Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Bright, crisp, fresh.
Clean nose with juicy lemon, grassy & botanical notes, a touch of white flowers. Restrained, fresh and lively.
On the palate this has a light body, with juicy lemony acidity and a bit of exotic fruit roundness (green pineapple?). Has some character & depth and is a really lovely wine - both for terrace sipping as well as with food. — 8 hours ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Typical Graves/Pessac with the gravelly, earthy character slightly dominating the fruit. Charming and perfect with steak-frites, the alc (14.5%) integrated seamlessly and the savoury side making it interesting.
Nothing to complain about. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Very pale colour for a late harvest, shy nose, with fresh apricot, ripe lime, a touch of candied citrus peel, fresh and subtle.
More pronounced on the palate, quite sweet but balanced with vibrant acidity.
Lemon & lime with a touch of candied ginger and a bit of mint towards the finish?
Crisp & vibrant and surprisingly nice. — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

100% Assyrtiko from Macedonia spontaneously fermented and aged 5 months on fine lees in used French barriques, with only a touch (5%) of single origin Aleppo fir resin.
A very modern interpretation of Retsina.
On the nose this is fresh, sappy with lime, lemon, a touch of fennel, Mastixa and some dried herbs. Crisp, clean, enticing.
On the palate this has some rounded, some creaminess, you can taste the Assyrtiko in barrel. But is rays fresh, precise and pure. Love the flow, the juicy acidity and the long saline finish.
This is absolutely beautiful & delicious!
What a delightful discovery! — 3 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A cheerful blend of Assyrtiko, Viognier and Chardonnay (aka rocking the right boxes).
Nicely balanced and aromatic while staying crisp & fresh. A crowd pleaser. — 13 hours ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Fresh nose with a nice mix of sweet & savoury, fresh ripe red fruit and moist undergrowth, a touch of cherry, a pinch of baking spice and a flowery whiff. Very pure and enticing.
On the palate this has lovely linearity & purity. Feather light & silky smooth, with very, very fine tannins and juicy acidity. There quite a bit of depth, too.
Precise, poised and very elegant.
Cuts above the usual Pinot Net crowd in Südtirol, the spectacular vineyard clearly helps. — 18 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

White Bordeaux is so under appreciated!
This ‘simple’ Graves, at 8y of age is sublime.
Medium bodied with juicy Mirabelle plum and gooseberry, slightly waxy, with a pithy, stony core underneath and a subtle note of dried mint.
Remarkably fresh, cool, poised.
A perfect food wine, that is not too flashy or demanding but accentuates and complements the dish.
Delish! — 3 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.8

Blend of Assyrtiko, Aidani Monemvasia from Sikinos.
Crisp, fresh, salty & tangy.
Nice mouthfeel and bright acidity. Great with fresh fish & seafood, sitting in an open air taverna, on the water. — 7 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A nice Pinot, nicely structured and with an earthy, savoury edge to the red fruit. Highly drinkable even if on the frutier, sweeter side of the spectrum for my liking. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Fresh, enticing, elegant.
Nose with earthy, musky raspberries, mulberries, a touch of damson plum, and a light flowery whiff
On the palate this is silky smooth. Zero rusticity, chewy tannins or sharp acidity - so often found in Montepulciano.
This has flow, energy, good depth, nice minerality underneath the fruit. And all this with 12% alc.
This is not at all what I expected! What a delight, what a nice surprise!
Very elegant, smooth, delicious.
A brilliant example the Montepulciano can deliver great wine!
Only but - you get 2 bottles of Ziereisen’s Syrah for one of this - and blind I would not be able to tell the difference.
— 2 months ago