Deep ruby color; cherry, raspberry, spice on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, blackberry on the palate. Continue reading “Inwood Estates Vineyards Mericana Cabernet Sauvignon 2015”
Month: September 2019
Bella Luna Estate Winery Glenrose Vineyard Barbera 2016
Deep purple color; plum, boysenberry, cherry, smoke on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, plum, bacon, licorice, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Bella Luna Estate Winery Glenrose Vineyard Barbera 2016”
Texas grapes
After Texas wine pioneers demonstrated you could grow wine vines in Texas, the next question: what wine vines do we grow? Continue reading “Texas grapes”
Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2017
Pale ruby color; cherry, rose petal, spice on the nose; cherry, raspberry, red fruits, blueberry, tart blood orange on the palate. Continue reading “Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2017”
Ramōn Bilbao Reserva Rioja DOCA 2011
Medium ruby color; cherry, blackberry, coffee, vanilla on the nose; cherry, black fruits, oak vanilla and spice on the palate. Continue reading “Ramōn Bilbao Reserva Rioja DOCA 2011”
Ruca Malen Aimé Malbec 2016
Medium purple color; plum, violets on the nose; red plum, blackberry, tart cherry, chocolate, vanilla, leather on the palate. Continue reading “Ruca Malen Aimé Malbec 2016”
Texas wine beginnings
Texas appears to be an improbable place for world-class wine. That did not stop two Texas Tech University professors, Drs. Clinton “Doc” McPherson and Bob Reed. Continue reading “Texas wine beginnings”
Domaine Follin-Arbelet Aloxe-Corton, Cote de Beaune 2010
Medium ruby color; refined red fruits, spice, hint of earth on the nose; black cherry, raspberry, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Domaine Follin-Arbelet Aloxe-Corton, Cote de Beaune 2010”
Plow & Stars Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley 2017
Deep gold color; white peach, lemon, pineapple on the nose; peach, yellow apple, honey, caramel, oak toast on the palate. Continue reading “Plow & Stars Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley 2017”
Domaine la Réméjeanne Les Arbousiers Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2016
Medium yellow color; floral notes, citrus, apricot, minerals on the nose; Meyer lemon, apricot, tangerine, peach, pear on the palate. Continue reading “Domaine la Réméjeanne Les Arbousiers Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2016”