Граф Орлов
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France Oak (Bykov) 6%
I didn't quite understand it before; it seemed like just a dry, boring wood, but now I gave it a second chance, and it was worth it. In the nose, there's roasted onion, blue mold, birch buds, a fresh wood cut – it's very unusual overall.
In taste, it's moderately dry, woody, spicy, and with a hint of sour pears and white currant. The apple base is maximally hidden. The finish again leans towards vegetables.
9/10, excellent
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La maison verte (Kaluga) 6% batch 2021
Very wine-like in the nose, slightly less wine-like, but very soft and balanced in taste. The apple base is quite pronounced, but it doesn't dominate; instead, it complements very well. It positions itself as a Russian Normandy, but I wouldn't say that. Russia, excellent, unusual, rich wine Russia – there's nothing here that even remotely resembles the delicate herbaceousness of Normandy, there's no neutral background where you have to look for something, and that's good. Very. It's both tasty and thought-provoking.
9/10
I didn't quite understand it before; it seemed like just a dry, boring wood, but now I gave it a second chance, and it was worth it. In the nose, there's roasted onion, blue mold, birch buds, a fresh wood cut – it's very unusual overall.
In taste, it's moderately dry, woody, spicy, and with a hint of sour pears and white currant. The apple base is maximally hidden. The finish again leans towards vegetables.
9/10, excellent
Added 40 minutes later
La maison verte (Kaluga) 6% batch 2021
Very wine-like in the nose, slightly less wine-like, but very soft and balanced in taste. The apple base is quite pronounced, but it doesn't dominate; instead, it complements very well. It positions itself as a Russian Normandy, but I wouldn't say that. Russia, excellent, unusual, rich wine Russia – there's nothing here that even remotely resembles the delicate herbaceousness of Normandy, there's no neutral background where you have to look for something, and that's good. Very. It's both tasty and thought-provoking.
9/10
E si sui vius, er mi grans benananza,
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers