Chanson Père & fils Viré-Clessé Bastion de l’Oratoire 2013 Light and bright gold color. Nose of yellow apples, pears and lemon juice. Round mouthfeel with some fat texture, may lack some acidity, probably a result of the vintage, but the wine is quite tasty. Served with creamy pasta dish, it showed well! Very good (89) […]
Tetramythos Kalavryta Achaia 2014 Mat and translucid cherry color. Nose of red berries, earth and quite present but fresh green notes. Rustic and fresh on the palate with good fruit and acidity level. Again, here is a greek wine that is original, tasty and worth buying again! Made of Black of Kalavryta. Aged 9 months in stainless […]
Agricolas Aguaza SA RA DA Seleccion Almansa 2009 Dark cherry color. Nose of smoke, small black berries and a handfull of spice notes. Powerfull yet controlled it does offer nice fruit flavors, some spices and a touch of smoke. The acidiy adds to its balance. Interresting wine and low priced, making this wine more attractive. […]
Blind tasting – december 2015 In the wine business, there is a common way to taste wine and it’s called blind tasting. This way of having wine consist of tasting wine without knowing its name or origin. The results can often be unexpected, but the main reason why I like to taste wine blindly is […]
Château Tour Saint-Joseph Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc 2010 Dark ruby color. Oaky and spicy nose at first, but after some air, black berries and leather will appear. Powerful and tasty, the oak is better integrated on the palate with black fruit and leather again. Good acidity level, long finish slightly bitter in a noble way. Could […]
Cortes de Cima Chaminé Alentejano 2013 Dark ruby color. Nose of wild berries, spices and earth. Smooth on the palate, quite tasty, drinks pretty well with a spicy finish. Well-made and offered at a very attractive price. Good+ (88) Made of 40% Aragonez (Tempranillo), 25% Syrah, 20% Touriga Nacional, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 5% Trincadeira Tempranillo […]
Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno Toscane 2012 Very dark color. Nose of spicy oak, black berries in a deep and complex way. Really tasty, young, long, with fruit, spices and oak being there, but the balance keeps all the flavors underground control. Will become a great wine. Excellent (91) Made of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. […]
Domaine Joseph Roty Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2006 Ruby color. Nose full of fruit, spices and bacon fat notes. Palate loaded of fruit flavors, spices and is very complex. Will change constantly with air with a tighter finish, a sign that the wine is still young. Excellent+ (92) Made of Pinot Noir from 70 to 100+ years […]
Sena Chadwick Mondavi Sena Aconcagua 1997 Dark on its center and orange on the rim. Beautiful aged Cabernet Sauvignon nose, almost Bordeaux-like. More rough on the palate, austere and less pretty. Overall it was a good wine event if did not reached my expectations. Very good (89) Made of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Carmenère. […]
Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2012 Garnet color. Aromas and flavors of wild berries jam, aromatic herbs, serious while being pleasant to drink. Long and tasty finish with some heat, but so young. Nice classic style and well priced. Very good (89) Made of 65% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre and 5% of other grape […]
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