Saturday, 7 November 2020

Vigna Santa Margherita Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2018, Panizzi, Tuscany, Italy

Oak and butter, stone fruits and lemon, bitter almond finish.


Mark: B




Friday, 6 November 2020

Chakana Estate Torrontés de maceración prolongada 2019, Gualtaliary, Mendoza, Argentina

Grapefruity, lychee, peach, cloudy since it is unfiltered, some tannins on the finish. Not bad for an orange wine.


Mark: B



Wynns Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Coonawarra, Australia

Upfront blackberry and blackcurrant flowing into vanilla, oak, and chocolate and then ending up with hints of mint and liqourice.


Mark: B-



Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Mega Spileo III Cuvée Red, 2018, Cavino Winery and Distillery Aigio S.A., Peloponnesos, Achaia, Greece

Pruny, blackcurrant, plums, vanilla, spice, cherries, oak, tannins a little bit harsh still. Let it sit for a couple more years.


Mark: B


Sunday, 1 November 2020

Wieninger Ried Herrnholz Bisamberg Grüner Veltliner 2019, Vienna, Austria

Lemon, lime, pear, white pepper, minerals, grassy and creamy on the finish.


Mark: B-

Saturday, 31 October 2020

Kumarod Rot 2018, Schwarz, Burgenland, Austria

Plums, cherries, blueberries, spice and leather. Good concentration and nice acidic lift.


Mark: B


Thursday, 29 October 2020

Late Harvest Red 2014, Heinrich, Burgenland, Austria

Off dry, raspberries, strawberries, plums, cherries,liqourice and spice, long fruity finish with leather at the end.

Mark: A




Sunday, 25 October 2020

Le Anfore Syrah 2019, Tenuta Casadei, Tuscany, Italy

Cherries, raspberries, blackberries, liqourice, white pepper, mineral notes.


Mark: B




Saturday, 24 October 2020

Bergström 2018 Old Stones Oregon Chardonnay, Willmatte Valley, Oregon, USA

Pear, lemon, lime, butter, peach and pineapple notes in the background, minerals and oak at the end.


Mark: B+


Thursday, 22 October 2020

Les Combettes Marselan 2018, Domaine Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot, Côtes du Brian, Laguedoc-Roussillon, France

Blueberry, blackcurrant, raspberries, white pepper, liqourice, minerals, mouth coating, warm long finish. Reminds me of a very nice rich Grenache.


Mark: A-



Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Schneider Pinot Noir 2015, Pfalz, Germany

Very bright upfront fruit. Strawberries, cranberries, raspberries and cherries. Gamey but not unpleasant. Starting to brown on the rim.


Mark: B


Sunday, 18 October 2020

Wieninger Pinot Noir Select 2018, Vienna, Austria

Juicy acidity but has the fruit to back it up. Strawberries and cherries and spicy finish. Love it. Fritz Wieninger pulls it off yet again!.


Mark: B


Saturday, 17 October 2020

Wiener Gemischter Satz 2019, Wieninger, Vienna, Austria

Pear, apple, honey, white pepper, minerals. A sophisticated gemischter satz.


Mark: B


Friday, 16 October 2020

Ekliptika 2017, Longridge, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Red fruits, cherries, cedar, tobacco, leather. Tastes like an average St. Emilion.


Mark: C+



Thursday, 15 October 2020

L'Esprit de Chacayes 2017, Bodega Piedra Negra, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

Blackberry, plums, raspberries, white pepper notes, liqeur-like texture.


Mark: A-


Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Substance Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Charles Smith Winemaker, Columbia Valley, Washington State, USA

Blackcurrant, blackBerry, blueberry, cedar, spicy finish.


Mark: B


Sunday, 11 October 2020

La Cerisaie 2018, Domaine de la Bergerie, Anjou, France

Plums, blackberry, rapsberry, redcurrant, herbs.


Mark: C+


Atelier Rosso IGT II Edition, Azienda Agricola Villa Monteleone, Italy

Blackberries, cherries, cinnamon, cloves, smooth tannins, raisiny, underlying oak.


Mark: A-




Saturday, 10 October 2020

Aus den Dörfern White 2019, Rosi Schuster, Burgenland, Austria

Oak, lots of pear and apple, spicy longish finish.


Mark: C



Friday, 9 October 2020

Morlongo Bardolino Classico 2017, Vigneti Villabella, Italy

Cherries, raspberries, herbs, drying woody finish. A bit tired maybe.


Mark: C