*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Still Trollinger, but a serious one. Nose a bit artificial but on the palate quite complex, mineral and pleasurable. One of the best examples of this varietal.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Not as expressive and intense as the 2013 vintage. Nose much more muted. On the palate soil, cherry fruit, powerful, still unpolished tannin, good structure and length. Good potential for the future.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Slight oak notes on the medium intense nose. On the palate, good structure, oak, primary driven by salty mineral notes, some fruit. Tension. Very good German Chardonnay with a long life ahead.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Needs a lot of air, very young. Great potential. Good, perfectly integrated acidity and tannin. Very long. Perfect example of German Pinot. At the moment 92+
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Intense oak notes, vanilla, gooseberry on the nose. Powerfull, lots of pressure and tension, complex, driven by its mineral core not primarily by fruit. Oak not yet fully integrated, give it a few more years. Great Sauvignon, certainly not for everybody. Long life ahead and great potential.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Good, dry cool climate Sauvignon. Nose is a bit muted and not perfumed. Driven by minerality and not by fruit.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Very expressive, wonderful nose. Loire style of Sauvignon. Long, complex, mineral, nice fruit. Very good PQR.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** On the nose fine oak, not too much, gooseberry, herbs. On the palate the oak is almost unnoticeable, but gives this wine a fine and firm structure. Lean, elegant, mineral core. Very good PQR.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Very lean, elegant, mineral. A very interesting and promising Chenin without any sign of Orange wine. Simply pure and clear with nice ripe apple aromas.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** NR, completely closed. Great potential. At the moment reductive notes on the muted nose. Very complex, lots of tension and pressure. Will be a fantastic wine in a few years.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Still very young. Needs a lot of air. Nice, dark fruit, soil, lots of spices, complex, long, high, well integrated tannin and acidity. Cool climate. Has everything it needs for a long life and development.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** My friends were quite enthusiastic about this wine. Nice, ripe pear and mellow apple on the nose. Dry, salty mineral notes, ripe fruit. For me it lacks a bit of complexity and length. PQR is highly questionable. NR.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Short, simple, entry level Chenin. Goes certainly well with food. Nothing special or interesting here.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Much better than the Saumur blanc. Almost crystal clear color. Nose and palate are driven by the terroir, not the fruit. Very mineral, medium complexity and length.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Pale, cloudy, yellow. Unfiltered. Reductive nose, not very varietal specific. On the palate interesting, but untypical and somewhat unpleasant aromas. Certainly complex and everything, but has very little to do with a classical Chardonnay. NR.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Reductive nose. High, well integrated acidity. Nice red fruit (cherry). Lean, cool climate, tension, lots of mineral notes. Very young, good potential.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Natural, orange style of wine. Reductive notes, mellow apple. Good acidity, tension. Not my personal cup of tea, but certainly serious.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Natural, orange style of wine. Same like the “L’ Insolite”, but quite a step up on the quality ladder. Very fine and elegant nose. Reductive notes, mellow apple. Good acidity, tension. Very good, but the PQR is very questionable.
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Unexpected vegetable notes in the nose, cherry fruit, some spices. On the palate herbs, also some vegetable notes (asparagus?), high acidity, very lean. Good potential, quite young.
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Very closed nose, some red fruit, fine honey. Very compact, lean and complex. Good acidity, pressure and tension. From a small plot with 10.000 vines per hectare, only 15hl/l yield. PQR is mediocre.
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Pale ruby color. “Sponti” nose (reductive), natural style of wine. Quite some red fruit. Has lots of power and tension. Animating acidity that makes it juicy. Long. Uncertain if I like it or not. Has certainly potential. Would be interesting to taste it again in 3-5 years.
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Springfontein Rim
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair *** Surprisingly good Chenin. Cool climate aromas, some mellow, ripe apple, nothing reductive here. Good minerality, lots of tension. Very good PQR.
2015 Weingut Aldinger Trollinger Sine 86 Points
Germany, Württemberg
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Still Trollinger, but a serious one. Nose a bit artificial but on the palate quite complex, mineral and pleasurable. One of the best examples of this varietal.
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2014 Weingut Schnaitmann Fellbacher Lämmler Bergmandel Lemberger Großes Gewächs 91 Points
Germany, Württemberg
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Not as expressive and intense as the 2013 vintage. Nose much more muted. On the palate soil, cherry fruit, powerful, still unpolished tannin, good structure and length. Good potential for the future.
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2014 Bernhard Huber Chardonnay Alte Reben 91 Points
Germany, Baden
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Slight oak notes on the medium intense nose. On the palate, good structure, oak, primary driven by salty mineral notes, some fruit. Tension. Very good German Chardonnay with a long life ahead.
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2012 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Bienenberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs 92 Points
Germany, Baden
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Needs a lot of air, very young. Great potential. Good, perfectly integrated acidity and tannin. Very long. Perfect example of German Pinot. At the moment 92+
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2012 von Winning Sauvignon Blanc 500 92 Points
Germany, Pfalz
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Intense oak notes, vanilla, gooseberry on the nose. Powerfull, lots of pressure and tension, complex, driven by its mineral core not primarily by fruit. Oak not yet fully integrated, give it a few more years. Great Sauvignon, certainly not for everybody. Long life ahead and great potential.
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2015 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Sauvignon Blanc Trocken 86 Points
Germany, Pfalz
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Good, dry cool climate Sauvignon. Nose is a bit muted and not perfumed. Driven by minerality and not by fruit.
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2016 Oliver Zeter Sauvignon Blanc 88 Points
Germany, Pfalz
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Very expressive, wonderful nose. Loire style of Sauvignon. Long, complex, mineral, nice fruit. Very good PQR.
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2015 Oliver Zeter Sauvignon Blanc Fumé 90 Points
Germany, Pfalz
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
On the nose fine oak, not too much, gooseberry, herbs. On the palate the oak is almost unnoticeable, but gives this wine a fine and firm structure. Lean, elegant, mineral core. Very good PQR.
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2015 Oliver Zeter Chenin Blanc Tonneau 89 Points
Germany, Pfalz
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Very lean, elegant, mineral. A very interesting and promising Chenin without any sign of Orange wine. Simply pure and clear with nice ripe apple aromas.
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2014 Oliver Zeter Sauvignon Blanc Baer
Germany, Pfalz
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
NR, completely closed. Great potential. At the moment reductive notes on the muted nose. Very complex, lots of tension and pressure. Will be a fantastic wine in a few years.
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2012 Wachter-Wiesler Blaufränkisch Eisenberg Alte Reben 92 Points
Austria, Burgenland, Südburgenland, Eisenberg
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Still very young. Needs a lot of air. Nice, dark fruit, soil, lots of spices, complex, long, high, well integrated tannin and acidity. Cool climate. Has everything it needs for a long life and development.
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2012 Marisa Cuomo Costa d'Amalfi Furore Bianco Fiorduva
Italy, Campania, Costa d'Amalfi Furore
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
My friends were quite enthusiastic about this wine. Nice, ripe pear and mellow apple on the nose. Dry, salty mineral notes, ripe fruit. For me it lacks a bit of complexity and length. PQR is highly questionable. NR.
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2015 Domaine Langlois-Château Saumur Blanc 84 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Short, simple, entry level Chenin. Goes certainly well with food. Nothing special or interesting here.
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2015 Domaine Langlois-Château Sancerre Château de Fontaine-Audon 87 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Much better than the Saumur blanc. Almost crystal clear color. Nose and palate are driven by the terroir, not the fruit. Very mineral, medium complexity and length.
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2014 Domaine de l'Ecu Lux
France, Loire Valley, Vin de France
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Pale, cloudy, yellow. Unfiltered. Reductive nose, not very varietal specific. On the palate interesting, but untypical and somewhat unpleasant aromas. Certainly complex and everything, but has very little to do with a classical Chardonnay. NR.
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2013 Domaine de l'Ecu Mephisto 91 Points
France, Vin de France
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Reductive nose. High, well integrated acidity. Nice red fruit (cherry). Lean, cool climate, tension, lots of mineral notes. Very young, good potential.
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2014 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur L'Insolite 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Natural, orange style of wine. Reductive notes, mellow apple. Good acidity, tension. Not my personal cup of tea, but certainly serious.
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2013 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur Clos Romans 91 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Natural, orange style of wine. Same like the “L’ Insolite”, but quite a step up on the quality ladder. Very fine and elegant nose. Reductive notes, mellow apple. Good acidity, tension. Very good, but the PQR is very questionable.
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2014 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Terres Chaudes 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Unexpected vegetable notes in the nose, cherry fruit, some spices. On the palate herbs, also some vegetable notes (asparagus?), high acidity, very lean. Good potential, quite young.
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2013 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Franc de Pied 91 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Very closed nose, some red fruit, fine honey. Very compact, lean and complex. Good acidity, pressure and tension. From a small plot with 10.000 vines per hectare, only 15hl/l yield. PQR is mediocre.
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2014 Matassa Vin de France Rouge 90 Points
France, Vin de France
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Pale ruby color. “Sponti” nose (reductive), natural style of wine. Quite some red fruit. Has lots of power and tension. Animating acidity that makes it juicy. Long. Uncertain if I like it or not. Has certainly potential. Would be interesting to taste it again in 3-5 years.
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2014 Springfontein Chenin Blanc Terroir Selection 90 Points
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Springfontein Rim
*** Short notes and impressions from a wine fair ***
Surprisingly good Chenin. Cool climate aromas, some mellow, ripe apple, nothing reductive here. Good minerality, lots of tension. Very good PQR.
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