France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Initially rated 90 points blind, then increased to 93 with more air, but far off a perfect wine. Very sweet, cherry candy, sunday roast, sweet-and-salty notes, licorice, boysenberries, a hint of rubber, quite alcoholic and quite some bitterness, very very long, super powerful, but at this stage it's just not very harmonious and feels disjointed. Is it just this bottle or the way the wine develops?
This wine is incredible, massive, crazy fat and rich all without being sticky or too sweet.
Dried figs, rose water, dried fruit bread, bergamot, and boy all that umami! The most distinct thing however is the smell of the 'Vasa Museum', a museum in Stockholm, where an old ship is exhibited. When you enter there is this amazing and distinctive smell of very old wood and wax.
Crazy elegant and very very long.
On the downside: I hate that they put on the label an extract of the parker-Review and that the wine got 100 points, that just feels cheap!
2012 Wittmann Riesling 100 Hügel 84 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
Strong acidity, very dry, a bit holding back, OK but nothing spectacular
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