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videoGrand Vin de Reignac - 2023 - Bordeaux Supérieur
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky dark purple core and hue. Pure, modern and intense dominated by ripe dark fruit with fine toast and oak in the background, cassis, plum, black cherry, tobacco and some dry spice notes. The palate shows a fine combination of freshness and concentration, layers of digest dark fruit, fine grain and powdery tannin, voluminous with great purity and persistency. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com
videoBalthus - 2023 - Bordeaux Superieur
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky bright dark purple core and hue. Pure and intense aromas where fine oak and toast blends with violet, chalk, truffle, blackberry, cassis and fine tobacco. The palate shows immense concentration, yet with a modest extraction, offering powdery tannin, cocoa-powder like texture with layers of inky dark fruit, good proportions, and integrated oak, layers of savoury dark fruit, fine spice and a very long muscular finish. Instagram : ins
videoChampagne Gremillet - Ambassadeur Rosé - NV
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Pale rosé with a copper hue and vivid young bubbles. Pure nose, on the elegant side with some floral notes, raspberry, red currant, ripe citrus and nougat. Crisp and youthful palate with medium weight, classic dosage and a lifted acidity with pure red berry flavours, mild pain d´épice-spiciness and a good degree of persistency. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoChampagne Gremillet - Blanc de Noirs - NV
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden, copper hue with a fine stream of young bubbles. Pure nose offering darker fruit, plum, raspberry, nougat and nutty notes with fine purity. Rather ample palate, fresh with classic dosage , remaining fresh with a mild creaminess, generous young fruit, in a richer pinot-profile, fine balance and length in a generous style. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoChâteau Canon Cardinal - 2022 - Canon Fronsac
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky dark core with a purple hue. Nuanced nose, finene oak, toast and butterscotch with ripe dark fruit, chalky and floral notes. Dense palate with a bright freshness, layers of ripe dark fruit, crushed plum, cassis, well-integrated oak, sweet spice, rounded tannin and a long lingering finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoSignature Caramany - AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages Caramany
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoChampagne Michel Genet - MG BB Nature - Grand Cru Brut NV
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Luminous and bright with youthful energetic bubbles. Pure and refined, vinous and chalky where hazelnut, ripe lemon zest, pale stone fruit and floral hints meets some lees derived brioche and fresh butter, youthful but still complex. The palate is bone dry but not austere with a mellow creaminess, bright acidity, succulent yellow fruit and nutty notes with good purity and definition leading to a long lingering finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoGrand Enclos du Château de Cerons - 2022 Red - Graves
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright dark garnet colour and hue. Pure and ripe nose offering fresh raspberry, plum, cassis, sage and ripe herbal notes with mild oak-derived spice like butterscocth. The palate shows both density and freshness with a a refreshing herbal spiciness, like mint and sage with sweet wild berry flavours, integrated oak and a long pure finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoGrand Enclos du Château de Cerons - 2022 - Cérons
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright medium-deep golden colour. Nuanced and inviting nose offering honey, beeswax, ripe apricot, pineapple, sweet citrus, saffron, vanilla, and mild oak. The palate is lush and velvety, balanced by bright acidity, fine-tuned oak, layers of unctuous yellow fruit, and bright citrus that balances the sweetness. Long, viscous, lingering finish, nice precision, and drinkability. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoGrand Enclos du Château de Cerons - 2022 - Graves
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden colour and hue. Pure nose displaying ripe citrus, pale stone fruit, some herbaceous notes with lemongrass and mild oak. The palate nicely combines, fresh tropical fruit with a crisp acidity, fine ectract, balanced oak and a refreshing herbaceous spiciness followed by a long finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoGrand Enclos du Château de Cerons - 2019 - Graves
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Medium deep garnet core and a ruby hue. Pure and ripe nose offering sweet red fruit, plum, cassis, wild herbs, butterscotch and mild oak. The palate shows a nice evolution with a rounded texture, some butterscotch and mild spice with jammed plum, raspberry and cassis flavours, nuanced and long finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoGrand Enclos du Château de Cerons - 2023 - Graves
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden core and hue. Youthful aromas with a hint of oak-derived spiciness, toast and vanilla with white-fleshed fruit, fresh herbs, lemongrass and fresh almond. The palate is bright and vivid, medium weight with good flavour intensity, vibrant young fruit flavours with crushed pear and lime leading to a crisp aftertaste with good persistency. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoChâteau Montlau - 2022 - Bordeaux Supérieur
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky and viscous dark purple. Intense and modern nose offering chalk, truffle, ripe blackberry, plum and cassis with mild oak underneath. Dense and concentrated, still a youthful yet ripe extract, refreshing tannin with sweet dark berry flavours and a long savoury finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoChâteau Martet - La Réserve de Famille 2022 - Sainte Foy Côtes de Bordeaux
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky bright and dark purple core and hue. Pure and layered nose where a fine oak-derived spiciness, toast and meaty notes meet black cherry and cassis. Dense and concentrated palate, still youthful but with good proportions in an unctuous and bold style with great purity of fruit, a wealth of fine tannin adding lift and very long opulent finish. Will be better in a few years but already very tempting. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoChâteau Pomeaux - 2020 - Pomerol
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Dark inky core and a garnet rim, dense and viscous appearance. Pure, floral and generous nose - violet, cassis, dark cherry and mild spice from the oak. The palate shows both density and freshness with finely grained tannin, modest extraction, savoury dark fruit notes with a sweet spiciness, mild pastry notes and mocha leading to a long and velvety finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoDomaine Abel Lorton - Allégories Ataviques 2022 – Atlantique
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright young straw color. Youthful nose, non-aromatic variety but with a nice touch of sea, salt and citrus notes. Nicely textured palate, probably lees-aged with a fine creaminess, some notes of sea-weed, lime, lemongrass and a salty touch on the finish. Well built, slightly different but kind of muscadet like with good layers and tension. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoCaminante de Los Mundos - Malbec Plus Ultra 2022 - Mendoza
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky black purple core and hue. Pure nose showing floral dark fruit - violet, blackberry, plum, casis, black pepper,smoked meat and discreet wood. Fine purity and cncentration on the palate, modest extraction, natural density with pure and layered flavours, vigorous and very long finish great potential. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoAoyo - Ocean Blue R4 2023 - Colchagua Valley
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Dark garnet red with a lighter rim. A pure nose displaying some herbaceous spiciness like thyme, sage, and mint, with darker fruit character, fresh cherry, and plum, with mild oak in the background. Medium-weight palate with a good vein of freshness, sweet and herb-infused fruit flavours, a rounded texture, mild tannin, and a smooth finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoAoyo - Surpass Dark Gold R6 2019 - Colchagua Valley
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Dark garnet core and a ruby rim. Spicy nose displaying pepper, dry spices, dried fruit, prune, cherry, and some oak-derived spiciness like vanilla. Ample and warm palate, generous with some oak presence, vanilla and spice notes, sweet dark fruit flavours, soft texture, and a broad, warming finish. A mature wine, ready to drink. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoLa Croix Saint Jean - Lo Mainatge 2022 - Minervois
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Dark purple core and hue. Pure nose offering ripe dark fruit - blackberry, cherry, plum, garrigue and tobacco with mild oak. The palate is dense and concentrated with layers of unctuous dark fruit, rounded yet young tannin with a well kept acidity, mild oak and very long finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoLa Croix Saint Jean - La Croix du Père Michel 2022 - Minervois
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Rather dense core with a purple hue. Pure nose offering freshly crushed berries, gingerbread spice and some floral notes with mild oak. Good volume and a rounded texture, succulent red fruit flavours with a mild spiciness and rather long finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoLa Croix Saint Jean - Lo Paire 2020 - Minervois
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright dark purple core and hue. The nose shows some new oak, smoke and roasted notes with ripe dark fruit and dry spice notes. The palate is concentrated and muscular with a youthful but ripe texture, rounded tannin, fresh dark fruit and some oak-derived smoke/spice-notes leading to a long and meaty finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoGrand Vin de Reignac - 2022 - Bordeaux Supérieur - FR
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
videoDomaine du Deffends - Champs de La Truffière 2019 - Coteaux Varoix en Provence
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright ruby red core and hue. Sweet fig, plum, cassis and garrigue notes with tobacco and mild oak. Good density on the palate with ripe tannin, a fresh backbone, finely spicy fruit with bay leaf, sage and tobacco notes leading to a long layered finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about