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2015 vintage. Empordà DO. 100% Garnatxa Blanca (aka Grenache Blanc). Quite powerful given the low alcohol (12,5%).Spicy and fresh with a nice salty finish. Tiny production, 1373 bottles. — 11 days ago
2015 vintage. Napa Valley. Merlot 72%, cabernet sauvignon 20%, and cabernet franc 8%. Made by French native Claire Ducrocq, married to Aron Weinkauf (Spottswoode! winemaker). Nice spicy wine with good acidity, more Graves-like than Saint-Emilion. Good, but not great. I bet they drink Spottswoode at home. ABV. 14,2 %. — a month ago
2018 vintage. South Eastern Australia Cabernet Sauvignon blended by Marks § Spencer winemaker Belinda Kleinig. She obviously knows what she is doing. A rather full-bodied crowd pleaser, not overly jammy black fruit, good acidity and a slightly drying tannic bite. Simple, but efficient. Of course this is not a great wine, but at 5.5 euro you have to admit that this is very well-done. Abv. 14 %. — 5 days ago
2014 vintage. Entry level Sonoma County. Evolved, simple and gentle. Not bad, but no match for the North Coast Pinot Noir. — 14 days ago
Young Silvia Barbaglia makes fantastic wines in this tiny Northern Piemonte DOC. Boca is a blend from Nebbiolo and Vespolina. This 2006 has aged beautifully and smells like Nebbiolo dried roses, intertwined with Vespolina violets. Elegant and profound, perfectly balanced and very good length. Wish I had more of this in my cellar. — 8 days ago
2017 vintage. Gamay Saint-Romain, a clone unique to the Côte Roannaise. Would recommend to decant in order to get rid of the CO2. Simple, fruity and soft. Nice quaffable no brainer, but terribly overpriced at 17 euro. Abv. 12,5 % — 11 days ago
2011 vintage. What can I say? If you can sell a technically bad wine (or should I say vinegar?) at 200 dollars, you are a marketing genius. — 19 days ago
Stefan Dolhain
2018 vintage. South Eastern Australia. Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon blend by M & S winemaker Belinda Kleinig. Simple, but highly quaffable. Soft and fruity, a decent wine for the masses. Abv. 13,5 % — 4 days ago