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Luis Seabra Xisto Ilimitado White 2018

My first Rabigato. This wine has an interesting profile. The nose has notes of vanilla, honeycomb, smoke, salt, lemon zest, grass, and a herbal aspect. The palate leans into the smokey character and introduces green apple. Medium + body with high acidity and excellent length.

Azores Wine Company Rosé Vulcanico 2019, Azores

Raventós I Blanc De Nit Rosè 2017, Conca Del Riu Anoia

Domaine A.Gros Et J. P.Tollot Les Fontanilles Minervois 2017

Tenuta Montemagno Ruché Di Castagnole Monferrato 2017, Docg

Massolino Barbera D'alba 2019

A nuanced and complex wine. Notes of plum, black cherry, sour cherry, blackberry, violet, forest floor, vanilla, black pepper, menthol, dried sage, and an umami character of cured meat. The wine is dry. Medium bodied, with soft tannins and medium plus to high acidity.

Eleivera Branco Duoro Dos Lusiadas 2018, Duoro

Szászi Birtok Badacsonyi Rózakö 2018, Badasconyi

Similar to the 2017 vintage, but with some nuanced differences. Notes of honey, wet slate, apricot, pear, lemon, almond, passion fruit, and a floral note that is hard to place, but in a different spectrum than the white flowers of 2017. There is also a cheese rind quality that carries forward onto the palate. Medium bodied with high acidity. Excellent length.

Pedra Cancela Vinha Da Fidalga Red 2018, Doc Dao

Cormons Sauvignon 2019, Collio

This Sauvignon Blanc is a nice variation of the varietal. Pale straw coloured in the glass with a touch of bubbles that seem to dissipate as the wine rests. Notes of lemon, lime, grass, under ripe peach, crab apple, wet stone, and hints of floral, herbal, and tropical fruit elements which I can’t quite place. Medium minus body with medium acidity. There is also a pleasant touch of effervescence on the palate. Length is good.