Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service The wine was decanted for 1hr The wine shows deep golden color The wine shows high intensity, feels developing, with overripe citrus, preserved lemon, quince jam, stony mineral, overripe stone fruit, citrus peel confi, almond, honey, honeycomb. The wine shows high intensity in the palate, more honey here, lemony, more oxidative, mineral, highly salivating acidity, thin to medium body, long finish Interesting and undeniably Saumur
Drank at Oinoscent during service The wine shows deep hazy honey color The wine shows overripe stone fruit, citrus peel confi, earthy, spicy, nutty, almond, a touch gamey (it is Barral after all), complex and layered The wine shows medium intensity in palate, medium body, there is definately a bitter note here, leather, spicy, overripe stone fruit, oxidative notes, mandarin jam, orange peel, bergamot, ginger/turmeric/honey flavoured medium finish Very geeky and far better than the 2012 I had some time ago
Drank at Oinoscent during service The wine is very fresh, still with some SO2 spikes, flint, fresh citrus notes, leaves, quince, spicy, white pepper, bergtamot, orange peel. The wine shows really dense palate, ripe citrus fruit, again reductive, high acidity, long finish Really tight and austere as it is, needs decanting if you "have" to drink it now
The wine shows fragrance, pot pouri, red cherries, red currants, a touch earthy, a few rubbery notes. Palate showing the same fruit, ripe cherries and currants, medium body, high acidity, warm, drying tannins, long finish. Very aggressive at this point, highly undrinkable with food
The wine shows depth, pot pouri, floral notes, fresh red cherries, red currants, asphalt, olive, black fruit, chocolate and coffee. Palate showing the same profile, ripe red and black fruit, medium body, loads of tannins but not as drying as the Barbaresco tasted before, caramel, chocolate and coffee, hazelnut, pastry, scorching alcohol heat (14.50%), long finish. Way too young
The wine shows medium intensity, a touch reduction, bread, toast, fragrant spice, cinnamon next to red cherries and currants, floral ntoes, pot pouri, cinnamon candy In the palate, the wine shows medium body, needs tannins, earthy, med acidity, hernal bitterness, tight tannins, alcohol heat, long finish
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages
The wine shows spicy notes, herbal notes, fresh, there is heat (15%), licorice, straightforward, cinnamon candy. In the palate, the wine shows the same profile, nice juicy texture, herbal bitterness, ripe to overripe cherry, currant, medium body and acidity, medium finish with warmth
The wine shows earthy notes, fresh red cherries, spicy, warmth (13.50%), thin oak frame. Palate showing ripe fruit, strawberry, cherries, currants, medium body and finish, high acidity
The wine shows medium intensity, lemon, green notes, heavier grassy notes, density, a touch mineral, pear, green apple, palate shows intensity, high acidity, aggressive CO2 notes, alcohol heat, med finish
The wine shows light cherry notes, earthy, almond, spicy, herbal, red berries, strawberries, palate showing the same profile, nutty, spicy, lean, currant, high acidity, medium body and medium straightforward cherry infused finish
Full on grassy, lemon, leafy, melon, lime, pear, some reduction, palate smoother, vibrant, medium body and acidity, nice texture, lime, grassy again, medium finish
Italy, Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore
Heady, almond, rustic, earthy, stone fruit, very different, depth and complexity, palate medium to high intensity, harsh texture, medium acidity, needs time, long finish with some co2 spikes
The wine shows broad profile, ripeness of fruit, nutty palate, fresh, vibrant, fishy (?), medium to full body, high acidity, lemony, long finish with some tropical fruit
Nose showing intensity, grassy freshness, pear, rubbery, strange profile, palate showing ripeness, lemon again, green apple, pear, co2 spikes, tight profile, high acidity, med finish
Light, fresh, easy, fragrant, lemon peel, preserved lemon, palate is bigger, riper fruit, melon, nutty, medium body, high acidity, medium finish, rather tight, needs time
2014 Château de Fosse-Seche Saumur Arcane
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur
Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service
The wine was decanted for 1hr
The wine shows deep golden color
The wine shows high intensity, feels developing, with overripe citrus, preserved lemon, quince jam, stony mineral, overripe stone fruit, citrus peel confi, almond, honey, honeycomb.
The wine shows high intensity in the palate, more honey here, lemony, more oxidative, mineral, highly salivating acidity, thin to medium body, long finish
Interesting and undeniably Saumur
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2014 Domaine Léon Barral Blanc
France, Vin de France
Drank at Oinoscent during service
The wine shows deep hazy honey color
The wine shows overripe stone fruit, citrus peel confi, earthy, spicy, nutty, almond, a touch gamey (it is Barral after all), complex and layered
The wine shows medium intensity in palate, medium body, there is definately a bitter note here, leather, spicy, overripe stone fruit, oxidative notes, mandarin jam, orange peel, bergamot, ginger/turmeric/honey flavoured medium finish
Very geeky and far better than the 2012 I had some time ago
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2019 Weingut Knoll Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Loibner
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Drank at Oinoscent during service
The wine is very fresh, still with some SO2 spikes, flint, fresh citrus notes, leaves, quince, spicy, white pepper, bergtamot, orange peel.
The wine shows really dense palate, ripe citrus fruit, again reductive, high acidity, long finish
Really tight and austere as it is, needs decanting if you "have" to drink it now
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2017 Marchesi di Barolo Barbaresco Serragrilli
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
The wine shows fragrance, pot pouri, red cherries, red currants, a touch earthy, a few rubbery notes. Palate showing the same fruit, ripe cherries and currants, medium body, high acidity, warm, drying tannins, long finish.
Very aggressive at this point, highly undrinkable with food
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2016 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo Coste di Rose
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
The wine shows depth, pot pouri, floral notes, fresh red cherries, red currants, asphalt, olive, black fruit, chocolate and coffee.
Palate showing the same profile, ripe red and black fruit, medium body, loads of tannins but not as drying as the Barbaresco tasted before, caramel, chocolate and coffee, hazelnut, pastry, scorching alcohol heat (14.50%), long finish. Way too young
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2019 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
The wine shows medium intensity, a touch reduction, bread, toast, fragrant spice, cinnamon next to red cherries and currants, floral ntoes, pot pouri, cinnamon candy
In the palate, the wine shows medium body, needs tannins, earthy, med acidity, hernal bitterness, tight tannins, alcohol heat, long finish
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2020 Château La Nerthe Côtes du Rhône Villages Les Cassagnes de la Nerthe
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages
The wine shows spicy notes, herbal notes, fresh, there is heat (15%), licorice, straightforward, cinnamon candy. In the palate, the wine shows the same profile, nice juicy texture, herbal bitterness, ripe to overripe cherry, currant, medium body and acidity, medium finish with warmth
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2019 Umani Ronchi Rosso Conero San Lorenzo
Italy, Marche, Rosso Conero
The wine shows earthy notes, fresh red cherries, spicy, warmth (13.50%), thin oak frame. Palate showing ripe fruit, strawberry, cherries, currants, medium body and finish, high acidity
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2020 San Michele Appiano (St. Michael-Eppan) Sauvignon Sanct Valentin
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Very fresh, fruity, orange, mandarin, granny smith apple, pear, aggresive, hgih acidity, CO2 spikes, med finish, too youn
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2021 San Michele Appiano (St. Michael-Eppan) Pinot Grigio
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
The wine shows medium intensity, lemon, green notes, heavier grassy notes, density, a touch mineral, pear, green apple, palate shows intensity, high acidity, aggressive CO2 notes, alcohol heat, med finish
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2020 Monte del Frá Valpolicella Classico Lena di Mezzo
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico
The wine shows light cherry notes, earthy, almond, spicy, herbal, red berries, strawberries, palate showing the same profile, nutty, spicy, lean, currant, high acidity, medium body and medium straightforward cherry infused finish
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2021 Monte del Frá Bianco di Custoza
Italy, Veneto, Bianco di Custoza
Full on fruity, green pear and apple, leafy freshness, palate nice and fruity, easy, light, granny smith apple, medium body and finish
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2021 Monte del Frá Lugana
Italy, Lombardia / Veneto, Lugana
Full on grassy, lemon, leafy, melon, lime, pear, some reduction, palate smoother, vibrant, medium body and acidity, nice texture, lime, grassy again, medium finish
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2020 Monte del Frá Custoza Superiore Bianco Cá del Magro
Italy, Veneto, Custoza Superiore
Lower intensity, pear, grass, almond, palate light, easy, fresh, medium body and acidity, short to medium finish
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2020 Umani Ronchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Casal di Serra
Italy, Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore
Heady, almond, rustic, earthy, stone fruit, very different, depth and complexity, palate medium to high intensity, harsh texture, medium acidity, needs time, long finish with some co2 spikes
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2020 Grand Bateau Blanc
France, Bordeaux
A lot of reduction, pear, lemon, very fresh, flint, needs time to open up, palate is better, fresh, ripe pear, green apple, mandarin, long finish
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2020 Domaine Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne-Aligoté Les Maréchaux
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté
Light, creamy, ripe fruit, stone fruit, buttery, nutty, salinity, medium acidity, pear, lime, lemon, medium body and finish
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2020 Domaine Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne Blanc Les Femelottes
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
More floral, drier, linear, pear, palate showing intensity, high acidity, grassy, medium body, very fresh, long finish
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2020 Castello di Monsanto Chardonnay Fabrizio Bianchi Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The wine shows broad profile, ripeness of fruit, nutty palate, fresh, vibrant, fishy (?), medium to full body, high acidity, lemony, long finish with some tropical fruit
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2020 Château La Nerthe Côtes du Rhône Les Cassagnes de la Nerthe Blanc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Light, nutty, almond, raw, floral notes, whtie peach, a touch earthy, palate is better, ripe fresh, stone fruit, lime, melon, medium body and finish
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2018 Broglia Timorasso Colli Tortonesi Derthona
Italy, Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi
Nose showing intensity, grassy freshness, pear, rubbery, strange profile, palate showing ripeness, lemon again, green apple, pear, co2 spikes, tight profile, high acidity, med finish
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2020 Broglia Gavi La Meirana
Italy, Piedmont, Gavi
Light, fresh, easy, fragrant, lemon peel, preserved lemon, palate is bigger, riper fruit, melon, nutty, medium body, high acidity, medium finish, rather tight, needs time
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2018 Broglia Gavi Bruno Broglia
Italy, Piedmont, Gavi
The wine shows depth, density, green fruit, pear, bnutty, palate shows airy profile, green fruit, pear, med to high acidity, alcohol heat, med finish
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2010 Broglia Gavi Vecchia Annata Flawed
Italy, Piedmont, Gavi
Heavier notes in nose, 9 years on lees, nutty, flinty, smoky, riper, earthy, palate the same with a touch of cork taint, mustard seeds, medium finish
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