An interesting wine, with tension and drive and a lovely interplay between ripe fruit, minerals, vibrant acidity and well-judged oak. Clean flavours, good length.
For a wine this young, ten weeks can make quite a difference it seems. The basic profile of the wine obviously hasn't changed since December, but the ripe fruit comes across as sweeter and more pronounced, while the structure remains energetic but seems less tight with well-absorbed tannins. A very successful wine.
2012 Château Rives-Blanques Chardonnay Limoux Cuvée de l'Odyssée 88 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Limoux
An interesting wine, with tension and drive and a lovely interplay between ripe fruit, minerals, vibrant acidity and well-judged oak. Clean flavours, good length.
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2013 Edwin Opstelten Vinho Regional Algarve Edd's Reserva Tinto 90 Points
Portugal, Algarve, Vinho Regional Algarve
For a wine this young, ten weeks can make quite a difference it seems. The basic profile of the wine obviously hasn't changed since December, but the ripe fruit comes across as sweeter and more pronounced, while the structure remains energetic but seems less tight with well-absorbed tannins. A very successful wine.
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