Archive for January, 2009
1963 Fonseca’s Vintage Port
VW: I had this port more than 2 months ago while visiting relatives in Hong Kong and I still can’t get it out of my mind. But before talking about it I should first mention what I think about port.
For long, I find port a sweet, alcoholic drink with some medicinal taste. Most of them [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2009 under Port, portugal.
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2006 LUIGI EINAUDI DOLCETTO DI DOGLIANI
AC: Don’t know if it’s because I haven’t had a nice red for about 2 months, this terrific wine comes at a good price and in a good time. It is leathery and oaky in the palate, much like most of good old reds. Well balanced. It lacks the tannin a young wine usually has [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2009 under Italy, Piedmont, tasting note.
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GINI 20 – German Riesling (Dec 22nd)
AC: Only our 2nd time to taste white wine in our GINI gatherings. This batch of Riesling are all made by Balthasar Ress. They are 82 Rudesheim Berg Rottland Spatlese, 82 Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Kabinett, 90 Johannisberger Klaus Spatlese, and 98 Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen Spatlese. Been quite a while since I tasted these so don’t remember [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2009 under Germany, Riesling, tasting note.
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