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, a tannin management program includes many other elements besides fining and filtration – those are last resort measures. Tannin levels are managed in the vineyard by crop level, berry size management, harvest criteria,...

managed to show some firm ripe fruit with a very slight acidity and fully integrated, alomost non-existent, tannin. I like the Rotaln wines, too, and at the lower price point, the 2004 Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses.

than the aerating pourers. I wouldn’t discount out of hand that magnets can help polymerize tannins. Wine tannin polymerization is a hot area of research and in the cellar (i.e., the Australians are masters of tannin...

a very unusual flavor, earthy and rustic, with a lot of tannins. Yet it still was unlike many other wines. It is a big, bold wine and definitely should be accompanied with food, especially wild game or big meats. I enjoyed this...

, with ripe fruit, smooth tannins, and good acidity. Perhaps a bit too ‘new-world-y’ with fairly prominent vanilla flavour from the oak, but not bad given the price. 8 people managed to drink all 9 bottles by the end...