Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A perfectly decent, highly drinkable white Burgundy. Good but not great. — 5 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.8

Blend of Harslevelu, Sauvignon B, Furmint & Welschriesling with some wood aging (and fermentkng in wood too, I believe).
Starts off very waxy with some wody notes. With time the wody notes blow off and white flowers & peach emerge.
On the palate this is mid weight, with a bit of waxy mouthfeel, has quite some viscosity. Not overly fruity, with the wood sticking out a bit in the finish.
Not bad… but not amazing either. — 19 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Nice spicy nose, full of exotic notes (ground black pepper, anise, nutmeg, vanilla cinnamon), a bit of white pear plus a touch of honeycomb cake. Exotic & ripe yet very fresh.


Hits the palate quite bold & self assertive - honeyed grilled peaches and (over)ripe cantaloupe with a healthy pinch of nutmeg & vanilla then the mineral & juicy acidity cuts through bringing balance and leading towards a long mineral, salty finish. Quite layered & complex. And yet highly drinkable.
A very nice one! — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

GE for Gestad.
Oh wow - they really nailed it in ‘21.
This has to be the most Burgundian Syrah I have ever tasted.
Upon opening this is _so_ Côte Chalonnaise Pinot - dark spicy cherry with a bit of structure & beef. With time more blueberry comes to the forefront together with some leather, a touch of rosemary, a whiff of freshly cracked black pepper. It remains hung somewhere between a Pinot and Côte Rotie. Very, very fresh & enticing.
Very fresh and Pinot-like on the palate as well. Juicy acidity, polished tannins. More Baden Pinot than Burgundy… but very precise, light, aetheric.
Blind I would have never said this is a Syrah!
Such a pleasure already now. And amazing value for money! — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Finally a decent Hungarian red.
Bordeaux blend with a splash of Kekfrankos.
So Bordeaux like that blind I would have taken this straight for right bank - Castillon or St. Emilion.
Dark plums & cassis with a decent woody note.
On the palate with nice balance, grippy yet polished tannins and nice flow. Purity of fruit and nice depth. Highly drinkable even though the 15.0% alc slightly sticks out towards the finish
A nice one even if international in style. — 18 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Nettle, elderflower, pomelo, a touch of grapefruit, lemon melissa, a touch of green pear. So pure, so fresh. Complex, changes with time. Very enticing.
Beautiful slightly creamy mouthfeel, lots of mineral freshness, juicy acidity. Green apple with a bit of green grapefruit. Brilliant presence and great depth. Taut, mineral, juicy and quite complex.
A beautiful mountain Sauvignon Blanc.
Great Klimt’esque label, too! — 20 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A surprisingly decent Pinot from Chile, from a cool spot up in the Andes.
Red fruit on the forefront, with strawberry & cream dominance, a hint of pomegranate, bright cherry and touch of moss.
Soft & quite light on the palate, with juicy acidity and red fruit dominance. Nice freshness here. Not jammy at all nor too sweet, not too much depth either.
Very pleasing esp a bit chilled. — 2 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.8

I had very good memories of St. Andrea’s wines… this doesn’t fit.
A blend of (almost) everything French & Hungarian you can imagine - Can Sauv, Pinot, Syrah, Merlot, Kekfrankos & Kadarka.
Very fruity on the nose - blueberry jam with a healthy pinch of spice (cloves, black peppe, allspice).
On the palate this is very young. And comes across a bit disjointed - blueberries & (over)ripe plums, pretty harsh & dry tannins and the alc sticking out a bit in the finish.
Maybe it will come together, but now this is not really enjoyable. I’ll wait till tomorrow to see how it evolves.
Day2: surprisingly the wine came together and is very drinkable. Who would have thought.
It is now a very international style, w/o any sense of place. Raising from 8.6 to 8.8. — 19 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Very expressive nose - with lemon peel, some white peach and a lot of mountain - mountain herbs & flowers, grass, minerality. Fresh & clean as a mountain spring.
Juicy and quite herby-savoury on the palate. Cool & fresh with rocky minerality. Nice depth & great length.
This is a really nice one - for an apero but also with food — 21 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

Beautifully aromatic nose, probably starting the best phase right now.
Black cherry with some damson plum, a nice cedar wood note and a healthy dose of spices. Fresh, relatively cool, with stony minerality. Quite distinct and with very little iron or earthy aromas. Enticing.
On the palate this is the finest black sour cherry juice with some plum and a pinch of exotic spice (cloves, allspice, cinnamon, pepper). Beautiful juicy acidity, tannins polished & perfectly integrated. Fresh, sappy, so drinkable. The iron note appears in the very long, mineral finish.
This is singing right now! Delicious stuff!
Wish I had more bottles of this!! — 2 months ago