Tried these two new arrivals last night:
1. HeidiSchrock & Sohne 21 Buckets Harslevelu Ried Vogelsang Trocken (12.5%; www.HeidiSchroeckUndSohne.com; Skurnik Wines/NY) Weingut Schrock/Rust/Austria; From Rust With Love 2021: Light gold color; rather earthy/stony some floral/marigolds/pungent bit grapey/coarse fairly pleasant nose; lightly tart/tangy some earthy/stony light grapey/floral/marigolds/pungent/zinnias bit rustic/coarse/loamy totally dry interesting flavor; long finish that mimics flavor; a pleasant enough rather earthy white but would like more aromatic/high-toned fruit. $33.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Arenisca Paraje LosPilones Tinta de Toro Tempranillo DO: Toro Villabuena del Puente RW (14.5%; LlauradorWines/Fairfax/CA; Jose Pastor Slctns) Cantalapiedra Viticultores/Isac Cantalapapiedra/LaSeca/Valladolid/Espana 2020: Dark color; strong grapey/blackberry/boysenberry/black cherry/Temp rather toasty/oak/pencilly slight dishwater/funky rather intense some complex interesting nose; fairly tart rather intense Temp/blackberry/black cherry strong toasty/oak some complex flavor w/ ample chewey tannins; very long big/chewey/Temp/black cherry/boysenberry strong toasty/Fr.oakfinish w/ chewey tannins; perfectly clean & no signs of natty/funky character; a big rich/full-bodied Temp that needs 3-8 yrs of age; delicious red. $27.00 (AV)
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More gugelbrost from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Schrock: Harslevelu is originally from Hungary and is most well-known as a supporting grape in the production of Tokaj. I generally like the whites of HeidiSchrock, but this wine doesn't rise much above the level of the mundane.
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2. JosePastor: Made his original reputation from importing Canary Island wines & then expanded to Spanish wines in general. I, in general, liked most of the JosePastor wines. Then, a number of yrs ago, wines under the JosePastor were starting to appear w/ the under-lying Llaurador Slctn. My understanding was that this was the natural wine arm of JosePastor. I found some/many of these Llaurador natural wines to show a natty/funky character you found in many natural wines. Some were undrikable. Over the last year, I've found fewer & fewer of these wines. But there was always a risk of getting a funky/natty wine under the Llaurador label.
At the Spanish wine tasting this last Saturday, the JosePastor national marketing guy, ChrisBarnes, pointed out to me the new back label. It featured first and most predominant the Llaurador Wine Imports
with underlying subtitle JosePastorSlctns. But he didn't elaborate what the new back label meant. So whether JosePastor is running the enterprise or El Llaurador is in charge, I haven't a clue. He just recommended this Arenisca wine to me & I found it quite good.
Tom