If you know the red wines of Southern Rhone then this might surprise you. 11,5% ABV? Does not taste like an early harvested wine and it turns out that some of its alcohol was just removed. Sounds weird but the result is appealing.
Supermarket wines: Lidl Trebbiano D’Abruzzo 2023
Outstanding Beaujolais Cru: Chateau Grange Cochard Morgon Vieilles Vignes 2015
Old kadarka vines in Szekszárd at the Márkvárt Pince
Solid Hungarian rose – Konyári 2023
Two rieslings from Luxembourg: Schmit-Fohl and Kohll-Leuck
Here we have two rieslings from Luxembourg, from two producers. Kohll-Leuck makes outstanding pinot gris (the Rousemen is one of the very best examples of the variety I have ever tasted), so my expectations were quite high towards their riesling, but the winner is Schmit-Fohl this time – a name new to me.
Svirce Plavac Mali Mediterano 2019
I had my first Croatian wine just a few years ago and while my experiences are still quite limited, I loved every single one from the country so far – including this plavac mali. Thanks, Matthew Horkey for introducing Croatia to me!
Dominio de Anza Rioja 2021
Opened this Rioja with high expectations, but it let me down. For over €20 and with a 94p WA score I hope for an outstanding wine but this is far from that. Re-tasted it in many contexts with the same conclusion.
Hungarian rose: Sauska and Font
Here are two well-known rose wines that are widely available on the Hungarian market. The Font is on the cheap side, it’s about 4 EUR (sold by Lidl) and the Sauska is on the expensive side of Hungarian rose at 8 EUR.