The wine shows med to high intensity, candied notes, lemon, citrus notes, some tropical fruit notes, sugar coated notes, some tea/chamomile notes, herbal notes, mastic notes Palate with loads of RS, med body, med to high acidity, same flavour notes, candied notes, med finish 7.50% alc
Low to med intensity, dry profile, dry fruit, citrus notes, some TDN notes, vertical and lean Palate follows the profile, again lean, high acidity, dry, a bit aggressive even but with some stone fruit sweetness around it, med alcohol (13.0%), long finish some bitterness at the end, grapefruit peel notes
The wine shows high intensity, pyrazine fuelled notes, there is a certain ripeness too, some candied notes in the back, lime, stone fruit notes, with a bit of time sweet honey notes, candied lemon, jammy notes, canned peach Palate shows the same profile, med to full body, med acidity, high intensity, candied notes, some bitterness, a thin oak layer, long persistent finish 13.50% alc
The wine shows med to high intensity, dry red fruit, cherry/berry, oak profile, sweet spices, some heavier floral notes, VA notes, warmth, cinnamon candy Palate shows red fresh fruit, warmth, red berry notes, elegant, fruit forward, a bit earthy, rather thick oak frame, med finish with a few bitter/herbal notes 13.50% alc
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Heavy oak treatment, full on VA, alcohol notes, dried black fruit, prunes, raisin notes, black currant jam Palate with high alcohol warmth (even though its just 13.50% alc), raisin notes, very sweet notes, jammy, prunes, fig jam, oak, sweet spice, full body, some red jam notes, long finish Herbal notes/vermouth herbal notes
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The wine shows med intensity in the nose, red fruit notes, oak profile, sweet spices, black cherry notes Palate shows med body, red fruit, high acidity, VA notes, warmth, some steely notes, aggressive, lacks balance, med finish
The wine shows high intensity, dark berry fruit, some toasty notes Palate with sweet profile, raisin, very warm, candied, full body, very aggressive heat (19.50% alc), sugar coated notes, lean for what it is though, straightfoward, med finish, a bit chewy
The wine shows high intensity, candied red fruit, red cherry notes, red berry notes, fresh marmelade notes, some herbal/botanical notes, some sweet notes Palate shows med to full body, very sweet black cherry notes, sweet notes, herbal notes, some coffee notes, low to med acidity, med finish 16.0% alc
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
71% Cabernet Sauvignon 16% Petit Verdot 13% malbec The wine shows high intensity, heavily oak based wines, dark fruit, spicy notes, black pepper notes, some minty notes freshness, grilled pepper, graphite notes. Palate shows med to full body, the same profile, dark fruit, warmth (14.0% alc), oak profile, bold tannins, a bit earthy, long finish Flows rather nicely, voluptuous character but maybe lacks proper depth
75% Merlot 25% Cabernet Sauvignon The wine shows med to high intensity, very dry profile, earthy, dry oak notes, straightforward, red fruit rather than black fruit, shows some herbal notes, stalky notes Palate shows very dry profile, aggressive tannins, leaner than expected, laks depth and complexity, green tannins, density, almost grainy, short to med finish 13.50% alc
The wine shows high intensity, the wine shows a certain ripeness, sweeter dark fruit, sweet spice notes, some refreshing minty notes, fresh sweet oak notes Palate again with red fruit, freshness, youthful, very warm, some acidity, full body, sweet spices, straightforward, long finish 14.50% alc
The wine shows high intensity, ripeness, dark fruit, some toasty notes, yeast notes, brioche notes, some candied notes, oak profile, warmth (14.50%alc), sweet spices Palate shows med body, candied notes, med tannins, bold, very warm, lacks balance though, straightforward and rather simple, cuts short filled with red fruit
Off putting sulphur notes, burned rubber notes, red fruit notes but way in the back Palate shows red and black fruit notes, med tannins, med acidity, red fruit, tense, cuts short, clumsy, all over the place With time, mercaptan goes away but still... 13.80% alc
The wine shows high intensity, very minty, red fruit, cherry notes Palate follows the nose, some red cherry notes, compact, but very strange, med body, grainy tannins, mineral, med finish 13.50% alc
2021 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Müller-Burggraef) Bernkasteler Graben Riesling Spätlese
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
The wine shows med to high intensity, candied notes, lemon, citrus notes, some tropical fruit notes, sugar coated notes, some tea/chamomile notes, herbal notes, mastic notes
Palate with loads of RS, med body, med to high acidity, same flavour notes, candied notes, med finish
7.50% alc
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2018 Hubert Meyer Riesling Winzenberg
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Low to med intensity, dry profile, dry fruit, citrus notes, some TDN notes, vertical and lean
Palate follows the profile, again lean, high acidity, dry, a bit aggressive even but with some stone fruit sweetness around it, med alcohol (13.0%), long finish
some bitterness at the end, grapefruit peel notes
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2018 Domaine Eugène Carrel Roussette de Savoie Marestel Tradition
France, Savoie, Roussette de Savoie
The wine shows high intensity, pyrazine fuelled notes, there is a certain ripeness too, some candied notes in the back, lime, stone fruit notes, with a bit of time sweet honey notes, candied lemon, jammy notes, canned peach
Palate shows the same profile, med to full body, med acidity, high intensity, candied notes, some bitterness, a thin oak layer, long persistent finish
13.50% alc
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2021 Zenato Valpolicella Superiore
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore
The wine shows med to high intensity, dry red fruit, cherry/berry, oak profile, sweet spices, some heavier floral notes, VA notes, warmth, cinnamon candy
Palate shows red fresh fruit, warmth, red berry notes, elegant, fruit forward, a bit earthy, rather thick oak frame, med finish with a few bitter/herbal notes
13.50% alc
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2021 Speri Recioto della Valpolicella Classico la Roggia
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Heavy oak treatment, full on VA, alcohol notes, dried black fruit, prunes, raisin notes, black currant jam
Palate with high alcohol warmth (even though its just 13.50% alc), raisin notes, very sweet notes, jammy, prunes, fig jam, oak, sweet spice, full body, some red jam notes, long finish
Herbal notes/vermouth herbal notes
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2019 Speri Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Monte Sant'Urbano
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The wine shows med intensity in the nose, red fruit notes, oak profile, sweet spices, black cherry notes
Palate shows med body, red fruit, high acidity, VA notes, warmth, some steely notes, aggressive, lacks balance, med finish
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2017 Niepoort Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Portugal, Douro, Porto
The wine shows high intensity, dark berry fruit, some toasty notes
Palate with sweet profile, raisin, very warm, candied, full body, very aggressive heat (19.50% alc), sugar coated notes, lean for what it is though, straightfoward, med finish, a bit chewy
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2018 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rimage Domaine de Bila-Haut
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Banyuls
The wine shows high intensity, candied red fruit, red cherry notes, red berry notes, fresh marmelade notes, some herbal/botanical notes, some sweet notes
Palate shows med to full body, very sweet black cherry notes, sweet notes, herbal notes, some coffee notes, low to med acidity, med finish
16.0% alc
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2021 Klein Constantia Estate Red Blend
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
71% Cabernet Sauvignon 16% Petit Verdot 13% malbec
The wine shows high intensity, heavily oak based wines, dark fruit, spicy notes, black pepper notes, some minty notes freshness, grilled pepper, graphite notes.
Palate shows med to full body, the same profile, dark fruit, warmth (14.0% alc), oak profile, bold tannins, a bit earthy, long finish
Flows rather nicely, voluptuous character but maybe lacks proper depth
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2022 Grand Bateau
France, Bordeaux
75% Merlot 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine shows med to high intensity, very dry profile, earthy, dry oak notes, straightforward, red fruit rather than black fruit, shows some herbal notes, stalky notes
Palate shows very dry profile, aggressive tannins, leaner than expected, laks depth and complexity, green tannins, density, almost grainy, short to med finish
13.50% alc
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2019 The Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Allomi
USA, California, Napa Valley
The wine shows high intensity, the wine shows a certain ripeness, sweeter dark fruit, sweet spice notes, some refreshing minty notes, fresh sweet oak notes
Palate again with red fruit, freshness, youthful, very warm, some acidity, full body, sweet spices, straightforward, long finish
14.50% alc
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2020 Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
The wine shows high intensity, ripeness, dark fruit, some toasty notes, yeast notes, brioche notes, some candied notes, oak profile, warmth (14.50%alc), sweet spices
Palate shows med body, candied notes, med tannins, bold, very warm, lacks balance though, straightforward and rather simple, cuts short filled with red fruit
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2019 Familia Zuccardi Malbec Polígonos Vinos de Pueblo San Pablo
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
Off putting sulphur notes, burned rubber notes, red fruit notes but way in the back
Palate shows red and black fruit notes, med tannins, med acidity, red fruit, tense, cuts short, clumsy, all over the place
With time, mercaptan goes away but still...
13.80% alc
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2016 Familia Zuccardi Malbec Aluvional
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Vista Flores
The wine shows high intensity, very minty, red fruit, cherry notes
Palate follows the nose, some red cherry notes, compact, but very strange, med body, grainy tannins, mineral, med finish
13.50% alc
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