Category: Tasting Notes

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 →

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 →

Enkidu ANU Moon Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2012: Inky dark color; black fruits, nuance of oak on the nose; dark cherry, blackberry, black currant, French oak on the palate; Continue reading →

Domaine Chandon California Brut Classic NV: Golden-yellow color; green apple, citrus nose; green apple, pear, citrus, hint of spice, raspberry and almonds on the palate; Continue reading →

Delectus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: Garnet-purple color; cherry, raspberry, some oak, dust on deep nose; cherry, raspberry, bit of blackcurrant on the palate; Continue reading →

Kim Crawford Pinot Noir South Island 2014: Ruby with purple hint color, translucent; ripe red berries, blackberry, licorice nose; dark cherry, blackberry, cranberry, fruity, soft tannin, reserved acidity (3.51 pH); Continue reading →

Toad Hollow Merlot 2012: Dark red with some translucence; raspberry, cherry nose; cherry, cranberry, raspberry, some toasty oak on the palate; Continue reading →

Leviathan California Red Wine 2012: Dark purple color; tight-but-elegant nose reveals some cherry, plum; on the palate—red fruits, red and black currant, some licorice and chocolate, sip of coffee; Continue reading →

McPherson Les Copains Dry Rosé 2014: Lovely light ruby-cherry-pink color; watermelon, strawberry nose; fruits repeat on the palate with some light plum and bing cherry joining the symphony; Continue reading →