Landlust, Dornfelder & Spätburgunder 2019, Pflaz, Germany
Tasting Note: An uncomplicated dornfelder-spätburgunder blend that tastes like fruit punch.[Read more]
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Dona Paterna Alvarinho 2018 – Delivers on Alvarinho Grape’s Promise
Dona Paterna, Alvarinho 2018, Monção e Melgaço, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Tasting Note: The Alvarinho you order at a street-side restaurant in Lisbon and get exactly what Alvarinho promises to deliver.[Read more]
Casa Ermelinda Freitas Reserva Touriga Nacional 2017 – A Solid Middle-of-the-Pack Version of the Grape
Casa Ermelinda Freitas, Reserva Touriga Nacional 2017, Vinho Regional Peninsula de Setúbal, Portugal
Tasting Note: When you see Touriga Nacional by itself or as the dominant grape in a blend, try it.[Read more]
Alde Gott Winzer Spätburgunder Rotwein – Easy & Accessible
Alde Gott Winzer, Spätburgunder Rotwein, Baden, Germany
Tasting Note: Spätburgunder done in the easy, accessible, everyday style that characterizes much of German pinot noir.[Read more]
Cà Rozzeria Tre Comuni Barolo 2012 – An Aged Barolo Remains Lively
Cà Rozzeria, Tre Comuni Barolo 2012, Piedmont, Italy
Tasting Note: An aged Barolo that still remains lively and bursting with reserved red fruit, but please decant or give it 2 hours of air before enjoying so you drink it at its best.[Read more]
Albert Levasseur Rue du Sorbier Brut Nature Champagne – Yeasty & Delicious
Albert Levasseur, Rue du Sorbier Brut Nature Champagne, France
Tasting Note: A brut nature Champagne with a medium-intensity, yeasty nature and a great sparkling-wine structure that would shine as an aperitif or paired with a meal.[Read more]
Domaine de la Jobeline En Prévisy Mâcon-Verzé 2016 – Simple, Reserved & Quaffable
Domaine de la Jobeline, En Prévisy Mâcon-Verzé 2016, Burgundy, France
Tasting Note: A straightforward white Burgundy with some mild yeasty notes.[Read more]
Hector Wine Company Sauvignon Blanc 2014 – A Riper-Styled Sauvignon Blanc That is Both Reserved & Lively
Hector Wine Company, Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Seneca Lake, New York
Tasting Note: A riper-styled sauvignon blanc that is both reserved and lively in its reservedness (like Megan Markle at a British dinner party).[Read more]
Domaine Les Hauts Crozes de Mercurol Crozes Hermitage 2016 – One of the Most Elegant Expressions of Northern-Rhone Syrah
Domaine Les Hauts Crozes de Mercurol, Crozes Hermitage 2016, Rhone, France
Tasting Note: Crozes Hermitage provides one of the most elegant expressions of Northern-Rhone syrah, and this bottle is a fitting treasure.[Read more]
Le Pré Vaujour Chinon 2018 – A Dependable Chinon
Le Pré Vaujour, Chinon 2018, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A dependable Chinon that will please cabernet franc fans like me who enjoy earthiness, concentration and depth.[Read more]
