Score: 89/100 Score 89/100 This left-bank (Médoc) Bordeaux wine by Pauillac winery Château Pédesclaux is a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot that was aged for 16 months in wine barrels (1/3 new and 2/3 used). For more perspective on this wine, check...
Score: 92/100 Score 92/100 This Priorat wine by Cellers (Catalan for winery, or cellar) Clos Figueres is a blend of 85% Grenache and Carignan (vines are approximately 30-60 years), 10% Syrah, and 5% Mourvèdre and Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes were fermented in 500-litre new oak casks...
Score: 87/100 Score 87/100 This Franciacorta sparkling wine from the Lombardy region of Northern Italy is a blend of 80% Chardonnay with 20% Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir). Grapes are sourced from Grand Cru vineyards on the gentle hills of Passirano. After the first fermentation...
Score: 87/100 Score 87/100 This Rioja Joven wine is made from 100% Tempranillo grapes. Fermentation was conducted in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature of around 25ºC. Maceration on skins lasted for approximately 12 days before the wine aged for 4 months in American...
Score: 93/100 Score 93/100 This left-bank (Médoc) Bordeaux wine is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc that was aged for 14 months in wine barrels. 200,000 bottles of this 2010 vintage were bottled in March 2012. Tasting Notes...
Score: 92/100 Score 92/100 This wine is a vintage Blanc de Noirs, or “Blanc de Negres” as it said in the local Catalan language. It is for its producing winery Raventos I Blanc an exploration at producing a fine sparkling wine from 3 local...
Score: 87+/100 Score 87/100 Forgive the absence of label on the header’s picture bottle. For some reason the tasting sample I received didn’t have one. But this is what the normal label looks like: To anticipate on the consequences of global warming, Beaujolais producer...
Score: 87/100 Score 87/100 I had tasted this same wine (with the old-style label) at the Dopff au Moulin winery in June 2016, find the previous review at 2015 Dopff au Moulin Riesling. Tasting Notes This white wine comes is a bright lemon-yellow color,...
Score: 90/100 Score 90/100 This Franciacorta sparkling wine from the Lombardy region of Northern Italy is a blend of 90% Chardonnay with 10% Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir). After the first fermentation and 7-month resting in stainless tanks, it was bottled for the second fermentation...
The sales of sparkling wines in the world have been booming over the past decade or so. This represents an opportunity for growth that French sparkling wine producers haven’t always had a chance to exploit. Located in the Southern part of the Champagne region, in...
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