Most useless tasting note I've ever seen...

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I recently found a scoreless note that just said “did not taste”!

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I can’t wait until they edit that note and add something meaningful! Would have been better if did not taste with Sally or Betty.

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This has to be the winner:
2015 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
We had pretty great sex while drinking it, so… yeah. Delicious. What’s new?

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My wife’s drunk friend went in my cellar and drank this while I was away from the home. She thought it “tasted old and weird.” She is an idiot and if Molly McFall is ever in your home lock your cellar! (135 views) - report issue | favorite author

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Only useless if you don’t know Molly. You did add them as a favorite author, no?

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What was the score??? [wow.gif]

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The end when he’s giving his evaluation of the wine… “I taste all the rooms” oh geez. 0 attempt on trying to give an honest opinion of the wine.

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90 points, of course!

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“2019 Domaine Pichot Vouvray Domaine Le Peu de la Moriette
11/23/2021 - NEWKLNGJAMES LIKES THIS WINE:NR
Good on its own, Great with salmon.”

2008 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
Options11/24/2021 - DHEWKO LIKES THIS WINE: 93 points
Tim Atkin Rated

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Was at a Pinot Noir Tasting which was labeled as only a Pinot Noir Tasting and a guest asked if they had any white wine at the event?

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Maybe they were hoping for some blanc de noir… :stuck_out_tongue: I’ll give them the “benefit” of the doubt.

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Still wines too.

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Could have been oxidized.

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I would say anyone with 10,000 plus notes on Cellar Tracker who don’t score and throw down a quick note about a wine. Those are the most useless tasting notes.

Also anyone scoring a wine in the 70s with no descriptor.

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Blanc de Noir …

(I have white Pinot Noir in my cellar. Exultet Mysterium is Blanc de Noir. )

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Maybe had Covid at the time? Or had eaten those tainted pine nuts?

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Definitely disagree with your first point. An experienced taster, if they are any good, can likely tell me more about a wine in a quick note without a score than a less experienced taster can in eight paragraphs with a score and an elaborate explanation of their scoring system. Especially for a wine with plenty of other tasting notes, a quick note might tell me where it is in terms of readiness or, for instance, a general idea of style. I admit though that the lack of score is not a negative to me at all.

I don’t say that to debate the merits of scoring, just to illustrate what attributes I do or do not find to be helpful. It doesn’t really take a lot of words to describe readiness, overall style, and structure, which are probably the things I’m most interested in finding. I don’t need to read a dissertation on what types of fruit or floral notes a particular taster finds in a particular wine.

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Maybe this will help. I have 40,000 tasting notes and not many are really that informative and helpful!

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Drank with Sally.

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Joke from last week. [cheers.gif]