Medium ruby color; earth, cherry, potpourri on the nose; black cherry, redcurrant, raspberry, chocolate, leather, plum on the palate. Continue reading “Lamole di Lamole Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2012”
Category: Tasting Notes
Varozza Vineyards Estate Cabernet Franc St. Helena Napa Valley 2012
Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, violets, gravel, leather on the nose; sour cherry, plum, blackcurrant tang, blackberry, strawberry on the palate. Continue reading “Varozza Vineyards Estate Cabernet Franc St. Helena Napa Valley 2012”
Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel Sonoma County 2014
Deep purple-black color; blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, baking spice on the nose; blueberry, strawberry, boysenberry, some oak on the palate. Continue reading “Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel Sonoma County 2014”
Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot Toscana IGT 2012
Deep ruby color; blueberry, raspberry, spice on the nose; redcurrant tang, black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, plum on the palate. Continue reading “Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot Toscana IGT 2012”
Cooper Mountain Vineyards Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 2016
Pale gold color; lemon, lime, citrus zest on the nose; citrus, yellow apple, honeydew melon, peach, pineapple on the palate. Continue reading “Cooper Mountain Vineyards Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 2016”
Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2017
Pale straw color; pear, apple, citrus, ginger, lemongrass on the nose; apple, citrus, lemon, lime, melon on the palate. Kim Crawford says this tastes of Braeburn apple—a hybrid created in New Zealand in the 1950s by crossing Lady Hamilton and Granny Smith apples, but may just be NZ pride. Continue reading “Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2017”
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde de Guigal 2012
Dark ruby-purple color; spice, red berries, olive, chocolate, whiff of oak on the nose; raspberry, plum, blackberry, bacon, herbs, spice on the palate. Continue reading “E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde de Guigal 2012”
Marchesi de Frescobaldi Castello di Pomino Chardonnay 2016
Deep straw-gold color; apricot, green apple, lemon on the nose; tropical fruits, cardamon, green apple, lemon, peach on the palate. Continue reading “Marchesi de Frescobaldi Castello di Pomino Chardonnay 2016”
Pedernales Cellars Texas GSM Mélange 2015
Medium ruby color; blackberry, plum, red fruit on the nose; blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry, plum, raspberry, black olive, bramble on the palate. Continue reading “Pedernales Cellars Texas GSM Mélange 2015”
Conde de Velázquez Don Raphael Reserva Chardonnay 2015
Deep gold color; yellow apple, pear, pineapple on pleasant nose; pineapple, pear, citrus, mango on the palate. Continue reading “Conde de Velázquez Don Raphael Reserva Chardonnay 2015”