Medium gold color; pear, tropical fruit, apple, toasted oak on the nose; crème brûlée, pear, buttered toast, candied pineapple, baked apple, oak, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “Harken Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2018”
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Stags’ Leap Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2018
Pale-medium gold color; grapefruit, citrus, pear, melon, lemongrass, flowers on the nose; Meyer lemon, grapefruit, honeydew melon, white peach, pear on the palate. Continue reading “Stags’ Leap Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2018”
River Road Reserve Chardonnay Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2018
Deep gold color; yellow apple, vanilla, honeysuckle, oak on the nose; yellow apple, pear, lime, oak on the palate. Continue reading “River Road Reserve Chardonnay Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2018”
Trinchero Napa Valley Mary’s Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Pale straw color; honeydew melon, white peach, orange blossom on the nose; grapefruit, lemon, honeydew melon, white peach, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Trinchero Napa Valley Mary’s Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2019”
Primus The Blend, Apalta, Colchagua Valley 2017
Deep ruby color; black fruits, cherry, plum, blackberry, tobacco on the nose; cherry, plum, raspberry, blackcurrant, cranberry, oak spice, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “Primus The Blend, Apalta, Colchagua Valley 2017”
Gioacchino Garofoli Macrina Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classsico Superiore DOC 2019
Medium straw-gold color; peach, nectarine, citrus, melon, beeswax, white flowers on the nose; peach, pear, apricot, tangerine, lemon, white almond, minerals on the palate. Continue reading “Gioacchino Garofoli Macrina Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classsico Superiore DOC 2019”
Science vs. tasting notes
Wine tasting descriptions, whether by wine pros or the supercilious jerk next to you in the wine bar, are a fertile field for bloviating blather. Truth is, there is hard evidence we all taste things differently. God made us that way. Continue reading “Science vs. tasting notes”
Sipp Mack Vins d’Alsace
This is a different format from my usual tasting notes. VinsAlsace organized a series of virtual tastings with wine professionals around the world. In the first session, four white wines from the Sipp Mack winery were tasted. Continue reading “Sipp Mack Vins d’Alsace”
Chehalem Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2020
Pale-medium copper color; red grapefruit, watermelon, strawberry, white flowers on the nose; strawberry, red grapefruit, cherry, raspberry, hint of minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Chehalem Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2020”
B.R. Cohn Silver Label Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County 2018
Deep straw color; citrus, gooseberry, lemongrass on the nose; lemon-lime, grapefruit, passionfruit, melon, tropical fruit on the palate. Continue reading “B.R. Cohn Silver Label Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County 2018”