Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Reserve Sangiovese Grosso 2015, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California
Tasting Note: A California sangiovese that proves Italy doesn’t have a monopoly on the grape varietal.[Read more]
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Sierra Norte Porta Regia Colección Privada Monastrell 2015 – Black Fruit That Will Envelop Your Senses
Sierra Norte, Porta Regia Colección Privada Monastrell 2015, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: A dark, brooding monastrell (mourvedre) with intense black-fruit flavors that envelop your senses.[Read more]
Orison Rowan 2014 – Brooding with Focus
Orison, Rowan 2014, Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal
Tasting Note: Wines from Alentejano are no joke and represent some of the best values for those who enjoy deep, intense, brooding wines with focus for which this one is a good example.[Read more]
Pierre Jacques Druet Vaumoreau Bourgueil 2001 – Expresses More Fruit Concentration on the Nose than on the Palate
Pierre Jacques Druet Vaumoreau, Bourgueil 2001, Loire, France
Tasting Note: An aged Bourgueil that expresses more fruit concentration on the nose than on the palate, and that is still very much alive showing varietal typicity for the region.[Read more]
Domaine Roche Cairanne 2016 – Ripe Fruit & Lively Body Make this Wine a Delight
Domaine Roche, Cairanne 2016, Rhone, France
Tasting Note: On the border of the northern and southern Rhone lies Cairanne which sits just above Chateauneuf-du-pape.[Read more]
Weingut Karl Haubs-Barzen Erben Bernkasteler Graben Riesling 1998 – Creamy & Zesty with a Somwhat-Restrained Character
Weingut Karl Haubs-Barzen Erben, Bernkasteler Graben Riesling 1998, Mosel Saar-Ruwer, Germany
Tasting Note: A creamy, aged riesling with a zesty, yet somewhat-restrained character.[Read more]
Pascal Kerbiquet Domaine du Bouchot Pouilly Fumé 2017 – Characteristic of the Region
Pascal Kerbiquet Domaine du Bouchot, Pouilly Fumé 2017, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A good, straightforward Pouilly Fume sauvignon blanc that is characteristic of the region.[Read more]
Sebastien Blachon Alban Saint-Joseph 2016 – Delivers Classic Rhone Fruit
Sebastien Blachon, Alban Saint-Joseph 2016, Rhone, France
Tasting Note: An enjoyable Saint Joseph syrah that delivers classic, Northern Rhone fruit.[Read more]
Pierre Lafon Chateau Lagrave Paran Cuvée Géraldine Bordeaux Superieur 2011 – A Bordeaux with a Hat Towards the New World
Pierre Lafon Chateau Lagrave Paran, Cuvée Géraldine Bordeaux Superieur 2011, France
Tasting Note: A Bordeaux Superior that tips its hat towards the new world with ripe (but not overripe) fruit and a plush body.[Read more]
Domaine de la Colline St. Jean Vacqueyras 2016 – A GSM Blend that Offers More Concentration than Most
Domaine de la Colline St. Jean, Vacqueyras 2016, Rhone, France
Tasting Note: A Vacqueyras GSM blend that offers more concentration than most with solid, ripe fruit and some midpalate complexity.[Read more]
