Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

A 30/25/25 blend of Castelao, Trincadeira, Aragonez, with the remainder being a bunch of other varieties. from granite & schist soils, with 50% aged in French oak, the rest in steel.
Surprisingly light & fresh for Alentejo, with pure red & black fruit paired with savory herbs. Pure, fresh, even light.
Medium bodied on the palate, with fresh juicy acidity, purity of fruit and lightness to the firm tannins. There’s some rocky minerality underneath and good depth.
This comes across as effortless, airy, juicy & vibrant - not your typical Alentejo power horse. Even the alc stays at a modest 13%
Delicious drinking! — 16 hours ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Beautiful purity here with fresh, juicy black fruit paired with cool, crushed rocky minerality.
Great flow & purity on the palate, medium bodied, with juicy tannins and nice depth. Great freshness here, cool black fruit.
This is drinking beautifully right now.
Very Burgundian / Piemontian style of Malbec. Delish! — 11 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Joyful, bright, gluggable.
On the nose this is uber expressive, with fresh red fruit (strawberries!), spices, but also nice bark / woody accents. With time the fruit gets darker, figs showing up, a touch of pomegranate.
On the palate this shows a touch more seriousness - with the tannins giving a nice, polished, juicy frame filled with fresh fruit and juicy acidity. Nicely balanced and with a hint of depth.
A joyful glou glou wine! — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

This has more structure and more depth vs Segiun-Manuel’s Savigny.
Blue & red berries, dark cherry, some undergrowth, a pinch of baking spice that blows away with time, a whiff of orange peel.
Nice & quite firm on the palate, with depth and purity to the fruit. Needed a bit of time to open up. A really nice Pinot. — 3 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

What a delightful & delicious surprise.
Elegant, silly, with purity of red fruit and nice depth.
None of the rusticity nor chunkiness that I kind of expect from this corner of Burgundy.
B-M may specialize in whites, but this red was singing tonight! — 9 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Surprisingly open & approachable right now.
Black cherry in the nose, with some mulberry and dark plum, but also a savory, rocky note. And a hit of licorice / mint adding freshness.
On the palate this is layered, suave, with velvety tannins, nice purity of fruit and juicy, fresh acidity. Beautiful depth here, and quite some seriousness and elegance.
Drinking beautifully right now!
Delish! — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A very nice Savigny, with red berries, spud bois. A nice, expressive nose, but the palate surprised me more.
Light and almost weightless but caught within a frame of ultrafine tannins and balanced with nice bright acidity.
The bottle emptied dangerously fast. Delish! — 3 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

You just got to love these! Oxidative, nutty, waxy. And yet, with incredible freshness and precision.
Bruised apples, pears, a touch of citrus peal, nutty notes. So complex, so distinctive.
On the palate this is just so fresh, juicy, pure, with some fruity notes but also with this vibrant salinity. So alive!
Damn, this is so good! — 9 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Fresh nose with yellow fruit, apple, pear and a touch of creaminess. Opens with some nice matchstick reduction.
On the palate this is light to medium bodied, with nice texture, a touch of creaminess and sliced yellow apple & pear with toasted hazelnut notes. Nicely balanced, highly drinkable. A perfect textbook example of Encruzado. — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

A very fine white Burgundy, with nice matchstick reduction on opening, unfurling white & yellow fruit with time, with nice hazelnutty barrel accents.
Balanced, elegant, layered, with good depth and tension.
Bottle disappears in no time. — a month ago