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Tasting Notes for John Ostling

(268 notes on 169 wines)

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White - Sparkling
5/1/2024 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
87 points
Gosset is always good, but this bottle was just plain vanilla.
Red
5/1/2024 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
87 points
Marvellous on the nose, okay on the palate. Has it peaked?
White - Sparkling
3/4/2024 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
92 points
Well balanced, bready, a lot of flavour and a long after taste.
Red
2/4/2024 - John Ostling wrote:
89 points
Lovely on the nose. Lacking some body, time to drink up.
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White
1/21/2024 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
92 points
On the nose: citrus, minerals, pears, mushrooms and nuts
On the palate: saffron, citrus and a hint of sweets with a silky texture

Can drink any time, all day. :-)
Red
2/11/2023 - John Ostling wrote:
87 points
Quite good, leather earth stable.
Red
2/11/2023 - John Ostling wrote:
88 points
Nice pn the nose, missing some body.
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Red
1/6/2023 - John Ostling wrote:
88 points
Good but not as fantastic as previous reviews.
Red
6/26/2022 - John Ostling wrote:
90 points
Orange brown, quite bright.
Initial quite meaty, dark, leathery notes. Quite generous body, high acidity and present but round tannins.
Opens up a bit after some time. More fruity notes like cherry and roses. Hint of wet paint and liquorice.
White
6/12/2022 - John Ostling wrote:
89 points
On the nose we suspected some oak, but should not be in this one....
Red
4/1/2022 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
89 points
Lovely CF, green, nice tannin. Lot to find.
Red
3/28/2022 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
92 points
Lovely. Lots to find in this, elegant. The tannins are super fine but quite many.
White
2/28/2022 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
90 points
On the nose, tropical notes.
Round and tasty, a bit milky with high acidity.
Red
1/2/2022 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
89 points
Heavy tannins, needs food to back it up. Might do well with a couple of more years on the bottle.
White
12/26/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
Might be on a downhill skipe, drink now. Still some nice aromas of ripe apples, minerals and hint of bitter orange. Quite high acidity but lacks some fruit.
Red
12/23/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
90 points
Very nice. Dark fruit, high acidity and plenty of tannins.
Good to drink now.
Red
12/20/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
88 points
Dark fruit, violets, wood/smoke.
High acidity and ruff tannins.
Needs some time, but definitely drinkable now.
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Red
11/16/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
90 points
Much wine for the money.
Red
11/16/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
90 points
First day notes of pine, green bell pepper and some red fruit. A bit funky.
Stored in fridge over night and the wine opened up. Lots of black berries but still some leafy notes. Much more fruit - and good balance.
Red
11/5/2021 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
91 points
Red-brownish
On the nose both dark and red fruit, black currant leaves, some oak and a bit meaty.
On the palate very balanced, high acidity, typical CF with some green notes in the after taste which is long and elegant.

Really good.
White
On the nose sweet and aged, on the palate dead.
Red
10/1/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
92 points
Wow...intense and concentrated.
Blueberry, plums, cherry and strawberries - all ripe and almost sweet. At the same time more robust notes as earth, oak and pine. There is also a hint of paint or petroleum or some kind of minerality. It just delivers, roses...more and more..
On the palate high acidity with a hint of tannins and some oak. Quite long aftertaste where the fruit actually is present together with the secondary aromas.

Lovely,. Decanted about 2h prior to dinner. Matched duck with sourcraut and prunes perfect.
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White
8/27/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
90 points
Straw coloured
On the nose ripe apples, some sweetness like pineapple or buttery caramel, almonds, dried plums and some paint.
On the palate medium-high acidity, a bit oily, apples and nuts. Quite long aftertaste with a gint of bitterness.
Red
2016 Château Bibian Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
8/16/2021 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
89 points
On the nose: plums, ceder, coffee, chocolate and hints of soil
On the palate: rich of tannins, plums and oaks.
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Red
2017 Podrum Bacina Dolina Beograd Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
6/2/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
flawed
Sepage
Red
5/30/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
89 points
Notes of manure, decanting makes it better. This is a good wine, we just preffer the taste of the younger versions.
White - Sparkling
2008 André Clouet Dream Vintage Champagne Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)
5/27/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
flawed
Corked
Red
2017 Podrum Bacina Dolina Beograd Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
4/27/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
86 points
Quite big nose, dark fruit, oak/cedar.
On the palate well balanced, fruit driven, bit bitter after taste.
Red
4/21/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
80 points
Full bodied, bit sweet. Red fruit. Easy drinking.
White
4/20/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
80 points
Yellow apples and some pear on the nose. Also a little bit odd tone of minerality, wet stone but almost with a clorine hint. Might be my post covid palate.

Medium-light bodied, fresh.

Lets see how the next bottle behaves...
Red
4/20/2021 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
89 points
On the nose: black current and green notes, violets and ceder.
On the palate: high acidity, full bodied, dark chocolate, black current and hint of tannins.
White
4/17/2021 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
88 points
A very nice Chardonnay, rich with buttery flavours.
Red
4/10/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
89 points
Good, medium body, decanted for a few hours.
White
4/8/2021 - John Ostling wrote:
90 points
Aromatic, dill, almonds, almost over ripe yellow fruit.
High acidity, a bit oily, somewhat less on the palate compared to the nose.

Beautiful wine.
White
3/27/2021 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
87 points
Nice wine, quite elegant but still new world chard.
White
3/12/2021 - John Ostling Likes this wine:
90 points
On the nose: Minerality, preserved pears and lemon
On the palate: High acidity, creamy, pear, a bit sticky on the tongue and to summarise; YUMMY!
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