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2001 Celler Vall Llach Priorat Vall Llach
3/20/2024 - La Sprezzatura wrote: 92 Points
second time i had this wine
really expressive on the nose, mix of red and dark fruit, dried plum, herbs lots of them and intermixed with some licorice. even some hints of iodine!
this has high complexity and is very enjoyable to sniff.
on the palate very juicy, high tannins and acidity, decent wood aromas but rather on the background, very long.
ripe dark fruits, baked and dried plums and some licorice.
full body, this is a truck of herbs and dark fruit, lacking a bit of balance tho.
this is young and can still age forever, remarkable for the third ever produced vintge from vall llach, the quality is through the roof.
for me as a not fan of spanish wines this is enjoyable as it has enough freshness that carries through.
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2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
3/18/2024 - La Sprezzatura wrote: 91 Points
Beaucastel Tasting Wunderbrunnen Opfikon
general remarks:
the wines are in general more on the elegant side. red berric. high acidity. almost no wood (they only use 5000+ liters „foudres“) intermixed with some spices and flowery aromas. especially the older vintages gave me some "burgundy vibes". there was some bottle variation (some oxidative bottles), especially with some warmer and better rated vintages such as 1995 and 1999…
the younger the wines got the more similar they became and were hard to distinguish. also hard to tell where the younger vintages will end up in future. highlights were 1991 and 1996 (both 94 points).
in the cellar they use as low intervention as possible. every grape gets fermented on its own. they choose oxidative or reductive ageing for each grape separately according to the characteristics of the grape.
the chateau is owned and ran by the family perrin (7 ppl).
Tasting note Beaucastel 2001:
more cooked and ripe aromas, more masculine than the other vintages as this was a warmer vintage. red berries, but they are mature and more pinchy.
I also found some animalic aromas in the wine.
less elegant and fresh than the other vintages such as 1996 and 1991. I‘d go for 91 and 96 any day.
on the palate more tannins, younger, and more fruit driven.
should be held for some more years, will improve.
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1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
3/18/2024 - La Sprezzatura wrote:
Beaucastel Tasting Wunderbrunnen Opfikon
general remarks:
the wines are in general more on the elegant side. red berric. high acidity. almost no wood (they only use 5000+ liters „foudres“) intermixed with some spices and flowery aromas. especially the older vintages gave me some "burgundy vibes". there was some bottle variation (some oxidative bottles), especially with some warmer and better rated vintages such as 1995 and 1999…
the younger the wines got the more similar they became and were hard to distinguish. also hard to tell where the younger vintages will end up in future. highlights were 1991 and 1996 (both 94 points).
in the cellar they use as low intervention as possible. every grape gets fermented on its own. they choose oxidative or reductive ageing for each grape separately according to the characteristics of the grape.
the chateau is owned and ran by the family perrin (7 ppl).
Tasting note Beaucastel 1999:
on the nose wet saw dust, maggi, sweat and oxidative.
maybe flawed. second bottle after 1995 that was overwhelmingly oxidative...
not rated
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