510, 2011
Three Tedeschi Wines Score 92 – 93 Points
TEDESCHI Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2007 - Score: 93 Country: Italy Region: Veneto Issue: Oct 31, 2011 There's a sanguine edge to this firm red, with a streak of [...]
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A toasty burnt character of almond accompanied by delicate dry fruits on the palate with a slight dry touch on the finish. - An impressively concentrated wine from this firm owned by Barros. There’s a dark toffee flavor that runs parallel to fine acidity throughout. The aftertaste is fresh, but still full of concentration.
- Golden amber with a pale green tinge at the rim which denotes great quality and class. Very complex on the nose with a powerful fragrance that belies its age. The palate is a gamut of flavors, ranging from delicate fruit and raisins to burnt toffee and chocolate. The persistent aftertaste is sheer pleasure.
- This has an abundance of cherries and blackberries on the palate. A fresh and vibrant everyday Port wine that's made for enjoyment upon release.
- Following the success of Noble Blend and Sweet Harvest, Winemaker Robert Fiumara decided it was time to indulge his passion for fortified wine with some of the aged material sitting at his family's Lillypilly Estate at Leeton in the NSW Riverina. This included stock based on a range of varieties including shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and Muscat of Alexandria. Over the years Lillypilly has released several wines that could have been sold as late-bottled vintage-port style, but Fiumara also had a desire to create a soft, rich, complex and aromatic, cask- matured blended fortified.
- This is a selection from botas of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez raised separately and then blended to age for three years in solera. The result puts the sweetness of the PX in front, with flavors of plum jam and tobacco. The salinity of the Oloroso brings freshness and fine minerality that play softly in the background.
- Produced with 100% muscatel grapes from the Las Cruces vineyard in Chipiona and aged in American oak barrels. Very deep color. Intense floral bouquet. Reminiscent of figs, raisins and walnuts. Full-bodied flavor that lingers on the palate. Very sweet though balanced owing to its natural acidity. This muscatel is one of Lustau’s winningest wines.
- Produced in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Extraordinarily dry and light. Pungent and fresh on the palate, with refreshing crispness. 92 points on the Parker scale. The highest score ever awarded to a Manzanilla.
- The quintessential Fino from Jerez: dry, light and pungent, with an aroma of almonds and mildly acidic on the palate.
- The classic Amontillado from Jerez, a vibrant golden color, with tremendous body and character. Smooth and full-bodied on the palate. Very nutty.
- Unites the fragrant refinement of an Amontillado with the full-bodied flavor of an Oloroso. Nutty overtones, with hints of vanilla, coffee and dark chocolate.
- Golden-hued Oloroso with penetrating woody aromas. Hints of dark chocolate, walnuts and roasted chestnuts. Very persistent on the palate, tempered with a slight acidity.
- Both components of this wine -Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez- are aged in their own soleras. The result is a mahogany-hued wine with smoky aromas of dried fruit. Smooth and sweet on the palate, with a delicate crisp finish.
- A deep shade of mahogany, smooth, sweet and velvety, complex and persistent on the palate; its crisp finish contrasts and balances its sweetness.
- Produced with 100% Pedro Ximénez grapes. The flavor is sweet and fruity, smooth, velvety and balanced, with a long lingering finish. Winner of the Great Gold Medal at the Concours Mondial du Bruxelles.
- From vintner Manuel Cuevas Jurado, it is characterized by its 7-year aging process. Pale straw color, very aromatic with hints of green apples and salty sea-breeze undertones. Very dry and fresh, with body.
- Very pale yellow. In addition to yeast, its aroma and flavor are reminiscent of almonds. Very dry on the palate.
- Originates from an exclusive solera of only 10 barrels. A golden-hued, elegant and classic Amontillado, pungent and aromatic with subtle hints of oak. Nutty and complex on the palate, with a lingering, dry finish.
- From vintner Juan García-Jarana, this Oloroso originates from an exclusive solera consisting of only 38 barrels. Mahogany color with nut and pipe tobacco aromas. Nutty undertones on the palate, with a long finish and a slightly sweet aftertaste.
- You want sweet? Here’s sugar in the sweetest way you can imagine. Caramelized walnut and pecan, dates and raisins. Wonderful stuff balanced with enough palate-cleansing acid that it doesn’t cloy.
- wet, but not sticky in any way, it feels very natural. Surprisingly spicy as well. Mainly pepper. Hints of ripe tropical fruits and molasses. Honey coated nuts. Toasted bread. Hints of cedar oak, walnut cake, cocoa and an overwhelming peppery / gingery warmth in the finish.