The wine shows bright colour, freshness, airy, lime freshness, citrus floral notes, lime leaf, spritzy, yellow fruit, green fruit, mineral. Palate shows med to high acidity, mineral, light body, low alcohol (13%), very green fruit, tart, a bit spicy, med finish with loads of underripe notes, quite aggressive as it is, tight
The wine shows deeper gold colour In the nose, the wine shows ripe profile, oak dominated, ripe stone fruit, peach, nectarine, some heavier floral notes, a bit of reduction, almond dusty notes Palate follows the pattern, ripeness, dominated by oak again, nutty, a bit warm (13.50% alc), med to high acidity, long finish
The wine is lean, green fruit notes, some roundness of fruit in the back, melon, ripe stone fruit Palate shows floral note, rose liqueur, melon, honey notes, very ripe, white and yellow fruit, med acidity, very broad, biscuit notes, a bit warm, feels very fresh, long finish
Low to med intensity, citrus, citrus floral notes, very dry, almost dusty, grapefruit, pear notes, some dry green notes, quince Palate with med to high acidity, mineral, some spicy notes, lean body, aspirin dust (texture & freshness), a bit spicy, med finish -/- very different to last time I tasted this
Riper and rounder than Aristea, more fruit focused, some floral notes Palate shows med body, more linear, a bit nutty, shows almond notes, high acidity, spicy again, long finish A bit warm, some peach notes -/- again different to the last time I tasted this
The wine shows bright clear lemon colour. The wine shows full on oaky profile, green fruit, lemon, grapefruit, green pepper notes, pear notes, mineral, some rubbery notes (?) Palate shows peppery notes, green notes, pyrazine, asparagus, peach, high acidity, med to full body, med to long finish Quite oak dominated, 13.0%alc
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
The wine shows minerality, lean profile, lemon, not entirely clean, a bit of iodine, green fruit notes. Palate shows med to full body, herbal notes, some chamomile notes, citrus, grapefruit and quince, nectarine, med to high acidity, again iodine, med finish, some peel notes, textured 13.0% alc
The wine shows bright profile, high intensity, citrus notes, broad profile, very impressive depth, structure, mineral, some toasty notes, quince notes. Palate shows oak profile, almond notes, floral notes, again density, shows tannins, yeasty/savoury notes, high acidity, long finish Very impressive, beautiful 13.0% alc
Bright profile, citrus, herbal notes, very green notes, asparagus, loads of capsicum notes, green apple and peach in the back Palate shows high intensity, peppery, med to full body, high acidity, the oak sits in the back, long and linear finish 13.0% alc
Rather deep golden colour The wine shows evolution, ripe to overripe stone fruit, apricot, peach, pineapple, some "darker" nutty notes Palate shows med to high acidity, med to full body, a few bitter notes but in balance with the RS, overripe stone fruit, mineral, a bit earthy, paricot, spicy, med finish
2024 Moio Falanghina Falerno del Massico
Italy, Campania, Falerno del Massico
The wine shows bright colour, freshness, airy, lime freshness, citrus floral notes, lime leaf, spritzy, yellow fruit, green fruit, mineral.
Palate shows med to high acidity, mineral, light body, low alcohol (13%), very green fruit, tart, a bit spicy, med finish with loads of underripe notes, quite aggressive as it is, tight
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2019 Celler Cal Pla Priorat Mas d'en Compte Blanc
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
The wine shows deeper gold colour
In the nose, the wine shows ripe profile, oak dominated, ripe stone fruit, peach, nectarine, some heavier floral notes, a bit of reduction, almond dusty notes
Palate follows the pattern, ripeness, dominated by oak again, nutty, a bit warm (13.50% alc), med to high acidity, long finish
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2019 Mikra Thira Terrasea Santorini
Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
The wine shows clean green fruit, citrus, lemon notes, green fresh leaves, some floral notes too, mineral, purity, a vertical profile
Palate is very extracted, oaky too, some bitterness, full body, almond, nutty, stone fruit, nectarine, peach, dusty notes, shows freshness, warmth (13% alc), grapefruit, acidity, quince, underripe tropical fruit, salty
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2018 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Les Terrasses de l'Empire
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
The wine is lean, green fruit notes, some roundness of fruit in the back, melon, ripe stone fruit
Palate shows floral note, rose liqueur, melon, honey notes, very ripe, white and yellow fruit, med acidity, very broad, biscuit notes, a bit warm, feels very fresh, long finish
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2023 Nomades Aristea
Italy, Campania, Campania IGT
Low to med intensity, citrus, citrus floral notes, very dry, almost dusty, grapefruit, pear notes, some dry green notes, quince
Palate with med to high acidity, mineral, some spicy notes, lean body, aspirin dust (texture & freshness), a bit spicy, med finish
-/-
very different to last time I tasted this
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2023 Nomades Faino
Italy, Campania, Campania IGT
Riper and rounder than Aristea, more fruit focused, some floral notes
Palate shows med body, more linear, a bit nutty, shows almond notes, high acidity, spicy again, long finish
A bit warm, some peach notes
-/-
again different to the last time I tasted this
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2020 Gustave Lorentz Riesling Altenberg de Bergheim Vieilles Vignes
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Green notes, bright, citrus, spicy, rubbery, quince, lemon notes
Palate shows acidity, round sweetness, well integrated oak, nutty, some herbal elements, spicy, textured, a bit warm, linear, med finish
13.50% alc
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2021 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The wine shows bright clear lemon colour.
The wine shows full on oaky profile, green fruit, lemon, grapefruit, green pepper notes, pear notes, mineral, some rubbery notes (?)
Palate shows peppery notes, green notes, pyrazine, asparagus, peach, high acidity, med to full body, med to long finish
Quite oak dominated, 13.0%alc
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2022 Un Saumon dans la Loire Montlouis-sur-Loire Minéral +
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
The wine shows minerality, lean profile, lemon, not entirely clean, a bit of iodine, green fruit notes.
Palate shows med to full body, herbal notes, some chamomile notes, citrus, grapefruit and quince, nectarine, med to high acidity, again iodine, med finish, some peel notes, textured
13.0% alc
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2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Chardonnay Côtes du Jura En quatre vis
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
The wine shows bright profile, high intensity, citrus notes, broad profile, very impressive depth, structure, mineral, some toasty notes, quince notes.
Palate shows oak profile, almond notes, floral notes, again density, shows tannins, yeasty/savoury notes, high acidity, long finish
Very impressive, beautiful
13.0% alc
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2019 Quinta de Soalheiro Alvarinho Granit Monção e Melgaço
Portugal, Minho, Vinho Verde
Bright profile, citrus, herbal notes, very green notes, asparagus, loads of capsicum notes, green apple and peach in the back
Palate shows high intensity, peppery, med to full body, high acidity, the oak sits in the back, long and linear finish
13.0% alc
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2013 Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris Kitterlé
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Rather deep golden colour
The wine shows evolution, ripe to overripe stone fruit, apricot, peach, pineapple, some "darker" nutty notes
Palate shows med to high acidity, med to full body, a few bitter notes but in balance with the RS, overripe stone fruit, mineral, a bit earthy, paricot, spicy, med finish
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