Previously at https://vivino.com/users/alpha/
Gradually bringing my old reviews over to Bluesky, and will continue posting only here going forward.
Expect lots of #spanishwine reviews, plus some assorted stuff.
Cherry, bit of oak, ok-ish acidity. Fruity and forgettable.
Red Wine from Mendoza
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Cherry, bit of oak, ok-ish acidity. Fruity and forgettable.
Red Wine from Mendoza
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Dark as a wolf's mouth and comes down the glass like an oil slick. Shoe polish, dark chocolate liqueur, prunes, licorice, cashew. Makes it rain in your mouth right away. Mahogany. Coffee after it breathes.
Red Wine from Tarija
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Dark as a wolf's mouth and comes down the glass like an oil slick. Shoe polish, dark chocolate liqueur, prunes, licorice, cashew. Makes it rain in your mouth right away. Mahogany. Coffee after it breathes.
Red Wine from Tarija
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I did not (until recently).
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I did not (until recently).
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Moscatel de Alejandría, fermented with skins as you would do with a red grape.
Jazmine, white flowers, lemongrass, green tea, wormwood, cypress.
A no fucking around drink, as if chamomile tea was a spirit.
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Moscatel de Alejandría, fermented with skins as you would do with a red grape.
Jazmine, white flowers, lemongrass, green tea, wormwood, cypress.
A no fucking around drink, as if chamomile tea was a spirit.
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Blood, chorizo, steak, spices - this thing is a barbecue in a glass. Cacao, coffee, cherry. Elegant. Less of a show-off than the Sumun. Works by itself, could go with meat.... 1/2
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Blood, chorizo, steak, spices - this thing is a barbecue in a glass. Cacao, coffee, cherry. Elegant. Less of a show-off than the Sumun. Works by itself, could go with meat.... 1/2
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Violets, if too cold. Herbs, bergamot, plums, tobacco, leather. Slithers down. Blood dark. Give it time and it gives you herbs and coffee.... 1/2
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Violets, if too cold. Herbs, bergamot, plums, tobacco, leather. Slithers down. Blood dark. Give it time and it gives you herbs and coffee.... 1/2
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Oysters and ice and caviar and freshly cut grass and seawater. What a lunch closer!
Eau-de-vie from Alsace
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Oysters and ice and caviar and freshly cut grass and seawater. What a lunch closer!
Eau-de-vie from Alsace
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A taste of overripe pineapple and a burnished gold color. Ash, sulfur? Left it aside for a bit and it smelled of raw chorizo.
I wouldn't buy it to have it around, but gotta say it went perfectly with gorgonzola and... 1/2
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A taste of overripe pineapple and a burnished gold color. Ash, sulfur? Left it aside for a bit and it smelled of raw chorizo.
I wouldn't buy it to have it around, but gotta say it went perfectly with gorgonzola and... 1/2
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Vegetables, violets wrapped in grape leaves, then blackcurrant! Right there!
Quiets down after a couple of sips, even if it keeps tingle your gums and becomes a bit earthy and leathery.... 1/2
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Vegetables, violets wrapped in grape leaves, then blackcurrant! Right there!
Quiets down after a couple of sips, even if it keeps tingle your gums and becomes a bit earthy and leathery.... 1/2
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More pear than apple, green, just about to go ripe and crazy, but not bold enough yet, still demure. Cream, vanilla is there but not throwing a party, acting all proper and prim.
Survived some slight spices in an aubergine dish.
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More pear than apple, green, just about to go ripe and crazy, but not bold enough yet, still demure. Cream, vanilla is there but not throwing a party, acting all proper and prim.
Survived some slight spices in an aubergine dish.
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Sweet lime, straight up. Fresh, with lots of lemon peel, and a smell of the sea, like someone's opening oysters near you. Natural wine, but surprisingly drinkable!
White Wine from Savoie
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Sweet lime, straight up. Fresh, with lots of lemon peel, and a smell of the sea, like someone's opening oysters near you. Natural wine, but surprisingly drinkable!
White Wine from Savoie
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Dark caramel, almonds, nuts, moss, salty caramel... chocolate? Like the mole dark chocolate I get from a place around the corner.
Good stuff - almost a Palo Cortado in quality, albeit punchier - but at a price.... 1/2
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Dark caramel, almonds, nuts, moss, salty caramel... chocolate? Like the mole dark chocolate I get from a place around the corner.
Good stuff - almost a Palo Cortado in quality, albeit punchier - but at a price.... 1/2
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A tannic motherfucker from Provence. Vanilla, violets, dark plums, chocolate, black fruits, bit of tobacco.
Red Wine from Provence
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A tannic motherfucker from Provence. Vanilla, violets, dark plums, chocolate, black fruits, bit of tobacco.
Red Wine from Provence
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Creamy, vanilla, cardamom, blackcurrant. A grenache / Syrah blend. Not bad, but nothing to write home about either.
Red Wine from Pays d'Oc
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Creamy, vanilla, cardamom, blackcurrant. A grenache / Syrah blend. Not bad, but nothing to write home about either.
Red Wine from Pays d'Oc
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Sicilian wine. Black fruits, black currant. Unexpectedly creamy for Nero D'Avola, as the ones I've had were fruitier and saltier, but maybe I just don't have enough examples.
Red Wine from Sicily
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Sicilian wine. Black fruits, black currant. Unexpectedly creamy for Nero D'Avola, as the ones I've had were fruitier and saltier, but maybe I just don't have enough examples.
Red Wine from Sicily
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Blood, cherries, something lighter and fresh... Then pepper, chorizo, coffee, coffee liqueur, spices. Not bad, but expected more of 10 years. Although I might just be being a dick here. ... 1/2
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Flowers, pricot, and lots of it, peach nectar, cirtrus. Salt on a homemade boar paté made it pop.
White Wine from Corsica
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Flowers, pricot, and lots of it, peach nectar, cirtrus. Salt on a homemade boar paté made it pop.
White Wine from Corsica
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Light licorice, wormwood, herbs - mint? Dark velvet as it opens up.
Lighter than I expected, given the 14% and the Bandols I’ve had recently.
Nice, but hard to justify the €30 price.
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Light licorice, wormwood, herbs - mint? Dark velvet as it opens up.
Lighter than I expected, given the 14% and the Bandols I’ve had recently.
Nice, but hard to justify the €30 price.
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Well, that has a character! Plums, prunes, shoe polish, licorice, dark chocolae. Dark and stormy.
Red Wine from Provence
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Well, that has a character! Plums, prunes, shoe polish, licorice, dark chocolae. Dark and stormy.
Red Wine from Provence
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Cherry, raspberry, something nice and spicy. A Clarete. Had it by itself, late in the night, but it would be a perfect pairing for a tuna tataki.
Clarete Wine from Extremadura
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Cherry, raspberry, something nice and spicy. A Clarete. Had it by itself, late in the night, but it would be a perfect pairing for a tuna tataki.
Clarete Wine from Extremadura
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Pineapple, ash, sweet pineapple, then some unexpected peaches and cream, something floral when mixed it with the creamy dish I had it with. Aligoté, even if Winesky says it’s Voigner.
White Wine from Rhône
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Pineapple, ash, sweet pineapple, then some unexpected peaches and cream, something floral when mixed it with the creamy dish I had it with. Aligoté, even if Winesky says it’s Voigner.
White Wine from Rhône
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Bone, apple, with something salty on the back. Crisp and direct Blanc de Blancs.
Only had a glass and I don’t know the bottle price. May adjust rating after I have an opinion on value.
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Bone, apple, with something salty on the back. Crisp and direct Blanc de Blancs.
Only had a glass and I don’t know the bottle price. May adjust rating after I have an opinion on value.
🍷 #winesky #champagne #chardonnay