Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, blackberry, black raspberry, mixed-berry compote, mocha, forest floor, lavender, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Author: gusclemens
La Bastide Saint Dominique La Cabane Rouge, Rasteau AOC 2022
Deep ruby color; bright red fruits, raspberry, strawberry, cherry, plum, pomegranate, mint-menthol, licorice, garrigue, saline, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Famiglia Pasqua Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC 2020
Deep ruby-garnet color; Morello cherry, redcurrant, plum, blueberry, strawberry, licorice, cocoa, toasted oak, vanilla, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Wine writer times they are a-changin’ 9-2-2025
After 17 years of communicating to readers as a newspaper wine columnist with a side gig online, the ground shifted, the medium and the stylistic conventions of the message changed. Continue reading
Ricci Curbastro Franciacorta Brut NV DOCG
Straw, yellow color; Golden Delicious apple, lemon, grapefruit, pear, citrus, brioche, almond, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading
San Felice Bell’Aja Bolgheri Superiore 2022
Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, redcurrant, licorice, chocolate, spice, light toasted oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Gigondas La Cave Vacqueyras Beaumirail 2022
Medium ruby color; raspberry, dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, strawberry, garrigue (scent of Mediterranean scrubland), thyme, sage, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Jean-Luc Colombo Les Bartavelles Châteauneuf du Pape 2022
Medium ruby color; blackberry, cherry, red fruits, strawberry, fig, licorice, leather, spice, light oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
San Felice In Avane Chardonnay, Toscana IGT 2022
Pale gold color; citrus, lemon, apple, peach, honey, ruby grapefruit, acacia, whiffs of white flowers, honeysuckle, minerals, bare hint of oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2021
Medium gold color; pear, peach, lemon, lemongrass, green apple, orange peel, honey, vanilla, lavender, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading
