Dr. H
@dr.h.winesky.app
Wine drinker 🍷 Building @winesky.app
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.
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.
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Dr. H
@dr.h.winesky.app
· Oct 29
Dr. H's Wine Rating Scale
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I've been publishing lots of wine ratings lately, so what do they mean for me? What's the difference between 3 and 4 stars?
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Quinta del 67 by Bodegas Volver (2023) - 4 ⭐
Smells like licorice and chocolate, then more licorice, mint, aniseed. Coffee, too, on the palate, then chocolate milk, vanilla, black currant, tobacco, leather, black pepper.
Drips down the glass like the 15% it is.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Smells like licorice and chocolate, then more licorice, mint, aniseed. Coffee, too, on the palate, then chocolate milk, vanilla, black currant, tobacco, leather, black pepper.
Drips down the glass like the 15% it is.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Quinta del 67 by Bodegas Volver (2023) - 4 ⭐
Smells like licorice and chocolate, then more licorice, mint, aniseed. Coffee, too, on the palate, then chocolate milk, vanilla, black currant, tobacco, leather, black pepper.
Drips down the glass like the 15% it is.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Smells like licorice and chocolate, then more licorice, mint, aniseed. Coffee, too, on the palate, then chocolate milk, vanilla, black currant, tobacco, leather, black pepper.
Drips down the glass like the 15% it is.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Oh Komokabras was fun! I need to have it again, when the weather improves.
It’s #WineWednesday! 🥂 With Komokabras Verde Viño (VT Barbanza e Iria) by Adega Entre Os Ríos at Augurio #sevilla #wine #azaharwine #spain #winesky
🍇 Albariño
✨ lntense notes of peach and apricot with a subtle vegetal touch that adds complexity. Fresh with vibrant acidity and a lingering finish.
🍇 Albariño
✨ lntense notes of peach and apricot with a subtle vegetal touch that adds complexity. Fresh with vibrant acidity and a lingering finish.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Oh Komokabras was fun! I need to have it again, when the weather improves.
Tercio de Elha by Bodegas Infante S.L. (N.V.) - 4 ⭐
Licorice, black currant, prunes, plums, wood, pepper, some cinnamon. Aniseed if you let it breathe, then coffee liqueur and dark chocolate later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Licorice, black currant, prunes, plums, wood, pepper, some cinnamon. Aniseed if you let it breathe, then coffee liqueur and dark chocolate later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Tercio de Elha by Bodegas Infante S.L. (N.V.) - 4 ⭐
Licorice, black currant, prunes, plums, wood, pepper, some cinnamon. Aniseed if you let it breathe, then coffee liqueur and dark chocolate later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Licorice, black currant, prunes, plums, wood, pepper, some cinnamon. Aniseed if you let it breathe, then coffee liqueur and dark chocolate later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Becquer by Familia Escudero (2022) - 3 ⭐
Unctuous nose - I did not expect shoe polish from a white Rioja, however light it was. Eggs, cream, pear, almost no peach, some flowers.
Rather rich when it's not as cold as it was when I initially got it.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Unctuous nose - I did not expect shoe polish from a white Rioja, however light it was. Eggs, cream, pear, almost no peach, some flowers.
Rather rich when it's not as cold as it was when I initially got it.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Becquer by Familia Escudero (2022) - 3 ⭐
Unctuous nose - I did not expect shoe polish from a white Rioja, however light it was. Eggs, cream, pear, almost no peach, some flowers.
Rather rich when it's not as cold as it was when I initially got it.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Unctuous nose - I did not expect shoe polish from a white Rioja, however light it was. Eggs, cream, pear, almost no peach, some flowers.
Rather rich when it's not as cold as it was when I initially got it.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Nubori Crianza by Nubori (2022) - 3 ⭐
Plums, vanilla, tobacco, almost no black currant, cherry. Bit jammy. Very middle of the road - neither offensive enough to rant not interested enough to get anything beyond a shrug.
Red Wine from Rioja
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #rioja #tempranillo
Plums, vanilla, tobacco, almost no black currant, cherry. Bit jammy. Very middle of the road - neither offensive enough to rant not interested enough to get anything beyond a shrug.
Red Wine from Rioja
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #rioja #tempranillo
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Nubori Crianza by Nubori (2022) - 3 ⭐
Plums, vanilla, tobacco, almost no black currant, cherry. Bit jammy. Very middle of the road - neither offensive enough to rant not interested enough to get anything beyond a shrug.
Red Wine from Rioja
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #rioja #tempranillo
Plums, vanilla, tobacco, almost no black currant, cherry. Bit jammy. Very middle of the road - neither offensive enough to rant not interested enough to get anything beyond a shrug.
Red Wine from Rioja
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #rioja #tempranillo
Gómez Cruzado Rioja Blanco by Gómez Cruzado S.L. (2024) - 3½ ⭐
Lemon cream, apricot, pear, lemon grass, white flowers.
Worked with marinated salmon although didn't particularly enhance it. Overpowered smoked sardines, kinda worked with some tuna gildas.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Lemon cream, apricot, pear, lemon grass, white flowers.
Worked with marinated salmon although didn't particularly enhance it. Overpowered smoked sardines, kinda worked with some tuna gildas.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Gómez Cruzado Rioja Blanco by Gómez Cruzado S.L. (2024) - 3½ ⭐
Lemon cream, apricot, pear, lemon grass, white flowers.
Worked with marinated salmon although didn't particularly enhance it. Overpowered smoked sardines, kinda worked with some tuna gildas.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Lemon cream, apricot, pear, lemon grass, white flowers.
Worked with marinated salmon although didn't particularly enhance it. Overpowered smoked sardines, kinda worked with some tuna gildas.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
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Marilyn Wines Marilyn Merlot 2017, Napa Valley, California
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#merlot #drinkmoreMerlot #NapaValley
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#merlot #drinkmoreMerlot #NapaValley
December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Aresan by Castillo Aresan S.L. (2021) - 3½ ⭐
Licorice, aniseed, little bit of black currant. I wouldn't have guessed it was a Cabernet Sauvignon - it feels like an almost-but-not-quite-there El Vigilante.
It's interesting, just not enough.
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #cabernetsauvignon
Licorice, aniseed, little bit of black currant. I wouldn't have guessed it was a Cabernet Sauvignon - it feels like an almost-but-not-quite-there El Vigilante.
It's interesting, just not enough.
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #cabernetsauvignon
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Aresan by Castillo Aresan S.L. (2021) - 3½ ⭐
Licorice, aniseed, little bit of black currant. I wouldn't have guessed it was a Cabernet Sauvignon - it feels like an almost-but-not-quite-there El Vigilante.
It's interesting, just not enough.
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #cabernetsauvignon
Licorice, aniseed, little bit of black currant. I wouldn't have guessed it was a Cabernet Sauvignon - it feels like an almost-but-not-quite-there El Vigilante.
It's interesting, just not enough.
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #cabernetsauvignon
Vendimia Infinita by AltoLandon (2023) - 3½ ⭐
Shoe polish, perfume, strong cherries, some black currant. Punchy, but with a zest on the tongue, and very drinkable - like a nice wine you'd get to walk around a market at 11am.
... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Shoe polish, perfume, strong cherries, some black currant. Punchy, but with a zest on the tongue, and very drinkable - like a nice wine you'd get to walk around a market at 11am.
... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Vendimia Infinita by AltoLandon (2023) - 3½ ⭐
Shoe polish, perfume, strong cherries, some black currant. Punchy, but with a zest on the tongue, and very drinkable - like a nice wine you'd get to walk around a market at 11am.
... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Shoe polish, perfume, strong cherries, some black currant. Punchy, but with a zest on the tongue, and very drinkable - like a nice wine you'd get to walk around a market at 11am.
... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Secua Viognier Crianza en Lias by Finca La Estacada, S.L. (2023) - 3½ ⭐
Hay, barn, and... what was the name of those white flowers? Not chamomile, but others I can't place. Honeysuckle?... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Hay, barn, and... what was the name of those white flowers? Not chamomile, but others I can't place. Honeysuckle?... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Secua Viognier Crianza en Lias by Finca La Estacada, S.L. (2023) - 3½ ⭐
Hay, barn, and... what was the name of those white flowers? Not chamomile, but others I can't place. Honeysuckle?... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Hay, barn, and... what was the name of those white flowers? Not chamomile, but others I can't place. Honeysuckle?... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Gago by Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez (2019) - 3½ ⭐
Plums, black cherries, some light chocolatey flavor first... then chocolate, later, deep and dark.
Smooth, drinkable. Got it by the glass and it was criminally cold at first - it deserves better.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Plums, black cherries, some light chocolatey flavor first... then chocolate, later, deep and dark.
Smooth, drinkable. Got it by the glass and it was criminally cold at first - it deserves better.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Gago by Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez (2019) - 3½ ⭐
Plums, black cherries, some light chocolatey flavor first... then chocolate, later, deep and dark.
Smooth, drinkable. Got it by the glass and it was criminally cold at first - it deserves better.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Plums, black cherries, some light chocolatey flavor first... then chocolate, later, deep and dark.
Smooth, drinkable. Got it by the glass and it was criminally cold at first - it deserves better.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Ycaro by Bodegas Castillejo de Robledo (2024) - 2½ ⭐
I have already forgotten it, but remember thinking I’d rather be having a gin and tonic.
Tinto Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #riberadelduero #tempranillo
I have already forgotten it, but remember thinking I’d rather be having a gin and tonic.
Tinto Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #riberadelduero #tempranillo
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ycaro by Bodegas Castillejo de Robledo (2024) - 2½ ⭐
I have already forgotten it, but remember thinking I’d rather be having a gin and tonic.
Tinto Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #riberadelduero #tempranillo
I have already forgotten it, but remember thinking I’d rather be having a gin and tonic.
Tinto Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #riberadelduero #tempranillo
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Sample records and timeseries statistics for *every* collection seen in the ATmosphere.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Amarone della Valpolicella by Vivaldi (2015) - 4 ⭐
Chocolate, plums, some pepper. A mellow earthiness comes out when it has had time to breathe.
(Old review, though, haven’t had it in a while)
Red Wine from Amarone della Valpolicella
🍷 #winesky #italianwine
Chocolate, plums, some pepper. A mellow earthiness comes out when it has had time to breathe.
(Old review, though, haven’t had it in a while)
Red Wine from Amarone della Valpolicella
🍷 #winesky #italianwine
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Amarone della Valpolicella by Vivaldi (2015) - 4 ⭐
Chocolate, plums, some pepper. A mellow earthiness comes out when it has had time to breathe.
(Old review, though, haven’t had it in a while)
Red Wine from Amarone della Valpolicella
🍷 #winesky #italianwine
Chocolate, plums, some pepper. A mellow earthiness comes out when it has had time to breathe.
(Old review, though, haven’t had it in a while)
Red Wine from Amarone della Valpolicella
🍷 #winesky #italianwine
BOYANTE by Bodegas Boyante (2021) - 3 ⭐
Ruby red. Wood, tobacco, curry, vanilla, and a strong tannic kick. Crianza.
Half the bottle went into a pot for lentils and, while I wouldn't mind drinking the rest, I wouldn't get it for that purpose.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Ruby red. Wood, tobacco, curry, vanilla, and a strong tannic kick. Crianza.
Half the bottle went into a pot for lentils and, while I wouldn't mind drinking the rest, I wouldn't get it for that purpose.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BOYANTE by Bodegas Boyante (2021) - 3 ⭐
Ruby red. Wood, tobacco, curry, vanilla, and a strong tannic kick. Crianza.
Half the bottle went into a pot for lentils and, while I wouldn't mind drinking the rest, I wouldn't get it for that purpose.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Ruby red. Wood, tobacco, curry, vanilla, and a strong tannic kick. Crianza.
Half the bottle went into a pot for lentils and, while I wouldn't mind drinking the rest, I wouldn't get it for that purpose.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Jaraiz de Novos by Bodegas y Viñedos Novos, S.L. (2022) - 3 ⭐
Cherry, light black currant, a bit of blackberries. Drinkable but I wouldn't mind having a glass while pouring it into a sauce.
Red Wine from Requena
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #requena #bobal
Cherry, light black currant, a bit of blackberries. Drinkable but I wouldn't mind having a glass while pouring it into a sauce.
Red Wine from Requena
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #requena #bobal
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Jaraiz de Novos by Bodegas y Viñedos Novos, S.L. (2022) - 3 ⭐
Cherry, light black currant, a bit of blackberries. Drinkable but I wouldn't mind having a glass while pouring it into a sauce.
Red Wine from Requena
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #requena #bobal
Cherry, light black currant, a bit of blackberries. Drinkable but I wouldn't mind having a glass while pouring it into a sauce.
Red Wine from Requena
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #requena #bobal
Finca La Colorada Crianza by López Cristóbal (2021) - 3½ ⭐
Cherries, a bit of strawberries, tobacco, black currrant. Something vegetable on the glass later; and coffee and bitter chocolate even later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Cherries, a bit of strawberries, tobacco, black currrant. Something vegetable on the glass later; and coffee and bitter chocolate even later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Finca La Colorada Crianza by López Cristóbal (2021) - 3½ ⭐
Cherries, a bit of strawberries, tobacco, black currrant. Something vegetable on the glass later; and coffee and bitter chocolate even later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Cherries, a bit of strawberries, tobacco, black currrant. Something vegetable on the glass later; and coffee and bitter chocolate even later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Xinomavro Reserve Vieilles Vignes Barba Yannis by Alpha Estate (2022) - 4 ⭐
Botanic, with a bit of herb garden. Red fruits, some tobacco, lots of chocolate, dark and stormy coffee, licorice.
Shocking how mature it is after only three years.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #greekwine
Botanic, with a bit of herb garden. Red fruits, some tobacco, lots of chocolate, dark and stormy coffee, licorice.
Shocking how mature it is after only three years.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #greekwine
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Xinomavro Reserve Vieilles Vignes Barba Yannis by Alpha Estate (2022) - 4 ⭐
Botanic, with a bit of herb garden. Red fruits, some tobacco, lots of chocolate, dark and stormy coffee, licorice.
Shocking how mature it is after only three years.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #greekwine
Botanic, with a bit of herb garden. Red fruits, some tobacco, lots of chocolate, dark and stormy coffee, licorice.
Shocking how mature it is after only three years.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #greekwine
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Good. Now leave that platform.
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We're holding X accountable for:
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We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Good. Now leave that platform.
These Matarromera vertical tasting posts could have been a @leaflet.pub 😆
I guess that's a @winesky.app integration feature for later.
I guess that's a @winesky.app integration feature for later.
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
These Matarromera vertical tasting posts could have been a @leaflet.pub 😆
I guess that's a @winesky.app integration feature for later.
I guess that's a @winesky.app integration feature for later.
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera (2015) - 4 ⭐
Licorice, prunes. Later: deep cashew, blue cheese, coffee, brandy, chocolates with plums, something balsamic. Pungent - it's a wine made for cheese. Makes me think of Malandrin's Bobo VT.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Licorice, prunes. Later: deep cashew, blue cheese, coffee, brandy, chocolates with plums, something balsamic. Pungent - it's a wine made for cheese. Makes me think of Malandrin's Bobo VT.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera (2015) - 4 ⭐
Licorice, prunes. Later: deep cashew, blue cheese, coffee, brandy, chocolates with plums, something balsamic. Pungent - it's a wine made for cheese. Makes me think of Malandrin's Bobo VT.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Licorice, prunes. Later: deep cashew, blue cheese, coffee, brandy, chocolates with plums, something balsamic. Pungent - it's a wine made for cheese. Makes me think of Malandrin's Bobo VT.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2018) - 4 ⭐
Soft. Plums, slight pepper, bergamot, a bit of blood... but still remaining a light wine.
Hard to rate - I'm split between 4, given its obvious quality and the fact they did a great job,... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Soft. Plums, slight pepper, bergamot, a bit of blood... but still remaining a light wine.
Hard to rate - I'm split between 4, given its obvious quality and the fact they did a great job,... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2018) - 4 ⭐
Soft. Plums, slight pepper, bergamot, a bit of blood... but still remaining a light wine.
Hard to rate - I'm split between 4, given its obvious quality and the fact they did a great job,... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Soft. Plums, slight pepper, bergamot, a bit of blood... but still remaining a light wine.
Hard to rate - I'm split between 4, given its obvious quality and the fact they did a great job,... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Matarromera by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2019) - 4 ⭐
Dark chocolate, ripe cashews, perfume - although the nose calms down quickly. Nuts, dried and toasted. Dark as a Finnish winter midnight. Tobacco, later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Dark chocolate, ripe cashews, perfume - although the nose calms down quickly. Nuts, dried and toasted. Dark as a Finnish winter midnight. Tobacco, later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Matarromera by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2019) - 4 ⭐
Dark chocolate, ripe cashews, perfume - although the nose calms down quickly. Nuts, dried and toasted. Dark as a Finnish winter midnight. Tobacco, later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Dark chocolate, ripe cashews, perfume - although the nose calms down quickly. Nuts, dried and toasted. Dark as a Finnish winter midnight. Tobacco, later.... 1/2
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2020) - 3½ ⭐
Violets, aniseed, licorice, chocolate, sour cherries, pepper, chocolate milk. Smooth but short, with a straight acidity. One of their colder years, so it tastes milkier.
Red Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Violets, aniseed, licorice, chocolate, sour cherries, pepper, chocolate milk. Smooth but short, with a straight acidity. One of their colder years, so it tastes milkier.
Red Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2020) - 3½ ⭐
Violets, aniseed, licorice, chocolate, sour cherries, pepper, chocolate milk. Smooth but short, with a straight acidity. One of their colder years, so it tastes milkier.
Red Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
Violets, aniseed, licorice, chocolate, sour cherries, pepper, chocolate milk. Smooth but short, with a straight acidity. One of their colder years, so it tastes milkier.
Red Wine from Ribera del Duero
🍷 #winesky #spanishwine