Ivan Strouchki
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2020 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling 1ÖTW Alte Reben Reserve Ried Heiligenstein
10/15/2023 - Ivan Strouchki wrote: 92 Points
2nd bottle from case. The first one back in June 2023 was disappointingly big and sweet (to me, reminiscent of the less nuanced, presumably deeper soil of Schloss Gobelsburg for that same vineyard, which I always found solid but not at all comparable to Bründlmayer's). Though not sweet anymore, the second bottle was simply surprisingly dumb for a long while. So I ended up just closing it back and forgetting about it for a few days to see where the wine could be headed. It transformed into an extremely mineral, almost painfully cleansing Riesling. Excellent though not at all exquisitely complex, as are the better vintages of this wonderful wine, starting with the immediately preceding 2019, in my view their top vintage ever. A beautiful wine—though one for the patient (given the current dumb phase, there is no point opening this for another 3 years at least; which in my experience is rarely the case for that vineyard—for instance most recently the 2019 was amazing right away) and those most impressed by the pure, linear style of dry Riesling, rather than the kaleidoscopic fireworks for which Bründlmayer's are most admirable. 92-93 potential, 2027+
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2015 Domaine Labruyere Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour
9/6/2023 - Ivan Strouchki wrote: 90 Points
This is assuredly Rhône- rather than Burgundy-looking cru Beaujolais. In this style (which is not my cup of tea), this will be very good in time—but it still needs plenty of it to shed its considerable tannins and tame its 15° alcohol level. While appreciably pure, this is just too punishing and unrewarding at the moment. Only on day 4 did the wine start to pleasantly deliver its rich if univocal blue and black fruit core, velvety texture, with charming final notes of mandarine peppered with suggestions of iron. 90-91, 2030+
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2016 Oddero Barolo Villero
8/23/2023 - Ivan Strouchki wrote: 92 Points
The tannins are still there but already less chewy than before, promisingly fine and sandy, enriching a ravishingly perfumed, if decidedly high-pitched, taste profile of red fruit, fresh roses, and herbs. However this still needs much more time to relax and reach the state of serene harmony characteristic of this wine at its best. 2030+ 92-93
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