Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, redcurrant, licorice, chocolate, spice, light toasted oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Month: August 2025
Gigondas La Cave Vacqueyras Beaumirail 2022
Medium ruby color; raspberry, dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, strawberry, garrigue (scent of Mediterranean scrubland), thyme, sage, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Jean-Luc Colombo Les Bartavelles Châteauneuf du Pape 2022
Medium ruby color; blackberry, cherry, red fruits, strawberry, fig, licorice, leather, spice, light oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
San Felice In Avane Chardonnay, Toscana IGT 2022
Pale gold color; citrus, lemon, apple, peach, honey, ruby grapefruit, acacia, whiffs of white flowers, honeysuckle, minerals, bare hint of oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2021
Medium gold color; pear, peach, lemon, lemongrass, green apple, orange peel, honey, vanilla, lavender, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading
McGrail Vineyards Graduate Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley 2019
Deep ruby color; dark plum, blackcurrant, blackberry, dark raspberry, black cherry, dark coffee, cedar, oak, meat on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley, Wetmore Vineyard 2021
Deep ruby color; dark cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, boysenberry, chocolate, oak, baking spice, vanilla, violets, earth on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Ferrari-Carano Tré Terre Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2021
Deep gold color; Meyer lemon, yellow apple, citrus, pear, apricot, graham cracker, cinnamon, oak spice, butter, vanilla, caramel on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Wine reviews humor 8-13-2025
I get it. Using words to describe what a wine tastes like is like dancing about architecture. But wine writers do it anyway, and wine readers read it anyway. Continue reading
Aperture Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 2019
Deep ruby color; dark cherry, blackberry, blueberry, blackcurrant, plum, subtle oak, dark chocolate, mint hint on the nose and palate. Continue reading
