The wine of the month, 2023, part 2 of 2
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April 2023: Pierre Gaillard, Clos de Cuminaille, 2020 (28 EUR/28 USD in Sweden) red dry wine, Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (26-04-2023 by Robert Jonasson Wines We Love and Nenad Jelisic)
Syrah-wines from the Saint-Joseph’s appellation in the Northern Rhône are wines that is close to the heart of Wines We Loves. Saint-Joseph is an appellation that often delivers wines of good quality. The fact that the wines from here have not yet reached astronomical hights in terms of price does not make matters worse Domaine ... Read more
March 2023: Fontanabianca, Barbaresco, Serraboella, 2019 (35 EUR/34 USD in Sweden) red dry wine, Piedmont, Italy, 4,0 of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (26-03-2023 by Robert Jonasson and Nenad Jelisic)
You know the feeling when you have been looking for something for a long time and you finally find it? That is exactly the feeling I got when I tasted the producer Fontanabianca's wine Barbaresco Serraboella 2019. Over the past few months, I (Robert Jonasson) have been on several tastings with a focus on Italian ... Read more
February 2023: Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette, Les Clapas, Rouge, 2020 (20 EUR/21 USD in Sweden) red dry blend wine, Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 4,0 of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (25-02-2023 by Nenad Jelisic)
Here we have a really good wine from the Terrasses du Larzac appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region. Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette Les Clapas Rouge 2020 is both complex and elegant. The aroma is concentrated, spicy, herbal, deep and filled with thyme, rosemary, cassis, dark cocoa rich chocolate, bay leaves, minerals, roses ... Read more
January 2023: Churchill's, Late Bottled Vintage, 2017 (18 EUR/19 USD in Sweden) port wine, Porto, Douro, Portugal, 5,0 of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points)
It is absolutely incredible that four consecutive vintages of Churchill's Late Bottled Vintage get 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points). If this vintage is compared to the three previous brilliant vintages, what characterizes it is a fabulous acidity and fabulous tannins. When I wrote about the 2016 vintage, I wrote “This is ... Read more