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1997 Hoffmann-Simon Köwericher Laurentiuslay Riesling Auslese
4/11/2024 - fhayek Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mesmerizingly beautiful - this is Mosel and dessert wine at its best.
Endless content and intensity, lead by apricot, but also pears, pineapple, mango and a hint of ginger. Wonderful balance and a never ending aftertaste.
What a treat. Wow.
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1997 Hoffmann-Simon Köwericher Laurentiuslay Riesling Auslese
3/26/2024 - fhayek Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted at the winery; fell in love with it; purchased several bottles; opened one; fell in love with it again.
This is nothing short of stunning - a rather concentrated Mosel style - best: beautiful aged Riesling, honey, beeswax, camomille, a slight bitter component and a lot of orange peel.
Intensive and elegant; endless aftertaste. It might be past its peak but who cares when it's so beaautiful.
A treat. Highly recommented for the fans of aged Riesling.
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2020 Castello Banfi Cum Laude Toscana IGT
3/20/2024 - fhayek Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Disappointing.
Upon pop & pour, it was actively bad.
In scent a super-intensive but artificial fruity element, in taste dumb and empty.
After ca. half an hour, it became drinkable, but barely so.
It's like a really heartless attempt at producing a new world wine in Tuscany, ending up being neither new world, nor Tuscan, but something ugly in between.
Banfi should not bring things like this to market.
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