8/12/21, 1:06 PM - I fully agree with your comments. This is not only a great Fino but really world class stuff, across all regions and classifications. Had it come from Bourgogne it could have commanded 3-5 times its actual asking price (here in Norway it retails at EUR 30).
2/18/21, 8:30 AM - Hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣
12/13/20, 1:39 PM - I have known Tio Pepe for 30 years and have drunk it with some regularity over the last 10-12 years. My distinct impression is that while already being fairly good quality and excellent QPR 10 years ago, this has steadily improved since then.
3/9/20, 12:15 PM - Thank you for the feedback. Mind you, this bottle had a cork closure, no screw cap. Its apparent youthfulness could be down to the vintage, although that doesn’t really seem to be supported by other people’s previous tasting notes. Perhaps it’s just that my cellar is relatively cool and tend to mature wines slowly?
2/15/18, 12:13 PM - You’re welcome! I’ve noticed that I’m not the only one thinking this wine is getting better and better.
7/29/16, 12:13 PM - Answering the question at the end of your comment: No, that cannot be true. If you see my tasting note of today you will see that this wine easily lasts four years in bottle. While improving. Or changing. But definitely not deteriorating.
10/7/14, 2:47 PM - Dear Sven,Thank you for your correction, based on your first hand insight / experience from Hugel's vineyards!My assumption about the "S" being all from Sporen came partly from the following passages, which previously could be found on Hugel's homepage:- "This wine's name comes from its old denomination "Sporen", a famous Riquewihr vineyard. It is the ancestor of our today's Gentil, but in this case is a field blend of only the four noble grape varieties, all grown in one of the best vineyard slopes of Alsace"And even today, the following passages may be found at their homepage (www.hugel.com/en/actualites/fichactu.php3?N=2):- "Decades ago, some of the finest Alsace wines were called GENTIL ("blend of nobles grapes"). When such a wine was made from grapes grown in just one famous vineyard, the vineyard name was added, as was the case with our SPOREN "HUGEL", now called "S" HUGEL"Cross checking different sources gives contradicting (or at least confusing) information about the origins of the grapes for the "S", with some mentioning Sporen as the only source, others Sporen only as the historical source, antecedant or inspiration for the "S".But taking your first hand experienced word for it, I have now corrected my tasting notes accordingly :)
6/22/14, 11:38 AM - Hei, Audun! Har vi smakt samme vin (se mitt notat av 27.02.2010) eller har denne vinen kommet opp av dumpen / ut av en slags fase de siste årene (ser også at andre nå skriver pent om den)? Mvh. Sigfred
6/24/14, 12:12 AM - Ja, enig med dine betraktninger om Faustino. Det var vel en god pris, gode anmeldelser i den seriøse vinpressen samt antagelsen om at selv Faustino måtte ha klart å få noe brukbart ut av en slik kjempeårgang som ledet meg til å kjøpe noen flasker ;)
6/28/14, 12:25 PM - Nei, min befatning med Faustino var vel stort sett begrenset til det som var på markedet på sent 80-tall. Før 1994 var vel forrige innkjøpte Faustino I'er fra 1982-årgangen. Så følger jeg det tidsintervallet burde jeg begynne å se etter 2006...;)
4/27/13, 11:57 AM - Yes, so it seemed, at least then. Now it's a different story. For those who managed to keep their cool...
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