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.

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:

4/24/2024 - Ozmango Likes this wine:

2023 produced a Viognier akin to 2019. Riper fruit. Lush buttery nose (lychees, pear,musk sticks). Succulent, opulent fruit, with long silky textures. Good acid finish. Excellent.

4/24/2024 - evanqian wrote:

Blackcurrant, plum, moderate cedar, medium body, smooth tannins, very pure and clean palate. Short dry finish but with subtle herbal notes. Good on balance and smoothness, same owner of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a good quality Pauillac at entry level price (nzd 20).

WE 92

Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 16/20, Overall 3+3/10
Total 89+/100

4/24/2024 - Jezzalinko wrote:

Will last for another 1-20 years (apr24)

4/24/2024 - cgif wrote:

past peak

4/24/2024 - cgif wrote:

Oxidized bottle

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Simple, but good for cheese fondue

4/24/2024 - cgif wrote:

Corked

4/24/2024 - Jimmy_D Likes this wine:

My wife guessed riesling blind. Which I thought was fair. There’s a slight petro hint on the nose and a bit of fleshiness about it. I quite like the profile of this. Approachable young.

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

Past peak and even before not recommendable for the price. While the Syrahs from Montecarrubo are excellent, I rather pass on this one.

4/24/2024 - jmcmchi wrote:

Aggressive bubbles, distinct red fruit notes, high acidity

4/19/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,7/5,0.

4/22/2024 - fussyeater Likes this wine:

Screwcap. Lemon yellow in colour showing yellow fruits on the nose (lemon, yellow melon and possibly pineapple!). Medium in body with a luxury slightly viscous and weights and coming over as very pure and crystalline. A little too much Tuscan sunshine showing through for my wife as she found it too sweet. I liked it but wouldn't rush to reload.

4/24/2024 - jmcmchi wrote:

Light attractive yellow fruit, an appealing apéritif showing the benefits of CB as an alternative fizz.

Straightforward with a mineral and yeast touch on finish

4/19/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,6/5,0.

4/24/2024 - marcellonegro Likes this wine:

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

:'-(

4/24/2024 - cgif wrote:

Corked

4/19/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,8/5,0.

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Still strong in 2024. The tannins are well integrated now, but I still give it another 1-2 years to improve. So see you again soon :)

4/24/2024 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine:

Still drinking well, but I'm a bit concerned that the slightly oxidised-tasting fruit will succumb so I won't wait too much longer before opening my last bottle. For now, a very beguiling blend of bitter orange and lemon, interspersed with notes of honey, finishing crisp and dry.

4/24/2024 - Christopheroz Likes this wine:

This wine is fantastic. Gently browning at the edges, but no loss of flavour or elegance. Subtle spice and berry, with a gentle richness that can only be Old World. Truly splendid

4/20/2024 - fussyeater Likes this wine:

The cork was soaked through and crumbly and the middle of the cork came out. I had to pour through a large hole in the cork into a decanter, then used a sieve to decant into a jug, and then back to a decanter. Worked surprisingly well considering I don't have a Butler's Thief.

Really into tertiary strides with mushroom truffle decaying cherries and some soy with lovely acidity and so well balanced. Probably stepped off the summit but the view from the early stages of the descent was still sublime.

No abv stated. I would guess 12% or under. Was quite easy to drink a bottle and feel fresh (as my spouse doesn't really drink reds).

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Pleasant, dull, okay for the price

4/24/2024 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine:

Creamy, quite dark and rich, with blackberry and dark cherry mixing with a little vanilla and coffee flavours, so borderline internationally bland, but a little acidic bite and grip midpalate bring it back onto the straight and narrow. Really rather good, if teetering on the edge of the dark side.

4/24/2024 - EdLark Likes this wine:

Light straw coloured with an almost floral aroma. Lemon and pear on the palate. Still years left.

4/23/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

I don't know what qualifies as still or sparkling nowadays but this definitely had some spritz when first popped. Also crown-capped so make of that what you will.

In any case, I quite liked the additional dimension this added, plus, I now get tell people i've tried sparkling shiraz.

Semantics aside, this was as you'd expect - juicy and fruit forward with very little shiraz character aside from some grippiness. A fun wine, and perhaps even more fun to try and find something that pairs well with this.

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Lovely typical Brunello. Close to peak, but good for another 5 years.

4/23/2024 - vintage_whine wrote:

Cooper colored, not too flawed but bother than great length, doesn’t have quite the tension I would have hoped for.

4/23/2024 - vintage_whine wrote:

Most floral and open in the first 10 min and then closed down with fresh fruit and firm frilly tannins. The only conclusion is that it’s still a baby and if you’re drinking it this young it can certainly benefit from some time in a decanter

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Solid and typical Terlan Cuvée

4/24/2024 - vintage_whine wrote:

Pale and relatively unevolved, moderate sweetness and still quite in balance, not as much dill Pennines as I would have liked

4/24/2024 - Anders Danielsen Lie Likes this wine:

Litt tung og alkoholisk assyrtiko med svær mineralitet i front, mot våt stein og ullsokk. Viskøs og lubben i munn, nesten som en condrieu. Eksempel på når en produsent skal makse ut potensialet og ender med litt for mye av det gode

4/23/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

Has the legs to go many, many more years.

It's huge up front, and I think had more to give if we had some nice big glasses and a little more time to let it sit.

There's something I couldn't quite place on the nose, like preserved plum kind of aroma that might make you think this is older than it is. It could also perhaps have been the character of the acidity, which I can only describe as being on the 'crunchy' side.

Grippy as hell, but not unexpected at this stage. As far as bigger reds go, this was right up my alley.

4/24/2024 - Mulvk wrote:

Drinking well. Nice fruit good tertiary characteristics

4/23/2024 - Tay JR Likes this wine:

Crystal clear orange wine.

Featuring an eclectic blend including the likes of Grenache Blanc, Trousseau Gris, Roussanne, Viognier, Picpoul, Marsanne, Gewurztraminer and Gruner Veltliner.......this wine shows beautifully both on the nose and the palate.

There's a really strong 'Haribo gummy bear' vibe here, supported by a surprising amount of acidity and just the slightest bit of grip.

Unlike a lot of orange wines out there this was completely clear, and felt that way on the palate - not cloying at all and pristine.

For how much this goes for in the US (28 USD on their website), an absolute steal!

4/2/2024 - BLam Likes this wine:

Eric brought this for his BD dinner in HK.

4/2/2024 - BLam Likes this wine:

Eric brought this for his BD dinner in HK.

4/2/2024 - BLam Likes this wine:

Eric brought this in his BD dinner in Neighbourhood Restaurant in HK, among other big BDXs.

4/2/2024 - BLam Likes this wine:

Eric brought this in his BD dinner in HK, among other big BDXs.

4/2/2024 - BLam Likes this wine:

Eric brought this for his BD dinner in HK among other big BDXs.

4/2/2024 - BLam Likes this wine:

Eric served it magnum size in HK. A very young wine.