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White - Sparkling

2009 Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Vintage Collection Dosage Zero Noir

 Franciacorta DOCG Pinot Nero, Pinot Noir more
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6/25/2020 - Thomas D. wrote: 94 points

A long search found its end in La Foresta on Monteisula ( the island in Lago Iseo), lucky me :)

N. Full but yet very straight and elegant, very complex with multiple notes of bakery and cakes.
Mineral, fish, salt and jodium is also somewhere far in the background.

T. Super acid balance, bitter notes again super elegant (=top balanced).

Maybe the best Franciacorta I have had in my whole life!

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    11/28/2023 3:06:00 PM - Just saw your note 😌

    How did it go? I have tasted the wine a few more times, always a very pleasant experience.
    I am super interested what you and the rest of the guests have thought about the wine…

    Kind regards, Thomas
White

2020 Kechris Tear of the Pine Retsina

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7/27/2021 - Thegreen1985 Likes this wine: 91 points

Greek white wine from Macedonia: Assyrtiko. Fermented in new oak barrels of varying origins and types. Aged for 6 months on the lees. 13,5 % alcohol.

Pale golden color.

Aromas of pine needles, minerals, honey melon and hints of lemon. Distinct flavors of pine resin and lemon. Hints of green apple and vanilla. Strong minerality in the background.

Dry. Medium body. Fresh acidity. Good balance. Very good structure. Some complexity.

Short finish with pine needle.

First, if you don’t like pine resin, don’t buy this wine. Someone not familiar with resin might associate the flavor with mold bread.

In my taste this is a quality wine with clear and enjoyable flavors of pine resin. It improves with air and when it warms up a bit from fridge temperature. Its very refreshing on its own and very good with food (cheese, barbecued veggies, chicken and pork). The highlights are a nice intensity and minerality, plus a quality structure. On the negative side it’s not very elegant or complex. 91/100

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    6/1/2022 9:20:00 AM - Thanks for the nice review, the way that pine/cedar is build in has an own way of „elegance“, I would say, so not fully lack of elegance and complexity
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2018 Kechris Tear of the Pine Retsina

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6/7/2020 - Iamwine wrote: 90 points

It´s better not to count all these old days as student, these days, when you've drunk in Greece to much of that - what was the name? - retsina. Horrible! And than - 30 or 40 years later (it feels good to be unprecise) - you drink "tear of the pine". Well: different. Still very particular, but extremely drinkable. Nose: Mellow pine resin, of course, mixed with a bit lovage and rosemary. Apple packed with lemon ... assyrtico, in a beautiful way. Taste: Pine resin, followed by lemon zest, apple jelly and a nice "grippy" acidity. I´ll have more of it to wipe out my old memories.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    6/1/2022 9:15:00 AM - Very nice way to re-vitalize old memories, thank you for the nice review!
White

2017 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis

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11/16/2020 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 93 points

So!....lucky to find this bottle...my wine merchant got a small shipment in recently .
Bottle #2.
On nose and palate: similar notes from my April review , lots of minerality, apple , quince , chamomile , and a wonderful full, sleek body weight without being heavy.
As it warms up , notes of witbier hops , meyer lemon and barley sugar, balance the acidity....one of the best Italian whites....goes perfectly with Salmon or roast chicken.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    9/3/2021 3:21:00 PM - Very good description of the different hints on this wine, thanks!
Red

2015 Hugh Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon The Villain

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11/22/2017 - PSPatrick wrote: NR

Retailer Tasting. The wine was dark ruby in colour and had an expressive nose. It was very fruity, with ripe red fruit, black currant, plum, a hint of bell pepper, chocolate and lots of mint. The tannin was ripe yet slightly coarse and the medium-level acidity felt somewhat artificial. The medium- to full-bodied wine was ripe, broad and flabby. It was flattering, but lacked structure and depth. Some will rate this higher, but to me this is a pass.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    8/1/2020 11:27:00 AM - Maybe the aging helps? I just gave it 92, there was no mint and the tannin was round
Red

2015 Orin Swift Papillon

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8/31/2019 - Jammy Wine wrote: 88 points

The 2015 Orwin Swift Papillon is one of the highlights of the Orwin Swift tasting, also one of the premium bottles retail at £60 a bottle. It is a Cabernet Sauvignon driven Bordeaux blend. It is classic in style with charming merlot fragrant, lush black berry, cassis, cedar, dark cherry and tobacco. The most elegant red of the flight with good complexity. Full bodied and high alcohol at 15.5%. Tannic grip and tight on the palate, it needs more time to resolve.

88/100

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    5/2/2020 1:50:00 PM - More time won‘t make it better, IMHO
Red

2015 Orin Swift Papillon

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11/26/2019 - RoyaltyCoins wrote: 91 points

Deep garnet, bright garnet rim.

Nose: Cassis, stewed blackberry, pen ink, sagebrush, cocoa powder. Dense projection

Mouth: Massive on the palate: Stewed blackberry, cassis, creme de menthe, black licorice and dark earth come across in layers extremely smooth and dense ahead of a finish of dark cocoa creme and extremely faint tannins. Stacked, it unfolds in waves giving up different notes over a period of seconds.

Overall: This is big, alcoholic, offering a lot in terms of pure flavor, and is perhaps one of the most seamless wines I've ever had. It's fair to say however, that it's missing finesse. There is essentially no backbone to speak of. Typically you would want to see some kind of acid to provide lift, none of that's here. The fruit is richer, stewier, the net effect becomes cloying/overbearing, like you need sips of water between wine.

Finally, the stewed fruits are for me not something that should appear in a $75 wine. That’s a matter of personal preference, but if it makes me wonder if my wine is oxidized, it's an issue. All in all: the kitchen sink is definitely here, but more may not necessarily be more.

91.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    5/2/2020 1:34:00 PM - I concur, thanks for the nice tasting note!
White

2018 Herdade do Esporão Esporão Reserva Branco

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2/20/2020 - jvphoto Does not like this wine: 86 points

toasted coconut, lemon candy, chamomile. Decent acidity with a touch of body - citrus zest, grapefruit pith, vanilla, sea salt
Business class wine on TAP

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    5/1/2020 9:24:00 AM - Thanks much, very interesting remarks on the wine, will re-check in my next tasting
White

2017 Francis Ford Coppola Chardonnay Diamond Collection Gold Label

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12/24/2019 - Mr Coone wrote: 86 points

This was actually more like oak fermented in Chardonnay, instead of oak matured Chardonnay, lol :-D
I wanted a full bodied white wine with my Christmas dish, well, I got it.

Although there was still acidity and citrus, most of the flavors were oak and vanilla.

People at the table thought this was a sweet wine. Tried to explain to them this is a dry wine but the "sweetness" came from the abundance of oak.

Not bad, but also not very complex.
A nice drinking wine.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    4/26/2020 7:01:00 AM - Thanks much, nicely written
White

2017 The Hess Collection Chardonnay Hess Select Monterey

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3/16/2020 - Thomas D. Likes this wine: 85 points

Quite good Californian Chardonnay, a bit of green notes (which is nice, IMHO) of course fatness but nothing spectacularly interesting or elegant

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    4/15/2020 12:10:00 AM - Hi there,

    Thanks for your comment!

    The wine is good, but I did not like it very much and it‘s bang for the bucks factor was not satisfying - nonetheless, I will give it a second try! The price would (by the way) not increase or decrease the rating, in a longer commenting I would have noted it, and I remember it still now. As said, as soon as I am back to Switzerland, there will be a second round :)

    Nailed, well, I said that there is nothing spectacular interesting or elegant - I think you need this „spectacular“ moment in a wine to rate it above 90/100 or 18/20, would you not agree?

    Stay save and healthy!
Red

2005 Château Gazin Pomerol

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4/13/2019 - s******n Likes this wine: 90 points

Überraschend. Haben wir nicht als Pomerol erkannt. Auch noch eine Alterungserscheinungen.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    8/1/2019 10:04:00 AM - Auch noch _k_eine Alterserscheinungen, oder gab’s welche?

    LG Thomas
Red

1974 Château Patache d'Aux Médoc

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4/18/1995 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 84 points

Christie's Pre-Sale Tasting (Amsterdam): Brown-orange colour, some red left; nice nose, biscuity; on the palate fresh, acidity just avoids being edgy; decent length.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    3/15/2015 6:32:00 AM - Hi Xavier, can you recall what the wine was sold for at that time?
    All the best from Munich, Thomas

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    3/22/2015 10:16:00 AM - Thanks a lot, Xavier!
Red

2008 Roxanich Cabernet Sauvignon

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7/12/2014 - NiklasW wrote: NR

Visiting Roxanich winery (Istria, Croatia): Tasted at the winery. A very nice Cabernet Sauvignon, good fruit, good tannins, but rather anonymous in my opinion. Definitely European style though, comparable to a good Bordeaux.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    2/8/2015 3:45:00 PM - Hi! "Anonymous" just hit me, maybe you are right, but developing a rather good wine in Istria that anonymous and is on the same level like (and yes, I am reminded also of) bordeaux wines - that is no shame. And did you notice the freshness/citrus?
White

1999 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia

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2/3/2015 - Thomas D. wrote: 88 points

so far so good but lacks complexity, wine needs air. Good for fish and seafood thanks to the fresh acidity.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    2/5/2015 12:38:00 PM - Thanks for the hint, will store the other bottle. Have you ever tasted older bottles, like from the early nineties?

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    2/7/2015 10:00:00 AM - I agree, the style is very nice, will try the reds when I get the chance.
Red

1999 Braida (Giacomo Bologna) Barbera d'Asti Bricco della Bigotta

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12/24/2011 - ReinsGrants wrote: 91 points

Complex, yet balanced. Not your typical in-your-face Sangiovese. I like how it changes taste as it breathes.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    10/21/2012 1:26:00 PM - Sangiovese? This is Barbera :)
Red

2007 Lornano Commendator Enrico Toscana IGT

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11/7/2011 - tudval wrote: 87 points

Straightforward, traditional sangiovese. Quite austere, bone dry, good concentration, still a little bit harsh, tannic, but no bitterness. Subdued frut, no discernible oak, clean, nice old world style - I would like to see more wines like this.

  • Comment posted by Thomas D.:

    8/10/2012 12:49:00 PM - Well, why is this "old world style"? I would call it "international" ...
    Kind regards, Thomas

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