Andrea1975
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2013 Joseph Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin
3/30/2024 - Andrea1975 wrote: 91 Points
Somewhat disappointed. Nothing wrong with this wine. Purple flowers and red berry (raspberry), some sweetness, largely still focused on primary and secondary aromas. Very fresh on the palate, with ripe tannins and no disturbing alcohol. Medium body. It just stays thin in the mouth (vintage?) and does not display the layers and persistence of other GCs. It lacks personality a bit. But again, everything checks. Drink now.
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2013 Charles Van Canneyt Charmes-Chambertin
3/30/2024 - Andrea1975 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Outstanding. Beatiful layers of aromas from tart red fruit to sweet spices and vanilla, mushroom, earth. Nice structure inthe mouth with fresh acidity supporting mid-palate weight, moderate alcohol, and ripe tannins. Juicy and quite persistent, mineral notes also emerge to complement fruit (sweet cherry, raspberry) and earthy developments. In some ways muscular, with complexity. I just wish it had a fuller fruit profile. Drink now, very enjoyable.
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2007 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
3/18/2024 - Andrea1975 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow! This is a big wine. Aromas range from sweet spices and red fruit (cherry, prune) to more earthy notes (game, coffee, leather, hints of smoke). Great structure in the mouth, with ripe tannins balanced by (perhaps surprisingly) fresh acidity that hide the very high alcohol. Nobody guessed 16.5 abv! But it is the texture that gives it away, with a sticky glycerine mouthfeel that does not cloy the palate. Extremely long, it goes on and on. The best Amarone, defining the style of this wine.
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