Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Tempranillo 2009, Dragone Ranch Vineyard, Calaveras County, California
Tasting Note: Who knew California could do tempranillo?[Read more]
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Zephros Syrah 2009 – A Serious, Focused, Earthy Syrah
Zephros, Syrah 2009, Wahluke Slope, Cougar Vineyard, Washington
Tasting Note: A serious, focused, earthy syrah that makes a statement and delights your senses.[Read more]
Pierre-Jacques Druet Vaumoreau Bourgueil 2009 – Midpalate Flavor Intensity You Can Appreciate
Pierre-Jacques Druet, Vaumoreau Bourgueil 2009, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A Bourgueil with just the amount of midpalate flavor intensity and balance that makes you appreciate the region’s affinity for producing more concentrated cabernet franc than Chinon to its south.[Read more]
Clos Saint Imer La Chapelle Goldert Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2009 – Liquid Gold
Clos Saint Imer, La Chapelle Goldert Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2009, Alsace, France
Tasting Note: Grand Cru Alsace liquid gold demonstrates why you should be drinking more aged pinot gris from Alsace.[Read more]
Aspaldi Reserva Rioja 2009 – Better than Average Tempranillo Fruit
Aspaldi, Reserva Rioja 2009, Rioja, Spain
Tasting Note: A mellow, silky Rioja that presents better than average tempranillo fruit.[Read more]
Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009 – A Pronounced, Aromatic Nose
Domaine de la Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009, Rhone, France
Tasting Note: Deep-intensity ruby in color, this wine has a pronounced and aromatic nose of red cherry, violet, blackberry, raspberry and black plum.[Read more]
Portrait Cellars Cabernet Franc 2009 – Proves the Heights and Depth of Complexity the Cab Franc Can Reach in Red Mountain
Portrait Cellars, Cabernet Franc 2009, Red Mountain, Washington
Tasting Note: Cabernet franc may well find one of its ideal warm-weather growing sites in Washington state’s Red-Mountain AVA, and this bottle proves the heights and depth of complexity the grape can reach here.[Read more]
Pewsey Vale Museum Reserve Single Vineyard Estate The Contours Riesling 2009 – An Aged Riesling with Petrol & White Grape
Pewsey Vale Museum Reserve, Single Vineyard Estate The Contours Riesling 2009, Eden Valley, Australia
Tasting Note: A riesling with age that tastes like popping an under-ripe green grape and peach in your mouth while filling your car tank at the gas station.[Read more]
Domaine Ernest Burn Clos Saint Imer La Chapelle Goldert Pinot Gris 2009 – A Rich, Luscious Grand Crus Pinot Gris
Domaine Ernest Burn, Clos Saint Imer La Chapelle Goldert Pinot Gris 2009, Alsace Grand Cru, France
Tasting Note: A rich, luscious, grand crus pinot gris that has seen two years in oak barrel.[Read more]
Haut Espoir Shiraz 2009 – Tastes Like it Could Have Been Raised, Harvested and Bottled in the Northern Rhone
Haut Espoir, Shiraz 2009, Franschhoek, South Africa
Tasting Note: This wine tastes as if it could have been raised, harvested and bottled in the Northern Rhone.[Read more]
