Transparent ruby colored wine. A bit like cranberry juice. It smells like strawberry and blueberry, not very strong though. Fresh. Plenty of fruit, light berries, soft tannins, smooth, light to medium bodied, alcohol is not too noticeable. There are some sweet tones and sufficient acidity. It is fresh and all is nicely in balance. Perhaps, one could call this wine a bit boring because of that. Considering the EUR 14 I paid for this wine, it is very good value. Although the wine has fruit and is fresh, I think it should be drunk within the next three years.
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Quite a nice glass of wine. Still purple in the color, however, the edges are a bit watery and show the age of the wine. Nose is powerful and expressive. There is perhaps a bit too much alcohol that is not hidden anymore by fruit. Medium full bodied, tannins are reasonably smooth but have not disappeared (decanted the bottle an hour and a half before drinking). The wine is almost sweet, ripe fruits, good long aftertaste with some dryness from tannins.
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Nose of ripe fruits, melon, ananas, not mineral. Although alcohol % is 14,5, it is not really noticeable. Flavours of tropical fruits, apricot and butter. Balance is ok, acidity is limited but adequate, a bit of a sweet undertone. For a white wine, quite full bodied with a long presence in the mouth. The wine can still be kept for a couple of years. All in all, a nice glass of wine to be combined with fish with creamy sauce or chicken and veal. Think would do well with medium spicy (Asian) food as well.
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2015 Mme Aly Duhr & Fils Pinot Noir Sélection Barrique
4/27/2024 - Kopstal Likes this wine: 88 Points
Transparent ruby colored wine. A bit like cranberry juice. It smells like strawberry and blueberry, not very strong though. Fresh.
Plenty of fruit, light berries, soft tannins, smooth, light to medium bodied, alcohol is not too noticeable. There are some sweet tones and sufficient acidity. It is fresh and all is nicely in balance. Perhaps, one could call this wine a bit boring because of that. Considering the EUR 14 I paid for this wine, it is very good value. Although the wine has fruit and is fresh, I think it should be drunk within the next three years.
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2005 Château Yon-Figeac
4/20/2024 - Kopstal Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite a nice glass of wine.
Still purple in the color, however, the edges are a bit watery and show the age of the wine.
Nose is powerful and expressive. There is perhaps a bit too much alcohol that is not hidden anymore by fruit.
Medium full bodied, tannins are reasonably smooth but have not disappeared (decanted the bottle an hour and a half before drinking). The wine is almost sweet, ripe fruits, good long aftertaste with some dryness from tannins.
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2018 Alpasión Grand Chardonnay
4/13/2024 - Kopstal Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nose of ripe fruits, melon, ananas, not mineral. Although alcohol % is 14,5, it is not really noticeable.
Flavours of tropical fruits, apricot and butter. Balance is ok, acidity is limited but adequate, a bit of a sweet undertone. For a white wine, quite full bodied with a long presence in the mouth.
The wine can still be kept for a couple of years.
All in all, a nice glass of wine to be combined with fish with creamy sauce or chicken and veal. Think would do well with medium spicy (Asian) food as well.
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