Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022

Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, blueberry, black olives, pepper, meat-bacon, garrigue (scent of wild, aromatic scrubland), spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022”

VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV

Medium straw-gold color; Meyer lemon, almond, grapefruit, green apple, honeysuckle, hint of honey, brioche, minerality-salinity on the nose and palate. Continue reading “VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV”

Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020

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”

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 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”

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”

Textbook Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley The Pey Family 2023

Pale straw color; Meyer lemon, lime, peach, nectarine, honeydew melon, minerality, white flowers, light sprinkling of freshly-cut grass on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Textbook Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley The Pey Family 2023”