
MATCHBOOK WINES - Arsonist Chardonnay - 2016
- - 90 points-
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August 2018A toasty, oaky, spicy aroma precedes equally oaky flavors that are nevertheless backed by ripe,...
Detailed press reviewA toasty, oaky, spicy aroma precedes equally oaky flavors that are nevertheless backed by ripe,...
Detailed press reviewThis is a concentrated and truly dry Bordeaux-style blend that has a blackberry aroma and flavors...
Detailed press reviewA thick soup of plum-drenched flavour, toasty vanillin oak and choc-mint flavours sprinkled over...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese was made from fruit harvested at 93° Oechsle on very old...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett was harvested early at 82° Oechsle. It offers a gorgeous...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett was harvested at 84-85° Oechsle from very old un-grafted...
Detailed press reviewLight bright purple-red. Fragrant ripe red fruit, black cherry and whole-bunch like brown spice...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Veldenzer Elisenberg Kabinett was made from fruit harvested at 81° Oechsle. It offers a...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is made from fruit harvested at under 90° Oechsle from...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Spätlese was harvested at a full 96° Oechsle. It...
Detailed press reviewSomething vivid and bright gives an unusually light step to this Alsace Pinot Gris. Notes of flesh...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Veldenzer Elisenberg Spätlese was harvested at a comparatively modest 87° Oechsle....
Detailed press reviewOne of the oldest plots in the region. The oak casts a resinous layer over the aromas of plum cake,...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett (AP 15) was harvested at 86° Oechsle. It delivers a ripe...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017er Erdener Treppchen Spätlese is made from fruit harvested at 90° Oechsle in the prime...
Detailed press reviewLightly peppery, bright lemon and curry-leaf aromas, leading to a fresh, tangy palate. Really...
Detailed press reviewA powerful Rias Baixas with ripe-pear character that has enough acidity to hold this bold wine...
Detailed press reviewA flinty, welcome cloud of reduction is still apparent on the nose, but the palate shows juicy...
Detailed press reviewA touch of ripe Mirabelle plum joins the pear fruits on the nose. The resolutely dry palate holds...
Detailed press reviewVery ripe notes of pear and peach dominate the nose, while the palate brims with freshness. The...
Detailed press review60% grenache, 35% shiraz, 5% mourvedre. It remains tidy despite the high alcohol; indeed it keeps...
Detailed press reviewBright violet. Spice- and floral-accented aromas of black raspberry, boysenberry and candied...
Detailed press reviewLimpid ruby. Deep, smoke-accented dark berry and violet pastille scents are energized by a jolt of...
Detailed press reviewThe 2017 Chablis Homme Mort 1er Cru, taken from Rousseau barrels, has a slightly richer, tropical...
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