Jakub Kalinowski

9.6

The 2020 Muschelkalk has finally come around. After 2 years of closed, reduced, funky - this is now singing beautifully!
Amazingly fresh & juicy with red fruit (strawberries, red cherries), a hint of undergrowth, a touch of herbs. The purity here is just incredible!
On the palate this is layered yet somehow weightless. Juicy, ripe tannins slowly mellowing, sappy acidity, crunchy cherries, a hint of roiboos tea, a flowery whiff. It opens & changes with time.
Such depth & elegance. This is a delicious, quite profound yet delightful wine.
So happy I still have a few bottles. — 5 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Fresh nose, raspberries, damson plum, touch of spice, hint of bark. Enticing.
Round and quite soft on the palate, but not plush. Juicy acidity adds a cool freshness, there’s nice balance and good purity to the fruit. The wood perfectly integrated.
Def on the fruitier side and I expected a bit more depth and edge, which their whites have.
Pleasant sipping. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

Not your typical Vinho Verde.
This has substance, this has depth. And quite some power.
Enticing Jose of yellow stone fruit, a touch of grapefruit, a bit of pomelo, fresh, cool, juicy.
On the palate this has very nice presence, almost mid weight with a bit of fullness. Fresh stone fruit & pomelo underlined with beautiful minerality. Juicy, with nice purity and great depth. Quite serious and so drinkable & delish! — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Light footed and quite light bodied, yet with nice tension, beautifully integrated tannins and a juicy flow.
Dark fruit (black cherries, mulberries) and turned earth with a hint of tar and leather but also with a floral whiff adding freshness & lightness.
Juicy, with a certain effortlessness yet with quite some depth and a dark, rocky mineral core.
Somewhere between a good Morgon and a Baga - this is delish! And with just 13% alc, dangerously gluggable. — 19 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.4

Beautiful nose, full or ripe citrus, a touch of yellow stone fruit, candied orange peel, a bit exotic, but also a bit wild. There’s incredible cool freshness here, despite the ripeness. So enticing!
On the palate with racy, juicy, electric acidity but also ripe stone fruit, a slight touch of tannic grip, a brilliant stony minerality. This has great depth and brilliant purity but also some interesting edges and a smoky hint to it. Very complex. It’s not bone dry and the touch of wood aging adds a bit of creaminess.
I wouldn’t call it elegant but this is a great wine, full of character and energy.
Absolutely brilliant. And drinking so beautifully right now. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

45/30/25 Touriga N. /Syrah/Alicante B., fermented in lagares, aged 22m in French oak
This is a quite serious, elegant, rich red.
Spicy dark fruit, orange peel, a herby whiff, a touch of cocoa powder. Restrained, cool and elegant. Enticing, too.
Nice creaminess on the palate, the tannins quite present but nicely polished & juicy, the acidity fresh. Medium bodied, impeccably balanced and poised, elegant. The 14.5% alc perfectly integrated & unnoticeable. Good depth and super long, enticing finish with a dark chocolate note at the end. Drinking beautifully right now and quite a joy. Delish! — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Aromatic, spicy, aetheric
Dried cherries, a hint of wilted flowers, but fresh , juicy, a touch spicy
Beautifully poised on the palate, elegant, must be peaking right now.
Juicy, mellowed tannins, brilliant acidity. Lovely purity and great depth.
Drinking beautifully right now. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Quite rich, slightly smoky, with yellow stone fruit and an exotic note.
Bright and juicy on the palate, with nice depth and cool minerality underneath the ripe yellow fruit (underripe peach, mirabelle plums).
Not as linear & crisp as I expected but a very nice, juicy Riesling. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A very decent red, without pushing the fruity side of Touriga N. or over extracting.
Elegant, restrained, black & blue fruit, with an earthy undertone and a whiff of mocca.
Juicy, fresh, with great flow & nice depth.
Nothing that will blow your socks off, but a very enticing, highly drinkable one. Nice. — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A very nice Encruzado blending the fruity (salty pears, reine claude plums, green melon) with a cool mineral core. Nicely balanced with zippy acidity, medium body, a touch of creaminess on the palate and very nice, long finish.
Moreish & very drinkable. — 2 months ago