Posts Tagged ‘flint’
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
89 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 12 Nov 2008
Medium lemon gold color with a clear rim. Fresh tropical aromas of mango and pineapple over a darker mineral streak of wet flint and lingering yellow apple. Fresh entry to the palate with nice crisp acidity the whole way through. A solid core of minerals are surrounded by yellow apple with a lingering touch of raw honeycomb on the finish.
Finding value from Burgundy can be a challenge, but this wine fits the bill. Lots of great fruit flavors with the acid and minerality that makes Chardonnay from Burgundy so unique.
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Tags: 2005, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, Domaine, flint, france, gold, honey, honeycomb, laboure, lemon, mango, maximum, mineral, pineapple, raw, roi, tropical, white, White wine, wine, yellow
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
86 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Pale lemon green in the glass. Crisp, light aromas of flint and sweet green apple. Medium bodied with very crisp acidity. Good minerality and apple flavors. Light and refreshing.
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Tags: 2004, acid, Adige, Alto, apple, Concilio, Contessa, crisp, dry, flint, green, grigio, italy, lemon, Manci, medium, mineral, pale, pinot, refreshing, sweet, table, Trentino, white, White wine
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
94-97 / A
Dense black and ruby core with a vibrant rim. Creamy vanilla swims around ripe black cherry, blackberry and cassis aromas accented by lighter floral notes and a touch of flinty wet clay. Creamy and lush on the palate entry building to a bold yet ripe tannic finish. Dark sweet fruit flavors of blackberry, plum and blueberry lead to a long spicy cinnamon finish. Great structure and balance.
While not an inexpensive wine, this is clearly one of the outstanding wines of the vintage. This could age better than the 2005 vintage which goes for about twice the price. Fairly small production (around 4000 cases). While it is lush enough to be drinkable when released, give this one 10+ years and it will be amazing. The pure grade is a range because this wine is clearly still developing in the bottle.
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Tags: 2006, black, blackberry, blueberry, bordeaux, cassis, chateau, cherry, cinnamon, clay, Conseillante, creamy, flint, floral, lush, plum, red wine, ripe, ruby, spicy, sweet, tannic, vanilla, vibrant
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
87 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 11 Apr 2008
Pale lemon yellow. Very light aromatics of lime, flint and honeysuckle. Crisp and refreshing on the palate with the flavors mirroring the aromas. Decent touch of acid on the front. Medium finish.
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Tags: 2007, acid, aromatic, crisp, flint, honeysuckle, lemon, light, lime, Marquis, medium, pale, Philips, refreshing, Riesling, Roogle, White wine, yellow
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
85-88 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Medium ruby core with a fuchsia rim. Red currant, blackberry, black cherry and a touch of flint surrounded by toasted brown sugar aromas. Soft entry on the palate. A touch green up front with a bit of dry tannic edge. Orange zest with spicy blackberry and cassis lead to a vanilla finish. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
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Tags: 2007, Armailhac, blackberry, bordeaux, cassis, cherry, currant, flint, france, orange, Pauillac, red wine, spice, sugar, toast, vanilla, zest
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
87-89 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Nice fuchsia rim around a ruby core. A little muted on the nose, but nice black cherry fruits shows around flinty crushed gravel. Sweet red cherry on the front palate with a touch of candied licorice and new oak. Pretty good mid-palate, and a medium-long finish. A slight hint of heat on the back.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
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Tags: 2007, bordeaux, branaire, candy, cherry, ducru, flint, france, licorice, oak, red, red wine, st-julien
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
89 / A
Tasted by Mike Supple - 23 Jul 2008
Medium yellow gold with a clear rim. Nice nit of toast over very ripe yellow apple with a touch of flint and honeydew. Medium acid on the palate with nice round mouthfeel. Lots of slate and minerality supported by apricot and yellow apples leading to a creamy finish.
Not your typical NZ Sauv Blanc, but seems to have developed nice complexity with time, dropping the austere gooseberry many NZ SBs are known for, and picking up a richer, rounder more mineral-driven style.
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Tags: 2003, apple, apricot, creamy, flint, gooseberry, honeydew, Marlborough, mineral, New, Sauvignon Blanc, slate, Thornbury, toast, white, White wine, yellow, Zealand
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
90 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 08 May 2008
Dark maroon core with touches of brick on the rim and fine sediment in the glass. Dark aromas of wet earth, forest, black truffles and smoky leather surround ripe cassis and black cherry fruits. Very good acidity in the mouth. Again the earthy rich tobacco and leather flavors take a front seat surrounding bold red cherry and cassis with a nice dusty flint finish. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
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Tags: 2000, Blend, Cabernet Franc, cassis, cherry, Coastal Region, earth, flint, forest, leather, Meerlust, merlot, red, red wine, Rubicon, sauvignon, smoke, South Africa, Stellenbosch, tobacco, truffle
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
91 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 19 Aug 2008
Medium purple core with a soft ruby and pink rim. Blueberry and boysenberry fruit aromas jump out of the glass, supported by darker hints of earth and charred vanilla oak. Spicy crushed black pepper and dried anise with a touch of flint linger in the air. In the mouth this wine is impressively explosive yet retains an almost impossible elegance. Tons of black pepper spice up front are quickly joined by blackberry and raspberry fruits surrounded by orange zest. Ripe tannins provide excellent structure to support the fruit. The finish of minerals and berries is long and lingering.
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Tags: 2006, anise, berry, black, blackberry, Blend, blueberry, boysenberry, Christins, earth, Fils, flint, france, mineral, oak, orange, pepper, Perrin, raspberry, red, red wine, Rhone, Southern, spice, Vacqueryas, vanilla, Vieilles, Vignes, zest
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
88 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 15 April 2008
Pale lemon yellow in color with a clear rim. Fresh ripe juice on the nose with big honeydew and candied citrus backed by a touch of crisp asparagus and flint. The palate entry is fresh and bright with Meyer lemon and sweet melon. A great spicy kick comes in on the mid-palate with a huge fresh jalapeno pepper pop lingering in to the finish. Outstanding spiciness throughout the wine with a flinty finish.
This wine is crisp and fresh, and perfect for a hot 4th of July celebration if you’re not a fan of beer. The ‘06 Arboleda combines some typical Sauv Blanc characteristics of grapefruit and lemongrass. Chile makes a lot of high quality wine at a good price. What makes this one particularly worth the money is the unique Jalepeno Pepper flavor. It sounds weird, but trust me, it’s there. It’s not a dominant flavor, but adds a really cool spicy hit to the fruit. Not overly complex, but well made and more than worth the money!
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Tags: 2006, arboleda, asparagus, blanc, candied, chile, citrus, flint, grapefruit, grass, honeydew, jalapeno, lemon, lemongrass, leyda, melon, meyer, pepper, sauvignon, spice, white
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