Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, redcurrant, strawberry jam, oak, cocoa, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020”
Month: June 2025
Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019
Pale gold color; green apple, pear, tangerine, lemon, honeysuckle, bread yeast, hazelnut, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019”
Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020
Deep ruby-purple color; black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, blueberry, raspberry, oak, sweet tobacco, smoke, graphite-minerality, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020”
Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020
Deep ruby color; plum, cherry, cranberry, black olive, vanilla, spice, pepper, violets, earth, minerality-crushed stone on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020”
Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022
Deep ruby color; strawberry, cranberry, plum, candied orange, spice, pepper, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022”
What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025
Vintage and location are keys to understanding wine in Texas, which now produces the fifth most wine in the United States. Continue reading “What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025”
Shilda Winery Rustaveli Old Vineyards Saperavi Qvevri, Kakheti, Georgian Republic 2022
Deep purple color; ripe plum, dark cherry, blackberry jam, warm spice, clay, earth, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Shilda Winery Rustaveli Old Vineyards Saperavi Qvevri, Kakheti, Georgian Republic 2022”
Compris Vineyard Wavelength Estate Chardonnay, Chehalem Mountains AVA 2021
Pale gold color; yellow apple, lemon, peach, apricot, citrus, vanilla, toffee, white flowers, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Compris Vineyard Wavelength Estate Chardonnay, Chehalem Mountains AVA 2021”
Mayacamas Vineyards Merlot Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley 2022
Deep ruby color; raspberry, plum, dark cherry, blueberry, black fruits, spice, lavender, lilac on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Mayacamas Vineyards Merlot Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley 2022”
Domaine Bousquet Gaia Cabernet Franc, Gualtallary Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina 2018
Deep garnet-purple color (showing its seven years of aging); black plum, black raspberry, blueberry, dark cherry, blackberry, cranberry, pepper, spice, vanilla, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine Bousquet Gaia Cabernet Franc, Gualtallary Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina 2018”