Posts Tagged ‘medium’
Monday, January 26th, 2009
88 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Oct 2008
Black and purple core with a raspberry red rim. Smoky on the nose with some bright rustic qualities. Salty and briny like the beginning of a waning tide, leading to a touch of sulfur, baby powder, roses and black cherry underneath. Dark plum and cherry on the front palate with a metallic nickel and earthy note. Fairly high acidity and medium to full bodied. The briny aromas disappear completely on the palate, leaving the baby powder and thick jammy fruit.
While very inexpensive, it has a little bit of funk to it that prevents me from scoring it higher. It is an easy drinker though before or during dinner. A blend of Monastrell (Spanish for Mourvedre), Grenache and Syrah.
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Tags: 2006, acid, baby, black, Blend, bright, briny, cherry, earth, fruit, jammy, Jumilla, medium, metallic, nickel, Panarroz, plum, powder, purple, raspberry, red wine, roses, rustic, salty, smoky, spain, sulfur, table
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
90 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 17 Mar 2008
Medium gold color with a bright rim. Rich aromas of yellow pear with a sweet beeswax and honey note around vanilla and lemon. Very round, mellow and approachable on the palate. Great balance of fruit and acidity. Lush pears and golden delicious apples with a hint of honeycomb. Long, lingering finish. 13% Alcohol By Volume
This grape is most famous in Bordeaux, and great examples of it are amazing, but also very expensive. This particular one from Australia has great balance and is much more affordable. It’s drinking well now, and I’d drink it by 2010.
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Tags: 2002, acid, apple, approachable, Australia, Barossa, beeswax, bright, Colonial, delicious, dry, estate, fruit, gold, honey, honeycomb, l'Expatrie, lemon, lush, medium, mellow, pear, rich, round, Semillon, South, sweet, valley, vanilla, white, White 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
88 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Medium gold core with a lighter rim. Yellow pear aromas followed by a touch of cream and wet slate. There is a hint of sweet on the palate with big pear, apple and peach flavors leading to the medium length finish.
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Tags: 2003, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, Collonge, cream, Domaine, dry, france, fuisse, gold, light, Macon, Macon-Fuisse, medium, peach, pear, slate, sweet, table, white, White wine, yellow
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
89 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Medium gold with a bright rim. The Riesling really lifts the aromas out of the glass giving a bright white flower nose with white licorice and sweet candied citrus peel. Dry and crisp entry onto the palate with apricot and yellow apple flavors. Nice acid and balance leading to a medium length finish. A fun little wine.
30% Chardonnay, 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Riesling, 10% Pinot Grigio.
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Tags: 2005, acid, apple, apricot, Bianco, blanc, Blend, bright, candy, Castello, chardonnay, citrus, crisp, delle, dry, flower, gold, grigio, italy, licorice, medium, peel, pinot, Regine, Riesling, sauvignon, sweet, table, Umbria, white, White wine, yellow
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
82 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Dark core with a garnet rim. Plums, vitamin C, smoke and black cherry on the nose. Dense black fruit on the palate. Medium bodied.
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Tags: 2001, black, Blend, cherry, Coteaux, cuvee, dense, Domaine, dry, france, Galtier, garnet, Kermes, Languedoc, medium, plum, red, red wine, smoke, table, vitamin
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
88 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Black and ruby core with a lighter rim. Sweet black licorice and black cherry over wet stone aromas. Medium bodied with dark flavors of stewed plums, cassis, dark anise and a hint of game.
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Tags: 2003, anis, black, Blend, cassis, cherry, Cotes, cuvee, Domaine, france, game, Lazaret, licorice, light, medium, plum, Prestige, red, red wine, Rhone, ruby, Southern, stewed, stone, sweet, table, Ventoux, Vieux
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
87 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Bright ruby core with a lighter orange rim. Dark plum and black cherry aromas backed by sweet tobacco and black truffles. The palate mirrors the nose well with a medium body and nice length of finish.
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Tags: 2002, black, bright, cherry, dry, Fuligni, Ginestreto, light, medium, Montalcino, orange, plum, red, red wine, Rosso, ruby, Sangiovese, sweet, table, tobacco, truffle
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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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