Deep ruby, inky dark color; blackcurrant, blackberry, black raspberry, sour black cherry, spice on dense nose; blackcurrant tang, plum, blueberry, tobacco, leather, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Domaines Paul Mas Coteaux de Languedoc Château Paul Mas Clos des Mûres 2015”
Category: Tasting Notes
Trivento Argentinean Blend Cabernet-Malbec Reserve 2016
Deep ruby-purple color; plum, red cherry, vanilla on the nose; red plum, cherry, red and black currant on the palate. Continue reading “Trivento Argentinean Blend Cabernet-Malbec Reserve 2016”
Amici Olema Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 2014
Deep purple color; pomegranate, black cherry, tobacco-leather on the nose; black cherry, mocha, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “Amici Olema Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 2014”
Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2015
Deep ruby color; red and black fruits, pepper on the nose; plum, red cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant tang, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2015”
Vin du Lac of Chelan Cuvée Rouge Columbia Valley 2011
Deep ruby color; red cherry nose; raspberry, plum, red and black cherry, hint of mocha on the palate. Continue reading “Vin du Lac of Chelan Cuvée Rouge Columbia Valley 2011”
Amavi Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2014
Deep purple color; plum, spice, wet rock on the nose; blueberry, blackberry, plum, black cherry, olive on the palate. Continue reading “Amavi Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2014”
LangeTwins Centennial Zinfandel, Lodi 2011
Deep purple color; blackberry, smoke, oak, pepper on the nose; black fruits, blackberry, raspberry, plum, vanilla, spice on the palate. Continue reading “LangeTwins Centennial Zinfandel, Lodi 2011”
Go-to mass market wines
With Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus feasts coming, we visit mass-market, easy-on-the-wallet wines you can pour without shame, and certainly can use as second-plus bottles after you shamelessly showed off by ostentatiously opening your cellared treasure at the beginning of the meal. Continue reading “Go-to mass market wines”
Codice Citra Caroso Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC Riserva 2010
Deep ruby color; red fruit, spice, vanilla on the nose; plum, sour cherry, raspberry, red fruits, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Codice Citra Caroso Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC Riserva 2010”
Harney Lane Old Vine Zinfandel, Lizzy James Vineyard, Lodi 2014
Inky purple-black color; black cherry, brambles, star anise on the nose; dark almost-jammy fruits, blackberry, spice, mocha on the palate. Continue reading “Harney Lane Old Vine Zinfandel, Lizzy James Vineyard, Lodi 2014”