TOLPUDDLE - Chardonnay - 2013
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Erin Larkin, December 2022Where the cool 2012 vintage shows almond meal and oat at this 10-year interval, the nine-year-old...
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Where the cool 2012 vintage shows almond meal and oat at this 10-year interval, the nine-year-old...
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Tasted in components, before the final blending and rest before bottling, this wine is shaping up...
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Tasted out of tank, the 2020 Hermitage ranks with the legendary wines from this address. Reminding...
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Another heavenly white from this estate is the 2020 Hermitage Blanc, which is the usual 80%...
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As with the 2020 L'Hermitage, I tasted this wine in its components, shortly before blending and...
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Sliced pears, apples, wet stones and pastries on the nose. Medium-bodied, bright and clean, with...
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The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella is smoky and darkly alluring, with masses of crushed stone and...
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Just bottled two weeks before this tasting, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc nevertheless showed...
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This fluid, focused red is hallmarked by black cherry, black currant and violet aromas and flavors....
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Saturated ruby. Potent, finely detailed aromas of red and dark fruit liqueur, smoked meat,...
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Leading off two perfect wines, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde comes from two separate plantings...
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Opaque ruby. Displays an array of intensely perfumed, mineral-accented black and blue fruit,...
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Almost pure perfection, the 2020 Côte Rôtie La Landonne just about jumps out of the glass and...
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Saturated ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry, olive and pungent flowers are...
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The base Côte Rôtie from Rostaing seems to always deliver, and the 2020 Côte Rôtie Ampodium...
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From a great terroir in the northern part of Côte Rôtie, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Le Viallière is...
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A completely different beast, yet every bit as good, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Côte Brune reveals a...
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Tasted out of bottle, the 2020 Condrieu is a beauty offering textbook Condrieu honeyed flowers,...
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A handsome red, multilayered and expressive, showing lively blackberry, tobacco and crushed stone...
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There is underlying power to this seductive wine, which opens with rich blackberry paste and...
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Opaque ruby. Vibrant blackberry, cherry, incense, Moroccan spice, potpourri and smoky mineral...
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You almost never see it in the market, but this estate makes a terrific Condrieu. Their 2021...
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Saturated ruby. Spice-tinged aromas of ripe red and dark berries and pungent flowers, with a smoky...
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The NV Extra Brut Esprit de Craie sure lives up to its name. Bright, savory and intensely mineral,...
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