Sweet apricot, petillant. Luscious and full. Very young, delicate. Hawthorne, honey, acacia. Fermentation stopped before it reached dryness. Clearly a great example of the style, just not sure how much it speaks to me. Served with pear and parma ham, peaches and almonds.
Served lightly chilled. Nose of sweet red berry and beef truffle and sous bois. V low tannin, becomes silkier in the mouth over time. Something on the finish, not quite cork but definitely dirt (or truffle?) from v old oak. Austere, mineral backbone. 11% alcohol. English wine, but winemaker from NZ.
Deep dark funky old barrels. Green pepper and blackcurrant leaf. Unmistakable cab sav. Big and black, tar, very dry finish, very tannic. Served with black olive tapenade - a great match, but I really didn't enjoy this wine.
Darkness and paint fumes on the nose. Plastic?Deep dried fig and balsamic on palate. Something cured, paint-fumey on the finish. Licorice. V strong. "Greece's answer to Nebbiolo" but also "sour black." Went v well with rosemary turkey, but not wild about this.
2019 Prunotto Moscato d'Asti
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Moscato d'Asti
Sweet apricot, petillant. Luscious and full. Very young, delicate. Hawthorne, honey, acacia. Fermentation stopped before it reached dryness. Clearly a great example of the style, just not sure how much it speaks to me. Served with pear and parma ham, peaches and almonds.
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2019 Tyrrell's Sémillon
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Very clear, light (10%), refreshing and bone dry. Good with spicy food. V light bodied. Served with aged Tuscan pecorino.
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2018 Titchfield Pinot Noir
United Kingdom, England, Hampshire
Served lightly chilled. Nose of sweet red berry and beef truffle and sous bois. V low tannin, becomes silkier in the mouth over time. Something on the finish, not quite cork but definitely dirt (or truffle?) from v old oak. Austere, mineral backbone. 11% alcohol. English wine, but winemaker from NZ.
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2017 Château Changyu Moser XV Cabernet Sauvignon
China, Ningxia
Deep dark funky old barrels. Green pepper and blackcurrant leaf. Unmistakable cab sav. Big and black, tar, very dry finish, very tannic. Served with black olive tapenade - a great match, but I really didn't enjoy this wine.
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2013 Alpha Estate Xinomavro Skantzoxoiros
Greece, Macedonia, Amyndaio
Darkness and paint fumes on the nose. Plastic?Deep dried fig and balsamic on palate. Something cured, paint-fumey on the finish. Licorice. V strong. "Greece's answer to Nebbiolo" but also "sour black." Went v well with rosemary turkey, but not wild about this.
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