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

[John_Glas]

11.5% alcohol; imported by CIV (USA), Sacramento, California; unusual disclaimer on the label denying any connection with Louis Roederer’s Cristal Champaign; standard wire cage with a decorative enameled cap depicting a scene more reminiscent of China’s Great Wall than anything in Spain; light to medium foil, composite cork; weak to moderate pressure with surprisingly few bubbles; the Cava is a deep apple-juice amber with fast to medium legs; the stopper has no aroma but the Cava itself has a deep-welling nose of peach nectar, pear juice, and apple/crabapple juice embedded in a haze of alcohol; > the bottle was opened yesterday to celebrate Mother’s Day (inauspiciously as it turns out; Sharon fell down and fractured her leg early this morning), > preserved in the fridge and with a Mumm stopper, and not really evaluated until 24 hours later, at approximately 20 degrees C; as I first recognized yesterday, this sparkling wine appeals to the middle and back of the tongue, leaving a long finish one doesn’t often find in ‘the traditional method’ (secondary fermentation in the bottle, this bottle, as the label puts it); sweetness is minimized in favor of something far deeper, a kind of fruity bitterness that lingers on the tongue; pair with organ meats like heart, liver, and tongue, or with hard cheeses like Gouda, Emmenthaler, Gruye’re

At least lower alcohol. Respect that day 2 approach but really tend to Sharon first.

[Glen_Gold]

I’m concerned about Sharon’s leg being preserved in the fridge.

[RichardFlack]

Might have a new leader on the leader board. First post $20 Aussie Shiraz. Might be the worst name for an Aussie wine since Yellow Tail!

2017 Adam Barton Shiraz Rabbit & Spaghetti Barossa Valley
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - Mellow beginning with a bold citrus finish and slightly sweet after taste. Good mouth feel. Enjoying with steak but could also go well with chocolate (not fish). 100 points

There’s a fish variety of chocolate?

[RichardFlack]

Always a better one than the last. I always love the users who don’t take comments.


Red
2018 Elouan Pinot Noir Oregon more
Options1/23/2021 - JWRIFHT010 WROTE: 100 points
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

But did he like it?

[John_Glas]

Always a better one than the last. I always love the users who don’t take comments.


Red
2018 Elouan Pinot Noir Oregon more
Options1/23/2021 - JWRIFHT010 WROTE: 100 points
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

But did he like it?

Apparently so. Wish my 100 point wines cost $15.

[RichardFlack]

11.5% alcohol; imported by CIV (USA), Sacramento, California; unusual disclaimer on the label denying any connection with Louis Roederer’s Cristal Champaign; standard wire cage with a decorative enameled cap depicting a scene more reminiscent of China’s Great Wall than anything in Spain; light to medium foil, composite cork; weak to moderate pressure with surprisingly few bubbles; the Cava is a deep apple-juice amber with fast to medium legs; the stopper has no aroma but the Cava itself has a deep-welling nose of peach nectar, pear juice, and apple/crabapple juice embedded in a haze of alcohol; > the bottle was opened yesterday to celebrate Mother’s Day (inauspiciously as it turns out; Sharon fell down and fractured her leg early this morning), > preserved in the fridge and with a Mumm stopper, and not really evaluated until 24 hours later, at approximately 20 degrees C; as I first recognized yesterday, this sparkling wine appeals to the middle and back of the tongue, leaving a long finish one doesn’t often find in ‘the traditional method’ (secondary fermentation in the bottle, this bottle, as the label puts it); sweetness is minimized in favor of something far deeper, a kind of fruity bitterness that lingers on the tongue; pair with organ meats like heart, liver, and tongue, or with hard cheeses like Gouda, Emmenthaler, Gruye’re

Accurate but useless.

sweetness is minimized in favor of something far deeper, a kind of fruity bitterness that lingers on the tongue

So - marmalade?

pair with organ meats like heart, liver, and tongue, or with hard cheeses like Gouda,

Really struggling to think what covers both these bases.

[John_Morris]

I’m concerned about Sharon’s leg being preserved in the fridge.

At least the Mumm stopper should keep her screaming under control.

[J_Rock]

I avoided this thread for so long because I feared with my luck, I’d see someone trashing a note I posted. However, now I see it’s just a place to appreciate gems like “At Nacy’s” and:

[John_Glas]

I avoided this thread for so long because I feared with my luck, I’d see someone trashing a note I posted. However, now I see it’s just a place to appreciate gems like “At Nacy’s” and:

Would not worry if someone does not like a note you wrote. At any given time on Cellar Tracker you can get some gems.

[Bob_Hoelting]

I avoided this thread for so long because I feared with my luck, I’d see someone trashing a note I posted. However, now I see it’s just a place to appreciate gems like “At Nacy’s” and:

Would not worry if someone does not like a note you wrote. At any given time on Cellar Tracker you can get some gems.

And for anyone that doesn’t know: Tasting Notes To Note gives you 162 pages of “gems”

Good times

[Barry_L_i_p_t_o_n]

2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva (Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja)
Tasted by J… S… on 1/25/2022 & rated 80 points: Pleasant example, good fruit and clean. Sl disappointed as lacked some complexity

201 tasting notes and then this one. Why do these people even post on Cellar Tracker? Of course the user does not take comments which should tell you everything.

For themselves. To remember their thoughts. That’s why I do it.

[John_Glas]

2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva (Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja)
Tasted by J… S… on 1/25/2022 & rated 80 points: Pleasant example, good fruit and clean. Sl disappointed as lacked some complexity

201 tasting notes and then this one. Why do these people even post on Cellar Tracker? Of course the user does not take comments which should tell you everything.

For themselves. To remember their thoughts. That’s why I do it.

No kidding but really an 80 point score on this wine? The next lowest is 85. If you don’t like the style at least score it appropriately or do a no score. This is not an 80 point wine.

[Barry_L_i_p_t_o_n]

2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva (Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja)
Tasted by J… S… on 1/25/2022 & rated 80 points: Pleasant example, good fruit and clean. Sl disappointed as lacked some complexity

201 tasting notes and then this one. Why do these people even post on Cellar Tracker? Of course the user does not take comments which should tell you everything.

For themselves. To remember their thoughts. That’s why I do it.

No kidding but really an 80 point score on this wine? The next lowest is 85. If you don’t like the style at least score it appropriately or do a no score. This is not an 80 point wine.

I think it’s inappropriate to tell others how to score wines unsolicitated. Just ignore the person if you don’t like their notes.

[John_Glas]

For themselves. To remember their thoughts. That’s why I do it.

No kidding but really an 80 point score on this wine? The next lowest is 85. If you don’t like the style at least score it appropriately or do a no score. This is not an 80 point wine.

Please don’t tell me how to score my wines.

Is this your note? Don’t think it is so who is telling you how to score your wine?

[John_Glas]

After following this last bottle marathon I am thinking anything James Suckling rates.

[Barry_L_i_p_t_o_n]

No kidding but really an 80 point score on this wine? The next lowest is 85. If you don’t like the style at least score it appropriately or do a no score. This is not an 80 point wine.

Please don’t tell me how to score my wines.

Is this your note? Don’t think it is so who is telling you how to score your wine?

Are you not addressing your comments to us all? The author is unlikely to read your post.

[John_Glas]

Please don’t tell me how to score my wines.

Is this your note? Don’t think it is so who is telling you how to score your wine?

Are you not addressing your comments to us all? The author is unlikely to read your post.

No I am not addressing comments to all of you. I am sure the author is not going to read my post just like all of the other worthless tasting notes that are in this thread. I have seen much lower scores of wines with a 92 point average. Some tracker users are not very good at detecting flaws in wines.

[Eric.LA]

2/25/2022 ****** WROTE:
“just opened during a Friday blizzard so I’m not going to rate at the moment”

[Ju1ian_Dev1in]

Not sure if there’s a minimum character limit in this forum, or whether anyone would get it, so - just saw a review where the entirety of it was a single period:

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[JBrochu]

2/25/2022 ****** WROTE:
“just opened during a Friday blizzard so I’m not going to rate at the moment”

You have to admit that it is damn tough tasting wine and taking notes when outside in a blizzard, especially on a Friday.