Nose: Medium Intensity - Pomelo, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Strawberry, Elderflower
Palate: Off-Dry Medium (+) Acidity Medium Alcohol Medium Bodied Agressive Mousse Medium Finish Medium (+) Flavour Intensity - Pomelo, Pomegranate, Orange Zest, Raspberry, Strawberry
Quality: Good - Ripe green fruits and some unripe red fruits, simple yet concentrated, good balance between sweetness and acidity, a good sparkling wine to pair with Italian food, especially light pizza Pasta, and Charcuterie.
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Palate: Dry High Acidity Medium Alcohol Medium Bodied Creamy Mousse Long Finish Medium (+) Flavour Intensity - Apple, Pear, Lemon, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry, Wet Stones, Chalk
Quality: Very good - Intense, fresh citrus fruits and green fruits, balanced with mouth watering acidity, complemented with gentle autolytic notes and minerality, which became more expressive as the wine opened up. This wine is layered with an array of primary (fruit and minerals) and secondary (autolysis) flavours, with a strong acidic backbone. This finish is very long and decent, with notes of chalk and wet stones lingering on the palate. Would be an outstanding wine if there were more complexity from tertiary flavoirs, bit hey, as a US$50 NV English sparkling wine, it has already over-delivered by a mile.
Suitability for bottle ageing: Suitable for bottle ageing. Although it's an inexpensive NV Sparkling wine, with such a strong acidic backbone and fruit intensity, I don't see why it can't be cellared for a few years. Of course, one might wanna enjoy it fresh, just get a few more bottles, as this Roebuck is absolutely a bang on the buck.
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Nose - Medium Intensity Green Apple, Pear, Jasmine
Palate - Off-Dry - Medium (+) Acidity - Medium Alcohol - Medium Bodied - Short Finish - Medium Flavour Intensity Green Apple, Pear, Lime
Quality - Acceptable This was used to be my go to Prosecco, but this vintage is so disappointing. The primary flavours are lacking and weak, I could only get very simple flavours of some green fruits, and there's an unpleasant bitterness in it if not well chilled. Can't believe this is a Valdobbiadene Prosecco.
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2018 Rodolfo Cosimi Le Mie Bollicine
4/27/2024 - Kevin Mak Likes this wine: 85 Points
Colour: Pale Pink
Nose:
Medium Intensity
- Pomelo, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Strawberry, Elderflower
Palate:
Off-Dry
Medium (+) Acidity
Medium Alcohol
Medium Bodied
Agressive Mousse
Medium Finish
Medium (+) Flavour Intensity
- Pomelo, Pomegranate, Orange Zest, Raspberry, Strawberry
Quality:
Good
- Ripe green fruits and some unripe red fruits, simple yet concentrated, good balance between sweetness and acidity, a good sparkling wine to pair with Italian food, especially light pizza Pasta, and Charcuterie.
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2017 Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvée
4/26/2024 - Kevin Mak Likes this wine: 92 Points
Colour: Pale Lemon
Nose:
Medium (+) Intensity
- Apple, Lemon, Pear, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry
Palate:
Dry
High Acidity
Medium Alcohol
Medium Bodied
Creamy Mousse
Long Finish
Medium (+) Flavour Intensity
- Apple, Pear, Lemon, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry, Wet Stones, Chalk
Quality:
Very good
- Intense, fresh citrus fruits and green fruits, balanced with mouth watering acidity, complemented with gentle autolytic notes and minerality, which became more expressive as the wine opened up. This wine is layered with an array of primary (fruit and minerals) and secondary (autolysis) flavours, with a strong acidic backbone. This finish is very long and decent, with notes of chalk and wet stones lingering on the palate. Would be an outstanding wine if there were more complexity from tertiary flavoirs, bit hey, as a US$50 NV English sparkling wine, it has already over-delivered by a mile.
Suitability for bottle ageing:
Suitable for bottle ageing. Although it's an inexpensive NV Sparkling wine, with such a strong acidic backbone and fruit intensity, I don't see why it can't be cellared for a few years. Of course, one might wanna enjoy it fresh, just get a few more bottles, as this Roebuck is absolutely a bang on the buck.
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2021 Oroperla Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
4/25/2024 - Kevin Mak wrote: 75 Points
Colour: Pale Lemon
Nose
- Medium Intensity
Green Apple, Pear, Jasmine
Palate
- Off-Dry
- Medium (+) Acidity
- Medium Alcohol
- Medium Bodied
- Short Finish
- Medium Flavour Intensity
Green Apple, Pear, Lime
Quality
- Acceptable
This was used to be my go to Prosecco, but this vintage is so disappointing. The primary flavours are lacking and weak, I could only get very simple flavours of some green fruits, and there's an unpleasant bitterness in it if not well chilled. Can't believe this is a Valdobbiadene Prosecco.
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