Tasting Notes of Wines around the World
30 December 2017
Mature Shiraz from Australia. Very dark and brilliant color, despite the age, which let assume a lot of matter in the glass.
Clean and intense nose of blue and blackberry jam, licorice and damp earth. In the mouth it keeps it promises. Continue reading “Clarendon Hills Moritz 2003”
26 November 2017
I’ve been looking forward to trying a bottle of this highly praised wine for a few years.
Last year I got to sip a very young vintage at a wine tasting, where Marco Casolanetti (the producer) himself was pouring the wine. The wine was a bit linear, but very rich and showing a lot of fruits. Continue reading “Kurni 2009”
8 November 2017
On the nose, the wood and the alcohol dominate the fruit. Some eucalyptus’ notes, but not much complexity. After a while more fruit shows up, but it soon fades away.
In the mouth less rich than you would expect from a wine made with grapes that get raisined before fermentation. The persistence is also disappointing. Continue reading “Trentasei 2009”
1 October 2017
At first no much sensations, neither on the nose nor in the mouth. After some time it opens up and delivers some strawberries notes.
Overall this Pinot Noir is unappealing and the experience pretty disappointing, especially for a 50 CHF bottle. Continue reading “J. Drouhin Volnay 2012”