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  • 2014 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett

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    4/25/2024 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 90 Points

    At home after work. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
    Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Thin legs.
    Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of green apple, tangerine, citrus lemon-lime, weathered stones minerality, light petroleum, honeysuckle, bit of burnt rubber tyre smoke and spice. Developed.
    On the palate, medium-dry/medium-sweet, good bracing high acidity, low alcohol (7.5%), medium- body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of juicy green apple, citrus lemon-lime, weathered slate stones minerality, sweet honeysuckle, bit of smokiness and spice to the medium+ finish. Only a little of the sweet tangerines that were more obvious on the nose.
    Very good quality for me. Doesn't really give me any difficult/bad vintage feel. Good supporting acidity. Was thinking to drink this sooner after reading other reviews here but no hurry at all I feel.

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  • 2013 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

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    4/23/2024 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 94 Points

    Remainder from wife Asparagus dinner. Few hours of air in bottle. Drank in Grassl Cru.
    Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
    Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of cracked black pepper spice, dark olives, black cherries, blackberries, cassis, black tar earth. Developing.
    On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), very fine smooth high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury umami earthiness, dark olives, cracked black peppercorns, blackberries, black cherries, cassis, tar, dark animal meat. Long savoury tarry finish.
    Excellent quality. Drinking a good place already.

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  • 2018 Domaine Michel Gros Nuits St. Georges

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    4/23/2024 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points

    Remainder from wife Asparagus dinner. Drank in Grassl Cru.
    Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
    Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of dark red florals, macerated ripe strawberries, dark red cherries, licorice, hint of salted meat. Developing.
    On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), bristly high tannins, burly medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of salty minerality, iron meat, licorice, polished dark red cherries, macerated ripe strawberries. Long spicy finish.
    Good quality. Quite a lot of substance if you consider that this is just an NSG Village. Gripe here is the lack of acidity and elevated alcohol and tannin. A bit Syrah-like.

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  • Weinheber says:

    5/20/2023 1:56:00 AM - Hi! You ever drunk Riesling from Austria, Wachau? Greetings Reinhard

  • pclin says:

    1/15/2021 12:28:00 AM - Send me private message at CT discussion forum, so we can exchange contacts.

  • darren81 says:

    6/19/2020 2:53:00 AM - Awesome, thanks for the recommendation! Will keep an eye out for it. Time to drink in the Phase 2!

  • bugles says:

    6/10/2020 7:09:00 PM - ey Derek, The Carnasciale is an interesting intellectual exercise given the grape varietal. You can see both the Cab Franc and Merlot in notes in there. We did it over a zoom blind tasting and everyone was guessing it to be Cab Franc straight off that bat. The wine was bit closed at first after opening the bottle, but letting it air opened it up beautifully but then after about an hour, it falls off the cliff. So I'd recommend to drink with a few people. It will definitely be appreciated but it wont be a hit I think. Specially at that price point. I have a slight doubt that perhaps I drank it 1-2 years too early.

  • grapenomad says:

    4/2/2019 8:57:00 AM - Hey Derek, will bring a bottle of Barovo back!

  • HODGO17 says:

    9/26/2017 6:43:00 PM - Hi Derek-- thanks for the connect. Just as an FYI im an investor in a premium wine business called The Local Drop. We are a diverse business doing everything from a premium wine club through to corporate wine management and run a heap of events. Let me know if we can help and if youre interested in an invite to our first wine event in Singapore? cheers, Craig

  • Bandreas says:

    3/9/2016 2:24:00 PM - thanks for the info Derek. Why they do not mention the stylistic change I do not know. But it is there and is big. Best Bandreas

  • Yiannis says:

    9/8/2015 2:24:00 AM - No, my family name is Papadakis. Howevwe Yiannis Karakassia MW is a very close friend of mine.

  • deatovino says:

    3/22/2014 9:46:00 AM - Hi there. I appreciate all your detailed tasting notes here. I'm also a big fan of wines from the Piedmont and Tuscany. I'm trying to build my cellar of Barolo in particular, branching out to Brunello as well.

  • clairenclarence says:

    9/26/2013 1:51:00 AM - 1 bttl of massetto 08 to clear at $500.any taker??

  • Bam_Man says:

    9/2/2013 9:24:00 AM - Yes, and at around $1,100 a pop, at least in my case that 2001 Masseto is likely to always be just a dream!

  • Davyd Chong says:

    4/20/2013 10:51:00 AM - I notice that all your tasting notes are only for Italian wines?

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