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2017 Alter Ego de Palmer tbd
Alter Ego de Palmer gehört 2017 zur Speerspitze der besten Zweitweine im Bordelais. Genau wie der Grand Vin profitiert er ganz klar von der 100-prozentigen Umstellung auf Biodynamik bei Château Palmer. Auffällig präsente Frucht (Blaubeere, Pflaume, Mix süßer hellroter Früchte), delikate Tannine verleihen dem Alter Ego viel Druck am Gaumen, kraftvoll, frisch mit einer herausragenden Länge im Abgang! (93+ Punkte) James Suckling 94/100 Punkte "This shows excellent body and depth of fruit. Rich and very deep. Layered and flavorful. Solid and chewy. Serious second wine." Wine Enthusiast 91-93/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Soft and silky, this is a rounded, ripe wine. It has just enough gentle tannins to sustain the generous black fruits and acidity. This is going to be a ripe, fruity wine as it develops. Drink from 2022." Wine Spectator 89-92/100 Punkte "Lively, featuring lots of lavender and savory hints mixed with black cherry and plum flavors. Shows a light bramble note. Open-knit, with juicy energy on the finish.—J.M." Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 90-92/100 Punkte "A blend of 53% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Alter Ego de Palmer is very deep purple-black in color and gives up exuberant crushed red currants, red cherries, black plums and mulberries with touches of forest floor, garrigue and lavender plus a waft of dark chocolate. The palate is medium-bodied with a good core of plummy fruit and very soft, plush tannins, sparked by just enough freshness, finishing fruity." Vinous (Neal Martin): 89-91/100 Punkte "The 2017 Alter Ego is matured in 25% new oak. It has quite a rich, dark chocolate-tinged bouquet that is driven by the Merlot, almost Right Bank in style. It just lacks the same detail and clarity as the Grand Vin. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannin, nicely balanced, certainly one of the more approachable Alter Ego in recent years with a touch of spice and clove towards the finish. Trinkreife: 2021-2035" Decanter: 95/100 Punkte "It's very interesting to watch a 'super-second' risk scaling back the muscular attributes of its wine. The key, says director Thomas Duroux, was building the blend carefully and using the press wines to preserve the mid-palate (12% press in this wine, around the same as the 2015). It's less powerful and concentrated than the last few vintages, and yet the wine feels sculpted and sewn into place. The fine tannins are extremely clear and precise, and there's a purity of fruit expression that gives an overwhelming initial impression. The aromatics are really striking, offering an abundance of violet notes on the nose with huge finesse. It just gets better and better in the mouth,, and the tannins do that slow-build thing that is so disarming. This has clear ageing potential. Very low SO2 use for the past few years, in keeping with their biodynamic principles. Just one plot of Petit Verdot for the grand vin was hit by frost. Harvested 20-29 September. 11,000 cases of Palmer, representing 55% of the crop. Drinking Window 2026 – 2040” Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2018 Château Montrose 2. GRAND CRU CLASSÉ SAINT ÉSTÈPHE A.C.
James Suckling: 98-99/100 Punkte »This is a big and muscular wine with great structure and depth of fruit. Blackberry and blueberry character. Hints of fresh leaves. Cool earth. Incredible depth, yet so polished. Concentrated.« Falstaff: 98/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife dunkle Beerenfrucht, feine Edelholzwürze, reife Pflaumen, feines Nougat, zart nach kandierten Orangenzesten. Saftig, elegant, mineralisch, extraktsüßer Kern, frisch strukturiert, finessenreich und gut anhaltend, reife Herzkirschen im Abgang, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial.« Decanter: 97/100 Punkte »This is wonderfully rich, with the precision of 2016 but the seductive quality of 2009. It feels architectural in the way that truly great vintages do in the Médoc, and it seems to have consumed its alcohol rather effortlessly. There's plenty of liquorice and exuberant but well buttoned-down brushed damson and cassis pit notes that maintain the signature of Montrose. You can see the concentration in the legs and in the depth of the colour. 20% press wine was added, which is typical here, but the vintage yielded an extremely low 25hl/ha, due partly to drought, partly to mildew and partly to coulure - with drought accounting for most of that/ The Cabernets were affected more than the Merlots because of the later harvesting (which ran from 17 September to 5 October), which meant careful sorting was essential. A good 3.7pH has definitely helped it maintain its balance and sense of minerality, but for me the 2016 remains the one to beat. 2% Petit Verdot makes up the blend. Phenolic count of 81IPT. Drinking Window 2028 - 2042« Wine Enthusiast: 96-98/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. This superb wine offers intense, spicy tannins and rich black fruits that yield an impressive, ageworthy bottling. Its black plum flavor and juicy acidity are enhanced by the firm tannins, with a touch of nutmeg on the finish.« Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 96-98/100 Punkte »Composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, harvested from September 17 to October 5, the 2018 Montrose has a very deep purple-black color and opens with tantalizing notes of crème de cassis, Black Forest cake, hoisin and mocha with nuances of molten licorice, fertile loam, cast iron pan and incense. Big, rich, full and powerful in the mouth, the voluptuous fruit has a rock-solid backbone of very firm, very ripe tannins to match with tons of freshness and an epically long, exotic spice finish. A magnificent monster of a Montrose!« Weinwisser: 19,5/20 »72 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot, 6 % Cabernet Franc, 2 % Petit Verdot. 14.5 % vol. Sattes Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Sehr komplexes Bouquet mit schwarzbeeriger Frucht, Wildkirsche, Holunderessenz, Kardamom und Schlehensaft. Im zweiten Ansatz Eisenkraut, Veilchen und schwarze Oliven. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit vielschichtiger und seidi- ger Textur, dahinter ein typischer, zupackender Montrose, ein dich- tes Muskelpaket. Im komprimier- ten, dicht verwobenen Finale mit tiefschürfender Mineralik, Graphit, schwarzbeerige Frucht und Bleistiftmine. Dieser Gigant ist mit einem unglaublichen Lagerpotenzial ausgestattet und kann in der perfekten Trinkreife die Höchstwertung erreichen. Trinken 2030 bis 2058« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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The Lost Vintage: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 703min
Sweetbitter meets The Nightingale in this pause-resisting novel about a woman who returns to her family’s ancestral vineyard in Burgundy and unexpectedly uncovers a lost diary, an unknown relative, and a secret her family has been keeping since World War II. To become one of only a few hundred certified wine experts in the world, Kate must pass the notoriously difficult Master of Wine examination. She’s failed twice before; her third attempt will be her last chance. Suddenly finding herself without a job and with the test a few months away, she travels to Burgundy to spend the fall at the vineyard estate that has belonged to her family for generations. There she can bolster her shaky knowledge of Burgundian vintages and reconnect with her cousin Nico and his wife, Heather, who now oversee day-to-day management of the grapes. The one person Kate hopes to avoid is Jean-Luc, a talented young winemaker and her first love. At the vineyard house, Kate is eager to help her cousin clean out the enormous basement that is filled with generations of discarded and forgotten belongings. Deep inside the cellar, behind a large armoire, she discovers a hidden room containing a cot, some Resistance pamphlets, and an enormous cache of valuable wine. Piqued by the secret space, Kate begins to dig into her family’s history - a search that takes her back to the dark days of World War II and introduces her to a relative she never knew existed, a great-half-aunt who was a teenager during the Nazi occupation. As she learns more about her family, the line between resistance and collaboration blurs, driving Kate to find the answers to two crucial questions: Who, exactly, did her family aid during the difficult years of the war? And what happened to six valuable bottles of wine that seem to be missing from the cellar’s collection? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/007490/bk_harp_007490_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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2017 Château Canon 1. Grand Cru Classé B Saint-Émilion A.C.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 94-96/100 Punkte "The deep purple-black colored 2017 Canon offers-up intense notes of crushed blackberries, black cherries and warm cassis with touches of fertile loam, yeast extract, beef drippings and iron ore plus a waft of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied with great freshness and firm, rounded tannins, it's very earthy in the mouth, finishing long and mineral-laced. A very serious wine, it is also fun, bright and vivacious and should age impressively." James Suckling: 95/100 Punkte "This is very focused and fresh with limestone and crushed-stone character. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a salty finish. Shows lots of minerality already. Umami licorice undertones." Wine Spectator: 93-96/100 Punkte "A very pretty, slightly high-pitched version, featuring sleek cherry, cassis and damson plum fruit racing through, picking up light savory and mineral notes. The minerality blooms through the finish, with a floral gilding adding a sparkly effect on the long, unencumbered finish." Decanter: 94/100 Punkte "Another successful year for Canon; not as voluptuous as in 2016 or 2015, but it has a wonderful salinity and a crisp, fresh curl to the fruit. They aim for crystalline flavours, vibrant fruit and a sense of forward motion, and for me it has that again this year. The flavours of blueberries, blackberries and soft, smoky almonds are drawn out through the palate, and by the time it has finished you are ready to go again. It has an austerity that is overridden by the juice, not quite overriding the vintage, but it's a delicious wine that again showcases the beauty of limestone. 50% new oak. Thomas Duclot is consultant here, and it really is a great year for the estates that he works with. Drinking Window 2025 – 2040” Vinous (Neal Martin): 92-94/100 Punkte "The 2017 Canon was picked 4 to 21 September and 22 to 27 September for the Merlot and Cabernet Franc at 42hl/ha and matured in 56% new oak. There is 14.0° alcohol this year and the pH comes in at 3.66. This takes a little time to open, eventually revealing blackberry, briary, crushed stone and light iris scents. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins and good backbone. Strangely, it reminds me a little of modern-day Figeac, that Cabernet component smaller here but very expressive with touches of graphite and flint towards the linear but beguilingly fresh finish. I like the manner in which the limestone shines through the wine here, something noticeable in recent vintages. Whilst not the sensational 2015 or 2016, it is a damn fine Saint-Émilion that will settle at the top of my banded score. Trinkreife: 2022-2045" Wine Enthusiast: 93-95/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Rich and densely concentrated, this wine has a generous character. It is not hugely structured, but does have great black fruits and a warm, rounded character, so it will develop relatively quickly. Drink from 2022." Weinwisser: 18/20 Punkte "77 % Merlot, 23 % Cabernet Franc. 42 hl/ha. Dunkles Granatrubin mit violettem Rand. Komplexes rotbeeriges Bouquet mit Anklängen an Veilchen und Johannisbeeren. Am feingliedrigen, femininen Gaumen mit präziser Ausrichtung und feinmehligem Tannin. Im Finale mit intensivem Rückaroma nach rotem Kirschensaft und einem Hauch Kokos – eine burgundische Delikatesse auf demselben hohen Niveau wie letztes Jahr. 2025-2045" Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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Wine Reads (eBook, ePUB)
"For wine enthusiasts and newcomers alike, a sharp gathering of writing about wine's multidimensional, occasionally subversive pleasures." -Kirkus Reviews In this anthology, Jay McInerney-bestselling novelist, winner of a James Beard MFK Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing, and acclaimed wine columnist for Town & Country, Wall Street Journal, and House and Garden-selects over twenty pieces of memorable fiction and nonfiction about the making, selling, and of course, drinking of fine wine. Including short stories, novel excerpts, memoir, and narrative nonfiction, Wine Reads features big names in the trade and literary heavyweights alike. We follow Kermit Lynch to the Northern Rhône in a chapter from his classic Adventures on the Wine Route. In an excerpt from Between Meals, long-time New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling raises feeding and imbibing on a budget in Paris into something of an art form-and discovers a very good rosé along the way. Michael Dibdin's fictional Venetian detective Aurelio Zen gets a lesson in Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello vintages from an eccentric celebrity. In real life, and over half a century ago, Jewish-Czech writer and gourmet Joseph Wechsberg visits the medieval Château d'Yquem to sample different years of the "roi des vins" alongside a French connoisseur who had his first taste of wine at age four. Also showcasing an iconic scene from Rex Pickett's Sideways and work by Jancis Robinson, Benjamin Wallace, and McInerney himself, this is an essential volume for any disciple of Bacchus. "There are plenty of bright notes of flavor in this anthology to make it worthy reading, preferably with a glass in hand." -Publishers Weekly- Shop: buecher
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2016 2016 Chateau Palmer Margaux In 6er Holzkiste
Was da auf Château Palmer kreiert wird, verschlägt einem schier den Atem! Biodynamie scheint wahrhaftig der Schlüssel zum dauerhaften Erfolg zu sein. Ganz gleich, welche Wetterbedingungen herrschen. Die hoch interessante, leicht minzige Note des Alter Ego auch im Château Palmer. Viel Teer, Tabak, Espresso, Würze, dazu tiefdunkle Frucht, frisch, saftig, druckvoll. Perfekt eingebundene Gerbstoffe machen ihn zu einem wahren Bordeaux-Kunstwerk! Wine Advocate: 95-97/100 Punkte "The 2016 Palmer is a blend of 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot cropped at 29 hectoliters per hectare between 3 and 18 October. Matured in 65% new oak (my sample coming from a used barrel), the bouquet is perhaps not quite as intense as some of its peers and takes time to click into fifth gear. Eventually it offers tightly wound blackberry, briary and mineral scents; it is very focused, but maybe less extrovert and more classic in style compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip on the entry, quite firm in the mouth with slightly tarry black fruit, hints of black truffle developing towards the finish that feels masculine and linear. It has very impressive length, completing what is an intellectual Palmer, one that I suspect will really blossom in bottle." Trinkgenuss: 2024 bis 2055 Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte “… (47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 29 hl/ha, 65% Grand Vin) Konzentriertes, samtenes, komplexes, süsses Bouquet, Cassis, schwarze Brombeeren, Amarenakirschen, Tabak, Pralinen, fein Eukalyptus, Dörrfrüchte, Trüffel, Lakritze. Konzentrierter, vielschichtiger, samtener, fein opulenter Gaumen mit cremiger, dichter Struktur, kräftiger, süsser Frucht, vielfältiger, süsser Aromatik, viel gutem Tannin, sehr langer, aromatischer, dichter Abgang mit vielen, süssen Rückaromen. Kann noch zulegen." James Suckling: 99-100/100 Punkte "I wrote that the 2015 was incredible, and this 2016 is again. It's equally structured and powerful as the 2015, yet there's an underlying intellectual serenity to this wine. You taste it, and you want to know and experience it even more. Full and tannic yet ever so polished and beautiful. Mesmerizing. Made from biodynamically grown grapes." Decanter: 98/100 Punkte "The grand vin represents 65% of production in 2016, the highest ever. It has many similarities in style with the 2001 and 1986, being a classically styled wine full of soft slate, fern, liquorice and cassis, but from the modern era where you can achieve so much more precision. This is a wine that makes you smile from the first sip, and keeps on getting better, caressing you gently across the palate. There is never any let up through the mid-palate, and the biodynamics that have been practised here for the past few years are clearly paying off. Elegant, utterly silky and precise, the structure is just effortless with reasonably fresh alcohols that are the result of late ripening. A perfect example of the appellation, it has the florality, density and slow tannic pace that means it takes you right along with it as the flavours build. The blend is 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot. Intellectual without being overbearing, and built to age. This is impressive stuff." Antonio Galloni vinous: 95-98/100 Punkte "Sophisticated and polished from the outset, the 2016 Palmer is utterly captivating. Dark shades of fruit, accented by hints of smoke, leather and discreet French oak open up in the glass, but it is the wine'e effortless, gracious personality that stands out most. The 2016 literally hovers on the palate with exquisite grace. I can't wait to see how it ages." Wine Enthusiast: 98-100/100 Punkte "Potentially an 100-point wine, this is beautifully ripe and rich, with sweet tannins as well as opulent black fruit tones. A higher than usual proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend gives the wine its density, sophistication and great sense of presence." Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2017 Château Palmer tbd
Einer der Favoriten des Jahrgangs! Ganz nah an den Premier Crus, Potential diese sogar zu überholen! Aufgrund der Umstellung auf biodynamischen Anbau sowie die Lage der Weinberge nähe der Gironde sind Garanten für die hohe Qualität in 2017. So präsentiert er sich seidig weich, mit extremen Extrakt und feinster Fruchtsüße! Bereits im Glas ein extrem dunkles Purpur. Im Bukett dunkle Beeren, Pflaume, Blaubeere, bereits mineralisch aufregend. Am Gaumen dann mächtig viel Stoff, dunkle Früchte und hervorragend aromatisch, dazu Lakritze und Tabak. Neben Château Margaux das absolute Highlight in Margaux! Wine Spectator: 92-95/100 Punkte "This is solidly ripe, with juicy energy adding extra lift to the mix of plum, cherry and blackberry fruit. A super-fresh iron streak checks in, along with mouthwatering bay and savory notes. This stands out from the pack.—J.M." James Suckling: 98/100 Punkte "This is a sexy and well-formed 2017 with very velvety and suave tannins that go on for minutes. Full-bodied, soft and round. Extremely long and last for minutes." Wine Enthusiast: 95/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Ripe black fruits are held aloft by a core of firm tannins. The juicy black-currant flavors are full, rich, generous and structured. This wine is already beautifully balanced, harmonious and with a fine, medium-term future, nothing in excess. Drink from 2024." Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 96-98/100 Punkte "The 2017 Palmer, a blend of 54% Merlot with 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot, is very deep purple-black in color and leaps from the glass with freshly macerated blue and black fruits: wild blueberries, blackberries and black cherries plus hints of licorice, rose hips, tilled soil and oolong tea with a waft of truffles. Medium-bodied, very finely crafted with exquisitely ripe and smooth yet firm tannins and sporting great mid-palate intensity and wonderful freshness, it finishes long and minerally." Decanter: 95/100 Punkte "It´s very interesting to watch a ´super-second´ risk scaling back the muscular attributes of its wine. The key, says director Thomas Duroux, was building the blend carefully and using the press wines to preserve the mid-palate (12% press in this wine, around the same as the 2015). It´s less powerful and concentrated than the last few vintages, and yet the wine feels sculpted and sewn into place. The fine tannins are extremely clear and precise, and there´s a purity of fruit expression that gives an overwhelming initial impression. The aromatics are really striking, offering an abundance of violet notes on the nose with huge finesse. It just gets better and better in the mouth,, and the tannins do that slow-build thing that is so disarming. This has clear ageing potential. Very low SO2 use for the past few years, in keeping with their biodynamic principles. Just one plot of Petit Verdot for the grand vin was hit by frost. Harvested 20-29 September. 11,000 cases of Palmer, representing 55% of the crop." Vinous (Neal Martin): 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Palmer was cropped at 38hl/ha between 20 and 29 September and then matured in 65% new oak (though this sample was taken from a used barrel as usual). For me there is quite a large difference between the Palmer and Alter Ego, the bouquet here is much more sophisticated and demonstrating more delineation: black fruit, iris, brown spices, a touch of clove and a subtle brine influence in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity, smooth and harmonious with a palpable sense of tension. I love the purity here, almost to an extent that I felt like asking Thomas Duroux to eschew the new oak! This has great potential and I love the typicité that I hope will not be obstructed“ Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte "54 % Merlot, 42 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 4 % Petit Verdot. 13 % vol. 38 hl/ha. Dichtes Granat mit rubinrotem Rand. Komplexes Bouquet mit roter Kirschfrucht, hellem Tabak und reifen Himbeeren. Im zweiten Ansatz rote Johannisbeeren und Darjeelingteenoten. Am Gaumen seine royale Grösse zeigend, mit seidiger Textur und bereits abgerundeten, sehr präzisen Tanninen, alles in Balance. Im Finale katapultiert sich das Finessenpaket nach oben und endet mit einer Explosion von Schattenmorellensaft und Heidelbeeren. Was für eine Sinfonie. Ein klassischer Palmer, der an 2008 erinnert. 2025 – 2055" Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2018 Château Mouton-Rothschild 1. GRAND CRU CLASSÉ PAUILLAC A.C.
Unser Verkostungsteam war sich einig - der Beste der Besten des linken Ufers! Einmal mehr ein Wein für die Ewigkeit! In der Nase zu Beginn eher verhalten, sich langsam öffnend und dann mit einer Frucht betörend, wie kein Zweiter. Am Gaumen traumhaft elegant, sehr weich und sanft in seinem Wesen – ein wahrer Terroir-Wein! James Suckling: 100/100 Punkte »I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have not seen such earthy and totally deep character of the soil in a young Mouton in my career. Of course, I didn’t taste 1945 or 1959 when they were young, but I have been lucky enough to have a few bottles in my life. There is really terroir-driven character to this. Layered and so intense with polished and incredible tannins.« Weinwisser: 20/20 »86 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 % Merlot, 2 % Cabernet Franc. Purpurgranat mit satter Mitte und lila Rand. Was für ein erotisches Parfüm nach reifen Waldhimbeeren, erkaltetem Hagebuttentee und schwarzen Johannisbeeren. Im zweiten Ansatz parfümierter Pfeifentabak, Earl-Grey-Noten und ein Hauch Minze. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit engem Tanningerüst und verlangenden Gerbstoffen, ein mit Muskeln dicht besetzter Körper mit Kurven. Im katapultartigen Finale ein nicht aufhörendes Feuerwerk von Heidelbeerdrops, schwarzem Bergpfeffer und dunklen Röstnoten – einen solchen Hammer-Mouton habe ich bisher noch nicht erlebt, mit gigantischem Zug und Länge, was für eine Pauillac-Sexbombe! Dafür kann es nur die glatte Höchstnote geben! Trinken 2030 bis 2058« Decanter: 99/100 Punkte »This has incredible persistency and density of flavour in 2018. It’s extremely well knitted with everything drawn out and taut through the mid palate, slowly layering on the succulent, plump notes of damson, juice-filled blackberries, charcoal, menthol, cigar box, pencil lead and black chocolate that is a signature of the vintage. I always love that this property shares the same gravel-filled plateau as Lafite and yet the two have such different personalities and interpretations of vintages – with Mouton here absorbing the richness of the year and adding a touch of glamour into the wine as always. The alcohol, while still very balanced compared to most in the vintage, is unusually high at Mouton because, as managing director Philippe Dhalluin says; ‘usually the poor soils at Mouton mean the grapes make tannins but not sugar, but in 2018 they made both’. There is the tiniest touch of Petit Verdot in the blend but under 1% so it’s not in the official figures. 100% new oak which has been beautifully integrated. 62% of production went into the grand vin. 3.78pH. 88IPT. The artist design for the 2018 label will be revealed later. 98-100 points. Drinking Window 2026 - 2040« Falstaff: 99/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezenter Wasserrand. Reife Kirschen, ein Hauch von Nougat, zart rotbeerig unterlegt, facettenreiches Bukett. Hochelegant, rote Kirschen, feine Extraktsüße, superfeine Tannine, tolle Frische, salzig im Abgang, finessenreicher, großer Mouton mit enormer Zukunft.« Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 97-99+/100 Punkte »The 2018 Mouton Rothschild is composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc—there is also a splash of all the Petit Verdot they had, but it doesn’t even register in the percentage. Grapes were harvested September 10 to October 3, and the wine was blended at the beginning of December; it has 13.8% alcohol, and the tannins were slightly higher this year. Deep purple-black in color, it is a little closed to begin compared to some 2018s, slowly unfurling to reveal a profound nose of warm black plums, blackcurrant cordial, star anise, blueberry pie and mocha with suggestions of candied violets, oolong tea, camphor and unsmoked cigars plus a touch of crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers waves of opulent, spiced black and blue fruits with seamless acid lifting this gorgeous mouthfeel that is at once plush from the ripe fruit and firm and grainy from the super ripe tannins, finishing very long and wonderfully creamy.« Wine Enthusiast: 97-99/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. This wine is ripe and juicy, packed with black fruits and generous tannins that sit on a velvety texture. It is dense, concentrated and intensely structured in bold tannins, but still the purity of the dark shines through.« Vinum: 18/20 Punkte »Saftig, knackig, herrliches Tannin, vollmundig, dicht und lang, opulent und doch nicht schwerfällig: hervorragend und stiltreu. 2025 bis 2040« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2017 Château Cheval Blanc 1. Grand Cru Classé A Saint-Émilion A.C.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Cheval Blanc is composed of 56% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon-an unusually high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon for this wine. Deep garnet-purple colored, it opens slowly to reveal a gorgeous lilacs, roses, licorice and black truffles nose over a compelling core of cassis, warm plums, wild blueberries and cigar box plus a waft of wood smoke. Medium to full-bodied, firm and earthy in character on the palate, it packs in tightly wound fruits and mineral accents, culminating in a long, perfumed finish. 50,000 bottles are to be produced." James Suckling 97-98/100 Punkte "This is tight and very tannic with a linear and steely backbone of texture. Full-bodied, compacted and complete. Muscular and flexing it but polished and toned. Wow. There is 6% cabernet sauvignon in the blend, which may be giving this even more strength. Very, very long. Very Left Bank in terms of the power and depth." Vinous (Neal Martin): 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Cheval Blanc comes from 97% first generation grapes and 3% second generation from two-thirds of the vineyard, using a sorting table to select the ripest berries that were matured separately in small vats. The rejected second generation were sold off in bulk and not blended into the deuxième vin. There is a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and comparatively lower percentage of Cabernet Franc due to the frost damage. So this is a more Left Bank Cheval Blanc using more the gravel soils than clay since the latter are colder. It has a tightly wound, almost Saint Estèphe-inspired bouquet, with fresh blackberry, cedar, wet clay and light iris-like aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, masculine in style, less corpulent than the 2015 or 2016, stricter and more linear, a "cool" Cheval Blanc that eschews the florality of previous vintages with a saline, marine-tinged finish. This is a cerebral Cheval Blanc, not the greatest in recent years, but one of the most interesting to sit and think about (and then drink of course!). Trinkreife: 2024-2042" Wine Enthusiast: 96/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Ripe and juicy with immense fruitiness, the black currant flavors and solid tannins are an indication of the long future ahead of this wine. Big in structure, it has a richly perfumed character as well as great fruit. It´s a great wine that´s ready to age for many years." Decanter: 96/100 Punkte "A sense of forward motion here makes you smile - a reaction that's missing in many wines this year. The tannins push their way right through the palate, but cradle the cassis and bilberry fruit rather than smother it, helped by the fact that floral and smoky aromatics rise up. There's good persistency and you get that little kick and dance of minerality. The precision engineering is clear, but the overall feeling is simply of cohesion and enjoyment. 3.65ph. 100% new oak, but without a trace even now at this early stage. Approximately 60% of the wine this year came from the gravelly plots which were less affected by the frost, which accounts for a slightly higher level of Cabernet Sauvignon than usual. They used perhaps 1% of secondary budding in this blend (five weeks behind schedule at bud-break and then around 15 days by harvest) and kept picking from 15 September to 11 October - an extremely long schedule compared to most estates in 2017. With around 30% loss to frost, there will be 50,000 bottles of Cheval in 2017, compared to 116,000 in 2016. 21hl/ha yield this year, 75% destined for the grand vin. Drinking Window 2026 – 2040” Weinwisser: 19,5/20 Punkte "56 % Merlot, 30 % Cabernet Franc. 14 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 77 % Grand Vin. 13 Vol.-%. Produktion: 55.000 Flaschen. 45 hl/ha, 5 % aus «Second Generation-Austrieb». Dichtes dunkles Purpur mit violettem Schimmer. Komplexes, kühl ausgerichtetes Bouquet mit Pflaumen, frisch geriebene Schokolade, frischem Darjeeling und herrlich floralen Noten (Veilchen). Im zweiten Ansatz mit süssen Kirschen, frisch gemahlenem schwarzen Bergpfeffer und dunklen Edelhölzern mit viel tiefgründiger Würze. Am Gaumen mit sattem, sehr dichtem Extrakt, dabei klassisch bleibend, so feingliedrig habe ich diesen Wein bei den Primeurs noch nicht erlebt. Im langen Abgang betört er mit Lakritze, frischem Szechuanpfeffer und Wildkirsche. Das ist flüssiges, pures Kaschmir – was für eine Delikatesse! Der beste Wein aus St.-Émilion dieses Jahr, mit dem höchsten Anteil an Cabernet Sauvignon im Blend. 2029-2060" Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
- Price: 699.00 EUR excl. shipping
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The Vintages (The Mindguard Saga #2)
The Vintages (The Mindguard Saga #2): ab 4.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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