Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Et spændende felt

Bloggen kan denne gang præsentere et spændende felt af vine. Der har været lidt sommerstille, men sidste weekend kom der 3 vine på bordet med nye typer aldrig skrevet om før her. Vi kom både til Østrig og smagte på Traminer, som menes at være allevines-stamfader (genetisk set), afprøvet den hvide lille-bror til Matassa Rouge som tog os med storm sidste gang, og endelig smagt en herlig Pinot Nero (Pinot noir) fra Nord-italien. Her er noterne, priserne, og karakterne (og forresten næste gang blir naturligvis endnu mere spændende).
Aftenens 3 vine.

Scheibelhofer 2006
Farve stærk gul.
Bouquet: modne pærer, pærelikør, rosevand, parfume, og en note af dild.
Smagen er ganske krydret, tæt, sødlig med et krydret efterstref. Strukturen i vinen er lidt flad. Det er en vin som stiller krav til hvordan man drikker den, men bestemt med karakter. Pointene faldt  derfor noget forskelligt ud i panelet. indkøbt hos Vinotec Marquart 208dkk/fl. 85/90/90 P

Matassa blanc
Farve: Uklar og lidt tåget.
Bouquet med animalske noter, galia-melon, gær, syrlig, kælder, engelsk lakrids. Smagen har noter af mandarin, harpiks, snert af retsina). Den perler på tungen, og holder en god mineralitet.
Indkøbt hos Mandsted vine for 159 dkk. 88P

Isimbarda 2005
Farve rubin-rød.
Bouquet: kirsebær, chokolade og karamel. Det er pinot noir på en finurlig god måde. Det er lidt amerikaner over den dog uden sødmen, og det klær den. Spændende indslag.  Indkøbt hos Terroiristen 170dkk. 89/90P

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Europa holder

Aftenens vine i rækkefølge

Europa kom klart bedst ud af denne vinsmagning hvor navnligt et oversøisk indslag faldt tungt. 

Schoenbourgh Riesling 2007
Bouquet af kandiseret violer, stjerne-anis, og ananas. Smagen har frished med noget æble/pære islet først, og den vedholder en flot mineralitet. Overordnet set holder vinen et meget flot forløb og den præsenterer riesling flot. Juuls vinhandel 165 kr / 92P


Beaune 1 Cru 2005 Louis Jadot
Bouquet af røde bær, jordbær/hindbær, noget sveske.  Vinen har en flot kølig pint stil. Uhrskov vinhandel 189kr / 90P


Rusden Christines Grenache 2008
Bouquet med stokrose,  hvid chokolade og massiv næse af ribena og blomme. Hvad vinen har i massiv bouquet savnes dog i strukturen. Vinen mangler syre og de 15.5% alc falder tungt. Mere info om vinen fra købsstedet Oxholm vin 209kr / 86P


Sito Moresco 2004
Bouquet af karamel, læder, vanilie, chokolade. Flot struktur med godt tanninbid. købt i Italien (pris i DK 340kr) / 91P


Vinsmagningen bød også på et ekstra-nummer af Pedra basta 07, en totalt ukendt portugiser som i fremtiden vil trække store overskrifter. Vinen har været på bloggen før, men kan desværre kun købes i udlandet. Men hvor er det et forrygende godt glas. 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Spar 30kr og lad miraklet udeblive

Tredjevinen Petrolo (th) vs Torrione, andenvinen (tv) fra Tenuta di Petrolo

Det er prisforskellen mellem på en flaske Torrione 07 og Petrolo 07 fra samme toscanske hus da de for nylig var på tilbud. Vi har her at gøre med 2 og 3 vinen fra Petrolo hvis første vin er supertoscaneren Galatrona på 100% merlot.

Anden vinen, Torrione, er lavet på 100% sangiovese er en særdeles herlig oplevelse (se tidligere anmeldelse på bloggen). Jeg er da også personligt meget begejstret for sangiovesedruen som i min optik kan producere nogle af de mest elegante vine på kloden. Årgang 07 af Torrione har scoret 94P i Winespectator, og huset holder dermed et meget flot niveau. Så langt så godt.

Men hvordan er så tredjevinen? Indrømmet så kendte jeg slet ikke til tredjevinen ”Petrolo di Toscana IGT”, og den er produceret på den lidt finurlige blanding 70% sangiovese og 30% merlot.

Petrolo di Toscana IGT 2007
Bouquet af mørke kirsebær, rose, læder, tobaksblade, lidt farin og sherry. Først opleves smagen som rabarber-kompot og slutter tørt, som hænger lidt. 

86P, 69kr/fl ved køb af 12fl

Miraklet udeblev, og vi har her at gøre med en vin hvor prisen på 69kr/fl går hånd i hånd med oplevelsen. Derimod er oplevelsen er Torrione særdeles stor og herfra anbefales det at man ikke sparer men går efter 2 vinen (årgang 07 eller måske den nye 08). / drud

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Riesling ’07 and a recommendation for ‘great buy’

I was given the task to choose german riesling from a specific distributor in CPH, and due to the constraints of sortiment, it left me with only one option within the budget frame. Since German producers have declared 2007 for a super year, almost unlike any other years. We tried a Mosel wine, and our verdict of this wine is that it is a genuinely pleasant glass of wine. In particular for it’s purpose - a reception.

And now to something completely different. I failed to buy Renato Ratti Barolo 05 last year at a favourable price. Ever since the price has gone up, at intervals of 3 months. Last weekend, their Langhe Nebbiolo from 07 was on sale, and although not a Barolo, I did not want to repeat the mistake.

The best purpose of selecting wines is to find wine gems, either undiscovered, underrated, a simply good value for money. And here is one. Ratti’s Langhe for 83kr.

Schloss Marienlay 2007

Clear with wheat yellow colour tones. Bouquet of mango, passionfruit and acacia-flower. The taste is well balanced; at first fresh, midpalate somewhat sweet, and again, a fresh finish. 89P Vinoble 99kr

Renato Ratti Langhe 2007

Bouquet of raspberries, rose, viol and herbs. Taste of soft tannins. The bottle reminds me of why i like Piemonte wines, for their cool style, perfect acidity, yet powerful body. 91-92P, Phillipsonwine 10+2 (83kr/bottle), Great buy

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Riecine, a classic


Wines based on the Sangiovese grape can range from very light and subtle, to massive fruit-bombs with loads of spice and earthy elements. On a previous occasion we tried out the Riecine Chianti Classico Riserva, which, to me, was a revelation in just how elegant and seductive these Sangiovese wines can be. This time I tasted the “little sister” of the Riserva, the:


Riecine Chianti Classico 2006.

Again the wine is made purely from Sangiovese and again the wine aims for seduction by elegance and finesse, rather than over-powering by massive fruit and wood. In the glass the wine shows up a clear deep red, in fact, as I remember it, it seemed a bit darker that the Riserva. The nose revealed ripe cherries, blackberries and dark chocolate, but despite of the rather high alcohol content (14%) it is in a cool and almost reserved way. The same elements were noticeable in the taste and again in a very cool and elegant fashion. Together with some spices and smooth tannins the wine is kept in a fine balance and is joy to drink in big slurps and calls for a good slice of homemade pizza. On the second day the wine was a bit more open but still very firm and well structured in the mouth. From the dealer, the word is that this wine would easily do another 6-7 years on the shelf and see no problems in that either.
Imported by Viniportugal (129 DKR).

89P

/Mads

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Wunderbar Spätburgunder


Akkompagneret af tre gode retter komponeret af Mads E, kom vi et nyt overraskende program igennem. Highlights for aftenen var Pinot fra Tyskland og en chianti. Aften bød desuden på premiere på champagne og en pinot fra Loire på Grape juices.

Larmandier-Bernier

Terre de Vertus premiere cru

Næse af stenfrugt og dej. Smagen rummer flere lag, blomstret først, tør, fyldig med eftersmag af surdej/rugbrød i næsen. Købt i Brussels (31€), handles også ved Esprit du vin (340dkk).

Meursault 2008

a savigny-les-beaune (cote d’or)

Lækker og tiltalende bouquet af anis, lakrids, og æble. Medium krop, og knaphed i syren. Hvor bouquet’en vakte stor spænding er smagen og eftersmagen ikke den helt store oplevelse. Vinen er (måske) derfor allerede klar til drikke nu. Oxholm vine 230dkk. 89-90P

Domaine Pelle 2007

Les bornes menetou-salon

Næse af hindbær, let note af stald, vanilie og eg. På trods af en relativ lav alkohol procent (12.5%) var der også strejf af alkohol i næsen. Smagen er blød, afrundet, ja næsten designet og tilpasset. Drikkeklar nu. Man savner lidt vildskab. 88P

Baden Huber 2005

Bernhard huber Spätburgunder

Fantastisk næse af jordbær, peber, jord, og blåskimmel ost. Smagen er let, mineralsk, en flot syre giver vinen en lang og herlig eftersmag. Denne vin skaber konvertitter blandt Pinot noir skeptikere. Vinhuset Luffe’s gård, Stege. 92P

Riecine 2004

Chianti classico

Næse af rød frugt, sure kirsebær, stenfrugt, blyant. Vinen har en hammerstærk struktur båret af tannin ryggrad sjældent set lige. Vinen er lavet på 100% sangiovese og viser høj klasse. Den kan formentligt overleve de næste mange generation i kælderen. Viniportugal 280dkk. 91P

Ekstra numre

Vin Jeaune 2002

Caveau Des Byards, Cotes de Jura

Usædvanelig rustik hvidvin med kant i kaptejn Haddock flaske. Næse af stålværksted ogoxideret tawny/sherry. Et finurligt og autentisk indspil fra en lille fransk lomme ved Jura bjergene.

Quinta do Crasto 2005

Næse af skibstjære og tobak. Smag fyldig, rund, og der er "højt til loftet" med god syre. Rated "no 4 best wine" af wine spectator i 2008. Portugisisk vinkælder 185dkk

Sunday, October 18, 2009

A great buy: part 2

The only good thing about the Danish soccer game against Hungary was the wine. Bought at an offer of 80dkk/bottle, we purchased a box of Torrione Petrolo 2006. We have been around this wine before on Grapejuices (link), and the 2004 vintage from Torrione made number 63 in Wine Spectators best 100 (in 2006). The wine is only classified IGT, and one suspects a "little visit" by cabernet sauvignon perhaps?

Torrione Petrolo 2006
Vibrant red color, with a great bouquet of red berries, wet rotten grass, truffels and visit to the horse stable. Upon tasting the wine is in perfect balanced with no agressive tannins and most enjoyable, an extraordinare after taste of walnuts. 90P

In conclusion a great buy and a damn shame I only have one bottle left.
- drud

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Poderina Rosso di Montalcino

posted by: drud
Sidste år havde vi fornøjelsen af prøve La Poderina's brunello fra den sagnomspundne årgang 1997. Det var en fantastisk oplevelse, og lige siden har jeg været nysgerrig for at prøve deres Rosso. La Poderina stammer fra Montalcino, syd for Firenze. Mens deres Brunello ligger på fad i 3 år, er Rosso'en hældt over på flaske efter 1 år.

La Poderina Rosso Di Montalcino 06
Kraftfuld ren bouquet af røde frugter (jordbær/hindbær), også grønne toner. Renheden i næse og smag virker klassisk (italiensk) og giver en vinen en rank "kold" struktur. Smagen er domineret af en kraftfuld frugtsyre, men kroppen følger dog godt med. Til vores store overraskelse er der ikke tale om et markant tanninbid eksempelvis.

Fremfor de mange nuancer vi fandt i den modne brunello, må denne Rosso 06 nok mest beskrives som flot, linær, raceren Sangiovese. Der er gemmepotentiale i vinen, og det er et behageligt glas vin, men uden stor personlighed.
88P, Erik Sørensen vin 149dkk

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Italian wines on a saturday night

By chance we had three Italian wines on a last satudays blind tasting. It was a free call - but somehow we managed to chose three bottles from Italys more nortern parts. 
We started of in Veneto with secondary wine of the big amarone. The Ripasso is ever so often shaded by Amarone, but these wines are not  to neglect for two reasons. Firstly, as you may enjoy a lighter and more mineral wine contrary to the hefty amarone, or secondly because you find you self drinking a fantastic wine, similar to amarone but for a much cheaper price. 

Montezovo Ripasso Valpolicaella 2005
Nose: hints of strawberris came through first. pebber and vanilia. 
Upon tasting the red berries are quickly replaced by a dry (sherry like) and bitter dark chocolate. 89P, Erik Sørensen vin 149 dkk

Next wine up was perhaps tonights best experience, and also most hard to nail. A bordeaux wine from Italy. This wine is made on Cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. 

Villa Fidelia rosso 2003
Bouquet of dark red berries, oak (barrique), coffe and dark chocolate. 
The taste is rich, copulent but overall in well balance with the level acidity. There is a fine harmony between its volume, structure and sweetness. 90P, Theis vine 200dkk

We ended the evening with one of the most known Vino Nobile from Montepuliciano, the Asinone.The wine was opened and decanted 5 hr before tasting. 

Poliziano Asinone 2005
Bouquet of red berries, grass, oak and leather and slight hints of animalistic tones. Its a well structured wine, dry, and with a medium hard tannins. This wine may easily evolve more over the following years. 89P, Oxholm vine 279dkk

Monday, September 7, 2009

A red (and white) weekend


Apparently players in red stand a better chance of winning in football than other colours. Due to the importance of the football match against Portugal last Saturday, I chose to open a red bottle.

La Colombina rosso di Montalcino 2006 DOC

In many respects a vineyards rosso is a good indicator of the ditto Brunello. In this case the Sangiovese vines (aka Brunello) are simply not old enough to produce the more sophisticated brunello and thus we end up with this rosso. When I first tasted this wine the wood was very dominant, but there were promises of a well developing fruit if you were prepared to wait for it. Now 1½ years later it is time to check the status of this wine.

On the first day it poured out light clear and red. It was a little closed both in the nose and mouth with notes of fresh cherries and some spice. It finishes a bit short but is very drinkable. To me, this wine gives a good impression of how elegant wines made on sangiovese can be. In fact this wine reminded me more of Chianti than Brunello, but this is off course dependent of which specific wines you compare it to. It was accompanying ducks leg with a mix of potatoes, onions, carrots, parsley roots and butternut squash baked in the oven. As you might have guessed the wine could not quite match this pairing. I am, however, convinced that this wine will suit a lot of lighter dishes such as pasta, chicken and veal.

On the second day it was more open but it seems as if it is not quite ready to reveal its full potential so the remaining bottles will have to wait a little longer (not too long though).

88 P

/Mads E

Sunday, June 21, 2009

A surprise and a disappointment


Tasted by PBK, JH, ADJ

This friday we tried two bottles of two grapevarieatals which we rarely come across here at Grapejuices. Primitivo and Touriga Nacional. One was very succesfull the other a disappointment. 

From the very heel of Italy, in Lecce, is where the house Terragnolo produce their wines. www.apolloniovini.it .

Apololinio Primitivo 2003

Deep ruby red wine with a bouquet boisenberries, vanilia, minerality, oak – and after a little while a distinct note of fresh mint. The wine is very harmonious, in fine balance with a discrete tanin bite and with a aftertaste of peber. The wine is certainly ready to drink now, and its comparable low price for quality impressed us.  Bagsværd vinhandel 89 dkk/bottle.

88p - Buy

Quinta do Vallado is one of the succesful Douro boys, which has given the Douro wines a new face on the international market. One of their wines in made on the great grape Touriga Nacional, the backbone of Port.  Touriga is a low yielding and difficult grape but those who master this grape may make very complex and interesting wines.

Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional 2006

Dark red almost black with purple egdes. Bouquet of dark berries, Speices, some minerality and a significant tone of oak. The wine appear soft upon first first taste, but the wine also appear closed when tasted. This never really changed, and expectations were higher for this wine.

AtomeWine.dk 119dkk (norm 149dkk).

85P - Borderline

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

3 vine og en katastrofe

Smagt af PBK, Jakob & Drud

Floral, syrlig, citron, fersken, honning, nåletræ cigarkasse, brændte mandler, røde frugter, kridt blandt de smalle og fyldige.

Det var ordene under improviseret smagning med temaet ”Enkeldrue vin” hvor vi endte med at åbne 4 flasker; 3 gode og en forfærdelig Pinot Noir som fik en til at tænke på skidt oplevelse med en æske papvin i regnvejr på et interrail i 1992 hvor man netop missede toget.

Vi lagde godt fra land med en klassiker i form af Trimbachs Pinot Gris Reserve 2005, og er man til de søde, fede hvidvine, så forstår Alsace huset Trimbach om nogen at hælde honning og fersken på flaske i en skøn hvedegul eliksir.

Smagen er først fyldig og sød, med nuancer af fersken, og eftersmagen (som måske er den bedste) bliver hængende med en fyldig syrlig smag af citrus. Vinen er rund, lettere fed og fin balanceret. 89P, lokal købt i Schweiz, 15 €. Buy

Og nú indtræffer ulykken og her skal lyde en advarsel til alle vinkøbere som bør tages så bogstaveligt som en ismelding modtaget på langbølge radio i Grønlandsk farvand. 

Chorey-Les Beaune (AOC) Domaine Antonin Guyon 2005. Vi befinder os på den forkerte side af N74 (hovedvejen), men dertiltrods lover den medfølgende vinseddel at her laves der god vin til rimelige priser. Måske bør mistanken begynde at brede sig her....  

Det var småt med nogen næse fra begyndelsen selvom vinen havde været dekanteret 3 gange og været ude af flasken i over time. Dertiltrods var der stort set ingen næse i glasset. Med en indsats der kunne være en blodhund værdig – fandt vi røde frugter og kridt. Smagen er metalisk, moderart syrlig, ikke fyldig, ikke kraftig men flad. Der var ingen finesse, og til 180kroner er vinen tæt på en være personlig fornærmelse at købe.

Domaine Antonin ejer helt sikkert fine parceller, ja huset laver måske bedre vine, men denne Chovey-les-Beaune (AOC) bør man ikke engang overveje til sovsen. Det er simpelthen for ringe. HjHansen vin 180 dkk.

80P (Højt sat). Avoid

Næste flaske blev lidt af et mellemspil. Pretty but boring eller snarer ”okay yet forgettable”.

Savigny-Les-Beaune, Domaine Marguerite Carillion 2005 er lidt af en supermarkedsbourgogne.  Vinen er lettere transperant med en næse af røde kirsebær og jord (eller stald). Smagen var primært domineret af en stor syre, og vinen kunne sagtens ligge længere for at dæmpe tanninerne, men det er tvivlsom om længere lagring vil øge smagsoplevelsen? Vi tror det ikke.

IRMA 110DKK/fl

85P (igen højt sat). Pass

Slutspillet blev en Brunello di Montalcino fra det svære (varme) år 2003, der bl.a. er kaldt skandaleåret på Winebook.dk.  Donatella Cinelli Colombini besøgte København sidste år på D'angle Terre til hvad der blev en fabelagtig Brunello smagning, og her var Grapejuices så heldige at få et par flasker med i lommen. 

Vinen er klar dybrød, med en stor bouquet af nåletræ, cigarkasse, brændte mandler, stald, og fadlagring. Smagen er mineralsk, kantet og rustik. Vinen er præget en stor frugtsyre – ja nærmest med smag af citron.  Denne flaske blev åbnet på forkanten af dens bedste tid og den tåler fint at ligge nogle år endnu. Donatella Cinelli Colombini lægger stor afstand til ombruste skandaleår 2003, og vinen bør regnes for et sikkert køb, selv i den årgang.

91-92P, gave fra Donatella Cinelli Colombini. Buy

/ Drud

Saturday, April 25, 2009

First Rosé and a Barolo for sale

Summer arrived to Copenhagen and that called for yet another Niepoort bottle, the Redoma Rose, 2007. Finally we also ended up trying Irmas Barolo which currently runs for sale/half price.

Redoma Rosé 2007
A rather new product from Douro, purchased on sale in Odense.
A nose of apple, red fuits, lightly earthy (animal tones) and tobacco. Light body with soft tannin bite which leave a of sweet taste of liquirce in the teeth. Detailed paper on the wine here. To drink now in the sun.
Portugisisk vinkælder 75dkk/bottle (norm price 99dkk) Buy
Points 15.5

Terra dei Celti 2004
Nose of red fruits, cellar and oak (barrique)
Medium body, dry, with medium tannin bite. The medium body can just about carry the 14 % alc - its basically just to the top for this. It is a supermarked Barolo and for a 100dkk the wine ,ay carry its value but the original price is definetively not a good price.
Irma 100dkk/bottle (normprice 200dkk/bottle) Pass
No evaluation made
PBK & ADJ

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Two reds for an evening


The other night we had two reds up for a little review. Grapes from Spain (Rioja) and from Italy (Tuscany).
Capitoso 2001
We started of with the Riojian wine (a Grand Reserva from 2001), from where a soft bouquet of smoke, and spices rose from the glass. 
As for the taste, we found the wine velvetly soft, creamy, and far from corpulent. At one hand sweetened by taste of forrest berries, yet also balanced by a slight acidity. The taste is short, and only to be taken over by a short tickling of tannins. 
The wine presents spanish wine in a pleasant way as it was not roasted by the sun nor New worldish. To judge the wine, we doubt it has any potential for aging or further development. This wine is to drink and enjoy now (found at sale Aldi 69dkk/bottle). 
Columbina 2006 (Rosso di Montalcino)
And now to something completely different! 
We challenged to uncork what possibly should have been kept sealed. A young tuscan wine. The bouquet was "two layered". On top, it presented red berries and fruits placed on a base of animal tones (hints from the horse stable). The taste is slightly acidic, yet pleasant. Associations were old cabbage, mould, moisty cellar (all of course is meant in a good way). 
However, we were surprised to find plentiful of sugar crystals (dk: rest sukker) left in the bottle and glasses. The wine is clearly not fully developed and should best be kept (and forgotten) for time/years still. We look forward for the last bottle in the rack - to be opened in future.
Distibutor: Viniportugal (90dkk/bottle)

ad & pbk 

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Meeting an old friend

The other day, I found an old aquintance from our previous tastings. 
Some may remember the Tenuta Poderina Brunello 1997 brought from Italy to Espergærde last year. To my great surprise, Erik Sørensen Vine (Østerbro) are in fact distributing Tenuta Poderina in Denmark at reasonable prices. Poderina lies in the heart of tuscany, and the house range among some of the best producers in the area. On the left the rosso are displayed, the "littlebrother" of the Brunello. Instead of lying 3 years on oak - this rests only 1 year. Still it obtains the extreme darkness, and overwelming of spices and fruits. The taste is lasting, rich and "race-oriented" (the latter referring to Tuscan wine).  

Poderina Rosso (149 dkk/bottle)
Poderina Brunello (starting from 300dkk/bottle)
/ AD

Monday, November 17, 2008

Barbaresco 1999 visited

Thursday the 20th of Nov, 9 single field Barbaresco will be tested. Wines uncorked are:
1999 Barbaresco Asili Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66511399
Rating; 91 pts Robert Parker; "The 1999 Barbaresco Asili Riserva, very aromatic in its expression of mint, roses, tar, and wild fennel, offers excellent cherry and red currant fruit with sweet, long flavors and classy, elegant tannins. Drink: 2005-2016."
1999 Barbaresco Montefico Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66571399
Rating: 3 glasses in Gambero Rosso 2005
1999 Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66521399
Rating; 90 pts Robert Parker; "The 1999 Barbaresco Rabaja Riserva, dark in color, sweet in its fruit and with an elegant smokiness, is round, ample, supple in flavor, and well structured. Drink: 2005-2015."
1999 Barbaresco Ovello Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66551399
Rating: 91 pts Wine Spectator

1999 Barbaresco Moccagatta Riserva Produttori del Barbaresc
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66581399
Rating: 90 pts Wine Spectator, 91 pts Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
1999 Barbaresco Rio Sordo Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66591399
Rating: 3 glasses Gambero Rosso
1999 Barbaresco Pajé Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66561399
1999 Barbaresco Pora Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66531399
1999 Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva Produttori del Barbares
http://www.philipsonwine.com/default.aspx?p=24&sku=66541399
Rating: 92 pts Robert Parker; " The 1999 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano, with a plum, and mineral nose, is the most solid and dense of the group, powerful and focused in character, shapely and intense right through to its long finish. Drink: 2005-2017." 3 glasses in Gambero Rosso 2005.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Wines 7 nov 08


Cabarone 2006 Veneto
This wine is produced as a clone of the Venetian classic, the Amarone, but using Cabernet Sauvignon (in stead of Corvina and Rondinella).
Bouquet: Red berries, slight note of peber, leather.
taste notes: Velvet tanins, and well balanced wine. The single graped Cabernet gives a fine structure. The experiment is (surprisingly) well done and worthwhile.
Superbest: approx. 100dkk/bottle

Brunello di Montacino Principesco 2003
Bouquet: Viols, hint of sweet tobacco, dark berries and vanilia.
Taste notes: Mild tanins. Wine is fine balanced. The taste lasting, complex, and the wine has a minerally structure. Brunello is ussually a well quality brand and this bottle is no exception. A fine glass.
IRMA: 100dkk/bottle (at sale right now)

Sangiovese 2005, Errazuriz
This wine was tested to exmined how well the tuscan grape, Sangiovese, would flourish in New world soils.
Bouquet: Powerfull, spicy and dark berries.
Taste notes: The high level of alcohol is protrudent in this wine, and only behind the alcohol there is are tones of animal nuances. Otherwise taste notes are dominated by dark berries and there are unfortunately few nuances for a wine of this class. Although Errazurriz wants to establish themselves among the top 100 in the world, this particular wine does not add to the latter ambition.
HJ Hansen Vin. 140dkk/bottle

Sunday, April 20, 2008

The Faboulus Four!

The best quartet so far. Well played guys!



1. der zyn Wagner Stempel (2005), Germany
2. Daugaard Chateau Lynch-Bages; Paulliac, Bordeaux, France
3. Eggert La Giola (2003), wine by Allegrini, Italy
4. Drud Ferrerinha Colheita (1998), Douro, Portugal

Saturday, April 19, 2008

'Hall of fame' in Espergærde



Better later than ever. So here is another "Hall of fame" from an evening at Mads Eggerts place in Espergærde, somewhere around in 2007. Please comment or edit where informations are incomplete.

Daugaard - Gattinara (2000) Nebbiolo, Piedmont
Sune - Clos lacombe, Pomerol (2004)
Drud - La Poderina, Brunello di montalcino (1997), Tuscany
Mads Eggert, Torione, Petrolo (2001)
Finale (Daugaard) Ceravolo, Shiraz (2006) Australian vintage
Finale (Eggert) Chateu de Malle (2002) sauternes

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Reds at Laurent & Caroline (7 march)


Daugaard: Canubi 2000 (Piedmont)
Eggert: J. Hoffstätter 2004 (Veneto)
Drud: Alleé Bleue - L'amour toujours 2005 (South Africa)
Laurent: The laughing magpie 2006 (Adelaeine plains, Austrialia)
Sune: Quinta do Carmo 2001 (Alentejo, Portugal)