Flor Do Campo
Bodegas Borsao
Selección Garnacha 2021
DO Campo de Borja. Absolutely loved this. — a year ago
Bodegas Cota 45
Ube de Ubérrima Miraflores Palomino Fino 2019
Palomino from Sanlucar de Barameda raised in Bota w flor. Unfortified. 12°
N:White Flowers, White Chalk, Green pears and apples.Straw,Some seashore.
P: If you do not like acidity, stay back!
Pears/Apples, mineral wash, Very bright. Granny Smith.
An interesting Iberian match for Kimchi pancakes, chili shrimp and Black rice. — 3 years ago
Laura Lorenzo
DaTerra Viticultores Portela do Vento Blanco
This is a pretty cool take on non-sherry Palomino. It’s a little salty like fino but doesn’t have the flor notes obviously. — 3 years ago
Flor de Goda
Campo de Borja Garnacha 2019
Medium ruby in color; stewed strawberries, dried herbs, and raspberries on the nose; high acidity; medium tannins; tastes like candied cherries, blood oranges, hibiscus, and a hint of black pepper with a long finish. Nellie and I love it! Pairs really well with pork. — 6 months ago
Costa Boal Family Estates
Reserva Flor do Coa Douro Red Blend
Выпито с Паоло в последний день в Лиссабоне 10.04.23. Просто обалденный бленд 2019 года.! Не знаю , кто ему поставил 8,3 - враги, не иначе… — 2 years ago
Domaine Macle
Côtes du Jura Chardonnay Savagnin 2015
Youngish at sub 10 I suppose for a sav/chard under flor, but this is orgasmic. Worrying feeling ethat 2015 was a sub par year (cold? Wet?) And yet, here we are. Manzanilla salt lick at the end after a second or two is the party piece, apricots, smokey almonds, and all the usual Jura good things beneath. Was introduced to this by the sommelier in spanglais, with me deploying my most broken franglais. Miracles do happen. — 3 years ago
Lucien Aviet & Fils
Réserve du Caveau Arbois White Blend 2011
Blinded, I was tossing up between a fino sherry and sans ouillage Jura white. Reckon I didn’t do too bad in my guess, but frankly, I was more blown away at how good the wine was than thinking about what it was. It was just so deep and complex… so textural and mineral. Like a mini Vin Jaune! Just a little less intense, which was a plus for drinkability to me.
On the nose, nuts, curry leaves, yeast, grilled lemons, bruised apples, and iodine. Crisp and very textural on the palate. Ah, such a joy to sip on. Fresher, ripe citrus notes too. Heaps of brine. So much so that it just stains the finish. Truly excellent stuff here.
NB: Pretty sure this was made of 100% Savignan, aged under flor. — 9 months ago
Azienda Agricola Bucci
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2037
Vintage 2021 | sometimes I recall the white wine that attracted me so much with a pizza on the Piazza del Campo in Sienna, it was a Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi of which I do not remember the producent. It was the right wine at the right moment that matched great with the food. I do not often drink this Italian wine. Bucci Classico 2021 seems an archetypical one: great balance, vibrant, pleasant. Paired with tortellini with ricotta and citrus zeste. Note to self: should drink it more often. — 2 years ago
Rey Fernando de Castilla
Antique Fino Sherry
Oh my! Where do you begin?
N: Go down to the pier and get yourself a bag of salted, buttered, nuts. Saline butterscotch, with mold(good)around the edges.Oranges and flowers, Almonds.
P: Saline, Iodine, brown butter, viscous on the tongue with a long sharp acidic, citrus finish. Marvelous. There’s tobacco and wood when you hold it in your mouth and take in air.
Double fortified to 17°, winter, heavy flor.
Ya! — 3 years ago
Jeremiah Diaz
Medium purple in color; raspberries, leather, and grilled plums on the nose; medium plus acidity; medium tannins; tastes like stewed strawberries; blood oranges, dried herbs, and clay pots with a long finish. I like it and Nellie likes it with food. — 2 months ago