The wine shows highly extrovert and aggressive character, very smoky and rubbery. There is a hard (aged) cheesy note here that makes for an overall unpleasant profile, burnt rubber notes Palate again highly aggressive, follows the same flavour profile as the nose, high acidity, mineral, med to full body, lime, grapefruit, long finish. 13.50% alc
The wine shows far more fruit that 2022 Venetsanos tasted before, citrus notes, grapefruit notes, some salty notes, broad, layered, pleasant, some pear notes Palate shows texture, mineral, high acidity, full body, very youthful, citrus, quince, textured, layered, compact, very long persistent finish. 13.50% alc
The wine shows freshness, youthful, layered, fruit forward, citrus, apricot notes, some smoky mineral notes emerge from the back, slow release in style. Quite round and pleasant for a Chablis (even for Droin standards), welcoming Palate shows the same pattern, very fruit forward, stone fruit, high acidity, full body, the wine shows tensity, structure, shows many layers that alternate, med finish. 12.50% Nice
The wine shows expressive profile, fruit forward, stone fruit, apricot, peach, some floral notes. The wine shows ripeness, broad, some vanilla notes Palate shows high acidity, ripe stone fruit, apricot, tensity, there is an aggressive note in the aftertaste (almost electric-like), med body, short to med finish -/- The wine shows ripe stone fruit, floral notes, some smoky notes, broad, a touch flinty Palate shows some tea notes, herbal notes, med to full body, high acidity, the wine shows tensity
Spain, Andalucía, Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
The wine shows high intensity, smoky, flinty, salty, the fruit lies in the back, some green olive notes Palate shows light body, freshness, high acidity, very salty, brine, citrus notes, grapefruit notes, tense, med to long finish, almond notes. 15.0% alc
The wine shows fruit forward profile, ripe red cherry notes, berry notes, floral notes, welcoming, pleasant Palate shows juicy fruit, med body, nice tannins, elegant, nice acidity, framboise, mineral, fresh, youthful, med finish. There is a savoury element here as well
+ a splash of Mavrodaphne In the nose, the wine shows high mineral character, juicy red and black cherry notes, floral notes, playful, pleasant Palate shows more power than Talisman 2021, juicy, tensity, nice acidity, bold tannins, full body, elegant and complex, structured, tannins are showing nicely, some floral notes, mineral, long persistent finish
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
The wine shows nice ripe black fruit, blue berry notes, there is a bit of evolution but the character is still there. The wine shows some floral notes, some smoky and some iodine notes. Palate is still going strong, showing evolution with overripe red and black fruit, nice tannins, med to high acidity, a bit salty, med body, med finish Beautiful
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
Sampled from magnum In the nose the wine shows clear evolution, overripe red fruit, dried fruit, some bacon notes, leather, some spice notes, olive notes, some tobacco notes, jam notes Palate follows the pattern, fully evolved, overripe black cherry, raisin, tobacco leaf, tensity, mineral hints, dissolved tannins, med finish
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
The wine shows med intensity, coffee notes, ripe black cherry notes, minty notes, thin oak frame holding the fruit, still fresh, pleasant, welcoming, some tobacco too Palate shows freshness, tensity, electrifying acidity, structured, layered, juicy tannins, a bit smoky, dark fruit, some oak notes, long persistent finish
In the nose, the wine shows freshness, powerful character, tobacco notes, some smoky notes, there is a gamey/leathery character. The pyrazine pepper notes are there but stay in the back Palate is quite upfront, a bit aggressive, high acidity, bold tannins, med body, long finish, high intensity, there is a certain electrifying tensity here
2022 Venetsanos Winery Saint John Amphora
Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
The wine shows highly extrovert and aggressive character, very smoky and rubbery. There is a hard (aged) cheesy note here that makes for an overall unpleasant profile, burnt rubber notes
Palate again highly aggressive, follows the same flavour profile as the nose, high acidity, mineral, med to full body, lime, grapefruit, long finish. 13.50% alc
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2023 Vassaltis Assyrtiko
Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
The wine shows far more fruit that 2022 Venetsanos tasted before, citrus notes, grapefruit notes, some salty notes, broad, layered, pleasant, some pear notes
Palate shows texture, mineral, high acidity, full body, very youthful, citrus, quince, textured, layered, compact, very long persistent finish. 13.50% alc
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2022 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
The wine shows freshness, youthful, layered, fruit forward, citrus, apricot notes, some smoky mineral notes emerge from the back, slow release in style. Quite round and pleasant for a Chablis (even for Droin standards), welcoming
Palate shows the same pattern, very fruit forward, stone fruit, high acidity, full body, the wine shows tensity, structure, shows many layers that alternate, med finish. 12.50% Nice
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2023 Aleris wines Mystik
Greece, Peloponnisos, Corinth
The wine shows expressive profile, fruit forward, stone fruit, apricot, peach, some floral notes. The wine shows ripeness, broad, some vanilla notes
Palate shows high acidity, ripe stone fruit, apricot, tensity, there is an aggressive note in the aftertaste (almost electric-like), med body, short to med finish
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The wine shows ripe stone fruit, floral notes, some smoky notes, broad, a touch flinty
Palate shows some tea notes, herbal notes, med to full body, high acidity, the wine shows tensity
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NV Emilio Lustau Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda Papirusa
Spain, Andalucía, Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
The wine shows high intensity, smoky, flinty, salty, the fruit lies in the back, some green olive notes
Palate shows light body, freshness, high acidity, very salty, brine, citrus notes, grapefruit notes, tense, med to long finish, almond notes. 15.0% alc
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2021 Aleris wines Agiorgitiko Talisman
Greece, Peloponnisos, Peloponnese
The wine shows fruit forward profile, ripe red cherry notes, berry notes, floral notes, welcoming, pleasant
Palate shows juicy fruit, med body, nice tannins, elegant, nice acidity, framboise, mineral, fresh, youthful, med finish. There is a savoury element here as well
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2023 Aleris wines Agiorgitiko Talisman
Greece, Peloponnisos, Peloponnese
+ a splash of Mavrodaphne
In the nose, the wine shows high mineral character, juicy red and black cherry notes, floral notes, playful, pleasant
Palate shows more power than Talisman 2021, juicy, tensity, nice acidity, bold tannins, full body, elegant and complex, structured, tannins are showing nicely, some floral notes, mineral, long persistent finish
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2013 Raul Pérez Rara Avis Prieto Picudo
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
The wine shows nice ripe black fruit, blue berry notes, there is a bit of evolution but the character is still there. The wine shows some floral notes, some smoky and some iodine notes.
Palate is still going strong, showing evolution with overripe red and black fruit, nice tannins, med to high acidity, a bit salty, med body, med finish
Beautiful
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2018 Raul Pérez Los Arrotos del Pendón Flawed
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de León
corked
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2008 Dry River Syrah Lovat Vineyard
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
Sampled from magnum
In the nose the wine shows clear evolution, overripe red fruit, dried fruit, some bacon notes, leather, some spice notes, olive notes, some tobacco notes, jam notes
Palate follows the pattern, fully evolved, overripe black cherry, raisin, tobacco leaf, tensity, mineral hints, dissolved tannins, med finish
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2018 Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon Sanctum
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
The wine shows med intensity, coffee notes, ripe black cherry notes, minty notes, thin oak frame holding the fruit, still fresh, pleasant, welcoming, some tobacco too
Palate shows freshness, tensity, electrifying acidity, structured, layered, juicy tannins, a bit smoky, dark fruit, some oak notes, long persistent finish
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2022 Karadimos Family Cabernet Franc
Greece, Continental Greece
In the nose, the wine shows freshness, powerful character, tobacco notes, some smoky notes, there is a gamey/leathery character. The pyrazine pepper notes are there but stay in the back
Palate is quite upfront, a bit aggressive, high acidity, bold tannins, med body, long finish, high intensity, there is a certain electrifying tensity here
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