JohnQ Boxler 
Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga
Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2012
Blessedly under 14 degrees. Lovely blend of Morello cherry, sousbois, iron, dusty tannins, fresh acid, restrained wood. Served with dry-aged ribeye Florentine, canellini, salad of local lettuces. Did what Chianti should: wash down food, give idea of terroir (not ambition). Fresh and lively. Re-buy with conviction. Very good within context, good value, indeed. — 9 years ago
Château Lamothe
Sauternes Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc 1988
Sales Berkeley Wine Company
NR. Not a pristine bottle, but fun nonetheless. Re-buy? Sure. — 10 years ago
Domaine Auguste Clape
Renaissance Cornas Syrah 2014
JohnQ had this 8 years ago
Domaine Les Hautes Noëlles
Les Parcelles Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Sur Lie Melon de Bourgogne
Of the list at Portland's East Ender. 2013. Stony, fresh, low alcohol. Real nice lunch wine. — 9 years ago
Pierre Gonon
Les Iles Feray Pays de l'Ardèche Syrah 2012
So young, but so happy. Re-buy! — 10 years ago
Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet
Mes Favorites Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir 2006
Reticent on both nose and palate for 1st hour. Both unfurl with air. Meat, black fruit, floral on nose. Expands in glass. Palate fills out: nice whack of salty earth, iron, meat, black cherry. Buoyed by ripe tannins and sneaky acidity. No hurry here, but a very satisfying 2006. Re-buy, enthusiastically. — 10 years ago
Domaine Laurent Barth
Alsace Riesling 2013
Nice weeknight Alsatian Riesling. Dry, medium body, good acid, decent minerality. Not hugely complex or cut, but quite tasty with assorted wursts and choucroute. Re-buy? Why not? — 9 years ago
Clos du Jaugueyron
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2008
Brief decant then enjoyed with a duck breast au poivre. Old school, un-spoofy Bordeaux. Still young, showing cassis, cedar, green olive, a touch of saddle leather. Missing toasty oak, gobs of any damn thing, fruit munitions, or any sort of jacked jelly donut bullshit. Glad this is still made. 1000 Points. Re-buy? Damn right! I'd hold and wait for it to resolve more. Oh yeah, listening to "Hunky Dory." Goes really well with 'Andy Warhol.' — 9 years ago
Jean-Michel Guillon & Fils
La Perrière Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Too young, too oaky, not my style. Not flawed in any way. Not for me. Buy? No thanks. — 10 years ago
JohnQ Boxler
Sales Berkeley Wine Company
Thanks to Tom Russomano. Iron, sous-bois, Morello cherry, bit of grilled meat. Drink up. Latter part of au point. Drink up! — 8 years ago