The wine of the month, 2022, part 2 of 2

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April 2022: Diora, La Splendeur du Soleil, Chardonnay, 2019 (17 EUR/18 USD in Sweden), white dry wine, Monterey County, Central Coast, USA, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (24-04-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

This is the best Chardonnay-wine that NJ-Wines has tasted so far this year. Diora La Splandeur du Soleil Chardonnay 2019 is a dry, flavourful, full-bodied, fruity and nuanced wine. Its high fruitiness and fullness make one experience it as a semi-dry wine, regardless that it has less than 3 gr/l sugar content. The aroma is characterized by vanilla ... Read more

Mars: 2020: Real Tesoro, Eminencia, Pedro Ximénez, NV (19 EUR/21 USD in Sweden), sweet sherry, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry, Spain, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (19-03-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

Wow! What a complex, full-bodied, concentrated, fruity and tasty grape nectar. This is how a sweet sherry should be. Raisins, dried figs, dried apricots, dates, dark chocolate, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and roasted almonds characterize this wonderful, sweet sherry. ... Read more

February 2022: Col d'Orcia, Brunello di Montalcino, 2016 (27 EUR/31 USD in Sweden), red dry wine, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, 3,5 NJP of 5,0 NJP (85 points of 100 points) (13-02-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2016 is a really good wine that comes from the appellation Brunello di Montalcino and that really wins on a two hour long aerating (decanting). It is austere and nuanced, has a very good tannin structure, wonderful aroma richness and a very long, dry and spicy aftertaste. Aroma: tobacco, black tea, ... Read more

January 2022: Château Léoville Poyferré, 2012 (95 EUR/107 USD in Sweden), red dry blend wine, Saint-Julien, Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (2022-01-13 by Nenad Jelisic)

Château Léoville Poyferré belongs to one of the fourteen wine castles (chateaux), which were classified as Deuxièmes Crus, the second highest French wine class, according to the legendary 1855 Classification. When NJ Wines tasted Château Léoville Poyferré 2012 in September 2016, it got 3,5 NJP. When NJ Wines tasted it just over ... Read more