The wine shows bright colour In the nose the wine shows med to high intensity, citrus notes, yeast, hay, quince, underlying stone fruit sweetness, some rubber notes, some tea notes Palate shows med body, mineral, citrus notes, straightforward, high acidity, some RS, lime, ripe quince, pear, green apple, grapefruit pith, short to med finish. The carbonation feels strange, bitterness at the end, 11.50% alc
The wine shows med to high intensity, citrus, quince notes, hay, “low intervention” notes, some oxidation, some rubbery notes, peach and apricot Palate is very different in style, a lot of bitterness, med to full body, warm (13.50%), angry texture, bergamot pith, low acidity, long finish This doesn’t feel entirely right
The wine shows high intensity, citrus and quince, freshness, some rubbery notes, lees treatment, some oxidative notes, mineral Palate follows the pattern, oak based (new style), loads of flint notes, med to full body, med to high acidity, lemon notes, green apple notes, warmth (13.50% alc), green overall, youthful, long persistent finish. Linear and vertical in style, with time you get an almost sweeter fruit note
The wine shows med intensity not giving away much, earthy, some citrus and quince notes, hay notes, not very clear or clean, flinty, lemon Palate shows some reductive notes, flinty, bitter, some co2 on the tip, a bit warm (14.0% alc), med to high intensity, very lean, linear, angry texture, spicy, peppery note, med to long finish Bergamot, grapefruit pith, a bit salty
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, citrus notes, quince notes, underlying ripe stone fruit, nectarine peel Palate shows freshness, green notes, lemon, lime leaf, high acidity, CO2 again med alcohol (13.50%), some honey notes, linear, again bitter notes, long finish
The wine shows high intensity, oak based profile, red fruit notes, berries, sweet spices, herbal notes, liquorice, cinnamon, nutmeg, bitter notes, chocolate Palate follows the pattern, med to high acidity, bold tannins, heavily based in oak, sweet spices, bitterness, warmth (15.50%), ripe red fruit, tannins from the oak, very dry finish
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, heavily based in oak, sweet spices, nutmeg and clove, sour cherry notes, fresh, youthful, some herbal notes, bitter herbal notes too Palate shows red fruit, med to full body, dry red fruit, cherry and currant, cranberry, again fresh and youthful, some stalky notes, thin oak frame, med to high acidity, tannins are there but not angular, med finish with herbal bitterness
Sampled from 375ml bottle The wine shows faint amber colour In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, raisin, dry red fruit, clove, VA notes, varnish notes, honey notes, fig and caramel Palate follows the pattern, raisin, VA notes, caramel notes, dried peach and apricot, fig and chocolate, prunes, coffee notes, creamy notes, med body and finish 20.0% alc
2023 Zardetto Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extrra Brut Tre Venti di Ogliano
Italy, Veneto, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
The wine shows bright colour
In the nose the wine shows med to high intensity, citrus notes, yeast, hay, quince, underlying stone fruit sweetness, some rubber notes, some tea notes
Palate shows med body, mineral, citrus notes, straightforward, high acidity, some RS, lime, ripe quince, pear, green apple, grapefruit pith, short to med finish. The carbonation feels strange, bitterness at the end, 11.50% alc
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2023 Telmo Rodríguez Godello Valdeorras Gaba do Xil O Barreiro
Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras
The wine shows med to high intensity, citrus, quince notes, hay, “low intervention” notes, some oxidation, some rubbery notes, peach and apricot
Palate is very different in style, a lot of bitterness, med to full body, warm (13.50%), angry texture, bergamot pith, low acidity, long finish
This doesn’t feel entirely right
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2022 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc Old Vine Reserve
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
The wine shows high intensity, citrus and quince, freshness, some rubbery notes, lees treatment, some oxidative notes, mineral
Palate follows the pattern, oak based (new style), loads of flint notes, med to full body, med to high acidity, lemon notes, green apple notes, warmth (13.50% alc), green overall, youthful, long persistent finish.
Linear and vertical in style, with time you get an almost sweeter fruit note
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2023 Poggio al Tesoro Vermentino Bolgheri Solosole
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
The wine shows med intensity not giving away much, earthy, some citrus and quince notes, hay notes, not very clear or clean, flinty, lemon
Palate shows some reductive notes, flinty, bitter, some co2 on the tip, a bit warm (14.0% alc), med to high intensity, very lean, linear, angry texture, spicy, peppery note, med to long finish
Bergamot, grapefruit pith, a bit salty
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2023 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, citrus notes, quince notes, underlying ripe stone fruit, nectarine peel
Palate shows freshness, green notes, lemon, lime leaf, high acidity, CO2 again med alcohol (13.50%), some honey notes, linear, again bitter notes, long finish
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2018 Lidia & Amato Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane Riserva
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane
The wine shows high intensity, oak based profile, red fruit notes, berries, sweet spices, herbal notes, liquorice, cinnamon, nutmeg, bitter notes, chocolate
Palate follows the pattern, med to high acidity, bold tannins, heavily based in oak, sweet spices, bitterness, warmth (15.50%), ripe red fruit, tannins from the oak, very dry finish
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2021 Château Sociando-Mallet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, heavily based in oak, sweet spices, nutmeg and clove, sour cherry notes, fresh, youthful, some herbal notes, bitter herbal notes too
Palate shows red fruit, med to full body, dry red fruit, cherry and currant, cranberry, again fresh and youthful, some stalky notes, thin oak frame, med to high acidity, tannins are there but not angular, med finish with herbal bitterness
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NV Henriques & Henriques Madeira Boal 10 Years Old
Portugal, Madeira
Sampled from 375ml bottle
The wine shows faint amber colour
In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, raisin, dry red fruit, clove, VA notes, varnish notes, honey notes, fig and caramel
Palate follows the pattern, raisin, VA notes, caramel notes, dried peach and apricot, fig and chocolate, prunes, coffee notes, creamy notes, med body and finish 20.0% alc
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