H. Dönnhoff – Höllenpfad im Mühlenberg – Riesling 2022

H. Dönnhoff – Höllenpfad im Mühlenberg – Riesling 2022

The wine shows a pale lemon colour. The nose is still unsettled, dominated by yeasty, fermentative nuances. The palate offers pleasant freshness and light, delicate body. The wine is tight and ethereal, with a touch of reduction in the echo, mineral and refreshing finish, excellent balance and long potential.

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Familie Allendorf – Berg Roseneck – Riesling 2022

Familie Allendorf – Berg Roseneck – Riesling 2022

The wine shows a pale lemon colour. The nose is still a bit muted, spicy and pungent with fermentative notes. The palate offers power and concentration, crisp acidity, intense citrus notes of pomelo and grapefruit. Very balanced despite an overall very ripe style. Will age nicely.

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Fritz Haag – Juffer Sonnenuhr – Riesling 2022

Fritz Haag – Juffer Sonnenuhr – Riesling 2022

The wine shows a pale lemon colour. The nose is still very young, rather yeasty and pungent. The palate offers elevated acidity, the wine is uplifted but very tight still. Bound with reduction for now, this dense texture will allow it to age beautifully.

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Grans-Fassian – Goldtröpfchen – Riesling 2022

Grans-Fassian – Goldtröpfchen – Riesling 2022

The wine shows a pale lemon colour. The nose is a bit muted and shy, needs a good amount of air to open up. The palate offers crisp, refreshing acidity, supported by succulent nuances of lemon zest and bitter lemon, a hint of mandarin and apricot blossom. High concentration and perfect balance, along with lingering,…

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Van Volxem – Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp – Riesling 2022

Van Volxem – Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp – Riesling 2022

This Riesling has a pale lemon colour. Expectedly it is still closed on the nose, so far very yeasty, needs more time to develop. The palate shows a lot of tension, crisp, electric acidity, lemons, tight and dense texture. Citrus fruits are dominating the linear finish. Great potential. Come back in a few years.

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Tascante – Contrada Sciaranuova 2017, VV

Tascante – Contrada Sciaranuova 2017, VV

Beautiful, fresh and intense nose. It offers nice definition, deepness as well as a nice elegant, intense and fine grain. There are notes of small wild purple plum and small pulpy wild red berries associated with fine hints of sage, balsamic, volcanic rock as well as a very discreet hint of pepper and a subtle…

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Tenute Mannino – Vasadonna 2019, Prefillossera

Tenute Mannino – Vasadonna 2019, Prefillossera

Beautiful aromatic nose and marked by aromatic herbs. Beautiful intensity. There are notes of wild mint, local scrubland and eucalyptus associated with touches of volcanic rock/basalt, balsamic as well as fine hints of pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity and offers minerality, freshness, frankness, sincerity, a beautiful definition as well as an acidulous…

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Tenute Mannino – Vasadonna 2018, Prefillossera

Tenute Mannino – Vasadonna 2018, Prefillossera

The nose is fresh, elegant and offers a nice definition as well as a certain intensity (but full of elegance). Purity and delicacy, particularly in its power. There are notes of pulpy/ripe cherry, bright Quetsche plum and small notes of small wild fruits associated with touches of star anise and aromatic herbs. The palate is…

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Passopisciaro – Contrada G 2021

Passopisciaro – Contrada G 2021

Beautiful, fruity, elegant nose. It offers a good width of the palette, intensity full of elegance as well as a small floral and spicy side. It reveals notes of boysenberry, cardamom and small notes of small ripe/fresh wild black fruits associated with touches of oregano as well as discreet hints of warm local grove. The…

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Franchetti 2021 – Terre Siciliane

Franchetti 2021 – Terre Siciliane

Beautiful fruity nose which offers well-controled/elegant intensity, precision in its power as well as deepness. We find notes of black cherry, quite ripe small red fruits and small notes of of cornflowers associated with touches of crushed redcurrants as well as fine/delicate hints of black tea, star anise, tonka bean and a subtle hint of…

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