Wine Fictions

 Two years ago I have written a post about this same wine, same vintage.  As it often happens with some wines when I try them, I am curious to know how they end up developing with time, even though there is always an eminent risk of letting them age for too long till they reach a no return point.  In fact, I have to confess that I was pretty scared before opening this Tellus.  Being a 2020 harvest without any added sulphites it could be that the wine would not be stable enough to last that long. As I have first felt it in the nose I quickly became more relaxed as I have not noticed any fault on it.  On the palate, and comparing it to my previous post about it, I found that it has developed some strong blood orange taste which has dominated over the herbaceous notes that have so much fascinated me before. The acidity has considerably risen being on the border of volatile acidity revealing that the wine may be knowing its last drinkable period before developing i...

 Following my former post , I have decided to write about another orange wine that I have recently came across and has also interested me. First of all, I have to recognize my true lack of knowledge about Austrian wines and its specificity. As it has happened with many other wine regions, I first came across Austrian wines when I first moved to Germany. I have to confess that I was positively surprised with both the quality and maturity of most of the wines I came across since then.  This Magic Tom is no exception. It is a perfectly well done wine, exhibiting a fragrant persimmon taste revealing the best you can get from an orange wine.  In the palate it reveals itself extremely soft and velvety making it incredibly easy to drink and a perfect match for lighter meals or to drink on its own. Still, I found it having a very marked character making it a wine that makes you feel like coming back to it and see how time helps it develop.  One of the poems that has been acc...

 Many things have been written about the whole boom that it has been seen in natural wines but like so many other cases, I do defend that the best way to form a proper opinion about it is by trying them.  After having tried different ones, I have started to develop a particular interest in orange wines. Starting from the way that they are made which has called my attention from the very beginning to the complex palate that you can experience these are wines that have been positively puzzling me. Sure I have tried some which have deeply disappointed me but, in general, I can't hide my enthusiasm whenever I come across a new one. This wine produced by one of the star enologues of the country has surprised me in most varied ways from the very beginning.  In the nose it reveals intense straw smell which has transported me to some of my childhood smells at my aunt's farm in the Tejo region.  The colour has confirmed its typical orange and in the mouth I found it rather co...