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The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for July 15, 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) …

Château d’Armailhac. Credit: Alain Benoit/Deepix Numbers have power in wine. Chinese buyers are well known to have drunk deep of Bordeaux’s 2008 vintage when it was released in the spring of 2009. Eight is the luckiest number in China, linked to wealth and prosperity. Some estates played to the gallery. Château Lafite Rothschild engraved the Chinese character for eight on …

Abrie Beeslaar has been winemaker at the iconic Kanonkop Estate in Stellenbosch for 23 years. His achievements during this time included making South Africa’s first ever 100-point wine. He will be stepping back from Kanonkop in November to focus on his own label, Beeslaar Wines, which he founded with his wife in 2011.  ‘I’m leaving a great team behind at …

Sit at the semi-circular bar at the new 25-cover Kioku Bar in London’s The OWO hotel, and sake will be the order of the day. Helmed by sake sommelier Anthony Yukio and head of bars Angelos Bafas, this groundbreaking new offering, modelled on traditional Japanese listening bars, claims to have the largest sake collection in Europe – 110 currently sit …

Taking a bicycle tour at Château de Reignac. Most visitors to Bordeaux head straight for St-Emilion, Bordeaux city centre or the Me?doc’s Route des Cha?teaux along the D2, and don’t get much further. But those who prefer to get off the beaten track and don’t mind focusing on less glitzy wines will be amply rewarded by a stay in Entre-deux-Mers. …

Thyme and oregano herb oil notes glide through this distinctive and savory white, showing quince, passion fruit and roasted agave flavors layered with mint and a cool, stony minerality. Silky and round, with unctuousness that builds with time. Zesty spice and warm hay notes kick in toward the persistent finish. Well-built and expressive of its unique terroir. Drink now through …

A tightly wound and tense youngster, built around a vibrant core of Santa Rosa plum and blackberry flavors, with threads of rosemary and minerality woven in, ending with firm tannins. Best after 2026. 50,000 cases made, 7,500 cases imported. Source : aef9585a2a545e9d3d4e8c3f2a8ed635