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A Tasting Word. Adjective = Graceful, Smooth, Fluid. 

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Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg 'Felseterrasse' 2023
Dry
The Marienburg Felsterrasse 2023, as it is referred to on the central part of the label, was fermented down to officially dry levels of residual sugar and was bottled in August 2024. It offers a hugely complex and impressively layered nose of smoke, grapefruit, lime zest, fine spices, minty herbs (rosemary, thyme), freshly cut herbs, iodine, and violet. The wine is even more impressive on the palate, where it has great density and energy. It proves finely juicy yet straight and focused. The fini
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Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru 'Les Preuses' 2020
Les Preuses is probably taken from the word “Perreuse” (stone), the name given to the ancient Roman road which ran below the current vineyard. Made for ageing thanks to a dense, compact, clay-rich soil resting on a limestone bed.The 2020 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses is, if anything, even more electric than the formidable Valmur, wafting from the glass with notions of citrus oil, freshly baked bread, oyster jus and wet stones. Full-bodied, satiny and chiseled, it’s racy and intense
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Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Echézeaux Grand Cru 2019

Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Echézeaux Grand Cru 2019

Pinot Noir | Vosne-Romanée, France

Mocha, black cherry and floral-infused aromas introduce less concentrated but sleeker middle weight flavors that possess a beguiling textured are shaped by more polished and finer-grained tannins on the more complex and persistent finish. This is quite pretty and should also age well. Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-93 Points Mongeard-Mugneret hold 4 plots of the Grand Cru Echézeaux, in the climats Les Rouges du Bas, Echézeaux du dessus, 2 in Les Treux (including a Vielles Vignes parcel)
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Terre Nere Santo 'San Lorenzo' Etna Rosso D.O.C. 2023
The 2023 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo is surprisingly rich and spicy in this vintage. Cloves and cinnamon sticks combine with hints of cherry sauce and blood orange. This is elegant in style, with seamlessly silken textures and depths of ripe red berry fruits that saturate the palate in primary concentration. Powerful and potent, the 2023 finishes with extreme length and a staining of liquid lavender that lingers for well over a minute. The 2023 is unlike any San Lorenzo I've yet tasted. This has un
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