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Dr. H
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Wine drinker 🍷 Building @winesky.app

Gradually bringing my old reviews over to Bluesky, and will continue posting only here going forward.

Expect lots of #spanishwine reviews, plus some assorted stuff.
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I've been publishing lots of wine ratings lately, so what do they mean for me? What's the difference between 3 and 4 stars?
Dr. H's Wine Rating Scale
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Oh Komokabras was fun! I need to have it again, when the weather improves.
It’s #WineWednesday! 🥂 With Komokabras Verde Viño (VT Barbanza e Iria) by Adega Entre Os Ríos at Augurio #sevilla #wine #azaharwine #spain #winesky

🍇 Albariño
✨ lntense notes of peach and apricot with a subtle vegetal touch that adds complexity. Fresh with vibrant acidity and a lingering finish.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tercio de Elha by Bodegas Infante S.L. (N.V.) - 4 ⭐

Licorice, black currant, prunes, plums, wood, pepper, some cinnamon. Aniseed if you let it breathe, then coffee liqueur and dark chocolate later.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Becquer by Familia Escudero (2022) - 3 ⭐

Unctuous nose - I did not expect shoe polish from a white Rioja, however light it was. Eggs, cream, pear, almost no peach, some flowers.

Rather rich when it's not as cold as it was when I initially got it.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Nubori Crianza by Nubori (2022) - 3 ⭐

Plums, vanilla, tobacco, almost no black currant, cherry. Bit jammy. Very middle of the road - neither offensive enough to rant not interested enough to get anything beyond a shrug.

Red Wine from Rioja

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #rioja #tempranillo
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Gómez Cruzado Rioja Blanco by Gómez Cruzado S.L. (2024) - 3½ ⭐

Lemon cream, apricot, pear, lemon grass, white flowers.

Worked with marinated salmon although didn't particularly enhance it. Overpowered smoked sardines, kinda worked with some tuna gildas.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Aresan by Castillo Aresan S.L. (2021) - 3½ ⭐

Licorice, aniseed, little bit of black currant. I wouldn't have guessed it was a Cabernet Sauvignon - it feels like an almost-but-not-quite-there El Vigilante.

It's interesting, just not enough.

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #cabernetsauvignon
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Vendimia Infinita by AltoLandon (2023) - 3½ ⭐

Shoe polish, perfume, strong cherries, some black currant. Punchy, but with a zest on the tongue, and very drinkable - like a nice wine you'd get to walk around a market at 11am.

... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Secua Viognier Crianza en Lias by Finca La Estacada, S.L. (2023) - 3½ ⭐

Hay, barn, and... what was the name of those white flowers? Not chamomile, but others I can't place. Honeysuckle?... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Gago by Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez (2019) - 3½ ⭐

Plums, black cherries, some light chocolatey flavor first... then chocolate, later, deep and dark.

Smooth, drinkable. Got it by the glass and it was criminally cold at first - it deserves better.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ycaro by Bodegas Castillejo de Robledo (2024) - 2½ ⭐

I have already forgotten it, but remember thinking I’d rather be having a gin and tonic.

Tinto Wine from Ribera del Duero

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #riberadelduero #tempranillo
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Amarone della Valpolicella by Vivaldi (2015) - 4 ⭐

Chocolate, plums, some pepper. A mellow earthiness comes out when it has had time to breathe.

(Old review, though, haven’t had it in a while)

Red Wine from Amarone della Valpolicella

🍷 #winesky #italianwine
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
BOYANTE by Bodegas Boyante (2021) - 3 ⭐

Ruby red. Wood, tobacco, curry, vanilla, and a strong tannic kick. Crianza.

Half the bottle went into a pot for lentils and, while I wouldn't mind drinking the rest, I wouldn't get it for that purpose.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Jaraiz de Novos by Bodegas y Viñedos Novos, S.L. (2022) - 3 ⭐

Cherry, light black currant, a bit of blackberries. Drinkable but I wouldn't mind having a glass while pouring it into a sauce.

Red Wine from Requena

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December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Finca La Colorada Crianza by López Cristóbal (2021) - 3½ ⭐

Cherries, a bit of strawberries, tobacco, black currrant. Something vegetable on the glass later; and coffee and bitter chocolate even later.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Xinomavro Reserve Vieilles Vignes Barba Yannis by Alpha Estate (2022) - 4 ⭐

Botanic, with a bit of herb garden. Red fruits, some tobacco, lots of chocolate, dark and stormy coffee, licorice.

Shocking how mature it is after only three years.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #greekwine
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
These Matarromera vertical tasting posts could have been a @leaflet.pub 😆

I guess that's a @winesky.app integration feature for later.
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera (2015) - 4 ⭐

Licorice, prunes. Later: deep cashew, blue cheese, coffee, brandy, chocolates with plums, something balsamic. Pungent - it's a wine made for cheese. Makes me think of Malandrin's Bobo VT.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2018) - 4 ⭐

Soft. Plums, slight pepper, bergamot, a bit of blood... but still remaining a light wine.

Hard to rate - I'm split between 4, given its obvious quality and the fact they did a great job,... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Matarromera by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2019) - 4 ⭐

Dark chocolate, ripe cashews, perfume - although the nose calms down quickly. Nuts, dried and toasted. Dark as a Finnish winter midnight. Tobacco, later.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2020) - 3½ ⭐

Violets, aniseed, licorice, chocolate, sour cherries, pepper, chocolate milk. Smooth but short, with a straight acidity. One of their colder years, so it tastes milkier.

Red Wine from Ribera del Duero

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2021) - 3½ ⭐

Pungent. Dark plums, chocolate, candied cherries, dark chocolate, vegetables, deep violets, hints of tobacco on the nose, blood sausage. Sweet coffee later, then a ton of tobacco on the glass.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Matarromera Crianza by Bodega Matarromera S.L. (2022) - 3 ⭐

Black plums, shoe polish (but just a hint), vanilla, black cherries, spices, slight cardamom, rosemary, thyme.

Bit blunt. Short, but dry, and it makes your mouth water.... 1/2

🍷 #winesky #spanishwine
December 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM