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2019 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Corteo
10/3/2023 - alohashirt Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine is part of the El Nido project, where Australian winemaker Chris Ringland makes amazing wine using fruit from Juan Gil Family Estates Jumilla vineyards. Clio is the best known of the three wines made here.
Corteo is a Syrah only made in exceptional years. I have been lucky to find it three times - first in a California auction, then two years later in a butcher shop in Moscow, then finally in a New Jersey wine store. It's noticeably cheaper than Chris Ringland's high end Australian Shirazes
Incredible nose black fruit, spicy, bright. Palate is huge fruit, smooth, long finish with lots of tannins and great acidity. It reminded me of a heavier Carnival of Love with more acidity. I really enjoyed this and would like to compare alongside the El Nido Cabernet/Monastrell blend.
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2020 Mollydooker Shiraz The Boxer
1/24/2023 - alohashirt Likes this wine: 90 Points
vanilla, vanilla all the way. This is fruit-forward with blackcurrant, blackberry, milk chocolate on palate, soft tannins, not as acidic as I think I'd like. I've enjoyed this wine for a decade - it's not for everyone but consistent for me.
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2021 Gál Tibor TI TI Egri Csillag
1/21/2023 - alohashirt Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very pale straw even watery looking. Complex nose with peach, lemon, apple, pear, and hint of flowers. Palate is clean, juicy, great acidity. I've enjoyed this as an aperitif and with food. It's a delicious alternative to a Pinot Blanc from Alto Adige or to a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. For me the appeal is all about balance - lots of fruit, super drinkable and clean mineral on the back-end. It's a white wine that I havent got bored with and great value for $18 at my local wine store.
For the wine nerds, this is described as a Hungarian field blend of Királyleányka, Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris), Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Tramini (Gewürztraminer), and Zeni.
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