
Canti Prosecco Millesimato 2018
The old reliable of the E-Mart sparkling aisle. I gave a ₩20,000 Prosecco 4 stars. Three weeks into logging wines I wrote 'a spumante, lightly enjoyed' — and here's why that bottle is still the right call.
A wine magazine rewritten one bottle at a time by Daniel, who has logged 733 wines — plus a place for everyone's wine talk

The old reliable of the E-Mart sparkling aisle. I gave a ₩20,000 Prosecco 4 stars. Three weeks into logging wines I wrote 'a spumante, lightly enjoyed' — and here's why that bottle is still the right call.

Wine Spectator 94, Vivino 4.2, 15.5% alcohol. A Spanish monster the community adores — and I gave it 3 stars and wrote 'Not bad.' Why this wine got a raw deal that night.

A 100% Pinot Noir crémant rosé from an Alsace family domaine that has grown vines since 1688. Vivino says 3.9; I gave it 3 and wrote "Delicious crémant." A bottle where the score and the note disagree.

America's best-selling Chardonnay for more than 30 years. I gave the 2014 three stars and the 2021 four. The reason I scored the same wine differently twice is not that the wine changed — I did.

The best-selling Bordeaux in the world. The community gives it 3.6; I gave it 3 and wrote "Ordinary Bordeaux." Why that one line was exactly right — and why this wine keeps selling anyway.

An old Maipo name, in business since 1874. James Suckling 93, Vivino 3.9, and regularly on sale in Korea for around ₩20,000. My note was one word — 'Good.' — and I gave it 3.5.

Chile's own 'first growth', made jointly by Rothschild and Concha y Toro. James Suckling 97, Wine Spectator 95. I've drunk it three times in six years, and my first note was exactly two words: 'Strong pepper.'

I found 'gasoline' in a ₩20,000 Riesling from Costco. Evergreen Vineyard in Washington State, 12% alcohol, and a wine built from the ground up for spicy food.

The Antinori family's 'face' wine, made since 1928. The community gives it 3.8; I gave it 4.5, for one reason — with fried chicken, its aromatics and balance were as perfect as a Burgundy Pinot.

The vintage Richard Geoffroy called a 'miracle year' — the first 50:50 Chardonnay–Pinot Noir blend since 1990. My first five-star Champagne. Twenty-two critics average 96 points; the world average price is about ₩720,000.

The community gives it 3.6; I gave it 5. A ₩20,000-range California Chardonnay where pear, apple, peach, banana and honey all burst at once.

Grand cru Pinot Noir from the mid-slope of the Corton hill. Critics give it 91, Vivino 4.1, but I gave it 3 stars. A wine you shortchange by serving too cold, and one that gets better the next day.
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