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Wine Education Service - Switzerland
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Tasted November 27, 2014 by tendring with 274 views
Introduction
Presented by Vivienne Franks with Malcolm Franks
Flight 1 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Mauler Tradition Brut
88 points
Light silver green, plenty of tiny bubbles.
Pleasant aroma, fruity, citrus notes.
Nice mousse, plenty of acidity, apples and citrus notes, medium length.
Pleasant aroma, fruity, citrus notes.
Nice mousse, plenty of acidity, apples and citrus notes, medium length.
Flight 2 (1 note)
White
2013 John & Mike Favre Chasselas Fendant
86 points
Light silver green.
Apple notes but the nose is quite restrained.
Slightly creamy taste, fair balance, bitter finish.
Apple notes but the nose is quite restrained.
Slightly creamy taste, fair balance, bitter finish.
Flight 3 (1 note)
White
2008 Les Frères Dubois La Braise d'Enfer Epesses
91 points
Light silver green.
Very attractive nose, sweet tropical fruit.
Off dry attack, lovely fruit, slight creaminess in the mid palate, very long - good for another three years.
Very attractive nose, sweet tropical fruit.
Off dry attack, lovely fruit, slight creaminess in the mid palate, very long - good for another three years.
Flight 4 (1 note)
White
2010 René Favre & Fils Petite Arvine Grande Année St Pierre
91 points
Intense gold.
Sweet citrus perfume.
Off dry, citrus and butterscotch notes, a hint of bitterness, full, maybe you can taste the alcohol, quite long.
Sweet citrus perfume.
Off dry, citrus and butterscotch notes, a hint of bitterness, full, maybe you can taste the alcohol, quite long.
Flight 5 (1 note)
Red
2009 Claudio Tamborini Merlot Trentalune SanZeno Riserva Tenuta Tamborini
85 points
Opaque, more age than you'd expect.
Quite stinky, some sweetness and a little oak.
Sweet fruity attack, an abundance of tannins and acidity, rustic, quite long, this wine is no more than OK.
Quite stinky, some sweetness and a little oak.
Sweet fruity attack, an abundance of tannins and acidity, rustic, quite long, this wine is no more than OK.
Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
2009 Volg Pinot Noir Steinböckler Malans
89 points
Translucent, this looks more than five years old.
Attractive, developed nose.
Juicy, balanced, very moreish, good length.
Attractive, developed nose.
Juicy, balanced, very moreish, good length.
Flight 7 (1 note)
Red
1998 John & Mike Favre Pinot Noir Renommée St Pierre
91 points
Opaque, plenty of age.
An attractive nose, perfumed with a bit of oak.
Sweet attack with a nice bit of oak, mellow in the mid palate, good length, at its peak.
An attractive nose, perfumed with a bit of oak.
Sweet attack with a nice bit of oak, mellow in the mid palate, good length, at its peak.
Flight 8 (1 note)
White - Sweet/Dessert
2012 John & Mike Favre Sauvignon Blanc Moelleux
89 points
Deep gold.
Honey and lemon nose with a bit of botrytis, complex.
Sweet, just about enough acidity, some stony minerality, good length.
Honey and lemon nose with a bit of botrytis, complex.
Sweet, just about enough acidity, some stony minerality, good length.