Aftenens 3 vine. |
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
Aftenens 3 vine. |
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Viniportugal at Praça do Comércio |
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Arinto in great hands |
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Two great reds and one forgettable |
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Aftenens vine i rækkefølge |
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Aftenens vine |
Stumbled on a Tasmanian Pinot in "Waitrose". I never tasted pinot from there and had to give it a try. Although found on a supermarket shelf it is admittedly quite well done.
Ninth Island Pinot noir 2008
Color vague transperant red (like Spätburgunder). Bouquet of red cherries, perfume, wet soil along with vague hints of wild ferment. Taste is mineral, with notes of iron and blood. The finish is dominated by an acidity somewhat stonefruity which lasts. All in all, a fine cool climate pinot. 13€ locally bought, 89P /anders
For some treason it had to take more than 2 years before our blog could present the first Loire wine on the reference list. This is definitively too bad, and more will appear. Actually, I still have a bottle of Le Haut-Lieu 2007 from Domaine Huet (Vouvray, chenin blanc) sitting on the wine rack that I am very curious to try. From Loire we had one of Bourgeois prestige wines, La Chapelle des Augustins 2004, produced by Henri Bourgeois, on 35 year old saugvignon blanc wines from calcareous and flint soils. Hereafter we moved to Oregon to try US Pinot Noir. Here we go…
Bouquet of lemon peel, green asparaguses, flowers (rose?), pine needles. A great balanced wine with mineral texture, mid palate of green apples. Dry and fresh finish. Fantastic. Theis-vine.dk, 150kr (on offer) 91P
Crowley Pinot Noir Entre Nous 2007
Bouquet of rasberries and red cherries, perfume on terrestrial scents. Taste of caramelized figs, but with a adequate acid level. This is definitively a ladies wine. It is smooth, tasty and still on the sweeter side of European Pinot noir. Locally bought in Oregon US, 28$. 90P
Saturday night offered two good wines. A Chilean white and German red. Errazuriz have already established themselves as one of Chiles most ambitious producers. A series of their mid-range price tagged products (btw 12-20€) are, to my taste, quite good. The wild ferment is special as it is produced using natural yeasts which increase the complexity of the flavours in the wine. We had the wine to a nice starter of cold smoked salmon sashimi.
Thereafter we tried a Spätbugunder from Nahe. The wine maker, Tim Frolich has recently established himself among the best producers in Nahe. His Spätburgunder are particularly good due to the effort in selecting the right barriques. The wine was accompanied to roasted chicken in bacon with garniture.
Errazuriz Chardonnay 2007 Wild Ferment
Color bright yellow with olive green glaze. Bouquet of exotic fruits, mango, hazel, and butter.
Taste is balanced with a bitter sweet passion fruit note followed by an enjoyable sweet aftertaste of nuts/almonds. Mad & vin, 139kr 91P
Schäfer-Frolich Spätburgunder 2005
Overtone of raspberries, earth, liquorice, flowers (viols and rose), on a base of red cherries. The taste is very balanced with a delightful dry aftertaste. It’s a straight and very aromatic Spätburgunder; girlfriends loved it too. Atomwine 99kr/bottle (norm price 139kr). 91P
Tasted by Laurent & Anders Drud
posted by drud
First Chrismas wine was Niepoorts PN project which i had been wanting to taste for long, mainly driven by the big question - does it taste like burgundy?
The wine is medium dark (darker than french PN), and has a nose of dark red berries, spices and cigarbox wood. It has an elegant light structure, which first appears a bit creamy, then turning into a sweet smoky aftertaste. As for the big question (Burgundy or not) the answer is no. The nuances were few and we are in the new world PN style. However, to me, there was a Portuguese (spicy/herbs) signature in it, which i have tasted in many other Douro wines. I enjoyed the lightness, the aftertaste and the experiment. 92P
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.
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
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
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
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
The other night we had tree reds up for a test. Given a menu of slow cooked ossobuco, there was free play of wines from pinot to heavy cab’s. The first wine was indeed a pleasant surprise from New Zealand, the second bottle originated from Portugal (old world), and finally a classic from down under (Australia). Two out of three New world wines – a delighting and welcome initiative.
Momo 2007, Pinot Noir, Malborough New Zealand
Bouquet: Red fruits, vanilla, hint of cinnamon and base of ’dirt’. The base evolved in the glass from dirt to animal notes (typical Pinot)
Taste notes: the wine is well balanced but with a fresh acid. The wine has an elegant lightness and taste of mineral. The wine presents itself with a very fine structure.
Reguengos (Garrafeira dos socios) 2001
In the deepth of hot Alentejo reside the village of Reguengos. The producer of same name provide a series of typical Portuguese table wines to a top wine under the label Garrafeira dos socios (=The wine cellar of the a associated members), perhaps a nomen reminiscent of a system where wine farmers (contributors) of local grapes received good wines from the common cooperative.
Bouquet: A rounded bouquet of boysenberries and cinnamon. The bouquet rests dense in the glass, heavy and creamy.
Taste Notes: Dense wine with notes chocolate and ripe pears. Both provide a rounded base of the wine.
The Twentyeight Road, d’Arenberg 2001
D’arenberg has long been one of Australia’s best and most interesting producers. For more than a century the wineyeard has produced wine using different European grape varietals on Austrialian soil. Of their many products, with rather bizarre names, the 28th road is found among their top wines. This wine is produced from a single field using very old and low yielding Mouvedre grapes.
Bouquet: the bouquet presented it self with a high vertical structure – as if coming out the glass. Found herein were the following: Dark berries, but with a green base, liquorice, chocolate. Most characteristic is the surprising essence of peat (tørv), which led one to associate the wine with whiskey.