Lovely nose: earthy, slate-y with some black fruit nestling in there as well. Classic old vine Grenache on the palate: so juicy! Soft, round and gluggable. Not complex but very focussed. A touch of liquorice on the finish.
Really pungent: earthy, animal-y and farmyard-y - beautiful! Lots of black fruit and minerals with a great big whack of spice. Grippy tannins. Long and satisfying.
2009 Marqués de Vizhoja Rías Baixas Torre la Moreira
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Nose is still quite tight. Palate a little more interesting but not the most scintillating example of Albarino ever.
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2009 La Ferme du Mont Côtes du Rhône La Truffière
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Less than the sum of its parts: lacks cohesion and finish a little uneven.
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2009 La Ferme du Mont Côtes du Rhône Premiere Cote
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Lovely nose: earthy, slate-y with some black fruit nestling in there as well. Classic old vine Grenache on the palate: so juicy! Soft, round and gluggable. Not complex but very focussed. A touch of liquorice on the finish.
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2008 Tritium Rioja
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Dark fruit flavours. Cookie cutter Rioja.
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2009 La Ferme du Mont Gigondas Côtes Jugunda
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Really pungent: earthy, animal-y and farmyard-y - beautiful! Lots of black fruit and minerals with a great big whack of spice. Grippy tannins. Long and satisfying.
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