VETUS - Flor de Vetus Blanco - 2019
- - 90 points-
James Suckling
October 2020A rather lively verdejo with waxed-lemon and sliced green-apple character on the nose and palate....
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A rather lively verdejo with waxed-lemon and sliced green-apple character on the nose and palate....
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Attractively aromatic with floral and berry notes that repeat on the palate, and are joined by ripe...
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The 2018 Pinot Gris Roche Calcaire is a beautiful wine. Apricot, chamomile, orange peel and wild...
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Flint, smoke, chalk and cream all appear in brief flashes on the nose of this wine. The palate...
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The nose on this wine conveys both dried and fresh lemon peel, some smoky reduction and wet chalk....
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The 2018 Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire is a beautiful wine made from the estate's young vines...
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Made with grapes from Gualtallary and aged for 15 months in old foudres, this Malbec, mixed with...
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A blend of 50% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon; 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot...
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A Malbec from Tupungato, 50% aged in used barrels. The fragrant nose offers notes of plum and red...
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A Malbec from Altamira, 50% aged in barrels, 10% of them new. Dark purple in the glass. The nose is...
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A mix of most of the permitted white varieties (mostly Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne),...
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A blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre brought up in tank, the 2019 Côtes Du Rhône La Dame...
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Mixing the calcareous soil of Castiglione Falletto with the heavier clay soils of Serralunga d'Alba...
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The 2018 Muscat Goldert is exotic and beautifully perfumed, not as generous on the palate as the...
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The 2018 Riesling Brand is such a gorgeous wine. In this range, it is distinguished by an interplay...
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Damask rose, orange peel and pith and juicy peach make for an attractive combination on the nose of...
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The 2018 Gewurztraminer Roche Roulée is quite a bit drier than the Roche Calcaire tasted next to...
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My favorite in the lineup, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Habemus Papam plays in the more...
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The flagship is 2018 Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues and is another red from this estate that does...
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A tight red with blueberry and light vanilla character and wet-earth undertones. It's medium-to...
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The only 2019 presented, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Reine Des Bois checks in 80% Grenache and...
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Now 100% matured in terracotta amphora, which brings 'a saline, mineral side' to the wines, says...
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Moving to the 2019 reds and a blend of 40% Syrah and 30% each of Mourvèdre and Grenache, the 2019...
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Very pure, lovely fruit - rich plum and blackberry, this is juicy with velvety tannins. It has good...
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