Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee 2016

Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, oak on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, plum, oak on the palate. Continue reading “Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee 2016”

Vintage variables

“Plant a radish. Get a radish. Never any doubt. That’s why I love vegetables; you know what you’re about,” goes the opening in a song from The Fantasticks. Continue reading “Vintage variables”

Dominio Fournier Crianza, Ribera del Duero 2016

Deep ruby, almost black color; black cherry, vanilla, freshly baked pastry on the nose; cherry, plum, fig, black olives, blackberries on the palate. Continue reading “Dominio Fournier Crianza, Ribera del Duero 2016”

Ron Rubin Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2018

Medium gold color; apple, pear, vanilla on the nose; yellow apple, pear, white peach, pineapple, lemon, toasty oak on the palate. Continue reading “Ron Rubin Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2018”

Bodegas Virxe de Galir Pagos del Galir Godello 2017

Medium gold color; white flowers, lemon-lime on the nose; peach, green apple, grapefruit, lemon-lime, mandarin orange, smoke, crushed gravel minerality-saline on the the palate. Continue reading “Bodegas Virxe de Galir Pagos del Galir Godello 2017”

Château Malescasse Haut-Médoc 2017

Deep ruby color; blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, blueberry on the nose; blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry, plum, chocolate, raspberry, tobacco, graphite on the palate. Continue reading “Château Malescasse Haut-Médoc 2017”

Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast, California 2018

Pale straw-yellow color; green bell pepper, white peach, grapefruit, lime on the nose; grapefruit, white peach, pineapple, lemon-lime, melon, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast, California 2018”