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2006 Arrocal, Maximo, Ribera del Duero, Spain

30. november 2011
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 |  English note on wine, W.S.E.T. tastingnotes

Tasted with WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine.

Appearance: clear, deep garnet with narrow legs

Nose: Clean, pronounced with developed notes of mostly secundary aromas of leather, figs, coffebeans, and then plums, blueberry and aggressiv oak flavours; vanilla and toast.

Palate: Dry with high acidity and medium tannins that dryes out and seem very oaky. High intensity and high alkohol, both in an agressiv matter. Notes of wet wool, oak vanilla, leather and then som black cherries and plums. The oak gets almost caramel-like.

Unbalanced wine with to much oak and to little fruit. Medium length where the oak dominates within seconds.

Conclusion: good, drink now or the rest of the fruit will dissappear. Premium priced.

Afterthoughts: this is a now classic example of how some Spanish wineries want to do it all, but doesn’t have the fruit and knowledge to get the wine balanced. The backlabel said 26 months on 200% new oak. I guess this wine would have been outstanding if it had been bottled after 12 months instead.

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2007 Markus Molitor, Bernkasteler Badstube, Kabinett, Riesling, Mosel

29. november 2011
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 |  English note on wine, W.S.E.T. tastingnotes

Appearence: clear medium with lemon green colour and small legs

Nose: Clean with medium (+) intensity, youtfull with yellow flowers, peach and strong chalky minerallity present, orange peel,

Palate: off dry with high acidity, low or missing tannin, low alkohol, medium (-) body but medium(+) intensity. Notes of yellow flowers, peach, lemon, white chalk minerality again, steely. Fantastic crisp structure with excellent balance between acidity and fruit intensity. Medium(+) finish. Sweetness seems a little low with focus on bitterness and acidity.

Conclusion: very good quality, can drink now but will develop. High price.
Not tasted blind, but with great pleasure. Even better on the second day in the decanter.…

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2007 Penfolds, bin 28, Shiraz, Kalimna, Australia

28. november 2011
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 |  English note on wine, W.S.E.T. tastingnotes

Tasted blind, with WSET tasting group.

Appearance: clear, medium(+) ruby with clear legs

Nose: clean, medium(+) and developing notes of blackberries, raspberry, tobacco, sweet spice and oak vanilla. A little forrest floor and pebber as well.

Palate: dry with medium(+) acidity and medium amount af mature soft tannins. Medium(+) alkohol, medium body, medium(+) intensity. Notes of red currant, raspberry, tobacco, sweet spice, earthy minerallity. Not that complex, but with nice fruity balance and medium length.

Conclusion: good, drink now will not improve, mid priced. Guess wall well out in the forrest in northern Italy. Didn’t seem sweet or clumsy enough to be Australian. Didn’t have enough pebber or bacon to guess in that direction. Must say it’s a very polished wine, easy to drink with very low personality and edge.…

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2001 Producteurs Plaimont, Plenitude, Madiran

27. november 2011
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 |  English note on wine, W.S.E.T. tastingnotes

A note made after the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine.

Appearance: clear, deep garnet with fat legs.

Nose: Clean, medium (+) intensity and developing. Notes of black plums, sweet spice, ginger and cinnamon. Cooked cherries and sweet vanilla oak. Seems a bit rustic and not alle focused.

Palate: dry with medium (+) harsh tannins and medium (+) acidity. High alkohol, my guess 14,5% (label said 14%) Full body and very intens flavour characteristics.

Notes of plums, blackberries, blueberry, cooked marmelade. Oak vanilla, coconut and prune. Very long finish. Seems a bit hot in style, but with a firm tannic structure and balanced acidity. Hot alkohol in the finish that is not all positiv.

Conclusion: Very good, high price. My guess was off, on Australian Cabernet. I knew I was wrong and should have stuck with my strucure feeling saying more traditional area. Would I ever have guessed South West France? I don’t think so.…

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2010 Escaravailles, Les Sablieres, Cotes du Rhone

26. november 2011
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 |  English note on wine, W.S.E.T. tastingnotes

Tasted blind, served a little too cold in a Riedel Vinum Riesling glass.

Appearance: Clear with medium ruby colour and nice legs.

Nose: Clean with medium intensity and developing notes of pebber, black cherries and black schist.

Palate: dry with medium (+) acidity, medium tannins, medium (+) alkohol. Medium body, Medium (+) flavour intensity. Notes of cherry, plum, leather, licorice, blackcurrant, sweet pebber and a hint of yoghurt.

Nice balance between fruit and tannins, leading to a nice medium (+) finish. Very much my style of wine.

Good quality, can drink now but has potential for ageing. My guess was a Gigondas 2009.
Not all bad, but a nice wine that was a pleasure to drink through the evening. Tasting a lot wines blind at the moment, so more notes will follow.

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Gæt en vin, vind en flaske

29. oktober 2011
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 |  English note on wine, W.S.E.T. tastingnotes

This is a tasting note according to WSET Diploma Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine. The game is easy: guess the wine in my glass, and the person closest to the right wine will get a bottle of wine from me! Don’t get scared, just play along. Only guesses as comments on this Blog, will count.

Appearance: Bright, medium (-), garnet, with red core. Small legs.

Nose: Clean,  medium, with developing notes. Notes of red cherries, fresh plums, leather and dry wood. Herbaceous notes of blackcurrant leaf and fresh basil.

Palate: Dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (+) coarse tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium (+) intensity. Notes in balance with the nose: red cherries, some raisins. Oak flavours, toast, cedar. Good balance between acidity, sweetness in the fruit and the flavour intensity. Medium (+) length.

Very good quality, with nice concentration. Can drink now, but will develop further over the next 5 – 10 years.

 

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WTF It’s Burgundy!

16. oktober 2011
 |  7 kommentarer
 |  Bourgogne, Champagne, Mosel

Så skete det endnu engang, jeg blev blæst omkuld af en flaske Bourgogne. For mig er det en af de få vine som kan rive mig rundt, få mig til at stå stille, blive glad, få våde øjne – ja åbne hele sanseapparatet på den vildeste måde. Når den rammer ”bullseye”, så piller det helt dybt nede i følelsesregisteret. Det oplever jeg bare ikke rigtig på samme måde med andre vinområder. Gad vide om jeg burde flytte til Bourgogne i de næste 50 år, blot for at forstå hvad der sker? Denne aften var det den første røde vin, som satte skabet på plads.

1971 Pousse d’Or, Clos de la Bousse d’Or, Volnay 1’er Cru, Bourgogne – transparent i glasset med den smukkeste røde teglfarve. Kan man male sine vægge i den farve? En duft så stor og forførende at man kunne nøjes med at sidde med emhætten nede i koppen hele aftenen, hvis det var det. Noter af alt fra trøfler, våd maling, søde små kirsebær og orangeskal. Den vilde Burgundiske jordbær vildskab, som ikke findes andre steder.…

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Fra Penfolds til Pichon Comtesse

14. oktober 2011
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 |  Champagne, Mosel, Restaurant, Vinsmagning

Så blev det igen tid til en dejlig aften i godt selskab med en håndfuld aldrende flasker. Scenen var sat på Le Sommelier. Som vanligt kunne vi forvente klassiske vine, spædet op med nye ting, som folk stadig tror kan overraske positivt. Det kan de også i nogle sammenhæng, men ikke med disse folk. Traditionalister virker pludseligt som et mildt begreb.
Som vanligt styrede vores tjener Simon, slaget med hård hånd. Point tildelt af mig, på 100 point skala. Alle vine blev serveret blindt og point tildelt inden afsløring. Mine blinde gæt denne aften har været så skæve at I slipper for at læse om dem.
Noter er renskrevet på vej hjem i toget, så bær venligst over med tastefejl…

1985 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Rare Vintage Rosé, Champagne – fes hurtigt af i boblerne, menrigtig flot fokus i smagen.  Moden, uden at blive klodset, havde blot taget noget kompleksitet på sine smalle skuldrer. Dejlig start.…

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