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Drunk over four nights and at its best on nights 3 and 4 when it had fully uncoiled. Really lovely notes of green apple, citrus, white stone fruit, pineapple, honey, mint, white flowers, and slatey minerals. Quite special. Took a bit of time to open up, really coming together by night 2 when the balance was en pointe. Drink now if you can let this sit open and breathe for hours, or better still, a day. (731 views)

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A lovely clean, young, and vibrant Volnay that was consumed over 3 nights. On night 1, ripe raspberry, pomegranate and a twist of blood orange were the predominant flavours. On the following days floral and savoury notes of raspberry leaf, forest floor joined the party. Lithe, supple, juicy and pretty. It’s open now with fairly light and inviting tannins, but there is excellent and focus which suggests this will evolve nicely over the next decade. (319 views)

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Sealed under diam. Fairly light gold-green colour, with citrus zest, orchard fruit, vanilla, and some hazelnut. There is a nice round texture to the palate, which is balanced by a zesty, minerally acidity. Drinking well already but has the stuffing to develop well over 10 years. (205 views)

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Given a 3 hour decant. Really clean and refined flavours of red berries, cherry, cherry pit, and rose hip. This is rounded out with some subtle pine resin, liquorice, and nutty notes which add a lovely layer or two of complexity. Bright acidity and minerality on the palate, which is really silky, and finishes with a solid tannic grip. My first 2020 Nebbiolo, and this is just wonderful! (445 views)

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Time to check back in with this and it’s still a beauty. It hasn’t moved much since my last bottle - zingy citrus fruit with lots of rocks and salty minerals. Tight focus and drive with some lovely textural elements that softens the acidity. Brilliant. (451 views)

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Double decanted for 5 hours before drinking. Excellent deep aromas of blackberry, black current, plum, cherry, cedar, liquorice, and some floral and earthy tones. Sophisticated and suave on the palate. Quite silky with just a hint of powdery tannins at the finish. Very good length and weight for the vintage. Drinking very well now, and having given this a good airing, I feel it’s drinking at it peak. A very classy Pomerol. There’s absolutely no rush with this, but at the same time, there’s probably no need to wait either. (639 views)

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Served blind and I was confident this was a graceful 25 year old 1re or GC Burgundy. A truly wow wine. Aromas of wild and musky red berries, cherries, some meaty and woodsy notes and a hint of minerally blood orange. This is beautifully balanced and so silky smooth across the palate. But best of all, it’s just incredibly interesting. Deep, weighty, and engaging but with excellent acidity to keep it fresh. A lovely structure with fully resolved tannins. All these elements have blended together to form a rounded wine of absolute harmony, all at just 12.8% alcohol. This is an epiphany level wine. Thanks Cliff! (177 views)

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My first Cotat rose, and what a wine it is. Like no other rose I’ve had. For a start, this is an electric, bright coppery pink in the glass. Then on the nose, it offers up lovely red berries, floral notes and a touch of minerality. Powerful and energetic on the palate, and thanks to the 15% alcohol, there is an incredibly textural and viscous glycerine mouthfeel. It’s still pretty fresh and nicely balanced. A wow wine and just lovely. (532 views)

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First look in at this beauty in 4+ years and it does not disappoint. A linear citrus core is rounded out with crisp apple, white peach, tropical fruit, floral honey notes, talcum powder and plenty of slatey minerals. Excellent balance between acidity, fruit and sugar, and while very much a Kabinett, this has good weight on the palate. Drunk over three days and it was fairly open from the get go but fully open after couple of hours in the decanter and then didn’t shift much over three days. Killer stuff. (2211 views)

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Best bottle of this Cote de Brouilly to date. Everything has come together very nicely and all the elements are integrated and in perfect balance. Lots of juicy red fruit with good minerality and perhaps a little less of the briar notes of previous bottles. Smack bang in the middle of its drinking window. (202 views)

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A fabulous Bourgogne Blanc that seems to have put on a little more weight that it’s last showing 6 months ago. The is just lovely right now with white orchard fruits, some citrus notes and a hint of toast. Very generous on the palate for the level which has a fairly plush mouthfeel balanced by focused acidity. No harsh edges. A must buy. (267 views)

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Four hour decant. While still a bit tight, this started to open nicely and and reveal bright red fruits, grilled capsicum, earthy notes and some tobacco-like herbs. Fine acidity and minerality is accompanied with moderate tannins that are starting to resolve. Drink after a good decant or hold. (646 views)

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Consumed over 2 nights, this is an excellent Gonon. Started out a little tart, but improved over time, coming nicely into balance. Lots of black cherry, red berries, smoked meats, earth, and dried herbs on the nose; flavours that are reinforced on the palate along with a hint of ground pepper and stoney minerality. Relatively taut on opening, but relaxed nicely over 24 hours. The tannins, which were initially powdery, became more integrated the next day, to the point I’d even call this silky. A wonderfully transparent and precise St Joseph. (1778 views)

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Bright ruby-garnet in the glass. High quality cherry, red berries, pomegranate, granite, and some underbrush. It’s wonderfully fresh and bright. While ripe, this Cote du Py is classic in its flavour profile with tart zip and focus. Lovely now with a 30 minute decant but will evolve nicely over the next 12 years. (4413 views)

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Fantastic QPR. Packed full with focused citrus fruit, pear, saline, and river rocks. Superb balance. Bone dry but with decent sweetness from the fruit. Just lovely now but I suspect this will age nicely over a 10 year period if you can keep your fingers off it. (772 views)

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