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Saturday, July 22, 2023 - Had a very good blind tasting this week, the rest of the wines were drunk this evening. I have to say that it is enormously satisfying when three wines perform at their best, in completely different genres.

Bodegas Pintia 2012
My favorite wine, which I really love with my 10 year old. Tempranillo at its best, when it comes from D.O. Toro. Clear fruit but the classic tart dark berries, lovely tannins. This wine performed at its best early in the evening, quite naturally considering the vintage.

Lodali Loren's Barbaresco 2019
A new producer for me, I got a few bottles of this awesome wine. Could be one of the better Barbaresco wines I've had, now 2019 is a divine vintage. Everything is very homogeneous, clear Nebbiolo notes, roses, violets, sour cherries with sunny raspberries. This is an elegant wine, clear tannins and balanced acidity. A young wine that needs 1 - 2 hours before it blooms.

Cullen Wines Diana Madeline 2018
So, those of you who haven't drunk Margaret River wines need to brace yourself, this is as good as the left bank of Bdx. Vintage 2018 is magical in Margaret River. It starts very modestly, like Bdx, but after 2 - 4 hours everything blooms, so very nice tannins, with a clear blackcurrant fruit, a finish that lingers for a long time. This wine is best today, 5 days after the wine tasting, imagine how good it will be with 5 - 10 years behind it.

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