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Red

2014 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Finca Altamira

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5/5/2024 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 94 points

Textbook spicy Argentinian Malbec from altitude. Developed fruit and floral character (dried flowers, redcurrant, black fruits) and lots of spices. Oak notes fully integrated and developed in smoky, chocolate / cocoa like character and some nuttiness. Amazing texture, tannins are still really there (but in a nice way).

Probably at its peak now, although it could even get more complex when a broader range of tertiary notes are developed. Will hold its peak for probably 4-5 years and be drinkable for even longer - conservatively estimated.

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White

2016 Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

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12/25/2022 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 94 points

This wine is really starting to get to a nice place! Already ready to drink, however, still some years away from its peak.
It clearly lives up to the expectations and I agree with Allen Meadows that this is a 94 point wine and its peak might start at 2026.

The wine is incredibly concentrated with a fine spine of acidity - it does not seem heavy at all, just pure elegance! In that sense it is a textbook Meursault Perrières. However, it should be noted, that is clearly shows the style of the vintage, as mineral flavours are in the background (at least at the moment). Otherwise this is a perfect Burgundy...white and yellow orchard aromas with layers and layers of complexity that still require some time to unpack; perfectly integrated oak flavours which are also very complex and just need some time to integrate even more and a touch of sweetness that hints at a future where this might somewhat smell and taste like an old Chablis (with oak) with ripe developed fruit, honey, spices, almonds, nuts and hay in the future.

I absolutely love Meursault Perrières, since it is my favourite vineyards of the Côte de Beaune and if you don't mind a fruitier style, this is an amazing wine for you! And I suppose, the older it gets, the style of the vintage will show less and less and this will get much more "terroir-driven" and even better.

An excellent wine from an excellent domaine!

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White

2015 Henri Boillot Saint-Aubin Blanc

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12/25/2019 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 89 points

Smoky, spicy open nose with lots of sweet vanilla, caramel and nuts notes. The fruit has already developed a bit into very ripe stone fruit, orange marmelade and some tropical touches mixed in. Creamy mouth feel and quite buttery on the palate with a prominent sense of salinity, minerality and wet stones. This one is truly a beauty and a great wine that can be enjoyed over the next 4-5 years with pleasure. Very much in harmony and a wine of nice fruit ripeness and concentration. Very good Villages!

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White - Sparkling

2012 Weingut Max Müller I. Riesling Brut

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5/9/2018 - hermesbach32 Does not like this wine: 50 points

This was just straight up awful...we did not drink it, but poured it down the kitchen sink. Very bad quality!!

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Red

2015 Bernhard Huber Wildenstein Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 95 points

Wow! This is Germany's best Pinot Noir at the Moment!
When you wonder why Huber is so celebrated - taste this!
It definitely has - no doubt - Grand Cru Quality in Terms of concentration, structure and Balance
This wine checks all boxes and will develop in an amazing wine, although this one is definitely for the Long haul
Do not touch this for 10 years at least

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Red

2015 Bernhard Huber Sommerhalde Spätburgunder

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 91 points

This wine was my favourite of Huber's Pinot Noirs!
Such a nice elegance and perfumed flavour structure
But it will Need time to develop
Very Long...really looking Forward to tasting this 5-6 years from now

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Red

2015 Bernhard Huber Hecklinger Schlossberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 93 points

This is one of Huber's best wines year after year
I really like the nice fruit flavours and the spiciness it Shows
Tannin structure seems to be great, so this could age gracefully

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Red

2015 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Bienenberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 wrote: 91 points

More concentration and depth than the village bottling
A bit too much oak this year, so this will not be a classic Pinot Noir, but this will develop into a great wine
But I will Need some time for that

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Red

2015 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Spätburgunder

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 88 points

His "village" bottling
Here, he already Shows his qualities as a winemaker
The wine is quite simple, but Shows great Balance and flavour structure
This is how a light Pinot Noir wine should taste
VGV

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Red

2015 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 90 points

Better than the vintage before
Ripe, slightly cooked red fruit, very powerful and concentrated
Shows a great acidity, which gives the wine a nice Balance
This is classical "old style" Priorat, wines grow on slate which gives the wine an even "warmer" flavour Profile than others from Priorat have

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White

2008 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 92 points

Great concentration, Balance and acidity
This is a master class example of how good Alsace Riesling can be, although it does not Show everything of that yet

92+
This is a bottle for the Long haul!

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White - Off-dry

2011 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 90 points

Full of spicy, well-nouanced flavours and a master example of elegance
As with many Loosen wines, concentration and tightness of flavour structure is not that great, but this is a classic Würzgarten Spätlese from a warm and very good vintage

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Red

1990 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Does not like this wine: 87 points

The American style of Brunello, not typical at all, but an okay wine, which is near aromatic death right now
Fruit is gone, Tannin quite raw, this is not a Brunello a Brunello Lover will like
Mediocre

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Red

2005 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 92 points

This vintage delivers a huge Punch, very powerful compared to other Rioja Alta bottlings
Nice Balance and acidity, great Tannin structure, but this Need further development...drink in 5-15 years

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White

2015 Henri Boillot Meursault

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 89 points

Great concentration for a village wine, the oak influence still seems to be unpolished and on the smoky, not that delicate side
Very ripe fruits, but this wine Shows a great Balance
Maybe not a village botteling which will hold up for ages, but should be at its best at the age of 5-8 years

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White

2007 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Chardonnay "R"

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 wrote: 89 points

Californian style of Chardonnay, very okay, Biskuit flavours, fruit is really lacking here
Although the Balance is there, this is lacking class and elegance

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White

2007 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Riesling Großes Gewächs

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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 91 points

Medium golden color, beautifully developed nose of ripe stone fruit and a "warm" spiciness; on the palate a bit flabby, lacking acidity, very long, just a bit out of balance

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Red

2008 Elio Altare Barolo

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4/2/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 92 points

Big, typical Barolo with some oak flavours which are integrated in a very subtle way. On the nose the wine smells like plums, baken or dried dark fruits, blackberries, flowers (violets e.g.) and a lot of spicy, earthy notes with an iron/salt character. Moreover, secondary notes of oak treatment, coffee, chocolate, coal, smoke, vanilla - and teritiary aromas of cinnamon, tar.

Very intense, very complex, very long and such a nice balance - really a wine without a weakness, although it might stand behind the greatness of iconic Barolos like Monprivato and very good Cannubis.

The terroir of La Morra shows in the high acidity of the wine, added by the relatively cold year, which gives the wine a freshness although it is full-bodied and the tannin is (as usual with Barolo) massive.

Entering his peak right now, should last at this level for at least 7-8 years...becoming more tertiary along the way of course.

This is really my style of red wine...I enjoyed every bit of this bottle.
And compared to wines at this quality level from other regions, I consider this wine as good value (GV).

92/100 (on a conservative scale, like Allen Meadows's point scale)

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White - Off-dry

2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese

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12/29/2017 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 93 points

Classic Prüm!
A very warm and sweet vintage, this has great concentration, but at least my bottle seemed to lack a bit of acidity. Bought it from a questionable source.
Needs time to integrate the sweetness fully, at least 5 to 8 years, if not more. This should age very well!

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White

2015 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Weissburgunder vom Lößlehm

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12/24/2017 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 88 points

Very ripe Pinot Blanc, but with a nice, fresh backbone of acidity
Stone fruit, tropical fruit and very good length

This wine really well shows its terroir! A great Rebholz wine

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Red

1998 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890

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12/23/2017 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 97 points

Colour:
clear, medium garnet red with brown notes on the rim,
mirroring

Nose:
Clear,
Pronounced intensity,
Primary, secondary and tertiary notes

PRIMARY
Floral notes (Violets, a summer meadow of herbs)
Red fruit (Sour cherry, raspberry, morellos)
Dark fruit (Cassis, dark cherry, blackberry, blueberry, elder)
Baked / cooked / dried fruit (baked dark plum, cherry liqueur)
Herbs (Cassis leaves, paprika, pepperoni, parsley, rosemary, oregano)
Spices (Clove, juniper, anise)

SECONDARY
Oak notes (Vanilla, smoke, cacao, coffee, coco nut, toast, chocolate, cedar wood)

TERTIARY
Oxidative notes & fruit development & bottle ripeness:
Nuts (hazel nut), caramel, marzipan, brown rock candy, dried red currant, dried raspberry, cinnamon, tar, tobacco, meaty notes

Develops from time to time when opening the bottle (we poured the bottle over 3-4 hours and it constantly changed, especially at the beginning)

Taste:
Dry,
Medium (+) acidity,
Medium (+) tannin, very tight and ripe, very very fine on the tongue,
Medium alcohol,
Medium (+) body,
Pronounced intensity,
Primary, secondary and tertiary notes (comparable to the notes on the nose)
Length: long, fruity and spicy aftertaste

Fruit and acidity are still dominating

Overall:
Quality: extraordinary
Ripeness: ripe enough to be poured now, but high cellaring potential

97/100 points
2016-2038 (Drinking window)

A Rioja monument!
Truly one of the best wines of Spain and an extraordinary expression of the Tempranillo grape!
This is one of the best wines that I had. Very special, but if you like Rioja, you will LOVE this wine. This one is as good as Rioja gets. No mistake, no weakness, and the margin between this and a 100 point wine is small.

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White

2014 Weingut Keller Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs

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12/8/2017 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 93 points

Still very restrained, especially on the nose, but coming with power, layers and layers of flavours and fresh fruit and a piercing acidity. This wine perfectly shows its terroir and drinks already very well today. Green, yellow and red apple combined with citrus fruit (lime, citrus, orange, blood orange) really have a nice expression, combined with powerful minerality and the classic "Keller" caramel flavour.
After some time opening up and showing really high intensity, truly amazing length (goes on for over one minute), lovely texture, simply a Riesling without any weaknesses and a great personality and lots of potential left, which should reveal itself over the next years.
Highly recommended!!

Should reach its peak in another 6-7 years.

Points: 93
Drinking: 2020-2035

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White

2016 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Riesling Trocken

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7/29/2017 - hermesbach32 wrote: NR

Sommerwiese, Blüten, reife Frucht, schöne Intensität und Konzentration

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White - Off-dry

2016 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese

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7/29/2017 - hermesbach32 wrote: NR

Mineralisch, würzig, gelbfruchtig, etwas mehr Intensität wäre schön, langer Abgang, gutes Potential

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White

2016 Dönnhoff Roxheimer Höllenpfad Riesling Trocken

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8/15/2017 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 92 points

This wine now really begins to show its potential. Very elegant, lean Riesling style, but there is so much fruit and the complexity of the flavours is just remarkable.
Besides, this wine has a truly individual character, really special flavours and long finnish
Another very good Dönnhoff wine of his remarkable 2016 vintage!

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