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White

2006 Daniel Dugois Arbois Vin Jaune

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11/5/2014 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

I bought this directly from the producer in the summer of 2014. It tasted very good there but now, back home, it tasted even better.

Deep yellow color. Nose is tangy and spicy with lots of nutty tones. The palate is more restrained (if you can use that word with Vin Jaune) than I remembered. It's powerful, yes, but it was very well composed - nothing seemed to be out of place or disjointed. Very long aftertaste. Unsurprisingly this combined supremely well with Comté.

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Red

2010 Weingut Salwey Oberrotweiler Kirchberg Rappen Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs

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4/12/2014 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

I think this is a beautiful wine already and here I can say with confidence that in a few years it will be even better. It's elegant but it also has weight bringing some authority to it. Lovely.

Bright translucent red colour. Open nose with plenty of red fruits. There's some sweeter fruity notes also in the back. Overall crisp and elegant. The palate is a carbon copy of the nose. Bright red fruit with some bitterness especially in the aftertaste. Robust acidity, too. It leaves a very refreshing, uplifting feel in one's mouth. Excellent.

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White

2010 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg

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1/4/2014 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

It's been over a year since my previous bottle and there's been some chance. The grapefruity acidity is still there, but the wine seems to have gained a bit more composure with time - it's more whole now.

Curiously, after opening the bottle it reminded me of a BdB champagne(!) with some toasty, autolytic notes on the palate. My wife (with much more precise nose and palate than me) noticed the same, too. After two or three hours that changed and we were in the broader, more succulent honey / beeswax kind of environment.

All I can say that I really, really like this wine and I'm thrilled to hve a few more bottles stashed away.

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White

2010 Weingut Salwey Oberrotweiler Henkenberg Grauburgunder Großes Gewächs

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12/29/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

This is getting better and better (see my previous notes). It's now more integrated, more subdued and more elegant. There's still a lot going on here but it is very well composed and the rough edges that I found on earlier times are all gone. Very enjoyable.

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Red

2010 Mas de Daumas Gassac

 Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Red Bordeaux Blend more
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10/13/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

Dark ruby red colour. Open and intensive nose. Blackcurrants, tobacco and a hint of smoke. The palate is mid-weight with firm acidity and a slightly bitter quality. Crispy red berries. Longish aftertaste is in line with the nose.

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White

2010 A. Christmann Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten Riesling Großes Gewächs

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9/29/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

A challenging riesling. It has a very profound acidity that is, at least at this point, on the verge of being almost too much for me. It's powerful and big. Difficult to guess how this evolves with time. Kind of dry 'Auslese'.

Good straw yellow colour with a golden hue. Rich and wide nose with honeycomb and waxy aromas. Ripe tropical fruits. A touch of botrytis, even. The palate is, from the start, dominated by the acidity and this wine is all about the structure. No primary fruit - some pine apple and citrus creep in in only in the long aftertaste.

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Rosé

2012 Weingut Salwey Glottertäler Eichberg Spätburgunder Weißherbst Kabinett trocken

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9/22/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

A very drinkable wine that manages to be both simple and straightforward but, at the same time, have enough complexity to make it intriguing. Very pleasant.

Nice salmon / copper red colour. Open, mouthwatering and perky nose of red fruits. The palate is relatively light and fresh with good acidity. Red berries and a slight touch of bitter. Longish aftertaste. Refreshing.

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Red

2009 Señorío de San Vicente Tempranillo Rioja San Vicente

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9/15/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

A great wine with no doubt a glorious future ahead. Deep dark red colour, almost black. Plentiful, open and only slightly toasted nose. A hint of coffee, but not no clear signs of oak which, most definitely, this wine has seen. I couldn't detect sweetness, fortunately, as it usually kills a wine for me. The palate is mid-weight with tannin coming through. Good acidity. Not really primary fruit but coffee / earthy flavours instead. Long aftertaste and no sweetness here either. A very fine wine.

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Red

2011 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Thalarn

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8/29/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

In a blind tasting I could NEVER have guessed that this is syrah. I'm not sure what I would have guessed ... mencia perhaps - I just don't know. The point is that this wine is very different to what I have drunk so far but in a good way. Thumbs up!

Deep dark red colour, almost black. The nose is open with pronounced blueberry aromas with a hint of herbal /medicinal tones. Mid-weight on the palate. Flavours are mostly in line with the nose: inky, round blueberry. Acidity lurks underneath holding the palate together. Aftertaste is longish with some sweetness to it.

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Red

2011 Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir

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8/25/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

Very elegant and balanced wine. Top drinkability.

Translucent bright red colour. The nose is open with some smokiness and ripe red berries. Light to mid-weight on the palate with well controlled brisk acidity. A touch of oak but fresh and balanced.

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White

2012 Jim Barry Riesling Watervale

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8/22/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

This is a finegrained, linear riesling from the less-is-more side of the spectrum. Mostly about structure and not so much about fruity flavours. It would be nice to see how this develops with some cellaring.

Light straw yellow, almost colourless. Crisp, brisk and youthful nose with citrus and perhaps some currant leaf as well. Linear. The palate is clean and sappy. Flavour profile is restrained. Long and almost salty. Interesting.

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White - Sparkling

1998 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut

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8/20/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

A beautiful champagne. Probably at its best for me right now as I did not come up with anything I would have wanted to change. We had this for our 15th wedding anniversary.

Golden colour. Open, round and softly developed nose. Loads of bruised apple and some autolytic aromas. The palate is beautifully developed and somewhat toasty. Apply slightly oxidised flavours. Aftertaste is long and repeats the features from the nose and palate nicely. Throughout there is fine acidity / mousse that carries the wine. Beautiful.

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White

2011 Josmeyer Muscat

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7/21/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

Extraordinary wine. I'm no big fan of muscat as such but this wine was a revelation. It was great as such but the real wow emerged from how remarkably well it paired with a salad from grilled vegetables and mozzarella. One of the best - if not the best - wine-food combination I've experienced ever. So happy!

Straw yellow in color. The nose is wide open and it's full of floral, perfume-like aromas. A touch of citrus trying to emerge from underneath. Voluptuous. The palate is mid-weight, low in acidity and dry. Components from the nose are present here as well. Aftertaste is quite long and it somehow veers towards weissbier-like flavours.

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Red

2009 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero Malleolus

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7/20/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

It was too early for this wine as I think it will improve with short cellaring.

Dark purple colour. The nose is open and slightly toasty with quite a lot of berries and a slight mintiness. Youthful. On the palate it's rich and lush but with enough acidity to save it from being flabby. Berries here as well. Longish aftertaste.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2009 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut-Lieu

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6/22/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

I really liked this wine. What makes it for me is the fact that it's on the tart side of things despite being sweet. There's this grilled or preserved lemon kind of aromas and flavors that intrigue me even though it's perhaps not the most complex wine around. Superb drinkability.

Deep yellow colour, verging to gold. Very intensive and youthful nose. Lemon rind, lime and some honey. Makes your mouth salivate. The palate is rich with the components from the nose nicely present: grilled / preserved lemon and lime together with proper acidity to keep things in balance.

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Red

2006 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

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6/21/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

It took a while for this wine to open up even after 4 hours decanting. When it finally did so, it revealed a very nice wine underneath. No rush to drink this, in my view.

Deep dark red colour. Intensive although still muted nose. What aromas do come through are smoky and deep, fruity tones (more cherries than blackberry). The palate is mid-weight with very good acid structure and tannins that are already somewhat soft around the edges. Rather compact and linear but long. Refreshing.

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Red

2011 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Cheverny Rouge Rouillon

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5/4/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

Excellent example of a light bodied wine that is still profound. It's light but not insipid. And utterly drinkable. This is a wine that maintained its charm throughout the bottle.

Bright translucent red colour. Airy, open and fresh nose. Youthful and compact. The palate is light, aromatic and fresh. A touch of candylike spiciness. Aftertaste is crisp with some cherry tones.

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White

2010 Weingut Salwey Oberrotweiler Henkenberg Grauburgunder Großes Gewächs

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4/14/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

Nine months since my last bottle and it seems that this wine has settled very nicely. It has some qualities not unlike Condrieu in that it's relatively open, lush and floral. There is, however, a very nice grapefruity acidity that underpins the palate that comes through in the aftertaste, in particular. Very good.

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Red

2004 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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3/31/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

I'm glad I drank this now even though it's my last bottle. For me this wine is at its best right now - I get to say this way too seldom.

This wine is nicely developed: beautiful tertiary aromas but the backbone is still there to keep the wine vibrant. Furthermore, even though it's 14,5 % ABV it did not feel that rich or alcoholic at all. I could list a variety of attributes here (bacon fat, garrigue etc.) but the main thing with this wine right now is the gorgeous balance between developed aromas and the structure. Sheer pleasure.

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Red

2009 Louis Chenu Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières

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3/29/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

For me this wine needed a good couple of hours decanting to open up at all. Balance was there quite nicely but I was looking for a bit more complexity - perhaps cellaring it for a while might do the trick.

Translucent ruby red colour. Open, perky and youthful nose. Crunchy red berries together with earthiness and a hint of smoke. The palate is mid-weight with substantial acidity and friendly tannins. Still somewhat closed.

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White - Sparkling

2008 Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut Les Beguines

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3/28/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

Excellent wine. The year and a half since my previous bottle has worked wonders. Exceptionally fine structure that underpins the palate all the way through the long aftertaste.

Light golden yellow colour. Open and opulent, slightly toasty nose. Bruised apple and a hint of spiciness - cinnamon maybe. Pleasant. On the palate it's the structure that comes through. Fine tension all the way. The elements from the nose are present, too, but in a very subtle way.

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Red

2007 Weingut Salwey Oberrotweiler Eichberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs

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2/9/2013 - henkka Likes this wine: NR

A very nice slightly developed wine. I think this will improve further with a couple of years in the cellar even though it is already very enjoyable.

Translucent red colour with a slight hint of brick red in the rim. On the nose it's slightly developed, soft and very aromatic with even floral notes. Refined. The palate is mid-weight with a sustaining core of acidity that runs through the palate. The flavours run from round floral notes to quite crunchy bitterish (in a good way) in the end. Harmonious and long.

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White - Off-dry

2007 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese

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1/12/2013 - henkka wrote: NR

I liked this wine despite the fact that I would have liked to have a bit more backbone and vibrancy via acidity. Lemon yellow colour. Robust, thick and somewhat developed nose. Honey, ripe apricot and a whiff of petrol. The palate is fresh in spite of pronounced sweetness. Flavours lean towards apricot and honey - in line with the nose. Aftertaste is shortish and somewhat one-dimensional.

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Red

2006 Les Vins de Vienne Côte-Rôtie Les Essartailles

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12/25/2012 - henkka wrote: NR

This is a good and pleasant wine although I'd like to see a bit more complexity. The colour is deep dark ruby red. Juicy, open and relatively youthful nose. Red berries together with some darker notes. The palate is mid-weight, compact and linear. Perhaps a bit one-dimensional right now but a nice wine anyhow. Longish aftertaste.

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Red

2004 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro

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12/31/2012 - henkka Does not like this wine: NR

For me this wine has too much stuffing - I couldn't bring myself to drink a second glass. It's quite extracted with alcohol coming through a bit too heavily. It also leaves a slightly sweet aftertaste which is a no-no for me. Having said that I can fully appreciate why people who like bigger wines may enjoy this one. It has a very nice acid structure to keep the package together so it does not become flabby. But for me there's just too much of nearly everything here.

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