The wine shows med to high intensity, citrus notes, ripe peel notes, some heavier floral notes, raw almond notes, underlying ripeness of citrus fruit, quince. Palate shows full body, follows the nose pattern, very bitter, med acidity, almost mineral, very green, med to long finish, rich, some honey notes 13.0%alc
The wine shows bright yellow green colour In the nose, the wine shows med to high intensity, green fruit, peel notes, lemon, grapefruit notes, quince, some pineapple notes, white floral notes. Palate shows high intensity, again some bitterness, CO2, evident, med to high acidity, savoury, flinty with some honey notes too (!), youthful, freshness, yellow apple, underlying sweetness, med body, maybe some TDN, long finish
The wine shows hazy pale yellow colour In the nose, the wine smells dry, citrus notes, some stone fruit in the back, tropical fruit, shows some depth In palate, the wine shows bitterness, floral notes, fruit forward, med to med+ acidity, med to full body, mineral, dry, lemon notes, med to high alcohol, herbal bitterness, med finish 13.50% alc
The wine shows bright deep yellow colour In the nose, the wine shows med to high intensity, quince, "low intervention" profile, VA notes, nutty, overripe citrus and stone fruit Palate shows old school profile, nutty, citrus, ripe to overripe fruit white/yellow fruit, full body, med to high acidity, very crunchy, tight and austere, some bitterness, long finish With time and air, it opens up and gets smoother 13.40% alc
The wine shows bright clear colour The wine shows med to high intensity in the nose, evident nutty oak profile, ripe fruit, some pear and apple notes, yeast, some TDN'/plastic notes, underlying green layer, loads of honey notes. Palate follows the profile, citrus notes, ripe fruit, again pear, high acidity, mineral, med to full body, again nutty, structured, very warm, tight, austere, long persistent finish, dry and a touch bitter finish too 15.50% alc
The wine shows deep yellow colour, clear, The wine shows high intensity in the nose, ripe to overripe stone fruit, peach, nectarine, oak ruse, nutty, walnut, coffee, chocolate Palate follows the pattern, med to full body, med to high acidity, lemony acidity, again roasted notes, walnut, thick oak layer, savoury. The fruit sits in the back, ripe style, plush, with some bitterness, long finish Needs time to come around but its nice 13.50% alc
The wine shows med intensity, fresh red cranberry notes, some savoury bacon notes, some black cherry notes, fresh, straightforward. The wine feels a bit confused for now, some leather notes, vermouth notes. In the palate, the wine shows lean to med body, red fruit, the wine shows some bitterness, the tannins are tight, angular, a touch warm, stalky notes, med to long finish 14.0% alc
The wine shows med to high intensity, savoury notes, some toast/bacon notes, red cherry/berry, some black fruit notes, balancing between fruit and oak The wine shows warmth, ripe red fruit, med to full body, again savoury, bold tannins, tight, a bit mineral, some cranberry notes, some herbal notes, sour cherry notes, some VA/vinegar notes too, med to high acidity, long finish 15.0% alc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine shows pale red The wine shows fragrant profile, floral notes, carnation flower, purity, red fruit, cranberry, red cherry, savoury oak in the back, some herbal notes as well (whole bunch ?) Palate follows the nose, freshness, red fruit core, juicy tannins, again some herbal notes, high acidity, tannins, med body, med to long finish, shows warmth 14.0% alc
The wine shows med to high intensity, ripe red and black fruit, thick fruit core, herbal notes, savoury notes, thick oak frame, cinnamon candy, some warmth, fruit in alcohol, some toast notes Palate follows the style but stands more on the red fruit, cherry notes, berry, again savoury notes, tight tannins, austere, med to high acidity, long finish Not that welcoming overall, med to high alcohol, red apple notes 14.0% alc
The wine shows very pale colour In the nose, the wine shows fragrant profile, a bit savoury, red cherry notes, floral notes, straightforward Palate follows the patter to the letter, med to high acidity, some toast/bacon notes, med body, red fruit, med alcohol, juicy tannins, easy and straightforward, med to long finish, fresh 13.50% alc
The wine shows med yellow colour In the nose, the wine shows med to high intensity, overripe stone fruit, shows old oak profile shows evolution, saffron, floral notes, lemon, grapefruit notes, some peel notes Palata follows the style, the wine shows ripe stone fruit, citrus notes, med body, warmth, peach and nectarine, shows some tannins even (!), overripe to tin/preserve quince, peach, med acidity, short to med finish Some tea notes, mineral, steely, old oak notes, poached pear 13.50% alc
2022 Masseria Falvo 1727 Spart
Italy, Calabria, Terre di Cosenza
The wine shows med to high intensity, citrus notes, ripe peel notes, some heavier floral notes, raw almond notes, underlying ripeness of citrus fruit, quince.
Palate shows full body, follows the nose pattern, very bitter, med acidity, almost mineral, very green, med to long finish, rich, some honey notes
13.0%alc
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2022 Weingut Allram Riesling 1ÖTW Reserve Gaisberg
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
The wine shows bright yellow green colour
In the nose, the wine shows med to high intensity, green fruit, peel notes, lemon, grapefruit notes, quince, some pineapple notes, white floral notes.
Palate shows high intensity, again some bitterness, CO2, evident, med to high acidity, savoury, flinty with some honey notes too (!), youthful, freshness, yellow apple, underlying sweetness, med body, maybe some TDN, long finish
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2024 Cantina Terlan Pinot Bianco Tradition
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
The wine shows hazy pale yellow colour
In the nose, the wine smells dry, citrus notes, some stone fruit in the back, tropical fruit, shows some depth
In palate, the wine shows bitterness, floral notes, fruit forward, med to med+ acidity, med to full body, mineral, dry, lemon notes, med to high alcohol, herbal bitterness, med finish
13.50% alc
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2022 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Sec
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
The wine shows bright deep yellow colour
In the nose, the wine shows med to high intensity, quince, "low intervention" profile, VA notes, nutty, overripe citrus and stone fruit
Palate shows old school profile, nutty, citrus, ripe to overripe fruit white/yellow fruit, full body, med to high acidity, very crunchy, tight and austere, some bitterness, long finish
With time and air, it opens up and gets smoother
13.40% alc
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2021 Luigi Boveri Colli Tortonesi Filari di Timorasso
Italy, Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi
The wine shows bright clear colour
The wine shows med to high intensity in the nose, evident nutty oak profile, ripe fruit, some pear and apple notes, yeast, some TDN'/plastic notes, underlying green layer, loads of honey notes.
Palate follows the profile, citrus notes, ripe fruit, again pear, high acidity, mineral, med to full body, again nutty, structured, very warm, tight, austere, long persistent finish, dry and a touch bitter finish too
15.50% alc
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2021 Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay Vintner's Reserve
USA, California
The wine shows deep yellow colour, clear,
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, ripe to overripe stone fruit, peach, nectarine, oak ruse, nutty, walnut, coffee, chocolate
Palate follows the pattern, med to full body, med to high acidity, lemony acidity, again roasted notes, walnut, thick oak layer, savoury. The fruit sits in the back, ripe style, plush, with some bitterness, long finish
Needs time to come around but its nice
13.50% alc
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2016 Hacienda Araucano (Lurton) Clos de Lolol
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley, Lolol
The wine shows med intensity, fresh red cranberry notes, some savoury bacon notes, some black cherry notes, fresh, straightforward. The wine feels a bit confused for now, some leather notes, vermouth notes.
In the palate, the wine shows lean to med body, red fruit, the wine shows some bitterness, the tannins are tight, angular, a touch warm, stalky notes, med to long finish
14.0% alc
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2022 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
The wine shows med to high intensity, savoury notes, some toast/bacon notes, red cherry/berry, some black fruit notes, balancing between fruit and oak
The wine shows warmth, ripe red fruit, med to full body, again savoury, bold tannins, tight, a bit mineral, some cranberry notes, some herbal notes, sour cherry notes, some VA/vinegar notes too, med to high acidity, long finish
15.0% alc
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2021 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine shows pale red
The wine shows fragrant profile, floral notes, carnation flower, purity, red fruit, cranberry, red cherry, savoury oak in the back, some herbal notes as well (whole bunch ?)
Palate follows the nose, freshness, red fruit core, juicy tannins, again some herbal notes, high acidity, tannins, med body, med to long finish, shows warmth
14.0% alc
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2016 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
The wine shows med to high intensity, ripe red and black fruit, thick fruit core, herbal notes, savoury notes, thick oak frame, cinnamon candy, some warmth, fruit in alcohol, some toast notes
Palate follows the style but stands more on the red fruit, cherry notes, berry, again savoury notes, tight tannins, austere, med to high acidity, long finish
Not that welcoming overall, med to high alcohol, red apple notes
14.0% alc
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2017 Ballot-Millot & Fils Pommard 1er Cru La Refène
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
The wine shows very pale colour
In the nose, the wine shows fragrant profile, a bit savoury, red cherry notes, floral notes, straightforward
Palate follows the patter to the letter, med to high acidity, some toast/bacon notes, med body, red fruit, med alcohol, juicy tannins, easy and straightforward, med to long finish, fresh
13.50% alc
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2013 Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris Kitterlé
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
The wine shows med yellow colour
In the nose, the wine shows med to high intensity, overripe stone fruit, shows old oak profile shows evolution, saffron, floral notes, lemon, grapefruit notes, some peel notes
Palata follows the style, the wine shows ripe stone fruit, citrus notes, med body, warmth, peach and nectarine, shows some tannins even (!), overripe to tin/preserve quince, peach, med acidity, short to med finish
Some tea notes, mineral, steely, old oak notes, poached pear
13.50% alc
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