Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Nicely expressive on the nose with red fruit (raspberries, red currant), a touch of black currant leaf and some pleasant earthy undertones.
Light to mid weight on the palate, with brilliant flow. Juicy, fresh, enticing. Nicely framed by the fine, silky tannins. Nice depth here, and a super long finish. Slightly salty, slighty herby towards the end.
This is singing right now and is just delicious. — a day ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

Surprisingly youthful & vigorous for this age.
Dried cherries on the nose with some tobacco, turned earth, tomato leaf, a bit of leather & a touch of black tea. Enticing, complex, fresh.
On the palate this showed some energy! The tannins polished, smooth but still with quite a grip, the acidity shining, the fruit slowly fading but still there. Brilliant length and character. — 3 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

A pretty amazing Baga,
Dark, dusty cherry, earthy, ferrous undercore, but there’s also nice lift here. Despite 10y and prolonged barrel aging this is fresh & pure.
Lovely mouthfeel, with good presence on the mid palate, the tannins polished and velvety and delicious, juicy acidity.
This has more weight & depth vs the usual Baga.
Quite delicious! — 18 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

Elegant, surprisingly restrained, enticing.
Black fruit, black cherry, a touch of orange peel and spices. Very restrained, ripe yet savoury, fresh & enticing.
Lovely creamy mouthfeel, so fresh & juicy, with beautifully polished tannins. Very Bordeaux’esque. Restrained pure fruit, juicy acidity but what really stands out is the balance, complex elegance, impressive depth and length.
This is a really nice one! — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.9

A complex, stunning, beautifully elegant wine!
Really well preserved bottle with very little ulage!
Needed a bit of time to open up and lose the damp smell - showing cedar wood, cigar box, red fruit, leather, a bit of mushrooms, complex & still evolving in the glass!
On the palate this was smooth, mellow with bright acidity, layers of juicy red fruit accents and tertiary aromas. The length was just incredible. Sophisticated & elegant.
A truly spectacular & special bottle! — 3 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A surprisingly serious blend of Spätburgunder, Regent and Cabernet Mitos from the Bodensee.
Aged 3y in used barrique this is very Bordeaux’esque.
Black & blue fruit with some earthy notes and a touch of vegetal / green pepper.
On the palate this shows nice, present, slightly sandy tannins and fresh acidity.
Nice purity of black & blue fruit. Only with time the vegetal notes increase, better drink up before that.
A nice effort. — 16 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.7

Picture is better than the wine 😉
Deep rosé in colour and very fruit forward.
Lightly stewed red fruit, sweetish in the aroma, rounded.
Nice tiny bubbles and more wine like than a fresh crisp bubbly.
Nice for terrace sipping at sunset, but not necessary to repeat. — 24 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Juicy, cool, restrained.
Green pears on the nose, with some rye bread, underripe apricot, white flowers. But also a cool, stony, fresh minerality.
Beautiful clarity on the palate - flows like a mountain spring. Fresh, juicy, cool with depth and an electric tension between the zippy acidity and the breadth of the fruit accentuated by barrels.
This is brilliantly delicious but also quite complex and highly elegant. — 3 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.4

Evolved & aromatic
Cedar wood, cigar box and a touch of cassis with some earthy, gravelly undertone.
Evolved and yet very pure. And very enticing.
Beautiful, simply beautiful on the palate. Firm yet polished and ultra fine tannins, juicy acidity, juice creamy black fruit on the mid palate. Elegant with nice depth and great length.
Beautiful juicy austerity. Classic benchmark left bank Bordeaux. And delish!!! — 9 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

@Delectable Wine this is the red Concrete Alfrocheiro
Having tasted the whole range at the winery, this is the best of Heredade dos Grous.
100% Alfrocheiro, fermented and aged in a concrete sphere for 12 months.
Quite shy on the nose, with some dusty cherry and fresh raspberry plus a bit of earthy notes. Quite fresh and with nice purity.
Juicy on the palate, mid weight with really lovey tannins - present but meaty & juicy, not fully polished and yet pleasantly smooth. That paired with putty of red fruit and juicy acidity gives a really nice, highly drinkable wine with some depth.
Quite delish, I must say. — 19 days ago