Jan de Weerd

9.0

Ever since we had the 2005 Linda Flor Malbec, we were under its spell. But, as they say: in vino veritas - in wine, there is truth. The Linda Flor 2017 broke the spell. For us, it did not hold the promise for a potential repeat of the experience of the 2005. There was a green note on the finish and I don’t think the dark fruit underneath the tight but polished fine grained tannins seemed concentrated enough to break through the oak vice grip. Life, wine…. It’s a journey. — a day ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.3

Classic left bank Bordeaux. Well integrated rounded tannins leading the march surrounded with dark fruit and that unmistakable lead pencil. Was hoping for a little more layered complexity. — 21 days ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Every time I drink this wine, I am blown away with its intense flavor and complexity. Never left the stainless steel tank. Straight into the bottle. You got to drink it to believe it. Wine… what a wonderful medium 😁 — a month ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.3

Very interesting Super Tuscan style wine made from Walla Walla grapes. Certainly more fruity, bold and juicier than the ones from Tuscany but it had a very nice layered complexity and well integrated oak flavors that added a distinct sweet vanilla flavor. — 6 days ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.4

This wine was awesome! It sang like the person in the opera of the Olympics closing ceremony. On all cylinders. Layers of beautiful bright dark blue and red fruit flavors carried by very present but super silky tannins that gave it ‘stop-in-your-track’ intensity. All in beautiful harmony. — 13 days ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.0

Edgy, powerful wine, remained tight . A bit single note unfortunately. — a month ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Phenomenal wine even before you realize this is crafted from the oldest Syrah/Shiraz vineyard in the world. Intense in flavor, in spice and in vibrancy. A complex wine that is trying to tell you the 180 year history that is has experienced. Planted less than 20 years after Napoleon died. Want it hear the story behind this wine? Go to our Spoken Wines YouTube Channel. Here is the link to the playlist of our featured wineries from around the world, including Langmeil: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpofkX3h8KKYBJGn71pXn-63RR9dIn43x&si=3a-t115KrKZdaQQW — a month ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.2

A Bordeaux blend from one of our favorite small wineries on Altlas Peak where they grow small, flavor intense berries on vines struggling in the shallow, rocky, iron rich volcanic soils. This blend is less intense but more nuanced than the 2017 blend we first tasted discovering this winery. — 9 days ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.5

Very bright, intense wine that despite the heavy oak notes was still in superb balance. Evolving layers of flavors on the finish and with time. All you want in a great wine. Don’t understand why there is always less wine in such bottles 🤓 — 15 days ago

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Jan de Weerd

9.2

A Petite Syrah based blend. I recognized that expressive, almost jammy edge followed by grippy, spicy dark fruit/plummy flavors laced with warm herbs. On the finish a sharp pipe tobacco note (I just recognized that from when I secretly took a puff from my dad’s pipe 🥴). Isn’t it amazing how wine can take you to places you have been before. — 24 days ago

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