*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Really approachable, spicy and deep, but it will highly benefit from time. Really nice new world BDX blend. 91-92++
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal 10 years after release from winery. Starting to reach its peak. Really good balance, perfect tannin, deep, spicy, long finish. 93-94+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal What a beauty! Rarely seen a Barolo that is approachable at this early, youthful stage. High, mellow tanning, silky texture. Lovely! 93+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal A bit more tart and tight as 18, closer, tannin is a bit rougher. Needs more time to balance out, but will be nice in 5+ years for sure. 92++
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal What a beast! Massive tannin and acidity. Very complex, salty, but still closed and tight. Needs probably a decade to fan out. 94-95+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Beautiful deep & dense Barolo. Fine and elegant, silky texture, pure fruit, wonderful balance, juicy and powerful. Very long! Potential for at least another decade. 95-96
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Another beautiful Barolo from 2018. Warm, ripe fruit, silky texture, already very approachable. Ripe, mellow tanning. Makes fun already. 93-94+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Beautiful wine. High tannin probably needs a bit more time, but its drinks really nicely. Beautiful fruit, lovely salty mineral core, deep and long. 95+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Great, silky texture. Very salty and mineral, fine, ripe tannin. Beautiful red fruit, the 14,5% abv is masked beautiful and never hot. Drinks nicely now. 93-94+
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal A bit freaky nose, ripe tannin, nice old-school Brunello. Give it 5+ years to develop. 92+
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Wonderful texture, good balance, ripe high tannin, good structure and length. Beautiful fresh. 94+
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Very salty and mineral. High ripe tannin, high ripe acidity, great texture. Deep and dense. Wonderful balance, juicy, drinks beautiful now. 95 Great PQR
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal A bit light bodied, solid and quite good, but not very interesting. 88
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Just released. Hard to rate at this stage. A bit funky nose, very closed and tight. Don't really know, if i like it at this stage...
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Nice, rather complex nose, fully open. Good Brunello with potential, smooth, good structure and length. But unfortunately nothing special and I highly doubt the price tag... 92-93
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Malbec from five different sites. Good entry level Malbec that can age a few years to get even better. 88-89+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Beautiful Malbec blend. Deep, spicy, silky texture, fresh, juicy. In a good spot right now. 92.93
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Vintage not yet officially released. Also beautiful, a younger version of 2013, even though the blend is different. Give it 2-3+ years to develop. 91+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Surprisingly approachable already! Silky texture, spicy, good tension, fresh, good balance, very long. 93-94+
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal From up to 110 year old vines. Deep purple color, almost inky. Violets in the nose. Creamy, silky texture. Elegant and balanced, spicy. Long and complex finish. Lovely! 94++
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Even though a completely different vineyard and differnt age of vines, quite comparable with the Altamira. Beautiful high-end Malbec with great potential. 94++
2018 Clos Apalta
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley, Apalta
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Really approachable, spicy and deep, but it will highly benefit from time. Really nice new world BDX blend. 91-92++
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2012 Clos Apalta
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley, Apalta
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
10 years after release from winery. Starting to reach its peak. Really good balance, perfect tannin, deep, spicy, long finish. 93-94+
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2018 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
What a beauty! Rarely seen a Barolo that is approachable at this early, youthful stage. High, mellow tanning, silky texture. Lovely! 93+
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2017 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
A bit more tart and tight as 18, closer, tannin is a bit rougher. Needs more time to balance out, but will be nice in 5+ years for sure. 92++
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2015 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
What a beast! Massive tannin and acidity. Very complex, salty, but still closed and tight. Needs probably a decade to fan out. 94-95+
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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Beautiful deep & dense Barolo. Fine and elegant, silky texture, pure fruit, wonderful balance, juicy and powerful. Very long! Potential for at least another decade. 95-96
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2018 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Another beautiful Barolo from 2018. Warm, ripe fruit, silky texture, already very approachable. Ripe, mellow tanning. Makes fun already. 93-94+
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2015 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Beautiful wine. High tannin probably needs a bit more time, but its drinks really nicely. Beautiful fruit, lovely salty mineral core, deep and long. 95+
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2016 Monteverro Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Great, silky texture. Very salty and mineral, fine, ripe tannin. Beautiful red fruit, the 14,5% abv is masked beautiful and never hot. Drinks nicely now. 93-94+
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2017 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
A bit freaky nose, ripe tannin, nice old-school Brunello. Give it 5+ years to develop. 92+
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2015 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Wonderful texture, good balance, ripe high tannin, good structure and length. Beautiful fresh. 94+
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2016 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Very salty and mineral. High ripe tannin, high ripe acidity, great texture. Deep and dense. Wonderful balance, juicy, drinks beautiful now. 95 Great PQR
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2018 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Rosso di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
A bit light bodied, solid and quite good, but not very interesting. 88
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2016 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Just released. Hard to rate at this stage. A bit funky nose, very closed and tight. Don't really know, if i like it at this stage...
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2009 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Nice, rather complex nose, fully open. Good Brunello with potential, smooth, good structure and length. But unfortunately nothing special and I highly doubt the price tag... 92-93
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2018 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Lujan de Cuyo
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Malbec from five different sites. Good entry level Malbec that can age a few years to get even better. 88-89+
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2013 Achával-Ferrer Quimera
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Beautiful Malbec blend. Deep, spicy, silky texture, fresh, juicy. In a good spot right now. 92.93
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2019 Achával-Ferrer Quimera
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Vintage not yet officially released. Also beautiful, a younger version of 2013, even though the blend is different. Give it 2-3+ years to develop. 91+
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2018 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Finca Mirador
Argentina, Mendoza
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Surprisingly approachable already! Silky texture, spicy, good tension, fresh, good balance, very long. 93-94+
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2018 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Finca Bella Vista
Argentina, Mendoza
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
From up to 110 year old vines. Deep purple color, almost inky. Violets in the nose. Creamy, silky texture. Elegant and balanced, spicy. Long and complex finish. Lovely! 94++
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2018 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Finca Altamira
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, La Consulta
*** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Even though a completely different vineyard and differnt age of vines, quite comparable with the Altamira. Beautiful high-end Malbec with great potential. 94++
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