1400 bottles, 13.50% alc, PGI Aenos slopes The wine shows an almost Sauvignon blanc – like character, green fruit, floral notes, some flinty notes, quince and grapefruit notes. Palate shows bright, vibrant profile, high acidity, phenolic notes, it shows bitterness, very upfront, long finish Very youthful, a bit difficult to drink on its own
Brought by a colleague from Spain. It comes from the Macharnudo Bajo estate. Fermented in American oak casks soaked in Amontillado and Oloroso wines, followed by aging for 12 months on its fine lees with bâtonnage, then aged for another 12 months in bottle. 90% Palomino 10% Moscatel on albariza soils. -/- The wine is bright, very expressive, med to high intensity, clean, pure profile, shows depth, layered, nutty, almost floral notes Palate with a nice kick, high acidity, almond notes, it shows weight but its not heavy, lemon notes, very typical expression but maybe a bit too much VA to drink on its own but overall nice
Brought to drink with the team. Overripe grapes, ageing on lees for 6 months, soft bâtonnage, 100% PX grapes, 14% -/- The wine shows deep yellow colour The wine shows ripe to overripe stone fruit, nutty notes, some VA way in the back, citrus, grapefruit notes, very compact and interestingly different Palate shows equally interesting profile, ripe and rich, nutty, high acidity, almond, walnut, compact, some dried fruit notes too, crunchy texture, med to long finish Geeky interesting
The wine shows low to med intensity, citrus, floral notes, lemon, green/yellow apple, a bit confused but rather pleasant, light, earthy with some orange marmalade notes. Palate shows some bitterness, citrus, pear, green apple notes, dired notes, some candy notes, sugar coated fruit notes too. Acidity is rather low, making this wine rather cloying (but not overly so), minty, short to med finish. 15.0% alc
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
The wine shows light red colour The wine shows low to med intensity, floral notes, red cherry notes, the wine shows some sweet spices, fragrant Palate shows light body, red cherry notes, med acidity, a touch bitter, med finish A mere shadow of tis former crowd-pleasing style, what happened?
Double decanted for 1hr, courtesy of a customer -/- The wine shows bright red colour In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, fragrant, purity, red cherry notes, cranberry notes, floral notes, Indian spice mix especially paprika and cumin, some smoked notes, some stalky notes. In the palate, the wine is very bitter and aggressive, red berry notes, forward, light to med body, med acidity, short to med finish. The wine is shockingly bitter! It feels like eating 100% chocolate. The wine shows an entirely different nose to palate 13.80% alc
2023 Gentilini Tsaoussi heritage edition
Greece, Ionian, Kefalonia
1400 bottles, 13.50% alc, PGI Aenos slopes
The wine shows an almost Sauvignon blanc – like character, green fruit, floral notes, some flinty notes, quince and grapefruit notes.
Palate shows bright, vibrant profile, high acidity, phenolic notes, it shows bitterness, very upfront, long finish
Very youthful, a bit difficult to drink on its own
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NV Regantio Viejo Junus
Spain, Andalucía, Vino de la Tierra de Cádiz
Brought by a colleague from Spain. It comes from the Macharnudo Bajo estate. Fermented in American oak casks soaked in Amontillado and Oloroso wines, followed by aging for 12 months on its fine lees with bâtonnage, then aged for another 12 months in bottle. 90% Palomino 10% Moscatel on albariza soils.
-/-
The wine is bright, very expressive, med to high intensity, clean, pure profile, shows depth, layered, nutty, almost floral notes
Palate with a nice kick, high acidity, almond notes, it shows weight but its not heavy, lemon notes, very typical expression but maybe a bit too much VA to drink on its own but overall nice
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2016 Bodegas Ximénez-Spínola Fermentación Lenta
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Brought to drink with the team.
Overripe grapes, ageing on lees for 6 months, soft bâtonnage, 100% PX grapes, 14%
-/-
The wine shows deep yellow colour
The wine shows ripe to overripe stone fruit, nutty notes, some VA way in the back, citrus, grapefruit notes, very compact and interestingly different
Palate shows equally interesting profile, ripe and rich, nutty, high acidity, almond, walnut, compact, some dried fruit notes too, crunchy texture, med to long finish
Geeky interesting
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2022 Domaine Mega Spileo Iconic Wines Assyrtiko Rodits semi sweet
Greece, Peloponnisos, Achaia
The wine shows low to med intensity, citrus, floral notes, lemon, green/yellow apple, a bit confused but rather pleasant, light, earthy with some orange marmalade notes.
Palate shows some bitterness, citrus, pear, green apple notes, dired notes, some candy notes, sugar coated fruit notes too. Acidity is rather low, making this wine rather cloying (but not overly so), minty, short to med finish. 15.0% alc
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2023 Escarpment Pinot Noir Noir
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
The wine shows light red colour
The wine shows low to med intensity, floral notes, red cherry notes, the wine shows some sweet spices, fragrant
Palate shows light body, red cherry notes, med acidity, a touch bitter, med finish
A mere shadow of tis former crowd-pleasing style, what happened?
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2017 Cayuse God Only Knows
USA, Oregon, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
Double decanted for 1hr, courtesy of a customer
-/-
The wine shows bright red colour
In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, fragrant, purity, red cherry notes, cranberry notes, floral notes, Indian spice mix especially paprika and cumin, some smoked notes, some stalky notes.
In the palate, the wine is very bitter and aggressive, red berry notes, forward, light to med body, med acidity, short to med finish.
The wine is shockingly bitter! It feels like eating 100% chocolate. The wine shows an entirely different nose to palate
13.80% alc
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