Author: gusclemens

Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, blueberry, black olives, pepper, meat-bacon, garrigue (scent of wild, aromatic scrubland), spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium straw-gold color; Meyer lemon, almond, grapefruit, green apple, honeysuckle, hint of honey, brioche, minerality-salinity on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

People ask what was the most expensive wine I ever received for review. I think their question reflects curiosity about what wine I get to review and how does expensive wine taste. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, redcurrant, strawberry jam, oak, cocoa, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; green apple, pear, tangerine, lemon, honeysuckle, bread yeast, hazelnut, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby-purple color; black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, blueberry, raspberry, oak, sweet tobacco, smoke, graphite-minerality, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; plum, cherry, cranberry, black olive, vanilla, spice, pepper, violets, earth, minerality-crushed stone on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; strawberry, cranberry, plum, candied orange, spice, pepper, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Vintage and location are keys to understanding wine in Texas, which now produces the fifth most wine in the United States. Continue reading →

Deep purple color; ripe plum, dark cherry, blackberry jam, warm spice, clay, earth, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →