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2015 Bodegas Bilbainas Rioja Viña Pomal Gran Reserva
5/19/2024 - ricard wrote: 89 Points
Disappointing. Normally Pomal is a superb value traditional Rioja producer. The 2015 vintage was good so there's no excuse for the frustrating lack of definition or muddy fruit here. There are some attractive aromatics such as late summer blackberries and cocoa and leather, but the wine overall lacks cohesion and firmness. At eight years it should be singing. Pity!
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2006 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot
5/12/2024 - ricard Likes this wine: 94 Points
Quite brown with a leathery lustre. On the nose it's softening, and mushroomy. Smells of old socks. But also of something absurdly seductive and sensual. Shockingly raw and vulnerable. It's saying "here I am and take me as I am". It lacks the vigour of the '05 and the later '09 but it's still super. I wouldn't let this age much longer.
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2015 Hugel Riesling Schoenenbourg Grossi Laüe
5/12/2024 - ricard Likes this wine: 95 Points
Mysterious note of peaches, limes and elderflower, but with a touch of salinity. Sensationally oily and viscous. The body on this wine... What a paradox: thick and weighty, light and racy, rich but joyously zingy. Tremendously serious but fizzing with joy and delight. Glorious.
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