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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 2d

Gotcha. I’d never read this person before.

I am known for going on about how natural wine is for people who are cider drinkers but wish it had more alcohol and still… that piece made me want to white knight it.

I guess if they were optimising for engagement, they got my click.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 2d

Also the piece annoyingly conflates orange with natural and, while a lot of orange wine *is* natural, there is some low-intervention, consistent quality orange wine that natural purists would thumb their nose at.

So it not only comes across as invective, but ill-informed.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 3d

Campo Altoso by Louis Montemagni (2024) - 3 ⭐

Flowers, pricot, and lots of it, peach nectar, cirtrus. Salt on a homemade boar paté made it pop.

White Wine from Corsica

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #corsica #vermentinu

Wine label for Campo Altoso by Louis Montemagni. White wine. from IGP Île de Beauté, Corsica, France. Vermentinu

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 5d

Look up Floris van Bommel. Dutch shoe maker. Great vibrant styles and fine craft for much less than that.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 8d

Bandol by Domaine Lafran-Veyrolles (2022) - 3½ ⭐

Light licorice, wormwood, herbs - mint? Dark velvet as it opens up.

Lighter than I expected, given the 14% and the Bandols I’ve had recently.

Nice, but hard to justify the €30 price.

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #provence #grenache #cinsault #mourvedre

Wine label for Bandol by Domaine Lafran-Veyrolles. Red wine. from Bandol, Provence, France. Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 8d

La Bastide Blanche by Domaine La Bastide Blanche (2020) - 3½ ⭐

Well, that has a character! Plums, prunes, shoe polish, licorice, dark chocolae. Dark and stormy.

Red Wine from Provence

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #provence #grenache #cinsault #mourvedre

Wine label for La Bastide Blanche by Domaine La Bastide Blanche. Red wine. from Bandol, Provence, France. Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 8d

I just discovered it myself in Marseille- I need to try more!

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 9d

Finca los Quemados by García Georgieva (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐

Cherry, raspberry, something nice and spicy. A Clarete. Had it by itself, late in the night, but it would be a perfect pairing for a tuna tataki.

Clarete Wine from Extremadura

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #extremadura #tempranillo #evadelossantos

Wine label for Finca los Quemados by García Georgieva. Clarete wine. from Vinos de la Tierra de Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain. Tempranillo, Eva de los Santos

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 9d

La Bergerie by Clusel-Roch (2022) - 3½ ⭐

Pineapple, ash, sweet pineapple, then some unexpected peaches and cream, something floral when mixed it with the creamy dish I had it with. Aligoté, even if Winesky says it’s Voigner.

White Wine from Rhône

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #rhone #viognier

Wine label for La Bergerie by Clusel-Roch. White wine. from Vin de France, Rhône, France. Viognier

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 9d

Champagne Coquard-Bour Brut Blanc de Blancs by Coquard-Bour (N.V.) - 3 ⭐

Bone, apple, with something salty on the back. Crisp and direct Blanc de Blancs.

Only had a glass and I don’t know the bottle price. May adjust rating after I have an opinion on value.

🍷 #winesky #champagne #chardonnay

Wine label for Champagne Coquard-Bour Brut Blanc de Blancs by Coquard-Bour. Champagne wine. from Champagne, Champagne, France. Chardonnay

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

I'd never tried it before - I'm afraid I don't have nearly as much exposure to French wine. I need to work on that.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

...drinkable, with no imperfections.

It wouldn't be my go-to vermentino, but I'm impressed by what they got out of a natural wine, 2/2

🍷 #winesky #italianwine #wine #toscana #vermentino

Wine label for Sambrena Bianco di Toscana by Tenuta La Novella. White wine. from Bianco di Toscana Indicazione Geografica Tipica, Toscana, Italy. Vermentino

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

Sambrena Bianco di Toscana by Tenuta La Novella (2023) - 3½ ⭐

Chilled apricots, green pears, something oily like a software version of the bergamot oil my mom used to use.

I wouldn't have known it was a natural wine hadn't they told me - it was surprisingly... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #italianwine

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

...Perfect for a bonito puré. When paired with the bonito, it tastes almost like a dryer, chill Albariño. 2/2

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #wine #rhonevalley #grenacheblanc #clairette

Wine label for Émerade de Malijay by Famille Deltin. White wine. from Ventoux, Rhône Valley, France. Grenache Blanc, Clairette

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

Émerade de Malijay by Famille Deltin (2024) - 3 ⭐

Lime, zesty with just a hint of sweetness. A slight floral smell, although I might be imagining as I just leaned that they grow flowers too.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

Peyre Blanche by Famille Perrin (2023) - 3½ ⭐

Black currant, something floral, dark plums, something vegetably and herbal and minty. Went great with a pâté de campagne. I’d say 3.5 by itself and 4 with the pairing.

Red Wine from Vallée du Rhône

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine

Wine label for Peyre Blanche by Famille Perrin. Red wine. from Cairanne Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, Vallée du Rhône, France. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 11d

In Augusto’s case we settled on 30 for red, 40 for white - which was also what the lady there had recommended.

Of course they’d know their own stuff well, but what stuck with me was how she stopped me from upselling myself.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 12d

Domaine des 2 Ânes Les 10 Ânes Blancs by SCEA Roux-Terrier (2024) - 3½ ⭐

Lime, lemon, sweet lime, stone. Lively, fruity, tasty, fresh.

Makes you nostalgic for summers past.

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #wine #languedoc #grenache #clairette #bourboulenc #terret #maccabeu

Wine label for Domaine des 2 Ânes Les 10 Ânes Blancs by SCEA Roux-Terrier. White wine. from Corbières, Languedoc, France. Grenache, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Terret, Maccabeu

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 12d

Château de Luc Rouge by Famille Fabre (2023) - 3 ⭐

Black currant, cranberry, bit of pepper. Juicy with just a hint of chocolate.

Shiraz, Grenache, and others.

Going with a 3, but it had been open for a while - I’d need to judge a fresh bottle.

🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #wine #languedocroussillon

Wine label for Château de Luc Rouge by Famille Fabre. Red wine. from Corbières AOP, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Mourvèdre

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 12d

I do not! I keep thinking about getting one. The danger is that might lead to my searching for - and likely getting - more expensive, harder to find stuff.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 12d

Extra points for honesty and not trying to oversell me. After a few, I decided to go to the top and ordered a 40 y/o red - the woman we were talking to suggested the cheaper 30 was better than the 40.

Tried them both and she was right.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 12d

Tiny place in Porto. Discovered it by coincidence while walking by, went in for a tasting on a lark, and loved it.

Their 30 year old red and 40yo white were glorious.

Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 13d

I don’t think I got to try a 2011 LBV, but Augusto’s 2013 was sensational.

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