Domaine Dominique Gruhier

Cuvée Juliette Bourgogne Epineuil Pinot Noir 2014

To steal a descriptor from a great customer, this is galactic. Spicy, chalky black cherries abound—also joy. Thanks, Dominique!
#screwratings — 8 years ago

Hai, Tom and 20 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Riserva Rabaja' Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1979

Susannah Smith

Birthday birth year wine with birthday kittens and birthday friends. Special. #screwratings — 9 years ago

with Joe and Theo

Theo, Mandi and 3 others liked this

Joe Hirsch

So much fresh, lively energy, yet unmistakably mature Nebbiolo. Don't judge only on vintage.

9.3

Bodegas Muga

Alméndora Rioja Rosé Blend 1984

Joe Hirsch

9.2

So 31 year-old rosé? A-ok! — 10 years ago

with Rosemary, Theo and 1 other

Susannah, Velma and 1 other liked this

Susannah Smith

Mushroom-umamiland. #screwratings

Josh Copeland

Where did you even go to find this?

Susannah Smith

At Flatiron Wines. Full disclosure: We all work there. We get a lot of old wines at the shop—consider signing up for our emails, which is how we sell the lion's share of that type of thing.

Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 1997

Susannah Smith

1997. Keeps adding more distinct flavors to its delivery with every minute in my glass (open 2-2.5hrs). Salty Scandinavian licorice, roses, tar, wildflowers, menthol, black tea, beeswax, and something that is either frankincense or myrrh. #screwratings — 9 years ago

Jim, Rob and 1 other liked this

Jayer-Gilles

Les Damodes Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1989

Susannah Smith

Fig and tomato paste. Composure that comes with age. Regal. #screwratings — 10 years ago

with Joe and Theo

Julia, LM and 5 others liked this

Feudo Di San Maurizio

Saro Djablo Valle d'Aosta Red Blend

Susannah Smith

Super-juicy, like mountain Beaujolais. #screwratings #alpinelove #reducereuserecycle — 10 years ago

Anthony, Theo and 1 other liked this

Theo Lieberman

#recyclingphoto

Jacques Puffeney

Cuvée du Jubilé Arbois Poulsard Trousseau 2012

Susannah Smith

Yes.

#screwratings — 10 years ago

with Sophie, Nicholas and 1 other

Anthony, Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen and 8 others liked this

Joe Hirsch

So much pretty.

9.6

Egon Müller

Scharzhofberger Kabinett Riesling 2013

Susannah Smith

Ripe and sappy but with a lot of power. None of the brittle anorexia of many 2013s I've had. Excellent. #nymphet #screwratings — 9 years ago

with Joe and Theo

Joe, Jim and 2 others liked this

Château Giscours

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1970

Joe Hirsch

8.3

Kinda dumb. Kinda jammy. — 10 years ago

Anthony liked this

Susannah Smith

#screwratings

Barron Nydam

@Susannah Smith how would you do it instead?

Susannah Smith

Hey, @Barron Nydam, good question. I'd say there are three possibilities, which I lost in ascending order of my personal preference:

1) Keep the ten-point scale, but have all points of the scale from 0.0 to 10.0 available for use. Otherwise, this is a big virtual cheering section.

2) Have no ratings whatsoever. We're all literate adults and can use word pictures to talk about a subjective experience rather than trying to boil down a complex sensory experience that is at its core a matter of opinion and taste to a seemingly objective measure.

3) Because opinion and taste are a central part of tasting, do have a way to record how much you LIKE a wine, but I suggest just a five-star system, and crucially having zero stars as an available option. Sometimes wines are F-ed up and are no good.

And, as always, #screwratings

Domaine Belluard

Les Perles du Mont Blanc Brut Ayze Gringet

Susannah Smith

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Belluard Ayse, of course! Just as delicious as the previous bottling, reflective Lisa Frank label notwithstanding. #screwratings — 10 years ago

with Sophie

Nicole, Eric and 6 others liked this