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2013 Château Sociando-Mallet
3/23/2024 - tekaldas wrote: 88 Points
I tried this last November while visiting Bordeaux. The producer had a representative offering the wine for tasting and they were running a discount, unsurprising in light of the reputation of the 2013 vintage (worst in the past decade). It was my first time trying Sociando Mallet and I was impressed how well they did under the challenging circumstances. This is not a profound wine, but it was pleasant and had decent concentration. Their performance with the 2013 got me curious about how well they could do in a good year. I tried the 2015 a month later at a wine bar in Rabat and it was delicious. If you see this for under 30 euros/dollars as I saw it, it's worth picking up for a midweek claret with decent maturity and weight.
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2013 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
3/21/2024 - tekaldas wrote:
My favorite wine bar in Barcelona was serving this by the glass. They opened it 2 days ago. Quite an interesting and unique CdP. The nose had garrigue, tapenade, raisin, and mushroom. The palate added notes of black pepper, and cassis. The palate is medium+ bodied with high acidity. Like others have said the high alcohol is very well integrated. Tannins are medium plus but well integrated and fine grained. Finish is medium+ in length. I’m not going to post a rating because it’s 2 days open and I didn’t try it earlier. If I were to rate it at this moment I’d give it 91 points. The fruit is a bit muted and it lacks the concentration of many of its peers and other Clos des Papes I’ve tried.
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2015 Bodegas Roda Rioja Roda I Reserva
3/4/2024 - tekaldas wrote: 89 Points
I opened this three and a half hours ago and it’s still incredibly tight with impenetrable tannins. The wine is more dark fruited than most Riojas. This needs 5-10 years to soften up. I think this wine has potential. The concentration and structure is powerful but it’s simply not ready to enjoy.
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