FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio 2013 Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio 7/10 stars THREE IN A ROW My third glass of Michele Chiarlo’s Piedmont wine, supposedly this should be a slightly better grade as it’s a single vineyard varietals ... 2013 Vintage 7 Stars Barolo Italy Michele Chiarlo Nebbiolo Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Masi Tupungato Passo Doble Malbec 2013 Masi Tupungato Passo Doble Malbec 7/10 stars EXPERIMENT Masi winemaker told me they’re trying to reproduce clone Amarone in Argentina, that got me wanting to try it out. Although the nose was dec... 2013 Vintage 7 Stars Argentina Masi Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Bixio Amarone Classico 2013 Bixio Amarone Classico 8/10 stars TRAP AVOIDED Whenever I get to taste an Italian Amarone, I always tense up my palate, as I always expect a massive taste and content! Not this label, phew! The b... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Corvina Italy Tasting Notes 2017 Valpolicella
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Quinta da Lapa Reserva Bruto Nature 2013 Quinta da Lapa Reserva Bruto Nature 5/10 stars SOAPY This bottle was faulty? I wasn’t sure, as both the nose and palate was showing one prominent character soapy. It’s also a bubble Blanc de Blan... 2013 Vintage 5 Stars Champagne France Quinta da Lapa Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Vincent Girardin Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Les Referts 2013 Vincent Girardin Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Les Referts 8/10 stars RARE PRODUCER I didn’t even know Vincent Girardin produced Les Referts, the plot from Puligny Montrachet, until I attended t... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017 Vincent Girardin
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Nittardi Ad Astra Maremma Toscana 2013 Nittardi Ad Astra Maremma Toscana 7/10 stars ROAD TO STARS The second wine of the reported Nittardi wine that is presented to the pope each year. Ad Astra comes from the Latin phrase a rough road... 2013 Vintage 7 Stars Italy Tasting Notes 2017 Tuscany
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Nittardi Nectar Dei Maremma Toscana 2013 Nittardi Nectar Dei Maremma Toscana 8/10 stars POPE WINE I was told that this winery was owned by Michelangelo. While he was painting the Sistine Chapel, he sent wine to Rome as a gift to Pope Ju... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Italy Tasting Notes 2017 Tuscany
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello 2013 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello 9/10 stars TEMPTING The Monte Bello label of Ridge is always made with selection of their best plots from that vintage. In 2013, only 1 lot of Merlot was included for ... 2013 Vintage 9 Stars California Ridge Vineyards Tasting Notes 2017 USA
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2013 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 8/10 stars SYRAH BLEND? Coming from the land of the Super Tuscans, Bolgheri, I was intrigued to try this particular wine during the tasting. I was expecting a normal B... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Italy Le Macchiole Merlot Tasting Notes 2017 Tuscany
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Ramina Merlot 2013 Ramina Merlot 5/10 stars MERLOT WRECK I didn't know where this wine came from but I suspected Italy anyway. It was quite disappointing merlot based wine that I'll keep this report short. Nose of ... 2013 Vintage 5 Stars Merlot Ramina Switzerland Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Briego Supernova Crianza 2013 Briego Supernova Crianza 5/10 stars CHEAP TASTE How do I define a cheap taste? The vanilla oak was almost non existent, or I tasted the wood rather than oak, or I tasted irregular wood presence. ... 2013 Vintage 5 Stars Ribera del Duero Spain Tasting Notes 2017 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Louis Jadot Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume 2013 Louis Jadot Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume 9/10 stars SURPRISED In an experimental blind tasting of supermarket bought Chablis, including Pattes Loup, Joseph Drouhin and Verget (we sell them but ... 2013 Vintage 9 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Louis Jadot Tasting Notes 2017