12/23/2011 - mmh wrote:

This will not improve anymore. Drink up if you have any.

9/1/2016 - avp wrote:

Strong earthy to mineral character on the nose. Plaster, mushrooms, nuts, cummin, herbs, floral accents, fresh apple and lemon.
Very dry, medium bodied and zesty on the palate. Lively and spicy style with very nice balance. Long peppery and playful finish.
Delivering big time. Complex stuff.

5/16/2016 - avp wrote:

Violets and lilacs on the nose with pretty sophisticated blue to red berry fruit aromas and some cedar.
Medium bodied, powdery palate with balanced acidity and cool blue fruit. Blue flowers and dusty wood. A hint of Läkerol. Milky and powdery towards the finish.
Very modern. Chic and sophisticated like 80s fashion. I hate to admit it, but I like this quite a bit.

8/11/2015 - mmh wrote:

Fabulously complex and interesting. I could smell this wine all night long. Ripe tropical fruits that are elegant and, lacking a better describing word, warm, but not at all in an alcoholic kind of way. The tannic aftertaste lingers in the moth for quite a while. Excellent!

5/20/2015 - kuumies wrote:

A spicy nose of citrus, honeydew, Earl Grey and jasmin. Fairly full bodied with solid acidity, finishing spicy and a bit warm (13.5 %), leaving a really dry aftertaste. Strong presence, really surprisingly powerful and intense. A Sylvaner with character and attitude, definitely something that should be enjoyed only with food.

Day2: A day later the positive development is evident. The fruit seems brighter and the mouthfeel is more relaxed, airy even, though this is still quite compact and firm. At the winery I was told this to offer good aging potential and I don't see any reason to doubt it.

1/5/2015 - avp wrote:

Popped open, sniffed, tasted and decided to let it breathe for a day, and another, and third and after letting it breath for four days it wasn't breathing anymore. Dead and dull. Concentration, sulfur, seriousness and maybe promise. Oh yeah, also citrus. Not for me.

9/26/2014 - avp wrote:

Old wine nose with aged Piedmont feel.
Stone fruits, figs, some pomegranate, carrots and a load of iron/blood action. Some wood bark, herbs and liquorice.
Medium bodied, mouth-fillingly composed palate with bright acidity and plentiful melted tannins. Dried stone fruits, earthy notes and blood. Mid-length.
Not a grand oldie, but rather rewarding nonetheless. Great value for under 40€ in Lissabon. Structure-driven, fruit fading.

11/21/2013 - avp wrote:

Raspberry and ripe strawberry to cherry nose. A bit of herbaceousness as well.
Light bodied and pretty acidic palatal feel showing some greener character. There's fruit to make it somewhat balanced, but the style is rather lean and mean. More than joyous.

11/16/2013 - avp wrote:

Stewed cherry, cassis, rust, tomato, graphite and smoked meat on the nose.
Full bodied and smooth palatal presence with mid-level acidity and rather ripe fruit. Tobacco, chocolate, rust and graphite. Long dusty finish.
Mediocre showing. Could definitely use more structure and intensity.

9/10/2012 - avp wrote:

Red and dark fruit nose with notes of glue, varnish, florality, herbs and liquorice.
Medium bodied and juicy on the palate with good tannic grip. Aromatically follows the nose. Lengthy.
Very nice stuff! Quality Piedmont for fair price.

9/5/2013 - Henman wrote:

Subtle floral notes on the nose. Alcoholic "off-dry" , reticent floral notes with some heat on the finish. Tried it with sushi. I don't think sake is really my cup of tea. Simply too alcoholic.

11/23/2012 - avp wrote:

Super-concentrated and rich nose of blackberry to cassis and plum as well as tea, olives, bacon fat, white chocolate and vanilla.
Fullbodied and fruity palate with acidic brightness to the dark fruit, tight tannic grip and meaty weight. Notes of vanilla, cocoa, olives and smoke. Tighter finish. Loads of sweet new oak.
Very ripe and concentrated, but showing some rather good structure as well. A fine effort I must admit, but I'd settle for less volume. Does this age?

6/13/2013 - Harley1199 wrote:

Portuguese Douro (Enoteca Barolo - Madrid): Deep violet colour. Till young to the bone.
A fragrant nose hidden by the oak.
Marmalade, overripe, too much buttery French oak.
Watery texture, black olives on the palate. High acidity. Alcoholic

Color violeta profundo. Todavía demasiado joven.
Una nariz fragante matizada por la madera.
Mermelada, sobremaduro, demasiada mantequilla del roble francés.
Textura acuosa, aceitunas negras en boca. Alta acidez. Alcohólica.

5/17/2013 - avp wrote:

Lovely waxy nose with an acetone touch. Ripe yellow fruit accompanied by notes of leather, butter, aniseed, crystallized lemon, tobacco and chestnut.
Dry medium bodied palate with good concentration of oxidative golden apple to yellow plum fruit and carrying grainy acidity cutting the weight. Florals, caramel and vanillary touch towards the good length finish.
Very nice. Ripe and approachable with fine structure to back it up.

4/5/2013 - avp wrote:

Almost brooding on the dark fruit nose with notes of blood, meat and dusty wood.
Fullbodied and well structured with brightness coming through and some grip as well. Dark liquorice and integrated wood notes. Warm and lasting finish.
Rather good stuff and should age nicely. I like the darker tones in this wine.

4/5/2013 - avp wrote:

Totally alcohol-driven grape juice. Huge concentration of dark fruit. Some thyme, charcoal and furry animality.
Fullbodied and warm palate with welcomed dryness counterattacking the alcoholic sweetness. Salt liquorice and furry animality. Unpleasently long.
Off-putting stuff.

5/11/2013 - avp wrote:

Yellow plum, crystallized lemon and dried pineapple nose with some aniseed, almondy richness and a touch of butterscotch.
Dry and medium bodied palate with balanced acidity and oily richness to the ripe fruit of mid-level concentration. There's definitely intensity in this wine, but it's intensity of tactile presence; this wine is as much felt as it is tasted. Like good Verdicchio or Rhône whites.
I really like this style. Excellent with rustic white meat dishes.

9/11/2012 - avp wrote:

Apple to melon and peach on the ripe fruit nose with vegetal touches, petrolly nuances and big MLF character.
Dry with obvious fruity sweetness. Sunny and concentrated palate with honeyed richness, hay and MLF notes. Good length.
Surprisingly rich and sunny. Nice!

12/26/2012 - NiklasW wrote:

A wine made by my wife's uncle Zvonko from his small vineyard with Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc for personal consumption. A very pretty little wine, fresh grassy notes and pear on the palate. Vinified in a steel tank of 800 litres and from a good hot year. Had with a traditional Croatian Boxing Day lunch, all ingredients from the farm, perfect!

9/28/2012 - avp wrote:

Jammy dark fruit nose with some brighter raspberry highlights, big rubber character, dark chocolate, tobacco and blackpepper.
Fullbodied and concentrated on the palate with decent balance. Mid-level acidity, slight tannic grip and jammy fruit. Some meat, blackpepper and rubber here as well.
Pretty ok, except for the rubbery character.

10/17/2012 - kuumies wrote:

Once again, avp has already described the wine so darn well (though ultra-ripe might be a stretch) that there's really no need for me to try to break it down. Therefore I settle for saying that this is a fairly nice, ripe yet still traditional enough CC that doesn't really warrant the 25 € price tag (in Alko). A bit disappointing with food, doesn't really stand up to a proper steak like most good CC's do. However without food or with just a piece of hard cheese this is pretty nice stuff for a Sangiovese-fan.

2/23/2011 - mmh wrote:

A fascinating wine. Inky, acidic, refreshing, almost spritzy. Red vinho verde is a very strange style of wine, but I quite like it. Superb value for 5€ (in Lisbon).