Dark purple-red color with magenta rim; plum, dark cherry, blackberry, spice on the nose; black cherry, blueberry, raspberry, plum, sweet spice on the palate.
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Michael Mondavi Family Emblem Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2013
Dark ruby-purple color; dark fruits, plum, black cherry, blackberry nose; intense big fruit found in the nose, round, flirts with massive on the palate. Continue reading “Michael Mondavi Family Emblem Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2013”
Storing wine
You got lucky this holiday season and have excess wine you bought for Christmas, bottles your friends gifted you, and then there was your loss of restraint in the wine store before New Years (but we will not dwell on that).
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Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Reserva Malbec 2014
Dark purple color with faintest translucence; dark fruits, plum, whiff of oak on the nose; rich plum, black cherry, green herbs on the palate. Continue reading “Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Reserva Malbec 2014”
Saint Cosme Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc 2015
Bright yellow-gold color; peach, flowers on the nose; peach, pineapple, tangerine, citrus, apricot, liquorice on the palate. Continue reading “Saint Cosme Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc 2015”
Zeni Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2009
Inky dark ruby color with dark mahogany on the rim; black cherry, plum, smoke on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, dark fruits, herbs, light spice on the palate. Continue reading “Zeni Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2009”
Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Dark wine-red color with mahogany on the rim; black cherry, plum, raspberry, chocolate on the nose; ripe black fruits, black currant tang on the palate.
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Duchman Family Winery Vermentino 2015
Duchman Family Winery Vermentino 2015: Light gold color; grapefruit, apple on the nose; grapefruit, lime, pinch of pear on the palate.
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New Years
Tragically, up to 25 percent of sparkling wine consumed each year in America is consumed in arc between Christmastime and New Year’s Day.
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Château de Lardiley Rosé Bordeaux 2015
Orange-pale salmon pink color; cherry, strawberry, bell pepper on the nose; ripe red fruit, strawberry on the palate.
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