Red #Puglia #wine from Italy: 2009 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Primitivo. Producer: Azienda Agricola Masciulli Pietro, Alberobello. Vintage: 2009. Purchased from vineyard. Appearance deep browny red, very thick and viscous on the glass with quite dense with interesting flavours of fudge and pear drops aromatics. The attack is smooth and silky with instant body. Evolution: A little sharp now, but with nice juice and redcurrants with a finish which is black cherries in the nose, redcurrants on the swallow. Sweetness: 1. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 2 with a texture which is slightly rough slightly thick water and the length is not bad. As for balance, it's a little acidic. The wine has a cork closure and is 14.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: This scores points for having such interesting flavours, particularly pear drops in a red wine.. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 83 points.

Red #Alsace #wine from France: 2003 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Rouge de Marlenheim. Producer: Romain Fritsch, 67520 Marlenheim. Vintage: 2003. Purchased from vinyard domaine fritsch, marlenheim, alsace. Appearance quite pale browny red, thick and viscous on the glass with red fruits, a little spice aromatics. The attack is surprisingly smooth with silky mouth-feel. Evolution: Raspberries, redcurrants, light leather with a finish which is grenadine on swallow, wild strawberries in the nose. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 1 with a texture which is absolutely silky-smooth and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's beautiful, good acidity yet smooth like velvet. The wine has a closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is: Really nice. I thought at 9 years this might have bee npast its best, but this is silk in a glass. Lovely deep flavours for an Alsace, lovely texture, still fresh – beautiful!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 97 points.