Dr Konstantin Frank old Vines Pinot Noir 2021 Keuka Lake

Dr Konstantin Frank old Vines Pinot Noir 2021   Keuka Lake

2021 reflects a challenging, excessively rainy vintage with its light and pale appearance. Despite the rainy year, it offers simplicity and approachability with notes of red berries and subtle earthiness. Soft tannins and a gentle acidity contribute to its easy-drinking nature. While not complex, it remains a pleasant expression of Pinot Noir from the region,…

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Dr Konstantin Frank Gruner Veltliner 2023 – Keuka Lake

Dr Konstantin Frank Gruner Veltliner 2023 – Keuka Lake

The winery has 30 ha of Gruner Veltliner and was one of the first to introduce it to the region. It offers a greenish hue, tart freshness, and vibrant acidity. Notes of green apple, white pepper, and a hint of lime zest create a lively and refreshing profile.

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Dr Konstantin Frank Célèbre Rosé Brut – Keuka Lake

Dr Konstantin Frank Célèbre Rosé Brut – Keuka Lake

Blend of mostly Pinot Noir with some Meunier and Chardonnay it has a lively fruitiness on wild berries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and black cherries. While not overly complex, it offers good balance and delicate, elegant style.

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Terre de’ Trinci 2020 – Montefalco Sagrantino

Terre de’ Trinci 2020 – Montefalco Sagrantino

The wine needs to be decanted. There are notes of wild flowers, morello cherry and small notes of kirsched small fruits associated with touches of dense quetsche plum as well as slight hints of tobacco and spicy. The mouth is beautifuly mineral, fruity, fresh, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful delicacy / freshness in its…

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Tenuta Baldo – Volo del Falco 2021 – Montefalco Rosso

Tenuta Baldo – Volo del Falco 2021 – Montefalco Rosso

The nose is fruity and offers a slight power as well as an easy to access side. There are notes of pulpy blackberry, fresh crushed wild strawberry and small notes of wild small fruits associated with a touch of pepper as well as hints of olive tree leaf. The mouth is fruity, easy to access…

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Domaine Thierry Merlin Cherrier 2023 – Sancerre

Domaine Thierry Merlin Cherrier 2023 – Sancerre

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The first nose is reserved, but the wine expresses itself better after aeration. It offers juicy and ripe fruits, with a pleasant acidity (crunchy apricot, white peach, crushed lemon, green apple), white flowers (honeysuckle, apple blossom) and a calcareous mineral touch. The palate is straight, tangy and…

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Domaine Curot 2023 – Sancerre

Domaine Curot 2023 – Sancerre

organic) The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is reserved, tangy and slightly bitter. It expresses aromas of lime, yellow lemon, grapefruit, green beans in the background, green apple, as well as a chalky limestone touch. The palate is straight, chiseled and tangy, with precise notes of citrus (lemon, lime, grapefruit), green…

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Régis Jouan Sancerre 2023 – Sancerre

Régis Jouan Sancerre 2023 – Sancerre

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose offers a limestone mineral framework, tangy citrus notes (lime zest with a slight bitterness, yellow lemon, grapefruit), as well as green apple, green plum, gooseberry and apple blossom. The palate offers lightness, fluidity, an airiness and tanginess of fresh citrus fruits (grapefruit, lemon, lime), as…

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Francis Blanchet Pouilly-Fumé 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

Francis Blanchet Pouilly-Fumé 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color, with slight green reflections. The nose expresses the tangy aromas of grapefruit, gooseberries and passion fruit, lime zest and green apple skin, combined with a delicate herbaceous touch of blackcurrant leaf, a mineral hint of limestone and a floral touch of apple blossom and acacia. The palate…

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Régis Jouan Pouilly-Fumé 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

Régis Jouan Pouilly-Fumé 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. At first nose, we find the expressive minerality (smoke of gunflint, limestone), associated with tangy aromas of fresh citrus fruits (lemon, lime, grapefruit zest), green apple, green plum and acacia. The palate is straight, distinguished and mineral. The attack expresses notes of limestone, flint, associated in the…

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