Latest topics | » Not wine but football...Mon May 10, 2010 8:21 am by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Rocca Guicciarda Chianti Classico Riserva 2006Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:09 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Rocca Guicciarda Chianti Classico Riserva 2006Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:08 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Firesteed Oregon Pinot Noir 2005, USASat Nov 22, 2008 11:51 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Firesteed Oregon Pinot Noir 2005Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:48 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Colombier Crozes Hermitage 2007Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:20 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Colombier Crozes Hermitage 2007Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:17 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud » Cardo Real Baga 2006, BeirasSun Nov 16, 2008 12:21 am by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | | Rocca Guicciarda Chianti Classico Riserva 2006 | Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:09 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | Color: Deep dark red.
Nose: Powerful of black cherries and ripe plum, cuban cigar from Romeo & Juliet with dark honey aromas, coffee, oak, minerals, almonds, spices.
Palate: Full bodied, rich ripe fruit, distinct but fine tannins, good balancing acidity, long finish. Nicely oaked.
Foodmatch: Red meat, lamb, game, red fungus cheese. Grill.
Cellaring: 0-10 years.
Very nice wine, bought in …
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Firesteed Oregon Pinot Noir 2005, USA | Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:51 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | 6 months in oak for 20 % of the wine.
Color: Dark red with some brown showing, medium depth
Nose: Wild strawberries and forrest berries, some herbs and anis, minerals, slightly of oak, almonds and some vanilla.
Palate: Medium bodied, very good balance, good fruit concentration, fine medium tannins, good acidity, long fresh finish with nicely integrated oak aromas.
Foodmatch: Bird, cheese, …
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Colombier Crozes Hermitage 2007 | Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:20 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | 9 months in oak.
Color: Dark red-blue-violet, good depth.
Nose: Distinct of blaccurrant and plum, balsamic oils, a lot of minerals, some reductiv aromas like boiled egg. Peppery and herby.
Palate: Full bodied, concentrated mature berry fruit, fine medium pluss tannins, good balancing acidity, long fresh finish with a lot of stone minerals.
Foodmatch: Powerful game dishes.
Cellaring: 0- 5 …
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Cardo Real Baga 2006, Beiras | Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:21 am by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | Color: Dark red with some brown showing, good depth.
Nose: Mature red berries going slightly on dried berries. Slight of aromas like vanilla, cinnamon, balsamic herbs, some wood/bark, mushrooms.
Palate: Medium to full bodied, very good balanced wine, good concentration, perfect balancing structure of fine tannins and fresh acidity, long harmonious finish.
Foodmatch: Allround white and …
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João Pato Touriga Nacional 2007, Beiras | Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:36 am by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | Grapes: 85% TOURIGA NACIONAL, 15% BAGA
Color: dark red, violet, good depth.
Nose: Exiting nose, I am using a Riedel Bordeaux Grand Cru glass, because the Riedel Chianti/Zinfandel glass was to small to give this wine the complex picture it has.
Mature dark berries like black cherry and black plum, and very ripe blackberry. Smells a lot of cedar, coffee, mocca and licorice. Herbs. Some …
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Croix de Beaucaillou 2004, Saint Julien | Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:30 am by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | This is the second wine of Ducru-Beaucaillou.
Grapes: 65 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 % Merlot, 5% Cabernet franc, 5% Petit Verdot.
Color: dark red, violet, black, good depth.
Nose: Concentrated ripe berries like black plum, black cherry and blackcurrant, some cedar, tosted oak with aromas like fried bacon, coffee and mocca, slight of vanilla, slight smell of carnation flowers and minerals ( …
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Quinta do Noval Unfiltered Lbv 2003 | Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:55 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | Grapes: TOURIGA NACIONAL, TOURIGA FRANCESA OG TINTA RORIZ.
Color: Very dark red, violet, black,deep.
Nose: Concentrated ripe black cherry, black plum going on prune, almonds, almost marsipan, some syrup beef stock, hazelnuts and some walnuts, mocca, black pepper, slightly of violet or rose flowers.
Palate: Full to big body, very good fruit,concentration, quite a lot of tannins but they …
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Hochenheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Spätlese 1989 , Rheingau | Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:34 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | Color: Deep golden yellow with hint of orange, quite brilliant.
Nose: Clean mature fruitaromas of ripe yellow apple, more distinct aroma is ripe apricot, and it has some aroma of mandarin citric fruit, aromas of petroleum like parafin wax and a lot of other mineral aromas, some warm spices like cinnamon, some humus.
Palate: Medium bodied, perfect balance between all the aromas above, good …
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Wittmann Grüner Silvaner Trocken 2007 , Rheinessen, Germany | Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:17 pm by Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud | This is from ecological agriculture.
Grape: 100 % Silvaner
Color: Straw yellow with quite a lot of green medium depth.
Nose: Green apples, mature citric fruits like lemon and lime, some minerals, pure clean fruityness.
Palate: Medium bodied, the same fruit picture, very good concentration, a long fresh aftertaste with some grapefruit and minerals.
Foodmatch: Allround light …
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