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

[Chris_Seiber]

Just saw this epic metaphor in a CT note:

If a date, this was a 35 year old former lingerie model Harvard MBA, currently working as an elite escort: Beauty and brains to create a memorable evening.

[John_Glas]

Certainly anyone who posts a note and does not like the wine and is too lazy to revisit later that day or day 2 or 3 qualifies.

[bretrooks]

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?

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

Still wines too.

Late to the party, but I have a bottle of this in the fridge…haven’t tried it yet.

[John_Glas]

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

Still wines too.

Late to the party, but I have a bottle of this in the fridge…haven’t tried it yet.

Make sure to add a tasting note.

[Jon_Drummond]

Dom Perignon 2008:
“Amazing wine from the Gilos” - 12/5/21

Yquem 2001:
“So young…so great…” 12/5/01

“Never disappoints. Enjoyed sharing it with Poker Club dinner.” 10/20/21

Krug 168eme:
“Kathy thought it was tangy” - 11/27/21

[Bob_Hoelting]

“98 points
Purchased with my Visa gift card”


Epic uselessness

[B_Davies]

“98 points
Purchased with my Visa gift card”


Epic uselessness

Probably would’ve been a 100 point wine if it was purchased with an AMEX credit card.

[B_Davies]

“Off bottle. Not corked but still and syrupy. Bought at Costco.”

“Nice solid finish to Thanksgiving.” (You’d think maybe a dessert wine right? Nope… Napa Cab)

[B_Davies]

User still rates this wine an 81 when they rate it a do not like and it smelled like feet.

[Joe_G_a_l_e_w_s_k_i]

“Off bottle. Not corked but still and syrupy. Bought at Costco.”

“Nice solid finish to Thanksgiving.” (You’d think maybe a dessert wine right? Nope… Napa Cab)

Maybe you are being a little harsh. If the bottle is flawed, the description does not need to be analyzed. And while the 2nd note has no use whatsoever, what’s wrong with ending Thanksgiving with a cab? Maybe thanksgiving was at noon?

[Joe_G_a_l_e_w_s_k_i]

User still rates this wine an 81 when they rate it a do not like and it smelled like feet.

I call 88 my “high expectation average”, where I am a bit discerning, I don’t have exposure to many wines on the low end, so 88 is a wine I can drink, enjoy, and not complain about. 81, I would be complaining about it in some small regard, as this person did.

[B_Davies]

“Off bottle. Not corked but still and syrupy. Bought at Costco.”

“Nice solid finish to Thanksgiving.” (You’d think maybe a dessert wine right? Nope… Napa Cab)

Maybe you are being a little harsh. If the bottle is flawed, the description does not need to be analyzed. And while the 2nd note has no use whatsoever, what’s wrong with ending Thanksgiving with a cab? Maybe thanksgiving was at noon?

These should probably be labeled as private notes not public.

[B_Davies]

User still rates this wine an 81 when they rate it a do not like and it smelled like feet.

I call 88 my “high expectation average”, where I am a bit discerning, I don’t have exposure to many wines on the low end, so 88 is a wine I can drink, enjoy, and not complain about. 81, I would be complaining about it, as this person did.

I would put it in the sub <80 scoring.

Wine Spectator's 100-Point Scale

I’m not a WS stan, but 80+ seems too high for what the note suggests. A wine suffering TCA for me is a flaw.

[John_Glas]

2018 Conundrum Wines Red (USA, California) 90 points (total of around 24 times). No notes just 90 points and once 91 points

[B_Davies]

2018 Conundrum Wines Red (USA, California) 90 points (total of around 24 times). No notes just 90 points and once 91 points

I bought the anniversary edition at Costco for Thanksgiving because my family was having guests that like wine, but aren’t INTO wine. I thought it would be a good wine to offer (I brought several options). They passed on that and went straight for the Burgundy and Champagne.

[Joe_G_a_l_e_w_s_k_i]

User still rates this wine an 81 when they rate it a do not like and it smelled like feet.

I call 88 my “high expectation average”, where I am a bit discerning, I don’t have exposure to many wines on the low end, so 88 is a wine I can drink, enjoy, and not complain about. 81, I would be complaining about it, as this person did.

I would put it in the sub <80 scoring.
Wine Spectator's 100-Point Scale

I’m not a WS stan, but 80+ seems too high for what the note suggests. A wine suffering TCA for me is a flaw.

If its flawed, mark it flawed. I didn’t see any flaw description, just a complaining note, which I have done on 81 point score. I feel like you are not posting to the subject of this thread.

[B_Davies]

I call 88 my “high expectation average”, where I am a bit discerning, I don’t have exposure to many wines on the low end, so 88 is a wine I can drink, enjoy, and not complain about. 81, I would be complaining about it, as this person did.

I would put it in the sub <80 scoring.
Wine Spectator's 100-Point Scale

I’m not a WS stan, but 80+ seems too high for what the note suggests. A wine suffering TCA for me is a flaw.

If its flawed, mark it flawed. I didn’t see any flaw description, just a complaining note, which I have done on 81 point score. I feel like you are not posting to the subject of this thread.

Feet smell is a sign of TCA which to me puts it under the flawed category.

[B_Davies]

“There’s also a sweaty dirty sock descriptor, which is more of a pungent, stinky foot smell that might remind you of a locker room or a horsey barnyard. That’s from brettanomyces, or “brett,” which is considered a spoilage yeast.”

How can I find a wine that expresses a "dirty sock" aroma? | Wine Spectator

[John_Glas]

2018 Conundrum Wines Red (USA, California) 90 points (total of around 24 times). No notes just 90 points and once 91 points

I bought the anniversary edition at Costco for Thanksgiving because my family was having guests that like wine, but aren’t INTO wine. I thought it would be a good wine to offer (I brought several options). They passed on that and went straight for the Burgundy and Champagne.

Smart family to go to the good stuff!!!

[B_Davies]

2018 Conundrum Wines Red (USA, California) 90 points (total of around 24 times). No notes just 90 points and once 91 points

I bought the anniversary edition at Costco for Thanksgiving because my family was having guests that like wine, but aren’t INTO wine. I thought it would be a good wine to offer (I brought several options). They passed on that and went straight for the Burgundy and Champagne.

Smart family to go to the good stuff!!!

I’ll try this experiment again for NYE… put a variety of champagnes to choose from and see what people want to open. See if they inherently try to suss out the good stuff.