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Sat, 06/13/20, $2 Tasting
Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA
Tasted June 13, 2020 by srh with 52 views
Flight 1 (5 notes)
White
2018 Skouras Moscofilero
Typically, "100% fermented in s/sl vats. Short skin contact, no malolactic fermentation, & short ageing over fine lees."
N: Closed; Minerals, flowers, hints of spice?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) but NICELY counterbalanced by acidity into & through the LONG, balanced finish with an attractive tangy/swtness (60:40). Only my 2nd ever Moscofilero, I found it a refreshing style to drink as a tangy aperitif or with lighter fare through '21, I suspect. My EXC-. Silver @ '19 TEXSOM Int'l. [This vendor's $13.95 puts it in the top 1/3 of wine-searcher's listings.]
N: Closed; Minerals, flowers, hints of spice?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) but NICELY counterbalanced by acidity into & through the LONG, balanced finish with an attractive tangy/swtness (60:40). Only my 2nd ever Moscofilero, I found it a refreshing style to drink as a tangy aperitif or with lighter fare through '21, I suspect. My EXC-. Silver @ '19 TEXSOM Int'l. [This vendor's $13.95 puts it in the top 1/3 of wine-searcher's listings.]
White
2018 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
“Harvested in Sept & Oct at the peak of flavor ripeness; Fermentation temps were maintained @ 55-60° F to preserve Riesling’s fresh & fruity character. 12% ABV, 1.95 g/100mL R.S., 0.71 g/100mL T.A., & 3.02 pH.”
N: Closed; Flowers with almost a creamy aspect? HINTS of pears?
P: Med body; Very RNDISH entry with SWTISH frt offset by an acidity which keeps things in check into & through the LONG, tangy/swt finish which, because of its acidity, comes across as < swt than what the R.S. stats alone would indicate. [For those familiar with the term, it might be classified as "feinherb" if it were German.] A *widely* available, consistently reliable bottling that MIGHT also work with lighter fare into '21. My VG+; [This vendor's $8.95 puts it in the top 10% of wine-searcher's entries.]
N: Closed; Flowers with almost a creamy aspect? HINTS of pears?
P: Med body; Very RNDISH entry with SWTISH frt offset by an acidity which keeps things in check into & through the LONG, tangy/swt finish which, because of its acidity, comes across as < swt than what the R.S. stats alone would indicate. [For those familiar with the term, it might be classified as "feinherb" if it were German.] A *widely* available, consistently reliable bottling that MIGHT also work with lighter fare into '21. My VG+; [This vendor's $8.95 puts it in the top 10% of wine-searcher's entries.]
Red
2015 Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Sauvignon Protea
N: Slightly closed; Creamy, TOASTY oak atop ripe berries with notable pyrazines
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with nice, ALMOST swtish frt (threshold R.S.?) met by a SLIGHT amount of astringent pucker which QUITE resolves by the LONG, very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a tangy/swtness to the few, unoffensively firming, dusty tannins. Finishes drier than the mid-P implies. Drink now & into (probably through) '22. My VG+/EXC-, the higher arguably for the QPR of this vendor's (closeout) $7.95.
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with nice, ALMOST swtish frt (threshold R.S.?) met by a SLIGHT amount of astringent pucker which QUITE resolves by the LONG, very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a tangy/swtness to the few, unoffensively firming, dusty tannins. Finishes drier than the mid-P implies. Drink now & into (probably through) '22. My VG+/EXC-, the higher arguably for the QPR of this vendor's (closeout) $7.95.
Red
2013 Veramonte
N: Closed; Pyrazines, poss flowers, atop ripe berries
P: LM body; Nice, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which very much works itself out by the fairly LONG, pleasant finish with just the smallest amount of firming, very, VERY fine tannins. For now & through '21, poss '22? My VG+ in a lighter style, + I could see EXC- *if* one focuses on the QPR. [Check with this vendor if interested in their *very* COMPETITIVE, closeout price!]
P: LM body; Nice, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which very much works itself out by the fairly LONG, pleasant finish with just the smallest amount of firming, very, VERY fine tannins. For now & through '21, poss '22? My VG+ in a lighter style, + I could see EXC- *if* one focuses on the QPR. [Check with this vendor if interested in their *very* COMPETITIVE, closeout price!]
Red
2018 Herencia Altes Garnatxa Negra Terra Alta
N: Closed; Notes of earth atop RIPE berries, with HINTS of choc?
P: MF body; Very RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt (threshold R.S.?) met by an astringent pucker which DOES pretty much resolve by the LONG finish with a tangy/swtness to the few, innocuously firming, dusty tannins. For now & into, prob through, '23. My VG+ in a flirting with R.S. style, those preferring such probably going higher. 91 pts Suckling; [This vendor's $9.95 is $1 < the lowest of wine-searcher's currently limited listings.]
P: MF body; Very RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt (threshold R.S.?) met by an astringent pucker which DOES pretty much resolve by the LONG finish with a tangy/swtness to the few, innocuously firming, dusty tannins. For now & into, prob through, '23. My VG+ in a flirting with R.S. style, those preferring such probably going higher. 91 pts Suckling; [This vendor's $9.95 is $1 < the lowest of wine-searcher's currently limited listings.]