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New adventures in Spätburgunder

On June 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

 

Half a year of sampling through a bunch of German Spätburgunder wines in the lower price range is coming to an end. Pinot Noir wines retailing at EUR 8-12 and given scores between 85-88 p are really impressive and hard to beat. Few burgundies, if none, can deliver at this level and if you’re [...]

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The Baden battle

On May 10, 2010 · 2 Comments

I like them both and find it hard to pick a favourite. Should I though need to, it will be the Klumpp. Can’t he proof read the postings before publishing them you think, but the fact is – they’re named Weingut Klumpp. Located in Baden, in Bruchsal, the organic winery represented 2008 in [...]

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Freiherr von Gleichenstein: 2006 Oberrotweiler Eichberg

On February 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Diluted wine juice? Or perhaps one of those modern rosé’s which seem to have lost their pinkish pale rim? No, this is simply burgundy red and although we’re not in France it is the Spätburgunder displaying its pale colour! Should wine be judged by its colouring this would most likely not score many [...]

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Reflections of a wine lover – report #55

On February 2, 2010 · 27 Comments

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The Breh-tan-oh-MY-sees, or just simply Brett, were there; barnyard, saddle leather and horse sweat. The red fruit and the scorched earth sent me directly to a Mourvèdre dominated wine – a Bandol maybe? But the taste confused. Especially the, for Nebbiolo, prototypical tannin structure got me wondering where on wine earth I should [...]

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