Magyarország legrégebbi, független borblogja 2005 óta. Ami a szívünkön, az a szánkon.
When I first tried to rationalize my impression of this wine being an empty shell, I thought either terroir or concept must have gone AWOL. Then I thought maybe none of them are missing, it’s just that they are both nondescript. All this belated and awkward rationalization was a consequence of my left hemisphere trying to come to terms with the fact that for the very first time the word ’soulless’ has cropped up in my tasting notes. Continue reading “Soulless – Gere A. Syrah 2017”
Örök kedvencem két kiemelkedő évjáratból. Mindkét bor kiváló, de másként. A konszenzus szerint 2015 forró év vastagabb borokkal, 2016 mérsékeltebb év karcsúbb, elegánsabb borokkal. Az én két palackom sem lett volna összetéveszthető, ám ebben a redukciónak és a palackérettségnek legalább akkora szerep jutott, mint az évjáratoknak. Continue reading “Népi syrah – Syrah d’Ogier 2015 & 2016”
A perennial favourite from two outstanding vintages. Both are excellent but in different ways. 2015 on paper was a hotter vintage yielding a brawnier style while 2016 had more temperate weather resulting in leaner, more elegant wines. With my Syrah d’Ogier bottles the differences were quite marked but I suspect this had more to do with reduction and bottle age than weather patterns. Continue reading “Syrah for the masses – Syrah d’Ogier 2015 & 2016”