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2015 Château de la Mulonniere Savennières L'effet Papillon
4/20/2024 - Echinosum wrote: flawed
Maderised beyond drinkability. Went down the sink.
Interesting that a supermarket was selling a mature Savennieres, less interesting that it was undrinkable.
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2023 Seifried Gewürztraminer Nelson
4/17/2024 - Echinosum Likes this wine: 87 Points
Huge and expansive nose of the boudoir. Decent weight but a little coarse on the palate on the first day but that smoothed out. Felt a little sweet to start with. A bit unsubtle, but overall a huge bargain in comparison to similarly priced Alsace wines. Assuming you are looking for that big Gewurz nose. Probably can be kept a bit and will become a bit better behaved, but I like it like this.
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2015 Bodegas Manzanos Rioja El Piadoso Gran Reserva
4/14/2024 - Echinosum Likes this wine: 87 Points
A traditional oaky Rioja, but with a fair weight of fruit behind it. The weight of fruit is more my expectation of a reserva than a GR, but doubtless it conforms to the rules. Easy drinking. I expect a lot of people would be very happy with this, just what they want and expect from a Rioja. On closer inspection, it's rather simple and a bit coarse on the finish. I don't imagine this was sold with any expectation other than the cork would be quickly pulled, and it has been crafted to meet that expectation. Doubtless it can be kept, but whether that will improve it is another matter.
Manzanos have lots of labels, Siglo is probably their best known. El Piadoso seems to be a mid-market label, and this GR sells for less than Manzanos' plain label reserva. 'Nuff said.
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