A blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, named after the chef's wife Blanche Vinke. Deliciously forward and fruity style, red apple, citrus (tangerine), rounded but with sufficient freshness, good length.
Youthful appearance, green tinge; lovely sea breeze on the nose, with subtle notes of flowers, aniseed, hay and white fruit; lovely, smooth and rounded attack, ripe follow-through, honeyed but retains its acidity, subtle note of bitters; good length. Not an obvious wine.
Rich but lively colour; complex and deep nose, vinous, hints of honey and spices, vegetal notes, layered oak notes (new and used, French and American); mouthfilling, tropical fruit, juicy and with balancing acidity, slightly resinous oak; very good length.
Bright and lively purple cherry colour; relatively closed on the nose, violets, cherries, hint of smoky oak; vibrant, youthful palate, floral, tight, mineral, pure and clean, linear; good length. Very precise winemaking.
Silberne Kammerpreismünze. Lovely colour, mature yet lively, full yellow with a gilded sheen; mature nose, lovely depth, nice herby Firne, lemon and cream, peach, hint of honey; lively, off-dry palate, yellow and red apple, juicy, ripe acidity, balanced and attractive, subtle bitters; good length.
NV Trouillard Champagne Cuvée Elexium Brut Blanche 90 Points
France, Champagne
A blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, named after the chef's wife Blanche Vinke. Deliciously forward and fruity style, red apple, citrus (tangerine), rounded but with sufficient freshness, good length.
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2006 Château Crémade Palette 89 Points
France, Provence, Palette
Youthful appearance, green tinge; lovely sea breeze on the nose, with subtle notes of flowers, aniseed, hay and white fruit; lovely, smooth and rounded attack, ripe follow-through, honeyed but retains its acidity, subtle note of bitters; good length. Not an obvious wine.
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2007 Amayna (Viña Garces Silva) Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Fermented 89 Points
Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley
Rich but lively colour; complex and deep nose, vinous, hints of honey and spices, vegetal notes, layered oak notes (new and used, French and American); mouthfilling, tropical fruit, juicy and with balancing acidity, slightly resinous oak; very good length.
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2012 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Le Volte Toscana IGT 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Bright and lively purple cherry colour; relatively closed on the nose, violets, cherries, hint of smoky oak; vibrant, youthful palate, floral, tight, mineral, pure and clean, linear; good length. Very precise winemaking.
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1992 Weingut Bottler-Willems Veldenzer Kirchberg Riesling Auslese 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Silberne Kammerpreismünze. Lovely colour, mature yet lively, full yellow with a gilded sheen; mature nose, lovely depth, nice herby Firne, lemon and cream, peach, hint of honey; lively, off-dry palate, yellow and red apple, juicy, ripe acidity, balanced and attractive, subtle bitters; good length.
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