In this year’s newsletter for May at the Pole, we find a total of 80 products in the basic, lot and test ranges, of which 55 are wines, and it is these that we will look at in more detail below.
Polet has, as always, a wide-ranging agenda for the selection of wines, and there are many considerations to be taken into account: season, food, grapes, country and districts, sustainability, ethics, gaps in the range, etc.
The five best buys
As usual, we do not allow ourselves to display anything in particular from the pole’s agenda. We are looking for the best buys, i.e. the best possible wine for a relatively moderate price. We have ended up with five wines, three of which are red wines and two white wines.
You will find a more detailed description of the wines below. They are listed in descending order of points, and where two wines receive the same score, the cheapest is listed first.
Villa Wolf Pinot Noir 2022
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Fruity and juicy German red wine for light meat.
86 points
Item number: 2147101
Percent alcohol: 12.5
Raw material: 100% Pinot Noir
Producer: Villa Wolf
Price: 167.90
From Germany/Pfalz.
Pale and warm ruby red in colour. Strawberries and raspberries in the aroma with hints of herbs, spices, minerals and barrels.
Medium-bodied with juicy fruit and a rather long aftertaste with very fine tannins. Drink 2024-2028.
Suitable for light meat such as chicken, pork and veal. Drink the wine slightly chilled.
Klumpp Muschelkalk Chardonnay 2022
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Affordable German alternative to white Burgundies.
89 points
Item number: 14520601
Percent alcohol: 12.5
Raw material: 100% Chardonnay
Manufacturer: Klumpp
Price: 269.90
From Germany/Baden.
Straw yellow in colour. Scents of apple and lemon with hints of peach, nuts and minerals. Also a fairly clear oak character.
Good fullness and concentration, fresh and with good length. Great wine.
Drink 2024-2032. Suitable for fish and shellfish with rich, butter-based sauces. Also chicken with creamy mushroom sauce.
Wisdom Tree Bastardo 2022
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Fruity, juicy and well-priced Portuguese red wine for light meat.
89 points
Item number: 16983901
Percent alcohol: 13.0
Raw material: 100% Bastardo
Producer: Boas Quintas
Price: 225.50
From Portugal/Dão.
Quite pale ruby red in colour. Fruity and delicious scent of both red and dark berries with hints of pickled fruit, herbs and flowers.
Juicy in the mouth with great fruity sweetness, but still fresh. A long aftertaste with very fine tannins contributes to the juicy character.
Delicious wine at a good price, which can be drunk slightly chilled.
Drink 2024-2030. Suitable for light meat, such as chicken, pork and veal.
Charles Eusebe Anjou Chenin Blanc 2022
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Fresh and lightly spiced white wine from the Loire at a good price.
87 points
Item number: 17136601
Percent alcohol: 13.5
Raw material: 100% Chenin Blanc
Producer: Elise de Beaumont
Price: 179.90
From France/Loire.
Quite pale and warm straw yellow in colour. Apples and lemon in the aroma with hints of peach, nuts, spices and flowers. Good body with spicy fruit, fresh acidity and a long aftertaste.
Tactile, i.e. you feel that the wine grabs a little hold in your mouth, which makes it food-friendly.
Drink 2024-2030. Suitable for the vast majority of seafood and chicken, apart from the most spicy varieties.
Ch. Kefraya Cinsault Old Vines 2021
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Nicely priced Lebanese red wine for red meat.
87 points
Item number: 16896001
Percent alcohol: 13.5
Raw material: 100% Cinsault
Producer: Ch. Kefraya
Price: 189.90
From Lebanon/Bekaa Valley.
Ruby red in colour. Fine aroma of dark berries with hints of olives, licorice and camphor.
Good body with rich and sweet fruit, fresh acidity and a long aftertaste with fine tannins.
Drink 2024-2030. Suitable for red meat, both beef, lamb and game. Also good for pork. Good barbecue wine.
This case was first published on 08/05 2024.
