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Aoyo - Ocean Blue R4 2024 - Colchagua Valley
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Youthful dark garnet core and hue. Generous young aromas of cassis, crushed dark berries, mint, sage, and floral notes with a slight hint of oak and toast underneath. Medium weight with sweet fruit character, yet remaining dry on the palate, soft and rounded texture, some herbal and tobacco leaf flavours leading to a rounded and supple finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Domaine L’Abbé Dîne - La Centenaire 2024 - Châteauneuf du Pape
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Medium deep garnet with a purple hue. Youthful, pure and nuanced nose offering violet, garrigue, wild berries, kirsch, cassis, tobacco leaf, pepper and clove. The palate shows warmth and ripeness, yet with a good sense of freshness and nerve, elegantly built with good concentration and persistent nuanced spiciness where leather, tobacco, fine wood, and supple fruit certainly give the impression of a "grand vin". Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Cave La Romaine - 2023 - Gigondas
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Medium deep, bright ruby red colour. Pure nose offering rose petal, sweet red berries, kirsch, garrigue and plum notes. Dense and vivid palate, still a youthful texture and bite, peppery and spicy with garrigue, crushed red berries, and a long warm finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Domaine L'Abbé Dîne - La Réserve des Cieux 2022 - Châteauneuf du Pape
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Dark ruby core and a lighter rim. Pure and complex nose that sits between youthful and ripe fruit and an approaching maturity, spice and leathery profile, notes of kirsch, sweet plum cassis, pepper, garrigue, tobacco leaf and a gentle hint of oak. The palate shows high concentration and volume, yet a modest extraction, good richness of silky tannin adds a good grip and freshness, gorgeous sweet and spicy fruit with black pepper, leather, aromatic herbs, smoked meat, complex and lingering finish with remarkable persistency. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Château de Pressac - 2023 - Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky dark purple core and hue. Mild toast and oak with floral violet notes, blackberry and wild berries with a chalky presence. The palate shows good density with a modest extraction, gentle oak and a light note of creamy butterscotch, savoury dark fruit and long pure finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Château Tour de Pressac - 2023 - Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky dark purple core and hue. Mild toast and oak with floral violet notes, blackberry and wild berries with a chalky presence. The palate shows good density with a modest extraction, gentle oak and a light note of creamy butterscotch, savoury dark fruit and long pure finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Château Pradeaux - 2020 - Bandol
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Medium deep garnet with a ruby rim. Fragrant and complex nose, good intensity showing aromas of fine leather, tobacco, wild herbs, sweet cherry, plum and black pepper. Dense and concentrated palate with good proportions, young but ripe tannin and a refreshing backbone of acidity, layered spiciness, savoury fruit and a long lingering finish, great potential. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Aoyo - Ocean Blue W4 2025 - Colchagua Valley
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden colour. Generous nose offering some new oak and toast with rather ripe fruit - mango, pineapple, and sweet citrus. Rather full palate, rounded and generous with a mild acidity, some oak and vanilla-spice leading to a bold finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Cave La Romaine - L'Originale 2023 - Vaison La Romaine
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright, medium-deep garnet with a youthful purple hue. Pure nose offering notes of freshly crushed red berries, plum, garrigue, and tobacco. Generous young palate, vivid fruit with some garrigue and tobacco notes, with a fine length. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Château Grand Destieu - 2023 - Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Youthful dark purple core and hue. Pure and ripe with layers of blackberry, cherry, cassis, mild oak, and toast with butterscotch. Ample palate, showing both ripeness and freshness, ample dark berry notes, plum and blackberry with pepper, clove and mild oak-derived spice with rounded tannin, ripe and unctuous but balanced alcohol and a long meaty finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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Château Coussin - 2025 - Côtes de Provence Cru Sainte Victoire
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright and pale pink core and hue. Pure and fragrant with notes of fresh citrus, pink grape, lemongrass, and red berries. Textured and fresh with mild extract, fresh red currant flavours with citrus, mild spice some chalky notes and a long pure finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/company/tasted-100-blind/about
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2005 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light to medium deep golden colour with a mellow yet persistent mousse. The nose shows some evolution, combining nutty, toasted and autolytic notes with hazelnut, brioche and chalky nuances, layered with pear and peach, alongside a lift of citrus and hints of bold dark fruit. The palate offers generous fruit, rather ample in a pure, non-oxidative style, showing bright acidity and low dosage. The mid-palate is creamy yet refined,
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Les Celliers d'Orfée - B De Boutenac 2022 - Corbières Boutenac
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Inky dark purple core and hue. Meaty, spicy, and rich fruity aromas with blackberry, dark cherry, black pepper, and garrigue with some toast and oak. Dense and well-balanced extraction with fine tannin, meaty dark fruit, garrigue, and pepper spice with fine intensity leading to a long finish with fine-tuned oak and polish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/tastedwine Linkedin : linkedin.com/com
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2009 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden with a copper hue and vivid bubbles. Pure fruit-driven nose showing firmer Chardonnay notes like citrus, lemongrass and chalk paired with notes of bold pear and apricot, alongside gingerbread spices and some darker raspberry. Rather ample palate with a fine backbone of mild tannin, pure and youthful fruit flavours backed by a creamy texture, ripe acidity, remaining bone-dry with a fine length. Instagram : instagram.c
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs - Vintage Collection 2005-2006-2007-2008-2009-2010
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
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Jeff Carrel - Villa des Anges - Vin de France / Cabernet Sauvignon - Sauvignon Blanc - Rosé
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 Bright dark purple core and hue. Ripe aromas of darker fruit, cassis, blackberry and plum with a mild oak-derived spiciness, meaty notes, sweet cassis flavours, yet remaining dry with rounded tannin a fresh backbone, digest herbal sage and mint flavours leading to a long and meaty finish. Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Bright straw colour with a youthful green hue. Pure and intense nose displaying some toasted and flinty n
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Château Enclos Haut Mazeyres - 2020 - Pomerol
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright medium to deep garnet colour. Pure and floral aromas of violet, rose, wild berries, sweet plum, sweet spice, fine oak, and tobacco notes with mild oak. Rather ample with good volume, polished extract and grain with sweet fruit flavours remaining dry on the palate, rounded acidity well integrated oak, elegant lush and fresh on the finish with fine persistency. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : faceboo
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2007 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden colour with a fine stream of small bubbles. Pure and Chardonnay-driven nose where wet chalk, fresh lemongrass, peach, pear, raspberry and floral notes prevail. Great brightness on the palate with a mouth-watering freshness, detailed spiciness, crisp acidity balanced by a creamy mousse and layers of zesty, aromatic fruit. Bone dry with good definition and length. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Fa
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2008 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden colour with a vivid yet fine mousse. Pure and chalky with layers of pale, barely ripe stone fruit, crushed peach, raspberry, lemon confit, crushed nuts and brioche. The palate nicely combines an approaching maturity and creaminess, yet with a very bright freshness. Elegant and creamy with low dosage, slim structure, good tension and purity with zesty fruit, gently creamy notes and long, vigorous finish. Instagram : i
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Jeff Carrel - Villa des Anges - Vin de France / Cabernet Sauvignon - Sauvignon Blanc - Rosé FR
Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 Bright dark purple core and hue. Ripe aromas of darker fruit, cassis, blackberry and plum with a mild oak-derived spiciness, meaty notes, sweet cassis flavours, yet remaining dry with rounded tannin a fresh backbone, digest herbal sage and mint flavours leading to a long and meaty finish. Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Bright straw colour with a youthful green hue. Pure and intense nose displaying some toasted and flinty notes, primary fruit with fresh lime, lemongrass, pineapple a
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Château Croix de Labrie - 2022 - Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright, inky purple core and hue. Great purity and chalkiness, intense raspberry, blackberry, cassis, truffle, mild oak, and toast. The palate shows intense concentration without heaviness, superbly silky tannin, and a fresh and chalky backbone with layers of unctuous and sweet fruit flavors leading to a very long, intense, and fresh finish with great purity. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.com/t
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2006 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden colour with fine, vivid bubbles. Still a rather youthful aromatic expression where predominantly Chardonnay notes dominate, like ripe citrus, lemongrass, chalk, white peach, crushed almond and some buttery pastry notes. Medium weight yet intense flavours, with a mild creaminess and well-preserved acidity. The dosage is on the lower side and a good sense of restraint in the positive sense, with crisp stone fruit and s
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2010 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden, finely distributed bubbles. Fragrant with bright Chardonnay aromas combining approaching maturity with autolytic butter and pastry notes, with white-fleshed fruit, Granny Smith, pear, citrus, chalk and crushed nuts. Vibrant freshness on the palate, good volume but rather sleek texture with low dosage and a good sense of dryness, with layers of pale and darker fruit combined, with slight autolytic development, refres
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DS Champagne - Blanc de Blancs 2015 - 1er Cru
Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson. Bright light golden with a young vivid mousse. Pure nose combining vivid Chardonnay notes with lemon curd, ripe pear and peach, chalk, some floral notes and some autolytic yeast notes like brioche and biscuity notes. Medium weight remaining bone dry with a good backbone of ripe acidity, a gentle creaminess with generous young fruit leading to a long pure finish. Instagram : instagram.com/tasted_by_andreas_larsson/ Facebook : facebook.co
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Grand 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
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Balthus - 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
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Champagne 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
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Champagne 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
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Château 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
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Signature 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