Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Château D’Agassac 2010, Haut Médoc Cru Bourgeois
Wine | Tasting Date | |
Appearance | Clear | |
Nose | Clean | |
Palate | Sweetness – dry | |
Assessmentof quality |
Quality very good. The wine has aged and softened, with wonderful fruit retained but gaining additional complexity. | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking |
Drink now – fully developed. Possibly not suitable for further aging. It has been in our cellars for many years, the recommended life (on label) was up to ten years but it has been 13 years. The cork was showing signs of age (difficult to extract in one piece) but wine not tainted. | |
Domaine Des Remizierès, Saint-Joseph 2019
Wine | Tasting Date | |
Appearance | Clear | |
Nose | Clean | |
Palate | Sweetness – dry | |
Assessmentof quality |
Good – primary fruit flavours and spice dominate. Still a relatively young wine for a Northern Rhône Syrah and will develop more complexity | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking |
Drink now but has great potential for ageing | |
Saturday, 1 April 2023
Conde Valdemar Rioja Crianza 2018, Tempranillo
Wine Conde Valdemar Rioja Crianza 2018, Tempranillo | Tasting Date 01-04-2023 | |
Appearance | Clear Intensity - medium: Colour - ruby : Legs/tears | |
Nose | Condition - clear Intensity - medium (+): Primary - redcurrants, cranberries, red cherry: Secondary - vanilla, nutmeg, cedar | |
Palate | Sweetness -dry Acidity - medium : Tannin - high : Alcohol - High : Body - medium Flavour intensity - medium (+) Flavour characteristics - Primary - redcurrants, cranberries, red cherry: Secondary - vanilla, nutmeg, cedar | |
Assessmentof quality | Good, an elegant Rioja, well balanced | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking | Can be drunk now, but plenty of potential for further aging. | |
Royal Tokaji Aszu 2009, 5 Puttonyos
Wine Royal Tokaji Aszu 2009, 5 Puttonyos | Tasting Date 28-03-2023 | |
Appearance | Clarity - clear; Intensity - deep; Colour - amber Observations - legs/tears visible | |
Nose | Condition - still clear (but an old wine); Intensity - pronounced Aroma characteristics - primary (apricots and honey) Development - a fully developed wine | |
Palate | Sweetness - sweet ; Acidity - high; Alcohol - low Body - full; Flavour intensity - pronounced Flavour characteristics - primary (apricots and honey) Finish - long | |
Assessmentof quality | Good - well developed flavours, body and finish | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking | Fully developed. A wine from 2009, not sure how much longer it can remain in this condition. | |
The Society's Exibition Alsace Gewurztraminer 2019
Wine Wine Society Exibition Alsace Gewurztraminer 2019 | Tasting Date 28-03-2023 | |
Appearance | Clarity - clear; Intensity - pale: Colour - lemon Observations - noticeable tears/legs | |
Nose | Nose - clean; Intensity - medium(+); Aromas - primary (lychees and stonefruit) Development - developing | |
Palate | Sweetness - dry (but sense of sweetness); Acidity - medium(-) Alcohol - high; Body - medium (+) Flavour intensity - pronounced Flavour characteristics - primary (lychees and stone fruit) Finish - medium (+) | |
Assessmentof quality | Good Excellent balance in this wine. | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking | Can drink now, but the Gewurz. has potential for ageing | |
Rainer Wess Gruner Veltliner, Kremstall DAC 2021
Wine Rainer Wess Gruner Veltliner, Kremstall DAC 2021 | Tasting Date 28-03-2023 | |
Appearance | Clarity - clear; Intensity - pale; Colour - lemon Observations - legs/tears visible | |
Nose | Condition - clear; Intensity - medium (-) Aroma characteristics - primary (quince and peach) Development - developing | |
Palate | Sweetness - dry ; Acidity - high; Alcohol - medium Body - medium (-); Flavour intensity - medium Flavour characteristics - primary (quince, and stone fruit, peach) Finish - medium | |
Assessmentof quality | Good - balance of freshness and flavours, developing | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking | Can drink now but has potential for ageing | |
Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett, Willi Haag 2021
Wine Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett, Willi Haag 2021 | Tasting Date 28-03-2023 | |
Appearance | Clarity - clear; Intensity - pale: Colour - lemon Observations - no tears/legs | |
Nose | Nose - clean; Intensity - light; Aromas - primary (light floral, little stone fruit, not significant aromas) Development - developing | |
Palate | Sweetness - off-dry; Acidity - high Alcohol - low; Body - medium (-) Flavour intensity - medium Flavour characteristics - primary (soft peach fruit, not too pronounced), refreshing, clean flavours; Finish - medium | |
Assessmentof quality | Good An excellent, vibrant and refreshing Mosel Riesling | |
Level ofreadiness fordrinking | Can drink now, but the Riesling has potential for ageing | |
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