In the nose the wine shows bright clear nose, oak frame, roasted nuts, citrus notes, almond notes, fruit in the back, not giving away much, some quince notes Palate shows some bitterness, citrus notes, pear, green apple notes, med to high carbonation, nutty. The wine shows intensity, tense, very dry and austere, almost aggressive, med to full body, long persistent finish. Feels lacking depth, fresh and youthful 12.0% alc
The wine shows clean profile, pineapple notes, musky, ripe stone fruit, floral notes, nectarine, muscat-like sweet fruit notes, some spices in the back Palate follows the pattern, ripe stone fruit, med to full body, nectarine notes, some bitterness, high acidity, vegetable notes, warm, herbal, aggressive texture, long persistent finish The wine shows some evolution, maybe some pyrazine notes, a few darker hues here
The wine shows high intensity lacks clarity, yeast, planky, cheese notes, citrus Palate with high acidity, mineral, tense, linear, med body, warm, med to long finish 13.0% alc -/- After seeing the wine, yes there is a green note but I would still not say Sancerre
The wine shows med to high intensity, green core with oak notes, some plank/toast notes even, lean and linear, some botanical notes, vermouth-like Palate follows the pattern, based in oak, citrus notes, ripe peach and nectarine notes, med to full body, med to high acidity, broader than the nose, balance between fruit and oak, rather warm (14% alc), med to long finish
In the nose the wine shows bright, crispy, clean profile, green notes, grapefruit notes, lemon leaf notes Palate follows the pattern, citrus, lime, lemon, grapefruit notes, tight, austere, tart, high acidity, med to long finish Very youthful, some green herbal notes, low to med alcohol (12.0%), lean, linear, mineral
The wine shows light red profile, cherry notes some yeast/oak notes here, a bit strange as a whole, sweet spices, plums, sour cherry notes, clove, cinnamon candy Palate shows med body, high acidity, VA notes, oak notes, sour cherry notes, angular tannins, aggressive texture, a bit warm (15.0%), med finish Some dry fruit and herbal notes
In the nose the wine shows high intensity, thick oak frame, full on spicy, peppery, cinnamon, clove, dark fruit, big and broad, a touch warm (13.50% alc), savoury notes, quite reductive though (onion like) In the palate, the wine shows med to full body, a few but grippy tannins, red and black fruit, med vibrant acidity, chocolate notes, strong herbal notes, again savoury, pyrazine notes, some graphite notes, med finish. The wine shows toast and roasted malt notes Tasty altogether
Sampled from 375ml bottle The wine shows high intensity in the nose, full on ripe stone and tropical fruit, vanilla notes, some herbal notes, honey, syrup notes, a few bitter notes, kumquat, bitter orange, quince Palate shows the same profile but mostly bitter orange, med to high acidity, kumquat, weird structure, load of overripe mango notes, med finish Maybe not the best bottle?
The wine shows med to high intensity, ceder, earthy, sweet spices, red cherry and berry notes, some roasted and smoky notes, Palate shows lack of balance, red fruit, very warm, lean body, same oak treatment, sweet spices, med steely finish Lacks finesse
No decant, pop and pour The wine shows very pale red colour In the nose the wine shows a very smoky and savoury note, sweet spices, iodine/bretty note, bacon notes, very decadent, welcoming, tobacco leaves Palate follows the pattern but with some goat cheese Brett notes, dissolved tannins, dried red fruit, red cherry notes, thin body, lean, short finish Held its form
2022 Raventós i Blanc Blanc de Blancs
Spain
In the nose the wine shows bright clear nose, oak frame, roasted nuts, citrus notes, almond notes, fruit in the back, not giving away much, some quince notes
Palate shows some bitterness, citrus notes, pear, green apple notes, med to high carbonation, nutty. The wine shows intensity, tense, very dry and austere, almost aggressive, med to full body, long persistent finish.
Feels lacking depth, fresh and youthful 12.0% alc
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2022 Lagar de Cervera Albariño Rías Baixas
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
The wine shows clean profile, pineapple notes, musky, ripe stone fruit, floral notes, nectarine, muscat-like sweet fruit notes, some spices in the back
Palate follows the pattern, ripe stone fruit, med to full body, nectarine notes, some bitterness, high acidity, vegetable notes, warm, herbal, aggressive texture, long persistent finish
The wine shows some evolution, maybe some pyrazine notes, a few darker hues here
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2023 Vincent Pinard Sancerre Cuvée Flores
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
The wine shows high intensity lacks clarity, yeast, planky, cheese notes, citrus
Palate with high acidity, mineral, tense, linear, med body, warm, med to long finish 13.0% alc
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After seeing the wine, yes there is a green note but I would still not say Sancerre
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2021 Palacios Remondo Rioja Plácet Valtomelloso
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
The wine shows med to high intensity, green core with oak notes, some plank/toast notes even, lean and linear, some botanical notes, vermouth-like
Palate follows the pattern, based in oak, citrus notes, ripe peach and nectarine notes, med to full body, med to high acidity, broader than the nose, balance between fruit and oak, rather warm (14% alc), med to long finish
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2024 La Scolca Gavi Dei Gavi Black Label
Italy, Piedmont, Gavi
In the nose the wine shows bright, crispy, clean profile, green notes, grapefruit notes, lemon leaf notes
Palate follows the pattern, citrus, lime, lemon, grapefruit notes, tight, austere, tart, high acidity, med to long finish
Very youthful, some green herbal notes, low to med alcohol (12.0%), lean, linear, mineral
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2021 Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
The wine shows light red profile, cherry notes some yeast/oak notes here, a bit strange as a whole, sweet spices, plums, sour cherry notes, clove, cinnamon candy
Palate shows med body, high acidity, VA notes, oak notes, sour cherry notes, angular tannins, aggressive texture, a bit warm (15.0%), med finish
Some dry fruit and herbal notes
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2023 Errazuriz Carménère Estate Reserva
Chile, Aconcagua Valley
In the nose the wine shows high intensity, thick oak frame, full on spicy, peppery, cinnamon, clove, dark fruit, big and broad, a touch warm (13.50% alc), savoury notes, quite reductive though (onion like)
In the palate, the wine shows med to full body, a few but grippy tannins, red and black fruit, med vibrant acidity, chocolate notes, strong herbal notes, again savoury, pyrazine notes, some graphite notes, med finish. The wine shows toast and roasted malt notes
Tasty altogether
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2018 Château Doisy-Védrines
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Sampled from 375ml bottle
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, full on ripe stone and tropical fruit, vanilla notes, some herbal notes, honey, syrup notes, a few bitter notes, kumquat, bitter orange, quince
Palate shows the same profile but mostly bitter orange, med to high acidity, kumquat, weird structure, load of overripe mango notes, med finish
Maybe not the best bottle?
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2017 Château Haut-Brion Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The wine shows med to high intensity, ceder, earthy, sweet spices, red cherry and berry notes, some roasted and smoky notes,
Palate shows lack of balance, red fruit, very warm, lean body, same oak treatment, sweet spices, med steely finish
Lacks finesse
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1981 Clos René
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
No decant, pop and pour
The wine shows very pale red colour
In the nose the wine shows a very smoky and savoury note, sweet spices, iodine/bretty note, bacon notes, very decadent, welcoming, tobacco leaves
Palate follows the pattern but with some goat cheese Brett notes, dissolved tannins, dried red fruit, red cherry notes, thin body, lean, short finish
Held its form
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