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Red

2016 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

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5/17/2024 - lukeintowine wrote: 95 points

Restaurant purchase, so no real notes.

Inviting nose of blue fruits, blackberry, some bloody/meaty character.
Already showing depth and complexity and above all character.

Looking at the still fruity character and the tannins this wine is still in its adolescence, but damn was it delicious.
After two hours in the decanter the wine showed best but was open from the beginning.
I envy everyone who has this in their cellar, enjoy!

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    5/19/2024 12:18:00 AM - Danke für die Notiz! Ich freue mich, dass sich der Wein so gut präsentiert und er dir gefällt. VG, Nora
Red

2015 Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes

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5/14/2024 - ERU wrote: 93 points

Decanted 11 hours. Needed all of them. The tannins are still rather assertive, but the bottle did offer up pleasure. The nose is classic wet rock Cornas. Palate is a bowl of unripened red and black fruits, minerality, and black olives.

Solid bottle of wine that has tremendous potential. In another handful of years, we could be in a sweet spot.

You know, dear fellow CTers, it occurs to me that we have a decided advantage over the rest of the population. Consider: I am an adequate to enthusiastic parent, a spouse who’s partner still occasionally makes me weak in the knees, a fierce dog lover, and a best friend. Why do I primarily wish to remain as healthy and cognizant as possible? What makes me think, “You go another mile, damnit,” or, “You wanna smoke WHAT?” It is the wine. It is all the aging wine.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    5/14/2024 7:32:00 AM - A great contribution and wisely spoken! Cheers to good health and a long life!
Red

2016 Rudolf Fürst Schlossberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs

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5/7/2024 - calypse Likes this wine: 97 points

Großartig! Leichtfüßig tänzelnd, seidig, nicht laut und trotzdem sehr präsent. Große Komplexität und fantastische Länge! Erstklassig.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    5/8/2024 12:48:00 AM - Vielen Dank für die Notiz, Calypse!
    Das hört sich richtig gut an und macht Lust auf den Wein. Leider habe ich nur eine Flasche bekommen. VG, Nora
White

2021 Dönnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

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4/21/2024 - ohne_musik wrote: 91 points

Ye Olde Rieslings: The tightest of the 3 Dönnhoff GGs. A wall of minerals, with some rainwater flowing through, yuzu aromatics, high acid, and more minerals piled on top for good measure. A bit linear and hard to get a read, although clearly a lot of stuffing. Maybe this will be the greater wine in 15 years, but right now it's the least extroverted. 91++

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/22/2024 10:11:00 PM - Thanks for the note!
    The German Rieslings from the 2021 vintage have a lot of acidity due to the weather. I believe that if they also have enough substance, they will be able to become great after many years.
    Kind regards, Nora
White

2014 Peter Jakob Kühn Mittelheimer St. Nikolaus Riesling Großes Gewächs

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4/20/2024 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 93 points

10 years after Riesling tasting - 2014 (Restaurant Brunnenstube, Beinstein): Glass: Gabriel Universal
Bottle opened ~10h before the tasting. I was flashed from this vintage right after release and had high hopes. Not as exiting as expected, but very good. Clear, medium golden color. Fine, fruity, dense nose. On the palate smoky, salty, precise, deep and dense, with a nice tension and good length. Full peak. 92-93

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/22/2024 12:31:00 AM - Hello NoTrollingerPlease,

    nice line up! Thanks for the notes on the 2014 Rieslings. Does "full peak" for this wine mean you should drink it now?

    Best regards, Nora

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/22/2024 3:08:00 AM - Danke für die Info!
Red

2017 Giacomo Barbero Nebbiolo d'Alba Valtassera

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4/19/2024 - lukeintowine wrote: 85 points

The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, raspberry and cherry. It tastes like strawberry, raspberry and cherry. The body is medium. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/19/2024 11:01:00 PM - Hi Luke, thanks for the note. Unfortunately my English is not good. What does "The legs are slow" mean in relation to wine? Best regards, Nora

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/20/2024 2:37:00 AM - Danke für die Erläuterung!
White

2012 Wittmann Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs

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11/6/2016 - kfinsrud wrote: 91 points

Dobbeltdekantert og servert 2 t senere. Lett gylden farge. Tropisk nese med mineralsk preg. Etter hvert den gjenkjennelige tutti-frutti tyggegummien som produsenten har. Preg av sitrusfrukter også, som bidrar til en livlig og syrlig aroma. Fruktig munnfølelse også, mye hvit og ren frukt i finish. Lang. Bra konsentrasjon og dybde. Holder seg godt også på dag 2.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/11/2024 2:44:00 AM - Hello kfinsrud,

    Is the stated tasting date 11/6/2016 correct? Best regards, Nora

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/11/2024 10:14:00 AM - Thanks for the information, kfinsrud! Best regards, Nora
White

2023 Dr. Hermann Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben

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3/8/2024 - guenter Likes this wine: 93 points

Tasting the new vintage at the winery.
Both "Alte Reben" offering deeper complexity while remaining clearly racy Kabinetts. As all wines of this vintage of Dr. Hermann the different vineyards are quite easy to determine, i.e. perfect terroir-translation. Next to the Würzgarten Kabi Alte Reben the Treppchen is second, better is the enemy of good.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/8/2024 10:49:00 PM - Hello Günter, thank you very much for your interesting notes on the 2023 vintage wines from Dr. Hermann!
    Were these still barrel samples or has the wine already been bottled? I'm asking because the wines are not yet available in the store.
    Best regards, Nora123

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    4/9/2024 11:18:00 PM - Vielen Dank, Günter!
Red

2012 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas La Geynale

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3/14/2024 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 points

Drank next to 2012 Voge Vieilles Fontaines. Quite a bit more rustic in comparison with lots of smoky notes on the nose, cured meat, dark fruit. On the palate good fruit and acidity, not totally harmonious and a little angular with somewhat harsh and - towards the end - drying tannins. 90-92

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    3/18/2024 10:41:00 AM - Thank you for the interesting note! In my opinion, your description of the wine is very fitting. That's how I felt about it a few months ago.
White

1999 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune

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3/16/2024 - Rieslingfan wrote: NR

Back in January 2024 I opened the bottle of 1999 Clos Ste. Hune that I had bought on release and cellared with care for 20+ years. It was completely oxidized. Yes 20 years is a long time, but Clos Ste. Hune is capable of extremely long aging. Anne Trimbach reached out to me and offered to replace the bottle. We had a pleasant back and forth regarding the potential causes of poor showings of late-1990s Trimbach wines, and we agreed that lack of care by the importer or distributor could have been a contributing factor. My few bottles of 1998 Trimbach, purchased in France, have to date been perfect.

In mid-February the replacement arrived, triple boxed and swaddled in bubble wrap. I put it in the cellar for a few weeks of rest, until an obvious opportunity to open it arrived with a dinner alongside long and new friends at southern New Jersey restaurant Two Fish. The wine did not disappoint.

Not surprisingly for a middling vintage, this Hune is mature, but the bottles showed zero traces of oxidation, and floated alongside the excellent food, lifting the heavier courses, and singing harmony to the lighter ones. Seashell, lemon zest, and a compelling smoky note, more harmonious than could be termed petrol, infused the aromatics, and echoed on the palate, lingering longer than I had the patience to calculate. The next sip called, and there were also other wines.

The cause of the premature oxidation in the prior bottle is hard to know, but Anne’s effort to show the true quality of 1999 Clos Ste. Hune certainly paid off.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    3/17/2024 11:45:00 PM - Many thanks, Rieslingfan, for the interesting report!

    I drank the wine about a year ago. This bottle was extremely fresh and young and I thought that you could give yourself a few more years for the next bottle.

    Do you recommend drinking it now?

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    3/18/2024 10:34:00 AM - Thank you very much, Rieslingfan! Very good answer. :)
Red

2021 Pierre Gonon St. Joseph

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1/25/2024 - Nora123 Likes this wine: 93 points

Very fine, medium-intense nose with red fruits (cherry, some blackberry), black olives, black pepper and menthol. At the end a fine smell of hung meat. Very nice!

Very elegant, light on the palate. There are bright, red fruits (sour cherry, raspberries). There are also olives, peppery notes and game meat on the palate. The acidity is fresh, yet blends in harmoniously. The tannins are ample and fine.

The wine of vintage 21 differs from vintage 15 less in its aroma than in its structure. 15 was dense, multi-layered and powerful, whereas 21 is light and delicate. I assume that the wine of vintage 21 is more predestined for earlier consumption. I liked the wine very much and the only 12.5% alcohol was very pleasant.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    3/8/2024 5:17:00 AM - Danke, Tintenbach! Ja, die St. Josephs von Gonon sind gut, aber leider sehr schwer in Deutschland zu bekommen.
    Grüße nach Bremen, Nora
White - Sparkling

2019 Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

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2/18/2024 - lukeintowine wrote: 93 points

Grande Champagne: Fine texture in the mouth with a full body.
Toast and brioche notes, noticeable wood, yet mineral and focused, no noticeable residual sweetness.
There is a VA note that I find pretty off-putting at the moment, but the other drinkers did not seem to care as much as I did.
Maybe this can go away with aging. Hence, may range for the rating.

Very good - outstanding (and can perhaps still improve). 92-95

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    3/1/2024 3:10:00 AM - Many thanks for the note! May I politely ask what you mean by VA note?
    Best regards, Nora123

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    3/1/2024 5:24:00 AM - Thank you for the explanation and the link! I didn't notice any volatile acidity or anything similar either. I only found the wood to be very present.
    I believe that the wine is worth tasting again in a few years' time.
White

2014 Peter Jakob Kühn Oestricher Doosberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

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2/14/2024 - lukeintowine wrote: 94 points

Brought to a Thai Restaurant by a friend.

Outstanding wine! Ripe, concentrated yellow fruit, yet very balanced. Quite full-bodied for a Riesling.
After having the wine with food, I could sense some wood on the palate, anyway if there is wood it is perfectly integrated.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    2/14/2024 9:17:00 AM - Vielen Dank für die Notiz! Es freut mich, dass sich der Wein zur Zeit so gut präsentiert. Dann werde ich demnächst da mal rangehen.
    Herzliche Grüße nach Berlin, Nora
Red

2015 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie

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2/5/2024 - barryjkeller@gmail.com Likes this wine: NR

Loved this. however still so young.Wonderful velvety texture and very fine tannins and gorgeous red fruit. deceptively big.
Only complaint was it had a strong nose of reduction maybe, possibly even ever so slightly corked ?

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    2/5/2024 11:45:00 PM - Many thanks for the note!
    I've already had a few faulty bottles of the wine from vintages 14 and 15. Maybe they had a problem with the cork in those vintages?

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    2/7/2024 10:39:00 AM - Thank you for your feedback. What a pity for this beautiful wine!
Red

2019 Ziereisen Schulen

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11/24/2023 - fhayek Does not like this wine: 85 points

Decent but not more.
Mid weight; rather dark colour.
Good balance.
But the thing is, this is a simple, unexciting Pinot Noir that needs food since it has nothing to make it worthwhile on its own: it's just raw and has little structure.
Insofar shamelessly overpriced at 22 EUR.
This is a "let's have some generic red wine to go with the goulash"-type of wine which should never cost most than 10-12 EUR.
Friedrich Becker's base Pinot Noir for 14 EUR is several classes better and his Schweigen, in the same price category as this Schulen, wipes the floor with the latter.
Not happy with this.

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    11/24/2023 10:44:00 PM - Hello fhayek,
    unfortunately I have had the same experience.
    I had made a note of it: Cherry-fruity on the nose with an unpleasant medicinal, pungent note; on the palate there is some spice with a medium body, an overly obvious acidity and very pithy, still strongly astringent tannins. Tiresome to drink. A great pity.
Red

2011 Elio Altare Langhe Arborina

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8/29/2023 - Papies wrote: 92 points

Followed in the wake of the most beautiful 2016 Dalamara VV ( Papies 95) which was not an easy one for this otherwise beautiful wine. We believe this has 10% Barbera in the blend. Rich, modern but well modern. We managed and assimilated oak, soft tar edge, spice, touch floral, sweet fruit. Modern for sure but at this stage has a beauty to it and for sure with a lot of life ahead. 92-93

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    8/31/2023 11:33:00 PM - Thank you very much for the tasting note!
    I drank the wine 2 months ago and also found it as good as you, but still clearly too young. I had made a note to open the next bottle in 5 years.
    May I politely ask, where did you get the information that the wine contains 10% Barbera? According to my information it is a pure Nebbiolo.
Rosé

2009 R. López de Heredia Rioja Rosado Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia

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7/27/2023 - Gannet2013 Likes this wine: NR

Fascinating wine and definitely one to try. Pushing it, value wise, but if you are a fan of LdH whites you have to try this at least once. Needs food. Oxidative notes, dried red fruits, long finish. Lovely

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    7/27/2023 10:24:00 AM - Thanks for the note! What food would you recommend with this wine?

  • Comment posted by Nora123:

    7/29/2023 10:55:00 PM - Thank you for your input and suggestions, Decanting Queen!

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