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”
Category: Tasting Notes
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”
Veuve Devienne Rosé Sec Sparkling Wine NV
Deep copper-salmon color; raspberry, cherry, yeast, whiff of white pepper on the nose; raspberry, red grapefruit, cherry, strawberry, lime on the palate. Continue reading “Veuve Devienne Rosé Sec Sparkling Wine NV”
The Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner Napa Valley Red Wine 2015
Deep ruby-purple color; Bing cherry, black currant, blackberry on the nose; dark fruits, blackberry, black cherry, raspberry, boysenberry, vanilla, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading “The Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner Napa Valley Red Wine 2015”
Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Sonoma County 2013
Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, leather, licorice, black currant on the nose; black cherry, black currant, plum, dried herbs on the palate. Continue reading “Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Sonoma County 2013”
Fullerton Three Otters Pinot Noir Rosé Willamette Valley 2016
Medium copper color; strawberry, watermelon on floral nose; strawberry, watermelon, lemon zest, citrus on the palate. Continue reading “Fullerton Three Otters Pinot Noir Rosé Willamette Valley 2016”
Domaine Papagiannakos Savatiano, Markopoulo 2015
Deep gold color; lemon, citrus on floral nose; citrus, pineapple, peach on the palate. Continue reading “Domaine Papagiannakos Savatiano, Markopoulo 2015”