Saget La Perrière, Marie de Beauregard Chinon 2014, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A Chinon that stands above — fullstop.[Read more]
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Grifoll Declara Tressals Priorat DOCa 2014 – A Fruit-Forward Red Blend
Grifoll Declara Tressals, Priorat DOCa 2014, Spain
Tasting Note: A fruit-forward red blend that doesn’t include the area’s famed grenache.[Read more]
Vietti Tre Vigne Barbera D’Asti 2014 DOCG – A Good Example of the Grape
Vietti Tre Vigne, Barbera D’Asti 2014 DOCG, Piemonte, Italy
Tasting Note: The most premium Barbera produced in Italy comes from the Asti region in Piemonte where the grape matures on the best southern-facing hill sites.[Read more]
Domaine des Baumard Savennières 2014 – Oak Overwhelms
Domaine des Baumard, Savennières 2014, Loire, France
Tasting Note: The Savennières region is widely projected to be the second area in the Loire that will soon qualify for grand cru status based on the area’s dry, fuller-bodied chenin blanc style.[Read more]
Mauro Sebaste Roero Arneis DOCG 2014 – Ripe Fruit & Restrained Acidity
Mauro Sebaste, Roero Arneis DOCG 2014, Piedmont, Italy
Tasting Note: This Italian grape varietal, Arneis, indigenous to the Piemonte region of Italy shows ripe fruit with the restrained acidity of a gewurztraminer.[Read more]
Cavalier & Sons Chardonnay 2014 – Good for the Price Point
Cavalier & Sons, Chardonnay 2014, France
Tasting Note: A basic French chardonnay that is made in an oaky style, presumably for the export market.[Read more]
Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Blanc 2014 – An Elegant White Burgundy that Overdelivers
Domaine Leroy, Bourgogne Blanc 2014, Burgundy, France
Tasting Note: An elegant white Burgundy that overdelivers and drinks like a more expensive chardonnay.[Read more]
Vignobles Sarrail VS Cabernet Franc 2014 – An Average Cab Franc
Vignobles Sarrail, VS Cabernet Franc 2014, IGP Cite de Carcassonne, France
Tasting Note: An average cabernet franc.[Read more]
Chopo 2014 – A Simple Monastrell & Syrah Blend
Chopo 2014, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: Overall a simple, straight forward, middle-of-the pack monastrell and syrah blend.[Read more]
Georges DuBoeuf Jean Claude DeBeaune Belles Grives Morgan Beaujolais 2014 – Restrained Fruit
Georges DuBoeuf, Jean Claude DeBeaune Belles Grives, Morgan Beaujolais 2014, France
Tasting Note: You can get Cru Beaujolais for 15 bucks.[Read more]
