This warrants a few hours of air to let the fruit come through, fairly tight even then, wild berries and smoke, nice acidity and finish but could do with a year or so more to loosen up
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Most of this bottle used for braising some meat with 2 glasses for me. It is translucent light to medium ruby crimson. The nose shows lots of interesting stuff…burnt embers, roasted meat, white and black pepper, plums and berries. The palate is similarly interesting and bright with acidity, very modest tannins. Bright and fresh overall with emphasis on the pepper spice and the roasted, burnt notes. I find myself liking this more with each sip. It’s a really interesting wine from the Canary Islands. It feels like a great wine to have with all sorts of light to medium fare, seafood and shellfish included. I had it with American style shrimp sushi roll and it worked well. I think Burgundy lovers would find this interesting, it has some similar palate density and color. Great QPR.
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Very strange nase (reductive and birnen notes), better on the palate (cherry, raspberry) medium+ acidity, medium- body, medium- length. Too young? Addendum: Obviously, significantly better on day 2, cherries, almond, acidity better integrated
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In der Nase für mich extrem schwierig mit stalligen, pilzigen und ziegenkäsigen (!) Noten und etwas verbranntem Gummi. Daneben eine sehr schöne Kirschfrucht (später dunkler Richtung Brombeere und etwas Cassis) mit angedeuteten etwas gerösteten Kräutern.
Am Gaumen saftig, eher kompakt, mit viel Tannin und einer sehr schön eingebundenen Säure. Hat Zug, und ist insgesamt eher kühl angelegt.
Sehr frisch, beachtliche Länge.
Ich bin irgendwie lost damit. Die Frische ist beeindruckend, das ist auch sehr eigenständig. Die Überwindung, nach dem Riechen überhaupt einmal das Glas anzusetzen, ist aber doch schon deutlich.
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Suertes del Marques, Envinate & Ekonomou Wine Tasting (Mr Vertigo): The wine shows high intensity, its tight, spicy, earthy, with roasted almonds, red currants and thin oak frame. The wine shows light to medium body, medium to high tannins, medium acidity, underripe currants, cherry, more balanced than the others tried before (7 Fuertes, Candio, El Lance), steely mineral, alcohol heat in the medium finish
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Coravin pour. Translucent light to medium ruby. I agree with the previous note that says this is very northern Rhône in character. There is a real spiciest to it with a lot of black pepper on the nose. Slightly meaty but very plummy overall. Vibrant acidity and modest tannin with plenty of mineral underpinnings. I thought this was a very nice drink and a good QPR. Particularly good with rack of lamb but also good with a savory chicken dish. I would think this will be a good medium term ager. It’s hard not to like this.
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Pours very light in color. Transparent throughout, if perhaps just a touch cloudy. Very pale purple. The nose is lifted and has a clear resemblance to the Northern Rhone, with evident reduction in the Northern Rhone vein. Nose of pungent creosote and pickle brine blast immediately, followed by mulberry, blueberry, shrubby undergrowth, accented by toasted fennel and cumin seeds and even some sea spray. The Palate is very taught and saline. Medium minus tannin, medium plus acid and a tart saline finish round things out. I'd like to see this with a little age on it.
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7/14/2023 - kingkanu wrote:
This warrants a few hours of air to let the fruit come through, fairly tight even then, wild berries and smoke, nice acidity and finish but could do with a year or so more to loosen up
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2/14/2023 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Most of this bottle used for braising some meat with 2 glasses for me. It is translucent light to medium ruby crimson. The nose shows lots of interesting stuff…burnt embers, roasted meat, white and black pepper, plums and berries. The palate is similarly interesting and bright with acidity, very modest tannins. Bright and fresh overall with emphasis on the pepper spice and the roasted, burnt notes. I find myself liking this more with each sip. It’s a really interesting wine from the Canary Islands. It feels like a great wine to have with all sorts of light to medium fare, seafood and shellfish included. I had it with American style shrimp sushi roll and it worked well. I think Burgundy lovers would find this interesting, it has some similar palate density and color. Great QPR.
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2/16/2022 - KL1975 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very strange nase (reductive and birnen notes), better on the palate (cherry, raspberry) medium+ acidity, medium- body, medium- length. Too young?
Addendum: Obviously, significantly better on day 2, cherries, almond, acidity better integrated
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1/6/2022 - Gannet2013 wrote:
Very reductive when first opened. Better after a few days
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7/10/2021 - R.H. Likes this wine:
Spicy, tart, high toned, savory. Liked this and a good value
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6/12/2021 - MaJeKu wrote: 88 Points
Über vier Tage probiert.
In der Nase für mich extrem schwierig mit stalligen, pilzigen und ziegenkäsigen (!) Noten und etwas verbranntem Gummi. Daneben eine sehr schöne Kirschfrucht (später dunkler Richtung Brombeere und etwas Cassis) mit angedeuteten etwas gerösteten Kräutern.
Am Gaumen saftig, eher kompakt, mit viel Tannin und einer sehr schön eingebundenen Säure. Hat Zug, und ist insgesamt eher kühl angelegt.
Sehr frisch, beachtliche Länge.
Ich bin irgendwie lost damit. Die Frische ist beeindruckend, das ist auch sehr eigenständig. Die Überwindung, nach dem Riechen überhaupt einmal das Glas anzusetzen, ist aber doch schon deutlich.
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6/1/2021 - jcha24 wrote:
Thought this might’ve been flawed on the first pour. Recorked and opened several days later and this was very nice.
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4/23/2021 - kostaslonis wrote:
Suertes del Marques, Envinate & Ekonomou Wine Tasting (Mr Vertigo): The wine shows high intensity, its tight, spicy, earthy, with roasted almonds, red currants and thin oak frame.
The wine shows light to medium body, medium to high tannins, medium acidity, underripe currants, cherry, more balanced than the others tried before (7 Fuertes, Candio, El Lance), steely mineral, alcohol heat in the medium finish
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3/30/2021 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Coravin pour. Translucent light to medium ruby. I agree with the previous note that says this is very northern Rhône in character. There is a real spiciest to it with a lot of black pepper on the nose. Slightly meaty but very plummy overall. Vibrant acidity and modest tannin with plenty of mineral underpinnings. I thought this was a very nice drink and a good QPR. Particularly good with rack of lamb but also good with a savory chicken dish. I would think this will be a good medium term ager. It’s hard not to like this.
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3/28/2020 - Wine Canuck wrote: 91 Points
Pours very light in color. Transparent throughout, if perhaps just a touch cloudy. Very pale purple. The nose is lifted and has a clear resemblance to the Northern Rhone, with evident reduction in the Northern Rhone vein. Nose of pungent creosote and pickle brine blast immediately, followed by mulberry, blueberry, shrubby undergrowth, accented by toasted fennel and cumin seeds and even some sea spray. The Palate is very taught and saline. Medium minus tannin, medium plus acid and a tart saline finish round things out. I'd like to see this with a little age on it.
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