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Palo Blanco Valle de la Orotava Listan Blanco 2019
In a testament to just how great these wines are and how good the wine making is, let me just tell you what my dumbass did to this wine by accident. I was in my fridge yesterday and saw I had left this bottle entirely full with a cork pulled for over a week. I thought back to when I would've opened it, and my jaw dropped. I had opened it two hours before meal time and then we changed the food plan so we changed wines but I forgot about already opening this wine. I left it in the door of the fridge so I missed it.
The wine is gloriously good… I was shocked that it wasn't completely oxidized. We drank it over the last two days and it was very delicious. Complex with citrus and white orchard fruits, leaning more citrus, zesty and salty brine, loads of minerality, dried wild florals, quite the wine here. Excellent med+ acidity, med/med+ body, med+ length. — 19 days ago
Franz Gojer
Glögglhof Rondell St. Magdalaner Red Blend 2020
One more vernatsch/schiava gentile that i deeply enjoy
Simple, honest, that crisp cherry with a tiny bit of bittterness, smooth tannin, great freshness, mineral mood and a feminine body, very attractive, kind of exotic, but familiar...i can't explain
I am sure this bottle will benefit from a couple of years of rest, you can tell there is a texture that is going to flesh out, to become kind of chewy
I reckon this wine is a real bargain, but you need to like the typology — 2 months ago
Don Miguel Gascón
Reserva Mendoza Malbec 2010
2010. Pulled from the cellar for my sister-in-law that said she really likes Malbec… This wine pleased her and the rest of us. One of the better inexpensive Malbec that I’ve had. Can’t tell if it is the extra age (oldest Delectable review that I could find was 2016), but the tasty fruit was not overpowering at all. — a month ago
Château Le Prieure
St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
Very modern style, extracted, oaky. Plenty of good fruit. Silky tannins. But lacks character, one cannot tell where it comes from. Not our thing. But better than most modern styled Bordeaux. We dont understand the high prize by some pros… — 2 months ago
Ocean Eight
Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016
At East Bay Nasty Women Pinot Noir tasting. This might have been my favorite of the line up. I immediately, confidently (and very incorrectly) called Burgundy (Cote de Beaune) based on the texture—lithe with silky tannins that are ever so slightly rustic on the finish. Lovely purity of fruit - tart red cherry, rhubarb. Savory/herbal finish reminded me of the Sonoma Coast. At one point, the fruit ripeness would have screamed new world but with warmer and dryer recent vintages in Burgundy, that’s no longer a given.
This producer, like nearly everyone else in the world making Pinot outside of burgundy, cited Burgundy as their influence and has spent a good deal of time there, but in this case it really shows. Of course, there are likely details that make this uniquely Mornington-Penninsula-esque and I can’t pretend that I’ve had nearly enough Australian Pinots (shame on me!) to tell you what those are. This is one of the coolest growing regions in Australia, and these vines are grown in soils with a high % of sand.
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Found this photo via search as I forgot to snap a bottle shot. I *think* the vintage was 2016. — 3 days ago
Max Geitlinger
Maximal Pinot Noir 2017
Nose is wildflowers and spice.
Palate is sweet cherry fruit. Amazing balance. Really warm/comforting on the palate. Like you are wearing a sweater your mom knit for you.
I’d drink this now. It could be ok for 2-3 years or it might start to decline. Hard to tell.
Bought from fass selections. — 2 months ago
Erika Strong
Easy on the eyes — a month ago