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2010 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Villero
3/29/2024 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful Nebbiolo. Mid-weight and Burgundian but with good mid-palate concentration, red fruit predominating over black and sweet cherry candy. Roses, but little tar, prominent acidity keeping the ample tannins in check. I'd say much more old school than new. And plenty left for a decade worth of development.
As to whether it's worth the price premium? It's certainly a lovely, well made wine, just my kind of Nebbiolo. But I'd say there are other producers - thankfully - who produce in a style that's in the same postcode. I certainly wouldn't preclude a rebuy, after all life is short and to be enjoyed, but at current prices it doesn't blow ones socks off enough to back the truck up.
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2011 Pajzos Tokaj Bin #016 Szamorodni
3/29/2024 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 92 Points
As noted before, very reminiscent of sherry, with a Manzanilla like base, overlayed with oxidative notes, quite 'unctuous' - suggesting sweetness - but there is none and a lingering faint scent of curry leaf. Long aftertaste.
Hard to believe this wine can be had for under a tenner. Incredible complexity for the price, another TWS triumph.
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2016 Producteurs Plaimont Saint-Mont Le Faîte Blanc
3/29/2024 - Tannatastic Likes this wine: 91 Points
Entering late middle-age, this is a a full-throttle, full-bodied wonder of a wine, with beeswax, lanolin and that Hunter Valley vibe, but overlaying the Petit Manseng body (still 'oily in it's texture), and the Courbu 'florality'.
Outstanding producer, with consistently outstanding value on excellent wines. Bravo.
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