Coup de coeur
Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux 2018
Chianti for me – Col d’Orcia Gineprone 2018
This Sangiovese is right up my alley. I should try more wines from Col d’Orcia… Continue reading
Little beauty: Frescobaldi Pater Sangiovese 2019
The little brother of the Nipozzano turned out to be a superior wine. A benchmark for mid-range Sangiovese.
Exemplary Kadarka and great value: Eszterbauer Sógor 2019
I could not name a Kadarka from the last few years which was affordable and as good and well made as this entry level Eszterbauer. It even surpasses most of the expensive ones, as they are faulty to some extent, more often than not (main reason is that the variety is extremely susceptible to rot/Botrytis, harvesting healthy crop is rare, just ask Hungarian grape growers). Continue reading
Classleader: Ernst Triebaumer Blaufrankisch Ried Gemärk 2017

The best Austrian Blaufrankisch under 15 Euros, from the bunch I tried recently. Highly recommended.