I was invited by Brixwine to a lunch with Olivier Rivière, to taste his fine wines from Rioja and Bordeaux. The setting was Emberlin, the new restaurant by Björn Frantzén in Stockholm - great food!
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2025 Ombre & Lumière Blanc & Noirs
A very interesting blend of Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc! The nose is cool and grassy with notes of white currants, assorted spices and dill and chive crisps. Very fine.
The taste is pure and fresh with a lively character, a fine salty note and a long, perky finish. A very fine acidity. A very interesting white Bordeaux wine.
92p (tasted 2026/10)
2023 Le Blanc
The wine formerly known as La Bastid. The blend is 70% Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca. The nose is deep and restrained with notes of white peach, cap gun smoke and wet cement. Very, very good.
The taste is nicely structured with a fine warmth, lots of ripe yellow fruit and a good acidity. Long and fine.
90p (tasted 2026/10)
2024 Rayos Uva
A light, elegant nose with notes of red plums, smoke and hints of leather. Very, very good.
The taste is fresh and seedy with beautiful red fruit and a easy going finish. A lovely every day drinker.
Will be released on the 20th of November for 169 SKR - a no brainer buy.
89p (tasted 2026/10)
2023 Gabaxo
A deep, warm nose with notes of dried red fruit, cooked plums, sweet licorice and coffee grounds.
The taste is spicy and forward with notes of dried raspberries, scorched earth and dry tannins. Long.
90p (tasted 2026/10)
2022 Ganko
This beauty is a field blend, mainly made up with Garnacha. The nose is deep, perfumed and layered with notes of wild raspberries, smoke and fine tobacco. Lovely.
The taste is tight and focused with seedy red fruit, sweet minerals and a long, warm finish with perfect dry tannins. 6+ years.
94p (tasted 2026/10)
2022 Plaza Cuesta
This single vineyard wine oozes up from the glass with notes of red plums, garrigue, smoke and warm sand. Stunning.
The taste is tight and refined with beautiful sweet red fruit and notes of bakelite, smoke and dried herbs. The tannins are polished with the finest cloth. Just brilliant. 8+ years.
96p (tasted 2026/10)
2024 Plaisir Simple
Is this, and the wines below, a part of The New Wave of Bordeaux (as NWOBHM changed rock history - The NWOBHM and how it changed Rock History)?
A lighter, more elegant form of Bordeaux with no new barrique marks on the wines? We´ll see.
The nose is light, elegant and fresh with notes of red currants, plums and a touch of cigarette smoke. Very pure.
The taste is cool and seedy with soft tannins, a very fine acidity and low keyed red fruit. A medium long, dry finish. An easy going, daily drinker. Very, very good. 100% Merlot.
89p (tasted 2026/10)
2024 Les Jardins d´Édina
This 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc blend offers up a pure, elegant nose with notes of red bell pepper, red plums and chrushed rocks. Very, very good.
The taste is young, tight and peppery with notes of cool tobacco, earth and red currants. A long, tight finish. 4+ years.
91p (tasted 2026/10)
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2024 À Broglie
This is a class act with a deep, fresh and focused nose with notes of high breed stables, red plums and Zegna leather. Very fine.
The taste is pure and balanced with a finely tuned red fruit, balanced and with a refined backbone. Lovely. 5+ years. And this from a rather light year, can´t wait to taste the 25´s.
93p (tasted 2026/10)
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