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A private lunch
Restaurant Perceel *, near Rotterdam
Tasted July 13, 2014 by Xavier Auerbach with 257 views
Flight 1 (7 notes)
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Elisabetta Abrami Franciacorta Brut Rosé
89 points
A blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, rosé de saignée, 24 months on the lees. Lovely orangey salmon colour; refreshing style, crisp and elegant, attractive meatiness, appetising, lemon and strawberry, good intensity and length.
Red
2010 Moric Blaufränkisch
90 points
Completely pure and natural style, sweet morello cherries, hint of chocolate, smoky stalkiness, cinnamon, transparent and elegant (12.5%), light weight but good depth, firm tannic grip, good length.
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White
2013 Pardevalles Albarín Blanco Vino de la Tierra de León
88 points
Very fresh but soft, cool and floral, very modern, nice hint of salinity, citrus, attractive herbal note, good length.
White
2013 Riffel Riesling Trocken
87 points
Attractive, elegant, spicy, betrays its proximity to Rheingau, pure, mineral, clean and linear, light and herbal, good length.
Red
2012 Spioenkop Tugela River Red
87 points
Pinotage and Pinot Noir, served slightly chlled. Bright, cheerful, fruity, an interesting blend of pinotage typicity (banana, rubber) and pinot noir elegance, cool and mineral, juicy, good length.
Red
2010 Bodegas Herederos Ribas Vi de Taule de Balears Ribas Negre
89 points
A blend of 50% Mantonegro and 50% French varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot), aged in French and American oak. Good energy, cool and fruity minerality, black cherries, fresh, well-balanced, elegant, attractive spice and rusticity, juicy and pure, good length.
Rosé - Sparkling
2013 Renardat-Fâche Cerdon
86 points
Gamay and Poulsard. "Fruit and veg", off-dry, young and uncomplicated, fresh and cheerful, good length.