Feinherb

While there is no strict definition, nor is it legally defined within German wine law, many growers use Feinherb to indicate quality wines that are off-dry. Today it is commonly used in place of the less popular designation ‘halbtrocken’.

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Feinherb is a traditional German term that indicates quality. It has been permitted on German wine labels since 2000 but is actually part of an older set of terms used to describe the sweetness and quality of German Rieslings. While there is no strict definition, nor is it legally defined within German wine law, many growers use it for quality wines that are off-dry. Feinherb is often used in place of the less popular traditional designation ‘halbtrocken’, as well as for wines that are slightly sweeter than regulations dictate for halbtrocken wines.

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Luigi Pira Barolo 'Margheria' 2021

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Luigi Pira Barolo ‘Margheria’ 2021

All south-facing and sitting at 340 metres, vinification is the same as the Barolo ‘Serralunga’.Intense and complex nose with notes of fruit and flowers and hints of leather and fresh hay, while on the palate it’s perfectly knit and very distinctive, red fruited in style with ironstone, choc-cherry, roses and some of the darker notes of cola and porcini, along with textural red plum-skin, grippy, black-tea tannins that underpin, but it’s still generous and very approachable now.

Vintage 2021
$181
$174ea in any 3+
$167ea in any 6+
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Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Châtelots' 2022

Pinot Noir from Chambolle-Musigny, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru ‘Les Châtelots’ 2022

This is also aromatically really fresh with its blend of dark raspberry, violet and a crushed fennel aromas. The mouthfeel of the slightly richer flavors is also caressing but here there is a subtle minerality on the lacy, balanced and youthfully austere finale that delivers slightly better persistence. Textbook Chatelots. ♥ OutstandingAllen Meadows, Burghound 90-93 PointsThe 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Les Chatelots ler Cru is quite closed on the nose: light red fruit, a little sous-bois

Vintage 2022
$470
$450ea in any 3+
$430ea in any 6+
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Giovanni Rosso Barolo del Comune di Serralunga 2021

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Giovanni Rosso Barolo del Comune di Serralunga 2021

Excellent. flowing, beautifully weighted with a density of elegant fruit. Super refined long tannin. So seamless, harmonious and delicious. Complex with a tea line combined with layered tannins. Gorgeous fruit, superb drinking.Fabulously good value. Made from fruit grown across 8 different estate vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba. The fruit is sourced from Crus such as Cerretta and Serra, Meriame, Sorano, Costabella, and Baudana.The 2021 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba is a bl

Vintage 2021
$123
$118ea in any 3+
$113ea in any 6+
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Champagne Benoît Marguet Bouzy Blanc de Noir Brut Zero Grand Cru 2018

Pinot Noir from Bouzy, Montagne de Reims

Champagne Benoît Marguet Bouzy Blanc de Noir Brut Zero Grand Cru 2018

The release of the 2015 saw the Bouzy shift from a Pinot/Chardonnay blend to a 100% Pinot. The fruit is sourced from estate owned vines.The 2015 release was one of my favourity wines from the vintage. I'm looking forward to devouring a bottle of 2018 soon!Striking peach skin color. Wonderfully effusive nose with a wide spectrum of aromas that range from nectarine to orange blossom and wild herbs. Breathtaking interplay of delicate stone fruit character. SP 97 Points

Vintage 2018
$253
$243ea in any 3+
$233ea in any 6+
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