4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 4,2/5,0.

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

Excellent Scheu. Unfortunately this wine seems to have an issue with cork. 2 out of 4 bottles had it.

4/23/2024 - Vascular46 wrote:

Deep purple color persists. Dark fruit on the nose and palate. Full bodied but now soft tannins. Still drinking well.
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4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 4,2/5,0.

4/24/2024 - BurgundySimon Likes this wine:

Nose: berries, cherry, oak and earthy note.

Palate: Cherry, dark berries, strawberry, toasted oak, a touch of vanilla, earthy notes with some mushroom. Medium ripe tannins. Medium plus acidity and a long lingering finish.

Lots of light fruit to be found and a nice splash of oak. There are already some nice tertiary aromas starting to form. Although already very enjoyable, I would prefer it to develop a bit further. One of my friends found it to be just the right amount of Tertiary aromas. Really nice complexity and length. Great wine that punches above its appellation, you're better off spending your money on this than a GC from an average producer.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 4,2/5,0.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 4,1/5,0.

4/24/2024 - cgif Likes this wine:

my go to Barbera

4/24/2024 - wine4ever Likes this wine:

Elegant and super smooth mouth feel. Lots of dark cherry, some fig and peppery notes. In a great spot.

4/24/2024 - peterchoy wrote:

Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of light ruby colour, with wide garnet rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of red fruit of plum and sour cherries, black fruit of blackberry, floral notes of rose, sweet spice of nutmeg, pungent spice of liquorice, oak notes of cedar, mineral notes of tar. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has medium tannin of ripe and smooth texture, medium (+) in alcohol, with medium (+) body, with medium (+) flavours of red fruit of plum and ripe cherries, black fruit of blackberry, sweet spice of nutmeg, oak notes of toast. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality Barolo which opens beautifully after one day. The nose is intense with good complexity, with a nice range of aromas but still relatively young and not fully demonstrating its potential and development. On the palate it has great structure and finesse, with good body, tannin and acidity which demonstrates tremendous ageing potential, having good concentration in flavours as well as a good length on the finish. While it is ready to drink now given sufficient airing, it is best to allow for 3-5 years to further develop.

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

Decant for 1-2 hours

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 3,9/5,0.

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

Past peak. I doubt that his wine ever had a peak though.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 4,0/5,0.

4/23/2024 - RJMP Likes this wine:

Decanted for 8 hours (no trace of sediment), the Cuvee Viva poured into the glass as a delightful ruby red wine, possessing all the attributes that the average wine-lover craves: a pleasant, mouth-filling flavor that paired beautifully with the Chateaubriand on our plates. While its tannins were pleasantly soft, it did not lack balance and strength of character. Excellent value for the money!

4/24/2024 - tomlee wrote:

Ruby red in color. 14.8% ABV. Pretty nose of red fruits, citrus, baking spices and forest floor. Medium body with medium acidity. Well balanced with rich, earthy fruits. Strawberry, cranberry, blood orange and earth on the palate. The finish is long and smooth. Charming Pinot Noir that is easy to drink. Best over the next several years.

4/24/2024 - Ingmars wrote:

Purchased as a cooking wine on promotion at Maxima in Rīga at €3.69, which after excise and VAT are deducted, leaves a gross income of less than €2.14 for the retailer. Medium particle conglomerate cork. The deepish, dark cherry skin colour still has some crimson to it. A simple and anonymous nose of dark, slightly stewed berry doesn't spell Spain or tempranillo, except for the use of American wood. The palate is slightly jammy and the 6 months in American oak shows in no uncertain terms. While the finish is harsh, there is very good concentration and an honest rusticity that gives it some appeal. Quite good and a bargain at the price paid.

4/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine:

Rating: 4,0/5,0.

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.