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A 500L barrel typically made from oak. Oak sources include French, Russian and American Oak.

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A 500L barrel typically made from oak. Oak sources include French, Russian and American Oak. Check out our Q&A with Paul: “How does the percentage of new oak affect wine?” for more on oak.

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Robert Weil Kiedrich Turmberg Riesling Trocken 2021
Delicious again their seems to be a lift in the flow shape and texture, elegance and refinement here for Weil. Stunning wine. Richness and delicacy. Chalky acid phenolic complex. Fine elegant delicious. Fine acid. Perfumed white flowers. Power of fruit with weightlessness. Soft acid. The most exceptional lime cordial fruit.  More delicacy and white flowers. Each of these wines would stand beautifully on its own. “The 2021 Kiedrich Turmberg Riesling Trocken is pure and coolish on the
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Zalto Decanter Axium
The Axium is the smaller of the two and is designed for medium-bodied red wines and medium to full-bodied white wines. While some glassware manufacturers seem intent on steering decanter design into the realm of flamboyant objets d'art, Zalto craft only two, function-over-form designs. They both look and handle with style but more importantly; they are practical and just work brilliantly. The Axium is the smaller of the two and is designed for medium-bodied red wines and medium to full-bodied wh
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Domaine Tollot-Beaut Savigny-Lès-Beuanes 1er Cru 'Champs-Chevrey' Monopole 2018
Fascinating comparison with the Pavelot Dominode 18. There’s a similarity with the fleshy generous fruit and shape to the fruit. The Tollot Beaut goes for a slightly softer mouthfeel with very silky tannins. Like many 2018’s rich mouth filling fruit is at play, a darkness underlying. I’m going to be fascinated to see the Leroux, Pavelot & Tollot-Beaut Savignys evolve over time. As this opens in the glass the air induces refinement and elegance. Delicious wine that in a blind tasting I'
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Sandro Fay Valtellina Superiore Costa Bassa 2020
Yet another successful 'Costa Bassa' from Fay! Thoughts read pretty much the same as for the delicious 2019. Loads of pleasure here, the harmony, and, the inviting, drink me, nature of the wine is just the beginning. It really has everything in all the right places.Excellent. Got that whole alpine thing going on. Excellent weight and shape to it. Playful dusty chalky slightly chewy tannins with fine boned acid. Sour cherry with licorice a hint of smoke, resinous. A thirst quencher with epic
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