B.R. Cohn Merlot Sonoma Valley Petricka Vineyard 2015: Deep ruby color; black cherry, oak, mint, cocoa on the nose; black cherry, plum, raspberry, blackberry, plum on the palate. Continue reading “B.R. Cohn Merlot Sonoma Valley Petricka Vineyard 2015”
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Steele Cabernet Sauvignon Red Hills Lake County 2015
Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackberry on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, black plum, mocha, oak spice—vanilla, cinnamon—on the palate. Continue reading “Steele Cabernet Sauvignon Red Hills Lake County 2015”
Antonelli Montefalco Rosso DOC 2015
Deep ruby-garnet color; cherry, berry fruits on the nose; plum, roasted tomato, redcurrant tang, blackberry, black cherry, raspberry, bite of mocha on the palate. Continue reading “Antonelli Montefalco Rosso DOC 2015”
San Pedro 1865 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015
Pale ruby color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, light earth and mineral notes on the nose; red fruits, redcurrant tang, raspberry, chocolate, plum, spice on the palate. Continue reading “San Pedro 1865 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015”
Harvest time
Now is the time of reckoning for Northern Hemisphere grape farmers, the time when they harvest the results of their previous six months of toil, sweat, and hope, which in turn is built on years, decades, centuries of effort. Continue reading “Harvest time”
Barrel Road California Red Wine 2015
Deep ruby color; red fruit, caramel, vanilla, spice on the nose; dark cherry, plum, red fruit, toasty oak, spice, vanilla, chocolate, smoke on the palate. Continue reading “Barrel Road California Red Wine 2015”
Aging wine
How long should wine age, and what happens when it does? Continue reading “Aging wine”
Moët & Chandon 2009 Grand Vintage Rosé Champagne
Medium-deep copper, rose color; strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, hint of vanilla on the nose; strawberry, peach, apricot, dried fig, black cherry, whole-grain toast on the palate. Continue reading “Moët & Chandon 2009 Grand Vintage Rosé Champagne”
Domaine de Bila-Haut L’esquerda Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2014
Medium purple color; plum, black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, minerality, violets, smoke on the nose; black and blue fruits, dried raspberry, olives, minerality, smoke, wet earth on the palate. Continue reading “Domaine de Bila-Haut L’esquerda Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2014”
Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano Oswald Vineyard 2015
Deep ruby color; red fruit, red plum, cherry, pipe tobacco on the nose; black cherry, sour cherry, blackberry, plum, vanilla, blackcurrant tang, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano Oswald Vineyard 2015”