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White

2021 Trockene Schmitts Randersackerer Sonnenstuhl Rieslaner Alte Reben Spätlese Trocken

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5/7/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Pale golden color; fruity, sweet nose singing even though the wine is completely dry. Dried pear interwoven with balancing acidity.
On the palate completely dry , a good mouthful, svelte, well balanced, medium long finish. svelte.
Good wine with aging potential.

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Red

2010 Bodegas Lecea Gran Reserva

 Rioja Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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5/5/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Tasted with Thomas Verhaest his wife Annelies and Bea.
Had a touch of cork at first which later dissipated.
The wine disappointed: It was far less complex than I had expected; never really opened up. Maybe we should have decanted it and let it breathe for a couple of hours.As it was, we dispatched it within the hour of opening it....
Try again in a more leisurely fashion....

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White

2020 Ossian Quintaluna

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5/5/2024 - Bandreas Does not like this wine: NR

!4 Ct. golden color; faint lemongrass on the nose. On the palate light and rather thin with acidic touch.
No complexity or depth.. Disappointing for the price.
At best for quaffing at the beach....

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Red

2022 Finca La Melonera La Encina del Inglés Tinto

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5/4/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Tasted at La Fuente de la Higuera near Ronda/ Spain.
Pleasant, fruity and smooth accompaniment to the meal; not a complicated wine, more in the way of a vin de Pays.

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Red

2021 Luce della Vite Lucente

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5/4/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Tasted at Casa Tua in Marbella: Very dark and purple color, subtle nose of cherries and maybe some brambles, well integrated tannins. Some pepper on the palate.Good finish; wine is well balanced and has a good, harmonious finish.
At this stage probably 5 years too young. Basically agree with the review of vvWine.

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White

2022 Erste Markgräfler Winzergen. Schliengen-Müllheim Mauchener Sonnenstück Weissburgunder Trocken >>Edition Hieber<<

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4/10/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Pleasant smell and taste; still young. good balance between acidity and mouthfeel.
Went well with dinner.

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Red

2014 Zweifel Quartett Reserve Zweifel Wettingen

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4/9/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Ein angenehmer, säure- und gerbstoffbetonter Landwein. Gut zu trinken. Hat sich gut gehalten.

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White

2015 Weinhaus Siegbert Bimmerle Weissburgunder Kabinett trocken

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4/8/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

18Karat Altgoldene färbe, Rundes, gefälliges bouquet, weich mit einem Hauch von Säure/firne.
Auf dem Gaumen gereift, vollmundig, rund, Abgang mit einem Hauch von Säure; v
Insgesamt hat er sich sehr gut gehalten..Passt gut zum weissen Spargel mit frischen Kartoffeln.

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Red

2016 Bodegas La Catedral Rioja Marqués de Rivallana Reserva

 Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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4/4/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

The wine tasted was a Gran Reserva: Dark red color, typical rioja smell of black fruit, a bit of barnyard and sweaty socks. Quite round and harmonious.
On the palate smooth with tannins well subdued and in the background. Quite round and mellow.
Surprisingly good.
Wine was bought at Aldi Spain. Very good PRQ.

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White

2018 Domaine Chanton Lafnetscha

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4/1/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

A dramatically changed, and improved, wine from the one tasted in January 2022 with Anne Stoltenberg.
Now reminiscent of an well matured "Fasswein" of the Markgraeflerland: Enough acidity to keep the wine interesting and adding to a medium long finish. Mineral, and a bit reticent; none of the exuberance of a young Riesling. Very good mouthfeel and went very well with the shark cotelettes we ate alongside.

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White

2018 Domaine Chanton Humagne Blanche

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3/31/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

18 ct. golden color; reticent bouquet and taste: A whiff of white pepper and nuts, also a bit sweet on the nose, probably from extract; on the palate quite round, pebbles in the mouth; not overly long, but on the whole: Good mouthfeel.
Went well with the scampis we had for appetizers in our extended Easter lunch/ dinner.

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Red

2021 Cortijo Los Aguilares Sierras de Málaga Tadeo de los Aguilares

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3/24/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Tasted at restaurant "Back" in Marbella alongside their tasting menu.
Color almost as black as Egypt's Night. surprisingly smooth and suave. Good mouthfeel without lots of complexity.
I would have expected this wine, made of the Petit Verdot grape, to be more ro be more tannic and rustic.

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White

2021 Raul Pérez Bierzo Ultreia La Claudina

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3/24/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Tasted at restaurant Back in Marbella: Surprisingly pleasing, with good minerality and balance. Went well with the first part of the tasting menu we had and
None of the "funny", for me unpleasant by-taste I have come to associate with this grape variety.
Will be more open to buying Godello wines in the future.

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White

2021 Trockene Schmitts Randersackerer Pfülben Weissburgunder Spätlese trocken

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3/12/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Really good wine, fine body and everything in perfect balance. More full-bodied than the Silvaner of the same year we had afterwards , and a bit less refined.
A pleasure to drink, nonetheless.

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White

2021 Trockene Schmitts Randersackerer Sonnenstuhl Silvaner Alte Reben Spätlese Trocken

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3/12/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

This is a really fine wine; probably the best Silvaner I had from this producer:
Pale Golden color; filigree and mineral bouquet, a bit of cowslip, perfect interplay between acidity and minerality.
Svelte body but steely backbone. On the palate exquisite and refined . A great mouthful of wine!
Really good!

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White - Sparkling

2016 W. Donaldson Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs

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3/11/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

well developed, quite smooth and round. Pleasant to drink but lacking complexity.

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Red

2016 Bergström Pinot Noir Silice

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3/11/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Tasted with my sisters and Juergen at the "inauguration" of our new apartment in Zurich:
Dark color, full body and good mouthfeel; substantiated well balanced.l with long aftertaste. Drinking well. Juergen liked it a lot.

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White

2022 Casa D'Ambra Leninfe

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2/20/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Tasted at Daniele's 80th birthday dinner party.
Golden yellow color; wine was a touch too sweet to go with the Ravioli and squid appetizers served alongside

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Red

2017 Antica Corte Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

 Corvina Blend, Corvina more
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2/20/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Tasted at Daniele de Lucca's dinner party for his 80th birthday. Bottles were gifted by his friend Nicki..
Dark color, surprisingly soft and suave, no alcoholic heat like many of the Amarones recently tasted. Went well with the ribeye steak served alongside.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2014 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes

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2/14/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Tasted with the Cahill's in restaurant Opal DC as part of our goodbye dinner:
This wine was quite attractive even though it was served in the wrong glass: Some almond and Turkish delight, apricot. quite intensive. On the palate it had good acidity/sugar balance; finished slightly bitter.
A good finish to a nice dinner with good friends!

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Red

2000 Château Pavie

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2/14/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Bottle from Jim Cahill; tasted as part of our good-bye dinner at restaurant Opal DC.
Very dark color, barely any fading or bricking
Quite tannic and a bit short to start. Some lovage on the nose. As it opened up a bit I found it to be better than the Ornellaia tasted alongside; might have profited from more exposure to air. Overall there still was too much New World winemaking/ trying to please Robert Parker at play; a common fad from the nineties until mid twenty teens of this century.

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White - Sparkling

2006 Dom Pérignon Champagne

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2/14/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Tasted with Cahill's during our good-bye dinner. bottle came from Jim Cahill...
This one was glorious, dark golden color, smoothly creamy with brioche on the nose. Wonderfully settled and complex.
A delight. The WOTN for me.
It showed how older champagnes can develop into absolute marvels; a pity that most are gulped down way too young.

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Red

2006 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

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2/13/2024 - Bandreas Does not like this wine: NR

Gift from Marco Brunello; opened for the tasting with Cahill's in the restaurant Opal DC...
Dark garnet nose, dense in the center.
On the nose some black fruit and a touch of camphor and sweet carob.
On the palate it is short and raspy with all the tannins.
I hope it opens up and develops for the tasting in 1 1/2 hours....Will report on it later.
Unfortunately id did not really open up and blossom but remained woody and dull. For my taste too much modern/New World winemaking at play and
I am afraid that Tim Heaton was right in his tasting note of 02/02/24.
Overall I am finding that - for me - the "Super Tuscans" , apart from early Tignanello, very rarely deliver on the promises made in their marketing hype.
For me, another case of "emperor's new clothes"
Sorry, Gospodin Rote Kapelle!

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Red

2019 Casa Ferreirinha Douro Vinha Grande

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2/5/2024 - Bandreas Likes this wine: NR

Tasted at restaurant La Rioja, Denver:
Dark red color, not much bouquet ; on the palate rather uniform; not complex but pleasing.. Finishes completely dry with a note of dusty tannins but is not tannic. Robust, but not coarse...
This is the way I remember most Portuguese red wines to be like.
Went well with the food

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White - Fortified

NV Henri Giraud Ratafia de Champagne Solera 90-16

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2/1/2024 - Bandreas wrote: NR

Tasted at the Grove restaurant in Auckland; the wine was the last one of the wine accompaniment to the 8-course tasting menu.
Another first: Never had a Ratafia, nor one from the champagne region.
The wine was fortified with Marc de Champagne. It had a pinkish/ mahogany hue in the glass. Came across as a bit "clumsy", unbalanced and alcoholic.
May improve and tone down with increasing age, but I am not sure and neither am I about wanting to repeat the experiment of drinking a Ratafia.

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