Clean aromatics. Candied and honeyed, apricots and citrus, with a whiff of petrol that gives the nose a sense of elegance. Fine-tuned, crisp, and very balanced, with off-dry flavors that match the nose. Limestone minerality lingers on the stony finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Old world nose. Strawberries, cherries, earth, and Gardenia. Youthful, and long, structured and elegant. Exhibits force yet comes across as graceful, with flavors that define its terroir. Tremendous persistence on the finish. Will be even better in a couple of years.
Black and blue fruit, red meat, lavender, and a touch of spice on the nose. Displays youth, power, and restraint on a full body. Finishes with grip. Needs a few years to shed its adolescence. Good enough.
Wonderful bouquet. Aged, dusty aromas of cherries, strawberries, old leather, and spices. Full bodied and well-integrated, the red fruit goodness shows ample depth and length, epitomizing its sense of place.
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Honeyed, sweet, candied bouquet. Much like a Sauternes dessert wine. In the mouth this is the complete opposite. Clean, bone dry, showing exceptional length and tremendous focus. This is a serious wine.
2014 Weingut Blees-Ferber Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Spätlese 91 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Clean aromatics. Candied and honeyed, apricots and citrus, with a whiff of petrol that gives the nose a sense of elegance. Fine-tuned, crisp, and very balanced, with off-dry flavors that match the nose. Limestone minerality lingers on the stony finish.
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2013 J. K. Carriere Pinot Noir Provocateur 85 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
High-toned cherry, oak spice, and pastille aromas. Young and fruity, with bright red fruit flavors and a tight finish. Oak is evident throughout.
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2013 Ernest Meurgey-Perron Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Old world nose. Strawberries, cherries, earth, and Gardenia. Youthful, and long, structured and elegant. Exhibits force yet comes across as graceful, with flavors that define its terroir. Tremendous persistence on the finish. Will be even better in a couple of years.
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2014 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Papillon 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Black and blue fruit, red meat, lavender, and a touch of spice on the nose. Displays youth, power, and restraint on a full body. Finishes with grip. Needs a few years to shed its adolescence. Good enough.
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2001 Balgera Valtellina Superiore - Valgella 91 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Valtellina, Valtellina Superiore - Valgella
Wonderful bouquet. Aged, dusty aromas of cherries, strawberries, old leather, and spices. Full bodied and well-integrated, the red fruit goodness shows ample depth and length, epitomizing its sense of place.
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2013 Palmina Malvasia Bianca 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Honeyed, sweet, candied bouquet. Much like a Sauternes dessert wine. In the mouth this is the complete opposite. Clean, bone dry, showing exceptional length and tremendous focus. This is a serious wine.
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