A small producer from Vrigny, a blend dominated by a majority of Pinot Meunier, with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, full malo, dosage 7 gr/l. Rich colour, vinous style, ripe Meunier fruit, toast, marries weight and freshness, lovely flavour intensity.
A perennial favourite. Soft and rich but fresh, lovely stuffing of ripe fruit supported by an attractive hint of residual sugar, excellent varietal typicity, great QPR.
A basic Zweigelt but a very nice one. Ripe cherry fruit, delicious silky texture, floral fragrance, charming, juicy but not lactic, light weight but good length. A lovely drink.
Bottled 2014. Paired with the 2000 - and the difference is quite amazing. Light tawny colour, silky, gentle, mature but perfectly fresh, seamless, feminine, delicately sweet, hint of caramel and nuts, candied fruit, subtle flavours but good length. Delicious, bottled at its perfect age.
Bottled 2014. Paired with the 1999 - and the difference is quite amazing. Medium tawny colour with a lively red core; red fruit and spice, hint of nuts, quite powerful and masculine style, tannic edge, good flavours and length. A firm and vigorous wine, but needs more time in oak to arrive at its zenith.
NV Roger Coulon Champagne Premier Cru Grande Tradition Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
A small producer from Vrigny, a blend dominated by a majority of Pinot Meunier, with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, full malo, dosage 7 gr/l. Rich colour, vinous style, ripe Meunier fruit, toast, marries weight and freshness, lovely flavour intensity.
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2012 Schoffit Chasselas Vieilles Vignes 88 Points
France, Alsace
A perennial favourite. Soft and rich but fresh, lovely stuffing of ripe fruit supported by an attractive hint of residual sugar, excellent varietal typicity, great QPR.
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2013 Niepoort Douro Gestolen Fiets 86 Points
Portugal, Douro
Bright cherries, hint of spice, fruity and forward, fresh, light structure, clean, uncomplicated but attractive in its way. For drinking young.
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2012 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Zweigelt 87 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
A basic Zweigelt but a very nice one. Ripe cherry fruit, delicious silky texture, floral fragrance, charming, juicy but not lactic, light weight but good length. A lovely drink.
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1999 Niepoort Porto Colheita 92 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Bottled 2014. Paired with the 2000 - and the difference is quite amazing. Light tawny colour, silky, gentle, mature but perfectly fresh, seamless, feminine, delicately sweet, hint of caramel and nuts, candied fruit, subtle flavours but good length. Delicious, bottled at its perfect age.
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2000 Niepoort Porto Colheita 91 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Bottled 2014. Paired with the 1999 - and the difference is quite amazing. Medium tawny colour with a lively red core; red fruit and spice, hint of nuts, quite powerful and masculine style, tannic edge, good flavours and length. A firm and vigorous wine, but needs more time in oak to arrive at its zenith.
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