GINI Wine Tasting

VW: On open, this was very closed.. giving very little on nose and palate. It continued to open for the 2 hours dinner showing dark berries nose. Same on the palate with smoke, quite spicy and some vanilla. Full and velvet, this opened up nicely to be very enjoyable. Quite grapey but with balanced acidity [...]

VW: This one is very consistent with the 1995. Coming out of the same mold, this showed more fruits and tannins. Younger, more energy and less sweet than the 95. Drinking well today, the tannins will smooth out even more in couple years. This maybe marginally better than the 95 but really they are both as [...]

VW: The 4 GINI Spanish wines seemed to show a similar trait, which was some citrus fruits on the nose. Both this and the 1998 version of this wine showed oranges besides the more usual berries on the nose. Matured color, smell and taste, this is ready to drink. But it should not be falling [...]

AC: Quite a powerful nose with black fruits. Opened with lots of fruits and never ended making it a bit sweet in the mid palate. A good concentrated new world style wine for this price. Lacks a memorable finish. 89 VW: New oak, current, dark cherry nose. A morden fruit driven style that at the [...]

AC: With RP giving it a 93 for a non-Australian Shiraz it’s hard not to come taste this Spanish with some expectation. Transparent purple color. This 100% Tempranillo has a fruitier nose than its taste. This is a simple straight forward wine. Not much fruit to catch your attention and it doesn’t give you the [...]