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Red

2018 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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5/9/2023 - Dervin wrote: 80 points

Light, fruity, medium finish
At Fede, Astoria OR
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  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    5/28/2023 3:34:00 PM - I think that this point rating is not fair. The wine needs time and air and then it is really full of energy. Sorry that is my opinion
Red

2010 Luddite Wines Shiraz

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12/19/2020 - PSPatrick Does not like this wine: 89 points

A recent library late release by the winery. Decanted for one hour. Inky dark ruby colour. Ripe fruit - dark cherry, blackberry, plum, dates and fig - followed by pastille and spice notes, and finally joined by lots of dark chocolate on the finish, with medium-fine, slightly drying tannin, medium-level acidity and very good length. Some warmth from the alcohol. Dark, concentrated and ambitious, but not special. Overripe, over extracted and overpriced.

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    2/3/2023 5:28:00 PM - I tried it today and I don't agree with your opinion. Sure, the wine needs a lot of air but then you have a real beauty in the glass. It is still too young to drink it now. After opening it up half a day there was no overripe fruit anymore to taste. It was elegant and balanced. Keep it for another 10 years ++

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    2/5/2023 4:41:00 AM - Cool. Enjoy it. If you open it 1-2 days before and leave it in the bottle, I think it will evolve really well.
Red

2016 Sine Qua Non Grenache Dirt Vernacular

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12/11/2022 - El_Toro Likes this wine: 100 points

This is precise and perfection. So many different tasting flavors. It is so complex. In the beginning black tee and graphite and then suddenly juicy and fruity. And then again it tastes like southern rhone wine and then like Bordeaux. What a beauty!

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    12/12/2022 6:48:00 AM - I decanted it 8 hours before drinking. When I opened it it was very alcoholic and intensive. The air brought the balance
Red

2016 Sine Qua Non Grenache Dirt Vernacular

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6/11/2022 - popasq Likes this wine: 100 points

Decanted 4+ hours, as I do for all SQN, absolutely fantastic! I can’t fully remember but I don’t think I have rated more than 5 bottles 100 points in my life, this might be the best!

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    12/11/2022 1:58:00 PM - I'm with you
Red

2013 Château Sociando-Mallet

 Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more
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2/12/2021 - drboehm wrote: 86 points

Decanted for 1,5h . Dark red colour . Nose is a little defensive at the moment , but uniform . Taste is ok , but also nice and uniform ( BDX , left bank , Sociando ?? ) . Smooth , cassis , low tannics ...
Sorry thats not my style ! All guys how like a "Susi-wine" could buy and drink it .
I prefer the old style from Sociando , which is more earthy , typical northern left bank , tannic and animalic tones ect.
Drink now or when you ever like , or buy a 10€ wine from everywhere , it will be the same .
86 Points / 15,5 Points .

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    1/23/2022 1:01:00 PM - I still think it needs time. It is for sure smoother than other years but still it had this youth and freshness. You would never think this is 8 years old.
Red

2001 Château Poujeaux

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12/14/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 88 points

Well, fully mature was a few years ago, but there were still enough ripe red fruits packed with wet earth, tobacco leaf, smoke, cigar box, cedar, and thyme to make it interesting. The soft, earthy herb and tobacco touches to the red fruits were quite nice, even if the wine was not all that deep. If you have a bottle, drink up.

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    1/5/2022 4:34:00 PM - I still think this is in a good shape
White

2018 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Weiss

 Baden Chardonnay Blend, Chardonnay more
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10/22/2020 - fhayek wrote: 86 points

Fron a half bottle.

Feels very young, needs much air.

Oily feel, the wine works trough the middle of the palate. Some quality is obvious but the wood and the wine are as of now living slightly separate lives. Aftertaste dominated by butter and (pop)corn.

Would be interesting to retry in a year's time.

Nevertheless, a bit disappointing; the better Mosel Pinots offer more consistency and freshness than this.

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    10/24/2021 2:31:00 PM - Sorry to say so, but this wine is not only a pinot. It is a cuvée of Chardonnay and pinot blanc
Red

2017 Parusso Barolo Perarmando

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6/13/2021 - El_Toro Likes this wine: 92 points

This wine is a typical Marco Parusso style Barolo. Smooth and easy drinking. Not a freaky and funky style. You always know what you get with a Parusso!

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    10/13/2021 12:04:00 PM - Yes you're right. He uses new barrique, so the wine becomes smoother.
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2017 Parusso Barolo Perarmando

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3/28/2021 - mbond4all wrote: 89 points

Evaluated this wine to see if I should add it to my cellar. It has a very attractive nose with lots of unresolved tannins but the acidity is not there to become a great wine. That is a shame. If you do not mind some aggressive tannins and like raw Barolo fruit (it packs a punch) buy this wine. This wine is not for me but I do like the nose and the massive fruit aroma’s.

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    6/13/2021 2:26:00 PM - I don't think that this wine has aggressive tannins, but you are right that there is not so much acid. This is a typical Marco Parusso style Barolo. Smooth and easy drinking. Not a freaky and funky style. You always know what you get with a Parusso!
Red

1982 Château Meyney

 St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more
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3/10/2019 - ClausJ Likes this wine: 93 points

Fully intact as I would have expected from a Cordier from a fine vintage despite other less favourable notes.

Fully mature delightful Bordeaux as one too rarely gets to drink it.

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    7/8/2020 3:09:00 PM - I have still some Magnums for sale 😎
Red

1982 Château Margaux

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1/5/2017 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 95 points

Approaching my personal unicorn - 1982 Margaux (@Home): Glass: Riedel Sommelier Bordeaux
Bottle fill level: upper shoulder. Decanted and drunk over 3 hours.
Clear, deep garnet color with tawny edges. Clean, medium intense, fully developed and complex nose. Very multi layered and constantly changing. Not as expressive as hoped, but very beautiful: Cedar wood, red fruit, fine pipe tobacco, underwood, pencil lead, very few brett and a bit of soy.
Dry, medium+ and perfectly integrated acidity and fine tannin. Medium body and alcohol (I would guess around 12,5%). Very elegant, almost cool taste but with a lot of tension and pressure. Complex and ever changing medium+ intense aromas with lots of red berries, sour cherry, cassis, fine oak, green pepper, herbs, leather, some tiny little notes of maturity (soy and lovage, mushrooms), dark 90% pure chocolate. Without the maturity notes it would have been perfect!
All aromas linger on in the long, velvet finish. The combination of the acidity combined with the cool elegance and silky texture makes this wine juicy, mouthwatering and very pleasurable to drink. I doubt, that this bottle would improve much with more time, but it will certainly stay at this level for several more years if stored properly.

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    1/9/2017 12:20:00 PM - What's the problem with maturity notes? I think that makes the wine more interesting.
Red

2006 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Arana Reserva

 Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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1/15/2016 - Tbird13 Likes this wine: 67 points

Needs to be decanted for a couple of hrs and consumed with food. Deep ruby, dark fruit with spices and a hint of leather on the nose and palate. Good tannin but perhaps too acidic. Long acidic finish

  • Comment posted by El_Toro:

    2/15/2016 8:14:00 AM - Is that really your score

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