4/24/2024 - Paul852 Likes this wine:

My first 100% pinot blanc champagne. There's no information on the bottle except "Brut", and none on the producer website except that malolactic fermentation is completed.

The wine benefits from a little air and not being too cold. The colour is a pale straw yellow; the nose has white flowers (camomile?) and herbal notes and a crisp edge. The palate follows and has quite some complexity, particularly as the wine warms. There's citrus tending towards sweet grapefruit, a creamy note, herbs (fennel?), but also some saline minerality. The overall mouthfeel is quite rich and rounded; I'm guessing a dosage of maybe 8-10g/l, but it avoids being cloying.

Overall this is a rather interesting wine. Rather different from other champagnes, and more akin to good still pinot blancs that I have tried. When quite cold it works as an aperitif; a little warmer with some seafood.

At the ~US$35 that I paid this is an interesting bottle and will be an occasional repeat buy for me, although I wish there were more information available regarding the wine.

4/19/2024 - quaglia Likes this wine:

Grande annata, per me la migliore.
Grande profondità grazie alle note terziarie che rendono naso e bocca appagate.
Intensissimo frutto al naso, ingentilito dalle note di resina e caffè.
In bocca è ricco, voluminoso, ma equilibrato.

4/24/2024 - burg_gram_Jason Does not like this wine:

Mott’s apple juice nose, fine bubbles, palate was nicely balanced betw fruit and well judged acidity; but that unripe green in the back note telltale sign of mediocre bunches not sorted out. a bottle off of wine list, drank half glass and shared the rest with the FH in case they might find more pleasure in it— not all are sensitive to the unripe element. People were happy to glug it so I’m sure it’s fine. Just reinforced my view Paul Bara wines are quite pedestrian.

4/24/2024 - nobluda Likes this wine:

강렬한 검붉은 과실향. 익은 과일 풍미 속에 풍성하고 신선한 과실향이 함께 올라오는 것이 인상적이다. 예상보다 검은 과실미도 상당하다. 입안에선 우선 치고 올라오는 산도가 도드라지지만 결코 '신맛'나는 가메는 아니다. 오히려 실키한 균형감이 과실미를 돋보이게 해준다. 여러모로 파워풀하고 진한 가메이지만 섬세함을 읽은 묵직함은 아니다. 다만 하루 지니고 다시 시음했을 때 너무 빨리 균형이 무너지는 모습이 좀 당황스러웠다. 남아 있는 플루리도 시음해보고 판단해 보련다.

4/19/2024 - quaglia wrote:

Frutta in confettura e note speziate, insieme alla caratteristica impronta balsamica.
Vino dal gran equilibrio e complessità. La notevole freschezza promette altri anni di gloria.

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

This wine is already in a bottle bingo state. The last two I opened in 20 and 22 were past peak and not enjoyable. This bottle was the phoenix from the ashes.
It still had primary notes, which were well integrated with the aging notes. Everything not overly complex, but really enjoyable.

4/24/2024 - djhammond Likes this wine:

Drank in a restaurant, as you would expect given the producer, this was first rate. Everything was well balanced, and with a perfect Chablis crispness.

4/24/2024 - deagle88 Likes this wine:

내츄럴특유의 쿰쿰함은 거의 느껴지지 않음. 레드베리류의 밝은향과 삼나무, 카시스, 오크통의 조화가 매우좋다. 그리고 매우 팔렛에서 부드럽다. 약간 타닌은 조이는편.

4/24/2024 - P. Bachorz Likes this wine:

Limette, grüner Apfel, Mineralik, mittlerer Abgang

4/24/2024 - Blacksmith450 wrote:

Il a encore besoin de temps pour se détendre mais quel beau potentiel. L’air l’améliore grandement. Le fruit était en retrait au début mais là ça commence à être réellement agréable. Finale encore sévère Un 3-4 ans de cave et il sera pleinement accessible. Très bien+

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Exciting Silvaner with on-spot phenolic

4/24/2024 - P. Bachorz Likes this wine:

Toller Sauvignon Blanc
Funk-Musik im Glas
Fantastische Aromen Komplexität

4/22/2024 - sirthud Likes this wine:

4/24/2024 - P. Bachorz Likes this wine:

Limette, Grapefruit, Ananas, grünem Apfel, Birne
Langer Abgang

4/24/2024 - fmginc wrote:

soft notes

4/24/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

Not had a Bartolo Mascarello for ages & their Barolo prices are too high nowadays, first time trying their Langhe, medium red, lovely nose of mainly red fruits, really good in the mouth with complexity & elegance

4/24/2024 - YCITOAIYL wrote:

BEEDING : 50분
COLOR : 루비색
NOSE : (병) 오크향, 바닐라향, 감초향, 정향
향이 강하지 않음

(잔) 가죽향, 젖은 낙엽향, 동물성 가죽향
감칠맛향, 제비꽃향
흙향, 체리향, 붉은 과실향





FALLET : 부드럽다
입안 가득 묵직함
탄닌 완전 많고 부드럽다
상큼하고 가볍다
미디엄 하이 바디
감칠맛
당도 산도 밸런스 좋다
맛있다!
네비올로의 좋은 특징 바로 난다
끝맛이 약간 쓴맛이 난다




* 감칠맛 있고 맛있다
라이트 하지만 바디감 좋고 무게감 좋다
아주 조금 알콜 튄다
뒤로 갈수록 떫은 맛이 강해진다


점수 : 92점
재구매 의사 : 없음

4/24/2024 - slabslovin wrote:

Very unique and refreshing to taste a wine so different from most.
Listan Negro grape.
Peppery, stony, fruit coming out later.
High quality. Balanced. Medium finish.

4/24/2024 - Booth_80 wrote:

powerful nose : plum, crushed bluberries, mulberries, sage, touch of clove white pepper + cocao
palate: sour cherry, tart mulberry, some cedar back of palate... not as lifted as compared to the nose
fruity
medium- finish, dusty tannins, high acidity
Ok. QPR fair. 88-90

4/24/2024 - Avid Wino wrote:

Gorgeous. Vanilla, lime, touch of peach, honeysuckle, smidge of grassiness. I’ve justifiably rated many whites far higher than this, but can’t remember the last white I thought was this hedonistically delicious. Some reds have been but can’t remember any whites. Enough length.

4/22/2024 - Raage Likes this wine:

Rubis clair, brillant, très jolie teinte délicate tirant sur la framboise.
Nez net, assez élégant, sur la cerise, un rien confite, un rien amarena qui m'évoque tout de suite l'italie (mais pas forcément la Silcile!), épices douces, un rien floral.
Bouche a l'attaque svelte, assez fine, qui resserre ensuite, sur la jeunesse, sur la tension. Le vin hésite entre finesse et puissance, il oscille.
Finale un peu herbacée (ronce, végétale), qq amers (de jeunesse), une minéralité singulière (qui resserre les papilles), tout cela qui ne demande qu'à s'harmoniser dans la promesse de finesse.
90+

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,8/5,0.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,7/5,0.

4/23/2024 - drrobvino wrote:

This is my first of 6 bottles, grabbed this from Garagiste at $17 USD.
This is just what I was looking for...tart citrus, salinity, focused, cleansing on the palate, with great acidity.
I will lean toward great QPR wines like this, as my adoration for Chablis has been hampered by consistently rising prices over the past 15+ years.
Drink this lovely Albarino over the next few years to retain freshness and cut.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,9/5,0.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,8/5,0.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,9/5,0.

4/24/2024 - joraesque wrote:

87-88

4/24/2024 - maislos Does not like this wine:

Too sweet

4/24/2024 - cgif wrote:

Tough one. The wine itself is really well made and not one of the mass produced supermarket primitivos. It still lacks freshness and elegance plus the alcohol is killing everything. After having tried this one, I come to the conclusion that it must be impossible to produce a dry and pleasant primitivo in current climate conditions.

4/24/2024 - maislos Does not like this wine:

Too oaky

4/24/2024 - bbq_grandcru wrote:

Very interesting/unusual wine. Browning robe due to some skin contact the producer was doing selectively between 2010-2019 we are told. Light body. Smooth profile. Nice balance. Dark floating sediment in glass. Better tasting than it looks.

4/24/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

13% alcohol. CS 55%, M 40%, CF and PV 5%. Longish cork, but the texture is pretty loose. Decanted 90 mn ahead. Deep colour with no sign of ageing.
The nose has great harmony with fruity aromas mixed with tobacco leaf and a faint hint of vanilla. The mouth is half a step behind at this stage, as it is quite tight, but it shows vivid fruit and superb acidity before the unresolved tannins kick in.
Pretty good as it is for those who can tolerate a good bit of structure, but will undoubtedly harmonise in the next 5 to 10 years.
It is an awful pity that this chateau has now been subsumed into Lillyan-Ladouys, as I always felt that Clauzet was the more authentically St Estèphe on the two properties.

4/24/2024 - CloserIam2Wine wrote:

PNP - Paired wonderfully with venison steaks and blueberry sauce. Blue fruits and slightly gamey on the nose (the wine, not the dish) took a little bit to coax out of the glass. An hour decant would've been the move here. Palate was fuller, fruitier and more approachable than the Bonnivieres. Not much complexity yet but a pleasurable drink now with potential. Will be interesting to see how these two develop over the next 5+years.

4/24/2024 - RMulc Likes this wine:

Consistently good. Drinking well now and will last a few more years.

3/1/2024 - vinkeger wrote:

Rød i frukten, nokså lys, med et slør av krydder.

Konsentert i munn med flott syrefriskhet. God balanse.

Men havner i skyggen av '17 Cathiard Murgers. Er bare ikke i nærheten av å ha den samme personligheten.

3/1/2024 - vinkeger wrote:

Blodkork.

4/24/2024 - Franken Berry Likes this wine:

PHILLY CT GATHERING-DR CRANE NIGHT
I haven’t had many single varietal Petit Verdot, but I have to imagine this is one of the best representations coming from Napa. It certainly held its own against the cab savs poured last evening.
Deep garnet in color with baked plums on the nose. Rich red and black fruits, more plums, black cherries and red currants. Finishes with plush tannins, cedar box and black pepper with a streak of scorched earth.
A very unique and satisfying bottle of wine. Thanks to the cyclist for bringing this along

4/23/2024 - pjhr Likes this wine:

As tasty as the last bottle!

4/23/2024 - jlgnml Likes this wine:

Dinner with David Sinegal. Double decant. Left in the btl, no cork for 3 hours. Served with Waygu beef, simply delicious. Smooth. No hurry to drink as this was their first vintage.

4/24/2024 - WilBlu Likes this wine:

Ok, hade förväntat mig lite mer. Smakrikt men inte så komplex som jag hade hoppats.

4/24/2024 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:

Dark in glass

Cigar andtea on nose

Juicy acidity of dark berries, feels more like a riserva than crianza, tannins softened by time and oak

4/24/2024 - michael.bridwell@gmail.com wrote:

Easy drinker, big fruit and satisfying nose. No food needed. Decant and drink.

4/24/2024 - Chupeaka Likes this wine:

Good. Rich and creamy and still young.

Grapefruit, vague mango/banana, nutty notes from toasted oak, mineral, creamy? A bit of a bite at the end and just a touch of sweetness. Finish a bit short. Rich.

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

That's what I love about German wine. You can take a liter bottle of Riesling from a not so well known winery, lay it down for a couple of years, and enjoy!

4/24/2024 - FMIL Likes this wine:

Beautiful! It continues to be one of my favorite Champagnes. Fresh, elegant bubble with lime, grapefruit aromas and a final note of pineapple.

4/24/2024 - Tony Ling Likes this wine:

12.5% ABV. Kerner from Fujisawa Vineyard in Nobori, Yoichi. Fermented wild with no skin contact in 2 small qvevris, then 1 is transferred to concrete tank and another aged in the same qvevri for 18 months. Bottled in August 2022.

PNP into Grassl Liberte glass (“Flower” day): Medium lemon golden to the eyes.

Aromatic juicy stone fruits like apricots, citrus fruits like lemon balm, minty spices.

Quite the volume on the palate with high acidity, umami, mellowly textured. White spices on the finish.

94 points.

4/24/2024 - jmcmchi wrote:

Soft tannins and more red than black fruit. Moderate spice and mineral

A nice lunch wine

4/24/2024 - Beezc Likes this wine:

Similar notes to the last bottle. Needs a decant. Better on day 2.

4/24/2024 - Asiamda Likes this wine: