Australian nebbiolo is quite different from Piedmont versions, but it can be great, too. Made with semi-carbonic maceration this Mayer Nebbiolo is even more unusual – and what a nice wine it is!
Lovely nebbiolo from Australia, the Mayer 2019
Domaine Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2018
Domaine Rostaing is one of greatest names in Cote-Rotie. Their Cote Blonde is priced accordingly, a bottle will cost you almost 150€. I cannot afford such expensive wines to drink myself, but sharing a bottle with wine lover friends helps, so now I have an idea what it’s like. Continue reading
Le Paradou Grenache Rouge 2020
A 15% red from Southern France. Continue reading
A visit in photos: Dorli Muhr, a leading blaufrankisch producer in Carnuntum
A wine lover’s dream. This is how wines are presented at Weingut Dorli Muhr (picture above). So that you can explore and compare the differences of all the site-specific blaufrankisch they make.
Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Brouilly 2020
Yet another great value monastrell: Paraje Marín Bruma 2020
A new discovery for me. I tasted many monastrells in recent years, but not a single one from this producer – a big mistake. Compared to the previous two monastrells on this blog, this shows yet another face on the variety. And what a lovely wine it is.Casa Castillo Monastrell 2021
After Castano Hecula, here is another monastrell, one with a completely different style. This is a very contemporary interpretation of the variety
Great value, as usual – Castano Hecula Monastrell Organic 2020
Bodegas Castano’s Hecula is an old favourite of mine, yet this is the first time for me to taste the organic version. It’s a bit different compared to the previous vintages, I wonder if the winemaking has changed, too, not just the grape cultivation method.
Trinch! A Loire cabernet franc as bistro red
A low intervention cabernet franc from one of the pioneers of the style in the Loire Valley, Catherine and Pierre Breton. You could guess from the label that it’s meant to be an easy drinking red, and it thoroughly fulfils that promise.
Roberto Voerzio Barbera d’Alba Vigneti Cerreto 2011
On a recent blind tasting I could not place this on the map. It smelled Old World but not something from the North, neither one from the Mediterranean. I should drink more barbera, obviously.