2000 |
Mushroom, earth, cedar, cherry and plum. Lifted tannins mid-palate, finish of cherry. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wolf Blass |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet |
South Australia |
2001 |
Pronounced aromas of blackberry and leather. Blackberry, raspberry, and cassis on palate, picking up slight mint and spice notes mid-palate. Tannins are solid. Smooth. Aftertaste of leather and raspberry. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Ste. Michelle |
Washington |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Columbia Valley |
1999 |
Aroma of blackberry, cedar and smoke. Blueberry, blackberry and cedar, picking up tannin on the palate. Pronounced raspberry and blackberry mid-palate. Some currant flavour. Finish of blackberry with a hint of oak. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alexander Valley |
1999 |
Raspberry and blackberry on nose, anise, herbal, mineral and bittersweet chocolate on the palate. Finish of raspberry with a hint of hazelnut. Quite drinkable, but tannins are still rough. Some cedar on finish. Could use a year. |
Red |
91 |
unknown |
#76 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
1998 |
Aroma of blackberry, sage and mint. Blackberry, mint, sage, tea mid-palate, tannins unfined. Aftertaste of blackberry, tea, mocha, and some cherry. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Villa Bianca |
Italy |
Rosso d\'Montalcino |
Montalcino |
2000 |
Aroma of sage and blackberry. Blackberry and plum, with a hint of cassis. Picks up tannins mid-palate. Gritty, with mineral flavour. Pleasantly textured, reasonably plump. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Light, fine-grained tannins, with sweet spice, plum, blackberry and a slight note of pepper. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Domaine de la Terre Rouge |
California |
Syrah |
Amador County |
2000 |
Cola, plum, cassis, marionberry on fore, picking up tannin mid-palate, meat and some olive, finishing mocha and plum, tannin progressively clears. Very long finish of cola. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Banrock Station |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet |
|
2001 |
Thin, somewhat astringent, with herbal flavours, some pepper and cherry. Taste of meat on the finish. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Merlot |
Grand Valley Estates |
1999 |
Blueberry, sage, mint, plum, supple tannins, showing smoke and leather. Sage on finish. Handsome. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Ravenswood |
California |
Zinfandel |
Vintners' Blend |
2000 |
Very fragrant, pretty aroma of strawberry jam. Strawberry, vanilla and black pepper on the palate, finishing olive. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Vina Alarba |
Spain |
Grenache |
|
2001 |
Cherry, some oak and cinnamon. Softly flavoured, very wet. Similar to Beaujolais. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Shiraz/Cabernet |
Southeast Australia |
2001 |
Plum, cherry, cinnamon, some vanilla. Slightly drying and vaguely astringent. |
Red |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Eshcol |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
1998 |
Acidic, very pale. Unpleasant. |
Red |
74 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bogle |
California |
Petit Syrah |
Clarksburg |
2000 |
Plum, cherry, spice, with a slight oak and vanilla. Tannins well-integrated. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Georges duBoeuf |
France |
Beaujolais-Villages |
Beaujolais |
2000 |
Cherry,vanilla, some cinnamon and plum. Pleasant. Lacks structure. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rancho Zabaco |
California |
Zinfandel |
Dancing Bull |
2000 |
Blackberry, cranberry, spice and anise, with a slight bell pepper note on the finish. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Indigo Hills |
California |
Pinot Noir |
Central Coast |
1999 |
Cherry, plum, soft fruit, black pepper. Tart on finish. |
Red |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bogle |
California |
Merlot |
Clarksburg |
2000 |
Cherry, blackberry and spice, all well-integrated. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rancho Zabaco |
California |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Blackberry and plum with spice undertones. Tannic but pleasant. |
Red |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Sonoma County |
1997 |
Dill, mint, cherry, plum, blackberry, currant and tobacco, with vanilla and spice. Tannins very smooth. |
Red |
93 |
unknown |
#92 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 1999 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Michele Chiarlo |
Italy |
Barbera d'Asti |
Piedmont |
2000 |
Lilac, plum, cherry, blackberry. Aroma reminiscent of grapefruit. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Michele Chiarlo |
Italy |
Barbera d'Asti |
Piedmont |
1998 |
Plum, citrus, exceptionally interesting, and drying. |
Red |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Foppiano |
California |
Syrah |
Russian River Valley |
1999 |
Currant, cherry, cranberry, plum, herbal and slight oak backbone. Not overly tannic. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Shiraz |
Southeast Australia |
2000 |
Tannic, cloying. Lacking in flavour. |
Red |
77 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Zaca Mesa |
California |
Syrah |
Santa Barbara |
2000 |
Herbal, with cranberry and wood. |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lanzerac |
South Africa |
Merlot |
Stellenbosch |
1997 |
Dry, soft, vanilla and dark fruit: cherry, plum and a little blackberry, with a cedar undertone. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Georges duBoeuf |
France |
Morgon Jean Descombes |
Beaujolais |
2000 |
Violet, blackberry, cinnamon, plum. Very soft with elegant structure and flavour. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Grand Valley Estates |
1998 |
Herbal, mint, coffee, blackberry and plum with beautiful structure and excellent finish. |
Red |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Wyndham Estates' |
Australia |
Shiraz |
|
2000 |
Smooth, with cherry. Easy to drink. |
Red |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Belvedere |
California |
Zinfandel |
Dry Creek Valley |
1999 |
Oddly herbal with an unpleasant astringency; some dark fruit but flavours are mostly lost. |
Red |
74 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Georges duBoeuf |
France |
Fleurie |
Beaujolais |
2000 |
Floral, a little spice, unstructured, loosely knit |
Red |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Stellenbosch |
1997 |
Bouquet of apple and honey. Aroma of oragne peel, apple, pineapple on palae, picking some notes of butter, along with pear, toast. Aftertaste of pineapple. Too old. December 2004 |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Perrier-Jouet |
France |
Champagne |
Champagne |
0000 |
Bouquet of citrus, strawberry and hazelnut. Elevated aroma of Cameo apple, ginger and hazelnut on palate, picking up a note of strawberry mid-palate, along with tangerine and vanilla aft. Finish of ginger, apple and hazelnut. |
Sparkling |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Contessa |
Michigan |
Riesling |
Fennville |
2003 |
Bouquet of apricot and flint. Aroma of apricot, ,emon, cream and stone, picking up a note of honeyed tangerine and rose. Aftertaste of apricot. |
White |
78 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Bouquet of Bosc pear, honey. Aromas of pear, nectarine, pear tart, toast, butter forward, picking up shadings of nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, lime and lemon peel aft. Long, smooth finish of pear, nectarine, citrus peel intermingling. |
White |
95 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans? |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Southeast Australia |
2002 |
Bouquet of nectarine, orange and apple. Aroma of apple, pear, nectarine and pineapple on palate, picking up notes of cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, honey. Aftertaste of spice and nectarine. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
King Estate |
Oregon |
Pinot Gris |
Willamette Valley |
2002 |
Soft bouquet of melon, tangerine. Aromas of melon, grapefruit and flint linger on the palate, picking up a slight lime note. Aftertaste of tangerine, white pepper and orange peel. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau St. Jean |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of honey, vanilla. Aromas of pear, nectarine and spice, picking up an anpple note mid-palate along with hazelnut, toast and butter. Gives way to a pretty finish of nectarine. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Gallo of Sonoma |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Soft bouquet of vanillin, butterscotch. Aromas of apple, butter, cinnamon and melon give way to toast, peach and slight orange peel shadings aft. Echos vanilla, peach and pear. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Yosemite Road |
California |
Chardonnay |
|
2000 |
Extremely sweet bouquet of melon. Aroma of honeydew and butterscotch with an odd mineral taste. |
White |
72 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Foxhorn Vineyards |
California |
Chardonnay |
|
0000 |
Bouquet of apple. Aroma of pressed apple, lemon and oak. Slight aftertaste of apple. |
White |
78 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Casa Lapostolle |
Chile |
Chardonnay |
Casablanca Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of buttered bread. Aromas of apple blossom, honey, toast and fig, picking up a slight almond note aft, adding soft spice. Lingering finish of honey, toast and pear. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Argyle |
Oregon |
Chardonnay |
Willamette Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of pear, apple blossom. Aromas of pear, honeysuckle, nectarine, lemon and hazelnut on palate, picking up notes of nutmeg, melon aft. Finishing pear, peach. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
St.-Urbans-Hof |
Germany |
Riesling Kabinett |
Mosel (Ockfener Bockstein) |
2001 |
Bouquet of apricot, honeysuckle and roses. Aroma of apple, honeysuckle, mineral, flint, lime and nectarine, picking up apricot, rose notes aft, adding a slight tropical fruit tone. Aftertaste of apricot, grass and mineral. |
White |
92 |
unknown |
#46 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Kim Crawford |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2003 |
Bouquet of passion fruit, pomegranate, apple. Aroma of papaya, mango, passion fruit, apricot, and kumquat forward, fading apple and lemon aft, resuming papaya and passion fruit. Detailed aftertaste of papaya, thistle and apricot. |
White |
91 |
unknown |
#44 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Indigo Hills |
California |
Chardonnay |
Central Coast |
2000 |
Bouquet of apple, vanilla and oak. Aromas of apple and mango give way to oak, vanilla and butterscotch tones. Aftertaste of butterscotch and mango. |
White |
80 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Camelot |
California |
Chardonnay |
Santa Rosa |
2002 |
Bouquet of orange peel and apple. Aromas of orange and sour apple on palate, picking up a slight vanilla note. Pronounced aftertaste of bitter apple. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of apple, orange, hazelnut and vanilla. Aromas of apple, melon, pear, picking up mandarin note mid-palate, along with hazelnut, spice and vanilla tones. Adds nectarine aft. Finishes peach, orange, pear, hazelnut. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
#76 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Trail Ridge |
Colorado |
Chardonnay |
Loveland |
2002 |
Bouquet of apple and spice. Aroma of sour apple, cinnamon and nutmeg on palate. Moderately astringent. |
White |
78 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Graham Beck |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Robertson |
2002 |
Bouquet of apple, orange and vanilla. Aromas of orange, pineapple, apple, oak, vanilla and hazelnut forward. Explosive flavour trailing into peach, nectarine and brown sugar notes. Finishes pear, apple, vanilla and orange blossom. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bollinger |
France |
Champagne |
Champagne |
0000 |
Bouquet of jasmine, ginger and tea. Aromas of jasmine flower, rose petal, ginger, honey on palate, picking up notes of nectarine, peach, orange, hazelnut, almond, apricot and kumquat mid-palate, pulling in rosehip, jasmine again aft. Finishes with a slight yeastiness and notes of bread crust, along with apricot, ginger, jasmine, stone, and peach notes echoing. Birthday champagne from Olga. |
Sparkling |
96 |
unknown |
#69 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Bouquet of apple, grass, sweet pea and apricot. Pear, apricot, pineapple and apple on forward, picking up honeyed notes, with rose petal, lily, sweet pea, adding mango, papaya and guava tones aft-palate, before moving into an aftertaste demonstrating apricot, apple, hazelnut, cut grass,pear, mango and guava. Tasted July 2004. |
White |
95 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Montana |
New Zealand |
Chardonnay |
East Coast |
2002 |
Bouquet of pear, grapefruit. On palate strong citrus, with a note of pear, honey, brown sugar and nectarine coursing through to pineapple. Flat on the back. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Klein Constantia |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Constantia |
2002 |
Bouquet of honeysuckle, peach, lemon. Aromas of apricot, orange peel, honeysuckle and cut grass predominate on the palate, picking up notes of peach, honey, hazelnut and lemon. Aftertaste of apricot, kumquat. |
White |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Heidsieck and Co. Monopole |
France |
Champagne |
Champagne |
0000 |
Bouquet of flowers, strawberry, citrus. Aromas of orange, peach, apricot, cream on palate, picking up strawberry and vanilla. Finishes with strawberry, hazelnut notes. |
Sparkling |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Turning Leaf |
California |
Chardonnay |
|
2002 |
Bouquet of apple, vanilla. Aromas of apple, lemon, pear, hazelnut and vanilla on palate, picking up nectarine and apricot notes. Aftertaste of nectarine, vanilla. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Montana |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2003 |
Bouquet of lemon, grapefruit, melon, grass. Aromas of pink and white grapefruit, lemon, gooseberry, passion fruit predominate, keeping the wine light, bright and edgy. Pineapple of the aftertaste, with peach. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Jacquart |
France |
Champagne |
Champagne |
0000 |
Bouquet of ginger, peach. Aroma of ginger, honey, toast and hazelnut. Acquires a candied citurs note mid-palate. Aftertaste of ginger, peach, nectarine, melon. Delicate and elevated. |
Sparkling |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin |
France |
Champagne |
Champagne |
0000 |
Bouquet of apricot. Aroma of peach, apricot, nectarine, stone and ha. Acquires a slight rose note. Aftertaste of apple, nectarine, mineral and almond. |
Sparkling |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Adam Mueller |
Germany |
Müller-Thurgau |
Baden (Leimener Kreuzweg) |
2001 |
Bouquet of apricot. Faint aroma of apricot, peach, stone and funky cheese. Musty. Aftertaste of musty fruit, apricot. |
White |
73 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Weingut Schwaab |
Germany |
Riesling |
Rhein/Mosel |
2002 |
Mild bouquet of apricot. Apricot, stone and chive on the palate. Aftertaste of chive. Metallic. |
White |
71 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cavit |
Italy |
Chardonnay |
Trentino |
2003 |
Bouquet of apple. Flavours of pear, rose, apple and honey. Light, soft and sweet. Aftertaste of nectarine. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Peter Lehmann |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Barrossa |
2001 |
Bouquet of pear, honey. Flavours of honey, vanilla, peach and lemon predominate on palate, picking up slight nutmeg, hazelnut flavours. Aftertaste of nectarine, pear. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Golden Kaan |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of apple blossom. Light and sweet. Flavours of apple, pear blossom, grass and apricot predominate. Dries to an herbal finish. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Montana |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2002 |
Aroma of cut grass. Gooseberry, pineapple, mango, papaya, starfruit, lemon on palate. Racy and energetic. Slight apricot on aftertaste. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2002 |
Bouquet of melon, nectarine. Aroma of pear, apricot, nectarine, slight orange on the palate. Light oak note, showing some vanilla. Smooth, pleasant, and elegant with butter and honeyed notes following. |
White |
91 |
unknown |
#18 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2004 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Golden Kaan |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Western Cape |
2003 |
Bouquet of apple, pear. Apple, pear, citrus, honeyed notes on nose. Pear and spice on the palate. Smooth and pleasant. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Theo Minges |
Germany |
Riesling |
Pfalz |
2002 |
Aroma of apple, apricot, mineral. Slight honeyed edge. Crisp bouquet. Finish echoes apple, apricot. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Yalumba |
Australia |
Muscat |
Victoria |
0000 |
Bouquet of apricot, hazelnut. Aroma of hazelnut, almond, apricot, nectarine, honey and walnut. Acquires slight flavours of raisins and roses aft. |
Sweet/Dessert |
91 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Groot Eykenbosch |
South Africa |
Chenin Blanc |
Western Cape |
2000 |
Slightly corked. Apple and pear on nose. Deep straw colour-similar to a chardonnay. Pear, lemon on palate, picking up a bitter, almost metallic note. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cape Creek |
South Africa |
Chenin Blanc |
Breede River Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of apple, quince. Flavours of apple, soft vanilla, light spice on palate, picking up pear. Very nice for two Euro. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Nederburg |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Western Cape |
2002 |
Bouquet of pear, apple. Sharp pear, apple, slight nectarine and vanilla notes on the palate. Finish of nectarine, pear. Moderately crisp. Not as rich as it could be. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Baldo |
Italy |
Soave Classico |
Soave |
2002 |
Bouquet of apple. Dry on palate, picking up lemon, apricot notes. Soft echo of apple. Some acidity on finish. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Fairview |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Coastal Region |
1999 |
Bouquet of lemon and almond. Almond, lemon, honey, apple and vanilla on palate, picking up nectarine and toast. Elegant and clean. Aftertaste of peach. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mathern |
Germany |
Riesling Kabinett |
Niederhäuser Felsensteyer |
2001 |
Aroma of lime, mineral, apricot and nectarine. Lime, lemon, mineral, apricot, nectarine on palate, picking up an effervescent feel aft. Pronounced aftertaste of nectarine and apricot. |
White |
93 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Bliss |
Slovenia |
Pinot Grigio |
Goriska Brda |
2001 |
Aroma of apple, mineral. Flavours of apple, mineral, steely dryness. Note of apricot mid-palate, nectarine on finish. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Villa Maria |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2002 |
Aroma of guava, papya, nettle. Papaya, guava, pineapple, grapefruit, grass on palate, picking up lime on finish. Lingering tropical fruit. Slight astringence on finish |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Gewuerztraminer |
Columbia Valley |
2001 |
Aroma of rose, honeysuckle, apricot. Honeysuckle, apricot, honey, pear on palate, picking up firming lemon-lime on finish. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Belvedere |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Aroma of vanilla, citrus fruit. Pineapple, lime, grapefruit flavours, picking up nectarine, honey, some apple and slight cinnamon note. Vanilla oak note. Finishes with a slight tone of anise, nutmeg, upon finish, drawing out vanilla, nectarine and pineapple shadings. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Blanc de Coupe Roses |
France |
Cuvee Champ du Roy |
Languedoc |
2000 |
Aroma of pear flower. Pear, lemon, honey, some peach and grass. Picks up an edge of acidity mid-palate. Finishes peach-pear. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Winery |
Washington |
Riesling |
|
2002 |
Quite sweet, but balanced. Flavours of melon, pear, rose, mineral and apricot. Slight echo of lime on finish. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cape Indaba |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Western Cape |
2002 |
Aroma of flint and apple. Flinty melon, some apple, and lemon. |
White |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Ste. Michelle |
Washington |
Chardonnay |
Columbia Valley |
2001 |
Aroma of honey and pear. Pear, apple, honey, vanilla with some nectarine and lemon. Pretty oak shadings. Vanilla and apple echo on the finish. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Riesling |
Columbia Valley |
2002 |
Bouquet of apple, apricot and flowers. Flavours of nectarine, apricot, mineral, rose petal, apple and pear. Apricot, pear and honey echo on the finish. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
St. Francis |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of pear and vanilla. Pear, nectarine, fig and apricot, with honey. Supported by vanilla and oak. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
La Vielle Ferme |
France |
Cotes du Luberon |
Rhone |
2002 |
Aroma of lemon and butterscotch. Lemon, vanilla, mineral, with some citrus tang. Marginally indistinct. Finishes nectarine. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cline |
California |
Vin Blanc |
|
2001 |
Melon, with some pear. Loose flavour profile. Smells of apple. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Tortoise Creek |
France |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Languedoc |
2002 |
Aroma of citrus. Flavours of apricot, lemon and rose petal. Some grass. Moderate acidity. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Falesco |
Italy |
Est! Est!! Est!!! de Montepulciano |
Montepulciano |
2000 |
Melon, pear and apple. Golden straw in colour. Slight mineral taste. Rustic. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Redbank |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Victoria |
2001 |
Bouquet of pear and spice. Apple, pear, honey, melon, pineapple and nectarine on the palate, finishing with an echo of pear. Smooth. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Stone Cellars |
California |
Chardonnay |
|
2001 |
Oddly sharp, with metallic lemon forward. Some honey and apple. Peculiarly herbal backtaste. |
White |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Chardonnay |
Columbia Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of apple and melon. Apple, melon and nectarine, with a slight brown sugar note. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Chardonnay |
Grand Valley Estates |
2001 |
Bouquet of honeyed pear. Flavours of apple, pear, honey, butterscotch, vanilla and peach. Keeps poorly. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Buena Vista |
California |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Lake County |
2001 |
Aroma of grapefruit, citrus rind. Flavors of grapefruit, melon, apple. Syrupy. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Cavit |
Italy |
Pinot Grigio |
Venezie |
2002 |
Aroma of apple blossom. Apple, lemon, slight nectarine, finishing with a mineral note. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
King Estate |
Oregon |
Pinot Gris |
Willamette Valley |
2001 |
Bouquet of pear and melon. Pear, melon, floral and spice echo, picking up a grapefruit note on the finish. Notes of nutmeg and clove resonate in the aftertaste. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Pierre Sparr |
France |
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Gewuerztraminer, Pinot Gris |
Alsace |
2001 |
Aroma of honeysuckle. Crisp and sharp on the palate, with apricot, honey, floral and rose petal flavours. Neat flavor profile, clean. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Tyrell?s |
Australia |
Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2001 |
Aroma of lemon. Lemon, apple, hazelnut and honeydew. Slightly acidic. Light. |
White |
84 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Estancia |
California |
Chardonnay |
Monterey |
2001 |
Aroma of apple and honey. Apple, pear and some spice on the palate. Vague apple aftertaste, with some notes of vanilla. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Jackson Estate |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2001 |
Guava, papaya, pineapple and herbaceous notes. An elevated aroma of guava; light in texture. Mineral notes and a slight bitterness show aftpalate. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
#63 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Oxford Landing |
Australia |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Southeast Australia |
2002 |
Aroma of lemon. Flavor of lemon, grapefruit, grass, and slight herbal. Moderate tang on the palate. Soft finish of citrus essence. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Stellenbosch |
2002 |
Elevated aromas of sweetpea and grass. Apple, cut grass, pineapple, melon and a slight apricot on the palate. Marginal flint and mineral. Long, elegant and detailed. |
White |
94 |
unknown |
#28 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2003 |
|
|
Jeremy |
St. Supery |
California |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Napa Valley |
2001 |
Bracing and racy, with a bouquet of lemon and grass. Aromas of lemon, fig grass, quince, on the palate, picking up a touch of apricot mid-palate. Slightly flinty. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Rosemount Estates |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Mudgee Hill of Gold |
2001 |
Light and elevated bouquet of melon and honey. Flavours of melon, some fig, peach and nectarine coming together, pulling in oak, vanilla and cashew mid-palate. Finishes citrus and lemon. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Piper-Heidsieck |
France |
Champagne |
Champagne (Reims) Brut NV |
0000 |
Bouquet of peach. Aromas of hazelnut, orange, nectarine and flint, opening into some lemon. Finishes hazelnut, with a pleasant aroma of bread crust. Gently effervescent. |
Sparkling |
94 |
unknown |
#47 in Wine Spectator?s Top 100 of 2002 |
|
|
Jeremy |
Marques de Casa Concha |
Chile |
Chardonnay |
Pirque (Rapel) |
2000 |
Soft aromas of hazelnut and quince. Quince, fig, pineapple and melon on the palate, with a slight toasty vanilla aroma. Very clean. Long finish of papaya. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Bouquet of nectarine and toast. Aroma of honey, nectarine, and hazelnut on the palate, picking up oak and vanilla mid-palate. Finish of nectarine, orange, with a slight note of anise. Supple. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Alexander Valley |
2001 |
Aroma of nectarine. Flavours of lemon, bacon fat, melon, pineapple, grapefruit on palate. Bright, focused and intense. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Meridian |
California |
Chardonnay |
Santa Barbara |
2001 |
Slight oak bouquet. Butter, tangerine and oak on palate. Full-flavored. Finish of citrus. Flavours appear too compact. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Chardonnay |
Stellenbosch |
1997 |
Aroma of honey. Flavours of lemon, butter and toast. Picking up nectarine and slight pie crust and spice aromas. Somewhat yeasty. Very long finish shows nectarine and toast. Smooth, rich and magnificent. |
White |
95 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Simi |
California |
Chardonnay |
Russian River Valley |
1999 |
Aroma of nectarine and pear blossom. Flavors of nectarine, fig, anise, slight nutmeg. A note of damp earth pushes through. Elegant. |
White |
92 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Allan Scott |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough (Vineyard Select) |
2002 |
Aroma of sweet pea. Sweet pea, orange peel, passion fruit and slight citrus on the palate. Caressing mouthfeel. No typical zing. Finish of grapefruit rind and passion fruit. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Lindemans? |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Padthaway |
2001 |
Brightly nectarine with flavors of pear, honey and tangerine on the palate. Slight oak picked up mid-palate, and finish shows a slightly cashew note. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Omaka Springs |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2002 |
Aromas of grass, citrus and basil. Flavors of orange rind, citrus, grass, and passion fruit. Very lively, bright and lifted. Long, and detailed finish showing citrus rind. |
White |
91 |
unknown |
#62 in Wine Spectator Top 100 (2002) |
|
|
Jeremy |
Yellow Tail |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
South-Eastern Australia |
2002 |
Aroma of candied pineapple and coconut. Pineapple and toasty coconut flavors, with some guava. Reminiscent of a sauv. Blanc, but with no acidity to lift flavors up. Falls flat. Sort of like a pina colada yoghurt. |
White |
82 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Gallo of Sonoma |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Apple, melon, nectarine and oak mid-palate. Picks up shadings of vanilla, finish of nectarine. Richly textured. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
|
|
|
Jeremy |
Matua Valley |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2002 |
Orange peel, pear, grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple and grass. Nice zingy acidity, pleasant herbal and citrus aftertaste. Dominant aroma of orange. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Sebastiani |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Aroma of pear and fig. Nectarine, pear, fig and orange on the palate, picking up vanilla oak. Finish of vanilla and apricot. Very pleasant. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Freemark Abbey |
California |
Viognier |
Napa Valley |
1999 |
Yeast-like aroma, turning softly floral. Nectarine, rose, rosehip marmelade, picking up a grapefruit note on the palate, balances on edge of acidity. Finishes with honeysuckle and grapefruit. Pretty. Floats. |
White |
91 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Reynolds |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
New South Wales |
2001 |
Apple, pear flower, some nectarine. Slightly acid. Marginally drying on the citrus finish. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Coopers? Creek |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2001 |
Clean and crisp. Aroma of orange. Lemon, lime, passion fruit, grass and gooseberry. Nice acidity, though the acid is not as refined as it might be. Finishes with a note of citrus peel. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Meridian |
California |
Chardonnay |
Santa Barbara County |
2000 |
Pear, apple, honey, nutmeg on the palate, picking up oak with nectarine on the finish. Crisp and clean. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Chateau St. Jean |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2001 |
Toasty oak, vanilla, melon, fig, spicy pear, apple mid-palate, finish of nectarine. Very nice, pleasant texture. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Falesco |
Italy |
Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone |
Lazio |
2000 |
Melon, pear, with some mineral aftertaste. Soft and not particularly crisp. |
White |
81 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Chateau Souverain |
California |
Chardonnay |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Fig, melon, nectarine, nutmeg, vanilla and honey, folding into oak. Oak remains sweet---not overpoweringly woody. Finishes with pear, honey and pear flower. |
White |
92 |
unknown |
#85 in Wine Spectator?s Top 100 of 2002 |
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Jeremy |
Wynns |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Coonawarra |
2001 |
Fig, nectarine, pear, nutmeg, vanilla, finishing with lightly toasty oak. Very light and smooth. Tangerine shows on aftertaste. |
White |
90 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Lockwood |
California |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Monterey |
2000 |
Pineapple, honey and grass. Good zip, very bright and forward, resonating on palate. Pleasantly herbal aftertaste. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Charton-LaFleur |
France |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Bordeaux |
2001 |
Herbal and tangy. Forward showing citrus and grass. Pleasant. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2001 |
Herbal, firmly textured. Some lemon on the finish. |
White |
83 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Tyrell’s |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Hunter Valley-McLaren Vale |
2000 |
Melon, peach, vanilla. Lightly oaked. Very light, with a subtle acidity. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
King Estate |
Oregon |
Pinot Gris |
|
2000 |
Ripe pear, melon. Nutmeg, cinnamon and clove on finish. Long, pretty finish. |
White |
88 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Beaulieu Vineyards |
California |
Chardonnay |
Coastal |
2000 |
Aroma of apple and spice, Apple, nectarine, pear, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla on palate. Honeyed finish. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Oxford Landing |
Australia |
Chardonnay |
Bin 45 |
2001 |
Pear, apple and slight melon. Acid on the finish. Very lightly oaked. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Beringer |
California |
White Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2001 |
Syrupy. Flavors of bubble gum and strawberry candy. Sticky and impossibly cloying in the mouth. |
White |
71 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Rosemount Estate |
Australia |
Semillon-Chardonnay |
|
2001 |
Pear, melon, citrus and floral. Smooth and quite pleasant. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Tyrell?s Long Flat |
Australia |
Chenin Blanc-Chardonnay |
|
2001 |
Pear, almond, honeydew; pleasant and refreshing. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
Long Flat Vineyard |
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Jeremy |
Lindemans |
Australia |
Semillon-Chardonnay (Bin 77) |
|
2001 |
Bitter almond, herbal and quince flavors on palate. Somewhat metallic. |
White |
82 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Chateau Ste Michelle |
Washington |
Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2000 |
Pear and nectarine, metallic and sharp both on palate and in the finish. |
White |
82 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Yalumba |
Australia |
Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc |
Barossa Museum Reserve |
1997 |
Apricot, honey, nectarine, hazelnut and butter. Resonates same on finish. |
Sweet/Dessert |
89 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Kenwood |
California |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Sonoma County |
2000 |
Aroma of pear blossom; stewed pears, grapefruit, herbal and turning mineral on finish. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Oxford Landing |
Australia |
Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2001 |
Citrus, grass and gooseberry. Light and very fresh. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Cavit |
Italy |
Pinot Grigio |
Venezia |
2001 |
Apple blossom, mineral, light melon. Clean, crisp and very light. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Tiefenbrunner |
Italy |
Pinot Grigio |
Südtirol (Alto Adige) |
2000 |
Aromas of apricot, pear, cream, mineral. Very smooth. |
White |
87 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Sauvignon Blanc |
|
1999 |
Apricot, lemon and herbal shadings. Smooth and easy. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Brampton |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Green apple, passion fruit, and grass. Pleasantly dry and refreshing. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Columbia Crest |
Washington |
Chardonnay |
Grand Valley Estates |
2000 |
Melon, lemon vanilla, cream, oak, and honey. Flavour range excellent, but not as well integrated as it might be. |
White |
86 |
unknown |
#16 in Wine Spectator?s Top 100 of 2002 |
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Jeremy |
Mulderbosch |
South Africa |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Stellenbosch |
2001 |
Aromas of cut grass, lime, aroma of tropical fruit; somewhat acidic edge. Beautifully structured and integrated. |
White |
93 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Corbans Estate |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
1999 |
Extremely dry, with passion fruit and grass shadings. Crisp. |
White |
81 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Giesen |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2001 |
Tropical fruit, citrus, apricot. Very bright, crisp, and fresh. |
White |
89 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Cloudy Bay |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2001 |
Passion fruit, grass and herbal notes, showing some citrus shadings with oaky undertones. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
#26 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2002 |
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Jeremy |
Dry Creek |
California |
Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2001 |
Apricot and tropical fruit. Very bright. |
White |
85 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Nautilus |
New Zealand |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Marlborough |
2001 |
Oaky, slightly fruity, with a vague aroma of pear. Hard, tight. Not particularly open; slightly astringent. |
White |
79 |
unknown |
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Jeremy |
Murphey-Goode |
California |
Fume Blanc |
Napa Valley |
1999 |
Light, bright, clean and crisp, showing green apple, citrus and some herbal notes |
White |
88 |
unknown |
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