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     30,00 INC. VAT Stoan is a unique wine of its kind reflecting the complexity and potential of the region Alto Adige. It is a lively blend of Chardonnay 65%, Sauvignon Blanc 20%, Pinot Blanc 10%, Gewürztraminer 5%, born from the creativity of the winemaker
    Color: Light Golden Nose: elegant and refined, fruity notes of peach, apricot, pear, elderflower, kumquat, white flowers with fine spicy notes, jasmine, mimosa Palate: deep fruit aromas of pineapple, banana, pear, tomato leaves, green bell pepper, citrus zest, harmonic and balanced, delicate salty minerality with a long lasting, creamy finish
     
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     30,00 INC. VAT From the vineyards grown on the black sandy soils of the Volcano comes Cavanera Contrada Marchesa Etna DOC, a red cru of Nerello Mascalese Color: Transparent and bright ruby red color typical of the varietys. Aromas: Strong and sophisticated notes of small red fruits, which are enveloped by intense nuances of nutmeg and black pepper, framed by more delicate rose petals. A wine that smells of its pleased volcanicity in iron and mineral nuances. Palate: Clear, dynamic, broad and lingering, it fully expresses the marvelous terroir “around the volcano” revealing all its deeply harmonious and captivating nature with delicate tannins of fine lineage.  Add to cart
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     30,00 INC. VAT Harmonium is the winning combination of Nero d’ Avola’s strength and Firriato’s style Color: Deep and impenetrable ruby. Aromas: Intensely enchanted by ripe fragrances of cherries, plums and blackberries, which boldly blend with aromas reminiscent of nutmeg, pepper and dark chocolate Palate:  Unparalleled body and freshness. It has a soft and enchanting entry that leaves a trail of balanced tannins on the palate.  Add to cart
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     30,00 INC. VAT L’Ecrù is a natural passito wine produced from Zibibbo grapes. For the vinification of this prestigious label Firriato employs a method of infusion which adds the dried grapes directly to the wine; this is absolutely unique within the field of Italian winemaking. Color: Straw yellow color tending to golden. Aromas: Fresh and elegant, complex bouquet of white fruits, acacia flower, hazelnut and honey fragrances exalted by mineral notes. Palate: Delicate, elegantly concentred, expressing great fineness, characterised by great aromatic persistence on the palate.  Add to cart
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    Nussbaumer is Italy’s most awarded Gewürztraminer. A wine where the elegance and spicy aromatics of this ancient variety find their maximum expression. Aroma: Rose petals, spicy blossoms of lillies, gardenia, ripe exotic yellow fruit such as cantaloupe melon, mango, passion fruit, lychee, citrus zest. Spicy notes of dried herbs, ginger, saffron, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg. Palete: Deeply aromatic, rich in body and essences, but with fine juiciness and salty minarality increasing with age and a very long finish
     
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     31,00 INC. VAT The fragrances of red fruit and raspberries are exquisite and very pleasant, which on the palate impart fresh, caressing sensations like the delicate but persistent perlage of this bottle forged by Etna. Color: Pale pink, peach tones Aroma's: Fine floral notes on a background of red fruits. Pomegranate fragrances, citrus flavors. Palete: Complex flavor with good structure. It advances sapid and creamy, with a long persistence. Soft and elegant foam, with subtle perlage.Add to cart
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     31,00 INC. VAT Refinement, complexity and typicality for this Gaudensius Pas Dosè by Nerello Mascalese. Color: Pale golden yellow with creamy foam, particularly fine and evanescent. Aromas: Complex and harmonious with hints of white flowers and rich in notes of dried fruit and toast. Palete: Austere on the palate in full elegance, flavor and persistence, acidic closure of currant in citrus notes.  Add to cart
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    Nose: ample and fine, with notes of bread crust, apple and toasted hazelnut Taste: good structure and persistence, with a pleasant freshness given by acidity and salinity

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     33,00 INC. VAT Noble is he who is sufficient unto himself. Perhaps a little challenging and in any case sensitive. But with plenty of desirable qualities: clarity, freshness and complexity. Scintillating golden yellow in the glass. The aroma is intense reminiscent of tropical fruits, mango, papaya and passion fruit, full-bodied only on the middle-palate, otherwise mineral-like reminiscent of wet stones with juicy acidity finishing long with flinty notes.  Add to cart
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    From the uppermost of Hühnerberg’s three broad terraces, this one-star Spätlese leads delightfully with ripe white peach and mirabelle garlanded in diverse flowers, including the orange blossoms that Müllen considers typical of wines from that terrace. The delicate, tender, polished midpalate adds a hint of raw almond, leading to a lusciously lingering finish admirably transparent to shimmering wet stone as well as mouthwateringly mingled with mineral salts. Here’s one Müllen 2018 that I don’t have any worries about recommending for extended cellaring. Amusingly, he says it is one of several wines that he wanted to go dry – but I’m happy that it had other ideas. The situation was actually unusual, as Müllen related: “By late February or early March it seemed that this just didn’t want to ferment any further. But I thought, maybe if I just give it some time… So it lay nearly five months on the lees, naturally without SO2, but it never budged. And when I detected a slight hint of oxidation in the wine as sampled from the top of the cask, I knew which way its full contents were headed and that it was time to bottle.” Why award this wine just a single star? I can only conclude that Müllen doesn’t quite share my high opinion of it.

    David Schildknecht. Tasting date: November 2019   92 pts
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     35,00 INC. VAT Bourgogne Pinot Noir, also known as Bourgogne Rouge, has a fairly intense colour, varying in intensity according to the vintage. It often has a violet tinge when young. This wine opens out early and offers a wide range of red berry aromas, sometimes developing animal hints when mature. The structure is supple; owing to the moderate tannin content. Bourgogne Pinot Noir can be drunk young, when it will already reveal elegance and typicity.Add to cart
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     36,00 INC. VAT Deep dark in color, with notes of cherry, blackberry, and plum on the nose. On the palate, the wine is very juicy with spicy notes and smooth tannins. A pleasantly soft and round finish.    Add to cart
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    Maglen Pinot Nero Riserva is a selection of precious grapes from two adjacent and complementary areas: historic vineyards on the Mazon plateau and steep and sunny vineyards in Glen. It typifies the elegance of Italian Pinot noir
    Color: ruby with light garnet hues
    Aroma's: sour cherry, cherry, forest fruits, orange and scents of spice
    Palete: fine fruit with a salty freshness, delicate and elegant, with a long finish and pleasant fruity tannins
     
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    Nose: ample, fine and spicy, with notes of tobacco, licorice, vanilla and violet Taste: full, harmonious with a slightly dry finish

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     39,00 INC. VAT The Auslesen are obtained from ripe, golden yellow and from rusty grapes. Here there is a natural concentration of all flavours. Auslese often taste like dried fruits such as dates, figs or raisins, but also like dried peach and apricot. Mostly Auslesen are sweet wines. Only in rare cases do we offer dry and delicate selection.Add to cart
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    Overripe pear and lychee on the nose take on a syrupy impression on the polished, soft, subtly creamy and delicate palate. The finish accentuates the impressions of vanilla and liquid lily perfume that were already noted in this year’s "two-star" Hühnerberg Spätlese. And here, too, there is enough juiciness that the caressingly sustained, lush finish doesn’t become cloying. Müllen would certainly take issue with my assessment of ageworthiness, but while it’s going to take a long time for this wine’s superficial sweetness to back off, I am not convinced that the wait will pay significant dividends in complexity. Müllen is currently much enamored with the evolution of his vintage 2003 Spätlesen and Auslesen, with their softness of feel, prominent sweetness and confectionary, caramel-tinged character. Oenophiles who share his high opinion of those traits in Mosel Riesling may well feel rewarded by patient cellaring of a 2018 like this one. (Yet-riper sweet wines from the Hühnerberg – along with other nobly sweet wines from Müllen’s vintage 2018 collection – will be tasted in late 2020 and reviewed as part of a subsequent report.)

    David Schildknecht. Tasting date: November 2019   90 pts
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    Its silky texture caresses the palate, the aromas of cherry, blackberry and roses linger. The coveted Pinot Noir creates a timely sensuous mood. The nose evokes ripe red and black fruits: sweet berry and cherry fruits are enveloped in the bright ruby red robe of this wine, following on to a palate full of ripe red cherries and spice, a merest hint of smoke and gentle but pleasant tannins that all mingle to produce a great and satisfying wine.
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     39,00 INC. VAT For England, a sparkling wine initially produced to delight the driest palates in the British market, today is available in two beautiful expressions of Pinot Noir: Blanc de Noir and Rosé. The salmon pink color of For England Rosé reflects its extreme elegance. Its aromas are precise, with hints of citrus peel and marzipan. On the palate it is intense and well-structured, with notes of peach and thyme. The perlage is creamy and persistent

    COLOR : onion-skin pink

    PERFUME : delicate notes of wild berries, rosehip and bergamot biscuits

    TASTE : mineral and crisp, with subtle nuances of candied citrus and toasted bread. The perlage is fine, elegant and long-lasting

     
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    Honeysuckle and heliotrope on the nose deliver site-typical allure. The palate feels surprisingly firm, though it exudes generously juicy apple. Piquancy of apple seed and the bitter aspect of vanilla bean serve for welcome counterpoint on a lusciously fruited finish admirably transparent to wet stone. I suspect that this installment of “Fuder #6” will grow in stature given a few years in bottle.

    David Schildknecht. Tasting date: November 2019   91 pts
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    This marries fruit from the uppermost of Müllen’s four terraces in Hühnerberg with fruit from below the terraced section (the same steep sector that yielded this year’s impressive “no star” Spätlese trocken). Pineapple, white peach and mint mingle on the nose with site-typical suggestions of woodsmoke. The silken palate is at once soothingly cooling and tinglingly invigorating, with sweetness supportively judged without trying to become a dominant player in its own right. Hints of quince and caramel point to advanced ripeness (with a trace of botrytis) and are gorgeously complemented by the wine’s textural richness and subtle sweetness on a lusciously lingering finish. The balance of richness with fresh fruit juiciness and the impeccable balance of sweetness are features I have generally missed in residually sweet Müllen bottlings of past vintages. (Whether or not this wine’s vineyard origins or the fact that it is the collection’s sole sweet Hühnerberg Spätlese account for its being labeled without stars, don’t let that mislead you – even if Müllen encourages this – to anticipate less than top quality.)

    David Schildknecht. 93 pts
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    The 2021 Barbera d'Asti Superiore Bionzo is redolent of blackberry, gravel, incense, licorice, graphite and dark spice. As always, the Bionzo is a brooding Barbera from Asti although these days the wines aren't as huge as they were just a few years ago.

    Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: September 2024   92 pts
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    The 2021 Barbera d'Alba Gallina is pretty impressive in this vintage. Dark and potent, with terrific persistence, the Gallina has plenty of texture that has always been a signature but without the heaviness and strong oak imprint that was at times penalizing. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, licorice, mocha and rose petals scream out of the glass. Pretty floral top notes brighten the finish.

    Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: September 2024   93 pts
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     43,00 INC. VAT Kröver Letterlay is a very typical Moselle layer with outstanding quality. The location is partly oriented to the south, partly to the southeast. The wines are characterised by great harmony and full-bodiedness. Usually the wines of the Letterlay are a bit more delicate in acidity than the wines from our other locations.Add to cart
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     44,00 INC. VAT The story:From a research on ultracentenary vines present in our historic vineyards we found out this old variety probably was used as phylloxera answer around 1800. From here the idea of recreating a little piece of vineyard without the american root, looking for a wine "of story" but also of revival. Crisp and Sapid, fruity and floral on the nose. Structured and mineral palate.Add to cart
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    Ripe pear and lime wreathed in buddleia and lily-of-the-valley make for an alluring nose and then lusciously inform a seductively creamy, delicate palate. Smoky black tea and incisive fresh ginger lend invigoration to a finish that sensationally extends the wine’s intense pure fruit, along with a liquefaction of its floral perfume. Why no stars? Apparently Müllen thought this wine was beyond all that. He was right.

    David Schildknecht. Tasting date: September 2016   94 pts
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