Gimenez Mendez

Casco Viejo Reserva De La Familia Tannat 2022

9.2

Cinco anos após o primeiro encontro, degusto a safra 2022 deste belo Tannat, resplandecente com sua cor rubi escura e aroma inicial de alcaçuz e eucalipto e notas mais profundas de amora.

Na boca se desenvolve com amplitude e harmonia, graças a seus taninos trabalhados e sedosos.

Vinho agradável e versátil.

Excelente custo-benefício. — 2 months ago

Burn Cottage

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015

Shengli Hu

9.0

Schist, loess, alluvial. Tart red cherry, steeped tea leaves, finished slightly sweet. Med acid, med fine grained tannins. Med+ intensity/finish. Citrusy, native yeast, fermented in vineyard. Blend of Abel, MV6, Dijon clones. 23% whole cluster, 24% new oak. Citrus - blood orange!! — 4 years ago

Bodegas Forjas Del Salnes

Cos Pés Riax-Baixas Albariño 2015

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Vineyard is on the Atlantic Ocean with granite soils, apparently phylloxera resistant, run by the Mendez family. 50% of whole bunches are fermented in stainless along with skins for 2 months, after fermentation the wine is macerated with the skins in vats of used oak for 12 months, creating interesting wine. Golden yellow with aromas of ripe fruits, honey and minty notes. On the palate apple, apricot & honey with some bread dough notes. Lingering with good acidity and balance, unlike any $15 Albariño. — 5 years ago

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Ata Rangi

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2013

Bob McDonald

9.2

A serious Pinot after the frivolous fresh young uncomplicated Pinot from Bloody Hill (Mayer) in the Yarra Valley. Quite bold with strong red and black fruits of cherry strawberry and raspberry together with earthy mushroom like notes. Finishes with fine powdery tannins. An interesting back story to the origins of the Malcolm vineyard where cuttings from one of “Burgundy’s finest estates “ believed to be in Vosne Romanee were illegally brought from France. Now known as the Abel clone. See full story on the Ata Rangi website. — 9 months ago

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