Bodegas Loli Casado
Polus Rioja Alavesa Tempranillo 2023
Thin and not particularly interesting — a month ago
Quentin Jeannot
Les Charmes Santenay Pinot Noir 2019
Really lovely, light, delicate Bourgogne Pinot. Raspberry & tar. Needed 1 1/2 hours open to really come alive. — a month ago
Bodegas Loli Casado
Polus Viñas Viejas Rioja Tempranillo 2020
Meh. — a month ago
Finca El Asperon
Zarzuela Vinas Vieja Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2019
Raun had this a month ago
Produttori del Barbaresco
Riserva Rabaja' Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2013
Minty, tight, herbal. Limited fruit but not yet into complicated secondary flavours. Tannins not as integrated as I would have expected. Frankly, a bit disappointed. Maybe it’s just not in the right place this year. One of my favourite wine producers and this didn’t live up to expectations. Still have 5 more bottles, will try again in a year or two. UPDATE: Well, didn’t finish the bottle last night (rare occurred) and the last 2 glasses sat in the carafe overnight. Wine is much more open and floral today. Really thought an hour and a half in the decanter last night would have been enough. Obviously not. Softer and more round today, and more complex secondary flavors present. Tannins still not integrated enough, though. — 2 months ago
Raun Kupiec
First bottle was corked. Not “hey, does this taste corked to you” but “Holy mother of all boxes, what a stink.” Smelled of wet cardboard and garage, tasted like newspaper. But second bottle, from same case, was sublime and reminded me why I bought and also why Aglianico needs time. 10 years and just starting to come into its own. Black berries, plums, and strong but integrated tannins. This would have been a fantastic example in a class of how a corked bottle can alter a wine. — 7 days ago