Friday, 11 December 2020

Pittnauer Zweigelt Heideboden 2018, Burgenland, Austria

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Sour cherries, blackberry, spice, white pepper with minerals running through. Mark: B
Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Château de Châtagneréaz 2017, Grand Cru Rouge, Mont-Sur-Rolle, Switzerland

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Smooth, red fruits and plums, followed by a liqourice and spicy finish. I have had a few red Swiss wines and yet to try a bad one! Mark: A-
Monday, 7 December 2020

Emblem Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Michael Mondavi Family, Napa Valley, California, USA

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Blackcurrant, blackberry, plums, liqourice and drying tannic finish. I was expecting it to be a bit more plush so I would recommend cellarin...
Sunday, 6 December 2020

McManis Family Vineyards Viognier 2019, River Junction AVA, California, USA

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Very fruity and fresh. Peaches, pears, pineapple, butter, lemon and a bit of spice. Mark: B
Saturday, 5 December 2020

Château Belgrave 2012, Vignobles Dourthe, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France

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Was expecting more for the price. Red fruits and plums, cedar and leather, and non existant tannins. Where are the blackcurrants? Would no...
Thursday, 3 December 2020

Samt & Seide Blaufränkisch Prellenkirchen 2017, Weingut Dorli Muhr, Carnuntum, Austria

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Cherries, raspberry, plums, a little bit of leather, bright acidity. Mark: B

Gamlitz Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Weingut Lackner-Tinnacher, Südsteiermark, Austria

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Blackcurrant, lime, unsweetened tin peaches, leafy, minerals. Really refreshing and fruity. Mark: A
Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia

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Blackcurrant, blackberry, tobacco, vanilla, high fidelity acidic finish. Given the hype around this wine I was expecting more. Mark: C+
Sunday, 29 November 2020

Cicisbeo Rosso Veronese 2018, Le Tende, Italy

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Blackberry, cherry, oak and spice. Excellent!!! Mark: A-

Crognolo 2017, Tenuta Sette Ponti, Tuscany, Italy

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Oak, tobacco, cherry, plums, a bit of leather in the finish. Very drinkable right now so why wait. Mark: B

Schloss Gobelsburg, Ried Steinsetz Grüner Veltliner 2019, Kamptal, Austria

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Lemon, mango, peach, white pepper and minerally finish. Mark: B+
Friday, 27 November 2020

Saint Anthelme Chignin Bergeron 2016, Denis et Didier Berthollier, Savoie, France

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Sharp. All lemon and minerals. Some slight peach and pineapple notes. I was expecting more from this. Mark: C
Thursday, 26 November 2020

Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2018, California, USA

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Oak, buttered toast, pear, pineapple,peach, spice on the finish. Mark: B
Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Haardt Riesling 2019, Weingut Müller-Catoir, Pfaltz, Germany

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Fruity and dry. Apples, lime, peach, minerals and honey on the finish. Mark: B
Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Pegasus Bay Riesling 2017, Waipara Valley, North Canterbury, New Zealand

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Petrol and honey with some lime, lemon, peach, and pear. Last year's vintage was better. The grapes for this wine come from a vineyard i...
Sunday, 22 November 2020

Beaujolais Villages Nouveau Nature 2020 Jean Loron, Beaujolais, France

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Raspberries, blueberry, banana finish. Full bodied for a Nouveau. I would buy this again for sure. This Gammay Noir has been fermented natur...
Friday, 20 November 2020

Beaujolais Nouveau 2020, Pardon & Fils, France

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Strawberry, cherries, blueberries, yeasty and spritzy. Mark: C+
Thursday, 19 November 2020

Château de Villeneuve Cabernet Franc 2018, Samur-Champigny, Loire, France

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Raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, earthy, leather, slight liqourice on long finish, talcum powder like tannins. Mark: B-
Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Chateau Rahoul 2017, Graves, Bordeaux, France

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Lemon, asparagus, pear, peach, earthy, fruity. The extremely mild winter favoured early budburst and very rapid growth of the vines. This wa...
Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Corbec Corvina Malbec 2016, Masi Tupungato, Uco Valley, Argentina

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Super smooth, blackberry, blackcurrant, cherries, liqourice and black pepper finish. Mark: B