Small dinner with large pours (Ariana II): On pouring - taut but not austere, some waxiness, lovely depth. Seemed to clearly outclass the 21 Riverby served alongside it. Weirdly, though, the nose became quite advanced, quite quickly - like realtime oxidisation...it didn't go over the hill but it was noticeable. When the food arrived it regained its composure somewhat, and it never quite descended into the threatened poxy state. With that said, if I had them, i'd be drinking them up.
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BWC Pot Pourri at Ariana II (Ariana 2, Kilburn, London): Some straw and pineapple cube boiled sweets on the nose. Some under ripe Galia melon too. Palate very well balanced with some subtle grassiness and a mineral backbone. Evolves quite rapidly in the glass. Improves with the food.
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Medium golden. Waxy nose, some vanilla wood, rather buttery and grassy. Yellow fruit dominates but there is some citrus pith on the mid-palate if you give it a good swirl around your mouth. Really rather pleasant all in all, if a bit understated. First of case of 6.
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4/4/2024 - Chrysostomus wrote: 92 Points
Gooseberries, vegetable notes.Don’t drink too cold! Nice! 91-92
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3/14/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 90 Points
Smoky sea spray nose, quite interesting. Grapefruit and buttery palate. Quite nice for the price. 90
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2/29/2024 - lozatron Likes this wine:
Small dinner with large pours (Ariana II): On pouring - taut but not austere, some waxiness, lovely depth. Seemed to clearly outclass the 21 Riverby served alongside it. Weirdly, though, the nose became quite advanced, quite quickly - like realtime oxidisation...it didn't go over the hill but it was noticeable. When the food arrived it regained its composure somewhat, and it never quite descended into the threatened poxy state. With that said, if I had them, i'd be drinking them up.
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2/28/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine:
BWC Pot Pourri at Ariana II (Ariana 2, Kilburn, London): Some straw and pineapple cube boiled sweets on the nose. Some under ripe Galia melon too. Palate very well balanced with some subtle grassiness and a mineral backbone. Evolves quite rapidly in the glass. Improves with the food.
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1/29/2024 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium golden. Waxy nose, some vanilla wood, rather buttery and grassy. Yellow fruit dominates but there is some citrus pith on the mid-palate if you give it a good swirl around your mouth. Really rather pleasant all in all, if a bit understated. First of case of 6.
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