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Sunday, April 19, 2020

2013 Solanera



Very nice wine from Yecla region of Spain. Powerful, with complex nose and taste. Strong berry taste, spicy. It has 14.5% alcohol, so be careful. No sugar.
Was great with grilled lam filet.

Saturday, April 4, 2020

2010 Montecillo



Strange I didn't describe this Rioja before. Drunk a lot of it. Well, it's even better after 10 years in my little cellar. Complex nose and especially taste of berries (feels like black currant, raspberry and blueberry squashed together), no sugar at all and mature finish!
Was great with lam shepherd's pie.

Sunday, March 29, 2020

2013 Hussonet



Very good Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. Powerful black currant, some laurel and complex spices in nose and taste. Great wine.
Was good with pizza.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

2018 Barbera Beneventano by Vinicola del Sannio

 

Wonderful Italian wine. Strong nose and taste of black currant. Very dry, no sugar at all (probably why average ratings on Vivino, but I don't care). Ages perfectly when going through aerator.
Was good with pizza.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

2016 Berger Zweigelt



Wonderful wine. Smells almost like Bordeaux, but taste quite different. Mix of berries (raspberry, red currant, cherry), just a bit of spice, just a bit of sugar.
Was great with arctic char pie.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

2017 Clos de Nit



Very good Catalan wine. It's not like other Spanish wine, bold and powerful. No, it's subtle, medium-bodied. You can have it with the same food as Bordeaux.
But it doesn't taste like Bordeaux. Has its own distinctive taste, juicy, with berries.
Was perfecct with pizza.

Monday, March 2, 2020

2018 Château d'Aigueville Rose



I always liked reds of this château. Now they released Rosé in USA.
Very good. Honey in the taste and nose, a bit of citrus, a bit of spice, a bit of sugar.
Was perfect with blini with smoked salmon and salmon roe.