Deep ruby color; raspberry, plum, cherry, blueberry on the nose; plum, raspberry, cherry, spice, tobacco leaf, chip of chocolate on the palate. Continue reading “Aperture Cellars Alexander Valley Red Blend 2017”
Month: February 2020
Grape quantity per bottle
How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? Depends, as it so often does in wine. Ballpark: 600 to 800 grape berries. Continue reading “Grape quantity per bottle”
Château Duhart-Milon Moulin de Duhart Pauillac 2016
Château Duhart-Milon Moulin de Duhart Pauillac 2016: Deep purple color; black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, cedar on the nose; plum, raspberry, black cherry, minerality/iron on the palate. Continue reading “Château Duhart-Milon Moulin de Duhart Pauillac 2016”
Bodega Colomé Auténtico Malbec, Valle Calchaquí, Salta, Argentina 2017
Deep purple color; cherry, blackberry, plum, spice on the nose; plum, black cherry, blackberry, cassis, minerals on the palate. Continue reading “Bodega Colomé Auténtico Malbec, Valle Calchaquí, Salta, Argentina 2017”
Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016
Deep ruby color; blackberry, blueberry, cassis, violets on the nose; blackberry, black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, cassis, dark chocolate, vanilla, oak on the palate. Continue reading “Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016”
Cono Sur Organic Sauvignon Blanc Valle de San Antonio, Chile 2018
Pale yellow color; grapefruit, white flowers, lime on the nose; grapefruit, white peach, lemon, lime zest, gooseberry, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Cono Sur Organic Sauvignon Blanc Valle de San Antonio, Chile 2018”
W. & J. Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Porto
Inky dark purple with hint of blue color; plum, dark cherry, mint on the nose; black plum, black cherry on the very rich and delicious palate. Continue reading “W. & J. Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Porto”
Old wine
The vast majority of the wine you are likely to purchase is ready to drink when you get home from the store. What happens when you put a bottle in the back of your wine fridge or dark closet and forget about it? What happens with really old wine? Continue reading “Old wine”
Oceano Pinot Noir Spanish Spring Vineyard, San Luis Obispo County 2018
Medium ruby color; cranberry, strawberry, tobacco, vanilla on the nose; cherry, strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, pomegranate, plum on the palate. Continue reading “Oceano Pinot Noir Spanish Spring Vineyard, San Luis Obispo County 2018”
Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2014
Deep ruby color; cherry, cedar, redcurrant, pencil shaving on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, vanilla, spice, mint hint on the palate. Continue reading “Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2014”