11/26/2023 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

poured in large burgundy glasses and let it sit for approx 30-45 minutes before serving it to the dinner guests. paired with a chicken-marsala-stew, it was singing. the harmony between the sweet and bitter notes from the stew and the acidity of the nebbiolo-grapes was very enjoyable. one for the books.

11/26/2023 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

deep golden hue, warming honey, floral notes and a long, lingering after taste. paired with a broccoli-brussel sprouts soup, this was extremely in its happy place. very happy I kept this last bottle for so long. it was a spectacular surprise.

1/1/2021 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Absolutely fabulous.

12/27/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

quite disappointing for a 2010 brunello. still an OK wine.

7/15/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

At twelve years old, this Chianti Classico has emerged from its reductive state - and is all about showing its potential, aided by a little decant.

Ripe red forest fruits, wet forest, fresh herbs, cedar wood and plums in the nose, staying vibrant and no signs of fatique. A tad of mushrooms added to the bouquet after 2h of air.

Fresh, fully integrated tannins on the palate, yet with just the right amounts of acidity as a proper backbone, to carry the remaining fruits to a lenghty finish.

Great QPR - I bought and added this to my cellar in December 2011 at a price point of €12. Drink now.

6/28/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

24h in opened bottle or 4h decant - it’s the minimum this wine needs to tame its acidity. but once you’ve managed to manage your patience ... you’ll be rewarded with a glorious glass of Ligurian Vermentino at its best. Yellow stonefruits, honey melon and white berries, it’s all there. Enjoy a bottle of two now, but keep some for future reference too!

6/8/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Poured one glas with Coravin last night, straight from the cellar at 12 degrees Celcius.
Let it sit and breathe for approx. 2 hours.

Nose gives you all deep dark purple and black forest fruits you can imagine, yet with a cool freshness of mint and eucalyptus on the side.
Mouthfeel is incredible; it conquers all taste buds with its tannins, fully integrated - delivering this fantastic fight between sweetness, acidity and tannins - with you as the winner.
Balanced, layered, meditative.

I drank the glass over the course of 2-3 hours, one small sip at the time. No food, just time and space. It didn't turn jammy or cooked, remained its freshness and layered self.
Will revisit this bottle over the next few weeks - and update this review along the way.

6/6/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

I fully agree with Forceberries review, whereas the balance of the wine is just perfect, right now.

Paired with smoked halibut and fennel.

5/30/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Very good QPR

4/25/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Over the years I've collected some Rieslings, especially from 2009/2010/2011. Slowly drinking them now. Grown on blue slate soils in the Mosel-area.
Fragrance is typical older Riesling, with yellow fruits and petroleum. The first sip:loads of minerality, then a fine Mirabelle flavor and a hint of spicy herbs. The wine is delicate and powerful at the same time. Its structure remains refreshing, adding sugar honey suckle in the finish. Great balance.

4/19/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

12yo - of which it has been in my cellar for seven years and five weeks. :)

PnP at 12 degrees, straight from cellar. Fresh, cool, eucalyptus, peppery. Evolves in large Bordeaux glass quite quickly... if not too quick. I’m wondering whether it will stay upright for 24 hours. I don’t think so.

Still strong backbone of tannins, yet fully integrated and rich ripe red fruits combat with tertiary notes such as tobacco and sandal wood.

It’s good, it’s probably past its prime, so drink now and drink around 16-17 degrees.

Paired it with a slow braised 1.6kg Côte-de-Bœuf - which was a darn good match. Happy weekend y’all.

4/3/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Did not stand the test of time. Too bad, as it was still in a great place when I last drank it in 2018.

4/1/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

I drank this one too early. It's already good, but still high in its acidity, almost painfully young. needs 2-3 years to soften out - and will probably last 10 years on the back of its 10-15% barrique component. well made, will become better.

4/1/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

held itself well.

3/30/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

fresh and vibrant, lively acidity, strong backbone of citrus fruits. enjoyable now, but will smoothen out with 2-3 years. nice stuff, good QPR.

3/28/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Young and fresh. Drink now.

3/26/2020 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

it’s ok, probably past its peak. nothing worth mentioning besides the hint of vanilla and straw yellow fruits.

3/7/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

such a pleasure - and such a pleaser. five grape blend of grechetto, malvasia, trebbiano, sauvignon blanc and riesling. awesome balance between acidity and sweet fruits. complete mouthfeel, and one of the best wines i’ve ever paired with a broad selection of dishes, varieing from salsify, chicken liver parfait to gnocchi and veal cheek. recommended big time!

2/19/2020 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

It seems unfair to rate this wine against all wines of the world. It’s a DOCG Prosecco Superiore and it’s truly well made. Fine mousse, hints of citrus, fresh and crispy, it kicks off any event you’ve got planned. Whether it’s a pleasant evening on the couch or a full-on party in the city’s best discotheque - this is your sparkling launch into pleasure. QPR is very good. 89pts vs. all wines, 95pts vs. all non-Champagne sparklies.

9/6/2019 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

PnP at 14 degrees. Light, smokey, tobacco. Has held itself very well. a surprise.

9/2/2019 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

PnP; opened without much confidence, didn’t expect it to have stand the test of time. But I was wrong. Still quite tannic, although they have softenedover the years. Dark, ripe red fruits, gae and enough aciditytogive it a good back bone. Certainly isn’t going to improve, it’s past its peak. If you have any left, drink them this autumn.

8/31/2019 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

If you have any left - drink now. It’s past its peak.

8/27/2019 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

PnP - at 16 degrees Celcius. This Syrah-driven blend (>60%, with ~20% Merlot and ~20% CabSauv) is still fresh and voluptuous.
Bright forest fruits, hint of mint and eucalyptus, some graphite and a peppery finish. It's all there and it's silky smooth.
Drink now.

8/14/2019 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

This wine is currently very much in its happy place. Wonderful to drink now, with the gloomy autumn-days around the corner.

11/22/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Wine #3 at Bussia tasting Nov 21, 2018

11/22/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Wine #2 at Bussia tasting Nov 21, 2018

11/22/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Wine #1 at Bussia tasting Nov 21, 2018

11/6/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

This is such a pleasant surprise. Nose of thick forest fruit marmelade, smokey, butter-baked-rosemary, leather, earthy.
Still very powerful on the palate, with more smokeyness, black fruits, a touch of mint and game.
I've been drinking many 8-12yo Tuscan Reds over the past two months - this one has surprised me the most in terms of development and quality.

11/5/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

it wasn’t as concentrated as I expected upon PnP. Left it for 24hrs in bottle, hoping for improvement. It was slightly rounder, but not by much.

10/3/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

As per my previous note, this is just spectacular. Wonderful wine, great rendition of what Silvaner can and should be. Well made!

7/21/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

from magnum pnp. fantastic.

6/20/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

it surprised me in a positive way. even better at day two.

5/23/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Exceptional, probably right at its peak!

5/21/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

White wine of the year 2018 as voted by the Gambero Rosso consortium in October 2017. It’s good, but not awesomely good.

4/17/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

according to the community reviews and winemakers’ notes this Riesling should be ‘overdue’. newsflash: it isn’t. it’s in a pretty nice place right now. bought early 2013, € 7 per bottle. drinks like a > € 20 Riesling right now. it was so worth the wait. more formal note will follow with my last bottle.

4/12/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

L16

4/4/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

From ‘03 till ‘06 I spent close to four years in Melbourne, Australia and got acquainted with the phrase “good quaff”. An easy-to-drink, pleasurable, quaffable, enjoyable, keep-on-drinking-without-getting-boring, pairable-with-food-or-to-drink-stand-alone type of wine. Well, here you go. Look no further. Iconic bottle, under €10, tingy on the tongue, fruity, good acidity, forgiving regardless the temperature - this is just a good wine. A benchmark Lugana to me, each and every year! This is a nice quaff!

3/29/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Vergeleken met de ‘standaard’ Jasnières van Gauletteries merk je direct dat deze van Pascal Janvier (een prototype Frans wijnboertje, max. 1m65cm lang, norsig, morsig en bovenal weinig scheutig met informatie) nog een tikkeltje droger is uitgebouwd. Vergeleken met mijn vorige TN zijn de zuren inmiddels veel meer in balans met het witte steenfruit. De wijn begint te pieken en houdt deze klasse nog wel twee jaar vol.

3/29/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

De eerste van vier verschillende ‘Jasnières’ die vanavond geproefd gaan worden. De Jasnière is een klein gebied van 4 kilometer lang bij ca. 300 meter breed in het noord-oosten van het Loire-gebied. 100% Chenin Blanc die daar al z’n rijkheid en veelzijdigheid laat zien. Dit is een droge variant, maar desondanks al echt rijpe honingmeloen, goed goudgele kleur, maar nog steeds een goede mineraliteit in de balans (daarover straks meer in de Cuvée de Silex van Pascal Janvier). Nu perfect op dronk.

3/29/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

De verrassing van de avond. naast z’n standaard Jasnières heeft Pascal Janvier ook een ‘Cuvée du Silex’ in het aanbod. Op de schuine hellingen van de gehele AOC Jasnières (4km lang bij max 300m breed) vind je hier en daar een flinke streep vuursteen - een keihard gesteente. De Chenin-druiven van deze cuvée groeien daarop en dat proef je: strak, droog, geweldige mineraliteit, spanning en levendig op de tong, steenfruit en een beetje honing in de afdronk. Dit is de Jasnières op z’n best!

3/29/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Als laatste in de reeks Jasnières heb ik de minst droge laten wachten tot het dessert: een hoogstpersoonlijk zelfgebakken cheesecake met gecaramelliseerde pecannotenbodem en chocolade-caramelsaus. Deze Cuvée Saint Vincent van Gauletteries is laat geplukt, waardoor de honingtonen die een Chenin zo mooi kan ontwikkelen goed naar voren komen. Zet dit af tegen de ruige zuurtjes met de spierballen van een Jasnières en je hebt een spannende wijn, die dus prima als dessertwijn geserveerd kan worden, zonder zoet te zijn.

3/18/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Being a parent of three kids aged under 11yo, I still need a baby sitter on a night out with the missus. We walked 20 mins to 4850 - a lovely wine bar in Amsterdam - and I wrongfully picked this delicious wine. Wrongfully because it’s extremely young. And because of my mistake the wine only began to blossom half an hour before we had to head back home. But: lovely citrus, cloudberries and even a touch of saltiness, combined with rigid acidity and the best butter available to please you. Drink in 3+ years.

3/18/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

Combine a rich Pinot Grigio and seven years of cellaring and you'll get a golden straw-coloured wine with luscious aromas.
Notes of ripe sugarmelon, dried apricot and dates in the nose and a ripe yet sturdy acidity to give it a good balance.
If you have any left, drink over the next 12 months. Combine with grilled coquilles with a pinch of sea salt.

3/14/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

(4.75) 5 years of cellaring have boosted this great Pinot Nero in such an immense way...it has got it all. Your first sniff takes you straight to a damp forest, where deers and rabbits are playing poker and smoking cigars, coming from sandalwood boxes, whilst lavishing themselves on wild raspberries and red currant for breakfast. This wine is wild and I’m extremely sad about the fact this is my very last 2010 bottle of the Matan. Tip: buy the 2013 and 2015 and savour them until 2020-2023. Awesome.

3/14/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Those of you following my tasting notes might have noticed that I’m clearing some space in the cellar. This nice Pinot Nero is my next victim, after it spent just over 5 years ‘downstairs’. Awesome colour, ruby/brick. Paired with a carrot/parsnip/potato-stew it carried the sweetness and the earthyness of the dish on its remarkable fresh acidity. Well made wine, very ready to drink now.

3/14/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

At the respectable age of 10y this Gewurz needs 8+ hours to show its full potential. A promising nose, typical for the variety, captures you into a fantasy forest of all aromatic flowers you can imagine. On the palate however, its age outpowers its basic quality: there’s only just, just, just enough acidity left to give it a - albeit fragile - backbone to carry the balance.

3/10/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Well here you go. Most pundits I know prefer star-winemaker Anselmi’s San Vincenzo as young as they come. Well here’s a secret: I don’t!

Whilst his 2017 is about to hit the market, I’m convinced his 2014 SV is just at its peak. The nose is confusing: honey infused sauv blanc? Close!

Soave’s Garganega-varietyis playing with a minority of SB - which gives it acidity, fruits, length, depth and longuevity. Leave all your current vintage bottles for 2-3 years, simply to treat yourself. The wine is worth it.

3/10/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

Did you ever try a Suave? Did you like it. Regardless whether your answer is yes or no, you should definately try Anselmi’s Capitel Croce. 100% Garganega (Suave’s main grape variety), a touch of oak and ripe grapes gives you a honey-packed, ripe golden yellow white wine with depth and length, suaving you into its devellish spell. White and yellow stonefruiys complete the palate. Buy now (the 2015/2016) and drink in 24/36 months. Go!

3/10/2018 - InVinoMomentum wrote:

First bottle: great. Second and third bottle: corked. :(

3/10/2018 - InVinoMomentum Likes this wine:

PnP. Sanz’ basic Verdejo comes from 40+yo vines and gets quite a bit of time on its own lees prior to botteling. It’s actually one of my favourite whites under €10. Golden yellow, aromatic fruity nuances of pineapple and a touch of grapefruit, even slightly vegetable. Full bodied palate, it’s fruity and packed with a refreshing acidity. Let the spring begin.