The Boneline, Wai-iti Pinot Noir 2017, Waipara, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A pinot noir that is flavorful with a bouquet that is Northern-Rhone reminiscent.[Read more]
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Loveblock Pinot Noir 2018 – Supple with Subtlety of Flavor
Loveblock, Pinot Noir 2018, Central Otago, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A good pinot noir that shines above many others, especially for the price point.[Read more]
Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2016 – A Top-of-the-Line Red Wine
Trinity Hill, Homage Syrah 2016, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Tasting Note: Trinity Hill’s top-of-the-line red wine.[Read more]
Trinity Hill The Gimblett 2014 – A Pleasing Cabernet-Franc-Led Red Blend
Trinity Hill, The Gimblett 2014, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A Bordeaux blend that raises the profile of cabernet franc in a way the will please and impress cab-franc lovers who prefer cab-franc-led Bordeaux blends.[Read more]
Trinity Hill Syrah 2016 – A Northern-Rhone Syrah Masking as New Zealand Syrah
Trinity Hill, Syrah 2016, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A Northern-Rhone syrah masking as New Zealand syrah.[Read more]
Amisfield Sauvignon Blanc 2018 – Unlike Most New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc You’ve Ever Experienced
Amisfield, Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Central Otago, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A sauvignon blanc that is unlike most New Zealand sauvignon blancs you’ve experienced.[Read more]
The Boneline Amphitheatre Cabernet Franc 2018 – A Rare Example of an Emerging Bordeaux Grape
The Boneline, Amphitheatre Cabernet Franc 2018, Waipara, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A slightly-riper-styled cabernet franc that channels the Loire without any of those green-midpalate elements.[Read more]
Millton Estate La Cote Pinot Noir 2017 – Floral in All the Right Places
Millton Estate, La Cote Pinot Noir 2017, Gisborne, New Zealand
Tasting Note: Floral in all the right places, a pinot noir with some complexity and midpalate body.[Read more]
Millton Estate Chenin Blanc 2017 – An Indigenous-Yeast Ferment Style that Yields Depth of Flavor
Millton Estate, Chenin Blanc 2017, Te Arai Vineyard, Gisborne, New Zealand
Tasting Note: A chenin blanc done in an indigenous-yeast-ferment style that yields depth of flavor.[Read more]
Slow Wine New York 2020
Slow Wine’s February 2020 New York tasting was quite beautiful.
I attended an education session on Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, which produces rosé made from Montepulciano and is Italy’s first DOC dedicated to rosé in Italy (more about that later).
Here are my favorite wines from the event that was hosted at Eataly downtown.
Again, sauvignon blanc shined because of its grassy elements which I’m missing given the preponderance of overripe American sauvignon blanc.
