The wine shows flint profile, citrus notes, lime, notes, a bit more reduction than previous time. The wine shows some ripeness, nectarine, fresh, youthful, bitter green peel notes, earthy In the palate, the wine shows high acidity, tense, very structured, high acidity, mineral, bold, seems to focus more on the front side of the tongue, a bit angular, long finish
The wine shows med to high intensity, floral notes, ripe peach, nectarine, melon notes, some honey notes, lime, lime peel notes, lemon peel notes In the palate, the wine shows high acidity, follows the nose to the letter, lemon, lime peel (and juice), grapefruit, pineapple notes, quince, yellow apple notes, tense and vibrant, long finish. Racy acidity, some tangerine notes, some jasmine notes. 13.50% alc Beautiful
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, vertical, flinty, some candied notes, expands in the glass, gets broader every minute, some hay notes, smoke/smoke mineral. With time you get some honey notes. In the palate, the wine shows minerality, high acidity, piercing acidity, lemon notes, citrus notes, quince notes, utterly dry, underripe grapefruit, long finish 12.50% alc
The wine shows ripe red berry notes, capsicum, tobacco leaf notes, thin oak frame, coffee notes, sweet spice notes. In the palate, the wine shows med intensity, med body, juicy tannins, red berry notes, a bit warm (14% alc), bitterness, low to med acidity, red cherry notes, plums, med finish Straightforward, bitterness, stalky notes, lacks real depth
The wine shows med to high intensity, big juicy, red and dark berry notes, floral notes. The wine show a sweet orange-like undertone, very elegant, thin oak frame, smooth, inviting, a bit gamey but only on the savoury side, not Brett-like In the palate, the wine shows the same pattern, dry notes, cherry notes, the tannins are there a bit angular, youthful, silky texture though, again the orange sweet note underneath, med body, med finish. 13.0% alc Playful
The wine shows high intensity, floral notes, ripe red berry notes, ripe blue berry notes, thin oak frame, sweet spices, fruit candy, a few chocolate notes, liquorice notes. The wine shows a certain olive note but also a heavier "warmer machine-like" note In the palate, the wine shows dry tannins, med to full body, mineral, bold tannins, some bitter elements, red cherry notes, med acidity, stays on the tongue, a bit heavy, med to long finish. 13.50% al Still very youthful
2021 Pierre Ménard Anjou Le Clos des Mailles
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou
The wine shows flint profile, citrus notes, lime, notes, a bit more reduction than previous time. The wine shows some ripeness, nectarine, fresh, youthful, bitter green peel notes, earthy
In the palate, the wine shows high acidity, tense, very structured, high acidity, mineral, bold, seems to focus more on the front side of the tongue, a bit angular, long finish
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2023 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Setzberg
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
The wine shows med to high intensity, floral notes, ripe peach, nectarine, melon notes, some honey notes, lime, lime peel notes, lemon peel notes
In the palate, the wine shows high acidity, follows the nose to the letter, lemon, lime peel (and juice), grapefruit, pineapple notes, quince, yellow apple notes, tense and vibrant, long finish.
Racy acidity, some tangerine notes, some jasmine notes. 13.50% alc
Beautiful
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2020 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Furmint Tokaji
Hungary, Tokaji
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, vertical, flinty, some candied notes, expands in the glass, gets broader every minute, some hay notes, smoke/smoke mineral. With time you get some honey notes.
In the palate, the wine shows minerality, high acidity, piercing acidity, lemon notes, citrus notes, quince notes, utterly dry, underripe grapefruit, long finish
12.50% alc
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2022 Château Chantalouette
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
The wine shows ripe red berry notes, capsicum, tobacco leaf notes, thin oak frame, coffee notes, sweet spice notes.
In the palate, the wine shows med intensity, med body, juicy tannins, red berry notes, a bit warm (14% alc), bitterness, low to med acidity, red cherry notes, plums, med finish
Straightforward, bitterness, stalky notes, lacks real depth
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2023 Saint Cosme Crozes-Hermitage
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
The wine shows med to high intensity, big juicy, red and dark berry notes, floral notes. The wine show a sweet orange-like undertone, very elegant, thin oak frame, smooth, inviting, a bit gamey but only on the savoury side, not Brett-like
In the palate, the wine shows the same pattern, dry notes, cherry notes, the tannins are there a bit angular, youthful, silky texture though, again the orange sweet note underneath, med body, med finish. 13.0% alc
Playful
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2022 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Terroir Valle de Uco
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
The wine shows high intensity, floral notes, ripe red berry notes, ripe blue berry notes, thin oak frame, sweet spices, fruit candy, a few chocolate notes, liquorice notes. The wine shows a certain olive note but also a heavier "warmer machine-like" note
In the palate, the wine shows dry tannins, med to full body, mineral, bold tannins, some bitter elements, red cherry notes, med acidity, stays on the tongue, a bit heavy, med to long finish. 13.50% al
Still very youthful
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