Tasting Notes for MelVin

White

2013 Bodega Catena Zapata Chardonnay Catena Alta Historic Rows Mendoza (view label images)

5/29/2021 - MelVin wrote:

87 points

Nicely developed, drunk thr first one in the birthyear of our youngest son.
This one woensdag hé became 5.

The wine is much more powerful, almost petrol. On the palate still full and fruity. Fat vanilla.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2003 Château Rieussec Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)

11/8/2020 - MelVin wrote:

92 points

Caramel, sweet old vintage dark tatse. Delicious wine. Drink one if you can!

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White

2018 Paul Spannagel Pinot Gris Cuvée Yves Paul Henri Alsace (view label images)

9/28/2020 - MelVin wrote:

83 points

Great wine , rather sweet, even for a pinot gris.
Pairs very nice with spicey food.

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White

2017 Isabelle et Pierre Clément Menetou-Salon Pierre-Alexandre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

9/11/2020 - MelVin wrote:

92 points

Fantastic wine, typicall sancerre sauvignon, however with great oak taste.

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Red

2017 Tokara Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch (view label images)

7/15/2020 - MelVin wrote:

81 points

Nice fruits, some peppery spices. Great value for money.

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Red

2016 Cantine di Ora Amicone Veneto IGT Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

7/9/2020 - MelVin Likes this wine:

82 points

Great every day wine. Concentrated, sweetish dark fruits. Price/quality is very good

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Red

2018 Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block Swartland Red Blend (view label images)

6/14/2020 - MelVin Likes this wine:

82 points

Succulent red and dark fruits at the start with some spiciness. Chocolate in the aftertaste.

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White

2015 Domaine de la Garenne Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

5/30/2020 - MelVin Likes this wine:

85 points

Full bodied, typical fresh sancerre sauv blanc with somewhat surprising creamy hints of butter and wood.

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White

2011 Dopff au Moulin Gewurztraminer Alsace Gewürztraminer (view label images)

5/10/2020 - MelVin wrote:

86 points

Unfortunately our last bottle of this fine gewurztraminer. Sweetish and rich, a bit flowery but some power as well.

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Red

2013 Bodegas Salentein Malbec Reserve Valle de Uco (view label images)

4/27/2020 - MelVin Likes this wine:

80 points

Full, spicey and dark berries, fleshy and tastfull, however the finish is a bit weak. Ok value for money.

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Red

2017 Domaine des nibas Côtes de Provence Vidauban Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)

4/13/2020 - MelVin wrote:

82 points

Great value for money.
Start of concentrated raisins, thereafter a undefined freshness to finish strong again.

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White

2016 Domaine de la Garenne Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

4/12/2020 - MelVin wrote:

79 points

More mature, but could develop a bit longer. Nice mineral (firestone dry) tones.

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White

2018 Tokara Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape (view label images)

4/5/2020 - MelVin wrote:

79 points

Great value for money, powerfull citrus taste

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White

2013 Herencia Altes Garnatxa Blanca Terra Alta Benufet (view label images)

3/22/2020 - MelVin wrote:

89 points

Strong petrol but also acidly fruity taste, very special wine

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Red

2011 Château Pindefleurs St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/12/2020 - MelVin wrote:

72 points

Great nose, but doesn't live up to it in taste. Flat with tannines. Hints of dark fruits, however not a lasting taste.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

1996 Marc Brédif Vouvray Moelleux Nectar Chenin Blanc (view label images)

10/17/2019 - MelVin wrote:

Stille love its freshness in combination witte the sweet (orange) tones.
Very ready to drink now ....

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Red - Fortified

2006 Kopke Porto Vintage Quinta São Luiz Port Blend (view label images)

10/12/2019 - MelVin wrote:

Expressive fruity testes, also almost smokey.

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Red

2008 Can Feixes Penedès Negre Tradició Red Blend (view label images)

9/1/2019 - MelVin wrote:

83 points

Great quality for money, fruity tannins, some leather and earthly taste. Likening it!

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White

2016 Abadia Retuerta Blanco de Guarda Le Domaine Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León White Blend (view label images)

8/4/2019 - MelVin wrote:

90 points

Great mix of strong typical chardonnay start and sauvignon finish

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Red

2015 Wente Vineyards Zinfandel Beyer Ranch Livermore Valley (view label images)

8/4/2019 - MelVin wrote:

78 points

Ok wine, but advice to spend a little more for rhe full zinfandel experience

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Red

2013 Girard Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

8/4/2019 - MelVin wrote:

86 points

Fruit, tanines and great mouthfill.

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White

N.V. Pierre Meyer Klevener de Heiligenstein Savagnin Rose, Savagnin (view label images)

7/27/2019 - MelVin wrote:

83 points

The Pierre Pvilip gewurztraminer is very explicit and stong, great spicey wine, quite sweet though ...

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White

2015 Domaine des Fraisses Chardonnay Vin de France (view label images)

4/6/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

79 points

Citrus, peach, nice full chardonnay, like it

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Prévoteau-Perrier Champagne Champagne Blend (view label images)

4/6/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

83 points

Great brioche taste, very good value for money.

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White

2014 Isabelle et Pierre Clément Menetou-Salon Pierre-Alexandre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

4/6/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

86 points

One of the best sancerres I've had. Extremely fruity and a bit vanille. Just great taste. Explosive.

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White

2014 Joseph Freudenreich Muscat Alsace (view label images)

3/22/2019 - MelVin wrote:

84 points

Full and also strict dry wine, very tastefull

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White

2015 Badenhorst Family Wines Chenin Blanc Secateurs Swartland (view label images)

3/8/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

81 points

Nice succulant wine, fresh combined with some honey notes.

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Red

2017 Concha y Toro Trio Reserva Merlot Carmenere Syrah Rapel Valley Red Blend (view label images)

2/23/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

80 points

Easy goinig with a little spice and great with white meat

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White

2016 Jasse Negociant for Sankt Urban Barrique Blanc Chardonnay Vin de Pays d'Oc (view label images)

2/23/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

84 points

A chardonnay like a fat chardonnay is meant to be

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Red

2014 Tokara Director's Reserve Stellenbosch Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/12/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

81 points

Juicy, silky and tannic. Great combo.

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Red

2011 Château Paradis Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Terre des Anges Red Blend (view label images)

2/12/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

85 points

Liquorice to the max! Very distinct wine, i like it a lot. Quite full bodied an fruity as well. Love it!

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Red

2011 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune Gran Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

2/8/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

80 points

More vanilla and creamy than expected, but less full bodied

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Red

2014 Château Haut Bertinerie Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/3/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

85 points

Great wine, full bodied, almost powerfull and spicey wine. Excellent with red meat.

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Red

2014 Marchesi Mazzei Noto Zisola Doppiozeta Red Blend (view label images)

1/14/2019 - MelVin Likes this wine:

82 points

Great silky wine, full bodied and full flavoured, red fruit, leather and some spices.

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White

2017 Domaine de la Garenne Sancerre Les Bouffants Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

1/1/2019 - MelVin wrote:

81 points

Excellent paired with dutch shrimps and whiskey cocktail sauce

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Red - Fortified

N.V. Warre Porto Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Port Blend (view label images)

1/1/2019 - MelVin wrote:

80 points

Nice to drink a chilled port, some sweet orange taste

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2013 Molino Real MR Mountain Wine Málaga Moscatel, Muscat (view label images)

1/1/2019 - MelVin wrote:

81 points

Very sweet but/and excellent with a sweet dessert

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Red

2015 Zonin Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

1/1/2019 - MelVin wrote:

83 points

Great wine, concentrated flavours, paired really well with some red beef.

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Red

2012 Mas de Restanques Gigondas Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

12/26/2018 - MelVin wrote:

85 points

Very silky, soft and strong. Nice spices, peppery, however not as full bodied as expected.

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White

2016 Joost De Villebois Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

12/23/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

80 points

Nice wine with oysters!
Fresh and tasty, a very ok sb.

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Red

2018 Kumala Shiraz Reserve Western Cape (view label images)

12/22/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

82 points

Very good value for money, quite easy to drink, but spicey, firm body and a long finish as well.
Nice every day wine!

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Red - Fortified

N.V. Dow Porto Dow's Renown Port Port Blend (view label images)

11/22/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

76 points

Full soft and fruitful port

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White

2013 Jean-Claude Boisset Mâcon-Igé Chateau London Chardonnay (view label images)

11/18/2018 - MelVin wrote:

80 points

Full, but non-wooded a little buttery and even something sweet / honey like in the aftertaste. Like this one!

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White

2016 Domaine de la Garenne Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

11/9/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

82 points

Fresh young wine, taste of clay is coming through

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Red

2015 Altavins Viticultors Terra Alta Almodi Garnatxa Peluda, Grenache (view label images)

11/4/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

80 points

Nice fresh berry taste, nevertheless a strong wine

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Red

2016 Ironstone Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi (view label images)

10/19/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

87 points

Typical US wine. Ripe fruits, dark, chocolate finish and some spice. Kind of sweet as well.

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Red

2012 Domaine Berthet-Rayne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

9/23/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

83 points

Great with a peppered steak. Brings up the little pepper in the wine as well. Overripe red fruit in the aftertaste.

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Red

2011 Château Beaulieu Cuvée Arthur Côtes de Bourg Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/15/2018 - MelVin wrote:

81 points

Nice dark fruit and some tannines

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White

2016 Pascal Jolivet Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

9/15/2018 - MelVin wrote:

83 points

Smokey fresh typical sauvblanc from sancerre, nice

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White

2013 Fattoria Zerbina Albana di Romagna Bianco di Ceparano Secco Albana di Romagna DOCG (view label images)

9/7/2018 - MelVin Likes this wine:

83 points

Bit stronger and more explicit than the 2014 one!

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