Deep garnet color; cherry, black plum, orange oil, blackberry, raspberry, graphite, pencil shavings, earth, black pepper, juniper berry, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Carpineto Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2019”
Month: September 2024
Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 2019
Deep ruby color; dark cherry, plum, blackcurrant, chocolate-covered raspberry, vanilla, oak, baking spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 2019”
Bodegas La Caña Estate Bottled Albariño, D.O. Rías Baixas 2021
Pale gold color; pink grapefruit, lemon-lime, honeydew melon, white peach, pineapple, pear, honeysuckle, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Bodegas La Caña Estate Bottled Albariño, D.O. Rías Baixas 2021”
Wine barrels 9-25-2024
Winemakers: To oak or not to oak, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up oak to craft your wine to shake the spheres of ordinary. Continue reading “Wine barrels 9-25-2024”
Carmel Winery Carmel Signature Black Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Deep ruby-garnet color; dark cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, chocolate, oak, cedar, tomato leaf, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Carmel Winery Carmel Signature Black Cabernet Sauvignon 2021”
Ogier Héritages Côtes du Rhône Red 2022
Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, licorice, oak, vanilla on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Ogier Héritages Côtes du Rhône Red 2022”
Great wine comes from great vineyards 9-18-2024
What makes a great wine? There is a hard and fast answer: “great wine comes from great vineyards.” Continue reading “Great wine comes from great vineyards 9-18-2024”
Hahn Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, California 2022
Deep ruby color; blueberry, cherry, blackberry, redcurrant, raspberry, oak, vanilla, leather on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Hahn Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, California 2022”
Soter Vineyards Estates Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021
Medium ruby color; cherry, blueberry, plum, strawberry, leather, violets, forest floor, pepper, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Soter Vineyards Estates Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021”
Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Terrassen, Austria 2022
Pale gold color; green apple, mango, pineapple, lemon-lime, white pepper, nutmeg, vanilla hint, white spice, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Terrassen, Austria 2022”