4/7/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Baked, dusty dense brick of plum and cherry with lifted dried floral, herbs and a touch of sweet baking spices. That dusty cherry is echoed on the palate with classic Italian character. ★

3/15/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Pretty pungent, foresty, cherry, dried floral, baking spice. A little bit of depth and weight, good balance.

3/11/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Very extracted and dense sagrantino. Sweet, and somewhat seductive aromas of red cherry and cassis, massive, energetic, bitter, tooth staining, still pretty monolithic. Strangely dry and sort of overripe.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Bacon, plum preserve, dusty clay mineral. Density. Concentrated dark fruit, sort of monolithic, like a dense rock dripping juice at the edges.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Dense, roasted, dark plum preserve, clay mineral. Great fruit in raw form. A touch juicy, lots of dry, brambly, extracted wild Rhone character. ★

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Sweet, rich, sultry with a bit of vanilla. True Barbera character is there, with extra sap, ripeness, gloss.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Fruit salad, sweet floral. Oily/viscous/ medium weight but with unctuousness, floral perfume infusion, with subtle slatey mineral. Sort of raw.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Dense and nutty with a touch of marzipan(?), floral too. Dry, rich, zesty and nutty.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Fairly classic, noticeable acidity, orange peel, etc. Raisiny on the palate, fruitcake with spice, dried cranberry, ripe/dry.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Slate, grippy concentrated red fruit with a nearly candied intensity. Dry with a gravelly, concrete minerality. Compact, muscular style.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Dense black fruit, sweet and charred, dense clay mineral. Syrupy, dense and sweet, black and bitter notes, tannic. Chewy, roasted and blackened.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Cherry, apple skin, good weigh and density, slight tannin/oak(?), Good/ND.

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Slate and compact tropical fruit, fresh and dewy. Flinty/oily/with spectral vibrancy (fruit rainbow). ★

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Dank, cedary, smoky, sour dried orange peel. Complex, fermented tart cherry, leather, rusty brick mineral. For fans of the funk. ★

3/10/2016 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Savory and mineral, peach, herbs. Strawberry and mineral grip.

12/10/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Foggy aromas of flinty mineral and tart apple. A cool, crisp wine, fresh and juicy, of course tangy, with persistent slatey mineral flavors.

9/28/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Big mineral/wet rock dust, grapefruit, cucumber dewdrops, tarragon green herb. Green apple, grapefruit and slate mineral. Essence of dry and super vibrant. ✭

8/31/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

A "roasted-to-perfection" nose of black-fruit with nuances of coffee, soil, dried herbs and vanilla. Dense and layered palate with fantastic balance. It draws you in with an alluring sweetness and captivates with its numerous dark and juicy complex savory flavors. ✭✭

8/29/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Glossy, high-tone aromas of roasted plum, cherry, potpourri, clay and herby underbrush. Concentrated, dry with a juicy core and vibrant acidity. "Serious-style" dolcetto, extracted, and one to give some time to. ✭

8/29/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Roasted black cherry, fresh and herbaceous, olive. Very concentrated, layers of woodsy cherry flavors, tart, grippy. Long finish. ✭

8/29/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Tobacco, leather, dried cherry. Dusty, dried food, better-than-average concentration, a bit rustic, good acidity. Old school. ✭

8/29/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Rocks in the buttered popcorn, tossed with some mint. Rich and brimming over with caramelized fruit, and there is pineapple buried under that.

8/18/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Crystalline mineral, rocks/slate, with minty herbs. Baked apple with caramelized nuances, green apple, apple skin and lemon peel. Very vibrant and zesty and fruit foward with nuances of pineapple, mango and lemon custard followed by a spicy, textured finish but without too much apparent acidity. ✭

8/18/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Waxy, nutty, rocks, sort of rustic with honey nuance. Zesty and stern, with a dry sleek-yet-rich, sort-of caramelized apple flavors and saline rocky minerality. ✭

8/11/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Fresh cherry with candied bits, hibiscus, licorice, vanilla potpourri and a warm, earthy base. Punchy, crunchy, sappy and fairly deep, with persistent florality. ✭✭

8/10/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Fleshy, subtle apricot and honey. Typicity, richness, texture.

8/10/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Green apple/slate/honey/yeast. Zesty, dewy and mineral. ✭

8/9/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Striking minerality. Chamomile, floral and apple nuances. There is a zesty citrusy energy to this supple and refined chenin with a tart lemony acidity. Great Saumur that is clean, pristine and focused and yet imbued with a persistent undercurrent of honey-coated funk. ✭✭✭

8/9/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Dense roasted black fruits, coffee, dried flower. Chewy, simple but with some depth, juicy, puckery acidity. ✭

8/8/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Melon fruit. But nuanced with minerality. So... a bit of honey and richness, but crisp and structured. ✭ (oyster flavor w/ fried chicken body?)

8/8/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Green herbs and crisp apple, mineral. Vibrant, saline citrus. Great! ✭

8/3/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Stony, lemony-fruity, mineral-laden, along with apple, grapefruit and green honey. A bit of a mess I guess, at this point, it is sappy and dense, but structured, spicy and very tangy. Very raw with lots of stuffing, a most interesting wine that holds much promise. ✭

8/3/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Plummy, brambly, dark cherry, warm spice note, bright and floral. Fresh and lots of depth for bourgogne. ✭

8/3/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Pure green fruit, apple, mineral, lemon peel, tarragon. Juicy, fleshy, bright and oh, a touch of floral perfume. ✭

8/3/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

A dusty, raw herbaceous nose of dried cherry and spice. Lots of earthy flavors, roasted and dried fruit, tart acidity and somewhat bitter finish. Although there is some Merlot in the blend, this is pretty old school, and should cellar well. ✭

8/3/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Pure cherry-berry aromas, sweet candy, earthy spice, dried rose, orange peel. California weight flavor more or less, but with a restrained, sultry concentration and softer notes of strawberry preserves and herbs playing in the background. ✭

8/1/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Inky dried floral, plum, berry, hibiscus, olive, sweet dried herbs. Lush, tangy, tart cherry, fresh, depth. ✭

7/25/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Dewy, green and herbaceous with some butter and marzipan. Very good stuff, slightly oily, just a touch of spice. Promising.

6/15/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

A touch of stonefruit, lots of freshness, aromas of black cherry, plum preserves, herby potpourri, pasty dough and sweet dough. The vanilla dough aspect has a subtle grip all over the grippy, fleshy, dry, plummy tart cherry fruit. Fairly dense but with a zesty slight spritz. ✭

6/15/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Apple cider, mediterranean herbs, honey, yogurt, brine, rocks. A touch of cider with a grapefruit juice character on the palate, well defined, good concentration and acidity. ✭

5/22/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Classic Chinon in the dry, earthy, herby style with a hint of bell pepper. Lean but persistent red fruit, tart cherry acidity.

5/22/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Peach, light red berry, rocks, tarragon. Equal parts juicy (but dry) and herby. ✭

5/22/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Concentrated, grapey-fresh aromas of plum preserve, black cherry, dried flowers, rocks and a touch of smoke. Dense, dusty, dry, fairly extracted.

5/22/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Black cherry, dusty cocoa, anise, plum preserves, cedar. Dry dusty, plummy, red cherry, weighty and chewy with tart acidity. Big and ripe, but in a more dusty, dry and somewhat earthy mode than much Argentina stuff.

5/20/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Waxy, humid and foresty nose of herbs, underbrush, creamy cassis, loam, pastry and earthy spices. Smooth and velvety with sappy cherry and dried cherry flavors, along with vibrant tangy acidity as well as resolved tannins. ✭

5/20/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Honey-dusted river stones, apple cider, apricot preserves, raisin, mulling spice, brine and dried white flowers. Rusty yet sappy on the palate with great weight. Carmelized baked apple flavors, sour grapefruit acidity.

5/14/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Plum, potpourri, herbs, spice, pastry. Dense, fresh, dry plummy, tart. ✭

5/14/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Mineral, green fruit, green pepper, chalk, green herb, white pepper, floral, bitters. Classic albarino, in a delicate and elevated style.

5/14/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Green fruit/dew/grass. Sour/light citrus/slippery/herbal.

5/14/2014 - weingutwilhelm wrote:

Flint/grapefruit. Grapefruit/green melon/citrus.