Author: gusclemens

McPherson Les Copains Brothers Blend White 2013: Rich gold color; orange blossom-orange peel, melon nose; citrus, white melon, hints of cherry-raspberry on the palate. Continue reading →

Wine fallacies: Continue reading →

Franciscan Estate Napa Valley Merlot 2013: Dark scarlet color; plum, violets, chocolate, whiff of tobacco on the nose; dark cherry, plum, coca, red fruit, spice, some oak on the palate. Continue reading →

Inky dark color; plum, blackberry, dark cherry nose; black cherry, blackberry, plum, touch of leather, appropriate oak on the palate; Continue reading →

Very dark ruby-purple color; black cherry, raspberry, lavender, earth on the nose; ripe black cherry, black currant, spice box, smoke, pepper, pinch of plum on the palate; Continue reading →

Inky black color; dark chocolate, dark fruits on the nose; very ripe cherry, blueberry, blackcurrant, black olive, Macedonian oak on the palate; full body, dense in the mouth, dark power, soft tannin, some acidity on the finish. Continue reading →

Dark ruby color; light plum, blackberry, cherry on diffident nose; plum, red & black currants, sour cherry, some minerality, oak; fresh, full body, flexes some power, dusty-assertive tannins on the finish, very dry at the core. Continue reading →

Tannins: love them, hate them, matter of taste. Continue reading →

Stoller Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2013: Dark ruby color, translucence; dark red and purple fruits, cherry, raspberry, noticeable oak, delightfully bright acidity (3.49 pH), modest tannins, tart cranberry and cherry on the finish. Continue reading →

Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014: Pale lemon with hint of green color; tropical fruit, citrus, some passion fruit and grass on the nose; Continue reading →