40th anniversary tasting (L'Esprit du Vin - Axelborg): My notes from this fantastic gigantic tasting are in general extremely short (because of the many wines) but with ratings. We spent a whole day tasting and tasting quality wines.
This wine: SSA (i.e. the natural wine version of the same cuvee) tasted against the traditional cuvee. SSA is as expected for natural wine based on my experience - and in contradiction to the traditional cuvee - fruit-juice-like. The traditional is more savoury. In this case I rated SSA 85 and the traditional 88. Both have medium tannins.
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This was my second of two bottles (no added sulfur version). I think having the two bottles really showcased the inconsistency that comes without the added preservative. This bottle had more of a hard mineral edge. I liked both bottles but the group was split on which performed better with strong opinions in both directions.
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Fun nose with a smokey aspect and late afternoon perfume. A little funk and nice fruit. Plums and duck sauce on the palate. Gorgeous wine - very silky and slinky. Fruit cake spices. Great body and freshness. Just an extravagant expression.
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2/28/2024 - WineScars wrote:
I should have decanted this wine.. I feel like it was just starting to show something as I finished my glass
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10/21/2023 - Kim Gerner wrote: 88 Points
40th anniversary tasting (L'Esprit du Vin - Axelborg): My notes from this fantastic gigantic tasting are in general extremely short (because of the many wines) but with ratings. We spent a whole day tasting and tasting quality wines.
This wine: SSA (i.e. the natural wine version of the same cuvee) tasted against the traditional cuvee. SSA is as expected for natural wine based on my experience - and in contradiction to the traditional cuvee - fruit-juice-like. The traditional is more savoury. In this case I rated SSA 85 and the traditional 88. Both have medium tannins.
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5/21/2023 - Joeyskills Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was my second of two bottles (no added sulfur version). I think having the two bottles really showcased the inconsistency that comes without the added preservative. This bottle had more of a hard mineral edge. I liked both bottles but the group was split on which performed better with strong opinions in both directions.
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4/27/2023 - Joeyskills Likes this wine: 96 Points
Score for the "sans soufre" version.
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7/18/2022 - AndrewSGHall Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fun nose with a smokey aspect and late afternoon perfume. A little funk and nice fruit. Plums and duck sauce on the palate. Gorgeous wine - very silky and slinky. Fruit cake spices. Great body and freshness. Just an extravagant expression.
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