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Wine Type
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Vintage
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Variety
Locale
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Date
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White - Sparkling
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2017 Clos Lentiscus Catalunya Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature
Sumoll more
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🏅 Rating 92/100 (4,2⭐)
Deep copper amber colour.
Mind-blowing concentration. Strawberries in cream. Soaked fruits. Herbal medicine aromas. Caramel.
Vinous. Powerful.
High acidity. Even it's Brut Nature, there is residual sugar.
High pressure, open with care.
Ideal with duck breast, and duck pate.
Disgorged 11/2021.
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Red
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2018 Ampeleia Ampeleia
Costa Toscana
Cabernet Franc more
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🏅 Rating 92/100 (4,2⭐)
Intense purple colour. Perfumed black fruits. Dense and concentrated wine. Perfect balance, medium to full body. Multilayered, with ripe granular tannins. Long aftertaste.
Cabernet Franc at its perfection.
Flagship wine of Ampeleia.
100% Cabernet Franc. Yield 30hl. 15% whole clusters. 12 months in oak barrels. 15K bottles produced annually.
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Red
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2020 Ampeleia Alicante
Costa Toscana
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🏅 Rating 89/100 (8,9⭐)
Clear pale purple red. Fragrant floral nose of violets and some black fruit. Elegant red, with medium body and lively tannins.
10 months in concrete tanks. 20% whole clusters. 7000 bottles produced.
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Red
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2012 Clos Lentiscus Penedès Perill Noir
Sumoll more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Made of rare Sumoll grape which is native to Catalonia.
Quite intense purplish red colour, but still can read through.
Black cherry on the nose, floral. Vibrant yet complex on the palate with ripe black fruits and moderate acidity. Not tannic. Pleasant quite serious wine.
30 months in French oak barriques, but I don't feel any significant oak presence, and it is well integrated.
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Red
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2018 Clos Lentiscus Wow Wow
Penedès
Syrah more
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Pale ruby red. Aromatic, peppery. More of a red fruit, sour cherry. Also bright energetic wine, but more dense than Kikiriki. Playful Syrah with a zing.
100% Syrah.
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Red
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2018 Clos Lentiscus Kikiriki Black
Vino de Mesa
Red Blend more
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Clear pale purple. Reductive first nose with spices and black fruit.
Whole clusters Tempranillo and Carignan fermented in steel tanks. Good acidity gives this wine a lift.
Light, bright and juicy red. Pure glou-glou!
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Red
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2020 Ampeleia Unlitro
Costa Toscana
Grenache more
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Clear medium ruby with cold hue.
Rosehip. Refreshing red, bit herbal, red and black fruit.
Somewhat astringent, but still glou-glou red. With good tannic grip and lighter body.
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Rosé
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2020 Ampeleia Rosato di Ampeleia
Costa Toscana
Carignan Blend, Carignan more
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Clear medium rose pink. First nose of red berries. Light on tone, not expressive. Bright lively acidity. Berries driven. Whole clusters of Alicante left in Carignano must. This rose focus is on acidity and juicy berries.
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Rosé
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2020 Château Pesquié Ventoux Rosé Terrasses
Red Rhone Blend more
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Clear salmon pink rose. Intense aromatic. Herbs. Provence signature style to crunch the thirst on a summer hot day. Bitter of Grenache and Syrah on the base of Cinsault. Red berries and citrus in a flinty mineral wrap. This rose focus is on bitter finish.
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Rosé
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2020 Clos Lentiscus Penedès Croac
Xarello more
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🏅 Rating 89/100 (3,9⭐)
Clear intense purplish pink permanganate colour. Light funky nose. Beetroot and fresh berries juice. Skin contact rose. Soooo juicy, ripe and sweet concentrated taste. Fresh and tangy. Blockbuster! Residual sugar, bright acidity and full of energy. Love it!!
Blend of Xarel-lo Vermell.
1L bottle format.
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White
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2020 Clos Lentiscus Cric Cric Blanc
Vino de Mesa
Xarello more
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🏅 Rating 87/100 (3,7⭐)
Clear pale yellow with red gold hue. Unusual Madeira like nose. Pollen, hot sunny summer day.
On the palate herbs, green apple, crisp acidity, medium body. Citrus finish. Quite unusual.
100% Xarel.lo fermented in steel.
1L bottle format.
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White
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2020 Ampeleia Bianco
Costa Toscana
Trebbiano Blend, Trebbiano more
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🏅 Rating 87/100 (3,7⭐)
Pale yellow orange. First nose is medium intensity. Floral with orchard blossoms. Light sour oxidative tones. With swirl shows some sweet honey notes. Appearance and nose suggest there was light skin contact. Medium light body in the palate. Moderate acidity. Highly drinkable easy white with stone fruits on the palate and light citrus finish.
Easy white which can also be a good entry to orange category.
Field blend of Trebbiano, Malvasia Bianca and Ansonica. Fermented together with few days on skin.
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White
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2018 Gavalas Winery Katsano Dry White
Santorini
White Blend more
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🏅 Rating 89/100 (3,9⭐)
Clear bright lemon yellow. Medium sharp nose with dusty floral bouquet on a fresh side. Honeysuckle. Oily medium to fuller body white. Medium acidity. For those who prefer weighty richer whites.
Blend of rare grape varieties: 85% Katsano and 15% Gaidouria. 30 years old vines.
Fermented in steel and kept 4 months on lees.
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Red
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2019 Chatzivaritis Negoska Carbonic
Slopes of Paiko
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Pale rose ruby color slightly unclear. Fruity bubble gum, Beaujolais style easy red with light funky kick. Violets floral, energetic. Light body, but lively tannins. Glou-glou.
100% Negoska undergoes 10 days of carbonic maceration (wine technique got popular in Beaujolais). Kept on lees in tank for 6 months afterwards.
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Red
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2018 Chatzivaritis Spin
Slopes of Paiko
Negoska more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Clear ruby color like Pinot Noir. Juicy red berries, medium intensity aromas. Touch of tomato green veggies. Easy drinking red. Moderate acidity, medium tannins. Like this style. Light alcohol, no funkiness, but still feels modern.
100% Negoska grapes harvested twice: early and late. Fermented in steel and kept with skin contact for 5 days (early harvested) and 3 weeks for late picked. Aged 4 months in separate French oak barrels and only after blended together.
Additionally kept 1yr before market release
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Red
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2017 Chatzivaritis Goumenissa
Red Blend more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Clear medium ruby. French oak with sweet spices, perfumed. Classic reds lovers will appreciate its velvet style. Chocolate, sweet spices. I prefer this blend over monovarietal Xinamavro as it feels more balanced and refined. Tannins are persistent. This wine can be presented as serious and expensive one for the unsophisticated wine enthusiast.
Blend Xinomavro 70%, Negoska 30%
Elevage: 8 months on lees, 12mo in French oak barrels, 6 months in bottle.
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Red
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2019 Chatzivaritis Mus (minimus series)
Goumenissa
Xinomavro more
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🏅 Rating 89/100 (3,9⭐)
Clear pale ruby. Lighter version of Xinamavro. Sweet spices, but no influence of oak, so it feels lighter. Juicier on the palate. Sweet on the midpalate. Tannins are firm. Acidity is slightly higher than in other version of X. but remains on a medium level.
Natural wine made of 100% Xinamavro, spontaneous fermentation. Elevage: 4 months in old French oak barrels, 6 months in the bottle.
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Red
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2017 Miles Mossop Wines Max
Stellenbosch
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Dark ruby with purplish hue. Nice juicy claret style. Modern classic. Young Bordeaux. Ripe and rich with dark fruits, cedar wood, tobacco. Sandy tannins. Great alternative to Left bank Bordeaux in a riper, more sunny style. All fruit is sweeter and more ripe. Well integrated alcohol which doesn't stand out (14,5%)
Blend: 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot & 21% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc.
Low yielding vines. Fermented in wood and steel. Elevage 22mo in 37% new French oak barriques.
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Red
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2017 Dalamara Winery Paliokalias Naoussa
Xinomavro more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Clear medium ruby with light brick rim. Dark honey, vanilla oak, dates. On the palate, medium acidity, medium body. Slightly herbal, waxy. Tannins are grippy. Wine for the late dinner. It's not heavyweight on the palate, but leaves the feeling like a heavy perfume. Rich, sweet.
This single vineyard wine is considered as one of the best expressions of Xinamavro in Naoussa.
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Red
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2018 Dalamara Winery Xinomavro Naoussa
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Clear medium ruby. Intense with oaky notes. Classic, sweet balsamic notes. Nose shows wine has reached its maturity plateau. Chocolate both in the nose and the palate. Tannins are sandy and gripping. Acidity is medium. Wine is good for the evening, it has warmth on the palate and sweetness of dried dates, baking spices.
Made in stainless steel and ages 6 months in French and Hungarian oak.
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Red
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2017 Luddite Wines Shiraz
Bot River
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🏅 Rating 93/100 (4,3⭐)
Clear dark ruby. Perfumed intense black fruit. No doubt it's the fine wine here. Plum. Jammy concentrated. Peppery. With swirl shows its multiple layers. Leather. On the palate it is also concentrated, well balanced. Young and needs more bottle aging with high potential. Tannins are ripe, not aggressive, but will calm with years to come. Serious stuff.
Cult wine. 24 months in 32% French new oak.
Handhnumbered labels.
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Red
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2020 Testalonga El Bandito The Dark Side
Swartland
Syrah more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Clear medium intensity ruby. Concentrated aromatics, rose petals, hibiscus, red berries. White pepper with swirl. Light body, high acidity. Mineral light red. On the palate more dark berries, spices. More refined and structured over Baby Bandito.
Shiraz from vines over 15 years old. Winemaker Craig Hawkins dispenses with any additives and technical and brings his wines into the bottle as pure natural wines.
Natural wine - 8 months 500L barrel
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Red
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2020 Testalonga Cinsault Baby Bandito Chin Up
Swartland
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🏅 Rating 89/100 (3,9⭐)
Light ruby rosé, clear. Fresh, red berries. Rose water. Juicy.
Turkish delight, sour. Medium high acidity. Light body. Could be made in amphora as it has this clay mineral flavour.
100% Cinsault
Natural wine, 6 months 3300L barrel
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Red
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2020 Testalonga Carignan Baby Bandito Follow Your Dreams
Swartland
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🏅 Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
Pale cloudy ruby. Juicy light red aromas. Maybe stems? Red berries, oxidative, light sour funky notes.
Light body, high acidity. Natural berry driven wine with light funkiness. Acidity is elevated like in Moravian wines, but here the body has bit more weight into it.
100% Carignan
Natural wine, 6 months 3500L barrel
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Red
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2018 Luddite Wines Saboteur
Cape South Coast
Shiraz Blend, Syrah more
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🏅 Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
Clear darker ruby. Spices, granite, darker fruit. Nose suggests higher alcohol content. Presence of new oak, but not overwhelming. Medium to light body. Very welcoming, easy gripping tannins. Drink now red of a classic GSM profile. Very classic, more of an Old World style. Really like the balance. Can be a real hit for those who look into lighter classics.
45% Mourvedre, 42% Shiraz, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Grenache Noir. Grapes sourced from 8 vineyards near Bot river
Elevage: 18 mo in 30% new French Oak
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