Labor Day

Labor Day is the bittersweet holiday. Fading soon into memory go dreams both fulfilled and dashed for your favorite baseball team, your family vacation, your time with the grandkids or grandparents. Falling leaves, coming soon, signal the great harvest feasts, the coming of winter, and acknowledgement we are in the afternoon of yet another of our allotted annual treks around the sun. Continue reading “Labor Day”

Moët & Chandon 2009 Grand Vintage Rosé Champagne

Medium-deep copper, rose color; strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, hint of vanilla on the nose; strawberry, peach, apricot, dried fig, black cherry, whole-grain toast on the palate. Continue reading “Moët & Chandon 2009 Grand Vintage Rosé Champagne”

Domaine de Bila-Haut L’esquerda Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2014

Medium purple color; plum, black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, minerality, violets, smoke on the nose; black and blue fruits, dried raspberry, olives, minerality, smoke, wet earth on the palate. Continue reading “Domaine de Bila-Haut L’esquerda Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2014”

Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano Oswald Vineyard 2015

Deep ruby color; red fruit, red plum, cherry, pipe tobacco on the nose; black cherry, sour cherry, blackberry, plum, vanilla, blackcurrant tang, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano Oswald Vineyard 2015”

Concha y Toro Entre Cordillera Peumo Vineyard Terrunyo Carménère Block 27 2016

Deep purple-black color; blackberry, black plum on the nose; blackberry, blueberry, cedar, plum on the palate. Continue reading “Concha y Toro Entre Cordillera Peumo Vineyard Terrunyo Carménère Block 27 2016”

J.L. Chave Sélection Mon Coeur Côtes-du-Rhône 2016

Deep ruby color; black cherry, menthol on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, black berry, dusty black raspberry, smoke, spice on the palate. Continue reading “J.L. Chave Sélection Mon Coeur Côtes-du-Rhône 2016”

The Farm Winery LPF Adelaida District, Paso Robles 2014

Deep ruby color; black cherry, dark fruits on somewhat bashful nose; vivid black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, plum on the palate. Continue reading “The Farm Winery LPF Adelaida District, Paso Robles 2014”